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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 Lady Tonbridge was sitting in the window-seat of a little sitting-room adjoining her bedroom at Maumsey Abbey.
Abbey
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From this reading Lady Tonbridge was sitting in the window-seat of a little sitting-room adjoining her bedroom at Maumsey Abbey.
acknowledged
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From this reading That the young mistress of Maumsey had done her best to make her guest comfortable, that guest most handsomely acknowledged.
adjoining
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From this reading Lady Tonbridge was sitting in the window-seat of a little sitting-room adjoining her bedroom at Maumsey Abbey.
afternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The chintz covered sofa and chairs, even though the chintz was ugly, had the pleasant country-house look, which suggests afternoon tea, and chatting friends; a bright fire, flowers and a lavish strewing of books completed the hospitable impression.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The chintz covered sofa and chairs, even though the chintz was ugly, had the pleasant country-house look, which suggests afternoon tea, and chatting friends; a bright fire, flowers and a lavish strewing of books completed the hospitable impression.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Yet Madeleine Tonbridge had by no means come to Maumsey Abbey, at Winnington's bidding, as to a Land of Cockaigne.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Lady Tonbridge was sitting in the window-seat of a little sitting-room adjoining her bedroom at Maumsey Abbey.
bedroom
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From this reading Lady Tonbridge was sitting in the window-seat of a little sitting-room adjoining her bedroom at Maumsey Abbey.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Some of the few pretty things which the house contained had been gathered there.
best
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From this reading That the young mistress of Maumsey had done her best to make her guest comfortable, that guest most handsomely acknowledged.
bidding
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From this reading Yet Madeleine Tonbridge had by no means come to Maumsey Abbey, at Winnington's bidding, as to a Land of Cockaigne.
booksnounUS /bʊks/
Bound written or printed works.
From this reading The chintz covered sofa and chairs, even though the chintz was ugly, had the pleasant country-house look, which suggests afternoon tea, and chatting friends; a bright fire, flowers and a lavish strewing of books completed the hospitable impression.
bright
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From this reading The chintz covered sofa and chairs, even though the chintz was ugly, had the pleasant country-house look, which suggests afternoon tea, and chatting friends; a bright fire, flowers and a lavish strewing of books completed the hospitable impression.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Yet Madeleine Tonbridge had by no means come to Maumsey Abbey, at Winnington's bidding, as to a Land of Cockaigne.
chairs
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From this reading The chintz covered sofa and chairs, even though the chintz was ugly, had the pleasant country-house look, which suggests afternoon tea, and chatting friends; a bright fire, flowers and a lavish strewing of books completed the hospitable impression.
chatting
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From this reading The chintz covered sofa and chairs, even though the chintz was ugly, had the pleasant country-house look, which suggests afternoon tea, and chatting friends; a bright fire, flowers and a lavish strewing of books completed the hospitable impression.
chintz
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From this reading The chintz covered sofa and chairs, even though the chintz was ugly, had the pleasant country-house look, which suggests afternoon tea, and chatting friends; a bright fire, flowers and a lavish strewing of books completed the hospitable impression.
Cockaigne
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From this reading Yet Madeleine Tonbridge had by no means come to Maumsey Abbey, at Winnington's bidding, as to a Land of Cockaigne.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Yet Madeleine Tonbridge had by no means come to Maumsey Abbey, at Winnington's bidding, as to a Land of Cockaigne.
comfortable
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From this reading That the young mistress of Maumsey had done her best to make her guest comfortable, that guest most handsomely acknowledged.
completed
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From this reading The chintz covered sofa and chairs, even though the chintz was ugly, had the pleasant country-house look, which suggests afternoon tea, and chatting friends; a bright fire, flowers and a lavish strewing of books completed the hospitable impression.
contained
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From this reading Some of the few pretty things which the house contained had been gathered there.
country-house
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From this reading The chintz covered sofa and chairs, even though the chintz was ugly, had the pleasant country-house look, which suggests afternoon tea, and chatting friends; a bright fire, flowers and a lavish strewing of books completed the hospitable impression.
