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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 But, with the breaking off of diplomatic relations, matters remained for a time at a standstill.
accompanied
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From this reading With the beginning of February the country house was far enough under way for it to be promised for June, and Natalie, the fundamentals of its decoration arranged for, began to haunt old-furniture shops, accompanied always by Rodney.
always
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From this reading With the beginning of February the country house was far enough under way for it to be promised for June, and Natalie, the fundamentals of its decoration arranged for, began to haunt old-furniture shops, accompanied always by Rodney.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Natalie dried her eyes and ordered some new clothes, and saw rather more of Rodney Page than was good for her.
arranged
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From this reading With the beginning of February the country house was far enough under way for it to be promised for June, and Natalie, the fundamentals of its decoration arranged for, began to haunt old-furniture shops, accompanied always by Rodney.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading But, with the breaking off of diplomatic relations, matters remained for a time at a standstill.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading With the beginning of February the country house was far enough under way for it to be promised for June, and Natalie, the fundamentals of its decoration arranged for, began to haunt old-furniture shops, accompanied always by Rodney.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading With the beginning of February the country house was far enough under way for it to be promised for June, and Natalie, the fundamentals of its decoration arranged for, began to haunt old-furniture shops, accompanied always by Rodney.
beginningnounUS /ˈbeginning/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading With the beginning of February the country house was far enough under way for it to be promised for June, and Natalie, the fundamentals of its decoration arranged for, began to haunt old-furniture shops, accompanied always by Rodney.
breaking
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From this reading But, with the breaking off of diplomatic relations, matters remained for a time at a standstill.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But, with the breaking off of diplomatic relations, matters remained for a time at a standstill.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading With the beginning of February the country house was far enough under way for it to be promised for June, and Natalie, the fundamentals of its decoration arranged for, began to haunt old-furniture shops, accompanied always by Rodney.
clothes
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From this reading Natalie dried her eyes and ordered some new clothes, and saw rather more of Rodney Page than was good for her.
country
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From this reading With the beginning of February the country house was far enough under way for it to be promised for June, and Natalie, the fundamentals of its decoration arranged for, began to haunt old-furniture shops, accompanied always by Rodney.
decoration
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From this reading With the beginning of February the country house was far enough under way for it to be promised for June, and Natalie, the fundamentals of its decoration arranged for, began to haunt old-furniture shops, accompanied always by Rodney.
diplomatic
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From this reading But, with the breaking off of diplomatic relations, matters remained for a time at a standstill.
dried
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From this reading Natalie dried her eyes and ordered some new clothes, and saw rather more of Rodney Page than was good for her.
enough
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From this reading With the beginning of February the country house was far enough under way for it to be promised for June, and Natalie, the fundamentals of its decoration arranged for, began to haunt old-furniture shops, accompanied always by Rodney.
explained
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From this reading “Not that your taste is not right, Natalie,” he explained.
exquisite
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From this reading “It is exquisite.
eyes
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From this reading Natalie dried her eyes and ordered some new clothes, and saw rather more of Rodney Page than was good for her.
far
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From this reading With the beginning of February the country house was far enough under way for it to be promised for June, and Natalie, the fundamentals of its decoration arranged for, began to haunt old-furniture shops, accompanied always by Rodney.
February
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From this reading With the beginning of February the country house was far enough under way for it to be promised for June, and Natalie, the fundamentals of its decoration arranged for, began to haunt old-furniture shops, accompanied always by Rodney.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading But, with the breaking off of diplomatic relations, matters remained for a time at a standstill.
fundamentals
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From this reading With the beginning of February the country house was far enough under way for it to be promised for June, and Natalie, the fundamentals of its decoration arranged for, began to haunt old-furniture shops, accompanied always by Rodney.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Natalie dried her eyes and ordered some new clothes, and saw rather more of Rodney Page than was good for her.
haunt
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From this reading With the beginning of February the country house was far enough under way for it to be promised for June, and Natalie, the fundamentals of its decoration arranged for, began to haunt old-furniture shops, accompanied always by Rodney.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Not that your taste is not right, Natalie,” he explained.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Natalie dried her eyes and ordered some new clothes, and saw rather more of Rodney Page than was good for her.
house
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From this reading With the beginning of February the country house was far enough under way for it to be promised for June, and Natalie, the fundamentals of its decoration arranged for, began to haunt old-furniture shops, accompanied always by Rodney.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Not that your taste is not right, Natalie,” he explained.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading With the beginning of February the country house was far enough under way for it to be promised for June, and Natalie, the fundamentals of its decoration arranged for, began to haunt old-furniture shops, accompanied always by Rodney.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading With the beginning of February the country house was far enough under way for it to be promised for June, and Natalie, the fundamentals of its decoration arranged for, began to haunt old-furniture shops, accompanied always by Rodney.
