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always
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From this reading She was always fascinated by that lovely apparition which had seemed to her so splendid an incarnation of aristocracy and grace, delicious insolence and incomparable sorcery.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading She was always fascinated by that lovely apparition which had seemed to her so splendid an incarnation of aristocracy and grace, delicious insolence and incomparable sorcery.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Katherine Massarene noticed that her father paired early in the season and was ordered by his physician to take the waters of Ems.
apparition
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From this reading She was always fascinated by that lovely apparition which had seemed to her so splendid an incarnation of aristocracy and grace, delicious insolence and incomparable sorcery.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “Them German waters are wonderful curers,” she said to her daughter.
aristocracy
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From this reading She was always fascinated by that lovely apparition which had seemed to her so splendid an incarnation of aristocracy and grace, delicious insolence and incomparable sorcery.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But she made no remark on the fact, and her mother said, quite unsuspiciously, to her husband on his departure, “If you see the Duchess there, William, give her my love.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Katherine Massarene noticed that her father paired early in the season and was ordered by his physician to take the waters of Ems.
curers
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From this reading “Them German waters are wonderful curers,” she said to her daughter.
daughter
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From this reading “Them German waters are wonderful curers,” she said to her daughter.
delicious
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From this reading She was always fascinated by that lovely apparition which had seemed to her so splendid an incarnation of aristocracy and grace, delicious insolence and incomparable sorcery.
departure
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From this reading But she made no remark on the fact, and her mother said, quite unsuspiciously, to her husband on his departure, “If you see the Duchess there, William, give her my love.
Duchess
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From this reading But she made no remark on the fact, and her mother said, quite unsuspiciously, to her husband on his departure, “If you see the Duchess there, William, give her my love.
early
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From this reading Katherine Massarene noticed that her father paired early in the season and was ordered by his physician to take the waters of Ems.
Ems
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From this reading Katherine Massarene noticed that her father paired early in the season and was ordered by his physician to take the waters of Ems.
fact
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From this reading But she made no remark on the fact, and her mother said, quite unsuspiciously, to her husband on his departure, “If you see the Duchess there, William, give her my love.
fascinated
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From this reading She was always fascinated by that lovely apparition which had seemed to her so splendid an incarnation of aristocracy and grace, delicious insolence and incomparable sorcery.
father
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From this reading Katherine Massarene noticed that her father paired early in the season and was ordered by his physician to take the waters of Ems.
German
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From this reading “Them German waters are wonderful curers,” she said to her daughter.
give
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From this reading But she made no remark on the fact, and her mother said, quite unsuspiciously, to her husband on his departure, “If you see the Duchess there, William, give her my love.
grace
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From this reading She was always fascinated by that lovely apparition which had seemed to her so splendid an incarnation of aristocracy and grace, delicious insolence and incomparable sorcery.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She was always fascinated by that lovely apparition which had seemed to her so splendid an incarnation of aristocracy and grace, delicious insolence and incomparable sorcery.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Katherine Massarene noticed that her father paired early in the season and was ordered by his physician to take the waters of Ems.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Katherine Massarene noticed that her father paired early in the season and was ordered by his physician to take the waters of Ems.
husband
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From this reading But she made no remark on the fact, and her mother said, quite unsuspiciously, to her husband on his departure, “If you see the Duchess there, William, give her my love.
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading But she made no remark on the fact, and her mother said, quite unsuspiciously, to her husband on his departure, “If you see the Duchess there, William, give her my love.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Katherine Massarene noticed that her father paired early in the season and was ordered by his physician to take the waters of Ems.
incarnation
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From this reading She was always fascinated by that lovely apparition which had seemed to her so splendid an incarnation of aristocracy and grace, delicious insolence and incomparable sorcery.
incomparable
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From this reading She was always fascinated by that lovely apparition which had seemed to her so splendid an incarnation of aristocracy and grace, delicious insolence and incomparable sorcery.
insolence
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From this reading She was always fascinated by that lovely apparition which had seemed to her so splendid an incarnation of aristocracy and grace, delicious insolence and incomparable sorcery.
Katherine
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From this reading Katherine Massarene noticed that her father paired early in the season and was ordered by his physician to take the waters of Ems.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She was looking worried and worn when she left.”
looking
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From this reading She was looking worried and worn when she left.”
love
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From this reading But she made no remark on the fact, and her mother said, quite unsuspiciously, to her husband on his departure, “If you see the Duchess there, William, give her my love.
lovely
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From this reading She was always fascinated by that lovely apparition which had seemed to her so splendid an incarnation of aristocracy and grace, delicious insolence and incomparable sorcery.
made
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From this reading But she made no remark on the fact, and her mother said, quite unsuspiciously, to her husband on his departure, “If you see the Duchess there, William, give her my love.
