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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 Her guests thought that Lady Randolph must be ill, that she was disguising a bad headache, or even something more serious, under the smile with which she received them.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading "I am sure you ought to be in bed," the older ladies said, and when they took their leave of her, after their congratulations as to the success of the evening, they all repeated this in various tones.
all
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From this reading "I am sure you ought to be in bed," the older ladies said, and when they took their leave of her, after their congratulations as to the success of the evening, they all repeated this in various tones.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "I am sure you ought to be in bed," the older ladies said, and when they took their leave of her, after their congratulations as to the success of the evening, they all repeated this in various tones.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "I am sure you ought to be in bed," the older ladies said, and when they took their leave of her, after their congratulations as to the success of the evening, they all repeated this in various tones.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "I am sure you ought to be in bed," the older ladies said, and when they took their leave of her, after their congratulations as to the success of the evening, they all repeated this in various tones.
bad
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From this reading Her guests thought that Lady Randolph must be ill, that she was disguising a bad headache, or even something more serious, under the smile with which she received them.
banish
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From this reading She did not betray herself, except by the paleness, the seriousness which she could not banish from her countenance.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Her guests thought that Lady Randolph must be ill, that she was disguising a bad headache, or even something more serious, under the smile with which she received them.
bed
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From this reading "I am sure you ought to be in bed," the older ladies said, and when they took their leave of her, after their congratulations as to the success of the evening, they all repeated this in various tones.
betray
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From this reading She did not betray herself, except by the paleness, the seriousness which she could not banish from her countenance.
BLOW
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From this reading THE LAST BLOW.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading She did not betray herself, except by the paleness, the seriousness which she could not banish from her countenance.
congratulations
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From this reading "I am sure you ought to be in bed," the older ladies said, and when they took their leave of her, after their congratulations as to the success of the evening, they all repeated this in various tones.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading She did not betray herself, except by the paleness, the seriousness which she could not banish from her countenance.
countenance
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From this reading She did not betray herself, except by the paleness, the seriousness which she could not banish from her countenance.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading She did not betray herself, except by the paleness, the seriousness which she could not banish from her countenance.
disguising
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From this reading Her guests thought that Lady Randolph must be ill, that she was disguising a bad headache, or even something more serious, under the smile with which she received them.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Her guests thought that Lady Randolph must be ill, that she was disguising a bad headache, or even something more serious, under the smile with which she received them.
evening
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From this reading "I am sure you ought to be in bed," the older ladies said, and when they took their leave of her, after their congratulations as to the success of the evening, they all repeated this in various tones.
exceptprepositionUS /ɪkˈsept/
apart from; not including
From this reading She did not betray herself, except by the paleness, the seriousness which she could not banish from her countenance.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading She did not betray herself, except by the paleness, the seriousness which she could not banish from her countenance.
gaspnounUS /ɡæsp/
a sudden sharp intake of breath
From this reading Lucy stood out stoutly to the last gasp.
guests
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From this reading Her guests thought that Lady Randolph must be ill, that she was disguising a bad headache, or even something more serious, under the smile with which she received them.
headache
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From this reading Her guests thought that Lady Randolph must be ill, that she was disguising a bad headache, or even something more serious, under the smile with which she received them.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She did not betray herself, except by the paleness, the seriousness which she could not banish from her countenance.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading She did not betray herself, except by the paleness, the seriousness which she could not banish from her countenance.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I am sure you ought to be in bed," the older ladies said, and when they took their leave of her, after their congratulations as to the success of the evening, they all repeated this in various tones.
ill
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From this reading Her guests thought that Lady Randolph must be ill, that she was disguising a bad headache, or even something more serious, under the smile with which she received them.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "I am sure you ought to be in bed," the older ladies said, and when they took their leave of her, after their congratulations as to the success of the evening, they all repeated this in various tones.
ladies
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From this reading "I am sure you ought to be in bed," the older ladies said, and when they took their leave of her, after their congratulations as to the success of the evening, they all repeated this in various tones.
Lady
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From this reading Her guests thought that Lady Randolph must be ill, that she was disguising a bad headache, or even something more serious, under the smile with which she received them.
LASTnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE LAST BLOW.
leave
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From this reading "I am sure you ought to be in bed," the older ladies said, and when they took their leave of her, after their congratulations as to the success of the evening, they all repeated this in various tones.
