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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 In a few hours it was generally known that the newcomers were Mrs. Trappème, Miss Trappème, and Miss Lilla Trappème.
AboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading About ten months after the resurrection of the “Ever Victorious” and the concomitant reawakening to life of Chinkie's Flat, three ladies arrived by steamer from Sydney to take possession of the villa--then untenanted.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading About ten months after the resurrection of the “Ever Victorious” and the concomitant reawakening to life of Chinkie's Flat, three ladies arrived by steamer from Sydney to take possession of the villa--then untenanted.
also
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From this reading There was also a Master Trappème, a lanky, ill-looking, spotted-faced youth of fourteen, in exceedingly new and badly-fitting clothes much too large for him.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It stood on the red, rocky, and treeless side of Melton Hill, overlooked the waters of Cleveland Bay, and faced the rather picturesque-looking island from whence it derived its name.
arrived
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From this reading About ten months after the resurrection of the “Ever Victorious” and the concomitant reawakening to life of Chinkie's Flat, three ladies arrived by steamer from Sydney to take possession of the villa--then untenanted.
badly-fitting
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From this reading There was also a Master Trappème, a lanky, ill-looking, spotted-faced youth of fourteen, in exceedingly new and badly-fitting clothes much too large for him.
Bay
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From this reading It stood on the red, rocky, and treeless side of Melton Hill, overlooked the waters of Cleveland Bay, and faced the rather picturesque-looking island from whence it derived its name.
best
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From this reading “Magnetic Villa” was one of the “best” houses in the rising city of Townsville.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading About ten months after the resurrection of the “Ever Victorious” and the concomitant reawakening to life of Chinkie's Flat, three ladies arrived by steamer from Sydney to take possession of the villa--then untenanted.
Chinkie's
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From this reading About ten months after the resurrection of the “Ever Victorious” and the concomitant reawakening to life of Chinkie's Flat, three ladies arrived by steamer from Sydney to take possession of the villa--then untenanted.
city
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From this reading “Magnetic Villa” was one of the “best” houses in the rising city of Townsville.
Cleveland
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From this reading It stood on the red, rocky, and treeless side of Melton Hill, overlooked the waters of Cleveland Bay, and faced the rather picturesque-looking island from whence it derived its name.
clothes
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From this reading There was also a Master Trappème, a lanky, ill-looking, spotted-faced youth of fourteen, in exceedingly new and badly-fitting clothes much too large for him.
concomitant
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From this reading About ten months after the resurrection of the “Ever Victorious” and the concomitant reawakening to life of Chinkie's Flat, three ladies arrived by steamer from Sydney to take possession of the villa--then untenanted.
derived
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From this reading It stood on the red, rocky, and treeless side of Melton Hill, overlooked the waters of Cleveland Bay, and faced the rather picturesque-looking island from whence it derived its name.
EvernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading About ten months after the resurrection of the “Ever Victorious” and the concomitant reawakening to life of Chinkie's Flat, three ladies arrived by steamer from Sydney to take possession of the villa--then untenanted.
exceedingly
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From this reading There was also a Master Trappème, a lanky, ill-looking, spotted-faced youth of fourteen, in exceedingly new and badly-fitting clothes much too large for him.
faced
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From this reading It stood on the red, rocky, and treeless side of Melton Hill, overlooked the waters of Cleveland Bay, and faced the rather picturesque-looking island from whence it derived its name.
few
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From this reading In a few hours it was generally known that the newcomers were Mrs. Trappème, Miss Trappème, and Miss Lilla Trappème.
Flat
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From this reading About ten months after the resurrection of the “Ever Victorious” and the concomitant reawakening to life of Chinkie's Flat, three ladies arrived by steamer from Sydney to take possession of the villa--then untenanted.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading There was also a Master Trappème, a lanky, ill-looking, spotted-faced youth of fourteen, in exceedingly new and badly-fitting clothes much too large for him.
fourteen
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From this reading There was also a Master Trappème, a lanky, ill-looking, spotted-faced youth of fourteen, in exceedingly new and badly-fitting clothes much too large for him.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It stood on the red, rocky, and treeless side of Melton Hill, overlooked the waters of Cleveland Bay, and faced the rather picturesque-looking island from whence it derived its name.
generally
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From this reading In a few hours it was generally known that the newcomers were Mrs. Trappème, Miss Trappème, and Miss Lilla Trappème.
