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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 Our luggage was taken away in the first place, but we were allowed to keep each a basket containing a change of linen and certain other necessaries.
allowed
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From this reading Our luggage was taken away in the first place, but we were allowed to keep each a basket containing a change of linen and certain other necessaries.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading Mother St. Stanislaus distributed among us with a lavish hand biscuits, dried fruit, gingerbread, and peppermint comfits, and the good Sister St. Anne smuggled into my own basket a bottle of lavender and a flask of a certain fragrant and spicy cordial which she had a great reputation for making, and which was esteemed a sovereign remedy for indigestion.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Our luggage was taken away in the first place, but we were allowed to keep each a basket containing a change of linen and certain other necessaries.
Anne
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From this reading Mother St. Stanislaus distributed among us with a lavish hand biscuits, dried fruit, gingerbread, and peppermint comfits, and the good Sister St. Anne smuggled into my own basket a bottle of lavender and a flask of a certain fragrant and spicy cordial which she had a great reputation for making, and which was esteemed a sovereign remedy for indigestion.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE day at last came for our embarkation.
away
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From this reading Our luggage was taken away in the first place, but we were allowed to keep each a basket containing a change of linen and certain other necessaries.
basket
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From this reading Our luggage was taken away in the first place, but we were allowed to keep each a basket containing a change of linen and certain other necessaries.
biscuits
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From this reading Mother St. Stanislaus distributed among us with a lavish hand biscuits, dried fruit, gingerbread, and peppermint comfits, and the good Sister St. Anne smuggled into my own basket a bottle of lavender and a flask of a certain fragrant and spicy cordial which she had a great reputation for making, and which was esteemed a sovereign remedy for indigestion.
bottle
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From this reading Mother St. Stanislaus distributed among us with a lavish hand biscuits, dried fruit, gingerbread, and peppermint comfits, and the good Sister St. Anne smuggled into my own basket a bottle of lavender and a flask of a certain fragrant and spicy cordial which she had a great reputation for making, and which was esteemed a sovereign remedy for indigestion.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Our luggage was taken away in the first place, but we were allowed to keep each a basket containing a change of linen and certain other necessaries.
came
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From this reading THE day at last came for our embarkation.
certain
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From this reading Our luggage was taken away in the first place, but we were allowed to keep each a basket containing a change of linen and certain other necessaries.
change
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From this reading Our luggage was taken away in the first place, but we were allowed to keep each a basket containing a change of linen and certain other necessaries.
comfits
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From this reading Mother St. Stanislaus distributed among us with a lavish hand biscuits, dried fruit, gingerbread, and peppermint comfits, and the good Sister St. Anne smuggled into my own basket a bottle of lavender and a flask of a certain fragrant and spicy cordial which she had a great reputation for making, and which was esteemed a sovereign remedy for indigestion.
containing
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From this reading Our luggage was taken away in the first place, but we were allowed to keep each a basket containing a change of linen and certain other necessaries.
cordialnounUS /cordial/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mother St. Stanislaus distributed among us with a lavish hand biscuits, dried fruit, gingerbread, and peppermint comfits, and the good Sister St. Anne smuggled into my own basket a bottle of lavender and a flask of a certain fragrant and spicy cordial which she had a great reputation for making, and which was esteemed a sovereign remedy for indigestion.
day
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From this reading THE day at last came for our embarkation.
deal
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From this reading There was a good deal of indigestion among the nuns of St. Ursula.
distributed
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From this reading Mother St. Stanislaus distributed among us with a lavish hand biscuits, dried fruit, gingerbread, and peppermint comfits, and the good Sister St. Anne smuggled into my own basket a bottle of lavender and a flask of a certain fragrant and spicy cordial which she had a great reputation for making, and which was esteemed a sovereign remedy for indigestion.
dried
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From this reading Mother St. Stanislaus distributed among us with a lavish hand biscuits, dried fruit, gingerbread, and peppermint comfits, and the good Sister St. Anne smuggled into my own basket a bottle of lavender and a flask of a certain fragrant and spicy cordial which she had a great reputation for making, and which was esteemed a sovereign remedy for indigestion.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading Our luggage was taken away in the first place, but we were allowed to keep each a basket containing a change of linen and certain other necessaries.
