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abode
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From this reading Quarrier and Lilian abode at the old home until everything should be ready for them, and Mrs. Liversedge represented her brother on the spot--solving the doubts of workmen, hiring servants, making minor purchases.
AndeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading An emissary from Tottenham Court Road sped down to Polterham, surveyed the vacant house, returned with professional computations.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Quarrier and Lilian abode at the old home until everything should be ready for them, and Mrs. Liversedge represented her brother on the spot--solving the doubts of workmen, hiring servants, making minor purchases.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading So the work glowed, and as little time as possible was spent over its completion.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Quarrier and Lilian abode at the old home until everything should be ready for them, and Mrs. Liversedge represented her brother on the spot--solving the doubts of workmen, hiring servants, making minor purchases.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Quarrier and Lilian abode at the old home until everything should be ready for them, and Mrs. Liversedge represented her brother on the spot--solving the doubts of workmen, hiring servants, making minor purchases.
bring
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From this reading She invited Denzil to bring his wife, and dwell for the present under the Liversedge roof, but her brother preferred to wait.
brother
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From this reading Quarrier and Lilian abode at the old home until everything should be ready for them, and Mrs. Liversedge represented her brother on the spot--solving the doubts of workmen, hiring servants, making minor purchases.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She invited Denzil to bring his wife, and dwell for the present under the Liversedge roof, but her brother preferred to wait.
candidate
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From this reading "I don't like makeshifts; we must go straight into our own house; the dignity of the Radical candidate requires it."
completion
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From this reading So the work glowed, and as little time as possible was spent over its completion.
computations
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From this reading An emissary from Tottenham Court Road sped down to Polterham, surveyed the vacant house, returned with professional computations.
Court
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From this reading An emissary from Tottenham Court Road sped down to Polterham, surveyed the vacant house, returned with professional computations.
Denzil
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From this reading She invited Denzil to bring his wife, and dwell for the present under the Liversedge roof, but her brother preferred to wait.
dignity
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From this reading "I don't like makeshifts; we must go straight into our own house; the dignity of the Radical candidate requires it."
don't
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From this reading "I don't like makeshifts; we must go straight into our own house; the dignity of the Radical candidate requires it."
doubts
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From this reading Quarrier and Lilian abode at the old home until everything should be ready for them, and Mrs. Liversedge represented her brother on the spot--solving the doubts of workmen, hiring servants, making minor purchases.
down
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From this reading An emissary from Tottenham Court Road sped down to Polterham, surveyed the vacant house, returned with professional computations.
dwell
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From this reading She invited Denzil to bring his wife, and dwell for the present under the Liversedge roof, but her brother preferred to wait.
emissary
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From this reading An emissary from Tottenham Court Road sped down to Polterham, surveyed the vacant house, returned with professional computations.
everythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading Quarrier and Lilian abode at the old home until everything should be ready for them, and Mrs. Liversedge represented her brother on the spot--solving the doubts of workmen, hiring servants, making minor purchases.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Quarrier and Lilian abode at the old home until everything should be ready for them, and Mrs. Liversedge represented her brother on the spot--solving the doubts of workmen, hiring servants, making minor purchases.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading An emissary from Tottenham Court Road sped down to Polterham, surveyed the vacant house, returned with professional computations.
glowed
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From this reading So the work glowed, and as little time as possible was spent over its completion.
go
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From this reading "I don't like makeshifts; we must go straight into our own house; the dignity of the Radical candidate requires it."
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Quarrier and Lilian abode at the old home until everything should be ready for them, and Mrs. Liversedge represented her brother on the spot--solving the doubts of workmen, hiring servants, making minor purchases.
hiring
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From this reading Quarrier and Lilian abode at the old home until everything should be ready for them, and Mrs. Liversedge represented her brother on the spot--solving the doubts of workmen, hiring servants, making minor purchases.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading She invited Denzil to bring his wife, and dwell for the present under the Liversedge roof, but her brother preferred to wait.
home
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From this reading Quarrier and Lilian abode at the old home until everything should be ready for them, and Mrs. Liversedge represented her brother on the spot--solving the doubts of workmen, hiring servants, making minor purchases.
house
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From this reading An emissary from Tottenham Court Road sped down to Polterham, surveyed the vacant house, returned with professional computations.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I don't like makeshifts; we must go straight into our own house; the dignity of the Radical candidate requires it."