Massarene
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From this reading Katherine Massarene noticed that her father paired early in the season and was ordered by his physician to take the waters of Ems.
mother
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From this reading But she made no remark on the fact, and her mother said, quite unsuspiciously, to her husband on his departure, “If you see the Duchess there, William, give her my love.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading But she made no remark on the fact, and her mother said, quite unsuspiciously, to her husband on his departure, “If you see the Duchess there, William, give her my love.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading But she made no remark on the fact, and her mother said, quite unsuspiciously, to her husband on his departure, “If you see the Duchess there, William, give her my love.
noticed
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From this reading Katherine Massarene noticed that her father paired early in the season and was ordered by his physician to take the waters of Ems.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Katherine Massarene noticed that her father paired early in the season and was ordered by his physician to take the waters of Ems.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading But she made no remark on the fact, and her mother said, quite unsuspiciously, to her husband on his departure, “If you see the Duchess there, William, give her my love.
ordered
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From this reading Katherine Massarene noticed that her father paired early in the season and was ordered by his physician to take the waters of Ems.
paired
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From this reading Katherine Massarene noticed that her father paired early in the season and was ordered by his physician to take the waters of Ems.
physician
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From this reading Katherine Massarene noticed that her father paired early in the season and was ordered by his physician to take the waters of Ems.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But she made no remark on the fact, and her mother said, quite unsuspiciously, to her husband on his departure, “If you see the Duchess there, William, give her my love.
remark
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From this reading But she made no remark on the fact, and her mother said, quite unsuspiciously, to her husband on his departure, “If you see the Duchess there, William, give her my love.
said
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From this reading But she made no remark on the fact, and her mother said, quite unsuspiciously, to her husband on his departure, “If you see the Duchess there, William, give her my love.
season
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From this reading Katherine Massarene noticed that her father paired early in the season and was ordered by his physician to take the waters of Ems.
see
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From this reading But she made no remark on the fact, and her mother said, quite unsuspiciously, to her husband on his departure, “If you see the Duchess there, William, give her my love.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She was always fascinated by that lovely apparition which had seemed to her so splendid an incarnation of aristocracy and grace, delicious insolence and incomparable sorcery.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But she made no remark on the fact, and her mother said, quite unsuspiciously, to her husband on his departure, “If you see the Duchess there, William, give her my love.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading She was always fascinated by that lovely apparition which had seemed to her so splendid an incarnation of aristocracy and grace, delicious insolence and incomparable sorcery.
sorcery
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From this reading She was always fascinated by that lovely apparition which had seemed to her so splendid an incarnation of aristocracy and grace, delicious insolence and incomparable sorcery.
splendid
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From this reading She was always fascinated by that lovely apparition which had seemed to her so splendid an incarnation of aristocracy and grace, delicious insolence and incomparable sorcery.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Katherine Massarene noticed that her father paired early in the season and was ordered by his physician to take the waters of Ems.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Katherine Massarene noticed that her father paired early in the season and was ordered by his physician to take the waters of Ems.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Katherine Massarene noticed that her father paired early in the season and was ordered by his physician to take the waters of Ems.
ThempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading “Them German waters are wonderful curers,” she said to her daughter.
there
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From this reading But she made no remark on the fact, and her mother said, quite unsuspiciously, to her husband on his departure, “If you see the Duchess there, William, give her my love.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Katherine Massarene noticed that her father paired early in the season and was ordered by his physician to take the waters of Ems.
unsuspiciously
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From this reading But she made no remark on the fact, and her mother said, quite unsuspiciously, to her husband on his departure, “If you see the Duchess there, William, give her my love.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Katherine Massarene noticed that her father paired early in the season and was ordered by his physician to take the waters of Ems.
waters
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From this reading Katherine Massarene noticed that her father paired early in the season and was ordered by his physician to take the waters of Ems.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading She was looking worried and worn when she left.”
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading She was always fascinated by that lovely apparition which had seemed to her so splendid an incarnation of aristocracy and grace, delicious insolence and incomparable sorcery.
William
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From this reading But she made no remark on the fact, and her mother said, quite unsuspiciously, to her husband on his departure, “If you see the Duchess there, William, give her my love.
wonderfulnounUS /ˈwonderful/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Them German waters are wonderful curers,” she said to her daughter.
wornverbUS /wɔːrn/
Damaged or thinned by continuous use.
From this reading She was looking worried and worn when she left.”
worried
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From this reading She was looking worried and worn when she left.”
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading But she made no remark on the fact, and her mother said, quite unsuspiciously, to her husband on his departure, “If you see the Duchess there, William, give her my love.
