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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 Chorus was at work again; not at a London dinner-table this time, but in the easier atmosphere of a North Riding manor house, which men left in the morning to shoot grouse, and came back to in the evening to gossip with their womenkind, in the cheerful light of an oak-panelled dining-room.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Chorus was at work again; not at a London dinner-table this time, but in the easier atmosphere of a North Riding manor house, which men left in the morning to shoot grouse, and came back to in the evening to gossip with their womenkind, in the cheerful light of an oak-panelled dining-room.
age
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From this reading Chorus was wearing black, quite the prettiest thing in complimentary mourning, which all her friends assured her suited her to perfection and took ten years off her age.
all
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From this reading Chorus was wearing black, quite the prettiest thing in complimentary mourning, which all her friends assured her suited her to perfection and took ten years off her age.
Amphlett
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From this reading Susan Amphlett had received that kind of compliment too often of late.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Chorus was at work again; not at a London dinner-table this time, but in the easier atmosphere of a North Riding manor house, which men left in the morning to shoot grouse, and came back to in the evening to gossip with their womenkind, in the cheerful light of an oak-panelled dining-room.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Chorus was at work again; not at a London dinner-table this time, but in the easier atmosphere of a North Riding manor house, which men left in the morning to shoot grouse, and came back to in the evening to gossip with their womenkind, in the cheerful light of an oak-panelled dining-room.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading "I doubt if I shall ever wear anything but black for the rest of my poor little life," she said tearfully.
appearancenounUS /ˈappearance/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She thought people were beginning to lay a disagreeable stress upon the passage of time in relation to her personal appearance.
assured
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From this reading Chorus was wearing black, quite the prettiest thing in complimentary mourning, which all her friends assured her suited her to perfection and took ten years off her age.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Chorus was at work again; not at a London dinner-table this time, but in the easier atmosphere of a North Riding manor house, which men left in the morning to shoot grouse, and came back to in the evening to gossip with their womenkind, in the cheerful light of an oak-panelled dining-room.
atmosphere
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From this reading Chorus was at work again; not at a London dinner-table this time, but in the easier atmosphere of a North Riding manor house, which men left in the morning to shoot grouse, and came back to in the evening to gossip with their womenkind, in the cheerful light of an oak-panelled dining-room.
back
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From this reading Chorus was at work again; not at a London dinner-table this time, but in the easier atmosphere of a North Riding manor house, which men left in the morning to shoot grouse, and came back to in the evening to gossip with their womenkind, in the cheerful light of an oak-panelled dining-room.
beginningnounUS /ˈbeginning/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She thought people were beginning to lay a disagreeable stress upon the passage of time in relation to her personal appearance.
black
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From this reading Chorus was wearing black, quite the prettiest thing in complimentary mourning, which all her friends assured her suited her to perfection and took ten years off her age.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Chorus was at work again; not at a London dinner-table this time, but in the easier atmosphere of a North Riding manor house, which men left in the morning to shoot grouse, and came back to in the evening to gossip with their womenkind, in the cheerful light of an oak-panelled dining-room.
came
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From this reading Chorus was at work again; not at a London dinner-table this time, but in the easier atmosphere of a North Riding manor house, which men left in the morning to shoot grouse, and came back to in the evening to gossip with their womenkind, in the cheerful light of an oak-panelled dining-room.
cheerful
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From this reading Chorus was at work again; not at a London dinner-table this time, but in the easier atmosphere of a North Riding manor house, which men left in the morning to shoot grouse, and came back to in the evening to gossip with their womenkind, in the cheerful light of an oak-panelled dining-room.
ChorusnounUS /ˈkɔrəs/
a group singing together
From this reading Chorus was at work again; not at a London dinner-table this time, but in the easier atmosphere of a North Riding manor house, which men left in the morning to shoot grouse, and came back to in the evening to gossip with their womenkind, in the cheerful light of an oak-panelled dining-room.
compliment
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From this reading Susan Amphlett had received that kind of compliment too often of late.
complimentary
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From this reading Chorus was wearing black, quite the prettiest thing in complimentary mourning, which all her friends assured her suited her to perfection and took ten years off her age.