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading "I don't like makeshifts; we must go straight into our own house; the dignity of the Radical candidate requires it."
invited
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From this reading She invited Denzil to bring his wife, and dwell for the present under the Liversedge roof, but her brother preferred to wait.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "I don't like makeshifts; we must go straight into our own house; the dignity of the Radical candidate requires it."
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading So the work glowed, and as little time as possible was spent over its completion.
like
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From this reading "I don't like makeshifts; we must go straight into our own house; the dignity of the Radical candidate requires it."
Lilian
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From this reading Quarrier and Lilian abode at the old home until everything should be ready for them, and Mrs. Liversedge represented her brother on the spot--solving the doubts of workmen, hiring servants, making minor purchases.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading So the work glowed, and as little time as possible was spent over its completion.
Liversedge
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From this reading Quarrier and Lilian abode at the old home until everything should be ready for them, and Mrs. Liversedge represented her brother on the spot--solving the doubts of workmen, hiring servants, making minor purchases.
makeshifts
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From this reading "I don't like makeshifts; we must go straight into our own house; the dignity of the Radical candidate requires it."
making
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From this reading Quarrier and Lilian abode at the old home until everything should be ready for them, and Mrs. Liversedge represented her brother on the spot--solving the doubts of workmen, hiring servants, making minor purchases.
minor
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From this reading Quarrier and Lilian abode at the old home until everything should be ready for them, and Mrs. Liversedge represented her brother on the spot--solving the doubts of workmen, hiring servants, making minor purchases.
Mrs
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From this reading Quarrier and Lilian abode at the old home until everything should be ready for them, and Mrs. Liversedge represented her brother on the spot--solving the doubts of workmen, hiring servants, making minor purchases.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "I don't like makeshifts; we must go straight into our own house; the dignity of the Radical candidate requires it."
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Quarrier and Lilian abode at the old home until everything should be ready for them, and Mrs. Liversedge represented her brother on the spot--solving the doubts of workmen, hiring servants, making minor purchases.
old
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From this reading Quarrier and Lilian abode at the old home until everything should be ready for them, and Mrs. Liversedge represented her brother on the spot--solving the doubts of workmen, hiring servants, making minor purchases.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Quarrier and Lilian abode at the old home until everything should be ready for them, and Mrs. Liversedge represented her brother on the spot--solving the doubts of workmen, hiring servants, making minor purchases.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading "I don't like makeshifts; we must go straight into our own house; the dignity of the Radical candidate requires it."
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading So the work glowed, and as little time as possible was spent over its completion.
own
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From this reading "I don't like makeshifts; we must go straight into our own house; the dignity of the Radical candidate requires it."
Polterham
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From this reading An emissary from Tottenham Court Road sped down to Polterham, surveyed the vacant house, returned with professional computations.
possible
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From this reading So the work glowed, and as little time as possible was spent over its completion.
preferred
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From this reading She invited Denzil to bring his wife, and dwell for the present under the Liversedge roof, but her brother preferred to wait.
present
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From this reading She invited Denzil to bring his wife, and dwell for the present under the Liversedge roof, but her brother preferred to wait.
professional
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From this reading An emissary from Tottenham Court Road sped down to Polterham, surveyed the vacant house, returned with professional computations.
purchases
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From this reading Quarrier and Lilian abode at the old home until everything should be ready for them, and Mrs. Liversedge represented her brother on the spot--solving the doubts of workmen, hiring servants, making minor purchases.
Quarrier
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From this reading Quarrier and Lilian abode at the old home until everything should be ready for them, and Mrs. Liversedge represented her brother on the spot--solving the doubts of workmen, hiring servants, making minor purchases.
