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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 There were certainly many reasons which would have made a marriage from Courcy Castle more convenient.
Alexandrina
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From this reading Nevertheless Lady Alexandrina De Courcy looked as bright as bridal finery could make her, when she got out of her carriage and walked into St. James's church at eleven o'clock on that morning.
Allington
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From this reading The fourteenth of February in London was quite as black, and cold, and as wintersome as it was at Allington, and was, perhaps, somewhat more melancholy in its coldness.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The fourteenth of February in London was quite as black, and cold, and as wintersome as it was at Allington, and was, perhaps, somewhat more melancholy in its coldness.
arranged
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From this reading It had been finally arranged that the marriage should take place in London.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The fourteenth of February in London was quite as black, and cold, and as wintersome as it was at Allington, and was, perhaps, somewhat more melancholy in its coldness.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The fourteenth of February in London was quite as black, and cold, and as wintersome as it was at Allington, and was, perhaps, somewhat more melancholy in its coldness.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading It had been finally arranged that the marriage should take place in London.
black
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From this reading The fourteenth of February in London was quite as black, and cold, and as wintersome as it was at Allington, and was, perhaps, somewhat more melancholy in its coldness.
bridal
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From this reading Nevertheless Lady Alexandrina De Courcy looked as bright as bridal finery could make her, when she got out of her carriage and walked into St. James's church at eleven o'clock on that morning.
bright
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From this reading Nevertheless Lady Alexandrina De Courcy looked as bright as bridal finery could make her, when she got out of her carriage and walked into St. James's church at eleven o'clock on that morning.
carriage
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From this reading Nevertheless Lady Alexandrina De Courcy looked as bright as bridal finery could make her, when she got out of her carriage and walked into St. James's church at eleven o'clock on that morning.
Castle
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From this reading There were certainly many reasons which would have made a marriage from Courcy Castle more convenient.
certainly
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From this reading There were certainly many reasons which would have made a marriage from Courcy Castle more convenient.
church
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From this reading Nevertheless Lady Alexandrina De Courcy looked as bright as bridal finery could make her, when she got out of her carriage and walked into St. James's church at eleven o'clock on that morning.
cold
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From this reading The fourteenth of February in London was quite as black, and cold, and as wintersome as it was at Allington, and was, perhaps, somewhat more melancholy in its coldness.
coldness
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From this reading The fourteenth of February in London was quite as black, and cold, and as wintersome as it was at Allington, and was, perhaps, somewhat more melancholy in its coldness.
convenient
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From this reading There were certainly many reasons which would have made a marriage from Courcy Castle more convenient.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Nevertheless Lady Alexandrina De Courcy looked as bright as bridal finery could make her, when she got out of her carriage and walked into St. James's church at eleven o'clock on that morning.
Courcy
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From this reading Nevertheless Lady Alexandrina De Courcy looked as bright as bridal finery could make her, when she got out of her carriage and walked into St. James's church at eleven o'clock on that morning.
DAY
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From this reading VALENTINE'S DAY IN LONDON.
De
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From this reading Nevertheless Lady Alexandrina De Courcy looked as bright as bridal finery could make her, when she got out of her carriage and walked into St. James's church at eleven o'clock on that morning.
eleven
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From this reading Nevertheless Lady Alexandrina De Courcy looked as bright as bridal finery could make her, when she got out of her carriage and walked into St. James's church at eleven o'clock on that morning.
February
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From this reading The fourteenth of February in London was quite as black, and cold, and as wintersome as it was at Allington, and was, perhaps, somewhat more melancholy in its coldness.
finally
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From this reading It had been finally arranged that the marriage should take place in London.
finery
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From this reading Nevertheless Lady Alexandrina De Courcy looked as bright as bridal finery could make her, when she got out of her carriage and walked into St. James's church at eleven o'clock on that morning.
fourteenth
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From this reading The fourteenth of February in London was quite as black, and cold, and as wintersome as it was at Allington, and was, perhaps, somewhat more melancholy in its coldness.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading There were certainly many reasons which would have made a marriage from Courcy Castle more convenient.
got
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From this reading Nevertheless Lady Alexandrina De Courcy looked as bright as bridal finery could make her, when she got out of her carriage and walked into St. James's church at eleven o'clock on that morning.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It had been finally arranged that the marriage should take place in London.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading There were certainly many reasons which would have made a marriage from Courcy Castle more convenient.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Nevertheless Lady Alexandrina De Courcy looked as bright as bridal finery could make her, when she got out of her carriage and walked into St. James's church at eleven o'clock on that morning.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading VALENTINE'S DAY IN LONDON.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Nevertheless Lady Alexandrina De Courcy looked as bright as bridal finery could make her, when she got out of her carriage and walked into St. James's church at eleven o'clock on that morning.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The fourteenth of February in London was quite as black, and cold, and as wintersome as it was at Allington, and was, perhaps, somewhat more melancholy in its coldness.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The fourteenth of February in London was quite as black, and cold, and as wintersome as it was at Allington, and was, perhaps, somewhat more melancholy in its coldness.
