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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 These things were inseparable from a dwelling of Harriet's.
air
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From this reading An air of respectability and the presence of good taste characterized the house in Queen-street, Mayfair, now occupied by Mr. and Mrs. Routh.
all
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From this reading The lodgings at South Molton-street had never had the comfortless look and feeling of lodgings, and now there was apparently no lack of money to make the new home all that a house of its size and capabilities need be.
AndeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading An air of respectability and the presence of good taste characterized the house in Queen-street, Mayfair, now occupied by Mr. and Mrs. Routh.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading An air of respectability and the presence of good taste characterized the house in Queen-street, Mayfair, now occupied by Mr. and Mrs. Routh.
apparently
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From this reading The lodgings at South Molton-street had never had the comfortless look and feeling of lodgings, and now there was apparently no lack of money to make the new home all that a house of its size and capabilities need be.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She had the peculiar feminine talent for embellishing the place she lived in, however simple and small were the means at her disposal.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The lodgings at South Molton-street had never had the comfortless look and feeling of lodgings, and now there was apparently no lack of money to make the new home all that a house of its size and capabilities need be.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading An air of respectability and the presence of good taste characterized the house in Queen-street, Mayfair, now occupied by Mr. and Mrs. Routh.
capabilities
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From this reading The lodgings at South Molton-street had never had the comfortless look and feeling of lodgings, and now there was apparently no lack of money to make the new home all that a house of its size and capabilities need be.
characterized
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From this reading An air of respectability and the presence of good taste characterized the house in Queen-street, Mayfair, now occupied by Mr. and Mrs. Routh.
comfortless
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From this reading The lodgings at South Molton-street had never had the comfortless look and feeling of lodgings, and now there was apparently no lack of money to make the new home all that a house of its size and capabilities need be.
disposal
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From this reading She had the peculiar feminine talent for embellishing the place she lived in, however simple and small were the means at her disposal.
dwelling
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From this reading These things were inseparable from a dwelling of Harriet's.
embellishing
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From this reading She had the peculiar feminine talent for embellishing the place she lived in, however simple and small were the means at her disposal.
feelingnounUS /ˈfeeling/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The lodgings at South Molton-street had never had the comfortless look and feeling of lodgings, and now there was apparently no lack of money to make the new home all that a house of its size and capabilities need be.
feminine
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From this reading She had the peculiar feminine talent for embellishing the place she lived in, however simple and small were the means at her disposal.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She had the peculiar feminine talent for embellishing the place she lived in, however simple and small were the means at her disposal.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading These things were inseparable from a dwelling of Harriet's.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading An air of respectability and the presence of good taste characterized the house in Queen-street, Mayfair, now occupied by Mr. and Mrs. Routh.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had the peculiar feminine talent for embellishing the place she lived in, however simple and small were the means at her disposal.
Harriet's
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From this reading These things were inseparable from a dwelling of Harriet's.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She had the peculiar feminine talent for embellishing the place she lived in, however simple and small were the means at her disposal.
home
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From this reading The lodgings at South Molton-street had never had the comfortless look and feeling of lodgings, and now there was apparently no lack of money to make the new home all that a house of its size and capabilities need be.
house
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From this reading An air of respectability and the presence of good taste characterized the house in Queen-street, Mayfair, now occupied by Mr. and Mrs. Routh.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading She had the peculiar feminine talent for embellishing the place she lived in, however simple and small were the means at her disposal.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading An air of respectability and the presence of good taste characterized the house in Queen-street, Mayfair, now occupied by Mr. and Mrs. Routh.
inseparable
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From this reading These things were inseparable from a dwelling of Harriet's.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The lodgings at South Molton-street had never had the comfortless look and feeling of lodgings, and now there was apparently no lack of money to make the new home all that a house of its size and capabilities need be.
lack
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From this reading The lodgings at South Molton-street had never had the comfortless look and feeling of lodgings, and now there was apparently no lack of money to make the new home all that a house of its size and capabilities need be.
lived
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From this reading She had the peculiar feminine talent for embellishing the place she lived in, however simple and small were the means at her disposal.
lodgings
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From this reading The lodgings at South Molton-street had never had the comfortless look and feeling of lodgings, and now there was apparently no lack of money to make the new home all that a house of its size and capabilities need be.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The lodgings at South Molton-street had never had the comfortless look and feeling of lodgings, and now there was apparently no lack of money to make the new home all that a house of its size and capabilities need be.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The lodgings at South Molton-street had never had the comfortless look and feeling of lodgings, and now there was apparently no lack of money to make the new home all that a house of its size and capabilities need be.
Mayfair
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From this reading An air of respectability and the presence of good taste characterized the house in Queen-street, Mayfair, now occupied by Mr. and Mrs. Routh.
means
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From this reading She had the peculiar feminine talent for embellishing the place she lived in, however simple and small were the means at her disposal.
