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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 A parcel had been made of the jewellery and one or two pieces of plate, which Tamsin would carry for her mistress as far as the door of Mr. Daykin’s bank, but neither she nor Ethel was aware of what the contents consisted.
act
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From this reading Miss Matilda, with rather a sad heart it must be confessed, was in the act of putting on her outdoor things when from the window of her room she saw a pair-horse brougham draw up at the garden-gate, from the box of which a powdered footman presently alighted, and after speaking to someone inside the carriage, opened the gate and entered the tiny demesne.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Miss Matilda, with rather a sad heart it must be confessed, was in the act of putting on her outdoor things when from the window of her room she saw a pair-horse brougham draw up at the garden-gate, from the box of which a powdered footman presently alighted, and after speaking to someone inside the carriage, opened the gate and entered the tiny demesne.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Miss Jane had again offered to go with her and her offer had again been declined.
alighted
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From this reading Miss Matilda, with rather a sad heart it must be confessed, was in the act of putting on her outdoor things when from the window of her room she saw a pair-horse brougham draw up at the garden-gate, from the box of which a powdered footman presently alighted, and after speaking to someone inside the carriage, opened the gate and entered the tiny demesne.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Miss Jane had again offered to go with her and her offer had again been declined.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading LADY PELL As soon as luncheon was over next day Miss Matilda prepared to set out on her self-imposed errand.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Miss Matilda, with rather a sad heart it must be confessed, was in the act of putting on her outdoor things when from the window of her room she saw a pair-horse brougham draw up at the garden-gate, from the box of which a powdered footman presently alighted, and after speaking to someone inside the carriage, opened the gate and entered the tiny demesne.
awakened
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From this reading A few seconds later the cottage resounded with a rat-a-tat loud enough to have awakened the seven sleepers.
aware
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From this reading A parcel had been made of the jewellery and one or two pieces of plate, which Tamsin would carry for her mistress as far as the door of Mr. Daykin’s bank, but neither she nor Ethel was aware of what the contents consisted.
bank
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From this reading A parcel had been made of the jewellery and one or two pieces of plate, which Tamsin would carry for her mistress as far as the door of Mr. Daykin’s bank, but neither she nor Ethel was aware of what the contents consisted.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Miss Matilda, with rather a sad heart it must be confessed, was in the act of putting on her outdoor things when from the window of her room she saw a pair-horse brougham draw up at the garden-gate, from the box of which a powdered footman presently alighted, and after speaking to someone inside the carriage, opened the gate and entered the tiny demesne.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Miss Jane had again offered to go with her and her offer had again been declined.
box
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From this reading Miss Matilda, with rather a sad heart it must be confessed, was in the act of putting on her outdoor things when from the window of her room she saw a pair-horse brougham draw up at the garden-gate, from the box of which a powdered footman presently alighted, and after speaking to someone inside the carriage, opened the gate and entered the tiny demesne.
brougham
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From this reading Miss Matilda, with rather a sad heart it must be confessed, was in the act of putting on her outdoor things when from the window of her room she saw a pair-horse brougham draw up at the garden-gate, from the box of which a powdered footman presently alighted, and after speaking to someone inside the carriage, opened the gate and entered the tiny demesne.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading A parcel had been made of the jewellery and one or two pieces of plate, which Tamsin would carry for her mistress as far as the door of Mr. Daykin’s bank, but neither she nor Ethel was aware of what the contents consisted.
carriage
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From this reading Miss Matilda, with rather a sad heart it must be confessed, was in the act of putting on her outdoor things when from the window of her room she saw a pair-horse brougham draw up at the garden-gate, from the box of which a powdered footman presently alighted, and after speaking to someone inside the carriage, opened the gate and entered the tiny demesne.
carry
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From this reading A parcel had been made of the jewellery and one or two pieces of plate, which Tamsin would carry for her mistress as far as the door of Mr. Daykin’s bank, but neither she nor Ethel was aware of what the contents consisted.
confessed
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From this reading Miss Matilda, with rather a sad heart it must be confessed, was in the act of putting on her outdoor things when from the window of her room she saw a pair-horse brougham draw up at the garden-gate, from the box of which a powdered footman presently alighted, and after speaking to someone inside the carriage, opened the gate and entered the tiny demesne.
consisted
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From this reading A parcel had been made of the jewellery and one or two pieces of plate, which Tamsin would carry for her mistress as far as the door of Mr. Daykin’s bank, but neither she nor Ethel was aware of what the contents consisted.
contents
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From this reading A parcel had been made of the jewellery and one or two pieces of plate, which Tamsin would carry for her mistress as far as the door of Mr. Daykin’s bank, but neither she nor Ethel was aware of what the contents consisted.
cottage
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From this reading A few seconds later the cottage resounded with a rat-a-tat loud enough to have awakened the seven sleepers.
day
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From this reading LADY PELL As soon as luncheon was over next day Miss Matilda prepared to set out on her self-imposed errand.
