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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 At length a carriage drove hastily to the door, and she returned to her seat.
Adair
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From this reading Colonel Vincent advanced into the room with two daughters, and in a cheerful tone exclaimed, "I hope, my dear Miss Adair, we are your first scholars; we have strained every nerve to surprise you with an early visit, and an auspicious one I hope it will prove."
advanced
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From this reading Colonel Vincent advanced into the room with two daughters, and in a cheerful tone exclaimed, "I hope, my dear Miss Adair, we are your first scholars; we have strained every nerve to surprise you with an early visit, and an auspicious one I hope it will prove."
agitated
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From this reading With a flushed and agitated countenance she had now to welcome one of her mother's earliest friends.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Colonel Vincent advanced into the room with two daughters, and in a cheerful tone exclaimed, "I hope, my dear Miss Adair, we are your first scholars; we have strained every nerve to surprise you with an early visit, and an auspicious one I hope it will prove."
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading At length a carriage drove hastily to the door, and she returned to her seat.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Colonel Vincent advanced into the room with two daughters, and in a cheerful tone exclaimed, "I hope, my dear Miss Adair, we are your first scholars; we have strained every nerve to surprise you with an early visit, and an auspicious one I hope it will prove."
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Elizabeth with some degree of impatience stood at the drawing-room window, looking for their first pupil, on the morning the school was opened.
auspicious
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From this reading Colonel Vincent advanced into the room with two daughters, and in a cheerful tone exclaimed, "I hope, my dear Miss Adair, we are your first scholars; we have strained every nerve to surprise you with an early visit, and an auspicious one I hope it will prove."
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "I hope so too, Sir," said Elizabeth quickly; "but I thought we should have had the pleasure of seeing Mrs. Vincent."
carriage
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From this reading At length a carriage drove hastily to the door, and she returned to her seat.
cheerful
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From this reading Colonel Vincent advanced into the room with two daughters, and in a cheerful tone exclaimed, "I hope, my dear Miss Adair, we are your first scholars; we have strained every nerve to surprise you with an early visit, and an auspicious one I hope it will prove."
Colonel
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From this reading Colonel Vincent advanced into the room with two daughters, and in a cheerful tone exclaimed, "I hope, my dear Miss Adair, we are your first scholars; we have strained every nerve to surprise you with an early visit, and an auspicious one I hope it will prove."
countenance
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From this reading With a flushed and agitated countenance she had now to welcome one of her mother's earliest friends.
daughters
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From this reading Colonel Vincent advanced into the room with two daughters, and in a cheerful tone exclaimed, "I hope, my dear Miss Adair, we are your first scholars; we have strained every nerve to surprise you with an early visit, and an auspicious one I hope it will prove."
dear
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From this reading Colonel Vincent advanced into the room with two daughters, and in a cheerful tone exclaimed, "I hope, my dear Miss Adair, we are your first scholars; we have strained every nerve to surprise you with an early visit, and an auspicious one I hope it will prove."
degree
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From this reading Elizabeth with some degree of impatience stood at the drawing-room window, looking for their first pupil, on the morning the school was opened.
door
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From this reading At length a carriage drove hastily to the door, and she returned to her seat.
drawing-room
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From this reading Elizabeth with some degree of impatience stood at the drawing-room window, looking for their first pupil, on the morning the school was opened.
drove
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From this reading At length a carriage drove hastily to the door, and she returned to her seat.
earliest
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From this reading With a flushed and agitated countenance she had now to welcome one of her mother's earliest friends.
early
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From this reading Colonel Vincent advanced into the room with two daughters, and in a cheerful tone exclaimed, "I hope, my dear Miss Adair, we are your first scholars; we have strained every nerve to surprise you with an early visit, and an auspicious one I hope it will prove."
Elizabeth
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From this reading Elizabeth with some degree of impatience stood at the drawing-room window, looking for their first pupil, on the morning the school was opened.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Colonel Vincent advanced into the room with two daughters, and in a cheerful tone exclaimed, "I hope, my dear Miss Adair, we are your first scholars; we have strained every nerve to surprise you with an early visit, and an auspicious one I hope it will prove."
exclaimed
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From this reading Colonel Vincent advanced into the room with two daughters, and in a cheerful tone exclaimed, "I hope, my dear Miss Adair, we are your first scholars; we have strained every nerve to surprise you with an early visit, and an auspicious one I hope it will prove."
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Elizabeth with some degree of impatience stood at the drawing-room window, looking for their first pupil, on the morning the school was opened.
flushed
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From this reading With a flushed and agitated countenance she had now to welcome one of her mother's earliest friends.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Elizabeth with some degree of impatience stood at the drawing-room window, looking for their first pupil, on the morning the school was opened.
friends
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From this reading With a flushed and agitated countenance she had now to welcome one of her mother's earliest friends.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading With a flushed and agitated countenance she had now to welcome one of her mother's earliest friends.
hastily
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From this reading At length a carriage drove hastily to the door, and she returned to her seat.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Colonel Vincent advanced into the room with two daughters, and in a cheerful tone exclaimed, "I hope, my dear Miss Adair, we are your first scholars; we have strained every nerve to surprise you with an early visit, and an auspicious one I hope it will prove."
