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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 Mr. Sarkies lived with his widowed mother and an unmarried aunt, an elderly spinster, in a small house behind that occupied by the Bunnys.
althoughnounUS /ˈalthough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The family were of Armenian descent, although they were unwilling to own the fact.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading When the wave of religious enthusiasm swept over Bombay it caught up among other flotsam the Sarkies family.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Mr. Sarkies lived with his widowed mother and an unmarried aunt, an elderly spinster, in a small house behind that occupied by the Bunnys.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Mr. Sarkies lived with his widowed mother and an unmarried aunt, an elderly spinster, in a small house behind that occupied by the Bunnys.
Armenian
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From this reading The family were of Armenian descent, although they were unwilling to own the fact.
aunt
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From this reading Mr. Sarkies lived with his widowed mother and an unmarried aunt, an elderly spinster, in a small house behind that occupied by the Bunnys.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading Mr. Sarkies lived with his widowed mother and an unmarried aunt, an elderly spinster, in a small house behind that occupied by the Bunnys.
bestowed
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From this reading Wherever they went, however, they bore the cachet of their origin with them in their noses, the insignia of race bestowed upon them by Providence.
Bombay
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From this reading When the wave of religious enthusiasm swept over Bombay it caught up among other flotsam the Sarkies family.
bore
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From this reading Wherever they went, however, they bore the cachet of their origin with them in their noses, the insignia of race bestowed upon them by Providence.
BUNNY
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From this reading MASTER EDWARD BUNNY.
Bunnys
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From this reading Mr. Sarkies lived with his widowed mother and an unmarried aunt, an elderly spinster, in a small house behind that occupied by the Bunnys.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Mr. Sarkies lived with his widowed mother and an unmarried aunt, an elderly spinster, in a small house behind that occupied by the Bunnys.
cachet
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From this reading Wherever they went, however, they bore the cachet of their origin with them in their noses, the insignia of race bestowed upon them by Providence.
caught
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From this reading When the wave of religious enthusiasm swept over Bombay it caught up among other flotsam the Sarkies family.
descentnounUS /dɪˈsent/
An action of moving downward, dropping, or falling into a deeper place.
From this reading The family were of Armenian descent, although they were unwilling to own the fact.
EDWARD
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From this reading MASTER EDWARD BUNNY.
elderly
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From this reading Mr. Sarkies lived with his widowed mother and an unmarried aunt, an elderly spinster, in a small house behind that occupied by the Bunnys.
enthusiasm
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From this reading When the wave of religious enthusiasm swept over Bombay it caught up among other flotsam the Sarkies family.
fact
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From this reading The family were of Armenian descent, although they were unwilling to own the fact.
family
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From this reading The family were of Armenian descent, although they were unwilling to own the fact.
flotsam
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From this reading When the wave of religious enthusiasm swept over Bombay it caught up among other flotsam the Sarkies family.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Mr. Sarkies lived with his widowed mother and an unmarried aunt, an elderly spinster, in a small house behind that occupied by the Bunnys.
house
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From this reading Mr. Sarkies lived with his widowed mother and an unmarried aunt, an elderly spinster, in a small house behind that occupied by the Bunnys.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading Wherever they went, however, they bore the cachet of their origin with them in their noses, the insignia of race bestowed upon them by Providence.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Mr. Sarkies lived with his widowed mother and an unmarried aunt, an elderly spinster, in a small house behind that occupied by the Bunnys.
insignia
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From this reading Wherever they went, however, they bore the cachet of their origin with them in their noses, the insignia of race bestowed upon them by Providence.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading When the wave of religious enthusiasm swept over Bombay it caught up among other flotsam the Sarkies family.
lived
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From this reading Mr. Sarkies lived with his widowed mother and an unmarried aunt, an elderly spinster, in a small house behind that occupied by the Bunnys.
MASTER
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From this reading MASTER EDWARD BUNNY.
mother
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From this reading Mr. Sarkies lived with his widowed mother and an unmarried aunt, an elderly spinster, in a small house behind that occupied by the Bunnys.
