adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Elizabeth was a cousin of the better-known writer Katherine Mansfield (whose real name was Kathleen Mansfield Beauchamp).
agenounUS /eɪdʒ/
how long something has existed
From this reading At a young age, she captured the heart of a German Count, was persuaded to marry him, and went to live in Germany.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She was reputed to be a fine organist and musician.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At a young age, she captured the heart of a German Count, was persuaded to marry him, and went to live in Germany.
AustralianounUS /ɔːˈstreɪljə/
a nation occupying the whole of the Australian continent; Aboriginal tribes are thought to have migrated from southeastern Asia 20,000 years ago; first Europeans were British convicts sent there as a penal colony
From this reading Born in Australia, Elizabeth was educated in England.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading She was reputed to be a fine organist and musician.
Beauchamp
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From this reading Elizabeth was a cousin of the better-known writer Katherine Mansfield (whose real name was Kathleen Mansfield Beauchamp).
better-knownadjective
more familiar or renowned than the other of two
From this reading Elizabeth was a cousin of the better-known writer Katherine Mansfield (whose real name was Kathleen Mansfield Beauchamp).
boreverbUS /bɔːr/
cause to be bored
From this reading Over the next years she bore five daughters.
BornadjectiveUS /bɔːrn/
brought into existence
From this reading Born in Australia, Elizabeth was educated in England.
capturedverbUS /ˈkæptʃərd/
past form of “capture” — succeed in representing or expressing something intangible
From this reading At a young age, she captured the heart of a German Count, was persuaded to marry him, and went to live in Germany.
CountverbUS /kaʊnt/
determine the number or amount of
From this reading At a young age, she captured the heart of a German Count, was persuaded to marry him, and went to live in Germany.
cousinnounUS /ˈkʌzən/
the child of your aunt or uncle
From this reading Elizabeth was a cousin of the better-known writer Katherine Mansfield (whose real name was Kathleen Mansfield Beauchamp).
daughtersnounUS /ˈdɔːtərz/
plural of “daughter” — a female human offspring
From this reading Over the next years she bore five daughters.
educatedadjectiveUS /ˈedʒəkeɪtɪd/
possessing an education (especially having more than average knowledge)
From this reading Born in Australia, Elizabeth was educated in England.
ElizabethnounUS /ɪˈlɪzəbəθ/
daughter of George VI who became the Queen of England and Northern Ireland in 1952 on the death of her father (1926-)
From this reading Elizabeth was a cousin of the better-known writer Katherine Mansfield (whose real name was Kathleen Mansfield Beauchamp).
EnglandnounUS /ˈɪŋɡlənd/
a division of the United Kingdom
From this reading Born in Australia, Elizabeth was educated in England.
fineadjectiveUS /faɪn/
being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition
From this reading She was reputed to be a fine organist and musician.
fivenounUS /faɪv/
the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
From this reading Over the next years she bore five daughters.
GermannounUS /ˈdʒɜːrmən/
a person of German nationality
From this reading At a young age, she captured the heart of a German Count, was persuaded to marry him, and went to live in Germany.
GermanynounUS /ˈdʒɜːrməni/
a republic in central Europe; split into East Germany and West Germany after World War II and reunited in 1990
From this reading At a young age, she captured the heart of a German Count, was persuaded to marry him, and went to live in Germany.
heartnounUS /hɑːrt/
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading At a young age, she captured the heart of a German Count, was persuaded to marry him, and went to live in Germany.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading At a young age, she captured the heart of a German Count, was persuaded to marry him, and went to live in Germany.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Born in Australia, Elizabeth was educated in England.
Katherine
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From this reading Elizabeth was a cousin of the better-known writer Katherine Mansfield (whose real name was Kathleen Mansfield Beauchamp).
Kathleen
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From this reading Elizabeth was a cousin of the better-known writer Katherine Mansfield (whose real name was Kathleen Mansfield Beauchamp).
liveverbUS /laɪv/
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading At a young age, she captured the heart of a German Count, was persuaded to marry him, and went to live in Germany.
MansfieldnounUS /ˈmænzfiːld/
New Zealand writer of short stories (1888-1923)
From this reading Elizabeth was a cousin of the better-known writer Katherine Mansfield (whose real name was Kathleen Mansfield Beauchamp).
marryverbUS /ˈmeri/
take in marriage
From this reading At a young age, she captured the heart of a German Count, was persuaded to marry him, and went to live in Germany.
musiciannounUS /mjuːˈzɪʃən/
someone who plays a musical instrument (as a profession)
From this reading She was reputed to be a fine organist and musician.
nameverbUS /neɪm/
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Elizabeth was a cousin of the better-known writer Katherine Mansfield (whose real name was Kathleen Mansfield Beauchamp).
nextadjectiveUS /nekst/
immediately following in time or order
From this reading Over the next years she bore five daughters.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Elizabeth was a cousin of the better-known writer Katherine Mansfield (whose real name was Kathleen Mansfield Beauchamp).
organistnounUS /ˈɔːrɡənəst/
a person who plays an organ
From this reading She was reputed to be a fine organist and musician.
OverprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Over the next years she bore five daughters.
persuadedverbUS /pərˈsweɪdɪd/
past form of “persuade” — win approval or support for
From this reading At a young age, she captured the heart of a German Count, was persuaded to marry him, and went to live in Germany.
realadjectiveUS /riːl/
being or occurring in fact or actuality; having verified existence; not illusory
From this reading Elizabeth was a cousin of the better-known writer Katherine Mansfield (whose real name was Kathleen Mansfield Beauchamp).
reputedverbUS /rɪˈpjuːtɪd/
past form of “repute” — look on as or consider
From this reading She was reputed to be a fine organist and musician.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was reputed to be a fine organist and musician.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Elizabeth was a cousin of the better-known writer Katherine Mansfield (whose real name was Kathleen Mansfield Beauchamp).
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She was reputed to be a fine organist and musician.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Elizabeth was a cousin of the better-known writer Katherine Mansfield (whose real name was Kathleen Mansfield Beauchamp).
wentverbUS /went/
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading At a young age, she captured the heart of a German Count, was persuaded to marry him, and went to live in Germany.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading Elizabeth was a cousin of the better-known writer Katherine Mansfield (whose real name was Kathleen Mansfield Beauchamp).
writernounUS /ˈraɪtər/
writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading Elizabeth was a cousin of the better-known writer Katherine Mansfield (whose real name was Kathleen Mansfield Beauchamp).
yearsnounUS /jɪrz/
a late time of life
From this reading Over the next years she bore five daughters.
youngadjectiveUS /jʌŋ/
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading At a young age, she captured the heart of a German Count, was persuaded to marry him, and went to live in Germany.
