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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 “UNTIL DEATH US DO PART” IT was nearly a week later and Lady Betty’s chair was passing down the main street of Newmarket when she espied Denis at the corner of a lane that ran between a mercer’s shop and Drake’s.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading She stopped her chair, and springing from it ran after him, ran quite regardless of the people in the street who stood gaping at the charming young woman running after a groom.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “UNTIL DEATH US DO PART” IT was nearly a week later and Lady Betty’s chair was passing down the main street of Newmarket when she espied Denis at the corner of a lane that ran between a mercer’s shop and Drake’s.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “UNTIL DEATH US DO PART” IT was nearly a week later and Lady Betty’s chair was passing down the main street of Newmarket when she espied Denis at the corner of a lane that ran between a mercer’s shop and Drake’s.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading She overtook him at the end of the lane; they were behind the mercer’s shop, and Denis started at the sight of her and stood irresolute, eying her grimly.
Betty's
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From this reading “UNTIL DEATH US DO PART” IT was nearly a week later and Lady Betty’s chair was passing down the main street of Newmarket when she espied Denis at the corner of a lane that ran between a mercer’s shop and Drake’s.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading “UNTIL DEATH US DO PART” IT was nearly a week later and Lady Betty’s chair was passing down the main street of Newmarket when she espied Denis at the corner of a lane that ran between a mercer’s shop and Drake’s.
breathlessly
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From this reading “Where is your master?” she demanded breathlessly, “where is Lord Clancarty?”
chair
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From this reading “UNTIL DEATH US DO PART” IT was nearly a week later and Lady Betty’s chair was passing down the main street of Newmarket when she espied Denis at the corner of a lane that ran between a mercer’s shop and Drake’s.
charming
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From this reading She stopped her chair, and springing from it ran after him, ran quite regardless of the people in the street who stood gaping at the charming young woman running after a groom.
Clancarty
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From this reading “Where is your master?” she demanded breathlessly, “where is Lord Clancarty?”
corner
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From this reading “UNTIL DEATH US DO PART” IT was nearly a week later and Lady Betty’s chair was passing down the main street of Newmarket when she espied Denis at the corner of a lane that ran between a mercer’s shop and Drake’s.
DEATH
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From this reading “UNTIL DEATH US DO PART” IT was nearly a week later and Lady Betty’s chair was passing down the main street of Newmarket when she espied Denis at the corner of a lane that ran between a mercer’s shop and Drake’s.
demanded
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From this reading “Where is your master?” she demanded breathlessly, “where is Lord Clancarty?”
Denis
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From this reading “UNTIL DEATH US DO PART” IT was nearly a week later and Lady Betty’s chair was passing down the main street of Newmarket when she espied Denis at the corner of a lane that ran between a mercer’s shop and Drake’s.
DOauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “UNTIL DEATH US DO PART” IT was nearly a week later and Lady Betty’s chair was passing down the main street of Newmarket when she espied Denis at the corner of a lane that ran between a mercer’s shop and Drake’s.
down
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From this reading “UNTIL DEATH US DO PART” IT was nearly a week later and Lady Betty’s chair was passing down the main street of Newmarket when she espied Denis at the corner of a lane that ran between a mercer’s shop and Drake’s.
Drake's
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From this reading “UNTIL DEATH US DO PART” IT was nearly a week later and Lady Betty’s chair was passing down the main street of Newmarket when she espied Denis at the corner of a lane that ran between a mercer’s shop and Drake’s.
end
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From this reading She overtook him at the end of the lane; they were behind the mercer’s shop, and Denis started at the sight of her and stood irresolute, eying her grimly.
espied
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From this reading “UNTIL DEATH US DO PART” IT was nearly a week later and Lady Betty’s chair was passing down the main street of Newmarket when she espied Denis at the corner of a lane that ran between a mercer’s shop and Drake’s.
eying
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From this reading She overtook him at the end of the lane; they were behind the mercer’s shop, and Denis started at the sight of her and stood irresolute, eying her grimly.
face
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From this reading She snatched the vizard from her face.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading She stopped her chair, and springing from it ran after him, ran quite regardless of the people in the street who stood gaping at the charming young woman running after a groom.
gapingadjectiveUS /ˈɡeɪpɪŋ/
wide open
From this reading She stopped her chair, and springing from it ran after him, ran quite regardless of the people in the street who stood gaping at the charming young woman running after a groom.
