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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 With the aid of a shop-girl whose mother Martha had known, she had found employment at Rosenthal's, on upper Third Avenue.
address
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From this reading There had been need of an expert needlewoman in a department recently opened, and Mangan, in charge of the work, had taken her name and address.
agents
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From this reading And so, when one of Rosenthal's agents had looked up her lodgings, had seen Martha, and noted “Mrs. Stanton's” quiet refinement, he had at once given her the place.
aid
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From this reading With the aid of a shop-girl whose mother Martha had known, she had found employment at Rosenthal's, on upper Third Avenue.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading There had been need of an expert needlewoman in a department recently opened, and Mangan, in charge of the work, had taken her name and address.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There had been need of an expert needlewoman in a department recently opened, and Mangan, in charge of the work, had taken her name and address.
apartment
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From this reading The day following Stephen's visit was one of many spent by Lady Barbara in working at “home,” as she called the simple apartment in which Martha had given her shelter.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The day following Stephen's visit was one of many spent by Lady Barbara in working at “home,” as she called the simple apartment in which Martha had given her shelter.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The day following Stephen's visit was one of many spent by Lady Barbara in working at “home,” as she called the simple apartment in which Martha had given her shelter.
Avenue
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From this reading With the aid of a shop-girl whose mother Martha had known, she had found employment at Rosenthal's, on upper Third Avenue.
Barbara
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From this reading The day following Stephen's visit was one of many spent by Lady Barbara in working at “home,” as she called the simple apartment in which Martha had given her shelter.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading There had been need of an expert needlewoman in a department recently opened, and Mangan, in charge of the work, had taken her name and address.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The day following Stephen's visit was one of many spent by Lady Barbara in working at “home,” as she called the simple apartment in which Martha had given her shelter.
called
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From this reading The day following Stephen's visit was one of many spent by Lady Barbara in working at “home,” as she called the simple apartment in which Martha had given her shelter.
charge
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From this reading There had been need of an expert needlewoman in a department recently opened, and Mangan, in charge of the work, had taken her name and address.
day
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From this reading The day following Stephen's visit was one of many spent by Lady Barbara in working at “home,” as she called the simple apartment in which Martha had given her shelter.
deceived
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From this reading The repairing of rare laces had been one of her triumphs when a girl, she having placed an inset in the middle of an old piece of Valenciennes which had deceived even the experts at Kensington Museum.
department
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From this reading There had been need of an expert needlewoman in a department recently opened, and Mangan, in charge of the work, had taken her name and address.
employment
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From this reading With the aid of a shop-girl whose mother Martha had known, she had found employment at Rosenthal's, on upper Third Avenue.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The repairing of rare laces had been one of her triumphs when a girl, she having placed an inset in the middle of an old piece of Valenciennes which had deceived even the experts at Kensington Museum.
expert
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From this reading There had been need of an expert needlewoman in a department recently opened, and Mangan, in charge of the work, had taken her name and address.
experts
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From this reading The repairing of rare laces had been one of her triumphs when a girl, she having placed an inset in the middle of an old piece of Valenciennes which had deceived even the experts at Kensington Museum.
following
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From this reading The day following Stephen's visit was one of many spent by Lady Barbara in working at “home,” as she called the simple apartment in which Martha had given her shelter.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading With the aid of a shop-girl whose mother Martha had known, she had found employment at Rosenthal's, on upper Third Avenue.
girl
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From this reading The repairing of rare laces had been one of her triumphs when a girl, she having placed an inset in the middle of an old piece of Valenciennes which had deceived even the experts at Kensington Museum.
given
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From this reading The day following Stephen's visit was one of many spent by Lady Barbara in working at “home,” as she called the simple apartment in which Martha had given her shelter.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The day following Stephen's visit was one of many spent by Lady Barbara in working at “home,” as she called the simple apartment in which Martha had given her shelter.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading The repairing of rare laces had been one of her triumphs when a girl, she having placed an inset in the middle of an old piece of Valenciennes which had deceived even the experts at Kensington Museum.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And so, when one of Rosenthal's agents had looked up her lodgings, had seen Martha, and noted “Mrs. Stanton's” quiet refinement, he had at once given her the place.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The day following Stephen's visit was one of many spent by Lady Barbara in working at “home,” as she called the simple apartment in which Martha had given her shelter.
home
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From this reading The day following Stephen's visit was one of many spent by Lady Barbara in working at “home,” as she called the simple apartment in which Martha had given her shelter.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The day following Stephen's visit was one of many spent by Lady Barbara in working at “home,” as she called the simple apartment in which Martha had given her shelter.
inset
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From this reading The repairing of rare laces had been one of her triumphs when a girl, she having placed an inset in the middle of an old piece of Valenciennes which had deceived even the experts at Kensington Museum.
