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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 The name of a Chevalier of St. Michael sounds very splendid to innocent and uninstructed ears.
all
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From this reading Lottie thought it very imposing, and her heart leaped, partly with a sense of her own injustice all her life to her father, of whose merits, in youthful irreverence, she had hitherto thought but little.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It is a title which stands alone in England at least.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The name of a Chevalier of St. Michael sounds very splendid to innocent and uninstructed ears.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It is a title which stands alone in England at least.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Poor Knights have been heard of both in flesh and blood and in confectionery, in other places; but the title Chevalier is preserved in St. Michael’s, and there alone.
bloodnounUS /blood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Poor Knights have been heard of both in flesh and blood and in confectionery, in other places; but the title Chevalier is preserved in St. Michael’s, and there alone.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading Poor Knights have been heard of both in flesh and blood and in confectionery, in other places; but the title Chevalier is preserved in St. Michael’s, and there alone.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Poor Knights have been heard of both in flesh and blood and in confectionery, in other places; but the title Chevalier is preserved in St. Michael’s, and there alone.
Chevalier
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From this reading The name of a Chevalier of St. Michael sounds very splendid to innocent and uninstructed ears.
CHEVALIERS
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From this reading THE CHEVALIERS’ LODGES.
confectionery
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From this reading Poor Knights have been heard of both in flesh and blood and in confectionery, in other places; but the title Chevalier is preserved in St. Michael’s, and there alone.
ears
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From this reading The name of a Chevalier of St. Michael sounds very splendid to innocent and uninstructed ears.
England
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From this reading It is a title which stands alone in England at least.
father
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From this reading Lottie thought it very imposing, and her heart leaped, partly with a sense of her own injustice all her life to her father, of whose merits, in youthful irreverence, she had hitherto thought but little.
flesh
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From this reading Poor Knights have been heard of both in flesh and blood and in confectionery, in other places; but the title Chevalier is preserved in St. Michael’s, and there alone.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Lottie thought it very imposing, and her heart leaped, partly with a sense of her own injustice all her life to her father, of whose merits, in youthful irreverence, she had hitherto thought but little.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Poor Knights have been heard of both in flesh and blood and in confectionery, in other places; but the title Chevalier is preserved in St. Michael’s, and there alone.
heard
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From this reading Poor Knights have been heard of both in flesh and blood and in confectionery, in other places; but the title Chevalier is preserved in St. Michael’s, and there alone.
heart
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From this reading Lottie thought it very imposing, and her heart leaped, partly with a sense of her own injustice all her life to her father, of whose merits, in youthful irreverence, she had hitherto thought but little.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Lottie thought it very imposing, and her heart leaped, partly with a sense of her own injustice all her life to her father, of whose merits, in youthful irreverence, she had hitherto thought but little.
hitherto
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From this reading Lottie thought it very imposing, and her heart leaped, partly with a sense of her own injustice all her life to her father, of whose merits, in youthful irreverence, she had hitherto thought but little.
imposing
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From this reading Lottie thought it very imposing, and her heart leaped, partly with a sense of her own injustice all her life to her father, of whose merits, in youthful irreverence, she had hitherto thought but little.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It is a title which stands alone in England at least.
injustice
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From this reading Lottie thought it very imposing, and her heart leaped, partly with a sense of her own injustice all her life to her father, of whose merits, in youthful irreverence, she had hitherto thought but little.
innocent
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From this reading The name of a Chevalier of St. Michael sounds very splendid to innocent and uninstructed ears.
irreverence
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From this reading Lottie thought it very imposing, and her heart leaped, partly with a sense of her own injustice all her life to her father, of whose merits, in youthful irreverence, she had hitherto thought but little.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is a title which stands alone in England at least.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is a title which stands alone in England at least.
Knights
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From this reading Poor Knights have been heard of both in flesh and blood and in confectionery, in other places; but the title Chevalier is preserved in St. Michael’s, and there alone.
leaped
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From this reading Lottie thought it very imposing, and her heart leaped, partly with a sense of her own injustice all her life to her father, of whose merits, in youthful irreverence, she had hitherto thought but little.
leastnounUS /least/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It is a title which stands alone in England at least.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Lottie thought it very imposing, and her heart leaped, partly with a sense of her own injustice all her life to her father, of whose merits, in youthful irreverence, she had hitherto thought but little.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Lottie thought it very imposing, and her heart leaped, partly with a sense of her own injustice all her life to her father, of whose merits, in youthful irreverence, she had hitherto thought but little.