grimly
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From this reading She overtook him at the end of the lane; they were behind the mercer’s shop, and Denis started at the sight of her and stood irresolute, eying her grimly.
groom
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From this reading She stopped her chair, and springing from it ran after him, ran quite regardless of the people in the street who stood gaping at the charming young woman running after a groom.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She stopped her chair, and springing from it ran after him, ran quite regardless of the people in the street who stood gaping at the charming young woman running after a groom.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She stopped her chair, and springing from it ran after him, ran quite regardless of the people in the street who stood gaping at the charming young woman running after a groom.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She stopped her chair, and springing from it ran after him, ran quite regardless of the people in the street who stood gaping at the charming young woman running after a groom.
irresolute
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From this reading She overtook him at the end of the lane; they were behind the mercer’s shop, and Denis started at the sight of her and stood irresolute, eying her grimly.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Where is your master?” she demanded breathlessly, “where is Lord Clancarty?”
ITpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “UNTIL DEATH US DO PART” IT was nearly a week later and Lady Betty’s chair was passing down the main street of Newmarket when she espied Denis at the corner of a lane that ran between a mercer’s shop and Drake’s.
Lady
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From this reading “UNTIL DEATH US DO PART” IT was nearly a week later and Lady Betty’s chair was passing down the main street of Newmarket when she espied Denis at the corner of a lane that ran between a mercer’s shop and Drake’s.
lane
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From this reading “UNTIL DEATH US DO PART” IT was nearly a week later and Lady Betty’s chair was passing down the main street of Newmarket when she espied Denis at the corner of a lane that ran between a mercer’s shop and Drake’s.
later
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From this reading “UNTIL DEATH US DO PART” IT was nearly a week later and Lady Betty’s chair was passing down the main street of Newmarket when she espied Denis at the corner of a lane that ran between a mercer’s shop and Drake’s.
Lord
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From this reading “Where is your master?” she demanded breathlessly, “where is Lord Clancarty?”
main
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From this reading “UNTIL DEATH US DO PART” IT was nearly a week later and Lady Betty’s chair was passing down the main street of Newmarket when she espied Denis at the corner of a lane that ran between a mercer’s shop and Drake’s.
master
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From this reading “Where is your master?” she demanded breathlessly, “where is Lord Clancarty?”
mercer's
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From this reading “UNTIL DEATH US DO PART” IT was nearly a week later and Lady Betty’s chair was passing down the main street of Newmarket when she espied Denis at the corner of a lane that ran between a mercer’s shop and Drake’s.
nearly
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From this reading “UNTIL DEATH US DO PART” IT was nearly a week later and Lady Betty’s chair was passing down the main street of Newmarket when she espied Denis at the corner of a lane that ran between a mercer’s shop and Drake’s.
Newmarket
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From this reading “UNTIL DEATH US DO PART” IT was nearly a week later and Lady Betty’s chair was passing down the main street of Newmarket when she espied Denis at the corner of a lane that ran between a mercer’s shop and Drake’s.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “UNTIL DEATH US DO PART” IT was nearly a week later and Lady Betty’s chair was passing down the main street of Newmarket when she espied Denis at the corner of a lane that ran between a mercer’s shop and Drake’s.
overtook
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From this reading She overtook him at the end of the lane; they were behind the mercer’s shop, and Denis started at the sight of her and stood irresolute, eying her grimly.
PARTnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “UNTIL DEATH US DO PART” IT was nearly a week later and Lady Betty’s chair was passing down the main street of Newmarket when she espied Denis at the corner of a lane that ran between a mercer’s shop and Drake’s.
passing
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From this reading “UNTIL DEATH US DO PART” IT was nearly a week later and Lady Betty’s chair was passing down the main street of Newmarket when she espied Denis at the corner of a lane that ran between a mercer’s shop and Drake’s.
people
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From this reading She stopped her chair, and springing from it ran after him, ran quite regardless of the people in the street who stood gaping at the charming young woman running after a groom.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She stopped her chair, and springing from it ran after him, ran quite regardless of the people in the street who stood gaping at the charming young woman running after a groom.
ran
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From this reading “UNTIL DEATH US DO PART” IT was nearly a week later and Lady Betty’s chair was passing down the main street of Newmarket when she espied Denis at the corner of a lane that ran between a mercer’s shop and Drake’s.
