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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 She wore an elegant riding habit--a long skirt and closely fitting jacket of a pearl-grey material, trimmed with knots of ribbon of the same azure-blue color as her shoulder knot and the feathers in her broad-brimmed black felt hat.
accompanied
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From this reading An old equerry with grey hair and dressed, like the lackey, in the Plouernel livery--green, orange and silver--accompanied Bertha.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading She wore an elegant riding habit--a long skirt and closely fitting jacket of a pearl-grey material, trimmed with knots of ribbon of the same azure-blue color as her shoulder knot and the feathers in her broad-brimmed black felt hat.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She wore an elegant riding habit--a long skirt and closely fitting jacket of a pearl-grey material, trimmed with knots of ribbon of the same azure-blue color as her shoulder knot and the feathers in her broad-brimmed black felt hat.
approaching
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From this reading It was, in fact, Mademoiselle Plouernel, who, coming from the manor of Mezlean, was approaching the spot of the tumult.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She wore an elegant riding habit--a long skirt and closely fitting jacket of a pearl-grey material, trimmed with knots of ribbon of the same azure-blue color as her shoulder knot and the feathers in her broad-brimmed black felt hat.
azure-blue
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From this reading She wore an elegant riding habit--a long skirt and closely fitting jacket of a pearl-grey material, trimmed with knots of ribbon of the same azure-blue color as her shoulder knot and the feathers in her broad-brimmed black felt hat.
Bertha
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From this reading An old equerry with grey hair and dressed, like the lackey, in the Plouernel livery--green, orange and silver--accompanied Bertha.
black
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From this reading She wore an elegant riding habit--a long skirt and closely fitting jacket of a pearl-grey material, trimmed with knots of ribbon of the same azure-blue color as her shoulder knot and the feathers in her broad-brimmed black felt hat.
blue
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From this reading She rode with ease a palfrey white as snow, and richly caparisoned with a saddle-cloth of blue velvet trimmed in silver.
broad-brimmed
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From this reading She wore an elegant riding habit--a long skirt and closely fitting jacket of a pearl-grey material, trimmed with knots of ribbon of the same azure-blue color as her shoulder knot and the feathers in her broad-brimmed black felt hat.
caparisoned
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From this reading She rode with ease a palfrey white as snow, and richly caparisoned with a saddle-cloth of blue velvet trimmed in silver.
closely
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From this reading She wore an elegant riding habit--a long skirt and closely fitting jacket of a pearl-grey material, trimmed with knots of ribbon of the same azure-blue color as her shoulder knot and the feathers in her broad-brimmed black felt hat.
color
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From this reading She wore an elegant riding habit--a long skirt and closely fitting jacket of a pearl-grey material, trimmed with knots of ribbon of the same azure-blue color as her shoulder knot and the feathers in her broad-brimmed black felt hat.
coming
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From this reading It was, in fact, Mademoiselle Plouernel, who, coming from the manor of Mezlean, was approaching the spot of the tumult.
DESERTEDverbUS /dɪˈzɜːrtɪd/
left a place or vessel without intending to return
From this reading DESERTED!
dressed
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From this reading An old equerry with grey hair and dressed, like the lackey, in the Plouernel livery--green, orange and silver--accompanied Bertha.
ease
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From this reading She rode with ease a palfrey white as snow, and richly caparisoned with a saddle-cloth of blue velvet trimmed in silver.
elegant
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From this reading She wore an elegant riding habit--a long skirt and closely fitting jacket of a pearl-grey material, trimmed with knots of ribbon of the same azure-blue color as her shoulder knot and the feathers in her broad-brimmed black felt hat.
equerry
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From this reading An old equerry with grey hair and dressed, like the lackey, in the Plouernel livery--green, orange and silver--accompanied Bertha.
fact
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From this reading It was, in fact, Mademoiselle Plouernel, who, coming from the manor of Mezlean, was approaching the spot of the tumult.
feathers
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From this reading She wore an elegant riding habit--a long skirt and closely fitting jacket of a pearl-grey material, trimmed with knots of ribbon of the same azure-blue color as her shoulder knot and the feathers in her broad-brimmed black felt hat.
felt
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From this reading She wore an elegant riding habit--a long skirt and closely fitting jacket of a pearl-grey material, trimmed with knots of ribbon of the same azure-blue color as her shoulder knot and the feathers in her broad-brimmed black felt hat.
