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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 I a walker, and not yet on the Downs!
admirably
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From this reading We got on admirably together on the subject of her convent education, and I rose next morning with the full conviction that the day for the great chapter was at last arrived.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading It took me so long fully to relish these many enjoyments, that I had not more than an hour before bedtime to devote to Madame Roland.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading We got on admirably together on the subject of her convent education, and I rose next morning with the full conviction that the day for the great chapter was at last arrived.
arrived
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From this reading We got on admirably together on the subject of her convent education, and I rose next morning with the full conviction that the day for the great chapter was at last arrived.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It had fallen calm, however, in the night, and as I sat at breakfast I blushed to remember that I had not yet been on the Downs.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading We got on admirably together on the subject of her convent education, and I rose next morning with the full conviction that the day for the great chapter was at last arrived.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Really, on so quiet and bright a morning this must be set right.
bedtime
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From this reading It took me so long fully to relish these many enjoyments, that I had not more than an hour before bedtime to devote to Madame Roland.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading It had fallen calm, however, in the night, and as I sat at breakfast I blushed to remember that I had not yet been on the Downs.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading It took me so long fully to relish these many enjoyments, that I had not more than an hour before bedtime to devote to Madame Roland.
blushed
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From this reading It had fallen calm, however, in the night, and as I sat at breakfast I blushed to remember that I had not yet been on the Downs.
breakfast
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From this reading It had fallen calm, however, in the night, and as I sat at breakfast I blushed to remember that I had not yet been on the Downs.
bright
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From this reading Really, on so quiet and bright a morning this must be set right.
calm
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From this reading It had fallen calm, however, in the night, and as I sat at breakfast I blushed to remember that I had not yet been on the Downs.
chapter
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From this reading We got on admirably together on the subject of her convent education, and I rose next morning with the full conviction that the day for the great chapter was at last arrived.
convent
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From this reading We got on admirably together on the subject of her convent education, and I rose next morning with the full conviction that the day for the great chapter was at last arrived.
conviction
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From this reading We got on admirably together on the subject of her convent education, and I rose next morning with the full conviction that the day for the great chapter was at last arrived.
day
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From this reading We got on admirably together on the subject of her convent education, and I rose next morning with the full conviction that the day for the great chapter was at last arrived.
devote
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From this reading It took me so long fully to relish these many enjoyments, that I had not more than an hour before bedtime to devote to Madame Roland.
Downs
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From this reading It had fallen calm, however, in the night, and as I sat at breakfast I blushed to remember that I had not yet been on the Downs.
education
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From this reading We got on admirably together on the subject of her convent education, and I rose next morning with the full conviction that the day for the great chapter was at last arrived.
enjoyments
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From this reading It took me so long fully to relish these many enjoyments, that I had not more than an hour before bedtime to devote to Madame Roland.
fallen
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From this reading It had fallen calm, however, in the night, and as I sat at breakfast I blushed to remember that I had not yet been on the Downs.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading We got on admirably together on the subject of her convent education, and I rose next morning with the full conviction that the day for the great chapter was at last arrived.
full
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From this reading We got on admirably together on the subject of her convent education, and I rose next morning with the full conviction that the day for the great chapter was at last arrived.
fully
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From this reading It took me so long fully to relish these many enjoyments, that I had not more than an hour before bedtime to devote to Madame Roland.
got
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From this reading We got on admirably together on the subject of her convent education, and I rose next morning with the full conviction that the day for the great chapter was at last arrived.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We got on admirably together on the subject of her convent education, and I rose next morning with the full conviction that the day for the great chapter was at last arrived.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It took me so long fully to relish these many enjoyments, that I had not more than an hour before bedtime to devote to Madame Roland.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading We got on admirably together on the subject of her convent education, and I rose next morning with the full conviction that the day for the great chapter was at last arrived.
hour
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From this reading It took me so long fully to relish these many enjoyments, that I had not more than an hour before bedtime to devote to Madame Roland.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading It had fallen calm, however, in the night, and as I sat at breakfast I blushed to remember that I had not yet been on the Downs.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading It took me so long fully to relish these many enjoyments, that I had not more than an hour before bedtime to devote to Madame Roland.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It had fallen calm, however, in the night, and as I sat at breakfast I blushed to remember that I had not yet been on the Downs.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It took me so long fully to relish these many enjoyments, that I had not more than an hour before bedtime to devote to Madame Roland.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We got on admirably together on the subject of her convent education, and I rose next morning with the full conviction that the day for the great chapter was at last arrived.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It took me so long fully to relish these many enjoyments, that I had not more than an hour before bedtime to devote to Madame Roland.
