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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 Our final departure from the colony was a wretched business, and I do not feel inclined to dwell upon it.
adorn
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From this reading It was a trial to hear, when the sale was over, that my beloved piano had been carted away to the township for the butcher’s children to strum upon; and that our drawing-room furniture, which had been made for us in England, was gone to adorn a public-house.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Our final departure from the colony was a wretched business, and I do not feel inclined to dwell upon it.
away
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From this reading It was a trial to hear, when the sale was over, that my beloved piano had been carted away to the township for the butcher’s children to strum upon; and that our drawing-room furniture, which had been made for us in England, was gone to adorn a public-house.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The Smiths and ourselves had never known until now how strong were the bonds of friendship that through long years had bound us together, and Tom and I bitterly realized what a tremendous probation ours was going to be.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading It was a trial to hear, when the sale was over, that my beloved piano had been carted away to the township for the butcher’s children to strum upon; and that our drawing-room furniture, which had been made for us in England, was gone to adorn a public-house.
beloved
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From this reading It was a trial to hear, when the sale was over, that my beloved piano had been carted away to the township for the butcher’s children to strum upon; and that our drawing-room furniture, which had been made for us in England, was gone to adorn a public-house.
bitterlyadverbUS /ˈbɪtərli/
in a way that shows deep pain or grief
From this reading The Smiths and ourselves had never known until now how strong were the bonds of friendship that through long years had bound us together, and Tom and I bitterly realized what a tremendous probation ours was going to be.
bonds
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From this reading The Smiths and ourselves had never known until now how strong were the bonds of friendship that through long years had bound us together, and Tom and I bitterly realized what a tremendous probation ours was going to be.
bound
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From this reading The Smiths and ourselves had never known until now how strong were the bonds of friendship that through long years had bound us together, and Tom and I bitterly realized what a tremendous probation ours was going to be.
business
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From this reading Our final departure from the colony was a wretched business, and I do not feel inclined to dwell upon it.
butcher's
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From this reading It was a trial to hear, when the sale was over, that my beloved piano had been carted away to the township for the butcher’s children to strum upon; and that our drawing-room furniture, which had been made for us in England, was gone to adorn a public-house.
carted
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From this reading It was a trial to hear, when the sale was over, that my beloved piano had been carted away to the township for the butcher’s children to strum upon; and that our drawing-room furniture, which had been made for us in England, was gone to adorn a public-house.
children
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From this reading It was a trial to hear, when the sale was over, that my beloved piano had been carted away to the township for the butcher’s children to strum upon; and that our drawing-room furniture, which had been made for us in England, was gone to adorn a public-house.
colony
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From this reading Our final departure from the colony was a wretched business, and I do not feel inclined to dwell upon it.
contrivance
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From this reading It was sad to see our pretty home, that had grown with my growth, and was a monument of I know not what ingenuity and contrivance, dismantled and stripped, and given up to strangers.
departure
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From this reading Our final departure from the colony was a wretched business, and I do not feel inclined to dwell upon it.
dismantled
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From this reading It was sad to see our pretty home, that had grown with my growth, and was a monument of I know not what ingenuity and contrivance, dismantled and stripped, and given up to strangers.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Our final departure from the colony was a wretched business, and I do not feel inclined to dwell upon it.
drawing-room
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From this reading It was a trial to hear, when the sale was over, that my beloved piano had been carted away to the township for the butcher’s children to strum upon; and that our drawing-room furniture, which had been made for us in England, was gone to adorn a public-house.
dwell
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From this reading Our final departure from the colony was a wretched business, and I do not feel inclined to dwell upon it.