embarkation
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From this reading THE day at last came for our embarkation.
esteemed
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From this reading Mother St. Stanislaus distributed among us with a lavish hand biscuits, dried fruit, gingerbread, and peppermint comfits, and the good Sister St. Anne smuggled into my own basket a bottle of lavender and a flask of a certain fragrant and spicy cordial which she had a great reputation for making, and which was esteemed a sovereign remedy for indigestion.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Our luggage was taken away in the first place, but we were allowed to keep each a basket containing a change of linen and certain other necessaries.
flask
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From this reading Mother St. Stanislaus distributed among us with a lavish hand biscuits, dried fruit, gingerbread, and peppermint comfits, and the good Sister St. Anne smuggled into my own basket a bottle of lavender and a flask of a certain fragrant and spicy cordial which she had a great reputation for making, and which was esteemed a sovereign remedy for indigestion.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading THE day at last came for our embarkation.
fragrant
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From this reading Mother St. Stanislaus distributed among us with a lavish hand biscuits, dried fruit, gingerbread, and peppermint comfits, and the good Sister St. Anne smuggled into my own basket a bottle of lavender and a flask of a certain fragrant and spicy cordial which she had a great reputation for making, and which was esteemed a sovereign remedy for indigestion.
fruit
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From this reading Mother St. Stanislaus distributed among us with a lavish hand biscuits, dried fruit, gingerbread, and peppermint comfits, and the good Sister St. Anne smuggled into my own basket a bottle of lavender and a flask of a certain fragrant and spicy cordial which she had a great reputation for making, and which was esteemed a sovereign remedy for indigestion.
gingerbread
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From this reading Mother St. Stanislaus distributed among us with a lavish hand biscuits, dried fruit, gingerbread, and peppermint comfits, and the good Sister St. Anne smuggled into my own basket a bottle of lavender and a flask of a certain fragrant and spicy cordial which she had a great reputation for making, and which was esteemed a sovereign remedy for indigestion.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mother St. Stanislaus distributed among us with a lavish hand biscuits, dried fruit, gingerbread, and peppermint comfits, and the good Sister St. Anne smuggled into my own basket a bottle of lavender and a flask of a certain fragrant and spicy cordial which she had a great reputation for making, and which was esteemed a sovereign remedy for indigestion.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mother St. Stanislaus distributed among us with a lavish hand biscuits, dried fruit, gingerbread, and peppermint comfits, and the good Sister St. Anne smuggled into my own basket a bottle of lavender and a flask of a certain fragrant and spicy cordial which she had a great reputation for making, and which was esteemed a sovereign remedy for indigestion.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Mother St. Stanislaus distributed among us with a lavish hand biscuits, dried fruit, gingerbread, and peppermint comfits, and the good Sister St. Anne smuggled into my own basket a bottle of lavender and a flask of a certain fragrant and spicy cordial which she had a great reputation for making, and which was esteemed a sovereign remedy for indigestion.
hand
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From this reading Mother St. Stanislaus distributed among us with a lavish hand biscuits, dried fruit, gingerbread, and peppermint comfits, and the good Sister St. Anne smuggled into my own basket a bottle of lavender and a flask of a certain fragrant and spicy cordial which she had a great reputation for making, and which was esteemed a sovereign remedy for indigestion.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Our luggage was taken away in the first place, but we were allowed to keep each a basket containing a change of linen and certain other necessaries.
indigestion
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From this reading Mother St. Stanislaus distributed among us with a lavish hand biscuits, dried fruit, gingerbread, and peppermint comfits, and the good Sister St. Anne smuggled into my own basket a bottle of lavender and a flask of a certain fragrant and spicy cordial which she had a great reputation for making, and which was esteemed a sovereign remedy for indigestion.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Mother St. Stanislaus distributed among us with a lavish hand biscuits, dried fruit, gingerbread, and peppermint comfits, and the good Sister St. Anne smuggled into my own basket a bottle of lavender and a flask of a certain fragrant and spicy cordial which she had a great reputation for making, and which was esteemed a sovereign remedy for indigestion.
keep
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From this reading Our luggage was taken away in the first place, but we were allowed to keep each a basket containing a change of linen and certain other necessaries.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE day at last came for our embarkation.
