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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 Mainwaring parents proved to be a little old gentleman, with grey side-whiskers and a subdued manner, and an imposing matron of fifty, who deliberately filled the teapot to the brim with lukewarm water upon our approach and then gave me two fingers to shake.
accorded
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From this reading To Miss Damer was accorded a "Constance--dear child!" and a cold peck upon the right cheek.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After that I was introduced to Dicky’s sister Sylvia--a tall and picturesque young woman, dressed in black velvet with a lace collar.
air
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From this reading She wore the air of a tragedy queen--not, it struck me, because she felt like a tragedy queen, but because she considered that the pose suited her.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The Mainwaring parents proved to be a little old gentleman, with grey side-whiskers and a subdued manner, and an imposing matron of fifty, who deliberately filled the teapot to the brim with lukewarm water upon our approach and then gave me two fingers to shake.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Mainwaring parents proved to be a little old gentleman, with grey side-whiskers and a subdued manner, and an imposing matron of fifty, who deliberately filled the teapot to the brim with lukewarm water upon our approach and then gave me two fingers to shake.
approach
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From this reading The Mainwaring parents proved to be a little old gentleman, with grey side-whiskers and a subdued manner, and an imposing matron of fifty, who deliberately filled the teapot to the brim with lukewarm water upon our approach and then gave me two fingers to shake.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading VERY ODIOUS I We found the house-party at tea in the hall of The Towers.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The Mainwaring parents proved to be a little old gentleman, with grey side-whiskers and a subdued manner, and an imposing matron of fifty, who deliberately filled the teapot to the brim with lukewarm water upon our approach and then gave me two fingers to shake.
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading She wore the air of a tragedy queen--not, it struck me, because she felt like a tragedy queen, but because she considered that the pose suited her.
black
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From this reading After that I was introduced to Dicky’s sister Sylvia--a tall and picturesque young woman, dressed in black velvet with a lace collar.
brim
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From this reading The Mainwaring parents proved to be a little old gentleman, with grey side-whiskers and a subdued manner, and an imposing matron of fifty, who deliberately filled the teapot to the brim with lukewarm water upon our approach and then gave me two fingers to shake.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She wore the air of a tragedy queen--not, it struck me, because she felt like a tragedy queen, but because she considered that the pose suited her.
cheek
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From this reading To Miss Damer was accorded a "Constance--dear child!" and a cold peck upon the right cheek.
child
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From this reading To Miss Damer was accorded a "Constance--dear child!" and a cold peck upon the right cheek.
cold
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From this reading To Miss Damer was accorded a "Constance--dear child!" and a cold peck upon the right cheek.
collar
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From this reading After that I was introduced to Dicky’s sister Sylvia--a tall and picturesque young woman, dressed in black velvet with a lace collar.
considered
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From this reading She wore the air of a tragedy queen--not, it struck me, because she felt like a tragedy queen, but because she considered that the pose suited her.
Constance
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From this reading To Miss Damer was accorded a "Constance--dear child!" and a cold peck upon the right cheek.
Damer
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From this reading To Miss Damer was accorded a "Constance--dear child!" and a cold peck upon the right cheek.
dear
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From this reading To Miss Damer was accorded a "Constance--dear child!" and a cold peck upon the right cheek.
deliberately
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From this reading The Mainwaring parents proved to be a little old gentleman, with grey side-whiskers and a subdued manner, and an imposing matron of fifty, who deliberately filled the teapot to the brim with lukewarm water upon our approach and then gave me two fingers to shake.
Dicky's
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From this reading After that I was introduced to Dicky’s sister Sylvia--a tall and picturesque young woman, dressed in black velvet with a lace collar.
dressed
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From this reading After that I was introduced to Dicky’s sister Sylvia--a tall and picturesque young woman, dressed in black velvet with a lace collar.
felt
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From this reading She wore the air of a tragedy queen--not, it struck me, because she felt like a tragedy queen, but because she considered that the pose suited her.
fifty
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From this reading The Mainwaring parents proved to be a little old gentleman, with grey side-whiskers and a subdued manner, and an imposing matron of fifty, who deliberately filled the teapot to the brim with lukewarm water upon our approach and then gave me two fingers to shake.
filled
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From this reading The Mainwaring parents proved to be a little old gentleman, with grey side-whiskers and a subdued manner, and an imposing matron of fifty, who deliberately filled the teapot to the brim with lukewarm water upon our approach and then gave me two fingers to shake.
fingers
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From this reading The Mainwaring parents proved to be a little old gentleman, with grey side-whiskers and a subdued manner, and an imposing matron of fifty, who deliberately filled the teapot to the brim with lukewarm water upon our approach and then gave me two fingers to shake.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading VERY ODIOUS I We found the house-party at tea in the hall of The Towers.
gave
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From this reading The Mainwaring parents proved to be a little old gentleman, with grey side-whiskers and a subdued manner, and an imposing matron of fifty, who deliberately filled the teapot to the brim with lukewarm water upon our approach and then gave me two fingers to shake.