Molton-street
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From this reading The lodgings at South Molton-street had never had the comfortless look and feeling of lodgings, and now there was apparently no lack of money to make the new home all that a house of its size and capabilities need be.
money
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From this reading The lodgings at South Molton-street had never had the comfortless look and feeling of lodgings, and now there was apparently no lack of money to make the new home all that a house of its size and capabilities need be.
MORE
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From this reading ONCE MORE TIDED OVER.
Mr
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From this reading An air of respectability and the presence of good taste characterized the house in Queen-street, Mayfair, now occupied by Mr. and Mrs. Routh.
Mrs
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From this reading An air of respectability and the presence of good taste characterized the house in Queen-street, Mayfair, now occupied by Mr. and Mrs. Routh.
neednounUS /need/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The lodgings at South Molton-street had never had the comfortless look and feeling of lodgings, and now there was apparently no lack of money to make the new home all that a house of its size and capabilities need be.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The lodgings at South Molton-street had never had the comfortless look and feeling of lodgings, and now there was apparently no lack of money to make the new home all that a house of its size and capabilities need be.
new
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From this reading The lodgings at South Molton-street had never had the comfortless look and feeling of lodgings, and now there was apparently no lack of money to make the new home all that a house of its size and capabilities need be.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading The lodgings at South Molton-street had never had the comfortless look and feeling of lodgings, and now there was apparently no lack of money to make the new home all that a house of its size and capabilities need be.
now
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From this reading An air of respectability and the presence of good taste characterized the house in Queen-street, Mayfair, now occupied by Mr. and Mrs. Routh.
occupied
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From this reading An air of respectability and the presence of good taste characterized the house in Queen-street, Mayfair, now occupied by Mr. and Mrs. Routh.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading An air of respectability and the presence of good taste characterized the house in Queen-street, Mayfair, now occupied by Mr. and Mrs. Routh.
ONCE
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From this reading ONCE MORE TIDED OVER.
OVERprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading ONCE MORE TIDED OVER.
peculiar
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From this reading She had the peculiar feminine talent for embellishing the place she lived in, however simple and small were the means at her disposal.
place
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From this reading She had the peculiar feminine talent for embellishing the place she lived in, however simple and small were the means at her disposal.
presence
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From this reading An air of respectability and the presence of good taste characterized the house in Queen-street, Mayfair, now occupied by Mr. and Mrs. Routh.
Queen-street
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From this reading An air of respectability and the presence of good taste characterized the house in Queen-street, Mayfair, now occupied by Mr. and Mrs. Routh.
respectability
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From this reading An air of respectability and the presence of good taste characterized the house in Queen-street, Mayfair, now occupied by Mr. and Mrs. Routh.
Routh
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From this reading An air of respectability and the presence of good taste characterized the house in Queen-street, Mayfair, now occupied by Mr. and Mrs. Routh.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had the peculiar feminine talent for embellishing the place she lived in, however simple and small were the means at her disposal.
simple
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From this reading She had the peculiar feminine talent for embellishing the place she lived in, however simple and small were the means at her disposal.
size
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From this reading The lodgings at South Molton-street had never had the comfortless look and feeling of lodgings, and now there was apparently no lack of money to make the new home all that a house of its size and capabilities need be.
small
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From this reading She had the peculiar feminine talent for embellishing the place she lived in, however simple and small were the means at her disposal.
South
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From this reading The lodgings at South Molton-street had never had the comfortless look and feeling of lodgings, and now there was apparently no lack of money to make the new home all that a house of its size and capabilities need be.
talent
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From this reading She had the peculiar feminine talent for embellishing the place she lived in, however simple and small were the means at her disposal.
tasteverbUS /teɪst/
To perceive flavor through the mouth.
From this reading An air of respectability and the presence of good taste characterized the house in Queen-street, Mayfair, now occupied by Mr. and Mrs. Routh.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The lodgings at South Molton-street had never had the comfortless look and feeling of lodgings, and now there was apparently no lack of money to make the new home all that a house of its size and capabilities need be.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading An air of respectability and the presence of good taste characterized the house in Queen-street, Mayfair, now occupied by Mr. and Mrs. Routh.
there
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From this reading The lodgings at South Molton-street had never had the comfortless look and feeling of lodgings, and now there was apparently no lack of money to make the new home all that a house of its size and capabilities need be.
ThesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading These things were inseparable from a dwelling of Harriet's.
things
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From this reading These things were inseparable from a dwelling of Harriet's.
TIDED
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From this reading ONCE MORE TIDED OVER.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The lodgings at South Molton-street had never had the comfortless look and feeling of lodgings, and now there was apparently no lack of money to make the new home all that a house of its size and capabilities need be.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The lodgings at South Molton-street had never had the comfortless look and feeling of lodgings, and now there was apparently no lack of money to make the new home all that a house of its size and capabilities need be.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading These things were inseparable from a dwelling of Harriet's.