dining-room
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From this reading Chorus was at work again; not at a London dinner-table this time, but in the easier atmosphere of a North Riding manor house, which men left in the morning to shoot grouse, and came back to in the evening to gossip with their womenkind, in the cheerful light of an oak-panelled dining-room.
dinner-table
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From this reading Chorus was at work again; not at a London dinner-table this time, but in the easier atmosphere of a North Riding manor house, which men left in the morning to shoot grouse, and came back to in the evening to gossip with their womenkind, in the cheerful light of an oak-panelled dining-room.
disagreeable
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From this reading She thought people were beginning to lay a disagreeable stress upon the passage of time in relation to her personal appearance.
doubt
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From this reading "I doubt if I shall ever wear anything but black for the rest of my poor little life," she said tearfully.
easier
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From this reading Chorus was at work again; not at a London dinner-table this time, but in the easier atmosphere of a North Riding manor house, which men left in the morning to shoot grouse, and came back to in the evening to gossip with their womenkind, in the cheerful light of an oak-panelled dining-room.
evening
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From this reading Chorus was at work again; not at a London dinner-table this time, but in the easier atmosphere of a North Riding manor house, which men left in the morning to shoot grouse, and came back to in the evening to gossip with their womenkind, in the cheerful light of an oak-panelled dining-room.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I doubt if I shall ever wear anything but black for the rest of my poor little life," she said tearfully.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "I doubt if I shall ever wear anything but black for the rest of my poor little life," she said tearfully.
friends
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From this reading Chorus was wearing black, quite the prettiest thing in complimentary mourning, which all her friends assured her suited her to perfection and took ten years off her age.
gossip
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From this reading Chorus was at work again; not at a London dinner-table this time, but in the easier atmosphere of a North Riding manor house, which men left in the morning to shoot grouse, and came back to in the evening to gossip with their womenkind, in the cheerful light of an oak-panelled dining-room.
grouse
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From this reading Chorus was at work again; not at a London dinner-table this time, but in the easier atmosphere of a North Riding manor house, which men left in the morning to shoot grouse, and came back to in the evening to gossip with their womenkind, in the cheerful light of an oak-panelled dining-room.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Susan Amphlett had received that kind of compliment too often of late.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Chorus was wearing black, quite the prettiest thing in complimentary mourning, which all her friends assured her suited her to perfection and took ten years off her age.
house
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From this reading Chorus was at work again; not at a London dinner-table this time, but in the easier atmosphere of a North Riding manor house, which men left in the morning to shoot grouse, and came back to in the evening to gossip with their womenkind, in the cheerful light of an oak-panelled dining-room.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I doubt if I shall ever wear anything but black for the rest of my poor little life," she said tearfully.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "I doubt if I shall ever wear anything but black for the rest of my poor little life," she said tearfully.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Chorus was at work again; not at a London dinner-table this time, but in the easier atmosphere of a North Riding manor house, which men left in the morning to shoot grouse, and came back to in the evening to gossip with their womenkind, in the cheerful light of an oak-panelled dining-room.
kind
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From this reading Susan Amphlett had received that kind of compliment too often of late.
late
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From this reading Susan Amphlett had received that kind of compliment too often of late.
lay
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From this reading She thought people were beginning to lay a disagreeable stress upon the passage of time in relation to her personal appearance.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Chorus was at work again; not at a London dinner-table this time, but in the easier atmosphere of a North Riding manor house, which men left in the morning to shoot grouse, and came back to in the evening to gossip with their womenkind, in the cheerful light of an oak-panelled dining-room.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I doubt if I shall ever wear anything but black for the rest of my poor little life," she said tearfully.
light
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From this reading Chorus was at work again; not at a London dinner-table this time, but in the easier atmosphere of a North Riding manor house, which men left in the morning to shoot grouse, and came back to in the evening to gossip with their womenkind, in the cheerful light of an oak-panelled dining-room.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I doubt if I shall ever wear anything but black for the rest of my poor little life," she said tearfully.