covered
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From this reading The chintz covered sofa and chairs, even though the chintz was ugly, had the pleasant country-house look, which suggests afternoon tea, and chatting friends; a bright fire, flowers and a lavish strewing of books completed the hospitable impression.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading That the young mistress of Maumsey had done her best to make her guest comfortable, that guest most handsomely acknowledged.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The chintz covered sofa and chairs, even though the chintz was ugly, had the pleasant country-house look, which suggests afternoon tea, and chatting friends; a bright fire, flowers and a lavish strewing of books completed the hospitable impression.
few
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From this reading Some of the few pretty things which the house contained had been gathered there.
fire
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From this reading The chintz covered sofa and chairs, even though the chintz was ugly, had the pleasant country-house look, which suggests afternoon tea, and chatting friends; a bright fire, flowers and a lavish strewing of books completed the hospitable impression.
flowers
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From this reading The chintz covered sofa and chairs, even though the chintz was ugly, had the pleasant country-house look, which suggests afternoon tea, and chatting friends; a bright fire, flowers and a lavish strewing of books completed the hospitable impression.
friends
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From this reading The chintz covered sofa and chairs, even though the chintz was ugly, had the pleasant country-house look, which suggests afternoon tea, and chatting friends; a bright fire, flowers and a lavish strewing of books completed the hospitable impression.
gathered
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From this reading Some of the few pretty things which the house contained had been gathered there.
guest
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From this reading That the young mistress of Maumsey had done her best to make her guest comfortable, that guest most handsomely acknowledged.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading That the young mistress of Maumsey had done her best to make her guest comfortable, that guest most handsomely acknowledged.
handsomely
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From this reading That the young mistress of Maumsey had done her best to make her guest comfortable, that guest most handsomely acknowledged.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Lady Tonbridge was sitting in the window-seat of a little sitting-room adjoining her bedroom at Maumsey Abbey.
hospitable
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From this reading The chintz covered sofa and chairs, even though the chintz was ugly, had the pleasant country-house look, which suggests afternoon tea, and chatting friends; a bright fire, flowers and a lavish strewing of books completed the hospitable impression.
house
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From this reading Some of the few pretty things which the house contained had been gathered there.
impression
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From this reading The chintz covered sofa and chairs, even though the chintz was ugly, had the pleasant country-house look, which suggests afternoon tea, and chatting friends; a bright fire, flowers and a lavish strewing of books completed the hospitable impression.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Lady Tonbridge was sitting in the window-seat of a little sitting-room adjoining her bedroom at Maumsey Abbey.
Lady
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From this reading Lady Tonbridge was sitting in the window-seat of a little sitting-room adjoining her bedroom at Maumsey Abbey.
Land
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From this reading Yet Madeleine Tonbridge had by no means come to Maumsey Abbey, at Winnington's bidding, as to a Land of Cockaigne.
lavish
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From this reading The chintz covered sofa and chairs, even though the chintz was ugly, had the pleasant country-house look, which suggests afternoon tea, and chatting friends; a bright fire, flowers and a lavish strewing of books completed the hospitable impression.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Lady Tonbridge was sitting in the window-seat of a little sitting-room adjoining her bedroom at Maumsey Abbey.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The chintz covered sofa and chairs, even though the chintz was ugly, had the pleasant country-house look, which suggests afternoon tea, and chatting friends; a bright fire, flowers and a lavish strewing of books completed the hospitable impression.
Madeleine
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From this reading Yet Madeleine Tonbridge had by no means come to Maumsey Abbey, at Winnington's bidding, as to a Land of Cockaigne.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading That the young mistress of Maumsey had done her best to make her guest comfortable, that guest most handsomely acknowledged.