England
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From this reading It was a trial to hear, when the sale was over, that my beloved piano had been carted away to the township for the butcher’s children to strum upon; and that our drawing-room furniture, which had been made for us in England, was gone to adorn a public-house.
feel
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From this reading Our final departure from the colony was a wretched business, and I do not feel inclined to dwell upon it.
final
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From this reading Our final departure from the colony was a wretched business, and I do not feel inclined to dwell upon it.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It was a trial to hear, when the sale was over, that my beloved piano had been carted away to the township for the butcher’s children to strum upon; and that our drawing-room furniture, which had been made for us in England, was gone to adorn a public-house.
friendship
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From this reading The Smiths and ourselves had never known until now how strong were the bonds of friendship that through long years had bound us together, and Tom and I bitterly realized what a tremendous probation ours was going to be.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Our final departure from the colony was a wretched business, and I do not feel inclined to dwell upon it.
furniture
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From this reading It was a trial to hear, when the sale was over, that my beloved piano had been carted away to the township for the butcher’s children to strum upon; and that our drawing-room furniture, which had been made for us in England, was gone to adorn a public-house.
given
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From this reading It was sad to see our pretty home, that had grown with my growth, and was a monument of I know not what ingenuity and contrivance, dismantled and stripped, and given up to strangers.
going
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From this reading The Smiths and ourselves had never known until now how strong were the bonds of friendship that through long years had bound us together, and Tom and I bitterly realized what a tremendous probation ours was going to be.
gone
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From this reading It was a trial to hear, when the sale was over, that my beloved piano had been carted away to the township for the butcher’s children to strum upon; and that our drawing-room furniture, which had been made for us in England, was gone to adorn a public-house.
grown
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From this reading It was sad to see our pretty home, that had grown with my growth, and was a monument of I know not what ingenuity and contrivance, dismantled and stripped, and given up to strangers.
growth
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From this reading It was sad to see our pretty home, that had grown with my growth, and was a monument of I know not what ingenuity and contrivance, dismantled and stripped, and given up to strangers.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The Smiths and ourselves had never known until now how strong were the bonds of friendship that through long years had bound us together, and Tom and I bitterly realized what a tremendous probation ours was going to be.
hear
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From this reading It was a trial to hear, when the sale was over, that my beloved piano had been carted away to the township for the butcher’s children to strum upon; and that our drawing-room furniture, which had been made for us in England, was gone to adorn a public-house.
home
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From this reading It was sad to see our pretty home, that had grown with my growth, and was a monument of I know not what ingenuity and contrivance, dismantled and stripped, and given up to strangers.
how
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From this reading The Smiths and ourselves had never known until now how strong were the bonds of friendship that through long years had bound us together, and Tom and I bitterly realized what a tremendous probation ours was going to be.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Our final departure from the colony was a wretched business, and I do not feel inclined to dwell upon it.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was a trial to hear, when the sale was over, that my beloved piano had been carted away to the township for the butcher’s children to strum upon; and that our drawing-room furniture, which had been made for us in England, was gone to adorn a public-house.
inclined
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From this reading Our final departure from the colony was a wretched business, and I do not feel inclined to dwell upon it.
ingenuity
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From this reading It was sad to see our pretty home, that had grown with my growth, and was a monument of I know not what ingenuity and contrivance, dismantled and stripped, and given up to strangers.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Our final departure from the colony was a wretched business, and I do not feel inclined to dwell upon it.
know
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From this reading It was sad to see our pretty home, that had grown with my growth, and was a monument of I know not what ingenuity and contrivance, dismantled and stripped, and given up to strangers.
known
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From this reading The Smiths and ourselves had never known until now how strong were the bonds of friendship that through long years had bound us together, and Tom and I bitterly realized what a tremendous probation ours was going to be.
long
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From this reading The Smiths and ourselves had never known until now how strong were the bonds of friendship that through long years had bound us together, and Tom and I bitterly realized what a tremendous probation ours was going to be.
made
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From this reading It was a trial to hear, when the sale was over, that my beloved piano had been carted away to the township for the butcher’s children to strum upon; and that our drawing-room furniture, which had been made for us in England, was gone to adorn a public-house.
