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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Before the Solicitor-General returned to town things had come to a worse pass than ever.
ALL
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From this reading NO DISGRACE AT ALL.
altogether
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From this reading Sarah was now altogether in the confidence of the Countess, so that Lady Anna had not even dominion over her own clothes.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Lady Lovel had ordered her daughter to be ready to start to Paris by a certain hour, on a certain day,--giving her three days for preparation,--and Lady Anna had refused to go.
Anna
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From this reading Lady Lovel had ordered her daughter to be ready to start to Paris by a certain hour, on a certain day,--giving her three days for preparation,--and Lady Anna had refused to go.
ATprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading NO DISGRACE AT ALL.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Lady Lovel had ordered her daughter to be ready to start to Paris by a certain hour, on a certain day,--giving her three days for preparation,--and Lady Anna had refused to go.
BeforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Before the Solicitor-General returned to town things had come to a worse pass than ever.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Lady Lovel had ordered her daughter to be ready to start to Paris by a certain hour, on a certain day,--giving her three days for preparation,--and Lady Anna had refused to go.
caused
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From this reading Whereupon the Countess had caused her own things to be packed up, and those of her daughter.
certain
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From this reading Lady Lovel had ordered her daughter to be ready to start to Paris by a certain hour, on a certain day,--giving her three days for preparation,--and Lady Anna had refused to go.
clothes
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From this reading Sarah was now altogether in the confidence of the Countess, so that Lady Anna had not even dominion over her own clothes.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Before the Solicitor-General returned to town things had come to a worse pass than ever.
confidencenounUS /ˈconfidence/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Sarah was now altogether in the confidence of the Countess, so that Lady Anna had not even dominion over her own clothes.
Countess
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From this reading Whereupon the Countess had caused her own things to be packed up, and those of her daughter.
daughter
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From this reading Lady Lovel had ordered her daughter to be ready to start to Paris by a certain hour, on a certain day,--giving her three days for preparation,--and Lady Anna had refused to go.
day
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From this reading Lady Lovel had ordered her daughter to be ready to start to Paris by a certain hour, on a certain day,--giving her three days for preparation,--and Lady Anna had refused to go.
days
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From this reading Lady Lovel had ordered her daughter to be ready to start to Paris by a certain hour, on a certain day,--giving her three days for preparation,--and Lady Anna had refused to go.
DISGRACEnounUS /dɪsˈɡreɪs/
shame caused by unacceptable behaviour
From this reading NO DISGRACE AT ALL.
dominion
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From this reading Sarah was now altogether in the confidence of the Countess, so that Lady Anna had not even dominion over her own clothes.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Sarah was now altogether in the confidence of the Countess, so that Lady Anna had not even dominion over her own clothes.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Before the Solicitor-General returned to town things had come to a worse pass than ever.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Lady Lovel had ordered her daughter to be ready to start to Paris by a certain hour, on a certain day,--giving her three days for preparation,--and Lady Anna had refused to go.
giving
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From this reading Lady Lovel had ordered her daughter to be ready to start to Paris by a certain hour, on a certain day,--giving her three days for preparation,--and Lady Anna had refused to go.
go
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From this reading Lady Lovel had ordered her daughter to be ready to start to Paris by a certain hour, on a certain day,--giving her three days for preparation,--and Lady Anna had refused to go.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Before the Solicitor-General returned to town things had come to a worse pass than ever.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Lady Lovel had ordered her daughter to be ready to start to Paris by a certain hour, on a certain day,--giving her three days for preparation,--and Lady Anna had refused to go.
hour
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From this reading Lady Lovel had ordered her daughter to be ready to start to Paris by a certain hour, on a certain day,--giving her three days for preparation,--and Lady Anna had refused to go.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Sarah was now altogether in the confidence of the Countess, so that Lady Anna had not even dominion over her own clothes.
