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afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading IGNOTUM PRO MIRIFICO _The Amber Boudoir at Wyvern immediately after_ Lady CANTIRE _and her daughter have entered_.
afterwards
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From this reading I'm positively perished--that tedious cold journey and the long drive afterwards!
always
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From this reading I always tell Rupert he would see me _far_ oftener at Wyvern if he would only get the company to bring the line round close to the park gates, but it has _no_ effect upon him!
Amber
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From this reading IGNOTUM PRO MIRIFICO _The Amber Boudoir at Wyvern immediately after_ Lady CANTIRE _and her daughter have entered_.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading IGNOTUM PRO MIRIFICO _The Amber Boudoir at Wyvern immediately after_ Lady CANTIRE _and her daughter have entered_.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading Tea? oh yes, my dear; anything _warm_!
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading IGNOTUM PRO MIRIFICO _The Amber Boudoir at Wyvern immediately after_ Lady CANTIRE _and her daughter have entered_.
Boudoir
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From this reading IGNOTUM PRO MIRIFICO _The Amber Boudoir at Wyvern immediately after_ Lady CANTIRE _and her daughter have entered_.
bring
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From this reading I always tell Rupert he would see me _far_ oftener at Wyvern if he would only get the company to bring the line round close to the park gates, but it has _no_ effect upon him!
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I always tell Rupert he would see me _far_ oftener at Wyvern if he would only get the company to bring the line round close to the park gates, but it has _no_ effect upon him!
CANTIRE
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From this reading IGNOTUM PRO MIRIFICO _The Amber Boudoir at Wyvern immediately after_ Lady CANTIRE _and her daughter have entered_.
close
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From this reading I always tell Rupert he would see me _far_ oftener at Wyvern if he would only get the company to bring the line round close to the park gates, but it has _no_ effect upon him!
cold
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From this reading I'm positively perished--that tedious cold journey and the long drive afterwards!
company
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From this reading I always tell Rupert he would see me _far_ oftener at Wyvern if he would only get the company to bring the line round close to the park gates, but it has _no_ effect upon him!
CULVERIN
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From this reading _Lady Cantire_ (_in reply to_ Lady CULVERIN).
daughter
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From this reading IGNOTUM PRO MIRIFICO _The Amber Boudoir at Wyvern immediately after_ Lady CANTIRE _and her daughter have entered_.
dear
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From this reading Tea? oh yes, my dear; anything _warm_!
drive
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From this reading I'm positively perished--that tedious cold journey and the long drive afterwards!
effect
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From this reading I always tell Rupert he would see me _far_ oftener at Wyvern if he would only get the company to bring the line round close to the park gates, but it has _no_ effect upon him!
entered
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From this reading IGNOTUM PRO MIRIFICO _The Amber Boudoir at Wyvern immediately after_ Lady CANTIRE _and her daughter have entered_.
far
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From this reading I always tell Rupert he would see me _far_ oftener at Wyvern if he would only get the company to bring the line round close to the park gates, but it has _no_ effect upon him!
gates
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From this reading I always tell Rupert he would see me _far_ oftener at Wyvern if he would only get the company to bring the line round close to the park gates, but it has _no_ effect upon him!
get
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From this reading I always tell Rupert he would see me _far_ oftener at Wyvern if he would only get the company to bring the line round close to the park gates, but it has _no_ effect upon him!
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I always tell Rupert he would see me _far_ oftener at Wyvern if he would only get the company to bring the line round close to the park gates, but it has _no_ effect upon him!
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading IGNOTUM PRO MIRIFICO _The Amber Boudoir at Wyvern immediately after_ Lady CANTIRE _and her daughter have entered_.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I always tell Rupert he would see me _far_ oftener at Wyvern if he would only get the company to bring the line round close to the park gates, but it has _no_ effect upon him!
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading IGNOTUM PRO MIRIFICO _The Amber Boudoir at Wyvern immediately after_ Lady CANTIRE _and her daughter have entered_.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I always tell Rupert he would see me _far_ oftener at Wyvern if he would only get the company to bring the line round close to the park gates, but it has _no_ effect upon him!
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I always tell Rupert he would see me _far_ oftener at Wyvern if he would only get the company to bring the line round close to the park gates, but it has _no_ effect upon him!
I'm
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From this reading I'm positively perished--that tedious cold journey and the long drive afterwards!
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading I always tell Rupert he would see me _far_ oftener at Wyvern if he would only get the company to bring the line round close to the park gates, but it has _no_ effect upon him!
