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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 Bideabout attended, and his hat was adorned with a black silk weeper that was speedily converted by Mehetabel, at his desire, into a Sunday waistcoat.
adorned
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From this reading Bideabout attended, and his hat was adorned with a black silk weeper that was speedily converted by Mehetabel, at his desire, into a Sunday waistcoat.
all
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From this reading The funeral of Mrs. Verstage was conducted with all the pomp and circumstance that delight the rustic mind.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The funeral of Mrs. Verstage was conducted with all the pomp and circumstance that delight the rustic mind.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Bideabout attended, and his hat was adorned with a black silk weeper that was speedily converted by Mehetabel, at his desire, into a Sunday waistcoat.
attended
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From this reading Bideabout attended, and his hat was adorned with a black silk weeper that was speedily converted by Mehetabel, at his desire, into a Sunday waistcoat.
Bideabout
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From this reading Bideabout attended, and his hat was adorned with a black silk weeper that was speedily converted by Mehetabel, at his desire, into a Sunday waistcoat.
black
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From this reading Bideabout attended, and his hat was adorned with a black silk weeper that was speedily converted by Mehetabel, at his desire, into a Sunday waistcoat.
bound
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From this reading In this silk waistcoat he started on old Clutch one day for Guildford, without informing his wife or sister whither he was bound.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Bideabout attended, and his hat was adorned with a black silk weeper that was speedily converted by Mehetabel, at his desire, into a Sunday waistcoat.
child
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From this reading The child was delicate and fretful, engaging most of its mother's time and engrossing all her thought.
circumstance
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From this reading The funeral of Mrs. Verstage was conducted with all the pomp and circumstance that delight the rustic mind.
Clutch
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From this reading In this silk waistcoat he started on old Clutch one day for Guildford, without informing his wife or sister whither he was bound.
conducted
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From this reading The funeral of Mrs. Verstage was conducted with all the pomp and circumstance that delight the rustic mind.
converted
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From this reading Bideabout attended, and his hat was adorned with a black silk weeper that was speedily converted by Mehetabel, at his desire, into a Sunday waistcoat.
day
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From this reading In this silk waistcoat he started on old Clutch one day for Guildford, without informing his wife or sister whither he was bound.
delicate
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From this reading The child was delicate and fretful, engaging most of its mother's time and engrossing all her thought.
delight
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From this reading The funeral of Mrs. Verstage was conducted with all the pomp and circumstance that delight the rustic mind.
desire
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From this reading Bideabout attended, and his hat was adorned with a black silk weeper that was speedily converted by Mehetabel, at his desire, into a Sunday waistcoat.
engaging
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From this reading The child was delicate and fretful, engaging most of its mother's time and engrossing all her thought.
engrossing
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From this reading The child was delicate and fretful, engaging most of its mother's time and engrossing all her thought.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading In this silk waistcoat he started on old Clutch one day for Guildford, without informing his wife or sister whither he was bound.
fretful
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From this reading The child was delicate and fretful, engaging most of its mother's time and engrossing all her thought.
funeral
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From this reading The funeral of Mrs. Verstage was conducted with all the pomp and circumstance that delight the rustic mind.
Guildford
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From this reading In this silk waistcoat he started on old Clutch one day for Guildford, without informing his wife or sister whither he was bound.
hat
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From this reading Bideabout attended, and his hat was adorned with a black silk weeper that was speedily converted by Mehetabel, at his desire, into a Sunday waistcoat.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In this silk waistcoat he started on old Clutch one day for Guildford, without informing his wife or sister whither he was bound.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The child was delicate and fretful, engaging most of its mother's time and engrossing all her thought.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Bideabout attended, and his hat was adorned with a black silk weeper that was speedily converted by Mehetabel, at his desire, into a Sunday waistcoat.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In this silk waistcoat he started on old Clutch one day for Guildford, without informing his wife or sister whither he was bound.
informing
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From this reading In this silk waistcoat he started on old Clutch one day for Guildford, without informing his wife or sister whither he was bound.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Bideabout attended, and his hat was adorned with a black silk weeper that was speedily converted by Mehetabel, at his desire, into a Sunday waistcoat.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The child was delicate and fretful, engaging most of its mother's time and engrossing all her thought.
