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accomplishment
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From this reading Next to their purity of blood and great wealth, the family were famous for this accomplishment.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Yet Lothaw soon tired of the game, and after seriously damaging his aristocratically large foot in an attempt to "tight croquet" the Lady Aniseed's ball, he limped away to join the Duchess.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Yet Lothaw soon tired of the game, and after seriously damaging his aristocratically large foot in an attempt to "tight croquet" the Lady Aniseed's ball, he limped away to join the Duchess.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The possessor of seventeen castles, fifteen villas, nine shooting-boxes, and seven town houses, he had other estates of which he had not even heard.
Aniseed's
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From this reading Yet Lothaw soon tired of the game, and after seriously damaging his aristocratically large foot in an attempt to "tight croquet" the Lady Aniseed's ball, he limped away to join the Duchess.
aristocratically
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From this reading Yet Lothaw soon tired of the game, and after seriously damaging his aristocratically large foot in an attempt to "tight croquet" the Lady Aniseed's ball, he limped away to join the Duchess.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Everybody at Plusham played croquet, and none badly.
attempt
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From this reading Yet Lothaw soon tired of the game, and after seriously damaging his aristocratically large foot in an attempt to "tight croquet" the Lady Aniseed's ball, he limped away to join the Duchess.
away
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From this reading Yet Lothaw soon tired of the game, and after seriously damaging his aristocratically large foot in an attempt to "tight croquet" the Lady Aniseed's ball, he limped away to join the Duchess.
badly
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From this reading Everybody at Plusham played croquet, and none badly.
ball
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From this reading Yet Lothaw soon tired of the game, and after seriously damaging his aristocratically large foot in an attempt to "tight croquet" the Lady Aniseed's ball, he limped away to join the Duchess.
bloodnounUS /blood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Next to their purity of blood and great wealth, the family were famous for this accomplishment.
castles
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From this reading The possessor of seventeen castles, fifteen villas, nine shooting-boxes, and seven town houses, he had other estates of which he had not even heard.
croquet
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From this reading Everybody at Plusham played croquet, and none badly.
damaging
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From this reading Yet Lothaw soon tired of the game, and after seriously damaging his aristocratically large foot in an attempt to "tight croquet" the Lady Aniseed's ball, he limped away to join the Duchess.
Duchess
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From this reading Yet Lothaw soon tired of the game, and after seriously damaging his aristocratically large foot in an attempt to "tight croquet" the Lady Aniseed's ball, he limped away to join the Duchess.
estates
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From this reading The possessor of seventeen castles, fifteen villas, nine shooting-boxes, and seven town houses, he had other estates of which he had not even heard.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The possessor of seventeen castles, fifteen villas, nine shooting-boxes, and seven town houses, he had other estates of which he had not even heard.
EverybodypronounUS /ˈevribɑːdi/
every person
From this reading Everybody at Plusham played croquet, and none badly.
family
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From this reading Next to their purity of blood and great wealth, the family were famous for this accomplishment.
famous
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From this reading Next to their purity of blood and great wealth, the family were famous for this accomplishment.
fifteen
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From this reading The possessor of seventeen castles, fifteen villas, nine shooting-boxes, and seven town houses, he had other estates of which he had not even heard.
footnounUS /foot/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Yet Lothaw soon tired of the game, and after seriously damaging his aristocratically large foot in an attempt to "tight croquet" the Lady Aniseed's ball, he limped away to join the Duchess.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Next to their purity of blood and great wealth, the family were famous for this accomplishment.
game
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From this reading Yet Lothaw soon tired of the game, and after seriously damaging his aristocratically large foot in an attempt to "tight croquet" the Lady Aniseed's ball, he limped away to join the Duchess.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Next to their purity of blood and great wealth, the family were famous for this accomplishment.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The possessor of seventeen castles, fifteen villas, nine shooting-boxes, and seven town houses, he had other estates of which he had not even heard.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The possessor of seventeen castles, fifteen villas, nine shooting-boxes, and seven town houses, he had other estates of which he had not even heard.
heard
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From this reading The possessor of seventeen castles, fifteen villas, nine shooting-boxes, and seven town houses, he had other estates of which he had not even heard.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Yet Lothaw soon tired of the game, and after seriously damaging his aristocratically large foot in an attempt to "tight croquet" the Lady Aniseed's ball, he limped away to join the Duchess.
houses
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From this reading The possessor of seventeen castles, fifteen villas, nine shooting-boxes, and seven town houses, he had other estates of which he had not even heard.
immensely
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From this reading Lothaw was immensely rich.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Yet Lothaw soon tired of the game, and after seriously damaging his aristocratically large foot in an attempt to "tight croquet" the Lady Aniseed's ball, he limped away to join the Duchess.
join
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From this reading Yet Lothaw soon tired of the game, and after seriously damaging his aristocratically large foot in an attempt to "tight croquet" the Lady Aniseed's ball, he limped away to join the Duchess.