LODGES
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From this reading THE CHEVALIERS’ LODGES.
Lottie
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From this reading Lottie thought it very imposing, and her heart leaped, partly with a sense of her own injustice all her life to her father, of whose merits, in youthful irreverence, she had hitherto thought but little.
merits
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From this reading Lottie thought it very imposing, and her heart leaped, partly with a sense of her own injustice all her life to her father, of whose merits, in youthful irreverence, she had hitherto thought but little.
Michael
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From this reading The name of a Chevalier of St. Michael sounds very splendid to innocent and uninstructed ears.
Michael's
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From this reading Poor Knights have been heard of both in flesh and blood and in confectionery, in other places; but the title Chevalier is preserved in St. Michael’s, and there alone.
namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The name of a Chevalier of St. Michael sounds very splendid to innocent and uninstructed ears.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The name of a Chevalier of St. Michael sounds very splendid to innocent and uninstructed ears.
other
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From this reading Poor Knights have been heard of both in flesh and blood and in confectionery, in other places; but the title Chevalier is preserved in St. Michael’s, and there alone.
own
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From this reading Lottie thought it very imposing, and her heart leaped, partly with a sense of her own injustice all her life to her father, of whose merits, in youthful irreverence, she had hitherto thought but little.
partly
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From this reading Lottie thought it very imposing, and her heart leaped, partly with a sense of her own injustice all her life to her father, of whose merits, in youthful irreverence, she had hitherto thought but little.
places
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From this reading Poor Knights have been heard of both in flesh and blood and in confectionery, in other places; but the title Chevalier is preserved in St. Michael’s, and there alone.
PoornounUS /poor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Poor Knights have been heard of both in flesh and blood and in confectionery, in other places; but the title Chevalier is preserved in St. Michael’s, and there alone.
preserved
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From this reading Poor Knights have been heard of both in flesh and blood and in confectionery, in other places; but the title Chevalier is preserved in St. Michael’s, and there alone.
sense
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From this reading Lottie thought it very imposing, and her heart leaped, partly with a sense of her own injustice all her life to her father, of whose merits, in youthful irreverence, she had hitherto thought but little.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Lottie thought it very imposing, and her heart leaped, partly with a sense of her own injustice all her life to her father, of whose merits, in youthful irreverence, she had hitherto thought but little.
sounds
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From this reading The name of a Chevalier of St. Michael sounds very splendid to innocent and uninstructed ears.
splendid
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From this reading The name of a Chevalier of St. Michael sounds very splendid to innocent and uninstructed ears.
St
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From this reading The name of a Chevalier of St. Michael sounds very splendid to innocent and uninstructed ears.
stands
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From this reading It is a title which stands alone in England at least.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE CHEVALIERS’ LODGES.
there
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From this reading Poor Knights have been heard of both in flesh and blood and in confectionery, in other places; but the title Chevalier is preserved in St. Michael’s, and there alone.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Lottie thought it very imposing, and her heart leaped, partly with a sense of her own injustice all her life to her father, of whose merits, in youthful irreverence, she had hitherto thought but little.
title
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From this reading It is a title which stands alone in England at least.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The name of a Chevalier of St. Michael sounds very splendid to innocent and uninstructed ears.
uninstructed
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From this reading The name of a Chevalier of St. Michael sounds very splendid to innocent and uninstructed ears.
very
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From this reading The name of a Chevalier of St. Michael sounds very splendid to innocent and uninstructed ears.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It is a title which stands alone in England at least.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading Lottie thought it very imposing, and her heart leaped, partly with a sense of her own injustice all her life to her father, of whose merits, in youthful irreverence, she had hitherto thought but little.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Lottie thought it very imposing, and her heart leaped, partly with a sense of her own injustice all her life to her father, of whose merits, in youthful irreverence, she had hitherto thought but little.
youthful
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From this reading Lottie thought it very imposing, and her heart leaped, partly with a sense of her own injustice all her life to her father, of whose merits, in youthful irreverence, she had hitherto thought but little.
