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30
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From this reading _April 30._ MY Lord and Lady have come, with all their train, and we have been up to the great house to pay our visit.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading My mother told me that she was very beautiful, and gentle, and highly accomplished; but I was as much amazed at her beauty as if I had never heard a word.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Having never seen my Lady Stanton, I was naturally curious about her.
accomplished
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From this reading My mother told me that she was very beautiful, and gentle, and highly accomplished; but I was as much amazed at her beauty as if I had never heard a word.
alasexclamationUS /əˈlæs/
used to show sadness, pity, or regret
From this reading She made me think of nothing so much as of a white musk rose, fairest of flowers to look upon, and shedding sweetness around; but alas, too soon fading and easily shaken to pieces, even in its freshest bloom.
all
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From this reading _April 30._ MY Lord and Lady have come, with all their train, and we have been up to the great house to pay our visit.
amazed
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From this reading My mother told me that she was very beautiful, and gentle, and highly accomplished; but I was as much amazed at her beauty as if I had never heard a word.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _April 30._ MY Lord and Lady have come, with all their train, and we have been up to the great house to pay our visit.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading Truly I never saw anything so lovely.
April
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From this reading _April 30._ MY Lord and Lady have come, with all their train, and we have been up to the great house to pay our visit.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading She made me think of nothing so much as of a white musk rose, fairest of flowers to look upon, and shedding sweetness around; but alas, too soon fading and easily shaken to pieces, even in its freshest bloom.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading My mother told me that she was very beautiful, and gentle, and highly accomplished; but I was as much amazed at her beauty as if I had never heard a word.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading My mother told me that she was very beautiful, and gentle, and highly accomplished; but I was as much amazed at her beauty as if I had never heard a word.
beautiful
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From this reading My mother told me that she was very beautiful, and gentle, and highly accomplished; but I was as much amazed at her beauty as if I had never heard a word.
beauty
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From this reading My mother told me that she was very beautiful, and gentle, and highly accomplished; but I was as much amazed at her beauty as if I had never heard a word.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading _April 30._ MY Lord and Lady have come, with all their train, and we have been up to the great house to pay our visit.
bloom
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From this reading She made me think of nothing so much as of a white musk rose, fairest of flowers to look upon, and shedding sweetness around; but alas, too soon fading and easily shaken to pieces, even in its freshest bloom.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading My mother told me that she was very beautiful, and gentle, and highly accomplished; but I was as much amazed at her beauty as if I had never heard a word.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _April 30._ MY Lord and Lady have come, with all their train, and we have been up to the great house to pay our visit.
curious
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From this reading Having never seen my Lady Stanton, I was naturally curious about her.
easily
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From this reading She made me think of nothing so much as of a white musk rose, fairest of flowers to look upon, and shedding sweetness around; but alas, too soon fading and easily shaken to pieces, even in its freshest bloom.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She made me think of nothing so much as of a white musk rose, fairest of flowers to look upon, and shedding sweetness around; but alas, too soon fading and easily shaken to pieces, even in its freshest bloom.
fading
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From this reading She made me think of nothing so much as of a white musk rose, fairest of flowers to look upon, and shedding sweetness around; but alas, too soon fading and easily shaken to pieces, even in its freshest bloom.
fairest
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From this reading She made me think of nothing so much as of a white musk rose, fairest of flowers to look upon, and shedding sweetness around; but alas, too soon fading and easily shaken to pieces, even in its freshest bloom.
flowers
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From this reading She made me think of nothing so much as of a white musk rose, fairest of flowers to look upon, and shedding sweetness around; but alas, too soon fading and easily shaken to pieces, even in its freshest bloom.
freshest
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From this reading She made me think of nothing so much as of a white musk rose, fairest of flowers to look upon, and shedding sweetness around; but alas, too soon fading and easily shaken to pieces, even in its freshest bloom.
gentle
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From this reading My mother told me that she was very beautiful, and gentle, and highly accomplished; but I was as much amazed at her beauty as if I had never heard a word.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _April 30._ MY Lord and Lady have come, with all their train, and we have been up to the great house to pay our visit.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading My mother told me that she was very beautiful, and gentle, and highly accomplished; but I was as much amazed at her beauty as if I had never heard a word.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading _April 30._ MY Lord and Lady have come, with all their train, and we have been up to the great house to pay our visit.
Havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading Having never seen my Lady Stanton, I was naturally curious about her.
heard
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From this reading My mother told me that she was very beautiful, and gentle, and highly accomplished; but I was as much amazed at her beauty as if I had never heard a word.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Having never seen my Lady Stanton, I was naturally curious about her.
highly
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From this reading My mother told me that she was very beautiful, and gentle, and highly accomplished; but I was as much amazed at her beauty as if I had never heard a word.
house
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From this reading _April 30._ MY Lord and Lady have come, with all their train, and we have been up to the great house to pay our visit.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Having never seen my Lady Stanton, I was naturally curious about her.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading My mother told me that she was very beautiful, and gentle, and highly accomplished; but I was as much amazed at her beauty as if I had never heard a word.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She made me think of nothing so much as of a white musk rose, fairest of flowers to look upon, and shedding sweetness around; but alas, too soon fading and easily shaken to pieces, even in its freshest bloom.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading She made me think of nothing so much as of a white musk rose, fairest of flowers to look upon, and shedding sweetness around; but alas, too soon fading and easily shaken to pieces, even in its freshest bloom.
Lady
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From this reading _April 30._ MY Lord and Lady have come, with all their train, and we have been up to the great house to pay our visit.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She made me think of nothing so much as of a white musk rose, fairest of flowers to look upon, and shedding sweetness around; but alas, too soon fading and easily shaken to pieces, even in its freshest bloom.
