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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
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aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading She thought about it in bed at nights, when she lay awake, and in imagination squeezed the delightful tubes on to her palette and mixed subtle combinations of soft shades.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading In Luck's Way Ever since the Easter holidays at Tunbury, and her apprenticeship to Art in Mr. Stockton's studio, Lesbia had been hankering for an oil paint-box.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
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any
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apprenticeship
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Artauxiliary verbUS /ɑːrt/
an old form of “are”, used with “thou”
From this reading In Luck's Way Ever since the Easter holidays at Tunbury, and her apprenticeship to Art in Mr. Stockton's studio, Lesbia had been hankering for an oil paint-box.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
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atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading In Luck's Way Ever since the Easter holidays at Tunbury, and her apprenticeship to Art in Mr. Stockton's studio, Lesbia had been hankering for an oil paint-box.
awake
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beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading To be sure, her cheap little student's box had never given the latter medium a fair trial, but she considered the possession of even Winsor and Newton's best equipment of half-pans and sables could not compete with the satisfaction of dabbing solid masses of paint on a canvas with stiff hog-hair brushes.
bed
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beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
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bent
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best
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box
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brushes
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butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
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canvas
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cheap
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combinations
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compete
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considered
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couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
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craftsman
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creative
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From this reading She wanted it desperately, as any craftsman, with creative instinct, longs for the tools of his trade.
dabbing
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delightful
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desperately
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Easter
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From this reading In Luck's Way Ever since the Easter holidays at Tunbury, and her apprenticeship to Art in Mr. Stockton's studio, Lesbia had been hankering for an oil paint-box.
equipment
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evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To be sure, her cheap little student's box had never given the latter medium a fair trial, but she considered the possession of even Winsor and Newton's best equipment of half-pans and sables could not compete with the satisfaction of dabbing solid masses of paint on a canvas with stiff hog-hair brushes.
EvernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In Luck's Way Ever since the Easter holidays at Tunbury, and her apprenticeship to Art in Mr. Stockton's studio, Lesbia had been hankering for an oil paint-box.
fairnounUS /fair/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To be sure, her cheap little student's box had never given the latter medium a fair trial, but she considered the possession of even Winsor and Newton's best equipment of half-pans and sables could not compete with the satisfaction of dabbing solid masses of paint on a canvas with stiff hog-hair brushes.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
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given
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hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading In Luck's Way Ever since the Easter holidays at Tunbury, and her apprenticeship to Art in Mr. Stockton's studio, Lesbia had been hankering for an oil paint-box.
half-pans
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hankering
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herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading In Luck's Way Ever since the Easter holidays at Tunbury, and her apprenticeship to Art in Mr. Stockton's studio, Lesbia had been hankering for an oil paint-box.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading She wanted it desperately, as any craftsman, with creative instinct, longs for the tools of his trade.
hog-hair
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holidays
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imagination
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From this reading She thought about it in bed at nights, when she lay awake, and in imagination squeezed the delightful tubes on to her palette and mixed subtle combinations of soft shades.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In Luck's Way Ever since the Easter holidays at Tunbury, and her apprenticeship to Art in Mr. Stockton's studio, Lesbia had been hankering for an oil paint-box.
instinct
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From this reading She wanted it desperately, as any craftsman, with creative instinct, longs for the tools of his trade.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She wanted it desperately, as any craftsman, with creative instinct, longs for the tools of his trade.
latter
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From this reading To be sure, her cheap little student's box had never given the latter medium a fair trial, but she considered the possession of even Winsor and Newton's best equipment of half-pans and sables could not compete with the satisfaction of dabbing solid masses of paint on a canvas with stiff hog-hair brushes.
lay
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From this reading She thought about it in bed at nights, when she lay awake, and in imagination squeezed the delightful tubes on to her palette and mixed subtle combinations of soft shades.
Lesbia
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From this reading In Luck's Way Ever since the Easter holidays at Tunbury, and her apprenticeship to Art in Mr. Stockton's studio, Lesbia had been hankering for an oil paint-box.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To be sure, her cheap little student's box had never given the latter medium a fair trial, but she considered the possession of even Winsor and Newton's best equipment of half-pans and sables could not compete with the satisfaction of dabbing solid masses of paint on a canvas with stiff hog-hair brushes.
longs
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Luck's
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From this reading In Luck's Way Ever since the Easter holidays at Tunbury, and her apprenticeship to Art in Mr. Stockton's studio, Lesbia had been hankering for an oil paint-box.
many
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From this reading There seemed, to her particular bent, so many more possibilities in oils than in water-colour.
masses
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medium
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mixedverbUS /mɪkst/
involved with or connected to
From this reading She thought about it in bed at nights, when she lay awake, and in imagination squeezed the delightful tubes on to her palette and mixed subtle combinations of soft shades.
more
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Mr
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nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To be sure, her cheap little student's box had never given the latter medium a fair trial, but she considered the possession of even Winsor and Newton's best equipment of half-pans and sables could not compete with the satisfaction of dabbing solid masses of paint on a canvas with stiff hog-hair brushes.
