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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 CAPTAIN and Mrs. Kempt with Sabina had resided a week in the Matterhorn Hotel before the two girls arrived there.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After leaving New York the girls spent a day at Haverstock, where Dorothy Amhurst bought a piece of land as shrewdly as if she had been in the real estate business all her life.
all
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From this reading After leaving New York the girls spent a day at Haverstock, where Dorothy Amhurst bought a piece of land as shrewdly as if she had been in the real estate business all her life.
Amhurst
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From this reading After leaving New York the girls spent a day at Haverstock, where Dorothy Amhurst bought a piece of land as shrewdly as if she had been in the real estate business all her life.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Then there were the lawyers to see; a great many business details to settle, and an architect to consult.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading CAPTAIN and Mrs. Kempt with Sabina had resided a week in the Matterhorn Hotel before the two girls arrived there.
architect
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From this reading Then there were the lawyers to see; a great many business details to settle, and an architect to consult.
arrived
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From this reading CAPTAIN and Mrs. Kempt with Sabina had resided a week in the Matterhorn Hotel before the two girls arrived there.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading After leaving New York the girls spent a day at Haverstock, where Dorothy Amhurst bought a piece of land as shrewdly as if she had been in the real estate business all her life.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading After leaving New York the girls spent a day at Haverstock, where Dorothy Amhurst bought a piece of land as shrewdly as if she had been in the real estate business all her life.
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading After this transaction the girls drove to the station on the line connecting with the inclined railway, and so, as Katherine remarked, were “wafted to the skies on flowery beds of ease,” which she explained to her shocked companion was all right, because it was a quotation from a hymn.
beds
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From this reading After this transaction the girls drove to the station on the line connecting with the inclined railway, and so, as Katherine remarked, were “wafted to the skies on flowery beds of ease,” which she explained to her shocked companion was all right, because it was a quotation from a hymn.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading After leaving New York the girls spent a day at Haverstock, where Dorothy Amhurst bought a piece of land as shrewdly as if she had been in the real estate business all her life.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading CAPTAIN and Mrs. Kempt with Sabina had resided a week in the Matterhorn Hotel before the two girls arrived there.
bought
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From this reading After leaving New York the girls spent a day at Haverstock, where Dorothy Amhurst bought a piece of land as shrewdly as if she had been in the real estate business all her life.
business
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From this reading Then there were the lawyers to see; a great many business details to settle, and an architect to consult.
CAPTAINnounUS /ˈcaptain/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading CAPTAIN and Mrs. Kempt with Sabina had resided a week in the Matterhorn Hotel before the two girls arrived there.
companion
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From this reading After this transaction the girls drove to the station on the line connecting with the inclined railway, and so, as Katherine remarked, were “wafted to the skies on flowery beds of ease,” which she explained to her shocked companion was all right, because it was a quotation from a hymn.
connecting
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From this reading After this transaction the girls drove to the station on the line connecting with the inclined railway, and so, as Katherine remarked, were “wafted to the skies on flowery beds of ease,” which she explained to her shocked companion was all right, because it was a quotation from a hymn.
consult
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From this reading Then there were the lawyers to see; a great many business details to settle, and an architect to consult.
day
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From this reading After leaving New York the girls spent a day at Haverstock, where Dorothy Amhurst bought a piece of land as shrewdly as if she had been in the real estate business all her life.
days
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From this reading They had gone direct to New York, and it required the seven days to find a flat that suited them, of which they were to take possession on the first of October.
detailsnounUS /ˈdetails/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Then there were the lawyers to see; a great many business details to settle, and an architect to consult.
direct
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From this reading They had gone direct to New York, and it required the seven days to find a flat that suited them, of which they were to take possession on the first of October.
