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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 It took place in one of the many sitting-rooms, a large room with an open hearth, on which, however, no fire was lighted.
all
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From this reading Bianca rather sullenly drew a small collection of reading-books, grammars, and exercise-books, all bearing marks of careless usage, from a cabinet, and placed them on the table.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The English lesson next morning proved rather an ordeal.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE NEW GOVERNESS AND HER PUPIL.
bearing
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Bianca
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From this reading Bianca rather sullenly drew a small collection of reading-books, grammars, and exercise-books, all bearing marks of careless usage, from a cabinet, and placed them on the table.
box
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From this reading But with a shawl round my shoulders, and a _casseta_, or brass box filled with live charcoal, for my feet, I managed to keep moderately warm.
brass
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From this reading But with a shawl round my shoulders, and a _casseta_, or brass box filled with live charcoal, for my feet, I managed to keep moderately warm.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But with a shawl round my shoulders, and a _casseta_, or brass box filled with live charcoal, for my feet, I managed to keep moderately warm.
cabinet
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From this reading Bianca rather sullenly drew a small collection of reading-books, grammars, and exercise-books, all bearing marks of careless usage, from a cabinet, and placed them on the table.
careless
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From this reading Bianca rather sullenly drew a small collection of reading-books, grammars, and exercise-books, all bearing marks of careless usage, from a cabinet, and placed them on the table.
casseta
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From this reading But with a shawl round my shoulders, and a _casseta_, or brass box filled with live charcoal, for my feet, I managed to keep moderately warm.
charcoal
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From this reading But with a shawl round my shoulders, and a _casseta_, or brass box filled with live charcoal, for my feet, I managed to keep moderately warm.
collection
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From this reading Bianca rather sullenly drew a small collection of reading-books, grammars, and exercise-books, all bearing marks of careless usage, from a cabinet, and placed them on the table.
drewnounUS /drew/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Bianca rather sullenly drew a small collection of reading-books, grammars, and exercise-books, all bearing marks of careless usage, from a cabinet, and placed them on the table.
English
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From this reading The English lesson next morning proved rather an ordeal.
exercise-books
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From this reading Bianca rather sullenly drew a small collection of reading-books, grammars, and exercise-books, all bearing marks of careless usage, from a cabinet, and placed them on the table.
feet
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From this reading But with a shawl round my shoulders, and a _casseta_, or brass box filled with live charcoal, for my feet, I managed to keep moderately warm.
filled
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From this reading But with a shawl round my shoulders, and a _casseta_, or brass box filled with live charcoal, for my feet, I managed to keep moderately warm.
fire
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From this reading It took place in one of the many sitting-rooms, a large room with an open hearth, on which, however, no fire was lighted.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading But with a shawl round my shoulders, and a _casseta_, or brass box filled with live charcoal, for my feet, I managed to keep moderately warm.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Bianca rather sullenly drew a small collection of reading-books, grammars, and exercise-books, all bearing marks of careless usage, from a cabinet, and placed them on the table.
GOVERNESS
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From this reading THE NEW GOVERNESS AND HER PUPIL.
grammars
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From this reading Bianca rather sullenly drew a small collection of reading-books, grammars, and exercise-books, all bearing marks of careless usage, from a cabinet, and placed them on the table.
hearth
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From this reading It took place in one of the many sitting-rooms, a large room with an open hearth, on which, however, no fire was lighted.
HERdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading THE NEW GOVERNESS AND HER PUPIL.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading It took place in one of the many sitting-rooms, a large room with an open hearth, on which, however, no fire was lighted.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading But with a shawl round my shoulders, and a _casseta_, or brass box filled with live charcoal, for my feet, I managed to keep moderately warm.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It took place in one of the many sitting-rooms, a large room with an open hearth, on which, however, no fire was lighted.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It took place in one of the many sitting-rooms, a large room with an open hearth, on which, however, no fire was lighted.
keep
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From this reading But with a shawl round my shoulders, and a _casseta_, or brass box filled with live charcoal, for my feet, I managed to keep moderately warm.
large
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From this reading It took place in one of the many sitting-rooms, a large room with an open hearth, on which, however, no fire was lighted.
lesson
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From this reading The English lesson next morning proved rather an ordeal.
lighted
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From this reading It took place in one of the many sitting-rooms, a large room with an open hearth, on which, however, no fire was lighted.
live
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From this reading But with a shawl round my shoulders, and a _casseta_, or brass box filled with live charcoal, for my feet, I managed to keep moderately warm.
