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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 WHEEL RESTS FOR A TIME.
all
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From this reading In a very few days she had him dressed to her heart’s content, and the satisfaction of her mistress, who would not have him in livery, but in a plain suit of dark blue cloth: for she loved blue, all her men-people being, or having been in the navy.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading In a very few days she had him dressed to her heart’s content, and the satisfaction of her mistress, who would not have him in livery, but in a plain suit of dark blue cloth: for she loved blue, all her men-people being, or having been in the navy.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading That part of the human race which is fond of dolls, may now imagine the pleasure of the cook in going to the town in the omnibus to buy everything for a live doll so big as Clare!
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading In a very few days she had him dressed to her heart’s content, and the satisfaction of her mistress, who would not have him in livery, but in a plain suit of dark blue cloth: for she loved blue, all her men-people being, or having been in the navy.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Thus dressed, he looked as much of a gentleman as before: his look of refinement had owed nothing to the contrast of his rags.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading In a very few days she had him dressed to her heart’s content, and the satisfaction of her mistress, who would not have him in livery, but in a plain suit of dark blue cloth: for she loved blue, all her men-people being, or having been in the navy.
Better
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From this reading Better clothes make not a few seem commoner.
big
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From this reading That part of the human race which is fond of dolls, may now imagine the pleasure of the cook in going to the town in the omnibus to buy everything for a live doll so big as Clare!
blue
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From this reading In a very few days she had him dressed to her heart’s content, and the satisfaction of her mistress, who would not have him in livery, but in a plain suit of dark blue cloth: for she loved blue, all her men-people being, or having been in the navy.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading In a very few days she had him dressed to her heart’s content, and the satisfaction of her mistress, who would not have him in livery, but in a plain suit of dark blue cloth: for she loved blue, all her men-people being, or having been in the navy.
buy
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From this reading That part of the human race which is fond of dolls, may now imagine the pleasure of the cook in going to the town in the omnibus to buy everything for a live doll so big as Clare!
Clare
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From this reading That part of the human race which is fond of dolls, may now imagine the pleasure of the cook in going to the town in the omnibus to buy everything for a live doll so big as Clare!
cloth
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From this reading In a very few days she had him dressed to her heart’s content, and the satisfaction of her mistress, who would not have him in livery, but in a plain suit of dark blue cloth: for she loved blue, all her men-people being, or having been in the navy.
clothes
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From this reading Better clothes make not a few seem commoner.
commoner
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From this reading Better clothes make not a few seem commoner.
content
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From this reading In a very few days she had him dressed to her heart’s content, and the satisfaction of her mistress, who would not have him in livery, but in a plain suit of dark blue cloth: for she loved blue, all her men-people being, or having been in the navy.
contrast
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From this reading Thus dressed, he looked as much of a gentleman as before: his look of refinement had owed nothing to the contrast of his rags.
cook
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From this reading That part of the human race which is fond of dolls, may now imagine the pleasure of the cook in going to the town in the omnibus to buy everything for a live doll so big as Clare!
dark
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From this reading In a very few days she had him dressed to her heart’s content, and the satisfaction of her mistress, who would not have him in livery, but in a plain suit of dark blue cloth: for she loved blue, all her men-people being, or having been in the navy.
days
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From this reading In a very few days she had him dressed to her heart’s content, and the satisfaction of her mistress, who would not have him in livery, but in a plain suit of dark blue cloth: for she loved blue, all her men-people being, or having been in the navy.
doll
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From this reading That part of the human race which is fond of dolls, may now imagine the pleasure of the cook in going to the town in the omnibus to buy everything for a live doll so big as Clare!
dolls
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From this reading That part of the human race which is fond of dolls, may now imagine the pleasure of the cook in going to the town in the omnibus to buy everything for a live doll so big as Clare!
dressed
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From this reading In a very few days she had him dressed to her heart’s content, and the satisfaction of her mistress, who would not have him in livery, but in a plain suit of dark blue cloth: for she loved blue, all her men-people being, or having been in the navy.
everythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading That part of the human race which is fond of dolls, may now imagine the pleasure of the cook in going to the town in the omnibus to buy everything for a live doll so big as Clare!
few
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From this reading In a very few days she had him dressed to her heart’s content, and the satisfaction of her mistress, who would not have him in livery, but in a plain suit of dark blue cloth: for she loved blue, all her men-people being, or having been in the navy.
fond
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From this reading That part of the human race which is fond of dolls, may now imagine the pleasure of the cook in going to the town in the omnibus to buy everything for a live doll so big as Clare!
FORprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading THE WHEEL RESTS FOR A TIME.
gentlemannounUS /ˈgentleman/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Thus dressed, he looked as much of a gentleman as before: his look of refinement had owed nothing to the contrast of his rags.
going
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From this reading That part of the human race which is fond of dolls, may now imagine the pleasure of the cook in going to the town in the omnibus to buy everything for a live doll so big as Clare!
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading In a very few days she had him dressed to her heart’s content, and the satisfaction of her mistress, who would not have him in livery, but in a plain suit of dark blue cloth: for she loved blue, all her men-people being, or having been in the navy.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading In a very few days she had him dressed to her heart’s content, and the satisfaction of her mistress, who would not have him in livery, but in a plain suit of dark blue cloth: for she loved blue, all her men-people being, or having been in the navy.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading In a very few days she had him dressed to her heart’s content, and the satisfaction of her mistress, who would not have him in livery, but in a plain suit of dark blue cloth: for she loved blue, all her men-people being, or having been in the navy.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Thus dressed, he looked as much of a gentleman as before: his look of refinement had owed nothing to the contrast of his rags.
heart's
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From this reading In a very few days she had him dressed to her heart’s content, and the satisfaction of her mistress, who would not have him in livery, but in a plain suit of dark blue cloth: for she loved blue, all her men-people being, or having been in the navy.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading In a very few days she had him dressed to her heart’s content, and the satisfaction of her mistress, who would not have him in livery, but in a plain suit of dark blue cloth: for she loved blue, all her men-people being, or having been in the navy.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading In a very few days she had him dressed to her heart’s content, and the satisfaction of her mistress, who would not have him in livery, but in a plain suit of dark blue cloth: for she loved blue, all her men-people being, or having been in the navy.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Thus dressed, he looked as much of a gentleman as before: his look of refinement had owed nothing to the contrast of his rags.
human
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From this reading That part of the human race which is fond of dolls, may now imagine the pleasure of the cook in going to the town in the omnibus to buy everything for a live doll so big as Clare!
imaginenounUS /ˈimagine/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading That part of the human race which is fond of dolls, may now imagine the pleasure of the cook in going to the town in the omnibus to buy everything for a live doll so big as Clare!
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading That part of the human race which is fond of dolls, may now imagine the pleasure of the cook in going to the town in the omnibus to buy everything for a live doll so big as Clare!
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading That part of the human race which is fond of dolls, may now imagine the pleasure of the cook in going to the town in the omnibus to buy everything for a live doll so big as Clare!
live
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From this reading That part of the human race which is fond of dolls, may now imagine the pleasure of the cook in going to the town in the omnibus to buy everything for a live doll so big as Clare!
livery
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From this reading In a very few days she had him dressed to her heart’s content, and the satisfaction of her mistress, who would not have him in livery, but in a plain suit of dark blue cloth: for she loved blue, all her men-people being, or having been in the navy.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Thus dressed, he looked as much of a gentleman as before: his look of refinement had owed nothing to the contrast of his rags.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Thus dressed, he looked as much of a gentleman as before: his look of refinement had owed nothing to the contrast of his rags.
loved
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From this reading In a very few days she had him dressed to her heart’s content, and the satisfaction of her mistress, who would not have him in livery, but in a plain suit of dark blue cloth: for she loved blue, all her men-people being, or having been in the navy.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Better clothes make not a few seem commoner.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading That part of the human race which is fond of dolls, may now imagine the pleasure of the cook in going to the town in the omnibus to buy everything for a live doll so big as Clare!
men-people
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From this reading In a very few days she had him dressed to her heart’s content, and the satisfaction of her mistress, who would not have him in livery, but in a plain suit of dark blue cloth: for she loved blue, all her men-people being, or having been in the navy.
mistress
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From this reading In a very few days she had him dressed to her heart’s content, and the satisfaction of her mistress, who would not have him in livery, but in a plain suit of dark blue cloth: for she loved blue, all her men-people being, or having been in the navy.
much
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From this reading Thus dressed, he looked as much of a gentleman as before: his look of refinement had owed nothing to the contrast of his rags.
navy
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From this reading In a very few days she had him dressed to her heart’s content, and the satisfaction of her mistress, who would not have him in livery, but in a plain suit of dark blue cloth: for she loved blue, all her men-people being, or having been in the navy.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading In a very few days she had him dressed to her heart’s content, and the satisfaction of her mistress, who would not have him in livery, but in a plain suit of dark blue cloth: for she loved blue, all her men-people being, or having been in the navy.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Thus dressed, he looked as much of a gentleman as before: his look of refinement had owed nothing to the contrast of his rags.
now
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From this reading That part of the human race which is fond of dolls, may now imagine the pleasure of the cook in going to the town in the omnibus to buy everything for a live doll so big as Clare!