Dorothy
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From this reading After leaving New York the girls spent a day at Haverstock, where Dorothy Amhurst bought a piece of land as shrewdly as if she had been in the real estate business all her life.
drove
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From this reading After this transaction the girls drove to the station on the line connecting with the inclined railway, and so, as Katherine remarked, were “wafted to the skies on flowery beds of ease,” which she explained to her shocked companion was all right, because it was a quotation from a hymn.
ease
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From this reading After this transaction the girls drove to the station on the line connecting with the inclined railway, and so, as Katherine remarked, were “wafted to the skies on flowery beds of ease,” which she explained to her shocked companion was all right, because it was a quotation from a hymn.
estate
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From this reading After leaving New York the girls spent a day at Haverstock, where Dorothy Amhurst bought a piece of land as shrewdly as if she had been in the real estate business all her life.
explained
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From this reading After this transaction the girls drove to the station on the line connecting with the inclined railway, and so, as Katherine remarked, were “wafted to the skies on flowery beds of ease,” which she explained to her shocked companion was all right, because it was a quotation from a hymn.
find
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From this reading They had gone direct to New York, and it required the seven days to find a flat that suited them, of which they were to take possession on the first of October.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They had gone direct to New York, and it required the seven days to find a flat that suited them, of which they were to take possession on the first of October.
flat
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From this reading They had gone direct to New York, and it required the seven days to find a flat that suited them, of which they were to take possession on the first of October.
flowery
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From this reading After this transaction the girls drove to the station on the line connecting with the inclined railway, and so, as Katherine remarked, were “wafted to the skies on flowery beds of ease,” which she explained to her shocked companion was all right, because it was a quotation from a hymn.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading After this transaction the girls drove to the station on the line connecting with the inclined railway, and so, as Katherine remarked, were “wafted to the skies on flowery beds of ease,” which she explained to her shocked companion was all right, because it was a quotation from a hymn.
girls
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From this reading CAPTAIN and Mrs. Kempt with Sabina had resided a week in the Matterhorn Hotel before the two girls arrived there.
gone
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From this reading They had gone direct to New York, and it required the seven days to find a flat that suited them, of which they were to take possession on the first of October.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then there were the lawyers to see; a great many business details to settle, and an architect to consult.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading CAPTAIN and Mrs. Kempt with Sabina had resided a week in the Matterhorn Hotel before the two girls arrived there.
Haverstock
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From this reading After leaving New York the girls spent a day at Haverstock, where Dorothy Amhurst bought a piece of land as shrewdly as if she had been in the real estate business all her life.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading After leaving New York the girls spent a day at Haverstock, where Dorothy Amhurst bought a piece of land as shrewdly as if she had been in the real estate business all her life.
Hotel
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From this reading CAPTAIN and Mrs. Kempt with Sabina had resided a week in the Matterhorn Hotel before the two girls arrived there.
hymn
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From this reading After this transaction the girls drove to the station on the line connecting with the inclined railway, and so, as Katherine remarked, were “wafted to the skies on flowery beds of ease,” which she explained to her shocked companion was all right, because it was a quotation from a hymn.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading After leaving New York the girls spent a day at Haverstock, where Dorothy Amhurst bought a piece of land as shrewdly as if she had been in the real estate business all her life.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading CAPTAIN and Mrs. Kempt with Sabina had resided a week in the Matterhorn Hotel before the two girls arrived there.
inclined
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From this reading After this transaction the girls drove to the station on the line connecting with the inclined railway, and so, as Katherine remarked, were “wafted to the skies on flowery beds of ease,” which she explained to her shocked companion was all right, because it was a quotation from a hymn.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading They had gone direct to New York, and it required the seven days to find a flat that suited them, of which they were to take possession on the first of October.
Katherine
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From this reading After this transaction the girls drove to the station on the line connecting with the inclined railway, and so, as Katherine remarked, were “wafted to the skies on flowery beds of ease,” which she explained to her shocked companion was all right, because it was a quotation from a hymn.