Lady
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From this reading Yet Lothaw soon tired of the game, and after seriously damaging his aristocratically large foot in an attempt to "tight croquet" the Lady Aniseed's ball, he limped away to join the Duchess.
large
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From this reading Yet Lothaw soon tired of the game, and after seriously damaging his aristocratically large foot in an attempt to "tight croquet" the Lady Aniseed's ball, he limped away to join the Duchess.
limped
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From this reading Yet Lothaw soon tired of the game, and after seriously damaging his aristocratically large foot in an attempt to "tight croquet" the Lady Aniseed's ball, he limped away to join the Duchess.
Lothaw
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From this reading Lothaw was immensely rich.
NextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Next to their purity of blood and great wealth, the family were famous for this accomplishment.
nine
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From this reading The possessor of seventeen castles, fifteen villas, nine shooting-boxes, and seven town houses, he had other estates of which he had not even heard.
nonepronounUS /nʌn/
not one, and not any
From this reading Everybody at Plusham played croquet, and none badly.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The possessor of seventeen castles, fifteen villas, nine shooting-boxes, and seven town houses, he had other estates of which he had not even heard.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The possessor of seventeen castles, fifteen villas, nine shooting-boxes, and seven town houses, he had other estates of which he had not even heard.
other
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From this reading The possessor of seventeen castles, fifteen villas, nine shooting-boxes, and seven town houses, he had other estates of which he had not even heard.
played
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From this reading Everybody at Plusham played croquet, and none badly.
Plusham
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From this reading Everybody at Plusham played croquet, and none badly.
possessor
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From this reading The possessor of seventeen castles, fifteen villas, nine shooting-boxes, and seven town houses, he had other estates of which he had not even heard.
puritynounUS /ˈpjʊrəti/
the state of being morally clean and innocent
From this reading Next to their purity of blood and great wealth, the family were famous for this accomplishment.
rich
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From this reading Lothaw was immensely rich.
seriously
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From this reading Yet Lothaw soon tired of the game, and after seriously damaging his aristocratically large foot in an attempt to "tight croquet" the Lady Aniseed's ball, he limped away to join the Duchess.
seven
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From this reading The possessor of seventeen castles, fifteen villas, nine shooting-boxes, and seven town houses, he had other estates of which he had not even heard.
seventeen
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From this reading The possessor of seventeen castles, fifteen villas, nine shooting-boxes, and seven town houses, he had other estates of which he had not even heard.
shooting-boxes
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From this reading The possessor of seventeen castles, fifteen villas, nine shooting-boxes, and seven town houses, he had other estates of which he had not even heard.
soon
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From this reading Yet Lothaw soon tired of the game, and after seriously damaging his aristocratically large foot in an attempt to "tight croquet" the Lady Aniseed's ball, he limped away to join the Duchess.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The possessor of seventeen castles, fifteen villas, nine shooting-boxes, and seven town houses, he had other estates of which he had not even heard.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Next to their purity of blood and great wealth, the family were famous for this accomplishment.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Next to their purity of blood and great wealth, the family were famous for this accomplishment.
tight
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From this reading Yet Lothaw soon tired of the game, and after seriously damaging his aristocratically large foot in an attempt to "tight croquet" the Lady Aniseed's ball, he limped away to join the Duchess.
tired
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From this reading Yet Lothaw soon tired of the game, and after seriously damaging his aristocratically large foot in an attempt to "tight croquet" the Lady Aniseed's ball, he limped away to join the Duchess.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Next to their purity of blood and great wealth, the family were famous for this accomplishment.
town
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From this reading The possessor of seventeen castles, fifteen villas, nine shooting-boxes, and seven town houses, he had other estates of which he had not even heard.
villas
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From this reading The possessor of seventeen castles, fifteen villas, nine shooting-boxes, and seven town houses, he had other estates of which he had not even heard.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Lothaw was immensely rich.
wealth
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From this reading Next to their purity of blood and great wealth, the family were famous for this accomplishment.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Next to their purity of blood and great wealth, the family were famous for this accomplishment.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The possessor of seventeen castles, fifteen villas, nine shooting-boxes, and seven town houses, he had other estates of which he had not even heard.
YetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading Yet Lothaw soon tired of the game, and after seriously damaging his aristocratically large foot in an attempt to "tight croquet" the Lady Aniseed's ball, he limped away to join the Duchess.