MAIL
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From this reading ON THE MAIL STEAMER.
monument
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From this reading It was sad to see our pretty home, that had grown with my growth, and was a monument of I know not what ingenuity and contrivance, dismantled and stripped, and given up to strangers.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading It was sad to see our pretty home, that had grown with my growth, and was a monument of I know not what ingenuity and contrivance, dismantled and stripped, and given up to strangers.
never
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From this reading The Smiths and ourselves had never known until now how strong were the bonds of friendship that through long years had bound us together, and Tom and I bitterly realized what a tremendous probation ours was going to be.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Our final departure from the colony was a wretched business, and I do not feel inclined to dwell upon it.
now
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From this reading The Smiths and ourselves had never known until now how strong were the bonds of friendship that through long years had bound us together, and Tom and I bitterly realized what a tremendous probation ours was going to be.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Smiths and ourselves had never known until now how strong were the bonds of friendship that through long years had bound us together, and Tom and I bitterly realized what a tremendous probation ours was going to be.
ONprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading ON THE MAIL STEAMER.
OurdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Our final departure from the colony was a wretched business, and I do not feel inclined to dwell upon it.
ourspronounUS /ˈaʊərz/
the one or ones belonging to us
From this reading The Smiths and ourselves had never known until now how strong were the bonds of friendship that through long years had bound us together, and Tom and I bitterly realized what a tremendous probation ours was going to be.
ourselvespronounUS /aʊərˈselvz/
used when we are both doing the action and receiving it
From this reading The Smiths and ourselves had never known until now how strong were the bonds of friendship that through long years had bound us together, and Tom and I bitterly realized what a tremendous probation ours was going to be.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading It was a trial to hear, when the sale was over, that my beloved piano had been carted away to the township for the butcher’s children to strum upon; and that our drawing-room furniture, which had been made for us in England, was gone to adorn a public-house.
piano
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From this reading It was a trial to hear, when the sale was over, that my beloved piano had been carted away to the township for the butcher’s children to strum upon; and that our drawing-room furniture, which had been made for us in England, was gone to adorn a public-house.
pretty
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From this reading It was sad to see our pretty home, that had grown with my growth, and was a monument of I know not what ingenuity and contrivance, dismantled and stripped, and given up to strangers.
probation
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From this reading The Smiths and ourselves had never known until now how strong were the bonds of friendship that through long years had bound us together, and Tom and I bitterly realized what a tremendous probation ours was going to be.
public-house
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From this reading It was a trial to hear, when the sale was over, that my beloved piano had been carted away to the township for the butcher’s children to strum upon; and that our drawing-room furniture, which had been made for us in England, was gone to adorn a public-house.
realized
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From this reading The Smiths and ourselves had never known until now how strong were the bonds of friendship that through long years had bound us together, and Tom and I bitterly realized what a tremendous probation ours was going to be.
sad
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From this reading It was sad to see our pretty home, that had grown with my growth, and was a monument of I know not what ingenuity and contrivance, dismantled and stripped, and given up to strangers.
sale
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From this reading It was a trial to hear, when the sale was over, that my beloved piano had been carted away to the township for the butcher’s children to strum upon; and that our drawing-room furniture, which had been made for us in England, was gone to adorn a public-house.
see
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From this reading It was sad to see our pretty home, that had grown with my growth, and was a monument of I know not what ingenuity and contrivance, dismantled and stripped, and given up to strangers.
Smiths
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From this reading The Smiths and ourselves had never known until now how strong were the bonds of friendship that through long years had bound us together, and Tom and I bitterly realized what a tremendous probation ours was going to be.
