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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 He was sitting on the edge of a much dilapidated arm-chair in the room which had been the twins' "den" from their childhood, in which Pamela's governess even, before the girl's school years, was allowed only on occasional and precarious footing.
allowed
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From this reading He was sitting on the edge of a much dilapidated arm-chair in the room which had been the twins' "den" from their childhood, in which Pamela's governess even, before the girl's school years, was allowed only on occasional and precarious footing.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading Ranged along the mantelpiece were numbers of snapshots--groups and single figures--taken by her, with results that showed her no great performer.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading 'I say, Pamela, who _is_ this female, and why has she descended on us?'
arm-chair
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From this reading He was sitting on the edge of a much dilapidated arm-chair in the room which had been the twins' "den" from their childhood, in which Pamela's governess even, before the girl's school years, was allowed only on occasional and precarious footing.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading He was sitting on the edge of a much dilapidated arm-chair in the room which had been the twins' "den" from their childhood, in which Pamela's governess even, before the girl's school years, was allowed only on occasional and precarious footing.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading He was sitting on the edge of a much dilapidated arm-chair in the room which had been the twins' "den" from their childhood, in which Pamela's governess even, before the girl's school years, was allowed only on occasional and precarious footing.
boys
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From this reading Here Pamela dabbed in photography, made triumphant piles of the socks and mittens she kept from her father's eye, read history, novels, and poetry, and wrote to her school friends and the boys she had met in Scotland.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Ranged along the mantelpiece were numbers of snapshots--groups and single figures--taken by her, with results that showed her no great performer.
childhood
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From this reading He was sitting on the edge of a much dilapidated arm-chair in the room which had been the twins' "den" from their childhood, in which Pamela's governess even, before the girl's school years, was allowed only on occasional and precarious footing.
dabbed
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From this reading Here Pamela dabbed in photography, made triumphant piles of the socks and mittens she kept from her father's eye, read history, novels, and poetry, and wrote to her school friends and the boys she had met in Scotland.
den
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From this reading He was sitting on the edge of a much dilapidated arm-chair in the room which had been the twins' "den" from their childhood, in which Pamela's governess even, before the girl's school years, was allowed only on occasional and precarious footing.
descendednounUS /ˈdescended/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading 'I say, Pamela, who _is_ this female, and why has she descended on us?'
Desmond
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From this reading The speaker was Desmond Mannering.
dilapidated
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From this reading He was sitting on the edge of a much dilapidated arm-chair in the room which had been the twins' "den" from their childhood, in which Pamela's governess even, before the girl's school years, was allowed only on occasional and precarious footing.
edge
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From this reading He was sitting on the edge of a much dilapidated arm-chair in the room which had been the twins' "den" from their childhood, in which Pamela's governess even, before the girl's school years, was allowed only on occasional and precarious footing.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was sitting on the edge of a much dilapidated arm-chair in the room which had been the twins' "den" from their childhood, in which Pamela's governess even, before the girl's school years, was allowed only on occasional and precarious footing.
eye
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From this reading Here Pamela dabbed in photography, made triumphant piles of the socks and mittens she kept from her father's eye, read history, novels, and poetry, and wrote to her school friends and the boys she had met in Scotland.
father's
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From this reading Here Pamela dabbed in photography, made triumphant piles of the socks and mittens she kept from her father's eye, read history, novels, and poetry, and wrote to her school friends and the boys she had met in Scotland.
female
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From this reading 'I say, Pamela, who _is_ this female, and why has she descended on us?'
figures
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From this reading Ranged along the mantelpiece were numbers of snapshots--groups and single figures--taken by her, with results that showed her no great performer.
footing
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From this reading He was sitting on the edge of a much dilapidated arm-chair in the room which had been the twins' "den" from their childhood, in which Pamela's governess even, before the girl's school years, was allowed only on occasional and precarious footing.
friends
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From this reading Here Pamela dabbed in photography, made triumphant piles of the socks and mittens she kept from her father's eye, read history, novels, and poetry, and wrote to her school friends and the boys she had met in Scotland.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He was sitting on the edge of a much dilapidated arm-chair in the room which had been the twins' "den" from their childhood, in which Pamela's governess even, before the girl's school years, was allowed only on occasional and precarious footing.
girl's
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From this reading He was sitting on the edge of a much dilapidated arm-chair in the room which had been the twins' "den" from their childhood, in which Pamela's governess even, before the girl's school years, was allowed only on occasional and precarious footing.
governess
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From this reading He was sitting on the edge of a much dilapidated arm-chair in the room which had been the twins' "den" from their childhood, in which Pamela's governess even, before the girl's school years, was allowed only on occasional and precarious footing.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Ranged along the mantelpiece were numbers of snapshots--groups and single figures--taken by her, with results that showed her no great performer.
groups
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From this reading Ranged along the mantelpiece were numbers of snapshots--groups and single figures--taken by her, with results that showed her no great performer.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He was sitting on the edge of a much dilapidated arm-chair in the room which had been the twins' "den" from their childhood, in which Pamela's governess even, before the girl's school years, was allowed only on occasional and precarious footing.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading 'I say, Pamela, who _is_ this female, and why has she descended on us?'