Lady
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From this reading Lady Lovel had ordered her daughter to be ready to start to Paris by a certain hour, on a certain day,--giving her three days for preparation,--and Lady Anna had refused to go.
Lovel
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From this reading Lady Lovel had ordered her daughter to be ready to start to Paris by a certain hour, on a certain day,--giving her three days for preparation,--and Lady Anna had refused to go.
NOdeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading NO DISGRACE AT ALL.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Sarah was now altogether in the confidence of the Countess, so that Lady Anna had not even dominion over her own clothes.
now
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From this reading Sarah was now altogether in the confidence of the Countess, so that Lady Anna had not even dominion over her own clothes.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Whereupon the Countess had caused her own things to be packed up, and those of her daughter.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Lady Lovel had ordered her daughter to be ready to start to Paris by a certain hour, on a certain day,--giving her three days for preparation,--and Lady Anna had refused to go.
ordered
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From this reading Lady Lovel had ordered her daughter to be ready to start to Paris by a certain hour, on a certain day,--giving her three days for preparation,--and Lady Anna had refused to go.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Sarah was now altogether in the confidence of the Countess, so that Lady Anna had not even dominion over her own clothes.
own
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From this reading Whereupon the Countess had caused her own things to be packed up, and those of her daughter.
packed
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From this reading Whereupon the Countess had caused her own things to be packed up, and those of her daughter.
Paris
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From this reading Lady Lovel had ordered her daughter to be ready to start to Paris by a certain hour, on a certain day,--giving her three days for preparation,--and Lady Anna had refused to go.
pass
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From this reading Before the Solicitor-General returned to town things had come to a worse pass than ever.
preparation
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From this reading Lady Lovel had ordered her daughter to be ready to start to Paris by a certain hour, on a certain day,--giving her three days for preparation,--and Lady Anna had refused to go.
ready
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From this reading Lady Lovel had ordered her daughter to be ready to start to Paris by a certain hour, on a certain day,--giving her three days for preparation,--and Lady Anna had refused to go.
refused
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From this reading Lady Lovel had ordered her daughter to be ready to start to Paris by a certain hour, on a certain day,--giving her three days for preparation,--and Lady Anna had refused to go.
returnednounUS /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Before the Solicitor-General returned to town things had come to a worse pass than ever.
Sarah
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From this reading Sarah was now altogether in the confidence of the Countess, so that Lady Anna had not even dominion over her own clothes.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Sarah was now altogether in the confidence of the Countess, so that Lady Anna had not even dominion over her own clothes.
Solicitor-General
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From this reading Before the Solicitor-General returned to town things had come to a worse pass than ever.
startnounUS /start/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Lady Lovel had ordered her daughter to be ready to start to Paris by a certain hour, on a certain day,--giving her three days for preparation,--and Lady Anna had refused to go.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Before the Solicitor-General returned to town things had come to a worse pass than ever.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Sarah was now altogether in the confidence of the Countess, so that Lady Anna had not even dominion over her own clothes.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Before the Solicitor-General returned to town things had come to a worse pass than ever.
things
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From this reading Before the Solicitor-General returned to town things had come to a worse pass than ever.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Whereupon the Countess had caused her own things to be packed up, and those of her daughter.
three
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From this reading Lady Lovel had ordered her daughter to be ready to start to Paris by a certain hour, on a certain day,--giving her three days for preparation,--and Lady Anna had refused to go.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Before the Solicitor-General returned to town things had come to a worse pass than ever.
town
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From this reading Before the Solicitor-General returned to town things had come to a worse pass than ever.
up
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From this reading Whereupon the Countess had caused her own things to be packed up, and those of her daughter.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Sarah was now altogether in the confidence of the Countess, so that Lady Anna had not even dominion over her own clothes.
Whereupon
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From this reading Whereupon the Countess had caused her own things to be packed up, and those of her daughter.
worse
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From this reading Before the Solicitor-General returned to town things had come to a worse pass than ever.
