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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 reader, if he has perused the volumes of the Sketch Book, will probably recollect something of the Bracebridge family, with which I once passed a Christmas.
able
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From this reading The success of "OLD CHRISTMAS" has suggested the re-publication of its sequel "BRACEBRIDGE HALL," illustrated by the same able pencil, but condensed so as to bring it within reasonable size and price.
ancientest
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From this reading The ancientest house, and the best for housekeeping in this county or the next, and though the master of it write but squire, I know no lord like him.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The success of "OLD CHRISTMAS" has suggested the re-publication of its sequel "BRACEBRIDGE HALL," illustrated by the same able pencil, but condensed so as to bring it within reasonable size and price.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The success of "OLD CHRISTMAS" has suggested the re-publication of its sequel "BRACEBRIDGE HALL," illustrated by the same able pencil, but condensed so as to bring it within reasonable size and price.
BEGGARS
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From this reading MERRY BEGGARS.
best
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From this reading The ancientest house, and the best for housekeeping in this county or the next, and though the master of it write but squire, I know no lord like him.
Book
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From this reading The reader, if he has perused the volumes of the Sketch Book, will probably recollect something of the Bracebridge family, with which I once passed a Christmas.
BRACEBRIDGE
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From this reading The success of "OLD CHRISTMAS" has suggested the re-publication of its sequel "BRACEBRIDGE HALL," illustrated by the same able pencil, but condensed so as to bring it within reasonable size and price.
bring
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From this reading The success of "OLD CHRISTMAS" has suggested the re-publication of its sequel "BRACEBRIDGE HALL," illustrated by the same able pencil, but condensed so as to bring it within reasonable size and price.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The success of "OLD CHRISTMAS" has suggested the re-publication of its sequel "BRACEBRIDGE HALL," illustrated by the same able pencil, but condensed so as to bring it within reasonable size and price.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Illustrated by R. Caldecott.
Caldecott
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From this reading Illustrated by R. Caldecott.
CHRISTMAS
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From this reading The success of "OLD CHRISTMAS" has suggested the re-publication of its sequel "BRACEBRIDGE HALL," illustrated by the same able pencil, but condensed so as to bring it within reasonable size and price.
condensed
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From this reading The success of "OLD CHRISTMAS" has suggested the re-publication of its sequel "BRACEBRIDGE HALL," illustrated by the same able pencil, but condensed so as to bring it within reasonable size and price.
county
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From this reading The ancientest house, and the best for housekeeping in this county or the next, and though the master of it write but squire, I know no lord like him.
family
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From this reading The reader, if he has perused the volumes of the Sketch Book, will probably recollect something of the Bracebridge family, with which I once passed a Christmas.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The ancientest house, and the best for housekeeping in this county or the next, and though the master of it write but squire, I know no lord like him.
HALL
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From this reading The success of "OLD CHRISTMAS" has suggested the re-publication of its sequel "BRACEBRIDGE HALL," illustrated by the same able pencil, but condensed so as to bring it within reasonable size and price.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The success of "OLD CHRISTMAS" has suggested the re-publication of its sequel "BRACEBRIDGE HALL," illustrated by the same able pencil, but condensed so as to bring it within reasonable size and price.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The reader, if he has perused the volumes of the Sketch Book, will probably recollect something of the Bracebridge family, with which I once passed a Christmas.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The ancientest house, and the best for housekeeping in this county or the next, and though the master of it write but squire, I know no lord like him.
house
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From this reading The ancientest house, and the best for housekeeping in this county or the next, and though the master of it write but squire, I know no lord like him.
housekeeping
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From this reading The ancientest house, and the best for housekeeping in this county or the next, and though the master of it write but squire, I know no lord like him.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading The ancientest house, and the best for housekeeping in this county or the next, and though the master of it write but squire, I know no lord like him.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading The reader, if he has perused the volumes of the Sketch Book, will probably recollect something of the Bracebridge family, with which I once passed a Christmas.
Illustrated
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From this reading Illustrated by R. Caldecott.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The ancientest house, and the best for housekeeping in this county or the next, and though the master of it write but squire, I know no lord like him.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The success of "OLD CHRISTMAS" has suggested the re-publication of its sequel "BRACEBRIDGE HALL," illustrated by the same able pencil, but condensed so as to bring it within reasonable size and price.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The success of "OLD CHRISTMAS" has suggested the re-publication of its sequel "BRACEBRIDGE HALL," illustrated by the same able pencil, but condensed so as to bring it within reasonable size and price.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The ancientest house, and the best for housekeeping in this county or the next, and though the master of it write but squire, I know no lord like him.
like
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From this reading The ancientest house, and the best for housekeeping in this county or the next, and though the master of it write but squire, I know no lord like him.
lord
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From this reading The ancientest house, and the best for housekeeping in this county or the next, and though the master of it write but squire, I know no lord like him.
master
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From this reading The ancientest house, and the best for housekeeping in this county or the next, and though the master of it write but squire, I know no lord like him.
MERRY
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From this reading MERRY BEGGARS.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The ancientest house, and the best for housekeeping in this county or the next, and though the master of it write but squire, I know no lord like him.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading The ancientest house, and the best for housekeeping in this county or the next, and though the master of it write but squire, I know no lord like him.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The success of "OLD CHRISTMAS" has suggested the re-publication of its sequel "BRACEBRIDGE HALL," illustrated by the same able pencil, but condensed so as to bring it within reasonable size and price.
