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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 She was married to a wealthy gentleman, and had a large family of children.
accountsnounUS /ˈaccounts/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It was from her that we originally got Nurse Bundle; and anecdotes of her and of my cousins, and wonderful accounts of London (where they lived), had long figured conspicuously in Mrs. Bundle's nursery chronicles.
altogether
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From this reading It is not altogether without a reason that I speak of them in this order.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She was married to a wealthy gentleman, and had a large family of children.
anecdotes
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From this reading It was from her that we originally got Nurse Bundle; and anecdotes of her and of my cousins, and wonderful accounts of London (where they lived), had long figured conspicuously in Mrs. Bundle's nursery chronicles.
Ascott
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From this reading Aunt Maria came, and Uncle Ascott came with her.
AUNT
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From this reading AUNT MARIA--THE ENEMY ROUTED--LONDON TOWN Aunt Maria was my father's sister.
BundlenounUS /ˈbʌndəl/
a group of things tied or wrapped together
From this reading It was from her that we originally got Nurse Bundle; and anecdotes of her and of my cousins, and wonderful accounts of London (where they lived), had long figured conspicuously in Mrs. Bundle's nursery chronicles.
Bundle's
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From this reading It was from her that we originally got Nurse Bundle; and anecdotes of her and of my cousins, and wonderful accounts of London (where they lived), had long figured conspicuously in Mrs. Bundle's nursery chronicles.
came
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From this reading Aunt Maria came, and Uncle Ascott came with her.
children
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From this reading She was married to a wealthy gentleman, and had a large family of children.
chronicles
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From this reading It was from her that we originally got Nurse Bundle; and anecdotes of her and of my cousins, and wonderful accounts of London (where they lived), had long figured conspicuously in Mrs. Bundle's nursery chronicles.
conspicuously
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From this reading It was from her that we originally got Nurse Bundle; and anecdotes of her and of my cousins, and wonderful accounts of London (where they lived), had long figured conspicuously in Mrs. Bundle's nursery chronicles.
cousins
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From this reading It was from her that we originally got Nurse Bundle; and anecdotes of her and of my cousins, and wonderful accounts of London (where they lived), had long figured conspicuously in Mrs. Bundle's nursery chronicles.
ENEMY
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From this reading AUNT MARIA--THE ENEMY ROUTED--LONDON TOWN Aunt Maria was my father's sister.
family
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From this reading She was married to a wealthy gentleman, and had a large family of children.
father's
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From this reading AUNT MARIA--THE ENEMY ROUTED--LONDON TOWN Aunt Maria was my father's sister.
figured
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From this reading It was from her that we originally got Nurse Bundle; and anecdotes of her and of my cousins, and wonderful accounts of London (where they lived), had long figured conspicuously in Mrs. Bundle's nursery chronicles.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It was from her that we originally got Nurse Bundle; and anecdotes of her and of my cousins, and wonderful accounts of London (where they lived), had long figured conspicuously in Mrs. Bundle's nursery chronicles.
gentlemannounUS /ˈgentleman/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She was married to a wealthy gentleman, and had a large family of children.
got
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From this reading It was from her that we originally got Nurse Bundle; and anecdotes of her and of my cousins, and wonderful accounts of London (where they lived), had long figured conspicuously in Mrs. Bundle's nursery chronicles.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She was married to a wealthy gentleman, and had a large family of children.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading It was from her that we originally got Nurse Bundle; and anecdotes of her and of my cousins, and wonderful accounts of London (where they lived), had long figured conspicuously in Mrs. Bundle's nursery chronicles.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading It is not altogether without a reason that I speak of them in this order.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was from her that we originally got Nurse Bundle; and anecdotes of her and of my cousins, and wonderful accounts of London (where they lived), had long figured conspicuously in Mrs. Bundle's nursery chronicles.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is not altogether without a reason that I speak of them in this order.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was from her that we originally got Nurse Bundle; and anecdotes of her and of my cousins, and wonderful accounts of London (where they lived), had long figured conspicuously in Mrs. Bundle's nursery chronicles.
large
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From this reading She was married to a wealthy gentleman, and had a large family of children.
lived
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From this reading It was from her that we originally got Nurse Bundle; and anecdotes of her and of my cousins, and wonderful accounts of London (where they lived), had long figured conspicuously in Mrs. Bundle's nursery chronicles.