Mr
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From this reading Mr. Sarkies lived with his widowed mother and an unmarried aunt, an elderly spinster, in a small house behind that occupied by the Bunnys.
noses
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From this reading Wherever they went, however, they bore the cachet of their origin with them in their noses, the insignia of race bestowed upon them by Providence.
occupied
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From this reading Mr. Sarkies lived with his widowed mother and an unmarried aunt, an elderly spinster, in a small house behind that occupied by the Bunnys.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The family were of Armenian descent, although they were unwilling to own the fact.
origin
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From this reading Wherever they went, however, they bore the cachet of their origin with them in their noses, the insignia of race bestowed upon them by Providence.
other
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From this reading When the wave of religious enthusiasm swept over Bombay it caught up among other flotsam the Sarkies family.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading When the wave of religious enthusiasm swept over Bombay it caught up among other flotsam the Sarkies family.
own
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From this reading The family were of Armenian descent, although they were unwilling to own the fact.
ProvidencenounUS /ˈprɑː.və.dəns/
The protective care of God or nature as a spiritual power. (Sự quan phòng, thiên ý phù hộ.)
From this reading Wherever they went, however, they bore the cachet of their origin with them in their noses, the insignia of race bestowed upon them by Providence.
race
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From this reading Wherever they went, however, they bore the cachet of their origin with them in their noses, the insignia of race bestowed upon them by Providence.
religious
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From this reading When the wave of religious enthusiasm swept over Bombay it caught up among other flotsam the Sarkies family.
Sarkies
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From this reading Mr. Sarkies lived with his widowed mother and an unmarried aunt, an elderly spinster, in a small house behind that occupied by the Bunnys.
small
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From this reading Mr. Sarkies lived with his widowed mother and an unmarried aunt, an elderly spinster, in a small house behind that occupied by the Bunnys.
spinster
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From this reading Mr. Sarkies lived with his widowed mother and an unmarried aunt, an elderly spinster, in a small house behind that occupied by the Bunnys.
swept
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From this reading When the wave of religious enthusiasm swept over Bombay it caught up among other flotsam the Sarkies family.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Mr. Sarkies lived with his widowed mother and an unmarried aunt, an elderly spinster, in a small house behind that occupied by the Bunnys.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Mr. Sarkies lived with his widowed mother and an unmarried aunt, an elderly spinster, in a small house behind that occupied by the Bunnys.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Wherever they went, however, they bore the cachet of their origin with them in their noses, the insignia of race bestowed upon them by Providence.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Wherever they went, however, they bore the cachet of their origin with them in their noses, the insignia of race bestowed upon them by Providence.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The family were of Armenian descent, although they were unwilling to own the fact.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The family were of Armenian descent, although they were unwilling to own the fact.
unmarried
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From this reading Mr. Sarkies lived with his widowed mother and an unmarried aunt, an elderly spinster, in a small house behind that occupied by the Bunnys.
unwilling
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From this reading The family were of Armenian descent, although they were unwilling to own the fact.
up
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From this reading When the wave of religious enthusiasm swept over Bombay it caught up among other flotsam the Sarkies family.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Wherever they went, however, they bore the cachet of their origin with them in their noses, the insignia of race bestowed upon them by Providence.
wave
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From this reading When the wave of religious enthusiasm swept over Bombay it caught up among other flotsam the Sarkies family.
went
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From this reading Wherever they went, however, they bore the cachet of their origin with them in their noses, the insignia of race bestowed upon them by Providence.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The family were of Armenian descent, although they were unwilling to own the fact.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When the wave of religious enthusiasm swept over Bombay it caught up among other flotsam the Sarkies family.
WherevernounUS /ˈwherever/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Wherever they went, however, they bore the cachet of their origin with them in their noses, the insignia of race bestowed upon them by Providence.
widowed
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From this reading Mr. Sarkies lived with his widowed mother and an unmarried aunt, an elderly spinster, in a small house behind that occupied by the Bunnys.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Mr. Sarkies lived with his widowed mother and an unmarried aunt, an elderly spinster, in a small house behind that occupied by the Bunnys.
