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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 For the first time in all her life, Mrs. Home laid her head on her pillow with the knowledge that she was a rich woman.
all
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From this reading For the first time in all her life, Mrs. Home laid her head on her pillow with the knowledge that she was a rich woman.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Those good things which money can buy could be hers; her husband need want no more; her children might be so trained, so nurtured, so carefully tended that their beauty, their beauty both physical and moral, would be seen in clearest lustre.
arriving
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From this reading How often she had dreamed of the possibility of such a time arriving, and now at last it had come.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading How often she had dreamed of the possibility of such a time arriving, and now at last it had come.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Those good things which money can buy could be hers; her husband need want no more; her children might be so trained, so nurtured, so carefully tended that their beauty, their beauty both physical and moral, would be seen in clearest lustre.
beauty
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From this reading Those good things which money can buy could be hers; her husband need want no more; her children might be so trained, so nurtured, so carefully tended that their beauty, their beauty both physical and moral, would be seen in clearest lustre.
BEFOREprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading LOVE BEFORE GOLD.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading Those good things which money can buy could be hers; her husband need want no more; her children might be so trained, so nurtured, so carefully tended that their beauty, their beauty both physical and moral, would be seen in clearest lustre.
buy
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From this reading Those good things which money can buy could be hers; her husband need want no more; her children might be so trained, so nurtured, so carefully tended that their beauty, their beauty both physical and moral, would be seen in clearest lustre.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Those good things which money can buy could be hers; her husband need want no more; her children might be so trained, so nurtured, so carefully tended that their beauty, their beauty both physical and moral, would be seen in clearest lustre.
carefully
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From this reading Those good things which money can buy could be hers; her husband need want no more; her children might be so trained, so nurtured, so carefully tended that their beauty, their beauty both physical and moral, would be seen in clearest lustre.
children
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From this reading Those good things which money can buy could be hers; her husband need want no more; her children might be so trained, so nurtured, so carefully tended that their beauty, their beauty both physical and moral, would be seen in clearest lustre.
clearest
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From this reading Those good things which money can buy could be hers; her husband need want no more; her children might be so trained, so nurtured, so carefully tended that their beauty, their beauty both physical and moral, would be seen in clearest lustre.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading How often she had dreamed of the possibility of such a time arriving, and now at last it had come.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Those good things which money can buy could be hers; her husband need want no more; her children might be so trained, so nurtured, so carefully tended that their beauty, their beauty both physical and moral, would be seen in clearest lustre.
dreamed
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From this reading How often she had dreamed of the possibility of such a time arriving, and now at last it had come.
dwelt
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From this reading Ever since her dying mother had told her own true history, she had dwelt upon this possible moment, dwelt upon it with many murmurings, many heart frettings.
dying
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From this reading Ever since her dying mother had told her own true history, she had dwelt upon this possible moment, dwelt upon it with many murmurings, many heart frettings.
EvernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Ever since her dying mother had told her own true history, she had dwelt upon this possible moment, dwelt upon it with many murmurings, many heart frettings.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For the first time in all her life, Mrs. Home laid her head on her pillow with the knowledge that she was a rich woman.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For the first time in all her life, Mrs. Home laid her head on her pillow with the knowledge that she was a rich woman.
frettings
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From this reading Ever since her dying mother had told her own true history, she had dwelt upon this possible moment, dwelt upon it with many murmurings, many heart frettings.
GOLD
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From this reading LOVE BEFORE GOLD.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Those good things which money can buy could be hers; her husband need want no more; her children might be so trained, so nurtured, so carefully tended that their beauty, their beauty both physical and moral, would be seen in clearest lustre.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading How often she had dreamed of the possibility of such a time arriving, and now at last it had come.
head
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From this reading For the first time in all her life, Mrs. Home laid her head on her pillow with the knowledge that she was a rich woman.
heart
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From this reading Ever since her dying mother had told her own true history, she had dwelt upon this possible moment, dwelt upon it with many murmurings, many heart frettings.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading For the first time in all her life, Mrs. Home laid her head on her pillow with the knowledge that she was a rich woman.
herspronounUS /hərz/
the one or ones belonging to her
From this reading Those good things which money can buy could be hers; her husband need want no more; her children might be so trained, so nurtured, so carefully tended that their beauty, their beauty both physical and moral, would be seen in clearest lustre.
history
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From this reading Ever since her dying mother had told her own true history, she had dwelt upon this possible moment, dwelt upon it with many murmurings, many heart frettings.