Kensington
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From this reading The repairing of rare laces had been one of her triumphs when a girl, she having placed an inset in the middle of an old piece of Valenciennes which had deceived even the experts at Kensington Museum.
known
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From this reading With the aid of a shop-girl whose mother Martha had known, she had found employment at Rosenthal's, on upper Third Avenue.
laces
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From this reading The repairing of rare laces had been one of her triumphs when a girl, she having placed an inset in the middle of an old piece of Valenciennes which had deceived even the experts at Kensington Museum.
Lady
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From this reading The day following Stephen's visit was one of many spent by Lady Barbara in working at “home,” as she called the simple apartment in which Martha had given her shelter.
lodgings
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From this reading And so, when one of Rosenthal's agents had looked up her lodgings, had seen Martha, and noted “Mrs. Stanton's” quiet refinement, he had at once given her the place.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And so, when one of Rosenthal's agents had looked up her lodgings, had seen Martha, and noted “Mrs. Stanton's” quiet refinement, he had at once given her the place.
Mangan
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From this reading There had been need of an expert needlewoman in a department recently opened, and Mangan, in charge of the work, had taken her name and address.
many
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From this reading The day following Stephen's visit was one of many spent by Lady Barbara in working at “home,” as she called the simple apartment in which Martha had given her shelter.
Martha
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From this reading The day following Stephen's visit was one of many spent by Lady Barbara in working at “home,” as she called the simple apartment in which Martha had given her shelter.
middle
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From this reading The repairing of rare laces had been one of her triumphs when a girl, she having placed an inset in the middle of an old piece of Valenciennes which had deceived even the experts at Kensington Museum.
mother
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From this reading With the aid of a shop-girl whose mother Martha had known, she had found employment at Rosenthal's, on upper Third Avenue.
Mrs
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From this reading And so, when one of Rosenthal's agents had looked up her lodgings, had seen Martha, and noted “Mrs. Stanton's” quiet refinement, he had at once given her the place.
Museum
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From this reading The repairing of rare laces had been one of her triumphs when a girl, she having placed an inset in the middle of an old piece of Valenciennes which had deceived even the experts at Kensington Museum.
namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There had been need of an expert needlewoman in a department recently opened, and Mangan, in charge of the work, had taken her name and address.
neednounUS /need/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There had been need of an expert needlewoman in a department recently opened, and Mangan, in charge of the work, had taken her name and address.
needlewoman
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From this reading There had been need of an expert needlewoman in a department recently opened, and Mangan, in charge of the work, had taken her name and address.
noted
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From this reading And so, when one of Rosenthal's agents had looked up her lodgings, had seen Martha, and noted “Mrs. Stanton's” quiet refinement, he had at once given her the place.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The day following Stephen's visit was one of many spent by Lady Barbara in working at “home,” as she called the simple apartment in which Martha had given her shelter.
old
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From this reading The repairing of rare laces had been one of her triumphs when a girl, she having placed an inset in the middle of an old piece of Valenciennes which had deceived even the experts at Kensington Museum.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading With the aid of a shop-girl whose mother Martha had known, she had found employment at Rosenthal's, on upper Third Avenue.
once
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From this reading And so, when one of Rosenthal's agents had looked up her lodgings, had seen Martha, and noted “Mrs. Stanton's” quiet refinement, he had at once given her the place.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The day following Stephen's visit was one of many spent by Lady Barbara in working at “home,” as she called the simple apartment in which Martha had given her shelter.
opened
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From this reading There had been need of an expert needlewoman in a department recently opened, and Mangan, in charge of the work, had taken her name and address.
piece
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From this reading The repairing of rare laces had been one of her triumphs when a girl, she having placed an inset in the middle of an old piece of Valenciennes which had deceived even the experts at Kensington Museum.
place
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From this reading And so, when one of Rosenthal's agents had looked up her lodgings, had seen Martha, and noted “Mrs. Stanton's” quiet refinement, he had at once given her the place.
placed
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From this reading The repairing of rare laces had been one of her triumphs when a girl, she having placed an inset in the middle of an old piece of Valenciennes which had deceived even the experts at Kensington Museum.
quiet
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From this reading And so, when one of Rosenthal's agents had looked up her lodgings, had seen Martha, and noted “Mrs. Stanton's” quiet refinement, he had at once given her the place.
rare
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From this reading The repairing of rare laces had been one of her triumphs when a girl, she having placed an inset in the middle of an old piece of Valenciennes which had deceived even the experts at Kensington Museum.
recently
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From this reading There had been need of an expert needlewoman in a department recently opened, and Mangan, in charge of the work, had taken her name and address.
refinement
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From this reading And so, when one of Rosenthal's agents had looked up her lodgings, had seen Martha, and noted “Mrs. Stanton's” quiet refinement, he had at once given her the place.
repairing
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From this reading The repairing of rare laces had been one of her triumphs when a girl, she having placed an inset in the middle of an old piece of Valenciennes which had deceived even the experts at Kensington Museum.
