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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 BEVY OF FAIR MAIDENS Never in all her life had Her Grace of Lincoln experienced anything so awful.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Well?" she repeated over and over again in breathless eagerness.
aglow
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all
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From this reading A BEVY OF FAIR MAIDENS Never in all her life had Her Grace of Lincoln experienced anything so awful.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Her very coif, usually a pattern of propriety, looked awry and scarcely sober on her dear old head, whilst her round, chubby face, a beautiful forest of tangled wrinkles, expressed the most dire distress, coupled with hopeless, pathetic bewilderment.
another's
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anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading A BEVY OF FAIR MAIDENS Never in all her life had Her Grace of Lincoln experienced anything so awful.
arms
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awful
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From this reading A BEVY OF FAIR MAIDENS Never in all her life had Her Grace of Lincoln experienced anything so awful.
awry
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From this reading Her very coif, usually a pattern of propriety, looked awry and scarcely sober on her dear old head, whilst her round, chubby face, a beautiful forest of tangled wrinkles, expressed the most dire distress, coupled with hopeless, pathetic bewilderment.
beautiful
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From this reading Her very coif, usually a pattern of propriety, looked awry and scarcely sober on her dear old head, whilst her round, chubby face, a beautiful forest of tangled wrinkles, expressed the most dire distress, coupled with hopeless, pathetic bewilderment.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
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BEVY
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From this reading A BEVY OF FAIR MAIDENS Never in all her life had Her Grace of Lincoln experienced anything so awful.
bewilderment
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breathless
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charge
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From this reading Yet was not Her Grace justly proud of the flock of fair maids committed to her charge?
cheeks
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chubby
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From this reading Her very coif, usually a pattern of propriety, looked awry and scarcely sober on her dear old head, whilst her round, chubby face, a beautiful forest of tangled wrinkles, expressed the most dire distress, coupled with hopeless, pathetic bewilderment.
coif
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From this reading Her very coif, usually a pattern of propriety, looked awry and scarcely sober on her dear old head, whilst her round, chubby face, a beautiful forest of tangled wrinkles, expressed the most dire distress, coupled with hopeless, pathetic bewilderment.
committed
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From this reading Yet was not Her Grace justly proud of the flock of fair maids committed to her charge?
coupled
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From this reading Her very coif, usually a pattern of propriety, looked awry and scarcely sober on her dear old head, whilst her round, chubby face, a beautiful forest of tangled wrinkles, expressed the most dire distress, coupled with hopeless, pathetic bewilderment.
dear
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dire
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From this reading Her very coif, usually a pattern of propriety, looked awry and scarcely sober on her dear old head, whilst her round, chubby face, a beautiful forest of tangled wrinkles, expressed the most dire distress, coupled with hopeless, pathetic bewilderment.
distressnounUS /dɪˈstrɛs/
extreme sadness or suffering
From this reading Her very coif, usually a pattern of propriety, looked awry and scarcely sober on her dear old head, whilst her round, chubby face, a beautiful forest of tangled wrinkles, expressed the most dire distress, coupled with hopeless, pathetic bewilderment.
eagerness
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excitement
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experienced
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From this reading A BEVY OF FAIR MAIDENS Never in all her life had Her Grace of Lincoln experienced anything so awful.
expressed
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From this reading Her very coif, usually a pattern of propriety, looked awry and scarcely sober on her dear old head, whilst her round, chubby face, a beautiful forest of tangled wrinkles, expressed the most dire distress, coupled with hopeless, pathetic bewilderment.
eyes
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face
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From this reading Her very coif, usually a pattern of propriety, looked awry and scarcely sober on her dear old head, whilst her round, chubby face, a beautiful forest of tangled wrinkles, expressed the most dire distress, coupled with hopeless, pathetic bewilderment.