LONDON
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From this reading AUNT MARIA--THE ENEMY ROUTED--LONDON TOWN Aunt Maria was my father's sister.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was from her that we originally got Nurse Bundle; and anecdotes of her and of my cousins, and wonderful accounts of London (where they lived), had long figured conspicuously in Mrs. Bundle's nursery chronicles.
MARIA
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From this reading AUNT MARIA--THE ENEMY ROUTED--LONDON TOWN Aunt Maria was my father's sister.
married
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From this reading She was married to a wealthy gentleman, and had a large family of children.
Mrs
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From this reading It was from her that we originally got Nurse Bundle; and anecdotes of her and of my cousins, and wonderful accounts of London (where they lived), had long figured conspicuously in Mrs. Bundle's nursery chronicles.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading AUNT MARIA--THE ENEMY ROUTED--LONDON TOWN Aunt Maria was my father's sister.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It is not altogether without a reason that I speak of them in this order.
Nurse
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From this reading It was from her that we originally got Nurse Bundle; and anecdotes of her and of my cousins, and wonderful accounts of London (where they lived), had long figured conspicuously in Mrs. Bundle's nursery chronicles.
nursery
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From this reading It was from her that we originally got Nurse Bundle; and anecdotes of her and of my cousins, and wonderful accounts of London (where they lived), had long figured conspicuously in Mrs. Bundle's nursery chronicles.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She was married to a wealthy gentleman, and had a large family of children.
ordernounUS /order/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It is not altogether without a reason that I speak of them in this order.
originally
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From this reading It was from her that we originally got Nurse Bundle; and anecdotes of her and of my cousins, and wonderful accounts of London (where they lived), had long figured conspicuously in Mrs. Bundle's nursery chronicles.
reason
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From this reading It is not altogether without a reason that I speak of them in this order.
ROUTED
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From this reading AUNT MARIA--THE ENEMY ROUTED--LONDON TOWN Aunt Maria was my father's sister.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was married to a wealthy gentleman, and had a large family of children.
sister
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From this reading AUNT MARIA--THE ENEMY ROUTED--LONDON TOWN Aunt Maria was my father's sister.
speak
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From this reading It is not altogether without a reason that I speak of them in this order.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was from her that we originally got Nurse Bundle; and anecdotes of her and of my cousins, and wonderful accounts of London (where they lived), had long figured conspicuously in Mrs. Bundle's nursery chronicles.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AUNT MARIA--THE ENEMY ROUTED--LONDON TOWN Aunt Maria was my father's sister.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading It is not altogether without a reason that I speak of them in this order.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was from her that we originally got Nurse Bundle; and anecdotes of her and of my cousins, and wonderful accounts of London (where they lived), had long figured conspicuously in Mrs. Bundle's nursery chronicles.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading It is not altogether without a reason that I speak of them in this order.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She was married to a wealthy gentleman, and had a large family of children.
TOWN
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From this reading AUNT MARIA--THE ENEMY ROUTED--LONDON TOWN Aunt Maria was my father's sister.
Uncle
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From this reading Aunt Maria came, and Uncle Ascott came with her.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading AUNT MARIA--THE ENEMY ROUTED--LONDON TOWN Aunt Maria was my father's sister.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading It was from her that we originally got Nurse Bundle; and anecdotes of her and of my cousins, and wonderful accounts of London (where they lived), had long figured conspicuously in Mrs. Bundle's nursery chronicles.
wealthy
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From this reading She was married to a wealthy gentleman, and had a large family of children.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading It was from her that we originally got Nurse Bundle; and anecdotes of her and of my cousins, and wonderful accounts of London (where they lived), had long figured conspicuously in Mrs. Bundle's nursery chronicles.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Aunt Maria came, and Uncle Ascott came with her.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading It is not altogether without a reason that I speak of them in this order.
wonderfulnounUS /ˈwonderful/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It was from her that we originally got Nurse Bundle; and anecdotes of her and of my cousins, and wonderful accounts of London (where they lived), had long figured conspicuously in Mrs. Bundle's nursery chronicles.