Home
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From this reading For the first time in all her life, Mrs. Home laid her head on her pillow with the knowledge that she was a rich woman.
How
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From this reading How often she had dreamed of the possibility of such a time arriving, and now at last it had come.
husband
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From this reading Those good things which money can buy could be hers; her husband need want no more; her children might be so trained, so nurtured, so carefully tended that their beauty, their beauty both physical and moral, would be seen in clearest lustre.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading For the first time in all her life, Mrs. Home laid her head on her pillow with the knowledge that she was a rich woman.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading How often she had dreamed of the possibility of such a time arriving, and now at last it had come.
knowledge
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From this reading For the first time in all her life, Mrs. Home laid her head on her pillow with the knowledge that she was a rich woman.
laid
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From this reading For the first time in all her life, Mrs. Home laid her head on her pillow with the knowledge that she was a rich woman.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading How often she had dreamed of the possibility of such a time arriving, and now at last it had come.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For the first time in all her life, Mrs. Home laid her head on her pillow with the knowledge that she was a rich woman.
LOVE
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From this reading LOVE BEFORE GOLD.
lustre
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From this reading Those good things which money can buy could be hers; her husband need want no more; her children might be so trained, so nurtured, so carefully tended that their beauty, their beauty both physical and moral, would be seen in clearest lustre.
many
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From this reading Ever since her dying mother had told her own true history, she had dwelt upon this possible moment, dwelt upon it with many murmurings, many heart frettings.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Those good things which money can buy could be hers; her husband need want no more; her children might be so trained, so nurtured, so carefully tended that their beauty, their beauty both physical and moral, would be seen in clearest lustre.
moment
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From this reading Ever since her dying mother had told her own true history, she had dwelt upon this possible moment, dwelt upon it with many murmurings, many heart frettings.
money
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From this reading Those good things which money can buy could be hers; her husband need want no more; her children might be so trained, so nurtured, so carefully tended that their beauty, their beauty both physical and moral, would be seen in clearest lustre.
moral
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From this reading Those good things which money can buy could be hers; her husband need want no more; her children might be so trained, so nurtured, so carefully tended that their beauty, their beauty both physical and moral, would be seen in clearest lustre.
more
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From this reading Those good things which money can buy could be hers; her husband need want no more; her children might be so trained, so nurtured, so carefully tended that their beauty, their beauty both physical and moral, would be seen in clearest lustre.
mother
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From this reading Ever since her dying mother had told her own true history, she had dwelt upon this possible moment, dwelt upon it with many murmurings, many heart frettings.
Mrs
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From this reading For the first time in all her life, Mrs. Home laid her head on her pillow with the knowledge that she was a rich woman.
murmurings
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From this reading Ever since her dying mother had told her own true history, she had dwelt upon this possible moment, dwelt upon it with many murmurings, many heart frettings.
neednounUS /need/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Those good things which money can buy could be hers; her husband need want no more; her children might be so trained, so nurtured, so carefully tended that their beauty, their beauty both physical and moral, would be seen in clearest lustre.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Those good things which money can buy could be hers; her husband need want no more; her children might be so trained, so nurtured, so carefully tended that their beauty, their beauty both physical and moral, would be seen in clearest lustre.
now
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From this reading How often she had dreamed of the possibility of such a time arriving, and now at last it had come.
nurtured
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From this reading Those good things which money can buy could be hers; her husband need want no more; her children might be so trained, so nurtured, so carefully tended that their beauty, their beauty both physical and moral, would be seen in clearest lustre.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading How often she had dreamed of the possibility of such a time arriving, and now at last it had come.
often
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From this reading How often she had dreamed of the possibility of such a time arriving, and now at last it had come.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading For the first time in all her life, Mrs. Home laid her head on her pillow with the knowledge that she was a rich woman.
own
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From this reading Ever since her dying mother had told her own true history, she had dwelt upon this possible moment, dwelt upon it with many murmurings, many heart frettings.