Kempt
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From this reading CAPTAIN and Mrs. Kempt with Sabina had resided a week in the Matterhorn Hotel before the two girls arrived there.
land
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From this reading After leaving New York the girls spent a day at Haverstock, where Dorothy Amhurst bought a piece of land as shrewdly as if she had been in the real estate business all her life.
lawyers
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From this reading Then there were the lawyers to see; a great many business details to settle, and an architect to consult.
leaving
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From this reading After leaving New York the girls spent a day at Haverstock, where Dorothy Amhurst bought a piece of land as shrewdly as if she had been in the real estate business all her life.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading After leaving New York the girls spent a day at Haverstock, where Dorothy Amhurst bought a piece of land as shrewdly as if she had been in the real estate business all her life.
line
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From this reading After this transaction the girls drove to the station on the line connecting with the inclined railway, and so, as Katherine remarked, were “wafted to the skies on flowery beds of ease,” which she explained to her shocked companion was all right, because it was a quotation from a hymn.
many
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From this reading Then there were the lawyers to see; a great many business details to settle, and an architect to consult.
Matterhorn
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From this reading CAPTAIN and Mrs. Kempt with Sabina had resided a week in the Matterhorn Hotel before the two girls arrived there.
Mrs
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From this reading CAPTAIN and Mrs. Kempt with Sabina had resided a week in the Matterhorn Hotel before the two girls arrived there.
New
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From this reading They had gone direct to New York, and it required the seven days to find a flat that suited them, of which they were to take possession on the first of October.
October
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From this reading They had gone direct to New York, and it required the seven days to find a flat that suited them, of which they were to take possession on the first of October.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading They had gone direct to New York, and it required the seven days to find a flat that suited them, of which they were to take possession on the first of October.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading They had gone direct to New York, and it required the seven days to find a flat that suited them, of which they were to take possession on the first of October.
piece
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From this reading After leaving New York the girls spent a day at Haverstock, where Dorothy Amhurst bought a piece of land as shrewdly as if she had been in the real estate business all her life.
possession
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From this reading They had gone direct to New York, and it required the seven days to find a flat that suited them, of which they were to take possession on the first of October.
quotation
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From this reading After this transaction the girls drove to the station on the line connecting with the inclined railway, and so, as Katherine remarked, were “wafted to the skies on flowery beds of ease,” which she explained to her shocked companion was all right, because it was a quotation from a hymn.
railway
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From this reading After this transaction the girls drove to the station on the line connecting with the inclined railway, and so, as Katherine remarked, were “wafted to the skies on flowery beds of ease,” which she explained to her shocked companion was all right, because it was a quotation from a hymn.
real
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From this reading After leaving New York the girls spent a day at Haverstock, where Dorothy Amhurst bought a piece of land as shrewdly as if she had been in the real estate business all her life.
remarked
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From this reading After this transaction the girls drove to the station on the line connecting with the inclined railway, and so, as Katherine remarked, were “wafted to the skies on flowery beds of ease,” which she explained to her shocked companion was all right, because it was a quotation from a hymn.
requirednounUS /required/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They had gone direct to New York, and it required the seven days to find a flat that suited them, of which they were to take possession on the first of October.
resided
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From this reading CAPTAIN and Mrs. Kempt with Sabina had resided a week in the Matterhorn Hotel before the two girls arrived there.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading After this transaction the girls drove to the station on the line connecting with the inclined railway, and so, as Katherine remarked, were “wafted to the skies on flowery beds of ease,” which she explained to her shocked companion was all right, because it was a quotation from a hymn.
Sabina
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From this reading CAPTAIN and Mrs. Kempt with Sabina had resided a week in the Matterhorn Hotel before the two girls arrived there.
see
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From this reading Then there were the lawyers to see; a great many business details to settle, and an architect to consult.
settle
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From this reading Then there were the lawyers to see; a great many business details to settle, and an architect to consult.
seven
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From this reading They had gone direct to New York, and it required the seven days to find a flat that suited them, of which they were to take possession on the first of October.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading After leaving New York the girls spent a day at Haverstock, where Dorothy Amhurst bought a piece of land as shrewdly as if she had been in the real estate business all her life.
shocked
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From this reading After this transaction the girls drove to the station on the line connecting with the inclined railway, and so, as Katherine remarked, were “wafted to the skies on flowery beds of ease,” which she explained to her shocked companion was all right, because it was a quotation from a hymn.