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading At length a carriage drove hastily to the door, and she returned to her seat.
hope
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From this reading Colonel Vincent advanced into the room with two daughters, and in a cheerful tone exclaimed, "I hope, my dear Miss Adair, we are your first scholars; we have strained every nerve to surprise you with an early visit, and an auspicious one I hope it will prove."
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Colonel Vincent advanced into the room with two daughters, and in a cheerful tone exclaimed, "I hope, my dear Miss Adair, we are your first scholars; we have strained every nerve to surprise you with an early visit, and an auspicious one I hope it will prove."
impatience
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From this reading Elizabeth with some degree of impatience stood at the drawing-room window, looking for their first pupil, on the morning the school was opened.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Colonel Vincent advanced into the room with two daughters, and in a cheerful tone exclaimed, "I hope, my dear Miss Adair, we are your first scholars; we have strained every nerve to surprise you with an early visit, and an auspicious one I hope it will prove."
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Colonel Vincent advanced into the room with two daughters, and in a cheerful tone exclaimed, "I hope, my dear Miss Adair, we are your first scholars; we have strained every nerve to surprise you with an early visit, and an auspicious one I hope it will prove."
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Colonel Vincent advanced into the room with two daughters, and in a cheerful tone exclaimed, "I hope, my dear Miss Adair, we are your first scholars; we have strained every nerve to surprise you with an early visit, and an auspicious one I hope it will prove."
lengthnounUS /leŋθ/
a period of time or extent
From this reading At length a carriage drove hastily to the door, and she returned to her seat.
looking
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From this reading Elizabeth with some degree of impatience stood at the drawing-room window, looking for their first pupil, on the morning the school was opened.
Miss
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From this reading Colonel Vincent advanced into the room with two daughters, and in a cheerful tone exclaimed, "I hope, my dear Miss Adair, we are your first scholars; we have strained every nerve to surprise you with an early visit, and an auspicious one I hope it will prove."
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Elizabeth with some degree of impatience stood at the drawing-room window, looking for their first pupil, on the morning the school was opened.
mother's
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From this reading With a flushed and agitated countenance she had now to welcome one of her mother's earliest friends.
Mrs
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From this reading "I hope so too, Sir," said Elizabeth quickly; "but I thought we should have had the pleasure of seeing Mrs. Vincent."
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Colonel Vincent advanced into the room with two daughters, and in a cheerful tone exclaimed, "I hope, my dear Miss Adair, we are your first scholars; we have strained every nerve to surprise you with an early visit, and an auspicious one I hope it will prove."
nerve
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From this reading Colonel Vincent advanced into the room with two daughters, and in a cheerful tone exclaimed, "I hope, my dear Miss Adair, we are your first scholars; we have strained every nerve to surprise you with an early visit, and an auspicious one I hope it will prove."
now
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From this reading With a flushed and agitated countenance she had now to welcome one of her mother's earliest friends.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Elizabeth with some degree of impatience stood at the drawing-room window, looking for their first pupil, on the morning the school was opened.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Elizabeth with some degree of impatience stood at the drawing-room window, looking for their first pupil, on the morning the school was opened.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading With a flushed and agitated countenance she had now to welcome one of her mother's earliest friends.
opened
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From this reading Elizabeth with some degree of impatience stood at the drawing-room window, looking for their first pupil, on the morning the school was opened.
pleasure
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From this reading "I hope so too, Sir," said Elizabeth quickly; "but I thought we should have had the pleasure of seeing Mrs. Vincent."
prove
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From this reading Colonel Vincent advanced into the room with two daughters, and in a cheerful tone exclaimed, "I hope, my dear Miss Adair, we are your first scholars; we have strained every nerve to surprise you with an early visit, and an auspicious one I hope it will prove."
pupil
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From this reading Elizabeth with some degree of impatience stood at the drawing-room window, looking for their first pupil, on the morning the school was opened.
quickly
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From this reading "I hope so too, Sir," said Elizabeth quickly; "but I thought we should have had the pleasure of seeing Mrs. Vincent."
returnednounUS /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading At length a carriage drove hastily to the door, and she returned to her seat.
room
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From this reading Colonel Vincent advanced into the room with two daughters, and in a cheerful tone exclaimed, "I hope, my dear Miss Adair, we are your first scholars; we have strained every nerve to surprise you with an early visit, and an auspicious one I hope it will prove."
said
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From this reading "I hope so too, Sir," said Elizabeth quickly; "but I thought we should have had the pleasure of seeing Mrs. Vincent."
scholars
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From this reading Colonel Vincent advanced into the room with two daughters, and in a cheerful tone exclaimed, "I hope, my dear Miss Adair, we are your first scholars; we have strained every nerve to surprise you with an early visit, and an auspicious one I hope it will prove."
school
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From this reading Elizabeth with some degree of impatience stood at the drawing-room window, looking for their first pupil, on the morning the school was opened.
seat
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From this reading At length a carriage drove hastily to the door, and she returned to her seat.
seeing
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From this reading "I hope so too, Sir," said Elizabeth quickly; "but I thought we should have had the pleasure of seeing Mrs. Vincent."