Lord
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From this reading _April 30._ MY Lord and Lady have come, with all their train, and we have been up to the great house to pay our visit.
lovely
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From this reading Truly I never saw anything so lovely.
made
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From this reading She made me think of nothing so much as of a white musk rose, fairest of flowers to look upon, and shedding sweetness around; but alas, too soon fading and easily shaken to pieces, even in its freshest bloom.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading My mother told me that she was very beautiful, and gentle, and highly accomplished; but I was as much amazed at her beauty as if I had never heard a word.
mother
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From this reading My mother told me that she was very beautiful, and gentle, and highly accomplished; but I was as much amazed at her beauty as if I had never heard a word.
much
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From this reading My mother told me that she was very beautiful, and gentle, and highly accomplished; but I was as much amazed at her beauty as if I had never heard a word.
musk
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From this reading She made me think of nothing so much as of a white musk rose, fairest of flowers to look upon, and shedding sweetness around; but alas, too soon fading and easily shaken to pieces, even in its freshest bloom.
MYdeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading _April 30._ MY Lord and Lady have come, with all their train, and we have been up to the great house to pay our visit.
naturally
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From this reading Having never seen my Lady Stanton, I was naturally curious about her.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Having never seen my Lady Stanton, I was naturally curious about her.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading She made me think of nothing so much as of a white musk rose, fairest of flowers to look upon, and shedding sweetness around; but alas, too soon fading and easily shaken to pieces, even in its freshest bloom.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She made me think of nothing so much as of a white musk rose, fairest of flowers to look upon, and shedding sweetness around; but alas, too soon fading and easily shaken to pieces, even in its freshest bloom.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading _April 30._ MY Lord and Lady have come, with all their train, and we have been up to the great house to pay our visit.
pay
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From this reading _April 30._ MY Lord and Lady have come, with all their train, and we have been up to the great house to pay our visit.
pieces
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From this reading She made me think of nothing so much as of a white musk rose, fairest of flowers to look upon, and shedding sweetness around; but alas, too soon fading and easily shaken to pieces, even in its freshest bloom.
rose
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From this reading She made me think of nothing so much as of a white musk rose, fairest of flowers to look upon, and shedding sweetness around; but alas, too soon fading and easily shaken to pieces, even in its freshest bloom.
saw
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From this reading Truly I never saw anything so lovely.
seen
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From this reading Having never seen my Lady Stanton, I was naturally curious about her.
shaken
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From this reading She made me think of nothing so much as of a white musk rose, fairest of flowers to look upon, and shedding sweetness around; but alas, too soon fading and easily shaken to pieces, even in its freshest bloom.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading My mother told me that she was very beautiful, and gentle, and highly accomplished; but I was as much amazed at her beauty as if I had never heard a word.
shedding
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From this reading She made me think of nothing so much as of a white musk rose, fairest of flowers to look upon, and shedding sweetness around; but alas, too soon fading and easily shaken to pieces, even in its freshest bloom.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Truly I never saw anything so lovely.
soon
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From this reading She made me think of nothing so much as of a white musk rose, fairest of flowers to look upon, and shedding sweetness around; but alas, too soon fading and easily shaken to pieces, even in its freshest bloom.
Stanton
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From this reading Having never seen my Lady Stanton, I was naturally curious about her.
sweetness
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From this reading She made me think of nothing so much as of a white musk rose, fairest of flowers to look upon, and shedding sweetness around; but alas, too soon fading and easily shaken to pieces, even in its freshest bloom.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading My mother told me that she was very beautiful, and gentle, and highly accomplished; but I was as much amazed at her beauty as if I had never heard a word.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _April 30._ MY Lord and Lady have come, with all their train, and we have been up to the great house to pay our visit.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading _April 30._ MY Lord and Lady have come, with all their train, and we have been up to the great house to pay our visit.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She made me think of nothing so much as of a white musk rose, fairest of flowers to look upon, and shedding sweetness around; but alas, too soon fading and easily shaken to pieces, even in its freshest bloom.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _April 30._ MY Lord and Lady have come, with all their train, and we have been up to the great house to pay our visit.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading My mother told me that she was very beautiful, and gentle, and highly accomplished; but I was as much amazed at her beauty as if I had never heard a word.
too
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From this reading She made me think of nothing so much as of a white musk rose, fairest of flowers to look upon, and shedding sweetness around; but alas, too soon fading and easily shaken to pieces, even in its freshest bloom.
train
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From this reading _April 30._ MY Lord and Lady have come, with all their train, and we have been up to the great house to pay our visit.
Truly
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From this reading Truly I never saw anything so lovely.
up
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From this reading _April 30._ MY Lord and Lady have come, with all their train, and we have been up to the great house to pay our visit.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading She made me think of nothing so much as of a white musk rose, fairest of flowers to look upon, and shedding sweetness around; but alas, too soon fading and easily shaken to pieces, even in its freshest bloom.
very
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From this reading My mother told me that she was very beautiful, and gentle, and highly accomplished; but I was as much amazed at her beauty as if I had never heard a word.
visit
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From this reading _April 30._ MY Lord and Lady have come, with all their train, and we have been up to the great house to pay our visit.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Having never seen my Lady Stanton, I was naturally curious about her.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading _April 30._ MY Lord and Lady have come, with all their train, and we have been up to the great house to pay our visit.
white
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From this reading She made me think of nothing so much as of a white musk rose, fairest of flowers to look upon, and shedding sweetness around; but alas, too soon fading and easily shaken to pieces, even in its freshest bloom.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading _April 30._ MY Lord and Lady have come, with all their train, and we have been up to the great house to pay our visit.
word
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From this reading My mother told me that she was very beautiful, and gentle, and highly accomplished; but I was as much amazed at her beauty as if I had never heard a word.