London
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From this reading Chorus was at work again; not at a London dinner-table this time, but in the easier atmosphere of a North Riding manor house, which men left in the morning to shoot grouse, and came back to in the evening to gossip with their womenkind, in the cheerful light of an oak-panelled dining-room.
manor
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From this reading Chorus was at work again; not at a London dinner-table this time, but in the easier atmosphere of a North Riding manor house, which men left in the morning to shoot grouse, and came back to in the evening to gossip with their womenkind, in the cheerful light of an oak-panelled dining-room.
men
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From this reading Chorus was at work again; not at a London dinner-table this time, but in the easier atmosphere of a North Riding manor house, which men left in the morning to shoot grouse, and came back to in the evening to gossip with their womenkind, in the cheerful light of an oak-panelled dining-room.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Chorus was at work again; not at a London dinner-table this time, but in the easier atmosphere of a North Riding manor house, which men left in the morning to shoot grouse, and came back to in the evening to gossip with their womenkind, in the cheerful light of an oak-panelled dining-room.
mourning
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From this reading Chorus was wearing black, quite the prettiest thing in complimentary mourning, which all her friends assured her suited her to perfection and took ten years off her age.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "I doubt if I shall ever wear anything but black for the rest of my poor little life," she said tearfully.
North
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From this reading Chorus was at work again; not at a London dinner-table this time, but in the easier atmosphere of a North Riding manor house, which men left in the morning to shoot grouse, and came back to in the evening to gossip with their womenkind, in the cheerful light of an oak-panelled dining-room.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Chorus was at work again; not at a London dinner-table this time, but in the easier atmosphere of a North Riding manor house, which men left in the morning to shoot grouse, and came back to in the evening to gossip with their womenkind, in the cheerful light of an oak-panelled dining-room.
oak-panelled
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From this reading Chorus was at work again; not at a London dinner-table this time, but in the easier atmosphere of a North Riding manor house, which men left in the morning to shoot grouse, and came back to in the evening to gossip with their womenkind, in the cheerful light of an oak-panelled dining-room.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Chorus was at work again; not at a London dinner-table this time, but in the easier atmosphere of a North Riding manor house, which men left in the morning to shoot grouse, and came back to in the evening to gossip with their womenkind, in the cheerful light of an oak-panelled dining-room.
off
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From this reading Chorus was wearing black, quite the prettiest thing in complimentary mourning, which all her friends assured her suited her to perfection and took ten years off her age.
often
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From this reading Susan Amphlett had received that kind of compliment too often of late.
passagenounUS /ˈpassage/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She thought people were beginning to lay a disagreeable stress upon the passage of time in relation to her personal appearance.
people
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From this reading She thought people were beginning to lay a disagreeable stress upon the passage of time in relation to her personal appearance.
perfection
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From this reading Chorus was wearing black, quite the prettiest thing in complimentary mourning, which all her friends assured her suited her to perfection and took ten years off her age.
personal
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From this reading She thought people were beginning to lay a disagreeable stress upon the passage of time in relation to her personal appearance.
poornounUS /poor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I doubt if I shall ever wear anything but black for the rest of my poor little life," she said tearfully.
prettiest
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From this reading Chorus was wearing black, quite the prettiest thing in complimentary mourning, which all her friends assured her suited her to perfection and took ten years off her age.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Chorus was wearing black, quite the prettiest thing in complimentary mourning, which all her friends assured her suited her to perfection and took ten years off her age.
received
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From this reading Susan Amphlett had received that kind of compliment too often of late.
relation
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From this reading She thought people were beginning to lay a disagreeable stress upon the passage of time in relation to her personal appearance.
restnounUS /rest/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I doubt if I shall ever wear anything but black for the rest of my poor little life," she said tearfully.
Riding
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From this reading Chorus was at work again; not at a London dinner-table this time, but in the easier atmosphere of a North Riding manor house, which men left in the morning to shoot grouse, and came back to in the evening to gossip with their womenkind, in the cheerful light of an oak-panelled dining-room.
said
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From this reading "I doubt if I shall ever wear anything but black for the rest of my poor little life," she said tearfully.
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading "I doubt if I shall ever wear anything but black for the rest of my poor little life," she said tearfully.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She thought people were beginning to lay a disagreeable stress upon the passage of time in relation to her personal appearance.
shoot
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From this reading Chorus was at work again; not at a London dinner-table this time, but in the easier atmosphere of a North Riding manor house, which men left in the morning to shoot grouse, and came back to in the evening to gossip with their womenkind, in the cheerful light of an oak-panelled dining-room.
stress
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From this reading She thought people were beginning to lay a disagreeable stress upon the passage of time in relation to her personal appearance.
suited
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From this reading Chorus was wearing black, quite the prettiest thing in complimentary mourning, which all her friends assured her suited her to perfection and took ten years off her age.