Rosenthal's
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From this reading With the aid of a shop-girl whose mother Martha had known, she had found employment at Rosenthal's, on upper Third Avenue.
seen
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From this reading And so, when one of Rosenthal's agents had looked up her lodgings, had seen Martha, and noted “Mrs. Stanton's” quiet refinement, he had at once given her the place.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The day following Stephen's visit was one of many spent by Lady Barbara in working at “home,” as she called the simple apartment in which Martha had given her shelter.
shelter
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From this reading The day following Stephen's visit was one of many spent by Lady Barbara in working at “home,” as she called the simple apartment in which Martha had given her shelter.
shop-girl
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From this reading With the aid of a shop-girl whose mother Martha had known, she had found employment at Rosenthal's, on upper Third Avenue.
simple
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From this reading The day following Stephen's visit was one of many spent by Lady Barbara in working at “home,” as she called the simple apartment in which Martha had given her shelter.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading And so, when one of Rosenthal's agents had looked up her lodgings, had seen Martha, and noted “Mrs. Stanton's” quiet refinement, he had at once given her the place.
spent
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From this reading The day following Stephen's visit was one of many spent by Lady Barbara in working at “home,” as she called the simple apartment in which Martha had given her shelter.
Stanton's
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From this reading And so, when one of Rosenthal's agents had looked up her lodgings, had seen Martha, and noted “Mrs. Stanton's” quiet refinement, he had at once given her the place.
Stephen's
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From this reading The day following Stephen's visit was one of many spent by Lady Barbara in working at “home,” as she called the simple apartment in which Martha had given her shelter.
taken
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From this reading There had been need of an expert needlewoman in a department recently opened, and Mangan, in charge of the work, had taken her name and address.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The day following Stephen's visit was one of many spent by Lady Barbara in working at “home,” as she called the simple apartment in which Martha had given her shelter.
There
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From this reading There had been need of an expert needlewoman in a department recently opened, and Mangan, in charge of the work, had taken her name and address.
ThirdnounUS /third/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading With the aid of a shop-girl whose mother Martha had known, she had found employment at Rosenthal's, on upper Third Avenue.
triumphs
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From this reading The repairing of rare laces had been one of her triumphs when a girl, she having placed an inset in the middle of an old piece of Valenciennes which had deceived even the experts at Kensington Museum.
up
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From this reading And so, when one of Rosenthal's agents had looked up her lodgings, had seen Martha, and noted “Mrs. Stanton's” quiet refinement, he had at once given her the place.
upper
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From this reading With the aid of a shop-girl whose mother Martha had known, she had found employment at Rosenthal's, on upper Third Avenue.
Valenciennes
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From this reading The repairing of rare laces had been one of her triumphs when a girl, she having placed an inset in the middle of an old piece of Valenciennes which had deceived even the experts at Kensington Museum.
visit
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From this reading The day following Stephen's visit was one of many spent by Lady Barbara in working at “home,” as she called the simple apartment in which Martha had given her shelter.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The day following Stephen's visit was one of many spent by Lady Barbara in working at “home,” as she called the simple apartment in which Martha had given her shelter.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading The repairing of rare laces had been one of her triumphs when a girl, she having placed an inset in the middle of an old piece of Valenciennes which had deceived even the experts at Kensington Museum.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The day following Stephen's visit was one of many spent by Lady Barbara in working at “home,” as she called the simple apartment in which Martha had given her shelter.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading With the aid of a shop-girl whose mother Martha had known, she had found employment at Rosenthal's, on upper Third Avenue.
WithprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading With the aid of a shop-girl whose mother Martha had known, she had found employment at Rosenthal's, on upper Third Avenue.
work
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From this reading There had been need of an expert needlewoman in a department recently opened, and Mangan, in charge of the work, had taken her name and address.
working
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From this reading The day following Stephen's visit was one of many spent by Lady Barbara in working at “home,” as she called the simple apartment in which Martha had given her shelter.
