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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 BELTRAVERS CASTLE Beltravers Castle was a blaze of lights.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Magnificently gowned in one of Sweeting's latest creations, and wearing round her neck the famous Beltravers seed-pearls, she looked the picture of stately magnificence.
announced
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From this reading As each guest was announced by a bevy of footmen, she extended her perfectly gloved hand and spoke a few words of kindly welcome.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As each guest was announced by a bevy of footmen, she extended her perfectly gloved hand and spoke a few words of kindly welcome.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At the head of the old oak staircase (a magnificent example of the Selfridge period) the Lady Beltravers stood receiving her guests.
BELTRAVERS
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From this reading BELTRAVERS CASTLE Beltravers Castle was a blaze of lights.
bevy
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From this reading As each guest was announced by a bevy of footmen, she extended her perfectly gloved hand and spoke a few words of kindly welcome.
blaze
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From this reading BELTRAVERS CASTLE Beltravers Castle was a blaze of lights.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading As each guest was announced by a bevy of footmen, she extended her perfectly gloved hand and spoke a few words of kindly welcome.
CASTLE
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From this reading BELTRAVERS CASTLE Beltravers Castle was a blaze of lights.
creations
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From this reading Magnificently gowned in one of Sweeting's latest creations, and wearing round her neck the famous Beltravers seed-pearls, she looked the picture of stately magnificence.
Duchess
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From this reading "Good evening, Duchess; so good of you to look in.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading As each guest was announced by a bevy of footmen, she extended her perfectly gloved hand and spoke a few words of kindly welcome.
evening
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From this reading "Good evening, Duchess; so good of you to look in.
example
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From this reading At the head of the old oak staircase (a magnificent example of the Selfridge period) the Lady Beltravers stood receiving her guests.
extended
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From this reading As each guest was announced by a bevy of footmen, she extended her perfectly gloved hand and spoke a few words of kindly welcome.
famous
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From this reading Magnificently gowned in one of Sweeting's latest creations, and wearing round her neck the famous Beltravers seed-pearls, she looked the picture of stately magnificence.
few
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From this reading As each guest was announced by a bevy of footmen, she extended her perfectly gloved hand and spoke a few words of kindly welcome.
footmen
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From this reading As each guest was announced by a bevy of footmen, she extended her perfectly gloved hand and spoke a few words of kindly welcome.
gloved
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From this reading As each guest was announced by a bevy of footmen, she extended her perfectly gloved hand and spoke a few words of kindly welcome.
GoodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Good evening, Duchess; so good of you to look in.
gowned
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From this reading Magnificently gowned in one of Sweeting's latest creations, and wearing round her neck the famous Beltravers seed-pearls, she looked the picture of stately magnificence.
guest
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From this reading As each guest was announced by a bevy of footmen, she extended her perfectly gloved hand and spoke a few words of kindly welcome.
guests
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From this reading At the head of the old oak staircase (a magnificent example of the Selfridge period) the Lady Beltravers stood receiving her guests.
hand
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From this reading As each guest was announced by a bevy of footmen, she extended her perfectly gloved hand and spoke a few words of kindly welcome.
head
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From this reading At the head of the old oak staircase (a magnificent example of the Selfridge period) the Lady Beltravers stood receiving her guests.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading At the head of the old oak staircase (a magnificent example of the Selfridge period) the Lady Beltravers stood receiving her guests.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Magnificently gowned in one of Sweeting's latest creations, and wearing round her neck the famous Beltravers seed-pearls, she looked the picture of stately magnificence.
kindly
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From this reading As each guest was announced by a bevy of footmen, she extended her perfectly gloved hand and spoke a few words of kindly welcome.
