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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 After all these there marcht a most faire dame, Led of two gryslie villains, th’ one Despight, The other cleped Crueltie by name.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After all these there marcht a most faire dame, Led of two gryslie villains, th’ one Despight, The other cleped Crueltie by name.
all
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From this reading After all these there marcht a most faire dame, Led of two gryslie villains, th’ one Despight, The other cleped Crueltie by name.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The traces of occupation had not deceived Major Delavie; Aurelia had been recently in Delavie House, and we must go back some way in our narrative to her arrival there.
arrival
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From this reading The traces of occupation had not deceived Major Delavie; Aurelia had been recently in Delavie House, and we must go back some way in our narrative to her arrival there.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She had, on her return from Sedhurst on that Sunday, reached Bowstead, and entered by the lobby door just as Lady Belamour was coming down the stairs only attended by her woman, and ready to get into the carriage which waited at the hall door.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She had, on her return from Sedhurst on that Sunday, reached Bowstead, and entered by the lobby door just as Lady Belamour was coming down the stairs only attended by her woman, and ready to get into the carriage which waited at the hall door.
attended
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From this reading She had, on her return from Sedhurst on that Sunday, reached Bowstead, and entered by the lobby door just as Lady Belamour was coming down the stairs only attended by her woman, and ready to get into the carriage which waited at the hall door.
Aurelia
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From this reading The traces of occupation had not deceived Major Delavie; Aurelia had been recently in Delavie House, and we must go back some way in our narrative to her arrival there.
away
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From this reading Sinking on her knees before her with clasped hands, Aurelia exclaimed, “O madam, I ought not to have come away.
back
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From this reading The traces of occupation had not deceived Major Delavie; Aurelia had been recently in Delavie House, and we must go back some way in our narrative to her arrival there.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The traces of occupation had not deceived Major Delavie; Aurelia had been recently in Delavie House, and we must go back some way in our narrative to her arrival there.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Sinking on her knees before her with clasped hands, Aurelia exclaimed, “O madam, I ought not to have come away.
Belamour
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From this reading She had, on her return from Sedhurst on that Sunday, reached Bowstead, and entered by the lobby door just as Lady Belamour was coming down the stairs only attended by her woman, and ready to get into the carriage which waited at the hall door.
Bowstead
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From this reading She had, on her return from Sedhurst on that Sunday, reached Bowstead, and entered by the lobby door just as Lady Belamour was coming down the stairs only attended by her woman, and ready to get into the carriage which waited at the hall door.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading After all these there marcht a most faire dame, Led of two gryslie villains, th’ one Despight, The other cleped Crueltie by name.
carriage
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From this reading She had, on her return from Sedhurst on that Sunday, reached Bowstead, and entered by the lobby door just as Lady Belamour was coming down the stairs only attended by her woman, and ready to get into the carriage which waited at the hall door.
clasped
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From this reading Sinking on her knees before her with clasped hands, Aurelia exclaimed, “O madam, I ought not to have come away.
cleped
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From this reading After all these there marcht a most faire dame, Led of two gryslie villains, th’ one Despight, The other cleped Crueltie by name.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Sinking on her knees before her with clasped hands, Aurelia exclaimed, “O madam, I ought not to have come away.
coming
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From this reading She had, on her return from Sedhurst on that Sunday, reached Bowstead, and entered by the lobby door just as Lady Belamour was coming down the stairs only attended by her woman, and ready to get into the carriage which waited at the hall door.
Crueltie
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From this reading After all these there marcht a most faire dame, Led of two gryslie villains, th’ one Despight, The other cleped Crueltie by name.
dame
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From this reading After all these there marcht a most faire dame, Led of two gryslie villains, th’ one Despight, The other cleped Crueltie by name.
deceived
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From this reading The traces of occupation had not deceived Major Delavie; Aurelia had been recently in Delavie House, and we must go back some way in our narrative to her arrival there.
Delavie
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From this reading The traces of occupation had not deceived Major Delavie; Aurelia had been recently in Delavie House, and we must go back some way in our narrative to her arrival there.
Despight
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From this reading After all these there marcht a most faire dame, Led of two gryslie villains, th’ one Despight, The other cleped Crueltie by name.
door
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From this reading She had, on her return from Sedhurst on that Sunday, reached Bowstead, and entered by the lobby door just as Lady Belamour was coming down the stairs only attended by her woman, and ready to get into the carriage which waited at the hall door.
down
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From this reading She had, on her return from Sedhurst on that Sunday, reached Bowstead, and entered by the lobby door just as Lady Belamour was coming down the stairs only attended by her woman, and ready to get into the carriage which waited at the hall door.
entered
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From this reading She had, on her return from Sedhurst on that Sunday, reached Bowstead, and entered by the lobby door just as Lady Belamour was coming down the stairs only attended by her woman, and ready to get into the carriage which waited at the hall door.
exclaimed
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From this reading Sinking on her knees before her with clasped hands, Aurelia exclaimed, “O madam, I ought not to have come away.