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading At length a carriage drove hastily to the door, and she returned to her seat.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading "I hope so too, Sir," said Elizabeth quickly; "but I thought we should have had the pleasure of seeing Mrs. Vincent."
Sir
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From this reading "I hope so too, Sir," said Elizabeth quickly; "but I thought we should have had the pleasure of seeing Mrs. Vincent."
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "I hope so too, Sir," said Elizabeth quickly; "but I thought we should have had the pleasure of seeing Mrs. Vincent."
some
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From this reading Elizabeth with some degree of impatience stood at the drawing-room window, looking for their first pupil, on the morning the school was opened.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Elizabeth with some degree of impatience stood at the drawing-room window, looking for their first pupil, on the morning the school was opened.
strained
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From this reading Colonel Vincent advanced into the room with two daughters, and in a cheerful tone exclaimed, "I hope, my dear Miss Adair, we are your first scholars; we have strained every nerve to surprise you with an early visit, and an auspicious one I hope it will prove."
surprise
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From this reading Colonel Vincent advanced into the room with two daughters, and in a cheerful tone exclaimed, "I hope, my dear Miss Adair, we are your first scholars; we have strained every nerve to surprise you with an early visit, and an auspicious one I hope it will prove."
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Elizabeth with some degree of impatience stood at the drawing-room window, looking for their first pupil, on the morning the school was opened.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Elizabeth with some degree of impatience stood at the drawing-room window, looking for their first pupil, on the morning the school was opened.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I hope so too, Sir," said Elizabeth quickly; "but I thought we should have had the pleasure of seeing Mrs. Vincent."
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading At length a carriage drove hastily to the door, and she returned to her seat.
tone
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From this reading Colonel Vincent advanced into the room with two daughters, and in a cheerful tone exclaimed, "I hope, my dear Miss Adair, we are your first scholars; we have strained every nerve to surprise you with an early visit, and an auspicious one I hope it will prove."
too
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From this reading "I hope so too, Sir," said Elizabeth quickly; "but I thought we should have had the pleasure of seeing Mrs. Vincent."
two
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From this reading Colonel Vincent advanced into the room with two daughters, and in a cheerful tone exclaimed, "I hope, my dear Miss Adair, we are your first scholars; we have strained every nerve to surprise you with an early visit, and an auspicious one I hope it will prove."
Vincent
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From this reading Colonel Vincent advanced into the room with two daughters, and in a cheerful tone exclaimed, "I hope, my dear Miss Adair, we are your first scholars; we have strained every nerve to surprise you with an early visit, and an auspicious one I hope it will prove."
visit
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From this reading Colonel Vincent advanced into the room with two daughters, and in a cheerful tone exclaimed, "I hope, my dear Miss Adair, we are your first scholars; we have strained every nerve to surprise you with an early visit, and an auspicious one I hope it will prove."
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Elizabeth with some degree of impatience stood at the drawing-room window, looking for their first pupil, on the morning the school was opened.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Colonel Vincent advanced into the room with two daughters, and in a cheerful tone exclaimed, "I hope, my dear Miss Adair, we are your first scholars; we have strained every nerve to surprise you with an early visit, and an auspicious one I hope it will prove."
welcome
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From this reading With a flushed and agitated countenance she had now to welcome one of her mother's earliest friends.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Colonel Vincent advanced into the room with two daughters, and in a cheerful tone exclaimed, "I hope, my dear Miss Adair, we are your first scholars; we have strained every nerve to surprise you with an early visit, and an auspicious one I hope it will prove."
window
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From this reading Elizabeth with some degree of impatience stood at the drawing-room window, looking for their first pupil, on the morning the school was opened.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Elizabeth with some degree of impatience stood at the drawing-room window, looking for their first pupil, on the morning the school was opened.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Colonel Vincent advanced into the room with two daughters, and in a cheerful tone exclaimed, "I hope, my dear Miss Adair, we are your first scholars; we have strained every nerve to surprise you with an early visit, and an auspicious one I hope it will prove."
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Colonel Vincent advanced into the room with two daughters, and in a cheerful tone exclaimed, "I hope, my dear Miss Adair, we are your first scholars; we have strained every nerve to surprise you with an early visit, and an auspicious one I hope it will prove."