shrewdly
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From this reading After leaving New York the girls spent a day at Haverstock, where Dorothy Amhurst bought a piece of land as shrewdly as if she had been in the real estate business all her life.
skies
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From this reading After this transaction the girls drove to the station on the line connecting with the inclined railway, and so, as Katherine remarked, were “wafted to the skies on flowery beds of ease,” which she explained to her shocked companion was all right, because it was a quotation from a hymn.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading After this transaction the girls drove to the station on the line connecting with the inclined railway, and so, as Katherine remarked, were “wafted to the skies on flowery beds of ease,” which she explained to her shocked companion was all right, because it was a quotation from a hymn.
spent
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From this reading After leaving New York the girls spent a day at Haverstock, where Dorothy Amhurst bought a piece of land as shrewdly as if she had been in the real estate business all her life.
station
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From this reading After this transaction the girls drove to the station on the line connecting with the inclined railway, and so, as Katherine remarked, were “wafted to the skies on flowery beds of ease,” which she explained to her shocked companion was all right, because it was a quotation from a hymn.
suited
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From this reading They had gone direct to New York, and it required the seven days to find a flat that suited them, of which they were to take possession on the first of October.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They had gone direct to New York, and it required the seven days to find a flat that suited them, of which they were to take possession on the first of October.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading They had gone direct to New York, and it required the seven days to find a flat that suited them, of which they were to take possession on the first of October.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading CAPTAIN and Mrs. Kempt with Sabina had resided a week in the Matterhorn Hotel before the two girls arrived there.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading They had gone direct to New York, and it required the seven days to find a flat that suited them, of which they were to take possession on the first of October.
Then
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From this reading Then there were the lawyers to see; a great many business details to settle, and an architect to consult.
there
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From this reading CAPTAIN and Mrs. Kempt with Sabina had resided a week in the Matterhorn Hotel before the two girls arrived there.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They had gone direct to New York, and it required the seven days to find a flat that suited them, of which they were to take possession on the first of October.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading After this transaction the girls drove to the station on the line connecting with the inclined railway, and so, as Katherine remarked, were “wafted to the skies on flowery beds of ease,” which she explained to her shocked companion was all right, because it was a quotation from a hymn.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They had gone direct to New York, and it required the seven days to find a flat that suited them, of which they were to take possession on the first of October.
transaction
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From this reading After this transaction the girls drove to the station on the line connecting with the inclined railway, and so, as Katherine remarked, were “wafted to the skies on flowery beds of ease,” which she explained to her shocked companion was all right, because it was a quotation from a hymn.
two
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From this reading CAPTAIN and Mrs. Kempt with Sabina had resided a week in the Matterhorn Hotel before the two girls arrived there.
wafted
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From this reading After this transaction the girls drove to the station on the line connecting with the inclined railway, and so, as Katherine remarked, were “wafted to the skies on flowery beds of ease,” which she explained to her shocked companion was all right, because it was a quotation from a hymn.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading After this transaction the girls drove to the station on the line connecting with the inclined railway, and so, as Katherine remarked, were “wafted to the skies on flowery beds of ease,” which she explained to her shocked companion was all right, because it was a quotation from a hymn.
week
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From this reading CAPTAIN and Mrs. Kempt with Sabina had resided a week in the Matterhorn Hotel before the two girls arrived there.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They had gone direct to New York, and it required the seven days to find a flat that suited them, of which they were to take possession on the first of October.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading After leaving New York the girls spent a day at Haverstock, where Dorothy Amhurst bought a piece of land as shrewdly as if she had been in the real estate business all her life.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading They had gone direct to New York, and it required the seven days to find a flat that suited them, of which they were to take possession on the first of October.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading CAPTAIN and Mrs. Kempt with Sabina had resided a week in the Matterhorn Hotel before the two girls arrived there.
York
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From this reading They had gone direct to New York, and it required the seven days to find a flat that suited them, of which they were to take possession on the first of October.