gentlemannounUS /ˈgentleman/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The Mainwaring parents proved to be a little old gentleman, with grey side-whiskers and a subdued manner, and an imposing matron of fifty, who deliberately filled the teapot to the brim with lukewarm water upon our approach and then gave me two fingers to shake.
grey
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From this reading The Mainwaring parents proved to be a little old gentleman, with grey side-whiskers and a subdued manner, and an imposing matron of fifty, who deliberately filled the teapot to the brim with lukewarm water upon our approach and then gave me two fingers to shake.
hall
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From this reading VERY ODIOUS I We found the house-party at tea in the hall of The Towers.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She wore the air of a tragedy queen--not, it struck me, because she felt like a tragedy queen, but because she considered that the pose suited her.
house-party
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From this reading VERY ODIOUS I We found the house-party at tea in the hall of The Towers.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading VERY ODIOUS I We found the house-party at tea in the hall of The Towers.
imposing
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From this reading The Mainwaring parents proved to be a little old gentleman, with grey side-whiskers and a subdued manner, and an imposing matron of fifty, who deliberately filled the teapot to the brim with lukewarm water upon our approach and then gave me two fingers to shake.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading VERY ODIOUS I We found the house-party at tea in the hall of The Towers.
introduced
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From this reading After that I was introduced to Dicky’s sister Sylvia--a tall and picturesque young woman, dressed in black velvet with a lace collar.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She wore the air of a tragedy queen--not, it struck me, because she felt like a tragedy queen, but because she considered that the pose suited her.
lace
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From this reading After that I was introduced to Dicky’s sister Sylvia--a tall and picturesque young woman, dressed in black velvet with a lace collar.
like
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From this reading She wore the air of a tragedy queen--not, it struck me, because she felt like a tragedy queen, but because she considered that the pose suited her.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Mainwaring parents proved to be a little old gentleman, with grey side-whiskers and a subdued manner, and an imposing matron of fifty, who deliberately filled the teapot to the brim with lukewarm water upon our approach and then gave me two fingers to shake.
lukewarm
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From this reading The Mainwaring parents proved to be a little old gentleman, with grey side-whiskers and a subdued manner, and an imposing matron of fifty, who deliberately filled the teapot to the brim with lukewarm water upon our approach and then gave me two fingers to shake.
Mainwaring
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From this reading The Mainwaring parents proved to be a little old gentleman, with grey side-whiskers and a subdued manner, and an imposing matron of fifty, who deliberately filled the teapot to the brim with lukewarm water upon our approach and then gave me two fingers to shake.
manner
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From this reading The Mainwaring parents proved to be a little old gentleman, with grey side-whiskers and a subdued manner, and an imposing matron of fifty, who deliberately filled the teapot to the brim with lukewarm water upon our approach and then gave me two fingers to shake.
matron
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From this reading The Mainwaring parents proved to be a little old gentleman, with grey side-whiskers and a subdued manner, and an imposing matron of fifty, who deliberately filled the teapot to the brim with lukewarm water upon our approach and then gave me two fingers to shake.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The Mainwaring parents proved to be a little old gentleman, with grey side-whiskers and a subdued manner, and an imposing matron of fifty, who deliberately filled the teapot to the brim with lukewarm water upon our approach and then gave me two fingers to shake.
Miss
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From this reading To Miss Damer was accorded a "Constance--dear child!" and a cold peck upon the right cheek.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She wore the air of a tragedy queen--not, it struck me, because she felt like a tragedy queen, but because she considered that the pose suited her.
ODIOUS
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From this reading VERY ODIOUS I We found the house-party at tea in the hall of The Towers.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading VERY ODIOUS I We found the house-party at tea in the hall of The Towers.
old
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From this reading The Mainwaring parents proved to be a little old gentleman, with grey side-whiskers and a subdued manner, and an imposing matron of fifty, who deliberately filled the teapot to the brim with lukewarm water upon our approach and then gave me two fingers to shake.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading The Mainwaring parents proved to be a little old gentleman, with grey side-whiskers and a subdued manner, and an imposing matron of fifty, who deliberately filled the teapot to the brim with lukewarm water upon our approach and then gave me two fingers to shake.
parents
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From this reading The Mainwaring parents proved to be a little old gentleman, with grey side-whiskers and a subdued manner, and an imposing matron of fifty, who deliberately filled the teapot to the brim with lukewarm water upon our approach and then gave me two fingers to shake.
peck
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From this reading To Miss Damer was accorded a "Constance--dear child!" and a cold peck upon the right cheek.
picturesque
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From this reading After that I was introduced to Dicky’s sister Sylvia--a tall and picturesque young woman, dressed in black velvet with a lace collar.
pose
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From this reading She wore the air of a tragedy queen--not, it struck me, because she felt like a tragedy queen, but because she considered that the pose suited her.
proved
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From this reading The Mainwaring parents proved to be a little old gentleman, with grey side-whiskers and a subdued manner, and an imposing matron of fifty, who deliberately filled the teapot to the brim with lukewarm water upon our approach and then gave me two fingers to shake.