faire
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From this reading After all these there marcht a most faire dame, Led of two gryslie villains, th’ one Despight, The other cleped Crueltie by name.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading She had, on her return from Sedhurst on that Sunday, reached Bowstead, and entered by the lobby door just as Lady Belamour was coming down the stairs only attended by her woman, and ready to get into the carriage which waited at the hall door.
get
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From this reading She had, on her return from Sedhurst on that Sunday, reached Bowstead, and entered by the lobby door just as Lady Belamour was coming down the stairs only attended by her woman, and ready to get into the carriage which waited at the hall door.
go
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From this reading The traces of occupation had not deceived Major Delavie; Aurelia had been recently in Delavie House, and we must go back some way in our narrative to her arrival there.
gryslie
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From this reading After all these there marcht a most faire dame, Led of two gryslie villains, th’ one Despight, The other cleped Crueltie by name.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The traces of occupation had not deceived Major Delavie; Aurelia had been recently in Delavie House, and we must go back some way in our narrative to her arrival there.
hall
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From this reading She had, on her return from Sedhurst on that Sunday, reached Bowstead, and entered by the lobby door just as Lady Belamour was coming down the stairs only attended by her woman, and ready to get into the carriage which waited at the hall door.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading Sinking on her knees before her with clasped hands, Aurelia exclaimed, “O madam, I ought not to have come away.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Sinking on her knees before her with clasped hands, Aurelia exclaimed, “O madam, I ought not to have come away.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The traces of occupation had not deceived Major Delavie; Aurelia had been recently in Delavie House, and we must go back some way in our narrative to her arrival there.
House
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From this reading The traces of occupation had not deceived Major Delavie; Aurelia had been recently in Delavie House, and we must go back some way in our narrative to her arrival there.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Sinking on her knees before her with clasped hands, Aurelia exclaimed, “O madam, I ought not to have come away.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The traces of occupation had not deceived Major Delavie; Aurelia had been recently in Delavie House, and we must go back some way in our narrative to her arrival there.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading She had, on her return from Sedhurst on that Sunday, reached Bowstead, and entered by the lobby door just as Lady Belamour was coming down the stairs only attended by her woman, and ready to get into the carriage which waited at the hall door.
just
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From this reading She had, on her return from Sedhurst on that Sunday, reached Bowstead, and entered by the lobby door just as Lady Belamour was coming down the stairs only attended by her woman, and ready to get into the carriage which waited at the hall door.
knees
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From this reading Sinking on her knees before her with clasped hands, Aurelia exclaimed, “O madam, I ought not to have come away.
Lady
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From this reading She had, on her return from Sedhurst on that Sunday, reached Bowstead, and entered by the lobby door just as Lady Belamour was coming down the stairs only attended by her woman, and ready to get into the carriage which waited at the hall door.
Led
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From this reading After all these there marcht a most faire dame, Led of two gryslie villains, th’ one Despight, The other cleped Crueltie by name.
lobby
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From this reading She had, on her return from Sedhurst on that Sunday, reached Bowstead, and entered by the lobby door just as Lady Belamour was coming down the stairs only attended by her woman, and ready to get into the carriage which waited at the hall door.
madam
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From this reading Sinking on her knees before her with clasped hands, Aurelia exclaimed, “O madam, I ought not to have come away.
Major
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From this reading The traces of occupation had not deceived Major Delavie; Aurelia had been recently in Delavie House, and we must go back some way in our narrative to her arrival there.
marcht
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From this reading After all these there marcht a most faire dame, Led of two gryslie villains, th’ one Despight, The other cleped Crueltie by name.
most
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From this reading After all these there marcht a most faire dame, Led of two gryslie villains, th’ one Despight, The other cleped Crueltie by name.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading The traces of occupation had not deceived Major Delavie; Aurelia had been recently in Delavie House, and we must go back some way in our narrative to her arrival there.
namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading After all these there marcht a most faire dame, Led of two gryslie villains, th’ one Despight, The other cleped Crueltie by name.
narrative
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From this reading The traces of occupation had not deceived Major Delavie; Aurelia had been recently in Delavie House, and we must go back some way in our narrative to her arrival there.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The traces of occupation had not deceived Major Delavie; Aurelia had been recently in Delavie House, and we must go back some way in our narrative to her arrival there.
O
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From this reading Sinking on her knees before her with clasped hands, Aurelia exclaimed, “O madam, I ought not to have come away.
occupation
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From this reading The traces of occupation had not deceived Major Delavie; Aurelia had been recently in Delavie House, and we must go back some way in our narrative to her arrival there.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading After all these there marcht a most faire dame, Led of two gryslie villains, th’ one Despight, The other cleped Crueltie by name.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She had, on her return from Sedhurst on that Sunday, reached Bowstead, and entered by the lobby door just as Lady Belamour was coming down the stairs only attended by her woman, and ready to get into the carriage which waited at the hall door.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading After all these there marcht a most faire dame, Led of two gryslie villains, th’ one Despight, The other cleped Crueltie by name.
only
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From this reading She had, on her return from Sedhurst on that Sunday, reached Bowstead, and entered by the lobby door just as Lady Belamour was coming down the stairs only attended by her woman, and ready to get into the carriage which waited at the hall door.