Daykin's
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From this reading A parcel had been made of the jewellery and one or two pieces of plate, which Tamsin would carry for her mistress as far as the door of Mr. Daykin’s bank, but neither she nor Ethel was aware of what the contents consisted.
declined
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From this reading Miss Jane had again offered to go with her and her offer had again been declined.
demesne
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From this reading Miss Matilda, with rather a sad heart it must be confessed, was in the act of putting on her outdoor things when from the window of her room she saw a pair-horse brougham draw up at the garden-gate, from the box of which a powdered footman presently alighted, and after speaking to someone inside the carriage, opened the gate and entered the tiny demesne.
door
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From this reading A parcel had been made of the jewellery and one or two pieces of plate, which Tamsin would carry for her mistress as far as the door of Mr. Daykin’s bank, but neither she nor Ethel was aware of what the contents consisted.
draw
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From this reading Miss Matilda, with rather a sad heart it must be confessed, was in the act of putting on her outdoor things when from the window of her room she saw a pair-horse brougham draw up at the garden-gate, from the box of which a powdered footman presently alighted, and after speaking to someone inside the carriage, opened the gate and entered the tiny demesne.
enough
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From this reading A few seconds later the cottage resounded with a rat-a-tat loud enough to have awakened the seven sleepers.
entered
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From this reading Miss Matilda, with rather a sad heart it must be confessed, was in the act of putting on her outdoor things when from the window of her room she saw a pair-horse brougham draw up at the garden-gate, from the box of which a powdered footman presently alighted, and after speaking to someone inside the carriage, opened the gate and entered the tiny demesne.
errand
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From this reading LADY PELL As soon as luncheon was over next day Miss Matilda prepared to set out on her self-imposed errand.
Ethel
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From this reading A parcel had been made of the jewellery and one or two pieces of plate, which Tamsin would carry for her mistress as far as the door of Mr. Daykin’s bank, but neither she nor Ethel was aware of what the contents consisted.
far
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From this reading A parcel had been made of the jewellery and one or two pieces of plate, which Tamsin would carry for her mistress as far as the door of Mr. Daykin’s bank, but neither she nor Ethel was aware of what the contents consisted.
few
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From this reading A few seconds later the cottage resounded with a rat-a-tat loud enough to have awakened the seven sleepers.
footman
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From this reading Miss Matilda, with rather a sad heart it must be confessed, was in the act of putting on her outdoor things when from the window of her room she saw a pair-horse brougham draw up at the garden-gate, from the box of which a powdered footman presently alighted, and after speaking to someone inside the carriage, opened the gate and entered the tiny demesne.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading A parcel had been made of the jewellery and one or two pieces of plate, which Tamsin would carry for her mistress as far as the door of Mr. Daykin’s bank, but neither she nor Ethel was aware of what the contents consisted.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Miss Matilda, with rather a sad heart it must be confessed, was in the act of putting on her outdoor things when from the window of her room she saw a pair-horse brougham draw up at the garden-gate, from the box of which a powdered footman presently alighted, and after speaking to someone inside the carriage, opened the gate and entered the tiny demesne.
garden-gate
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From this reading Miss Matilda, with rather a sad heart it must be confessed, was in the act of putting on her outdoor things when from the window of her room she saw a pair-horse brougham draw up at the garden-gate, from the box of which a powdered footman presently alighted, and after speaking to someone inside the carriage, opened the gate and entered the tiny demesne.
gate
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From this reading Miss Matilda, with rather a sad heart it must be confessed, was in the act of putting on her outdoor things when from the window of her room she saw a pair-horse brougham draw up at the garden-gate, from the box of which a powdered footman presently alighted, and after speaking to someone inside the carriage, opened the gate and entered the tiny demesne.
go
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From this reading Miss Jane had again offered to go with her and her offer had again been declined.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Miss Jane had again offered to go with her and her offer had again been declined.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading A few seconds later the cottage resounded with a rat-a-tat loud enough to have awakened the seven sleepers.
