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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 A certain element of gaiety invaded the staid old house in these days.
accustomed
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From this reading She was accustomed to adulation, she was used to the tumult of society.
adulation
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From this reading She was accustomed to adulation, she was used to the tumult of society.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The new mistress was full of life and the joy of living.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Her life, since she left the convent school, evidently had been one in which rest, except physical, was unknown.
bornnounUS /born/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Yvonne Lestrange, in a way, had been born to purple and fine linen.
certain
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From this reading A certain element of gaiety invaded the staid old house in these days.
convent
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From this reading Her life, since she left the convent school, evidently had been one in which rest, except physical, was unknown.
days
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From this reading A certain element of gaiety invaded the staid old house in these days.
element
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From this reading A certain element of gaiety invaded the staid old house in these days.
evidently
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From this reading Her life, since she left the convent school, evidently had been one in which rest, except physical, was unknown.
exceptprepositionUS /ɪkˈsept/
apart from; not including
From this reading Her life, since she left the convent school, evidently had been one in which rest, except physical, was unknown.
finenounUS /fine/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Yvonne Lestrange, in a way, had been born to purple and fine linen.
full
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From this reading The new mistress was full of life and the joy of living.
gaiety
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From this reading A certain element of gaiety invaded the staid old house in these days.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Her life, since she left the convent school, evidently had been one in which rest, except physical, was unknown.
HerdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Her life, since she left the convent school, evidently had been one in which rest, except physical, was unknown.
house
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From this reading A certain element of gaiety invaded the staid old house in these days.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A certain element of gaiety invaded the staid old house in these days.
invaded
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From this reading A certain element of gaiety invaded the staid old house in these days.
joy
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From this reading The new mistress was full of life and the joy of living.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Her life, since she left the convent school, evidently had been one in which rest, except physical, was unknown.
Lestrange
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From this reading Yvonne Lestrange, in a way, had been born to purple and fine linen.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The new mistress was full of life and the joy of living.
linen
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From this reading Yvonne Lestrange, in a way, had been born to purple and fine linen.
living
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From this reading The new mistress was full of life and the joy of living.
mistress
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From this reading The new mistress was full of life and the joy of living.
new
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From this reading The new mistress was full of life and the joy of living.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A certain element of gaiety invaded the staid old house in these days.
old
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From this reading A certain element of gaiety invaded the staid old house in these days.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Her life, since she left the convent school, evidently had been one in which rest, except physical, was unknown.
physical
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From this reading Her life, since she left the convent school, evidently had been one in which rest, except physical, was unknown.
purple
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From this reading Yvonne Lestrange, in a way, had been born to purple and fine linen.
restnounUS /rest/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Her life, since she left the convent school, evidently had been one in which rest, except physical, was unknown.
school
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From this reading Her life, since she left the convent school, evidently had been one in which rest, except physical, was unknown.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was accustomed to adulation, she was used to the tumult of society.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Her life, since she left the convent school, evidently had been one in which rest, except physical, was unknown.
society
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From this reading She was accustomed to adulation, she was used to the tumult of society.
staid
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From this reading A certain element of gaiety invaded the staid old house in these days.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A certain element of gaiety invaded the staid old house in these days.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading A certain element of gaiety invaded the staid old house in these days.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She was accustomed to adulation, she was used to the tumult of society.
tumult
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From this reading She was accustomed to adulation, she was used to the tumult of society.
unknown
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From this reading Her life, since she left the convent school, evidently had been one in which rest, except physical, was unknown.
used
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From this reading She was accustomed to adulation, she was used to the tumult of society.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The new mistress was full of life and the joy of living.
way
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From this reading Yvonne Lestrange, in a way, had been born to purple and fine linen.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Her life, since she left the convent school, evidently had been one in which rest, except physical, was unknown.
Yvonne
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From this reading Yvonne Lestrange, in a way, had been born to purple and fine linen.