physical
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From this reading Those good things which money can buy could be hers; her husband need want no more; her children might be so trained, so nurtured, so carefully tended that their beauty, their beauty both physical and moral, would be seen in clearest lustre.
pillow
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From this reading For the first time in all her life, Mrs. Home laid her head on her pillow with the knowledge that she was a rich woman.
possibility
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From this reading How often she had dreamed of the possibility of such a time arriving, and now at last it had come.
possible
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From this reading Ever since her dying mother had told her own true history, she had dwelt upon this possible moment, dwelt upon it with many murmurings, many heart frettings.
rich
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From this reading For the first time in all her life, Mrs. Home laid her head on her pillow with the knowledge that she was a rich woman.
seen
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From this reading Those good things which money can buy could be hers; her husband need want no more; her children might be so trained, so nurtured, so carefully tended that their beauty, their beauty both physical and moral, would be seen in clearest lustre.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading For the first time in all her life, Mrs. Home laid her head on her pillow with the knowledge that she was a rich woman.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Ever since her dying mother had told her own true history, she had dwelt upon this possible moment, dwelt upon it with many murmurings, many heart frettings.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Those good things which money can buy could be hers; her husband need want no more; her children might be so trained, so nurtured, so carefully tended that their beauty, their beauty both physical and moral, would be seen in clearest lustre.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading How often she had dreamed of the possibility of such a time arriving, and now at last it had come.
tended
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From this reading Those good things which money can buy could be hers; her husband need want no more; her children might be so trained, so nurtured, so carefully tended that their beauty, their beauty both physical and moral, would be seen in clearest lustre.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading For the first time in all her life, Mrs. Home laid her head on her pillow with the knowledge that she was a rich woman.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading For the first time in all her life, Mrs. Home laid her head on her pillow with the knowledge that she was a rich woman.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Those good things which money can buy could be hers; her husband need want no more; her children might be so trained, so nurtured, so carefully tended that their beauty, their beauty both physical and moral, would be seen in clearest lustre.
things
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From this reading Those good things which money can buy could be hers; her husband need want no more; her children might be so trained, so nurtured, so carefully tended that their beauty, their beauty both physical and moral, would be seen in clearest lustre.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Ever since her dying mother had told her own true history, she had dwelt upon this possible moment, dwelt upon it with many murmurings, many heart frettings.
ThosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Those good things which money can buy could be hers; her husband need want no more; her children might be so trained, so nurtured, so carefully tended that their beauty, their beauty both physical and moral, would be seen in clearest lustre.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For the first time in all her life, Mrs. Home laid her head on her pillow with the knowledge that she was a rich woman.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Ever since her dying mother had told her own true history, she had dwelt upon this possible moment, dwelt upon it with many murmurings, many heart frettings.
trained
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From this reading Those good things which money can buy could be hers; her husband need want no more; her children might be so trained, so nurtured, so carefully tended that their beauty, their beauty both physical and moral, would be seen in clearest lustre.
true
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From this reading Ever since her dying mother had told her own true history, she had dwelt upon this possible moment, dwelt upon it with many murmurings, many heart frettings.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Ever since her dying mother had told her own true history, she had dwelt upon this possible moment, dwelt upon it with many murmurings, many heart frettings.
want
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From this reading Those good things which money can buy could be hers; her husband need want no more; her children might be so trained, so nurtured, so carefully tended that their beauty, their beauty both physical and moral, would be seen in clearest lustre.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading For the first time in all her life, Mrs. Home laid her head on her pillow with the knowledge that she was a rich woman.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Those good things which money can buy could be hers; her husband need want no more; her children might be so trained, so nurtured, so carefully tended that their beauty, their beauty both physical and moral, would be seen in clearest lustre.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading For the first time in all her life, Mrs. Home laid her head on her pillow with the knowledge that she was a rich woman.
woman
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From this reading For the first time in all her life, Mrs. Home laid her head on her pillow with the knowledge that she was a rich woman.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Those good things which money can buy could be hers; her husband need want no more; her children might be so trained, so nurtured, so carefully tended that their beauty, their beauty both physical and moral, would be seen in clearest lustre.