Hill
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From this reading It stood on the red, rocky, and treeless side of Melton Hill, overlooked the waters of Cleveland Bay, and faced the rather picturesque-looking island from whence it derived its name.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading There was also a Master Trappème, a lanky, ill-looking, spotted-faced youth of fourteen, in exceedingly new and badly-fitting clothes much too large for him.
hours
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From this reading In a few hours it was generally known that the newcomers were Mrs. Trappème, Miss Trappème, and Miss Lilla Trappème.
houses
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From this reading “Magnetic Villa” was one of the “best” houses in the rising city of Townsville.
ill-looking
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From this reading There was also a Master Trappème, a lanky, ill-looking, spotted-faced youth of fourteen, in exceedingly new and badly-fitting clothes much too large for him.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Magnetic Villa” was one of the “best” houses in the rising city of Townsville.
island
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From this reading It stood on the red, rocky, and treeless side of Melton Hill, overlooked the waters of Cleveland Bay, and faced the rather picturesque-looking island from whence it derived its name.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It stood on the red, rocky, and treeless side of Melton Hill, overlooked the waters of Cleveland Bay, and faced the rather picturesque-looking island from whence it derived its name.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading It stood on the red, rocky, and treeless side of Melton Hill, overlooked the waters of Cleveland Bay, and faced the rather picturesque-looking island from whence it derived its name.
known
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From this reading In a few hours it was generally known that the newcomers were Mrs. Trappème, Miss Trappème, and Miss Lilla Trappème.
ladies
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From this reading About ten months after the resurrection of the “Ever Victorious” and the concomitant reawakening to life of Chinkie's Flat, three ladies arrived by steamer from Sydney to take possession of the villa--then untenanted.
lanky
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From this reading There was also a Master Trappème, a lanky, ill-looking, spotted-faced youth of fourteen, in exceedingly new and badly-fitting clothes much too large for him.
large
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From this reading There was also a Master Trappème, a lanky, ill-looking, spotted-faced youth of fourteen, in exceedingly new and badly-fitting clothes much too large for him.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading About ten months after the resurrection of the “Ever Victorious” and the concomitant reawakening to life of Chinkie's Flat, three ladies arrived by steamer from Sydney to take possession of the villa--then untenanted.
Lilla
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From this reading In a few hours it was generally known that the newcomers were Mrs. Trappème, Miss Trappème, and Miss Lilla Trappème.
Magnetic
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From this reading “Magnetic Villa” was one of the “best” houses in the rising city of Townsville.
Master
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From this reading There was also a Master Trappème, a lanky, ill-looking, spotted-faced youth of fourteen, in exceedingly new and badly-fitting clothes much too large for him.
Melton
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From this reading It stood on the red, rocky, and treeless side of Melton Hill, overlooked the waters of Cleveland Bay, and faced the rather picturesque-looking island from whence it derived its name.
Miss
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From this reading In a few hours it was generally known that the newcomers were Mrs. Trappème, Miss Trappème, and Miss Lilla Trappème.
months
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From this reading About ten months after the resurrection of the “Ever Victorious” and the concomitant reawakening to life of Chinkie's Flat, three ladies arrived by steamer from Sydney to take possession of the villa--then untenanted.
Mrs
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From this reading In a few hours it was generally known that the newcomers were Mrs. Trappème, Miss Trappème, and Miss Lilla Trappème.
much
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From this reading There was also a Master Trappème, a lanky, ill-looking, spotted-faced youth of fourteen, in exceedingly new and badly-fitting clothes much too large for him.
namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It stood on the red, rocky, and treeless side of Melton Hill, overlooked the waters of Cleveland Bay, and faced the rather picturesque-looking island from whence it derived its name.
new
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From this reading There was also a Master Trappème, a lanky, ill-looking, spotted-faced youth of fourteen, in exceedingly new and badly-fitting clothes much too large for him.
newcomers
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From this reading In a few hours it was generally known that the newcomers were Mrs. Trappème, Miss Trappème, and Miss Lilla Trappème.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Magnetic Villa” was one of the “best” houses in the rising city of Townsville.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It stood on the red, rocky, and treeless side of Melton Hill, overlooked the waters of Cleveland Bay, and faced the rather picturesque-looking island from whence it derived its name.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “Magnetic Villa” was one of the “best” houses in the rising city of Townsville.
overlooked
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From this reading It stood on the red, rocky, and treeless side of Melton Hill, overlooked the waters of Cleveland Bay, and faced the rather picturesque-looking island from whence it derived its name.
picturesque-looking
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From this reading It stood on the red, rocky, and treeless side of Melton Hill, overlooked the waters of Cleveland Bay, and faced the rather picturesque-looking island from whence it derived its name.
possession
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From this reading About ten months after the resurrection of the “Ever Victorious” and the concomitant reawakening to life of Chinkie's Flat, three ladies arrived by steamer from Sydney to take possession of the villa--then untenanted.
rather
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From this reading It stood on the red, rocky, and treeless side of Melton Hill, overlooked the waters of Cleveland Bay, and faced the rather picturesque-looking island from whence it derived its name.
reawakening
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From this reading About ten months after the resurrection of the “Ever Victorious” and the concomitant reawakening to life of Chinkie's Flat, three ladies arrived by steamer from Sydney to take possession of the villa--then untenanted.