Newton's
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nightsnounUS /naɪts/
Periods of darkness between sunset and sunrise.
From this reading She thought about it in bed at nights, when she lay awake, and in imagination squeezed the delightful tubes on to her palette and mixed subtle combinations of soft shades.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading To be sure, her cheap little student's box had never given the latter medium a fair trial, but she considered the possession of even Winsor and Newton's best equipment of half-pans and sables could not compete with the satisfaction of dabbing solid masses of paint on a canvas with stiff hog-hair brushes.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She wanted it desperately, as any craftsman, with creative instinct, longs for the tools of his trade.
oilnounUS /ɔɪl/
A viscous liquid derived from petroleum or plants, stored in large earthen jars.
From this reading In Luck's Way Ever since the Easter holidays at Tunbury, and her apprenticeship to Art in Mr. Stockton's studio, Lesbia had been hankering for an oil paint-box.
oils
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From this reading There seemed, to her particular bent, so many more possibilities in oils than in water-colour.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She thought about it in bed at nights, when she lay awake, and in imagination squeezed the delightful tubes on to her palette and mixed subtle combinations of soft shades.
paint
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paint-box
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From this reading In Luck's Way Ever since the Easter holidays at Tunbury, and her apprenticeship to Art in Mr. Stockton's studio, Lesbia had been hankering for an oil paint-box.
palette
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particular
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possession
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possibilities
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sables
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satisfaction
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seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There seemed, to her particular bent, so many more possibilities in oils than in water-colour.
shades
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From this reading She thought about it in bed at nights, when she lay awake, and in imagination squeezed the delightful tubes on to her palette and mixed subtle combinations of soft shades.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She wanted it desperately, as any craftsman, with creative instinct, longs for the tools of his trade.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading In Luck's Way Ever since the Easter holidays at Tunbury, and her apprenticeship to Art in Mr. Stockton's studio, Lesbia had been hankering for an oil paint-box.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading There seemed, to her particular bent, so many more possibilities in oils than in water-colour.
soft
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From this reading She thought about it in bed at nights, when she lay awake, and in imagination squeezed the delightful tubes on to her palette and mixed subtle combinations of soft shades.
solid
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squeezed
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stiff
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Stockton's
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student's
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studio
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subtle
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From this reading She thought about it in bed at nights, when she lay awake, and in imagination squeezed the delightful tubes on to her palette and mixed subtle combinations of soft shades.
surenounUS /sure/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To be sure, her cheap little student's box had never given the latter medium a fair trial, but she considered the possession of even Winsor and Newton's best equipment of half-pans and sables could not compete with the satisfaction of dabbing solid masses of paint on a canvas with stiff hog-hair brushes.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading There seemed, to her particular bent, so many more possibilities in oils than in water-colour.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In Luck's Way Ever since the Easter holidays at Tunbury, and her apprenticeship to Art in Mr. Stockton's studio, Lesbia had been hankering for an oil paint-box.
There
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From this reading There seemed, to her particular bent, so many more possibilities in oils than in water-colour.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She thought about it in bed at nights, when she lay awake, and in imagination squeezed the delightful tubes on to her palette and mixed subtle combinations of soft shades.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In Luck's Way Ever since the Easter holidays at Tunbury, and her apprenticeship to Art in Mr. Stockton's studio, Lesbia had been hankering for an oil paint-box.
tools
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trade
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trial
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tubes
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From this reading She thought about it in bed at nights, when she lay awake, and in imagination squeezed the delightful tubes on to her palette and mixed subtle combinations of soft shades.
Tunbury
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wanted
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water-colour
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Way
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whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading She thought about it in bed at nights, when she lay awake, and in imagination squeezed the delightful tubes on to her palette and mixed subtle combinations of soft shades.
Winsor
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withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading She wanted it desperately, as any craftsman, with creative instinct, longs for the tools of his trade.