heart
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From this reading Miss Matilda, with rather a sad heart it must be confessed, was in the act of putting on her outdoor things when from the window of her room she saw a pair-horse brougham draw up at the garden-gate, from the box of which a powdered footman presently alighted, and after speaking to someone inside the carriage, opened the gate and entered the tiny demesne.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading LADY PELL As soon as luncheon was over next day Miss Matilda prepared to set out on her self-imposed errand.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Miss Matilda, with rather a sad heart it must be confessed, was in the act of putting on her outdoor things when from the window of her room she saw a pair-horse brougham draw up at the garden-gate, from the box of which a powdered footman presently alighted, and after speaking to someone inside the carriage, opened the gate and entered the tiny demesne.
inside
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From this reading Miss Matilda, with rather a sad heart it must be confessed, was in the act of putting on her outdoor things when from the window of her room she saw a pair-horse brougham draw up at the garden-gate, from the box of which a powdered footman presently alighted, and after speaking to someone inside the carriage, opened the gate and entered the tiny demesne.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Miss Matilda, with rather a sad heart it must be confessed, was in the act of putting on her outdoor things when from the window of her room she saw a pair-horse brougham draw up at the garden-gate, from the box of which a powdered footman presently alighted, and after speaking to someone inside the carriage, opened the gate and entered the tiny demesne.
Jane
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From this reading Miss Jane had again offered to go with her and her offer had again been declined.
jewellery
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From this reading A parcel had been made of the jewellery and one or two pieces of plate, which Tamsin would carry for her mistress as far as the door of Mr. Daykin’s bank, but neither she nor Ethel was aware of what the contents consisted.
LADY
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From this reading LADY PELL As soon as luncheon was over next day Miss Matilda prepared to set out on her self-imposed errand.
later
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From this reading A few seconds later the cottage resounded with a rat-a-tat loud enough to have awakened the seven sleepers.
loud
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From this reading A few seconds later the cottage resounded with a rat-a-tat loud enough to have awakened the seven sleepers.
luncheon
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From this reading LADY PELL As soon as luncheon was over next day Miss Matilda prepared to set out on her self-imposed errand.
made
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From this reading A parcel had been made of the jewellery and one or two pieces of plate, which Tamsin would carry for her mistress as far as the door of Mr. Daykin’s bank, but neither she nor Ethel was aware of what the contents consisted.
Matilda
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From this reading LADY PELL As soon as luncheon was over next day Miss Matilda prepared to set out on her self-imposed errand.
Miss
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From this reading LADY PELL As soon as luncheon was over next day Miss Matilda prepared to set out on her self-imposed errand.
mistress
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From this reading A parcel had been made of the jewellery and one or two pieces of plate, which Tamsin would carry for her mistress as far as the door of Mr. Daykin’s bank, but neither she nor Ethel was aware of what the contents consisted.
Mr
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From this reading A parcel had been made of the jewellery and one or two pieces of plate, which Tamsin would carry for her mistress as far as the door of Mr. Daykin’s bank, but neither she nor Ethel was aware of what the contents consisted.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Miss Matilda, with rather a sad heart it must be confessed, was in the act of putting on her outdoor things when from the window of her room she saw a pair-horse brougham draw up at the garden-gate, from the box of which a powdered footman presently alighted, and after speaking to someone inside the carriage, opened the gate and entered the tiny demesne.
neitherdeterminerUS /ˈniːðər/
not one and not the other of two
From this reading A parcel had been made of the jewellery and one or two pieces of plate, which Tamsin would carry for her mistress as far as the door of Mr. Daykin’s bank, but neither she nor Ethel was aware of what the contents consisted.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading LADY PELL As soon as luncheon was over next day Miss Matilda prepared to set out on her self-imposed errand.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading A parcel had been made of the jewellery and one or two pieces of plate, which Tamsin would carry for her mistress as far as the door of Mr. Daykin’s bank, but neither she nor Ethel was aware of what the contents consisted.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A parcel had been made of the jewellery and one or two pieces of plate, which Tamsin would carry for her mistress as far as the door of Mr. Daykin’s bank, but neither she nor Ethel was aware of what the contents consisted.
offer
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From this reading Miss Jane had again offered to go with her and her offer had again been declined.
offered
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From this reading Miss Jane had again offered to go with her and her offer had again been declined.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading LADY PELL As soon as luncheon was over next day Miss Matilda prepared to set out on her self-imposed errand.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading A parcel had been made of the jewellery and one or two pieces of plate, which Tamsin would carry for her mistress as far as the door of Mr. Daykin’s bank, but neither she nor Ethel was aware of what the contents consisted.
opened
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From this reading Miss Matilda, with rather a sad heart it must be confessed, was in the act of putting on her outdoor things when from the window of her room she saw a pair-horse brougham draw up at the garden-gate, from the box of which a powdered footman presently alighted, and after speaking to someone inside the carriage, opened the gate and entered the tiny demesne.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading A parcel had been made of the jewellery and one or two pieces of plate, which Tamsin would carry for her mistress as far as the door of Mr. Daykin’s bank, but neither she nor Ethel was aware of what the contents consisted.