Maumsey
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From this reading Lady Tonbridge was sitting in the window-seat of a little sitting-room adjoining her bedroom at Maumsey Abbey.
means
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From this reading Yet Madeleine Tonbridge had by no means come to Maumsey Abbey, at Winnington's bidding, as to a Land of Cockaigne.
mistress
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From this reading That the young mistress of Maumsey had done her best to make her guest comfortable, that guest most handsomely acknowledged.
most
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From this reading That the young mistress of Maumsey had done her best to make her guest comfortable, that guest most handsomely acknowledged.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Yet Madeleine Tonbridge had by no means come to Maumsey Abbey, at Winnington's bidding, as to a Land of Cockaigne.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Lady Tonbridge was sitting in the window-seat of a little sitting-room adjoining her bedroom at Maumsey Abbey.
pleasantnounUS /pleasant/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The chintz covered sofa and chairs, even though the chintz was ugly, had the pleasant country-house look, which suggests afternoon tea, and chatting friends; a bright fire, flowers and a lavish strewing of books completed the hospitable impression.
pretty
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From this reading Some of the few pretty things which the house contained had been gathered there.
sitting
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From this reading Lady Tonbridge was sitting in the window-seat of a little sitting-room adjoining her bedroom at Maumsey Abbey.
sitting-room
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From this reading Lady Tonbridge was sitting in the window-seat of a little sitting-room adjoining her bedroom at Maumsey Abbey.
sofa
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From this reading The chintz covered sofa and chairs, even though the chintz was ugly, had the pleasant country-house look, which suggests afternoon tea, and chatting friends; a bright fire, flowers and a lavish strewing of books completed the hospitable impression.
Some
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From this reading Some of the few pretty things which the house contained had been gathered there.
strewing
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From this reading The chintz covered sofa and chairs, even though the chintz was ugly, had the pleasant country-house look, which suggests afternoon tea, and chatting friends; a bright fire, flowers and a lavish strewing of books completed the hospitable impression.
suggests
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From this reading The chintz covered sofa and chairs, even though the chintz was ugly, had the pleasant country-house look, which suggests afternoon tea, and chatting friends; a bright fire, flowers and a lavish strewing of books completed the hospitable impression.
tea
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From this reading The chintz covered sofa and chairs, even though the chintz was ugly, had the pleasant country-house look, which suggests afternoon tea, and chatting friends; a bright fire, flowers and a lavish strewing of books completed the hospitable impression.
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That the young mistress of Maumsey had done her best to make her guest comfortable, that guest most handsomely acknowledged.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Lady Tonbridge was sitting in the window-seat of a little sitting-room adjoining her bedroom at Maumsey Abbey.
there
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From this reading Some of the few pretty things which the house contained had been gathered there.
things
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From this reading Some of the few pretty things which the house contained had been gathered there.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading The chintz covered sofa and chairs, even though the chintz was ugly, had the pleasant country-house look, which suggests afternoon tea, and chatting friends; a bright fire, flowers and a lavish strewing of books completed the hospitable impression.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading That the young mistress of Maumsey had done her best to make her guest comfortable, that guest most handsomely acknowledged.
Tonbridge
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From this reading Lady Tonbridge was sitting in the window-seat of a little sitting-room adjoining her bedroom at Maumsey Abbey.
ugly
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From this reading The chintz covered sofa and chairs, even though the chintz was ugly, had the pleasant country-house look, which suggests afternoon tea, and chatting friends; a bright fire, flowers and a lavish strewing of books completed the hospitable impression.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Lady Tonbridge was sitting in the window-seat of a little sitting-room adjoining her bedroom at Maumsey Abbey.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Some of the few pretty things which the house contained had been gathered there.
window-seat
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From this reading Lady Tonbridge was sitting in the window-seat of a little sitting-room adjoining her bedroom at Maumsey Abbey.
Winnington's
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From this reading Yet Madeleine Tonbridge had by no means come to Maumsey Abbey, at Winnington's bidding, as to a Land of Cockaigne.
YetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading Yet Madeleine Tonbridge had by no means come to Maumsey Abbey, at Winnington's bidding, as to a Land of Cockaigne.
young
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From this reading That the young mistress of Maumsey had done her best to make her guest comfortable, that guest most handsomely acknowledged.