managed
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From this reading But with a shawl round my shoulders, and a _casseta_, or brass box filled with live charcoal, for my feet, I managed to keep moderately warm.
many
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From this reading It took place in one of the many sitting-rooms, a large room with an open hearth, on which, however, no fire was lighted.
marks
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From this reading Bianca rather sullenly drew a small collection of reading-books, grammars, and exercise-books, all bearing marks of careless usage, from a cabinet, and placed them on the table.
moderately
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From this reading But with a shawl round my shoulders, and a _casseta_, or brass box filled with live charcoal, for my feet, I managed to keep moderately warm.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The English lesson next morning proved rather an ordeal.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading But with a shawl round my shoulders, and a _casseta_, or brass box filled with live charcoal, for my feet, I managed to keep moderately warm.
NEW
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From this reading THE NEW GOVERNESS AND HER PUPIL.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The English lesson next morning proved rather an ordeal.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading It took place in one of the many sitting-rooms, a large room with an open hearth, on which, however, no fire was lighted.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It took place in one of the many sitting-rooms, a large room with an open hearth, on which, however, no fire was lighted.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It took place in one of the many sitting-rooms, a large room with an open hearth, on which, however, no fire was lighted.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading It took place in one of the many sitting-rooms, a large room with an open hearth, on which, however, no fire was lighted.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading It took place in one of the many sitting-rooms, a large room with an open hearth, on which, however, no fire was lighted.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading But with a shawl round my shoulders, and a _casseta_, or brass box filled with live charcoal, for my feet, I managed to keep moderately warm.
ordeal
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From this reading The English lesson next morning proved rather an ordeal.
place
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From this reading It took place in one of the many sitting-rooms, a large room with an open hearth, on which, however, no fire was lighted.
placed
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From this reading Bianca rather sullenly drew a small collection of reading-books, grammars, and exercise-books, all bearing marks of careless usage, from a cabinet, and placed them on the table.
proved
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From this reading The English lesson next morning proved rather an ordeal.
PUPIL
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From this reading THE NEW GOVERNESS AND HER PUPIL.
rather
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From this reading The English lesson next morning proved rather an ordeal.
reading-books
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From this reading Bianca rather sullenly drew a small collection of reading-books, grammars, and exercise-books, all bearing marks of careless usage, from a cabinet, and placed them on the table.
room
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From this reading It took place in one of the many sitting-rooms, a large room with an open hearth, on which, however, no fire was lighted.
round
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From this reading But with a shawl round my shoulders, and a _casseta_, or brass box filled with live charcoal, for my feet, I managed to keep moderately warm.
shawl
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From this reading But with a shawl round my shoulders, and a _casseta_, or brass box filled with live charcoal, for my feet, I managed to keep moderately warm.
shoulders
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From this reading But with a shawl round my shoulders, and a _casseta_, or brass box filled with live charcoal, for my feet, I managed to keep moderately warm.
sitting-rooms
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From this reading It took place in one of the many sitting-rooms, a large room with an open hearth, on which, however, no fire was lighted.
small
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From this reading Bianca rather sullenly drew a small collection of reading-books, grammars, and exercise-books, all bearing marks of careless usage, from a cabinet, and placed them on the table.
sullenly
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From this reading Bianca rather sullenly drew a small collection of reading-books, grammars, and exercise-books, all bearing marks of careless usage, from a cabinet, and placed them on the table.
table
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From this reading Bianca rather sullenly drew a small collection of reading-books, grammars, and exercise-books, all bearing marks of careless usage, from a cabinet, and placed them on the table.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE NEW GOVERNESS AND HER PUPIL.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Bianca rather sullenly drew a small collection of reading-books, grammars, and exercise-books, all bearing marks of careless usage, from a cabinet, and placed them on the table.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But with a shawl round my shoulders, and a _casseta_, or brass box filled with live charcoal, for my feet, I managed to keep moderately warm.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It took place in one of the many sitting-rooms, a large room with an open hearth, on which, however, no fire was lighted.
usage
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From this reading Bianca rather sullenly drew a small collection of reading-books, grammars, and exercise-books, all bearing marks of careless usage, from a cabinet, and placed them on the table.
warm
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From this reading But with a shawl round my shoulders, and a _casseta_, or brass box filled with live charcoal, for my feet, I managed to keep moderately warm.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It took place in one of the many sitting-rooms, a large room with an open hearth, on which, however, no fire was lighted.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It took place in one of the many sitting-rooms, a large room with an open hearth, on which, however, no fire was lighted.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading It took place in one of the many sitting-rooms, a large room with an open hearth, on which, however, no fire was lighted.