FAIRnounUS /fair/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A BEVY OF FAIR MAIDENS Never in all her life had Her Grace of Lincoln experienced anything so awful.
flock
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From this reading Yet was not Her Grace justly proud of the flock of fair maids committed to her charge?
forest
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From this reading Her very coif, usually a pattern of propriety, looked awry and scarcely sober on her dear old head, whilst her round, chubby face, a beautiful forest of tangled wrinkles, expressed the most dire distress, coupled with hopeless, pathetic bewilderment.
girls
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Grace
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From this reading A BEVY OF FAIR MAIDENS Never in all her life had Her Grace of Lincoln experienced anything so awful.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading A BEVY OF FAIR MAIDENS Never in all her life had Her Grace of Lincoln experienced anything so awful.
head
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From this reading Her very coif, usually a pattern of propriety, looked awry and scarcely sober on her dear old head, whilst her round, chubby face, a beautiful forest of tangled wrinkles, expressed the most dire distress, coupled with hopeless, pathetic bewilderment.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading A BEVY OF FAIR MAIDENS Never in all her life had Her Grace of Lincoln experienced anything so awful.
hopeless
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From this reading Her very coif, usually a pattern of propriety, looked awry and scarcely sober on her dear old head, whilst her round, chubby face, a beautiful forest of tangled wrinkles, expressed the most dire distress, coupled with hopeless, pathetic bewilderment.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A BEVY OF FAIR MAIDENS Never in all her life had Her Grace of Lincoln experienced anything so awful.
intensity
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justly
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From this reading Yet was not Her Grace justly proud of the flock of fair maids committed to her charge?
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A BEVY OF FAIR MAIDENS Never in all her life had Her Grace of Lincoln experienced anything so awful.
Lincoln
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From this reading A BEVY OF FAIR MAIDENS Never in all her life had Her Grace of Lincoln experienced anything so awful.
linked
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From this reading She seemed scarce to notice the pretty picture before her--two young girls standing with arms linked round one another's waists, eyes aglow with excitement, and cheeks made rosy with the palpitating intensity of the narrative.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Her very coif, usually a pattern of propriety, looked awry and scarcely sober on her dear old head, whilst her round, chubby face, a beautiful forest of tangled wrinkles, expressed the most dire distress, coupled with hopeless, pathetic bewilderment.
made
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MAIDENS
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From this reading A BEVY OF FAIR MAIDENS Never in all her life had Her Grace of Lincoln experienced anything so awful.
maids
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From this reading Yet was not Her Grace justly proud of the flock of fair maids committed to her charge?
most
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From this reading Her very coif, usually a pattern of propriety, looked awry and scarcely sober on her dear old head, whilst her round, chubby face, a beautiful forest of tangled wrinkles, expressed the most dire distress, coupled with hopeless, pathetic bewilderment.
narrative
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NevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A BEVY OF FAIR MAIDENS Never in all her life had Her Grace of Lincoln experienced anything so awful.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Yet was not Her Grace justly proud of the flock of fair maids committed to her charge?
notice
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OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A BEVY OF FAIR MAIDENS Never in all her life had Her Grace of Lincoln experienced anything so awful.
old
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From this reading Her very coif, usually a pattern of propriety, looked awry and scarcely sober on her dear old head, whilst her round, chubby face, a beautiful forest of tangled wrinkles, expressed the most dire distress, coupled with hopeless, pathetic bewilderment.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Her very coif, usually a pattern of propriety, looked awry and scarcely sober on her dear old head, whilst her round, chubby face, a beautiful forest of tangled wrinkles, expressed the most dire distress, coupled with hopeless, pathetic bewilderment.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading She seemed scarce to notice the pretty picture before her--two young girls standing with arms linked round one another's waists, eyes aglow with excitement, and cheeks made rosy with the palpitating intensity of the narrative.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading "Well?" she repeated over and over again in breathless eagerness.
palpitating
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pathetic
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From this reading Her very coif, usually a pattern of propriety, looked awry and scarcely sober on her dear old head, whilst her round, chubby face, a beautiful forest of tangled wrinkles, expressed the most dire distress, coupled with hopeless, pathetic bewilderment.
pattern
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From this reading Her very coif, usually a pattern of propriety, looked awry and scarcely sober on her dear old head, whilst her round, chubby face, a beautiful forest of tangled wrinkles, expressed the most dire distress, coupled with hopeless, pathetic bewilderment.
picture
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pretty
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propriety
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From this reading Her very coif, usually a pattern of propriety, looked awry and scarcely sober on her dear old head, whilst her round, chubby face, a beautiful forest of tangled wrinkles, expressed the most dire distress, coupled with hopeless, pathetic bewilderment.
proud
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From this reading Yet was not Her Grace justly proud of the flock of fair maids committed to her charge?