Lucy
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From this reading Lucy stood out stoutly to the last gasp.
more
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From this reading Her guests thought that Lady Randolph must be ill, that she was disguising a bad headache, or even something more serious, under the smile with which she received them.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Her guests thought that Lady Randolph must be ill, that she was disguising a bad headache, or even something more serious, under the smile with which she received them.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She did not betray herself, except by the paleness, the seriousness which she could not banish from her countenance.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "I am sure you ought to be in bed," the older ladies said, and when they took their leave of her, after their congratulations as to the success of the evening, they all repeated this in various tones.
older
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From this reading "I am sure you ought to be in bed," the older ladies said, and when they took their leave of her, after their congratulations as to the success of the evening, they all repeated this in various tones.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Her guests thought that Lady Randolph must be ill, that she was disguising a bad headache, or even something more serious, under the smile with which she received them.
oughtmodal verbUS /ɔːt/
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading "I am sure you ought to be in bed," the older ladies said, and when they took their leave of her, after their congratulations as to the success of the evening, they all repeated this in various tones.
out
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From this reading Lucy stood out stoutly to the last gasp.
paleness
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From this reading She did not betray herself, except by the paleness, the seriousness which she could not banish from her countenance.
Randolph
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From this reading Her guests thought that Lady Randolph must be ill, that she was disguising a bad headache, or even something more serious, under the smile with which she received them.
received
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From this reading Her guests thought that Lady Randolph must be ill, that she was disguising a bad headache, or even something more serious, under the smile with which she received them.
repeatednounUS /repeated/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I am sure you ought to be in bed," the older ladies said, and when they took their leave of her, after their congratulations as to the success of the evening, they all repeated this in various tones.
said
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From this reading "I am sure you ought to be in bed," the older ladies said, and when they took their leave of her, after their congratulations as to the success of the evening, they all repeated this in various tones.
serious
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From this reading Her guests thought that Lady Randolph must be ill, that she was disguising a bad headache, or even something more serious, under the smile with which she received them.
seriousness
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From this reading She did not betray herself, except by the paleness, the seriousness which she could not banish from her countenance.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She did not betray herself, except by the paleness, the seriousness which she could not banish from her countenance.
smile
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From this reading Her guests thought that Lady Randolph must be ill, that she was disguising a bad headache, or even something more serious, under the smile with which she received them.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Her guests thought that Lady Randolph must be ill, that she was disguising a bad headache, or even something more serious, under the smile with which she received them.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Lucy stood out stoutly to the last gasp.
stoutly
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From this reading Lucy stood out stoutly to the last gasp.
success
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From this reading "I am sure you ought to be in bed," the older ladies said, and when they took their leave of her, after their congratulations as to the success of the evening, they all repeated this in various tones.
surenounUS /sure/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I am sure you ought to be in bed," the older ladies said, and when they took their leave of her, after their congratulations as to the success of the evening, they all repeated this in various tones.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Her guests thought that Lady Randolph must be ill, that she was disguising a bad headache, or even something more serious, under the smile with which she received them.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE LAST BLOW.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading "I am sure you ought to be in bed," the older ladies said, and when they took their leave of her, after their congratulations as to the success of the evening, they all repeated this in various tones.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Her guests thought that Lady Randolph must be ill, that she was disguising a bad headache, or even something more serious, under the smile with which she received them.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "I am sure you ought to be in bed," the older ladies said, and when they took their leave of her, after their congratulations as to the success of the evening, they all repeated this in various tones.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "I am sure you ought to be in bed," the older ladies said, and when they took their leave of her, after their congratulations as to the success of the evening, they all repeated this in various tones.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Her guests thought that Lady Randolph must be ill, that she was disguising a bad headache, or even something more serious, under the smile with which she received them.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Lucy stood out stoutly to the last gasp.
tones
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From this reading "I am sure you ought to be in bed," the older ladies said, and when they took their leave of her, after their congratulations as to the success of the evening, they all repeated this in various tones.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I am sure you ought to be in bed," the older ladies said, and when they took their leave of her, after their congratulations as to the success of the evening, they all repeated this in various tones.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Her guests thought that Lady Randolph must be ill, that she was disguising a bad headache, or even something more serious, under the smile with which she received them.
various
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From this reading "I am sure you ought to be in bed," the older ladies said, and when they took their leave of her, after their congratulations as to the success of the evening, they all repeated this in various tones.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Her guests thought that Lady Randolph must be ill, that she was disguising a bad headache, or even something more serious, under the smile with which she received them.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading "I am sure you ought to be in bed," the older ladies said, and when they took their leave of her, after their congratulations as to the success of the evening, they all repeated this in various tones.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading She did not betray herself, except by the paleness, the seriousness which she could not banish from her countenance.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Her guests thought that Lady Randolph must be ill, that she was disguising a bad headache, or even something more serious, under the smile with which she received them.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I am sure you ought to be in bed," the older ladies said, and when they took their leave of her, after their congratulations as to the success of the evening, they all repeated this in various tones.