Lady
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From this reading At the head of the old oak staircase (a magnificent example of the Selfridge period) the Lady Beltravers stood receiving her guests.
latest
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From this reading Magnificently gowned in one of Sweeting's latest creations, and wearing round her neck the famous Beltravers seed-pearls, she looked the picture of stately magnificence.
lights
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From this reading BELTRAVERS CASTLE Beltravers Castle was a blaze of lights.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Good evening, Duchess; so good of you to look in.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Magnificently gowned in one of Sweeting's latest creations, and wearing round her neck the famous Beltravers seed-pearls, she looked the picture of stately magnificence.
magnificence
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From this reading Magnificently gowned in one of Sweeting's latest creations, and wearing round her neck the famous Beltravers seed-pearls, she looked the picture of stately magnificence.
magnificent
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From this reading At the head of the old oak staircase (a magnificent example of the Selfridge period) the Lady Beltravers stood receiving her guests.
Magnificently
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From this reading Magnificently gowned in one of Sweeting's latest creations, and wearing round her neck the famous Beltravers seed-pearls, she looked the picture of stately magnificence.
neck
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From this reading Magnificently gowned in one of Sweeting's latest creations, and wearing round her neck the famous Beltravers seed-pearls, she looked the picture of stately magnificence.
oak
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From this reading At the head of the old oak staircase (a magnificent example of the Selfridge period) the Lady Beltravers stood receiving her guests.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading BELTRAVERS CASTLE Beltravers Castle was a blaze of lights.
old
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From this reading At the head of the old oak staircase (a magnificent example of the Selfridge period) the Lady Beltravers stood receiving her guests.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Magnificently gowned in one of Sweeting's latest creations, and wearing round her neck the famous Beltravers seed-pearls, she looked the picture of stately magnificence.
perfectly
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From this reading As each guest was announced by a bevy of footmen, she extended her perfectly gloved hand and spoke a few words of kindly welcome.
period
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From this reading At the head of the old oak staircase (a magnificent example of the Selfridge period) the Lady Beltravers stood receiving her guests.
picture
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From this reading Magnificently gowned in one of Sweeting's latest creations, and wearing round her neck the famous Beltravers seed-pearls, she looked the picture of stately magnificence.
receiving
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From this reading At the head of the old oak staircase (a magnificent example of the Selfridge period) the Lady Beltravers stood receiving her guests.
round
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From this reading Magnificently gowned in one of Sweeting's latest creations, and wearing round her neck the famous Beltravers seed-pearls, she looked the picture of stately magnificence.
seed-pearls
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From this reading Magnificently gowned in one of Sweeting's latest creations, and wearing round her neck the famous Beltravers seed-pearls, she looked the picture of stately magnificence.
Selfridge
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From this reading At the head of the old oak staircase (a magnificent example of the Selfridge period) the Lady Beltravers stood receiving her guests.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Magnificently gowned in one of Sweeting's latest creations, and wearing round her neck the famous Beltravers seed-pearls, she looked the picture of stately magnificence.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "Good evening, Duchess; so good of you to look in.
spoke
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From this reading As each guest was announced by a bevy of footmen, she extended her perfectly gloved hand and spoke a few words of kindly welcome.
staircase
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From this reading At the head of the old oak staircase (a magnificent example of the Selfridge period) the Lady Beltravers stood receiving her guests.
stately
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From this reading Magnificently gowned in one of Sweeting's latest creations, and wearing round her neck the famous Beltravers seed-pearls, she looked the picture of stately magnificence.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At the head of the old oak staircase (a magnificent example of the Selfridge period) the Lady Beltravers stood receiving her guests.
Sweeting's
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From this reading Magnificently gowned in one of Sweeting's latest creations, and wearing round her neck the famous Beltravers seed-pearls, she looked the picture of stately magnificence.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading At the head of the old oak staircase (a magnificent example of the Selfridge period) the Lady Beltravers stood receiving her guests.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Good evening, Duchess; so good of you to look in.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading BELTRAVERS CASTLE Beltravers Castle was a blaze of lights.
wearing
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From this reading Magnificently gowned in one of Sweeting's latest creations, and wearing round her neck the famous Beltravers seed-pearls, she looked the picture of stately magnificence.
welcome
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From this reading As each guest was announced by a bevy of footmen, she extended her perfectly gloved hand and spoke a few words of kindly welcome.
words
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From this reading As each guest was announced by a bevy of footmen, she extended her perfectly gloved hand and spoke a few words of kindly welcome.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Good evening, Duchess; so good of you to look in.