Susan
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From this reading Susan Amphlett had received that kind of compliment too often of late.
tearfully
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From this reading "I doubt if I shall ever wear anything but black for the rest of my poor little life," she said tearfully.
ten
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From this reading Chorus was wearing black, quite the prettiest thing in complimentary mourning, which all her friends assured her suited her to perfection and took ten years off her age.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Susan Amphlett had received that kind of compliment too often of late.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Chorus was at work again; not at a London dinner-table this time, but in the easier atmosphere of a North Riding manor house, which men left in the morning to shoot grouse, and came back to in the evening to gossip with their womenkind, in the cheerful light of an oak-panelled dining-room.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Chorus was at work again; not at a London dinner-table this time, but in the easier atmosphere of a North Riding manor house, which men left in the morning to shoot grouse, and came back to in the evening to gossip with their womenkind, in the cheerful light of an oak-panelled dining-room.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Chorus was wearing black, quite the prettiest thing in complimentary mourning, which all her friends assured her suited her to perfection and took ten years off her age.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Chorus was at work again; not at a London dinner-table this time, but in the easier atmosphere of a North Riding manor house, which men left in the morning to shoot grouse, and came back to in the evening to gossip with their womenkind, in the cheerful light of an oak-panelled dining-room.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She thought people were beginning to lay a disagreeable stress upon the passage of time in relation to her personal appearance.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Chorus was at work again; not at a London dinner-table this time, but in the easier atmosphere of a North Riding manor house, which men left in the morning to shoot grouse, and came back to in the evening to gossip with their womenkind, in the cheerful light of an oak-panelled dining-room.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Chorus was at work again; not at a London dinner-table this time, but in the easier atmosphere of a North Riding manor house, which men left in the morning to shoot grouse, and came back to in the evening to gossip with their womenkind, in the cheerful light of an oak-panelled dining-room.
too
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From this reading Susan Amphlett had received that kind of compliment too often of late.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Chorus was wearing black, quite the prettiest thing in complimentary mourning, which all her friends assured her suited her to perfection and took ten years off her age.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading She thought people were beginning to lay a disagreeable stress upon the passage of time in relation to her personal appearance.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Chorus was at work again; not at a London dinner-table this time, but in the easier atmosphere of a North Riding manor house, which men left in the morning to shoot grouse, and came back to in the evening to gossip with their womenkind, in the cheerful light of an oak-panelled dining-room.
wear
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From this reading "I doubt if I shall ever wear anything but black for the rest of my poor little life," she said tearfully.
wearing
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From this reading Chorus was wearing black, quite the prettiest thing in complimentary mourning, which all her friends assured her suited her to perfection and took ten years off her age.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading She thought people were beginning to lay a disagreeable stress upon the passage of time in relation to her personal appearance.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Chorus was at work again; not at a London dinner-table this time, but in the easier atmosphere of a North Riding manor house, which men left in the morning to shoot grouse, and came back to in the evening to gossip with their womenkind, in the cheerful light of an oak-panelled dining-room.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Chorus was at work again; not at a London dinner-table this time, but in the easier atmosphere of a North Riding manor house, which men left in the morning to shoot grouse, and came back to in the evening to gossip with their womenkind, in the cheerful light of an oak-panelled dining-room.
womenkind
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From this reading Chorus was at work again; not at a London dinner-table this time, but in the easier atmosphere of a North Riding manor house, which men left in the morning to shoot grouse, and came back to in the evening to gossip with their womenkind, in the cheerful light of an oak-panelled dining-room.
work
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From this reading Chorus was at work again; not at a London dinner-table this time, but in the easier atmosphere of a North Riding manor house, which men left in the morning to shoot grouse, and came back to in the evening to gossip with their womenkind, in the cheerful light of an oak-panelled dining-room.
years
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From this reading Chorus was wearing black, quite the prettiest thing in complimentary mourning, which all her friends assured her suited her to perfection and took ten years off her age.