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading That part of the human race which is fond of dolls, may now imagine the pleasure of the cook in going to the town in the omnibus to buy everything for a live doll so big as Clare!
omnibus
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From this reading That part of the human race which is fond of dolls, may now imagine the pleasure of the cook in going to the town in the omnibus to buy everything for a live doll so big as Clare!
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading In a very few days she had him dressed to her heart’s content, and the satisfaction of her mistress, who would not have him in livery, but in a plain suit of dark blue cloth: for she loved blue, all her men-people being, or having been in the navy.
owed
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From this reading Thus dressed, he looked as much of a gentleman as before: his look of refinement had owed nothing to the contrast of his rags.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading That part of the human race which is fond of dolls, may now imagine the pleasure of the cook in going to the town in the omnibus to buy everything for a live doll so big as Clare!
plain
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From this reading In a very few days she had him dressed to her heart’s content, and the satisfaction of her mistress, who would not have him in livery, but in a plain suit of dark blue cloth: for she loved blue, all her men-people being, or having been in the navy.
pleasure
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From this reading That part of the human race which is fond of dolls, may now imagine the pleasure of the cook in going to the town in the omnibus to buy everything for a live doll so big as Clare!
race
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From this reading That part of the human race which is fond of dolls, may now imagine the pleasure of the cook in going to the town in the omnibus to buy everything for a live doll so big as Clare!
rags
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From this reading Thus dressed, he looked as much of a gentleman as before: his look of refinement had owed nothing to the contrast of his rags.
refinement
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From this reading Thus dressed, he looked as much of a gentleman as before: his look of refinement had owed nothing to the contrast of his rags.
RESTS
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From this reading THE WHEEL RESTS FOR A TIME.
satisfaction
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From this reading In a very few days she had him dressed to her heart’s content, and the satisfaction of her mistress, who would not have him in livery, but in a plain suit of dark blue cloth: for she loved blue, all her men-people being, or having been in the navy.
seem
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From this reading Better clothes make not a few seem commoner.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In a very few days she had him dressed to her heart’s content, and the satisfaction of her mistress, who would not have him in livery, but in a plain suit of dark blue cloth: for she loved blue, all her men-people being, or having been in the navy.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading That part of the human race which is fond of dolls, may now imagine the pleasure of the cook in going to the town in the omnibus to buy everything for a live doll so big as Clare!
suit
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From this reading In a very few days she had him dressed to her heart’s content, and the satisfaction of her mistress, who would not have him in livery, but in a plain suit of dark blue cloth: for she loved blue, all her men-people being, or having been in the navy.
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That part of the human race which is fond of dolls, may now imagine the pleasure of the cook in going to the town in the omnibus to buy everything for a live doll so big as Clare!
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE WHEEL RESTS FOR A TIME.
Thus
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From this reading Thus dressed, he looked as much of a gentleman as before: his look of refinement had owed nothing to the contrast of his rags.
TIMEnounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE WHEEL RESTS FOR A TIME.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading That part of the human race which is fond of dolls, may now imagine the pleasure of the cook in going to the town in the omnibus to buy everything for a live doll so big as Clare!
town
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From this reading That part of the human race which is fond of dolls, may now imagine the pleasure of the cook in going to the town in the omnibus to buy everything for a live doll so big as Clare!
very
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From this reading In a very few days she had him dressed to her heart’s content, and the satisfaction of her mistress, who would not have him in livery, but in a plain suit of dark blue cloth: for she loved blue, all her men-people being, or having been in the navy.
WHEEL
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From this reading THE WHEEL RESTS FOR A TIME.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading That part of the human race which is fond of dolls, may now imagine the pleasure of the cook in going to the town in the omnibus to buy everything for a live doll so big as Clare!
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading In a very few days she had him dressed to her heart’s content, and the satisfaction of her mistress, who would not have him in livery, but in a plain suit of dark blue cloth: for she loved blue, all her men-people being, or having been in the navy.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading In a very few days she had him dressed to her heart’s content, and the satisfaction of her mistress, who would not have him in livery, but in a plain suit of dark blue cloth: for she loved blue, all her men-people being, or having been in the navy.