queen
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From this reading She wore the air of a tragedy queen--not, it struck me, because she felt like a tragedy queen, but because she considered that the pose suited her.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To Miss Damer was accorded a "Constance--dear child!" and a cold peck upon the right cheek.
shake
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From this reading The Mainwaring parents proved to be a little old gentleman, with grey side-whiskers and a subdued manner, and an imposing matron of fifty, who deliberately filled the teapot to the brim with lukewarm water upon our approach and then gave me two fingers to shake.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She wore the air of a tragedy queen--not, it struck me, because she felt like a tragedy queen, but because she considered that the pose suited her.
side-whiskers
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From this reading The Mainwaring parents proved to be a little old gentleman, with grey side-whiskers and a subdued manner, and an imposing matron of fifty, who deliberately filled the teapot to the brim with lukewarm water upon our approach and then gave me two fingers to shake.
sister
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From this reading After that I was introduced to Dicky’s sister Sylvia--a tall and picturesque young woman, dressed in black velvet with a lace collar.
strucknounUS /struck/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She wore the air of a tragedy queen--not, it struck me, because she felt like a tragedy queen, but because she considered that the pose suited her.
subdued
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From this reading The Mainwaring parents proved to be a little old gentleman, with grey side-whiskers and a subdued manner, and an imposing matron of fifty, who deliberately filled the teapot to the brim with lukewarm water upon our approach and then gave me two fingers to shake.
suited
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From this reading She wore the air of a tragedy queen--not, it struck me, because she felt like a tragedy queen, but because she considered that the pose suited her.
Sylvia
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From this reading After that I was introduced to Dicky’s sister Sylvia--a tall and picturesque young woman, dressed in black velvet with a lace collar.
tall
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From this reading After that I was introduced to Dicky’s sister Sylvia--a tall and picturesque young woman, dressed in black velvet with a lace collar.
tea
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From this reading VERY ODIOUS I We found the house-party at tea in the hall of The Towers.
teapot
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From this reading The Mainwaring parents proved to be a little old gentleman, with grey side-whiskers and a subdued manner, and an imposing matron of fifty, who deliberately filled the teapot to the brim with lukewarm water upon our approach and then gave me two fingers to shake.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading After that I was introduced to Dicky’s sister Sylvia--a tall and picturesque young woman, dressed in black velvet with a lace collar.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading VERY ODIOUS I We found the house-party at tea in the hall of The Towers.
then
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From this reading The Mainwaring parents proved to be a little old gentleman, with grey side-whiskers and a subdued manner, and an imposing matron of fifty, who deliberately filled the teapot to the brim with lukewarm water upon our approach and then gave me two fingers to shake.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The Mainwaring parents proved to be a little old gentleman, with grey side-whiskers and a subdued manner, and an imposing matron of fifty, who deliberately filled the teapot to the brim with lukewarm water upon our approach and then gave me two fingers to shake.
Towers
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From this reading VERY ODIOUS I We found the house-party at tea in the hall of The Towers.
tragedy
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From this reading She wore the air of a tragedy queen--not, it struck me, because she felt like a tragedy queen, but because she considered that the pose suited her.
two
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From this reading The Mainwaring parents proved to be a little old gentleman, with grey side-whiskers and a subdued manner, and an imposing matron of fifty, who deliberately filled the teapot to the brim with lukewarm water upon our approach and then gave me two fingers to shake.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The Mainwaring parents proved to be a little old gentleman, with grey side-whiskers and a subdued manner, and an imposing matron of fifty, who deliberately filled the teapot to the brim with lukewarm water upon our approach and then gave me two fingers to shake.
velvet
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From this reading After that I was introduced to Dicky’s sister Sylvia--a tall and picturesque young woman, dressed in black velvet with a lace collar.
VERY
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From this reading VERY ODIOUS I We found the house-party at tea in the hall of The Towers.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading To Miss Damer was accorded a "Constance--dear child!" and a cold peck upon the right cheek.
water
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From this reading The Mainwaring parents proved to be a little old gentleman, with grey side-whiskers and a subdued manner, and an imposing matron of fifty, who deliberately filled the teapot to the brim with lukewarm water upon our approach and then gave me two fingers to shake.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading VERY ODIOUS I We found the house-party at tea in the hall of The Towers.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading The Mainwaring parents proved to be a little old gentleman, with grey side-whiskers and a subdued manner, and an imposing matron of fifty, who deliberately filled the teapot to the brim with lukewarm water upon our approach and then gave me two fingers to shake.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The Mainwaring parents proved to be a little old gentleman, with grey side-whiskers and a subdued manner, and an imposing matron of fifty, who deliberately filled the teapot to the brim with lukewarm water upon our approach and then gave me two fingers to shake.
woman
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From this reading After that I was introduced to Dicky’s sister Sylvia--a tall and picturesque young woman, dressed in black velvet with a lace collar.
wore
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From this reading She wore the air of a tragedy queen--not, it struck me, because she felt like a tragedy queen, but because she considered that the pose suited her.
young
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From this reading After that I was introduced to Dicky’s sister Sylvia--a tall and picturesque young woman, dressed in black velvet with a lace collar.