lavender
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From this reading Mother St. Stanislaus distributed among us with a lavish hand biscuits, dried fruit, gingerbread, and peppermint comfits, and the good Sister St. Anne smuggled into my own basket a bottle of lavender and a flask of a certain fragrant and spicy cordial which she had a great reputation for making, and which was esteemed a sovereign remedy for indigestion.
lavish
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From this reading Mother St. Stanislaus distributed among us with a lavish hand biscuits, dried fruit, gingerbread, and peppermint comfits, and the good Sister St. Anne smuggled into my own basket a bottle of lavender and a flask of a certain fragrant and spicy cordial which she had a great reputation for making, and which was esteemed a sovereign remedy for indigestion.
linen
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From this reading Our luggage was taken away in the first place, but we were allowed to keep each a basket containing a change of linen and certain other necessaries.
luggage
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From this reading Our luggage was taken away in the first place, but we were allowed to keep each a basket containing a change of linen and certain other necessaries.
making
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From this reading Mother St. Stanislaus distributed among us with a lavish hand biscuits, dried fruit, gingerbread, and peppermint comfits, and the good Sister St. Anne smuggled into my own basket a bottle of lavender and a flask of a certain fragrant and spicy cordial which she had a great reputation for making, and which was esteemed a sovereign remedy for indigestion.
Mother
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From this reading Mother St. Stanislaus distributed among us with a lavish hand biscuits, dried fruit, gingerbread, and peppermint comfits, and the good Sister St. Anne smuggled into my own basket a bottle of lavender and a flask of a certain fragrant and spicy cordial which she had a great reputation for making, and which was esteemed a sovereign remedy for indigestion.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Mother St. Stanislaus distributed among us with a lavish hand biscuits, dried fruit, gingerbread, and peppermint comfits, and the good Sister St. Anne smuggled into my own basket a bottle of lavender and a flask of a certain fragrant and spicy cordial which she had a great reputation for making, and which was esteemed a sovereign remedy for indigestion.
necessaries
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From this reading Our luggage was taken away in the first place, but we were allowed to keep each a basket containing a change of linen and certain other necessaries.
nuns
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From this reading There was a good deal of indigestion among the nuns of St. Ursula.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Our luggage was taken away in the first place, but we were allowed to keep each a basket containing a change of linen and certain other necessaries.
other
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From this reading Our luggage was taken away in the first place, but we were allowed to keep each a basket containing a change of linen and certain other necessaries.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading THE day at last came for our embarkation.
own
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From this reading Mother St. Stanislaus distributed among us with a lavish hand biscuits, dried fruit, gingerbread, and peppermint comfits, and the good Sister St. Anne smuggled into my own basket a bottle of lavender and a flask of a certain fragrant and spicy cordial which she had a great reputation for making, and which was esteemed a sovereign remedy for indigestion.
peppermint
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From this reading Mother St. Stanislaus distributed among us with a lavish hand biscuits, dried fruit, gingerbread, and peppermint comfits, and the good Sister St. Anne smuggled into my own basket a bottle of lavender and a flask of a certain fragrant and spicy cordial which she had a great reputation for making, and which was esteemed a sovereign remedy for indigestion.
place
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From this reading Our luggage was taken away in the first place, but we were allowed to keep each a basket containing a change of linen and certain other necessaries.
remedy
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From this reading Mother St. Stanislaus distributed among us with a lavish hand biscuits, dried fruit, gingerbread, and peppermint comfits, and the good Sister St. Anne smuggled into my own basket a bottle of lavender and a flask of a certain fragrant and spicy cordial which she had a great reputation for making, and which was esteemed a sovereign remedy for indigestion.
reputation
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From this reading Mother St. Stanislaus distributed among us with a lavish hand biscuits, dried fruit, gingerbread, and peppermint comfits, and the good Sister St. Anne smuggled into my own basket a bottle of lavender and a flask of a certain fragrant and spicy cordial which she had a great reputation for making, and which was esteemed a sovereign remedy for indigestion.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Mother St. Stanislaus distributed among us with a lavish hand biscuits, dried fruit, gingerbread, and peppermint comfits, and the good Sister St. Anne smuggled into my own basket a bottle of lavender and a flask of a certain fragrant and spicy cordial which she had a great reputation for making, and which was esteemed a sovereign remedy for indigestion.