fitting
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From this reading She wore an elegant riding habit--a long skirt and closely fitting jacket of a pearl-grey material, trimmed with knots of ribbon of the same azure-blue color as her shoulder knot and the feathers in her broad-brimmed black felt hat.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It was, in fact, Mademoiselle Plouernel, who, coming from the manor of Mezlean, was approaching the spot of the tumult.
green
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From this reading An old equerry with grey hair and dressed, like the lackey, in the Plouernel livery--green, orange and silver--accompanied Bertha.
grey
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From this reading An old equerry with grey hair and dressed, like the lackey, in the Plouernel livery--green, orange and silver--accompanied Bertha.
habit
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From this reading She wore an elegant riding habit--a long skirt and closely fitting jacket of a pearl-grey material, trimmed with knots of ribbon of the same azure-blue color as her shoulder knot and the feathers in her broad-brimmed black felt hat.
hair
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From this reading An old equerry with grey hair and dressed, like the lackey, in the Plouernel livery--green, orange and silver--accompanied Bertha.
hat
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From this reading She wore an elegant riding habit--a long skirt and closely fitting jacket of a pearl-grey material, trimmed with knots of ribbon of the same azure-blue color as her shoulder knot and the feathers in her broad-brimmed black felt hat.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She wore an elegant riding habit--a long skirt and closely fitting jacket of a pearl-grey material, trimmed with knots of ribbon of the same azure-blue color as her shoulder knot and the feathers in her broad-brimmed black felt hat.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was, in fact, Mademoiselle Plouernel, who, coming from the manor of Mezlean, was approaching the spot of the tumult.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was, in fact, Mademoiselle Plouernel, who, coming from the manor of Mezlean, was approaching the spot of the tumult.
jacket
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From this reading She wore an elegant riding habit--a long skirt and closely fitting jacket of a pearl-grey material, trimmed with knots of ribbon of the same azure-blue color as her shoulder knot and the feathers in her broad-brimmed black felt hat.
knot
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From this reading She wore an elegant riding habit--a long skirt and closely fitting jacket of a pearl-grey material, trimmed with knots of ribbon of the same azure-blue color as her shoulder knot and the feathers in her broad-brimmed black felt hat.
knots
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From this reading She wore an elegant riding habit--a long skirt and closely fitting jacket of a pearl-grey material, trimmed with knots of ribbon of the same azure-blue color as her shoulder knot and the feathers in her broad-brimmed black felt hat.
lackey
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From this reading An old equerry with grey hair and dressed, like the lackey, in the Plouernel livery--green, orange and silver--accompanied Bertha.
like
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From this reading An old equerry with grey hair and dressed, like the lackey, in the Plouernel livery--green, orange and silver--accompanied Bertha.
livery
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From this reading An old equerry with grey hair and dressed, like the lackey, in the Plouernel livery--green, orange and silver--accompanied Bertha.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She wore an elegant riding habit--a long skirt and closely fitting jacket of a pearl-grey material, trimmed with knots of ribbon of the same azure-blue color as her shoulder knot and the feathers in her broad-brimmed black felt hat.
Mademoiselle
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From this reading It was, in fact, Mademoiselle Plouernel, who, coming from the manor of Mezlean, was approaching the spot of the tumult.
manor
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From this reading It was, in fact, Mademoiselle Plouernel, who, coming from the manor of Mezlean, was approaching the spot of the tumult.
material
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From this reading She wore an elegant riding habit--a long skirt and closely fitting jacket of a pearl-grey material, trimmed with knots of ribbon of the same azure-blue color as her shoulder knot and the feathers in her broad-brimmed black felt hat.
Mezlean
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From this reading It was, in fact, Mademoiselle Plouernel, who, coming from the manor of Mezlean, was approaching the spot of the tumult.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was, in fact, Mademoiselle Plouernel, who, coming from the manor of Mezlean, was approaching the spot of the tumult.
old
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From this reading An old equerry with grey hair and dressed, like the lackey, in the Plouernel livery--green, orange and silver--accompanied Bertha.
orange
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From this reading An old equerry with grey hair and dressed, like the lackey, in the Plouernel livery--green, orange and silver--accompanied Bertha.
palfrey
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From this reading She rode with ease a palfrey white as snow, and richly caparisoned with a saddle-cloth of blue velvet trimmed in silver.
pearl-grey
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From this reading She wore an elegant riding habit--a long skirt and closely fitting jacket of a pearl-grey material, trimmed with knots of ribbon of the same azure-blue color as her shoulder knot and the feathers in her broad-brimmed black felt hat.