James's
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From this reading Nevertheless Lady Alexandrina De Courcy looked as bright as bridal finery could make her, when she got out of her carriage and walked into St. James's church at eleven o'clock on that morning.
Lady
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From this reading Nevertheless Lady Alexandrina De Courcy looked as bright as bridal finery could make her, when she got out of her carriage and walked into St. James's church at eleven o'clock on that morning.
LONDON
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From this reading VALENTINE'S DAY IN LONDON.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Nevertheless Lady Alexandrina De Courcy looked as bright as bridal finery could make her, when she got out of her carriage and walked into St. James's church at eleven o'clock on that morning.
made
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From this reading There were certainly many reasons which would have made a marriage from Courcy Castle more convenient.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Nevertheless Lady Alexandrina De Courcy looked as bright as bridal finery could make her, when she got out of her carriage and walked into St. James's church at eleven o'clock on that morning.
many
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From this reading There were certainly many reasons which would have made a marriage from Courcy Castle more convenient.
marriage
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From this reading It had been finally arranged that the marriage should take place in London.
melancholy
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From this reading The fourteenth of February in London was quite as black, and cold, and as wintersome as it was at Allington, and was, perhaps, somewhat more melancholy in its coldness.
more
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From this reading The fourteenth of February in London was quite as black, and cold, and as wintersome as it was at Allington, and was, perhaps, somewhat more melancholy in its coldness.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Nevertheless Lady Alexandrina De Courcy looked as bright as bridal finery could make her, when she got out of her carriage and walked into St. James's church at eleven o'clock on that morning.
NeverthelessadverbUS /ˌnevərðəˈles/
in spite of what has just been said
From this reading Nevertheless Lady Alexandrina De Courcy looked as bright as bridal finery could make her, when she got out of her carriage and walked into St. James's church at eleven o'clock on that morning.
o'clock
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From this reading Nevertheless Lady Alexandrina De Courcy looked as bright as bridal finery could make her, when she got out of her carriage and walked into St. James's church at eleven o'clock on that morning.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The fourteenth of February in London was quite as black, and cold, and as wintersome as it was at Allington, and was, perhaps, somewhat more melancholy in its coldness.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Nevertheless Lady Alexandrina De Courcy looked as bright as bridal finery could make her, when she got out of her carriage and walked into St. James's church at eleven o'clock on that morning.
out
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From this reading Nevertheless Lady Alexandrina De Courcy looked as bright as bridal finery could make her, when she got out of her carriage and walked into St. James's church at eleven o'clock on that morning.
perhaps
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From this reading The fourteenth of February in London was quite as black, and cold, and as wintersome as it was at Allington, and was, perhaps, somewhat more melancholy in its coldness.
place
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From this reading It had been finally arranged that the marriage should take place in London.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The fourteenth of February in London was quite as black, and cold, and as wintersome as it was at Allington, and was, perhaps, somewhat more melancholy in its coldness.
reasonsnounUS /ˈreasons/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading There were certainly many reasons which would have made a marriage from Courcy Castle more convenient.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Nevertheless Lady Alexandrina De Courcy looked as bright as bridal finery could make her, when she got out of her carriage and walked into St. James's church at eleven o'clock on that morning.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading It had been finally arranged that the marriage should take place in London.
somewhat
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From this reading The fourteenth of February in London was quite as black, and cold, and as wintersome as it was at Allington, and was, perhaps, somewhat more melancholy in its coldness.
St
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From this reading Nevertheless Lady Alexandrina De Courcy looked as bright as bridal finery could make her, when she got out of her carriage and walked into St. James's church at eleven o'clock on that morning.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It had been finally arranged that the marriage should take place in London.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Nevertheless Lady Alexandrina De Courcy looked as bright as bridal finery could make her, when she got out of her carriage and walked into St. James's church at eleven o'clock on that morning.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The fourteenth of February in London was quite as black, and cold, and as wintersome as it was at Allington, and was, perhaps, somewhat more melancholy in its coldness.
There
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From this reading There were certainly many reasons which would have made a marriage from Courcy Castle more convenient.
VALENTINE'S
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From this reading VALENTINE'S DAY IN LONDON.
walked
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From this reading Nevertheless Lady Alexandrina De Courcy looked as bright as bridal finery could make her, when she got out of her carriage and walked into St. James's church at eleven o'clock on that morning.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The fourteenth of February in London was quite as black, and cold, and as wintersome as it was at Allington, and was, perhaps, somewhat more melancholy in its coldness.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There were certainly many reasons which would have made a marriage from Courcy Castle more convenient.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Nevertheless Lady Alexandrina De Courcy looked as bright as bridal finery could make her, when she got out of her carriage and walked into St. James's church at eleven o'clock on that morning.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading There were certainly many reasons which would have made a marriage from Courcy Castle more convenient.
wintersome
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From this reading The fourteenth of February in London was quite as black, and cold, and as wintersome as it was at Allington, and was, perhaps, somewhat more melancholy in its coldness.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading There were certainly many reasons which would have made a marriage from Courcy Castle more convenient.