out
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From this reading LADY PELL As soon as luncheon was over next day Miss Matilda prepared to set out on her self-imposed errand.
outdoor
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From this reading Miss Matilda, with rather a sad heart it must be confessed, was in the act of putting on her outdoor things when from the window of her room she saw a pair-horse brougham draw up at the garden-gate, from the box of which a powdered footman presently alighted, and after speaking to someone inside the carriage, opened the gate and entered the tiny demesne.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading LADY PELL As soon as luncheon was over next day Miss Matilda prepared to set out on her self-imposed errand.
pair-horse
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From this reading Miss Matilda, with rather a sad heart it must be confessed, was in the act of putting on her outdoor things when from the window of her room she saw a pair-horse brougham draw up at the garden-gate, from the box of which a powdered footman presently alighted, and after speaking to someone inside the carriage, opened the gate and entered the tiny demesne.
parcel
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From this reading A parcel had been made of the jewellery and one or two pieces of plate, which Tamsin would carry for her mistress as far as the door of Mr. Daykin’s bank, but neither she nor Ethel was aware of what the contents consisted.
PELL
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From this reading LADY PELL As soon as luncheon was over next day Miss Matilda prepared to set out on her self-imposed errand.
pieces
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From this reading A parcel had been made of the jewellery and one or two pieces of plate, which Tamsin would carry for her mistress as far as the door of Mr. Daykin’s bank, but neither she nor Ethel was aware of what the contents consisted.
plate
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From this reading A parcel had been made of the jewellery and one or two pieces of plate, which Tamsin would carry for her mistress as far as the door of Mr. Daykin’s bank, but neither she nor Ethel was aware of what the contents consisted.
powdered
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From this reading Miss Matilda, with rather a sad heart it must be confessed, was in the act of putting on her outdoor things when from the window of her room she saw a pair-horse brougham draw up at the garden-gate, from the box of which a powdered footman presently alighted, and after speaking to someone inside the carriage, opened the gate and entered the tiny demesne.
prepared
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From this reading LADY PELL As soon as luncheon was over next day Miss Matilda prepared to set out on her self-imposed errand.
presently
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From this reading Miss Matilda, with rather a sad heart it must be confessed, was in the act of putting on her outdoor things when from the window of her room she saw a pair-horse brougham draw up at the garden-gate, from the box of which a powdered footman presently alighted, and after speaking to someone inside the carriage, opened the gate and entered the tiny demesne.
putting
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From this reading Miss Matilda, with rather a sad heart it must be confessed, was in the act of putting on her outdoor things when from the window of her room she saw a pair-horse brougham draw up at the garden-gate, from the box of which a powdered footman presently alighted, and after speaking to someone inside the carriage, opened the gate and entered the tiny demesne.
rat-a-tat
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From this reading A few seconds later the cottage resounded with a rat-a-tat loud enough to have awakened the seven sleepers.
rather
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From this reading Miss Matilda, with rather a sad heart it must be confessed, was in the act of putting on her outdoor things when from the window of her room she saw a pair-horse brougham draw up at the garden-gate, from the box of which a powdered footman presently alighted, and after speaking to someone inside the carriage, opened the gate and entered the tiny demesne.
resounded
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From this reading A few seconds later the cottage resounded with a rat-a-tat loud enough to have awakened the seven sleepers.
room
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From this reading Miss Matilda, with rather a sad heart it must be confessed, was in the act of putting on her outdoor things when from the window of her room she saw a pair-horse brougham draw up at the garden-gate, from the box of which a powdered footman presently alighted, and after speaking to someone inside the carriage, opened the gate and entered the tiny demesne.
sad
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From this reading Miss Matilda, with rather a sad heart it must be confessed, was in the act of putting on her outdoor things when from the window of her room she saw a pair-horse brougham draw up at the garden-gate, from the box of which a powdered footman presently alighted, and after speaking to someone inside the carriage, opened the gate and entered the tiny demesne.
saw
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From this reading Miss Matilda, with rather a sad heart it must be confessed, was in the act of putting on her outdoor things when from the window of her room she saw a pair-horse brougham draw up at the garden-gate, from the box of which a powdered footman presently alighted, and after speaking to someone inside the carriage, opened the gate and entered the tiny demesne.
seconds
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From this reading A few seconds later the cottage resounded with a rat-a-tat loud enough to have awakened the seven sleepers.
