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Aunt Jane's Nieces in Society
Aunt Jane's Nieces in Society

Chapter II · Chapter 2

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DIANA Diana Von Taer can not be called a type.
She was individual.
Aristocratic to her finger tips, she was unlike all other aristocrats.
An admitted queen of society, her subjects were few and indifferent.
She possessed ancient lineage, was highly accomplished, had been born to the purple, as the saying is; but none of these things conspired to make her the curious creature she was.
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Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Aunt Jane's Nieces in Society

Chapter II · Chapter 2

Chapter 2 of Aunt Jane's Nieces in Society is here in full — 75 sentences across 15 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/15 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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DIANA Diana Von Taer can not be called a type.
Line 2
She was individual.
/ʃiː wɑːz ˌɪndəˈvɪdʒəwəl/
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Aristocratic to her finger tips, she was unlike all other aristocrats.
/ərˌɪstəˈkrætɪk tuː hɜːr ˈfɪŋɡər tɪps ʃiː wɑːz ənˈlaɪk ɔːl ˈʌðər ərˈɪstəkræts/
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An admitted queen of society, her subjects were few and indifferent.
/æn ədˈmɪtɪd kwiːn ʌv səˈsaɪəti hɜːr ˈsʌbdʒɪkts wɜːr fjuː ənd ˌɪnˈdɪfrənt/
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She possessed ancient lineage, was highly accomplished, had been born to the purple, as the saying is; but none of these things conspired to make her the curious creature she was.
/ʃiː pəˈzest ˈeɪn.ʃənt ˈlɪniədʒ wɑːz ˈhaɪli əˈkɑːmplɪʃt hæd bɪn bɔːrn tuː ðə ˈpɜːrpəl æz ðə ˈseɪɪŋ ɪz bʌt nʌn ʌv ðiːz θɪŋz kənˈspaɪərd tuː meɪk hɜːr ðə ˈkjʊriəs ˈkriːtʃər ʃiː wɑːz/

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Aristocratic adjective US /ərˌɪstəˈkrætɪk/

belonging to or characteristic of the nobility or aristocracy

From this reading “Aristocratic to her finger tips, she was unlike all other aristocrats.”

aristocrats noun US /ərˈɪstəkræts/

plural of “aristocrat” — a member of the aristocracy

From this reading “Aristocratic to her finger tips, she was unlike all other aristocrats.”

conspired verb US /kənˈspaɪərd/

past form of “conspire” — engage in plotting or enter into a conspiracy, swear together

From this reading “She possessed ancient lineage, was highly accomplished, had been born to the purple, as the saying is; but none of these things conspired to make her the curious creature she was.”

diana noun US /daɪˈænə/

English aristocrat who was the first wife of Prince Charles; her death in an automobile accident in Paris produced intense national mourning (1961-1997)

From this reading “DIANA Diana Von Taer can not be called a type.”

lineage noun US /ˈlɪniədʒ/

the descendants of one individual

From this reading “She possessed ancient lineage, was highly accomplished, had been born to the purple, as the saying is; but none of these things conspired to make her the curious creature she was.”

tips noun US /tɪps/

plural of “tip” — the extreme end of something; especially something pointed

From this reading “Aristocratic to her finger tips, she was unlike all other aristocrats.”

type noun US /taɪp/

a subdivision of a particular kind of thing

From this reading “DIANA Diana Von Taer can not be called a type.”

unlike adjective US /ənˈlaɪk/

marked by dissimilarity

From this reading “Aristocratic to her finger tips, she was unlike all other aristocrats.”

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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 DIANA Diana Von Taer can not be called a type.

accomplishedadjectiveUS /əˈkɑːmplɪʃt/

highly skilled

From this reading She possessed ancient lineage, was highly accomplished, had been born to the purple, as the saying is; but none of these things conspired to make her the curious creature she was.

admittedverbUS /ədˈmɪtɪd/

inflected form of “admit” — declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of

From this reading An admitted queen of society, her subjects were few and indifferent.

alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/

(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class

From this reading Aristocratic to her finger tips, she was unlike all other aristocrats.

AndeterminerUS /æn/

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading An admitted queen of society, her subjects were few and indifferent.

ancientadjectiveUS /ˈeɪn.ʃənt/

Belonging to the very distant past and no longer in existence or deeply revered.

From this reading She possessed ancient lineage, was highly accomplished, had been born to the purple, as the saying is; but none of these things conspired to make her the curious creature she was.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading An admitted queen of society, her subjects were few and indifferent.

AristocraticadjectiveUS /ərˌɪstəˈkrætɪk/

belonging to or characteristic of the nobility or aristocracy

From this reading Aristocratic to her finger tips, she was unlike all other aristocrats.

aristocratsnounUS /ərˈɪstəkræts/

plural of “aristocrat” — a member of the aristocracy

From this reading Aristocratic to her finger tips, she was unlike all other aristocrats.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading She possessed ancient lineage, was highly accomplished, had been born to the purple, as the saying is; but none of these things conspired to make her the curious creature she was.