regardless
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From this reading She stopped her chair, and springing from it ran after him, ran quite regardless of the people in the street who stood gaping at the charming young woman running after a groom.
runningnounUS /ˈrunning/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She stopped her chair, and springing from it ran after him, ran quite regardless of the people in the street who stood gaping at the charming young woman running after a groom.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “UNTIL DEATH US DO PART” IT was nearly a week later and Lady Betty’s chair was passing down the main street of Newmarket when she espied Denis at the corner of a lane that ran between a mercer’s shop and Drake’s.
shop
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From this reading “UNTIL DEATH US DO PART” IT was nearly a week later and Lady Betty’s chair was passing down the main street of Newmarket when she espied Denis at the corner of a lane that ran between a mercer’s shop and Drake’s.
sight
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From this reading She overtook him at the end of the lane; they were behind the mercer’s shop, and Denis started at the sight of her and stood irresolute, eying her grimly.
snatched
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From this reading She snatched the vizard from her face.
springing
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From this reading She stopped her chair, and springing from it ran after him, ran quite regardless of the people in the street who stood gaping at the charming young woman running after a groom.
started
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From this reading She overtook him at the end of the lane; they were behind the mercer’s shop, and Denis started at the sight of her and stood irresolute, eying her grimly.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She stopped her chair, and springing from it ran after him, ran quite regardless of the people in the street who stood gaping at the charming young woman running after a groom.
stoppednounUS /stopped/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She stopped her chair, and springing from it ran after him, ran quite regardless of the people in the street who stood gaping at the charming young woman running after a groom.
street
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From this reading “UNTIL DEATH US DO PART” IT was nearly a week later and Lady Betty’s chair was passing down the main street of Newmarket when she espied Denis at the corner of a lane that ran between a mercer’s shop and Drake’s.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “UNTIL DEATH US DO PART” IT was nearly a week later and Lady Betty’s chair was passing down the main street of Newmarket when she espied Denis at the corner of a lane that ran between a mercer’s shop and Drake’s.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “UNTIL DEATH US DO PART” IT was nearly a week later and Lady Betty’s chair was passing down the main street of Newmarket when she espied Denis at the corner of a lane that ran between a mercer’s shop and Drake’s.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She overtook him at the end of the lane; they were behind the mercer’s shop, and Denis started at the sight of her and stood irresolute, eying her grimly.
UNTILprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading “UNTIL DEATH US DO PART” IT was nearly a week later and Lady Betty’s chair was passing down the main street of Newmarket when she espied Denis at the corner of a lane that ran between a mercer’s shop and Drake’s.
USpronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “UNTIL DEATH US DO PART” IT was nearly a week later and Lady Betty’s chair was passing down the main street of Newmarket when she espied Denis at the corner of a lane that ran between a mercer’s shop and Drake’s.
vizard
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From this reading She snatched the vizard from her face.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “UNTIL DEATH US DO PART” IT was nearly a week later and Lady Betty’s chair was passing down the main street of Newmarket when she espied Denis at the corner of a lane that ran between a mercer’s shop and Drake’s.
week
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From this reading “UNTIL DEATH US DO PART” IT was nearly a week later and Lady Betty’s chair was passing down the main street of Newmarket when she espied Denis at the corner of a lane that ran between a mercer’s shop and Drake’s.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading She overtook him at the end of the lane; they were behind the mercer’s shop, and Denis started at the sight of her and stood irresolute, eying her grimly.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading “UNTIL DEATH US DO PART” IT was nearly a week later and Lady Betty’s chair was passing down the main street of Newmarket when she espied Denis at the corner of a lane that ran between a mercer’s shop and Drake’s.
WhereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading “Where is your master?” she demanded breathlessly, “where is Lord Clancarty?”
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading She stopped her chair, and springing from it ran after him, ran quite regardless of the people in the street who stood gaping at the charming young woman running after a groom.
woman
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From this reading She stopped her chair, and springing from it ran after him, ran quite regardless of the people in the street who stood gaping at the charming young woman running after a groom.
young
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From this reading She stopped her chair, and springing from it ran after him, ran quite regardless of the people in the street who stood gaping at the charming young woman running after a groom.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Where is your master?” she demanded breathlessly, “where is Lord Clancarty?”