self-imposed
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From this reading LADY PELL As soon as luncheon was over next day Miss Matilda prepared to set out on her self-imposed errand.
set
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From this reading LADY PELL As soon as luncheon was over next day Miss Matilda prepared to set out on her self-imposed errand.
seven
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From this reading A few seconds later the cottage resounded with a rat-a-tat loud enough to have awakened the seven sleepers.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A parcel had been made of the jewellery and one or two pieces of plate, which Tamsin would carry for her mistress as far as the door of Mr. Daykin’s bank, but neither she nor Ethel was aware of what the contents consisted.
sleepers
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From this reading A few seconds later the cottage resounded with a rat-a-tat loud enough to have awakened the seven sleepers.
someonepronounUS /ˈsʌmwʌn/
a person, without saying who
From this reading Miss Matilda, with rather a sad heart it must be confessed, was in the act of putting on her outdoor things when from the window of her room she saw a pair-horse brougham draw up at the garden-gate, from the box of which a powdered footman presently alighted, and after speaking to someone inside the carriage, opened the gate and entered the tiny demesne.
soon
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From this reading LADY PELL As soon as luncheon was over next day Miss Matilda prepared to set out on her self-imposed errand.
speaking
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From this reading Miss Matilda, with rather a sad heart it must be confessed, was in the act of putting on her outdoor things when from the window of her room she saw a pair-horse brougham draw up at the garden-gate, from the box of which a powdered footman presently alighted, and after speaking to someone inside the carriage, opened the gate and entered the tiny demesne.
Tamsin
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From this reading A parcel had been made of the jewellery and one or two pieces of plate, which Tamsin would carry for her mistress as far as the door of Mr. Daykin’s bank, but neither she nor Ethel was aware of what the contents consisted.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A parcel had been made of the jewellery and one or two pieces of plate, which Tamsin would carry for her mistress as far as the door of Mr. Daykin’s bank, but neither she nor Ethel was aware of what the contents consisted.
things
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From this reading Miss Matilda, with rather a sad heart it must be confessed, was in the act of putting on her outdoor things when from the window of her room she saw a pair-horse brougham draw up at the garden-gate, from the box of which a powdered footman presently alighted, and after speaking to someone inside the carriage, opened the gate and entered the tiny demesne.
tiny
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From this reading Miss Matilda, with rather a sad heart it must be confessed, was in the act of putting on her outdoor things when from the window of her room she saw a pair-horse brougham draw up at the garden-gate, from the box of which a powdered footman presently alighted, and after speaking to someone inside the carriage, opened the gate and entered the tiny demesne.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading LADY PELL As soon as luncheon was over next day Miss Matilda prepared to set out on her self-imposed errand.
two
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From this reading A parcel had been made of the jewellery and one or two pieces of plate, which Tamsin would carry for her mistress as far as the door of Mr. Daykin’s bank, but neither she nor Ethel was aware of what the contents consisted.
up
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From this reading Miss Matilda, with rather a sad heart it must be confessed, was in the act of putting on her outdoor things when from the window of her room she saw a pair-horse brougham draw up at the garden-gate, from the box of which a powdered footman presently alighted, and after speaking to someone inside the carriage, opened the gate and entered the tiny demesne.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading LADY PELL As soon as luncheon was over next day Miss Matilda prepared to set out on her self-imposed errand.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading A parcel had been made of the jewellery and one or two pieces of plate, which Tamsin would carry for her mistress as far as the door of Mr. Daykin’s bank, but neither she nor Ethel was aware of what the contents consisted.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Miss Matilda, with rather a sad heart it must be confessed, was in the act of putting on her outdoor things when from the window of her room she saw a pair-horse brougham draw up at the garden-gate, from the box of which a powdered footman presently alighted, and after speaking to someone inside the carriage, opened the gate and entered the tiny demesne.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading A parcel had been made of the jewellery and one or two pieces of plate, which Tamsin would carry for her mistress as far as the door of Mr. Daykin’s bank, but neither she nor Ethel was aware of what the contents consisted.
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From this reading Miss Matilda, with rather a sad heart it must be confessed, was in the act of putting on her outdoor things when from the window of her room she saw a pair-horse brougham draw up at the garden-gate, from the box of which a powdered footman presently alighted, and after speaking to someone inside the carriage, opened the gate and entered the tiny demesne.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Miss Jane had again offered to go with her and her offer had again been declined.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading A parcel had been made of the jewellery and one or two pieces of plate, which Tamsin would carry for her mistress as far as the door of Mr. Daykin’s bank, but neither she nor Ethel was aware of what the contents consisted.