IGNOTUM
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From this reading IGNOTUM PRO MIRIFICO _The Amber Boudoir at Wyvern immediately after_ Lady CANTIRE _and her daughter have entered_.
immediately
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From this reading IGNOTUM PRO MIRIFICO _The Amber Boudoir at Wyvern immediately after_ Lady CANTIRE _and her daughter have entered_.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading _Lady Cantire_ (_in reply to_ Lady CULVERIN).
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I always tell Rupert he would see me _far_ oftener at Wyvern if he would only get the company to bring the line round close to the park gates, but it has _no_ effect upon him!
journeynounUS /ˈjourney/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I'm positively perished--that tedious cold journey and the long drive afterwards!
Lady
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From this reading IGNOTUM PRO MIRIFICO _The Amber Boudoir at Wyvern immediately after_ Lady CANTIRE _and her daughter have entered_.
line
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From this reading I always tell Rupert he would see me _far_ oftener at Wyvern if he would only get the company to bring the line round close to the park gates, but it has _no_ effect upon him!
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I'm positively perished--that tedious cold journey and the long drive afterwards!
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I always tell Rupert he would see me _far_ oftener at Wyvern if he would only get the company to bring the line round close to the park gates, but it has _no_ effect upon him!
MIRIFICO
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From this reading IGNOTUM PRO MIRIFICO _The Amber Boudoir at Wyvern immediately after_ Lady CANTIRE _and her daughter have entered_.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Tea? oh yes, my dear; anything _warm_!
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading I always tell Rupert he would see me _far_ oftener at Wyvern if he would only get the company to bring the line round close to the park gates, but it has _no_ effect upon him!
oftener
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From this reading I always tell Rupert he would see me _far_ oftener at Wyvern if he would only get the company to bring the line round close to the park gates, but it has _no_ effect upon him!
oh
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From this reading Tea? oh yes, my dear; anything _warm_!
only
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From this reading I always tell Rupert he would see me _far_ oftener at Wyvern if he would only get the company to bring the line round close to the park gates, but it has _no_ effect upon him!
park
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From this reading I always tell Rupert he would see me _far_ oftener at Wyvern if he would only get the company to bring the line round close to the park gates, but it has _no_ effect upon him!
perished
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From this reading I'm positively perished--that tedious cold journey and the long drive afterwards!
positively
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From this reading I'm positively perished--that tedious cold journey and the long drive afterwards!
PRO
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From this reading IGNOTUM PRO MIRIFICO _The Amber Boudoir at Wyvern immediately after_ Lady CANTIRE _and her daughter have entered_.
reply
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From this reading _Lady Cantire_ (_in reply to_ Lady CULVERIN).
round
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From this reading I always tell Rupert he would see me _far_ oftener at Wyvern if he would only get the company to bring the line round close to the park gates, but it has _no_ effect upon him!
Rupert
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From this reading I always tell Rupert he would see me _far_ oftener at Wyvern if he would only get the company to bring the line round close to the park gates, but it has _no_ effect upon him!
see
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From this reading I always tell Rupert he would see me _far_ oftener at Wyvern if he would only get the company to bring the line round close to the park gates, but it has _no_ effect upon him!
Tea
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From this reading Tea? oh yes, my dear; anything _warm_!
tedious
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From this reading I'm positively perished--that tedious cold journey and the long drive afterwards!
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I always tell Rupert he would see me _far_ oftener at Wyvern if he would only get the company to bring the line round close to the park gates, but it has _no_ effect upon him!
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I'm positively perished--that tedious cold journey and the long drive afterwards!
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading IGNOTUM PRO MIRIFICO _The Amber Boudoir at Wyvern immediately after_ Lady CANTIRE _and her daughter have entered_.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _Lady Cantire_ (_in reply to_ Lady CULVERIN).
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading I always tell Rupert he would see me _far_ oftener at Wyvern if he would only get the company to bring the line round close to the park gates, but it has _no_ effect upon him!
warm
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From this reading Tea? oh yes, my dear; anything _warm_!
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading I always tell Rupert he would see me _far_ oftener at Wyvern if he would only get the company to bring the line round close to the park gates, but it has _no_ effect upon him!
Wyvern
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From this reading IGNOTUM PRO MIRIFICO _The Amber Boudoir at Wyvern immediately after_ Lady CANTIRE _and her daughter have entered_.
yes
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From this reading Tea? oh yes, my dear; anything _warm_!