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was sitting on the edge of a much dilapidated arm-chair in the room which had been the twins' "den" from their childhood, in which Pamela's governess even, before the girl's school years, was allowed only on occasional and precarious footing.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Here Pamela dabbed in photography, made triumphant piles of the socks and mittens she kept from her father's eye, read history, novels, and poetry, and wrote to her school friends and the boys she had met in Scotland.
HerenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Here Pamela dabbed in photography, made triumphant piles of the socks and mittens she kept from her father's eye, read history, novels, and poetry, and wrote to her school friends and the boys she had met in Scotland.
history
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From this reading Here Pamela dabbed in photography, made triumphant piles of the socks and mittens she kept from her father's eye, read history, novels, and poetry, and wrote to her school friends and the boys she had met in Scotland.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading 'I say, Pamela, who _is_ this female, and why has she descended on us?'
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He was sitting on the edge of a much dilapidated arm-chair in the room which had been the twins' "den" from their childhood, in which Pamela's governess even, before the girl's school years, was allowed only on occasional and precarious footing.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading 'I say, Pamela, who _is_ this female, and why has she descended on us?'
kept
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From this reading Here Pamela dabbed in photography, made triumphant piles of the socks and mittens she kept from her father's eye, read history, novels, and poetry, and wrote to her school friends and the boys she had met in Scotland.
made
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From this reading Here Pamela dabbed in photography, made triumphant piles of the socks and mittens she kept from her father's eye, read history, novels, and poetry, and wrote to her school friends and the boys she had met in Scotland.
Mannering
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From this reading The speaker was Desmond Mannering.
mantelpiece
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From this reading Ranged along the mantelpiece were numbers of snapshots--groups and single figures--taken by her, with results that showed her no great performer.
met
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From this reading Here Pamela dabbed in photography, made triumphant piles of the socks and mittens she kept from her father's eye, read history, novels, and poetry, and wrote to her school friends and the boys she had met in Scotland.
mittens
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From this reading Here Pamela dabbed in photography, made triumphant piles of the socks and mittens she kept from her father's eye, read history, novels, and poetry, and wrote to her school friends and the boys she had met in Scotland.
much
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From this reading He was sitting on the edge of a much dilapidated arm-chair in the room which had been the twins' "den" from their childhood, in which Pamela's governess even, before the girl's school years, was allowed only on occasional and precarious footing.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Ranged along the mantelpiece were numbers of snapshots--groups and single figures--taken by her, with results that showed her no great performer.
novels
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From this reading Here Pamela dabbed in photography, made triumphant piles of the socks and mittens she kept from her father's eye, read history, novels, and poetry, and wrote to her school friends and the boys she had met in Scotland.
numbers
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From this reading Ranged along the mantelpiece were numbers of snapshots--groups and single figures--taken by her, with results that showed her no great performer.
occasional
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From this reading He was sitting on the edge of a much dilapidated arm-chair in the room which had been the twins' "den" from their childhood, in which Pamela's governess even, before the girl's school years, was allowed only on occasional and precarious footing.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He was sitting on the edge of a much dilapidated arm-chair in the room which had been the twins' "den" from their childhood, in which Pamela's governess even, before the girl's school years, was allowed only on occasional and precarious footing.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading 'I say, Pamela, who _is_ this female, and why has she descended on us?'
only
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From this reading He was sitting on the edge of a much dilapidated arm-chair in the room which had been the twins' "den" from their childhood, in which Pamela's governess even, before the girl's school years, was allowed only on occasional and precarious footing.
Pamela
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From this reading 'I say, Pamela, who _is_ this female, and why has she descended on us?'
Pamela's
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From this reading He was sitting on the edge of a much dilapidated arm-chair in the room which had been the twins' "den" from their childhood, in which Pamela's governess even, before the girl's school years, was allowed only on occasional and precarious footing.
performer
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From this reading Ranged along the mantelpiece were numbers of snapshots--groups and single figures--taken by her, with results that showed her no great performer.
photography
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From this reading Here Pamela dabbed in photography, made triumphant piles of the socks and mittens she kept from her father's eye, read history, novels, and poetry, and wrote to her school friends and the boys she had met in Scotland.
piles
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From this reading Here Pamela dabbed in photography, made triumphant piles of the socks and mittens she kept from her father's eye, read history, novels, and poetry, and wrote to her school friends and the boys she had met in Scotland.
poetry
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From this reading Here Pamela dabbed in photography, made triumphant piles of the socks and mittens she kept from her father's eye, read history, novels, and poetry, and wrote to her school friends and the boys she had met in Scotland.
precarious
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From this reading He was sitting on the edge of a much dilapidated arm-chair in the room which had been the twins' "den" from their childhood, in which Pamela's governess even, before the girl's school years, was allowed only on occasional and precarious footing.