Radical
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From this reading "I don't like makeshifts; we must go straight into our own house; the dignity of the Radical candidate requires it."
ready
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From this reading Quarrier and Lilian abode at the old home until everything should be ready for them, and Mrs. Liversedge represented her brother on the spot--solving the doubts of workmen, hiring servants, making minor purchases.
represented
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From this reading Quarrier and Lilian abode at the old home until everything should be ready for them, and Mrs. Liversedge represented her brother on the spot--solving the doubts of workmen, hiring servants, making minor purchases.
requires
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From this reading "I don't like makeshifts; we must go straight into our own house; the dignity of the Radical candidate requires it."
returnednounUS /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading An emissary from Tottenham Court Road sped down to Polterham, surveyed the vacant house, returned with professional computations.
Road
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From this reading An emissary from Tottenham Court Road sped down to Polterham, surveyed the vacant house, returned with professional computations.
roof
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From this reading She invited Denzil to bring his wife, and dwell for the present under the Liversedge roof, but her brother preferred to wait.
servants
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From this reading Quarrier and Lilian abode at the old home until everything should be ready for them, and Mrs. Liversedge represented her brother on the spot--solving the doubts of workmen, hiring servants, making minor purchases.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She invited Denzil to bring his wife, and dwell for the present under the Liversedge roof, but her brother preferred to wait.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Quarrier and Lilian abode at the old home until everything should be ready for them, and Mrs. Liversedge represented her brother on the spot--solving the doubts of workmen, hiring servants, making minor purchases.
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So the work glowed, and as little time as possible was spent over its completion.
solving
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From this reading Quarrier and Lilian abode at the old home until everything should be ready for them, and Mrs. Liversedge represented her brother on the spot--solving the doubts of workmen, hiring servants, making minor purchases.
sped
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From this reading An emissary from Tottenham Court Road sped down to Polterham, surveyed the vacant house, returned with professional computations.
spent
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From this reading So the work glowed, and as little time as possible was spent over its completion.
spot
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From this reading Quarrier and Lilian abode at the old home until everything should be ready for them, and Mrs. Liversedge represented her brother on the spot--solving the doubts of workmen, hiring servants, making minor purchases.
straight
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From this reading "I don't like makeshifts; we must go straight into our own house; the dignity of the Radical candidate requires it."
surveyed
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From this reading An emissary from Tottenham Court Road sped down to Polterham, surveyed the vacant house, returned with professional computations.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading An emissary from Tottenham Court Road sped down to Polterham, surveyed the vacant house, returned with professional computations.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Quarrier and Lilian abode at the old home until everything should be ready for them, and Mrs. Liversedge represented her brother on the spot--solving the doubts of workmen, hiring servants, making minor purchases.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading So the work glowed, and as little time as possible was spent over its completion.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading An emissary from Tottenham Court Road sped down to Polterham, surveyed the vacant house, returned with professional computations.
Tottenham
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From this reading An emissary from Tottenham Court Road sped down to Polterham, surveyed the vacant house, returned with professional computations.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading She invited Denzil to bring his wife, and dwell for the present under the Liversedge roof, but her brother preferred to wait.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading Quarrier and Lilian abode at the old home until everything should be ready for them, and Mrs. Liversedge represented her brother on the spot--solving the doubts of workmen, hiring servants, making minor purchases.
vacant
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From this reading An emissary from Tottenham Court Road sped down to Polterham, surveyed the vacant house, returned with professional computations.
wait
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From this reading She invited Denzil to bring his wife, and dwell for the present under the Liversedge roof, but her brother preferred to wait.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading So the work glowed, and as little time as possible was spent over its completion.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "I don't like makeshifts; we must go straight into our own house; the dignity of the Radical candidate requires it."
wife
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From this reading She invited Denzil to bring his wife, and dwell for the present under the Liversedge roof, but her brother preferred to wait.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading An emissary from Tottenham Court Road sped down to Polterham, surveyed the vacant house, returned with professional computations.
work
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From this reading So the work glowed, and as little time as possible was spent over its completion.
workmen
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From this reading Quarrier and Lilian abode at the old home until everything should be ready for them, and Mrs. Liversedge represented her brother on the spot--solving the doubts of workmen, hiring servants, making minor purchases.