STEAMER
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From this reading ON THE MAIL STEAMER.
strangers
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From this reading It was sad to see our pretty home, that had grown with my growth, and was a monument of I know not what ingenuity and contrivance, dismantled and stripped, and given up to strangers.
stripped
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From this reading It was sad to see our pretty home, that had grown with my growth, and was a monument of I know not what ingenuity and contrivance, dismantled and stripped, and given up to strangers.
strong
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From this reading The Smiths and ourselves had never known until now how strong were the bonds of friendship that through long years had bound us together, and Tom and I bitterly realized what a tremendous probation ours was going to be.
strum
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From this reading It was a trial to hear, when the sale was over, that my beloved piano had been carted away to the township for the butcher’s children to strum upon; and that our drawing-room furniture, which had been made for us in England, was gone to adorn a public-house.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The Smiths and ourselves had never known until now how strong were the bonds of friendship that through long years had bound us together, and Tom and I bitterly realized what a tremendous probation ours was going to be.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ON THE MAIL STEAMER.
throughprepositionUS /θruː/
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading The Smiths and ourselves had never known until now how strong were the bonds of friendship that through long years had bound us together, and Tom and I bitterly realized what a tremendous probation ours was going to be.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Our final departure from the colony was a wretched business, and I do not feel inclined to dwell upon it.
together
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From this reading The Smiths and ourselves had never known until now how strong were the bonds of friendship that through long years had bound us together, and Tom and I bitterly realized what a tremendous probation ours was going to be.
Tom
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From this reading The Smiths and ourselves had never known until now how strong were the bonds of friendship that through long years had bound us together, and Tom and I bitterly realized what a tremendous probation ours was going to be.
township
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From this reading It was a trial to hear, when the sale was over, that my beloved piano had been carted away to the township for the butcher’s children to strum upon; and that our drawing-room furniture, which had been made for us in England, was gone to adorn a public-house.
tremendous
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From this reading The Smiths and ourselves had never known until now how strong were the bonds of friendship that through long years had bound us together, and Tom and I bitterly realized what a tremendous probation ours was going to be.
trial
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From this reading It was a trial to hear, when the sale was over, that my beloved piano had been carted away to the township for the butcher’s children to strum upon; and that our drawing-room furniture, which had been made for us in England, was gone to adorn a public-house.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading The Smiths and ourselves had never known until now how strong were the bonds of friendship that through long years had bound us together, and Tom and I bitterly realized what a tremendous probation ours was going to be.
up
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From this reading It was sad to see our pretty home, that had grown with my growth, and was a monument of I know not what ingenuity and contrivance, dismantled and stripped, and given up to strangers.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Our final departure from the colony was a wretched business, and I do not feel inclined to dwell upon it.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The Smiths and ourselves had never known until now how strong were the bonds of friendship that through long years had bound us together, and Tom and I bitterly realized what a tremendous probation ours was going to be.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Our final departure from the colony was a wretched business, and I do not feel inclined to dwell upon it.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The Smiths and ourselves had never known until now how strong were the bonds of friendship that through long years had bound us together, and Tom and I bitterly realized what a tremendous probation ours was going to be.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading The Smiths and ourselves had never known until now how strong were the bonds of friendship that through long years had bound us together, and Tom and I bitterly realized what a tremendous probation ours was going to be.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading It was a trial to hear, when the sale was over, that my beloved piano had been carted away to the township for the butcher’s children to strum upon; and that our drawing-room furniture, which had been made for us in England, was gone to adorn a public-house.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It was a trial to hear, when the sale was over, that my beloved piano had been carted away to the township for the butcher’s children to strum upon; and that our drawing-room furniture, which had been made for us in England, was gone to adorn a public-house.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading It was sad to see our pretty home, that had grown with my growth, and was a monument of I know not what ingenuity and contrivance, dismantled and stripped, and given up to strangers.
wretched
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From this reading Our final departure from the colony was a wretched business, and I do not feel inclined to dwell upon it.
years
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From this reading The Smiths and ourselves had never known until now how strong were the bonds of friendship that through long years had bound us together, and Tom and I bitterly realized what a tremendous probation ours was going to be.