repeatednounUS /repeated/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Well?" she repeated over and over again in breathless eagerness.
rosy
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round
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From this reading Her very coif, usually a pattern of propriety, looked awry and scarcely sober on her dear old head, whilst her round, chubby face, a beautiful forest of tangled wrinkles, expressed the most dire distress, coupled with hopeless, pathetic bewilderment.
scarceadjectiveUS /skɛrs/
hard to find or in short supply
From this reading She seemed scarce to notice the pretty picture before her--two young girls standing with arms linked round one another's waists, eyes aglow with excitement, and cheeks made rosy with the palpitating intensity of the narrative.
scarcely
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From this reading Her very coif, usually a pattern of propriety, looked awry and scarcely sober on her dear old head, whilst her round, chubby face, a beautiful forest of tangled wrinkles, expressed the most dire distress, coupled with hopeless, pathetic bewilderment.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She seemed scarce to notice the pretty picture before her--two young girls standing with arms linked round one another's waists, eyes aglow with excitement, and cheeks made rosy with the palpitating intensity of the narrative.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Well?" she repeated over and over again in breathless eagerness.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading A BEVY OF FAIR MAIDENS Never in all her life had Her Grace of Lincoln experienced anything so awful.
soberadjectiveUS /ˈsoʊbər/
not affected by alcohol
From this reading Her very coif, usually a pattern of propriety, looked awry and scarcely sober on her dear old head, whilst her round, chubby face, a beautiful forest of tangled wrinkles, expressed the most dire distress, coupled with hopeless, pathetic bewilderment.
standingnounUS /ˈstanding/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She seemed scarce to notice the pretty picture before her--two young girls standing with arms linked round one another's waists, eyes aglow with excitement, and cheeks made rosy with the palpitating intensity of the narrative.
tangled
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From this reading Her very coif, usually a pattern of propriety, looked awry and scarcely sober on her dear old head, whilst her round, chubby face, a beautiful forest of tangled wrinkles, expressed the most dire distress, coupled with hopeless, pathetic bewilderment.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Her very coif, usually a pattern of propriety, looked awry and scarcely sober on her dear old head, whilst her round, chubby face, a beautiful forest of tangled wrinkles, expressed the most dire distress, coupled with hopeless, pathetic bewilderment.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
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two
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usually
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From this reading Her very coif, usually a pattern of propriety, looked awry and scarcely sober on her dear old head, whilst her round, chubby face, a beautiful forest of tangled wrinkles, expressed the most dire distress, coupled with hopeless, pathetic bewilderment.
very
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From this reading Her very coif, usually a pattern of propriety, looked awry and scarcely sober on her dear old head, whilst her round, chubby face, a beautiful forest of tangled wrinkles, expressed the most dire distress, coupled with hopeless, pathetic bewilderment.
waists
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From this reading She seemed scarce to notice the pretty picture before her--two young girls standing with arms linked round one another's waists, eyes aglow with excitement, and cheeks made rosy with the palpitating intensity of the narrative.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Yet was not Her Grace justly proud of the flock of fair maids committed to her charge?
Well
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From this reading "Well?" she repeated over and over again in breathless eagerness.
whilstconjunctionUS /waɪlst/
an old and formal word for “while”
From this reading Her very coif, usually a pattern of propriety, looked awry and scarcely sober on her dear old head, whilst her round, chubby face, a beautiful forest of tangled wrinkles, expressed the most dire distress, coupled with hopeless, pathetic bewilderment.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Her very coif, usually a pattern of propriety, looked awry and scarcely sober on her dear old head, whilst her round, chubby face, a beautiful forest of tangled wrinkles, expressed the most dire distress, coupled with hopeless, pathetic bewilderment.
wrinkles
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From this reading Her very coif, usually a pattern of propriety, looked awry and scarcely sober on her dear old head, whilst her round, chubby face, a beautiful forest of tangled wrinkles, expressed the most dire distress, coupled with hopeless, pathetic bewilderment.
YetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading Yet was not Her Grace justly proud of the flock of fair maids committed to her charge?
young
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From this reading She seemed scarce to notice the pretty picture before her--two young girls standing with arms linked round one another's waists, eyes aglow with excitement, and cheeks made rosy with the palpitating intensity of the narrative.