Sister
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From this reading Mother St. Stanislaus distributed among us with a lavish hand biscuits, dried fruit, gingerbread, and peppermint comfits, and the good Sister St. Anne smuggled into my own basket a bottle of lavender and a flask of a certain fragrant and spicy cordial which she had a great reputation for making, and which was esteemed a sovereign remedy for indigestion.
smuggled
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From this reading Mother St. Stanislaus distributed among us with a lavish hand biscuits, dried fruit, gingerbread, and peppermint comfits, and the good Sister St. Anne smuggled into my own basket a bottle of lavender and a flask of a certain fragrant and spicy cordial which she had a great reputation for making, and which was esteemed a sovereign remedy for indigestion.
sovereignadjectiveUS /ˈsɑːv.rən/
Possessing supreme or ultimate power; autonomous and commanding.
From this reading Mother St. Stanislaus distributed among us with a lavish hand biscuits, dried fruit, gingerbread, and peppermint comfits, and the good Sister St. Anne smuggled into my own basket a bottle of lavender and a flask of a certain fragrant and spicy cordial which she had a great reputation for making, and which was esteemed a sovereign remedy for indigestion.
spicy
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From this reading Mother St. Stanislaus distributed among us with a lavish hand biscuits, dried fruit, gingerbread, and peppermint comfits, and the good Sister St. Anne smuggled into my own basket a bottle of lavender and a flask of a certain fragrant and spicy cordial which she had a great reputation for making, and which was esteemed a sovereign remedy for indigestion.
St
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From this reading Mother St. Stanislaus distributed among us with a lavish hand biscuits, dried fruit, gingerbread, and peppermint comfits, and the good Sister St. Anne smuggled into my own basket a bottle of lavender and a flask of a certain fragrant and spicy cordial which she had a great reputation for making, and which was esteemed a sovereign remedy for indigestion.
Stanislaus
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From this reading Mother St. Stanislaus distributed among us with a lavish hand biscuits, dried fruit, gingerbread, and peppermint comfits, and the good Sister St. Anne smuggled into my own basket a bottle of lavender and a flask of a certain fragrant and spicy cordial which she had a great reputation for making, and which was esteemed a sovereign remedy for indigestion.
taken
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From this reading Our luggage was taken away in the first place, but we were allowed to keep each a basket containing a change of linen and certain other necessaries.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE VOYAGE.
There
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From this reading There was a good deal of indigestion among the nuns of St. Ursula.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Our luggage was taken away in the first place, but we were allowed to keep each a basket containing a change of linen and certain other necessaries.
Ursula
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From this reading There was a good deal of indigestion among the nuns of St. Ursula.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Mother St. Stanislaus distributed among us with a lavish hand biscuits, dried fruit, gingerbread, and peppermint comfits, and the good Sister St. Anne smuggled into my own basket a bottle of lavender and a flask of a certain fragrant and spicy cordial which she had a great reputation for making, and which was esteemed a sovereign remedy for indigestion.
VOYAGE
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From this reading THE VOYAGE.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Our luggage was taken away in the first place, but we were allowed to keep each a basket containing a change of linen and certain other necessaries.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Our luggage was taken away in the first place, but we were allowed to keep each a basket containing a change of linen and certain other necessaries.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Our luggage was taken away in the first place, but we were allowed to keep each a basket containing a change of linen and certain other necessaries.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Mother St. Stanislaus distributed among us with a lavish hand biscuits, dried fruit, gingerbread, and peppermint comfits, and the good Sister St. Anne smuggled into my own basket a bottle of lavender and a flask of a certain fragrant and spicy cordial which she had a great reputation for making, and which was esteemed a sovereign remedy for indigestion.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Mother St. Stanislaus distributed among us with a lavish hand biscuits, dried fruit, gingerbread, and peppermint comfits, and the good Sister St. Anne smuggled into my own basket a bottle of lavender and a flask of a certain fragrant and spicy cordial which she had a great reputation for making, and which was esteemed a sovereign remedy for indigestion.