Plouernel
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From this reading It was, in fact, Mademoiselle Plouernel, who, coming from the manor of Mezlean, was approaching the spot of the tumult.
ribbon
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From this reading She wore an elegant riding habit--a long skirt and closely fitting jacket of a pearl-grey material, trimmed with knots of ribbon of the same azure-blue color as her shoulder knot and the feathers in her broad-brimmed black felt hat.
richly
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From this reading She rode with ease a palfrey white as snow, and richly caparisoned with a saddle-cloth of blue velvet trimmed in silver.
riding
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From this reading She wore an elegant riding habit--a long skirt and closely fitting jacket of a pearl-grey material, trimmed with knots of ribbon of the same azure-blue color as her shoulder knot and the feathers in her broad-brimmed black felt hat.
rode
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From this reading She rode with ease a palfrey white as snow, and richly caparisoned with a saddle-cloth of blue velvet trimmed in silver.
saddle-cloth
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From this reading She rode with ease a palfrey white as snow, and richly caparisoned with a saddle-cloth of blue velvet trimmed in silver.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She wore an elegant riding habit--a long skirt and closely fitting jacket of a pearl-grey material, trimmed with knots of ribbon of the same azure-blue color as her shoulder knot and the feathers in her broad-brimmed black felt hat.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She wore an elegant riding habit--a long skirt and closely fitting jacket of a pearl-grey material, trimmed with knots of ribbon of the same azure-blue color as her shoulder knot and the feathers in her broad-brimmed black felt hat.
shoulder
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From this reading She wore an elegant riding habit--a long skirt and closely fitting jacket of a pearl-grey material, trimmed with knots of ribbon of the same azure-blue color as her shoulder knot and the feathers in her broad-brimmed black felt hat.
silver
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From this reading She rode with ease a palfrey white as snow, and richly caparisoned with a saddle-cloth of blue velvet trimmed in silver.
skirt
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From this reading She wore an elegant riding habit--a long skirt and closely fitting jacket of a pearl-grey material, trimmed with knots of ribbon of the same azure-blue color as her shoulder knot and the feathers in her broad-brimmed black felt hat.
snow
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From this reading She rode with ease a palfrey white as snow, and richly caparisoned with a saddle-cloth of blue velvet trimmed in silver.
spot
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From this reading It was, in fact, Mademoiselle Plouernel, who, coming from the manor of Mezlean, was approaching the spot of the tumult.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was, in fact, Mademoiselle Plouernel, who, coming from the manor of Mezlean, was approaching the spot of the tumult.
trimmed
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From this reading She wore an elegant riding habit--a long skirt and closely fitting jacket of a pearl-grey material, trimmed with knots of ribbon of the same azure-blue color as her shoulder knot and the feathers in her broad-brimmed black felt hat.
tumult
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From this reading It was, in fact, Mademoiselle Plouernel, who, coming from the manor of Mezlean, was approaching the spot of the tumult.
velvet
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From this reading She rode with ease a palfrey white as snow, and richly caparisoned with a saddle-cloth of blue velvet trimmed in silver.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was, in fact, Mademoiselle Plouernel, who, coming from the manor of Mezlean, was approaching the spot of the tumult.
white
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From this reading She rode with ease a palfrey white as snow, and richly caparisoned with a saddle-cloth of blue velvet trimmed in silver.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading It was, in fact, Mademoiselle Plouernel, who, coming from the manor of Mezlean, was approaching the spot of the tumult.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading She wore an elegant riding habit--a long skirt and closely fitting jacket of a pearl-grey material, trimmed with knots of ribbon of the same azure-blue color as her shoulder knot and the feathers in her broad-brimmed black felt hat.
wore
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From this reading She wore an elegant riding habit--a long skirt and closely fitting jacket of a pearl-grey material, trimmed with knots of ribbon of the same azure-blue color as her shoulder knot and the feathers in her broad-brimmed black felt hat.