MARKHAM
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From this reading MARKHAM.
Mehetabel
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From this reading Bideabout attended, and his hat was adorned with a black silk weeper that was speedily converted by Mehetabel, at his desire, into a Sunday waistcoat.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The funeral of Mrs. Verstage was conducted with all the pomp and circumstance that delight the rustic mind.
most
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From this reading The child was delicate and fretful, engaging most of its mother's time and engrossing all her thought.
mother's
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From this reading The child was delicate and fretful, engaging most of its mother's time and engrossing all her thought.
Mrs
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From this reading The funeral of Mrs. Verstage was conducted with all the pomp and circumstance that delight the rustic mind.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The funeral of Mrs. Verstage was conducted with all the pomp and circumstance that delight the rustic mind.
old
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From this reading In this silk waistcoat he started on old Clutch one day for Guildford, without informing his wife or sister whither he was bound.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading In this silk waistcoat he started on old Clutch one day for Guildford, without informing his wife or sister whither he was bound.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading In this silk waistcoat he started on old Clutch one day for Guildford, without informing his wife or sister whither he was bound.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading In this silk waistcoat he started on old Clutch one day for Guildford, without informing his wife or sister whither he was bound.
pomp
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From this reading The funeral of Mrs. Verstage was conducted with all the pomp and circumstance that delight the rustic mind.
rustic
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From this reading The funeral of Mrs. Verstage was conducted with all the pomp and circumstance that delight the rustic mind.
silk
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From this reading Bideabout attended, and his hat was adorned with a black silk weeper that was speedily converted by Mehetabel, at his desire, into a Sunday waistcoat.
sister
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From this reading In this silk waistcoat he started on old Clutch one day for Guildford, without informing his wife or sister whither he was bound.
speedily
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From this reading Bideabout attended, and his hat was adorned with a black silk weeper that was speedily converted by Mehetabel, at his desire, into a Sunday waistcoat.
started
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From this reading In this silk waistcoat he started on old Clutch one day for Guildford, without informing his wife or sister whither he was bound.
Sunday
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From this reading Bideabout attended, and his hat was adorned with a black silk weeper that was speedily converted by Mehetabel, at his desire, into a Sunday waistcoat.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The funeral of Mrs. Verstage was conducted with all the pomp and circumstance that delight the rustic mind.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The funeral of Mrs. Verstage was conducted with all the pomp and circumstance that delight the rustic mind.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading In this silk waistcoat he started on old Clutch one day for Guildford, without informing his wife or sister whither he was bound.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The child was delicate and fretful, engaging most of its mother's time and engrossing all her thought.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The child was delicate and fretful, engaging most of its mother's time and engrossing all her thought.
Verstage
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From this reading The funeral of Mrs. Verstage was conducted with all the pomp and circumstance that delight the rustic mind.
waistcoat
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From this reading Bideabout attended, and his hat was adorned with a black silk weeper that was speedily converted by Mehetabel, at his desire, into a Sunday waistcoat.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The funeral of Mrs. Verstage was conducted with all the pomp and circumstance that delight the rustic mind.
weeper
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From this reading Bideabout attended, and his hat was adorned with a black silk weeper that was speedily converted by Mehetabel, at his desire, into a Sunday waistcoat.
whitheradverbUS /ˈwɪðər/
an old word meaning “to where”
From this reading In this silk waistcoat he started on old Clutch one day for Guildford, without informing his wife or sister whither he was bound.
wife
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From this reading In this silk waistcoat he started on old Clutch one day for Guildford, without informing his wife or sister whither he was bound.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The funeral of Mrs. Verstage was conducted with all the pomp and circumstance that delight the rustic mind.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading In this silk waistcoat he started on old Clutch one day for Guildford, without informing his wife or sister whither he was bound.