other
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From this reading After all these there marcht a most faire dame, Led of two gryslie villains, th’ one Despight, The other cleped Crueltie by name.
oughtmodal verbUS /ɔːt/
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading Sinking on her knees before her with clasped hands, Aurelia exclaimed, “O madam, I ought not to have come away.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading The traces of occupation had not deceived Major Delavie; Aurelia had been recently in Delavie House, and we must go back some way in our narrative to her arrival there.
reached
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From this reading She had, on her return from Sedhurst on that Sunday, reached Bowstead, and entered by the lobby door just as Lady Belamour was coming down the stairs only attended by her woman, and ready to get into the carriage which waited at the hall door.
ready
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From this reading She had, on her return from Sedhurst on that Sunday, reached Bowstead, and entered by the lobby door just as Lady Belamour was coming down the stairs only attended by her woman, and ready to get into the carriage which waited at the hall door.
recently
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From this reading The traces of occupation had not deceived Major Delavie; Aurelia had been recently in Delavie House, and we must go back some way in our narrative to her arrival there.
return
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From this reading She had, on her return from Sedhurst on that Sunday, reached Bowstead, and entered by the lobby door just as Lady Belamour was coming down the stairs only attended by her woman, and ready to get into the carriage which waited at the hall door.
Sedhurst
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From this reading She had, on her return from Sedhurst on that Sunday, reached Bowstead, and entered by the lobby door just as Lady Belamour was coming down the stairs only attended by her woman, and ready to get into the carriage which waited at the hall door.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had, on her return from Sedhurst on that Sunday, reached Bowstead, and entered by the lobby door just as Lady Belamour was coming down the stairs only attended by her woman, and ready to get into the carriage which waited at the hall door.
Sinking
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From this reading Sinking on her knees before her with clasped hands, Aurelia exclaimed, “O madam, I ought not to have come away.
some
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From this reading The traces of occupation had not deceived Major Delavie; Aurelia had been recently in Delavie House, and we must go back some way in our narrative to her arrival there.
SPENSER
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From this reading SPENSER.
stairs
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From this reading She had, on her return from Sedhurst on that Sunday, reached Bowstead, and entered by the lobby door just as Lady Belamour was coming down the stairs only attended by her woman, and ready to get into the carriage which waited at the hall door.
Sunday
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From this reading She had, on her return from Sedhurst on that Sunday, reached Bowstead, and entered by the lobby door just as Lady Belamour was coming down the stairs only attended by her woman, and ready to get into the carriage which waited at the hall door.
th
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From this reading After all these there marcht a most faire dame, Led of two gryslie villains, th’ one Despight, The other cleped Crueltie by name.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She had, on her return from Sedhurst on that Sunday, reached Bowstead, and entered by the lobby door just as Lady Belamour was coming down the stairs only attended by her woman, and ready to get into the carriage which waited at the hall door.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading After all these there marcht a most faire dame, Led of two gryslie villains, th’ one Despight, The other cleped Crueltie by name.
there
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From this reading After all these there marcht a most faire dame, Led of two gryslie villains, th’ one Despight, The other cleped Crueltie by name.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading After all these there marcht a most faire dame, Led of two gryslie villains, th’ one Despight, The other cleped Crueltie by name.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The traces of occupation had not deceived Major Delavie; Aurelia had been recently in Delavie House, and we must go back some way in our narrative to her arrival there.
traces
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From this reading The traces of occupation had not deceived Major Delavie; Aurelia had been recently in Delavie House, and we must go back some way in our narrative to her arrival there.
two
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From this reading After all these there marcht a most faire dame, Led of two gryslie villains, th’ one Despight, The other cleped Crueltie by name.
villains
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From this reading After all these there marcht a most faire dame, Led of two gryslie villains, th’ one Despight, The other cleped Crueltie by name.
waited
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From this reading She had, on her return from Sedhurst on that Sunday, reached Bowstead, and entered by the lobby door just as Lady Belamour was coming down the stairs only attended by her woman, and ready to get into the carriage which waited at the hall door.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She had, on her return from Sedhurst on that Sunday, reached Bowstead, and entered by the lobby door just as Lady Belamour was coming down the stairs only attended by her woman, and ready to get into the carriage which waited at the hall door.
way
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From this reading The traces of occupation had not deceived Major Delavie; Aurelia had been recently in Delavie House, and we must go back some way in our narrative to her arrival there.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading The traces of occupation had not deceived Major Delavie; Aurelia had been recently in Delavie House, and we must go back some way in our narrative to her arrival there.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading She had, on her return from Sedhurst on that Sunday, reached Bowstead, and entered by the lobby door just as Lady Belamour was coming down the stairs only attended by her woman, and ready to get into the carriage which waited at the hall door.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Sinking on her knees before her with clasped hands, Aurelia exclaimed, “O madam, I ought not to have come away.
woman
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From this reading She had, on her return from Sedhurst on that Sunday, reached Bowstead, and entered by the lobby door just as Lady Belamour was coming down the stairs only attended by her woman, and ready to get into the carriage which waited at the hall door.