red
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From this reading It stood on the red, rocky, and treeless side of Melton Hill, overlooked the waters of Cleveland Bay, and faced the rather picturesque-looking island from whence it derived its name.
resurrection
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From this reading About ten months after the resurrection of the “Ever Victorious” and the concomitant reawakening to life of Chinkie's Flat, three ladies arrived by steamer from Sydney to take possession of the villa--then untenanted.
rising
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From this reading “Magnetic Villa” was one of the “best” houses in the rising city of Townsville.
rocky
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From this reading It stood on the red, rocky, and treeless side of Melton Hill, overlooked the waters of Cleveland Bay, and faced the rather picturesque-looking island from whence it derived its name.
side
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From this reading It stood on the red, rocky, and treeless side of Melton Hill, overlooked the waters of Cleveland Bay, and faced the rather picturesque-looking island from whence it derived its name.
spotted-faced
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From this reading There was also a Master Trappème, a lanky, ill-looking, spotted-faced youth of fourteen, in exceedingly new and badly-fitting clothes much too large for him.
steamer
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From this reading About ten months after the resurrection of the “Ever Victorious” and the concomitant reawakening to life of Chinkie's Flat, three ladies arrived by steamer from Sydney to take possession of the villa--then untenanted.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It stood on the red, rocky, and treeless side of Melton Hill, overlooked the waters of Cleveland Bay, and faced the rather picturesque-looking island from whence it derived its name.
Sydney
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From this reading About ten months after the resurrection of the “Ever Victorious” and the concomitant reawakening to life of Chinkie's Flat, three ladies arrived by steamer from Sydney to take possession of the villa--then untenanted.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading About ten months after the resurrection of the “Ever Victorious” and the concomitant reawakening to life of Chinkie's Flat, three ladies arrived by steamer from Sydney to take possession of the villa--then untenanted.
ten
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From this reading About ten months after the resurrection of the “Ever Victorious” and the concomitant reawakening to life of Chinkie's Flat, three ladies arrived by steamer from Sydney to take possession of the villa--then untenanted.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading In a few hours it was generally known that the newcomers were Mrs. Trappème, Miss Trappème, and Miss Lilla Trappème.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Magnetic Villa” was one of the “best” houses in the rising city of Townsville.
then
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From this reading About ten months after the resurrection of the “Ever Victorious” and the concomitant reawakening to life of Chinkie's Flat, three ladies arrived by steamer from Sydney to take possession of the villa--then untenanted.
There
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From this reading There was also a Master Trappème, a lanky, ill-looking, spotted-faced youth of fourteen, in exceedingly new and badly-fitting clothes much too large for him.
three
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From this reading About ten months after the resurrection of the “Ever Victorious” and the concomitant reawakening to life of Chinkie's Flat, three ladies arrived by steamer from Sydney to take possession of the villa--then untenanted.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading About ten months after the resurrection of the “Ever Victorious” and the concomitant reawakening to life of Chinkie's Flat, three ladies arrived by steamer from Sydney to take possession of the villa--then untenanted.
too
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From this reading There was also a Master Trappème, a lanky, ill-looking, spotted-faced youth of fourteen, in exceedingly new and badly-fitting clothes much too large for him.
Townsville
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From this reading “Magnetic Villa” was one of the “best” houses in the rising city of Townsville.
Trappème
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From this reading In a few hours it was generally known that the newcomers were Mrs. Trappème, Miss Trappème, and Miss Lilla Trappème.
treeless
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From this reading It stood on the red, rocky, and treeless side of Melton Hill, overlooked the waters of Cleveland Bay, and faced the rather picturesque-looking island from whence it derived its name.
untenanted
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From this reading About ten months after the resurrection of the “Ever Victorious” and the concomitant reawakening to life of Chinkie's Flat, three ladies arrived by steamer from Sydney to take possession of the villa--then untenanted.
Victorious
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From this reading About ten months after the resurrection of the “Ever Victorious” and the concomitant reawakening to life of Chinkie's Flat, three ladies arrived by steamer from Sydney to take possession of the villa--then untenanted.
Villa
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From this reading “Magnetic Villa” was one of the “best” houses in the rising city of Townsville.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Magnetic Villa” was one of the “best” houses in the rising city of Townsville.
waters
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From this reading It stood on the red, rocky, and treeless side of Melton Hill, overlooked the waters of Cleveland Bay, and faced the rather picturesque-looking island from whence it derived its name.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading In a few hours it was generally known that the newcomers were Mrs. Trappème, Miss Trappème, and Miss Lilla Trappème.
whenceadverbUS /wens/
an old word meaning “from where”
From this reading It stood on the red, rocky, and treeless side of Melton Hill, overlooked the waters of Cleveland Bay, and faced the rather picturesque-looking island from whence it derived its name.
youth
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From this reading There was also a Master Trappème, a lanky, ill-looking, spotted-faced youth of fourteen, in exceedingly new and badly-fitting clothes much too large for him.