OLD
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From this reading The success of "OLD CHRISTMAS" has suggested the re-publication of its sequel "BRACEBRIDGE HALL," illustrated by the same able pencil, but condensed so as to bring it within reasonable size and price.
once
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From this reading The reader, if he has perused the volumes of the Sketch Book, will probably recollect something of the Bracebridge family, with which I once passed a Christmas.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The ancientest house, and the best for housekeeping in this county or the next, and though the master of it write but squire, I know no lord like him.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The reader, if he has perused the volumes of the Sketch Book, will probably recollect something of the Bracebridge family, with which I once passed a Christmas.
pencil
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From this reading The success of "OLD CHRISTMAS" has suggested the re-publication of its sequel "BRACEBRIDGE HALL," illustrated by the same able pencil, but condensed so as to bring it within reasonable size and price.
perused
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From this reading The reader, if he has perused the volumes of the Sketch Book, will probably recollect something of the Bracebridge family, with which I once passed a Christmas.
price
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From this reading The success of "OLD CHRISTMAS" has suggested the re-publication of its sequel "BRACEBRIDGE HALL," illustrated by the same able pencil, but condensed so as to bring it within reasonable size and price.
probably
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From this reading The reader, if he has perused the volumes of the Sketch Book, will probably recollect something of the Bracebridge family, with which I once passed a Christmas.
R
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From this reading Illustrated by R. Caldecott.
re-publication
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From this reading The success of "OLD CHRISTMAS" has suggested the re-publication of its sequel "BRACEBRIDGE HALL," illustrated by the same able pencil, but condensed so as to bring it within reasonable size and price.
reader
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From this reading The reader, if he has perused the volumes of the Sketch Book, will probably recollect something of the Bracebridge family, with which I once passed a Christmas.
reasonable
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From this reading The success of "OLD CHRISTMAS" has suggested the re-publication of its sequel "BRACEBRIDGE HALL," illustrated by the same able pencil, but condensed so as to bring it within reasonable size and price.
recollect
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From this reading The reader, if he has perused the volumes of the Sketch Book, will probably recollect something of the Bracebridge family, with which I once passed a Christmas.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The success of "OLD CHRISTMAS" has suggested the re-publication of its sequel "BRACEBRIDGE HALL," illustrated by the same able pencil, but condensed so as to bring it within reasonable size and price.
sequel
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From this reading The success of "OLD CHRISTMAS" has suggested the re-publication of its sequel "BRACEBRIDGE HALL," illustrated by the same able pencil, but condensed so as to bring it within reasonable size and price.
size
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From this reading The success of "OLD CHRISTMAS" has suggested the re-publication of its sequel "BRACEBRIDGE HALL," illustrated by the same able pencil, but condensed so as to bring it within reasonable size and price.
Sketch
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From this reading The reader, if he has perused the volumes of the Sketch Book, will probably recollect something of the Bracebridge family, with which I once passed a Christmas.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The success of "OLD CHRISTMAS" has suggested the re-publication of its sequel "BRACEBRIDGE HALL," illustrated by the same able pencil, but condensed so as to bring it within reasonable size and price.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading The reader, if he has perused the volumes of the Sketch Book, will probably recollect something of the Bracebridge family, with which I once passed a Christmas.
squire
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From this reading The ancientest house, and the best for housekeeping in this county or the next, and though the master of it write but squire, I know no lord like him.
success
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From this reading The success of "OLD CHRISTMAS" has suggested the re-publication of its sequel "BRACEBRIDGE HALL," illustrated by the same able pencil, but condensed so as to bring it within reasonable size and price.
suggested
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From this reading The success of "OLD CHRISTMAS" has suggested the re-publication of its sequel "BRACEBRIDGE HALL," illustrated by the same able pencil, but condensed so as to bring it within reasonable size and price.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The success of "OLD CHRISTMAS" has suggested the re-publication of its sequel "BRACEBRIDGE HALL," illustrated by the same able pencil, but condensed so as to bring it within reasonable size and price.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The ancientest house, and the best for housekeeping in this county or the next, and though the master of it write but squire, I know no lord like him.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading The ancientest house, and the best for housekeeping in this county or the next, and though the master of it write but squire, I know no lord like him.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The success of "OLD CHRISTMAS" has suggested the re-publication of its sequel "BRACEBRIDGE HALL," illustrated by the same able pencil, but condensed so as to bring it within reasonable size and price.
volumes
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From this reading The reader, if he has perused the volumes of the Sketch Book, will probably recollect something of the Bracebridge family, with which I once passed a Christmas.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The reader, if he has perused the volumes of the Sketch Book, will probably recollect something of the Bracebridge family, with which I once passed a Christmas.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading The reader, if he has perused the volumes of the Sketch Book, will probably recollect something of the Bracebridge family, with which I once passed a Christmas.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The reader, if he has perused the volumes of the Sketch Book, will probably recollect something of the Bracebridge family, with which I once passed a Christmas.
withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading The success of "OLD CHRISTMAS" has suggested the re-publication of its sequel "BRACEBRIDGE HALL," illustrated by the same able pencil, but condensed so as to bring it within reasonable size and price.
write
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From this reading The ancientest house, and the best for housekeeping in this county or the next, and though the master of it write but squire, I know no lord like him.