June
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From this reading With the beginning of February the country house was far enough under way for it to be promised for June, and Natalie, the fundamentals of its decoration arranged for, began to haunt old-furniture shops, accompanied always by Rodney.
matters
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From this reading But, with the breaking off of diplomatic relations, matters remained for a time at a standstill.
more
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From this reading Natalie dried her eyes and ordered some new clothes, and saw rather more of Rodney Page than was good for her.
Natalie
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From this reading Natalie dried her eyes and ordered some new clothes, and saw rather more of Rodney Page than was good for her.
new
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From this reading Natalie dried her eyes and ordered some new clothes, and saw rather more of Rodney Page than was good for her.
NotadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “Not that your taste is not right, Natalie,” he explained.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But, with the breaking off of diplomatic relations, matters remained for a time at a standstill.
off
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From this reading But, with the breaking off of diplomatic relations, matters remained for a time at a standstill.
old-furniture
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From this reading With the beginning of February the country house was far enough under way for it to be promised for June, and Natalie, the fundamentals of its decoration arranged for, began to haunt old-furniture shops, accompanied always by Rodney.
ordered
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From this reading Natalie dried her eyes and ordered some new clothes, and saw rather more of Rodney Page than was good for her.
Page
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From this reading Natalie dried her eyes and ordered some new clothes, and saw rather more of Rodney Page than was good for her.
promised
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From this reading With the beginning of February the country house was far enough under way for it to be promised for June, and Natalie, the fundamentals of its decoration arranged for, began to haunt old-furniture shops, accompanied always by Rodney.
rather
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From this reading Natalie dried her eyes and ordered some new clothes, and saw rather more of Rodney Page than was good for her.
relations
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From this reading But, with the breaking off of diplomatic relations, matters remained for a time at a standstill.
remainednounUS /ˈremained/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading But, with the breaking off of diplomatic relations, matters remained for a time at a standstill.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Not that your taste is not right, Natalie,” he explained.
Rodney
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From this reading Natalie dried her eyes and ordered some new clothes, and saw rather more of Rodney Page than was good for her.
saw
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From this reading Natalie dried her eyes and ordered some new clothes, and saw rather more of Rodney Page than was good for her.
shops
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From this reading With the beginning of February the country house was far enough under way for it to be promised for June, and Natalie, the fundamentals of its decoration arranged for, began to haunt old-furniture shops, accompanied always by Rodney.
some
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From this reading Natalie dried her eyes and ordered some new clothes, and saw rather more of Rodney Page than was good for her.
standstill
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From this reading But, with the breaking off of diplomatic relations, matters remained for a time at a standstill.
tasteverbUS /teɪst/
To perceive flavor through the mouth.
From this reading “Not that your taste is not right, Natalie,” he explained.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Natalie dried her eyes and ordered some new clothes, and saw rather more of Rodney Page than was good for her.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Not that your taste is not right, Natalie,” he explained.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading But, with the breaking off of diplomatic relations, matters remained for a time at a standstill.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But, with the breaking off of diplomatic relations, matters remained for a time at a standstill.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading With the beginning of February the country house was far enough under way for it to be promised for June, and Natalie, the fundamentals of its decoration arranged for, began to haunt old-furniture shops, accompanied always by Rodney.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading With the beginning of February the country house was far enough under way for it to be promised for June, and Natalie, the fundamentals of its decoration arranged for, began to haunt old-furniture shops, accompanied always by Rodney.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Natalie dried her eyes and ordered some new clothes, and saw rather more of Rodney Page than was good for her.
way
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From this reading With the beginning of February the country house was far enough under way for it to be promised for June, and Natalie, the fundamentals of its decoration arranged for, began to haunt old-furniture shops, accompanied always by Rodney.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading But, with the breaking off of diplomatic relations, matters remained for a time at a standstill.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Not that your taste is not right, Natalie,” he explained.