Madame
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From this reading It took me so long fully to relish these many enjoyments, that I had not more than an hour before bedtime to devote to Madame Roland.
many
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From this reading It took me so long fully to relish these many enjoyments, that I had not more than an hour before bedtime to devote to Madame Roland.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It took me so long fully to relish these many enjoyments, that I had not more than an hour before bedtime to devote to Madame Roland.
more
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From this reading It took me so long fully to relish these many enjoyments, that I had not more than an hour before bedtime to devote to Madame Roland.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We got on admirably together on the subject of her convent education, and I rose next morning with the full conviction that the day for the great chapter was at last arrived.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Really, on so quiet and bright a morning this must be set right.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We got on admirably together on the subject of her convent education, and I rose next morning with the full conviction that the day for the great chapter was at last arrived.
night
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From this reading It had fallen calm, however, in the night, and as I sat at breakfast I blushed to remember that I had not yet been on the Downs.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It took me so long fully to relish these many enjoyments, that I had not more than an hour before bedtime to devote to Madame Roland.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading We got on admirably together on the subject of her convent education, and I rose next morning with the full conviction that the day for the great chapter was at last arrived.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading We got on admirably together on the subject of her convent education, and I rose next morning with the full conviction that the day for the great chapter was at last arrived.
quiet
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From this reading Really, on so quiet and bright a morning this must be set right.
Really
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From this reading Really, on so quiet and bright a morning this must be set right.
relish
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From this reading It took me so long fully to relish these many enjoyments, that I had not more than an hour before bedtime to devote to Madame Roland.
rememberverbUS /rɪˈmɛm.bər/
To recall to mind.
From this reading It had fallen calm, however, in the night, and as I sat at breakfast I blushed to remember that I had not yet been on the Downs.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Really, on so quiet and bright a morning this must be set right.
Roland
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From this reading It took me so long fully to relish these many enjoyments, that I had not more than an hour before bedtime to devote to Madame Roland.
rose
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From this reading We got on admirably together on the subject of her convent education, and I rose next morning with the full conviction that the day for the great chapter was at last arrived.
sat
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From this reading It had fallen calm, however, in the night, and as I sat at breakfast I blushed to remember that I had not yet been on the Downs.
set
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From this reading Really, on so quiet and bright a morning this must be set right.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading It took me so long fully to relish these many enjoyments, that I had not more than an hour before bedtime to devote to Madame Roland.
subject
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From this reading We got on admirably together on the subject of her convent education, and I rose next morning with the full conviction that the day for the great chapter was at last arrived.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading It took me so long fully to relish these many enjoyments, that I had not more than an hour before bedtime to devote to Madame Roland.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It took me so long fully to relish these many enjoyments, that I had not more than an hour before bedtime to devote to Madame Roland.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading We got on admirably together on the subject of her convent education, and I rose next morning with the full conviction that the day for the great chapter was at last arrived.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading It took me so long fully to relish these many enjoyments, that I had not more than an hour before bedtime to devote to Madame Roland.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Really, on so quiet and bright a morning this must be set right.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It took me so long fully to relish these many enjoyments, that I had not more than an hour before bedtime to devote to Madame Roland.
together
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From this reading We got on admirably together on the subject of her convent education, and I rose next morning with the full conviction that the day for the great chapter was at last arrived.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It took me so long fully to relish these many enjoyments, that I had not more than an hour before bedtime to devote to Madame Roland.
walker
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From this reading I a walker, and not yet on the Downs!
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading We got on admirably together on the subject of her convent education, and I rose next morning with the full conviction that the day for the great chapter was at last arrived.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We got on admirably together on the subject of her convent education, and I rose next morning with the full conviction that the day for the great chapter was at last arrived.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading We got on admirably together on the subject of her convent education, and I rose next morning with the full conviction that the day for the great chapter was at last arrived.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading It had fallen calm, however, in the night, and as I sat at breakfast I blushed to remember that I had not yet been on the Downs.