Ranged
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From this reading Ranged along the mantelpiece were numbers of snapshots--groups and single figures--taken by her, with results that showed her no great performer.
read
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From this reading Here Pamela dabbed in photography, made triumphant piles of the socks and mittens she kept from her father's eye, read history, novels, and poetry, and wrote to her school friends and the boys she had met in Scotland.
results
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From this reading Ranged along the mantelpiece were numbers of snapshots--groups and single figures--taken by her, with results that showed her no great performer.
room
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From this reading He was sitting on the edge of a much dilapidated arm-chair in the room which had been the twins' "den" from their childhood, in which Pamela's governess even, before the girl's school years, was allowed only on occasional and precarious footing.
say
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school
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From this reading He was sitting on the edge of a much dilapidated arm-chair in the room which had been the twins' "den" from their childhood, in which Pamela's governess even, before the girl's school years, was allowed only on occasional and precarious footing.
Scotland
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From this reading Here Pamela dabbed in photography, made triumphant piles of the socks and mittens she kept from her father's eye, read history, novels, and poetry, and wrote to her school friends and the boys she had met in Scotland.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading 'I say, Pamela, who _is_ this female, and why has she descended on us?'
showed
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From this reading Ranged along the mantelpiece were numbers of snapshots--groups and single figures--taken by her, with results that showed her no great performer.
single
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From this reading Ranged along the mantelpiece were numbers of snapshots--groups and single figures--taken by her, with results that showed her no great performer.
sitting
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From this reading He was sitting on the edge of a much dilapidated arm-chair in the room which had been the twins' "den" from their childhood, in which Pamela's governess even, before the girl's school years, was allowed only on occasional and precarious footing.
snapshots
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From this reading Ranged along the mantelpiece were numbers of snapshots--groups and single figures--taken by her, with results that showed her no great performer.
socks
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From this reading Here Pamela dabbed in photography, made triumphant piles of the socks and mittens she kept from her father's eye, read history, novels, and poetry, and wrote to her school friends and the boys she had met in Scotland.
speaker
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From this reading The speaker was Desmond Mannering.
taken
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From this reading Ranged along the mantelpiece were numbers of snapshots--groups and single figures--taken by her, with results that showed her no great performer.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Ranged along the mantelpiece were numbers of snapshots--groups and single figures--taken by her, with results that showed her no great performer.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The speaker was Desmond Mannering.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading He was sitting on the edge of a much dilapidated arm-chair in the room which had been the twins' "den" from their childhood, in which Pamela's governess even, before the girl's school years, was allowed only on occasional and precarious footing.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading 'I say, Pamela, who _is_ this female, and why has she descended on us?'
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Here Pamela dabbed in photography, made triumphant piles of the socks and mittens she kept from her father's eye, read history, novels, and poetry, and wrote to her school friends and the boys she had met in Scotland.
triumphant
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From this reading Here Pamela dabbed in photography, made triumphant piles of the socks and mittens she kept from her father's eye, read history, novels, and poetry, and wrote to her school friends and the boys she had met in Scotland.
twins
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From this reading He was sitting on the edge of a much dilapidated arm-chair in the room which had been the twins' "den" from their childhood, in which Pamela's governess even, before the girl's school years, was allowed only on occasional and precarious footing.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading 'I say, Pamela, who _is_ this female, and why has she descended on us?'
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The speaker was Desmond Mannering.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Ranged along the mantelpiece were numbers of snapshots--groups and single figures--taken by her, with results that showed her no great performer.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He was sitting on the edge of a much dilapidated arm-chair in the room which had been the twins' "den" from their childhood, in which Pamela's governess even, before the girl's school years, was allowed only on occasional and precarious footing.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading 'I say, Pamela, who _is_ this female, and why has she descended on us?'
why
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From this reading 'I say, Pamela, who _is_ this female, and why has she descended on us?'
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Ranged along the mantelpiece were numbers of snapshots--groups and single figures--taken by her, with results that showed her no great performer.
wrote
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From this reading Here Pamela dabbed in photography, made triumphant piles of the socks and mittens she kept from her father's eye, read history, novels, and poetry, and wrote to her school friends and the boys she had met in Scotland.
years
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From this reading He was sitting on the edge of a much dilapidated arm-chair in the room which had been the twins' "den" from their childhood, in which Pamela's governess even, before the girl's school years, was allowed only on occasional and precarious footing.
