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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 The journey to Mainbridge, the manufacturing town in question, took place within a few days.
abounding
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From this reading Wealth was abounding and superabounding; the house was large, the luxury of furnishing and fitting, of service and equipage, was on a scale she had never seen.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading With eager cordiality the minister and his family were welcomed in the house of one of the chief men of the church and of the place, and made very much at home.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading With eager cordiality the minister and his family were welcomed in the house of one of the chief men of the church and of the place, and made very much at home.
BABYLON
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From this reading BABYLON.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading It was a phasis of social life which Diana had hardly touched ever before.
chief
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From this reading With eager cordiality the minister and his family were welcomed in the house of one of the chief men of the church and of the place, and made very much at home.
church
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From this reading With eager cordiality the minister and his family were welcomed in the house of one of the chief men of the church and of the place, and made very much at home.
cordiality
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From this reading With eager cordiality the minister and his family were welcomed in the house of one of the chief men of the church and of the place, and made very much at home.
days
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From this reading The journey to Mainbridge, the manufacturing town in question, took place within a few days.
Diana
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From this reading It was a phasis of social life which Diana had hardly touched ever before.
eager
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From this reading With eager cordiality the minister and his family were welcomed in the house of one of the chief men of the church and of the place, and made very much at home.
equipage
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From this reading Wealth was abounding and superabounding; the house was large, the luxury of furnishing and fitting, of service and equipage, was on a scale she had never seen.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was a phasis of social life which Diana had hardly touched ever before.
family
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From this reading With eager cordiality the minister and his family were welcomed in the house of one of the chief men of the church and of the place, and made very much at home.
few
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From this reading The journey to Mainbridge, the manufacturing town in question, took place within a few days.
fitting
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From this reading Wealth was abounding and superabounding; the house was large, the luxury of furnishing and fitting, of service and equipage, was on a scale she had never seen.
furnishing
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From this reading Wealth was abounding and superabounding; the house was large, the luxury of furnishing and fitting, of service and equipage, was on a scale she had never seen.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It was a phasis of social life which Diana had hardly touched ever before.
hardly
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From this reading It was a phasis of social life which Diana had hardly touched ever before.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading With eager cordiality the minister and his family were welcomed in the house of one of the chief men of the church and of the place, and made very much at home.
home
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From this reading With eager cordiality the minister and his family were welcomed in the house of one of the chief men of the church and of the place, and made very much at home.
house
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From this reading With eager cordiality the minister and his family were welcomed in the house of one of the chief men of the church and of the place, and made very much at home.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The journey to Mainbridge, the manufacturing town in question, took place within a few days.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a phasis of social life which Diana had hardly touched ever before.
journeynounUS /ˈjourney/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The journey to Mainbridge, the manufacturing town in question, took place within a few days.
large
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From this reading Wealth was abounding and superabounding; the house was large, the luxury of furnishing and fitting, of service and equipage, was on a scale she had never seen.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was a phasis of social life which Diana had hardly touched ever before.
luxury
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From this reading Wealth was abounding and superabounding; the house was large, the luxury of furnishing and fitting, of service and equipage, was on a scale she had never seen.
made
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From this reading With eager cordiality the minister and his family were welcomed in the house of one of the chief men of the church and of the place, and made very much at home.
Mainbridge
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From this reading The journey to Mainbridge, the manufacturing town in question, took place within a few days.
manufacturing
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From this reading The journey to Mainbridge, the manufacturing town in question, took place within a few days.
men
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From this reading With eager cordiality the minister and his family were welcomed in the house of one of the chief men of the church and of the place, and made very much at home.
minister
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From this reading With eager cordiality the minister and his family were welcomed in the house of one of the chief men of the church and of the place, and made very much at home.
much
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From this reading With eager cordiality the minister and his family were welcomed in the house of one of the chief men of the church and of the place, and made very much at home.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Wealth was abounding and superabounding; the house was large, the luxury of furnishing and fitting, of service and equipage, was on a scale she had never seen.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading With eager cordiality the minister and his family were welcomed in the house of one of the chief men of the church and of the place, and made very much at home.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Wealth was abounding and superabounding; the house was large, the luxury of furnishing and fitting, of service and equipage, was on a scale she had never seen.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading With eager cordiality the minister and his family were welcomed in the house of one of the chief men of the church and of the place, and made very much at home.
phasis
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From this reading It was a phasis of social life which Diana had hardly touched ever before.
place
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From this reading The journey to Mainbridge, the manufacturing town in question, took place within a few days.
questionnounUS /ˈquestion/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The journey to Mainbridge, the manufacturing town in question, took place within a few days.
scale
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From this reading Wealth was abounding and superabounding; the house was large, the luxury of furnishing and fitting, of service and equipage, was on a scale she had never seen.
seen
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From this reading Wealth was abounding and superabounding; the house was large, the luxury of furnishing and fitting, of service and equipage, was on a scale she had never seen.
service
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From this reading Wealth was abounding and superabounding; the house was large, the luxury of furnishing and fitting, of service and equipage, was on a scale she had never seen.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Wealth was abounding and superabounding; the house was large, the luxury of furnishing and fitting, of service and equipage, was on a scale she had never seen.
social
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From this reading It was a phasis of social life which Diana had hardly touched ever before.
superabounding
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From this reading Wealth was abounding and superabounding; the house was large, the luxury of furnishing and fitting, of service and equipage, was on a scale she had never seen.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The journey to Mainbridge, the manufacturing town in question, took place within a few days.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The journey to Mainbridge, the manufacturing town in question, took place within a few days.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The journey to Mainbridge, the manufacturing town in question, took place within a few days.
touched
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From this reading It was a phasis of social life which Diana had hardly touched ever before.
town
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From this reading The journey to Mainbridge, the manufacturing town in question, took place within a few days.
very
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From this reading With eager cordiality the minister and his family were welcomed in the house of one of the chief men of the church and of the place, and made very much at home.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was a phasis of social life which Diana had hardly touched ever before.
Wealth
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From this reading Wealth was abounding and superabounding; the house was large, the luxury of furnishing and fitting, of service and equipage, was on a scale she had never seen.
welcomed
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From this reading With eager cordiality the minister and his family were welcomed in the house of one of the chief men of the church and of the place, and made very much at home.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading With eager cordiality the minister and his family were welcomed in the house of one of the chief men of the church and of the place, and made very much at home.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It was a phasis of social life which Diana had hardly touched ever before.
WithprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading With eager cordiality the minister and his family were welcomed in the house of one of the chief men of the church and of the place, and made very much at home.
withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading The journey to Mainbridge, the manufacturing town in question, took place within a few days.