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading DIANA Diana Von Taer can not be called a type.

beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

From this reading She possessed ancient lineage, was highly accomplished, had been born to the purple, as the saying is; but none of these things conspired to make her the curious creature she was.

bornadjectiveUS /bɔːrn/

brought into existence

From this reading She possessed ancient lineage, was highly accomplished, had been born to the purple, as the saying is; but none of these things conspired to make her the curious creature she was.

butconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading She possessed ancient lineage, was highly accomplished, had been born to the purple, as the saying is; but none of these things conspired to make her the curious creature she was.

calledverbUS /kɔːld/

past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading DIANA Diana Von Taer can not be called a type.

canmodal verbUS /kæn/

to be able to, or to be allowed to

From this reading DIANA Diana Von Taer can not be called a type.

conspiredverbUS /kənˈspaɪərd/

past form of “conspire” — engage in plotting or enter into a conspiracy, swear together

From this reading She possessed ancient lineage, was highly accomplished, had been born to the purple, as the saying is; but none of these things conspired to make her the curious creature she was.

creaturenounUS /ˈkriːtʃər/

a living organism characterized by voluntary movement

From this reading She possessed ancient lineage, was highly accomplished, had been born to the purple, as the saying is; but none of these things conspired to make her the curious creature she was.

curiousadjectiveUS /ˈkjʊriəs/

beyond or deviating from the usual or expected

From this reading She possessed ancient lineage, was highly accomplished, had been born to the purple, as the saying is; but none of these things conspired to make her the curious creature she was.

DIANAnounUS /daɪˈænə/

English aristocrat who was the first wife of Prince Charles; her death in an automobile accident in Paris produced intense national mourning (1961-1997)

From this reading DIANA Diana Von Taer can not be called a type.

fewadjectiveUS /fjuː/

a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number

From this reading An admitted queen of society, her subjects were few and indifferent.

fingerverbUS /ˈfɪŋɡər/

feel or handle with the fingers

From this reading Aristocratic to her finger tips, she was unlike all other aristocrats.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading She possessed ancient lineage, was highly accomplished, had been born to the purple, as the saying is; but none of these things conspired to make her the curious creature she was.

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading Aristocratic to her finger tips, she was unlike all other aristocrats.

highlyadverbUS /ˈhaɪli/

to a high degree or extent; favorably or with much respect

From this reading She possessed ancient lineage, was highly accomplished, had been born to the purple, as the saying is; but none of these things conspired to make her the curious creature she was.

indifferentadjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈdɪfrənt/

marked by a lack of interest

From this reading An admitted queen of society, her subjects were few and indifferent.

individualadjectiveUS /ˌɪndəˈvɪdʒəwəl/

being or characteristic of a single thing or person

From this reading She was individual.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading She possessed ancient lineage, was highly accomplished, had been born to the purple, as the saying is; but none of these things conspired to make her the curious creature she was.

lineagenounUS /ˈlɪniədʒ/

the descendants of one individual

From this reading She possessed ancient lineage, was highly accomplished, had been born to the purple, as the saying is; but none of these things conspired to make her the curious creature she was.

makeverbUS /meɪk/

engage in

From this reading She possessed ancient lineage, was highly accomplished, had been born to the purple, as the saying is; but none of these things conspired to make her the curious creature she was.

nonepronounUS /nʌn/

not one, and not any

From this reading She possessed ancient lineage, was highly accomplished, had been born to the purple, as the saying is; but none of these things conspired to make her the curious creature she was.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading DIANA Diana Von Taer can not be called a type.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading An admitted queen of society, her subjects were few and indifferent.

otheradjectiveUS /ˈʌðər/

not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied

From this reading Aristocratic to her finger tips, she was unlike all other aristocrats.

possessedadjectiveUS /pəˈzest/

influenced or controlled by a powerful force such as a strong emotion

From this reading She possessed ancient lineage, was highly accomplished, had been born to the purple, as the saying is; but none of these things conspired to make her the curious creature she was.

purplenounUS /ˈpɜːrpəl/

a purple color or pigment

From this reading She possessed ancient lineage, was highly accomplished, had been born to the purple, as the saying is; but none of these things conspired to make her the curious creature she was.

queennounUS /kwiːn/

the only fertile female in a colony of social insects such as bees and ants and termites; its function is to lay eggs

From this reading An admitted queen of society, her subjects were few and indifferent.

sayingnounUS /ˈseɪɪŋ/

a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations

From this reading She possessed ancient lineage, was highly accomplished, had been born to the purple, as the saying is; but none of these things conspired to make her the curious creature she was.

ShepronounUS /ʃiː/

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading She was individual.

societynounUS /səˈsaɪəti/

an extended social group having a distinctive cultural and economic organization

From this reading An admitted queen of society, her subjects were few and indifferent.

subjectsnounUS /ˈsʌbdʒɪkts/

plural of “subject” — the subject matter of a conversation or discussion

From this reading An admitted queen of society, her subjects were few and indifferent.

Taer

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From this reading DIANA Diana Von Taer can not be called a type.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading She possessed ancient lineage, was highly accomplished, had been born to the purple, as the saying is; but none of these things conspired to make her the curious creature she was.

thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/

the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned

From this reading She possessed ancient lineage, was highly accomplished, had been born to the purple, as the saying is; but none of these things conspired to make her the curious creature she was.

thingsnounUS /θɪŋz/

any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)

From this reading She possessed ancient lineage, was highly accomplished, had been born to the purple, as the saying is; but none of these things conspired to make her the curious creature she was.

tipsnounUS /tɪps/

plural of “tip” — the extreme end of something; especially something pointed

From this reading Aristocratic to her finger tips, she was unlike all other aristocrats.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading Aristocratic to her finger tips, she was unlike all other aristocrats.

typenounUS /taɪp/

a subdivision of a particular kind of thing

From this reading DIANA Diana Von Taer can not be called a type.

unlikeadjectiveUS /ənˈlaɪk/

marked by dissimilarity

From this reading Aristocratic to her finger tips, she was unlike all other aristocrats.

Von

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading DIANA Diana Von Taer can not be called a type.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading She was individual.

wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading An admitted queen of society, her subjects were few and indifferent.

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