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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 WAY TO ATTAIN AN END Mrs. Redfield Pepper Burns stood in the doorway of her living-room and studied it with a critical eye.
also
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From this reading In precisely these same relative positions were they also her neighbours as to their own homes.
ANdeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading THE WAY TO ATTAIN AN END Mrs. Redfield Pepper Burns stood in the doorway of her living-room and studied it with a critical eye.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE WAY TO ATTAIN AN END Mrs. Redfield Pepper Burns stood in the doorway of her living-room and studied it with a critical eye.
appropriate
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From this reading It was appropriate that they should have stood by her during the period of fitting and furnishing that part of the old house which her husband had termed her "quarters."
Arthur
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From this reading Within the room, on either side, stood her sister Martha, Mrs. James Macauley, and her friend Winifred, Mrs. Arthur Chester.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading In precisely these same relative positions were they also her neighbours as to their own homes.
ATTAIN
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best
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From this reading Their husbands were Red Pepper's best friends, outside those of his own profession.
Burns
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From this reading THE WAY TO ATTAIN AN END Mrs. Redfield Pepper Burns stood in the doorway of her living-room and studied it with a critical eye.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading It was appropriate that they should have stood by her during the period of fitting and furnishing that part of the old house which her husband had termed her "quarters."
Chester
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From this reading Within the room, on either side, stood her sister Martha, Mrs. James Macauley, and her friend Winifred, Mrs. Arthur Chester.
critical
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From this reading THE WAY TO ATTAIN AN END Mrs. Redfield Pepper Burns stood in the doorway of her living-room and studied it with a critical eye.
doorway
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From this reading THE WAY TO ATTAIN AN END Mrs. Redfield Pepper Burns stood in the doorway of her living-room and studied it with a critical eye.
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading It was appropriate that they should have stood by her during the period of fitting and furnishing that part of the old house which her husband had termed her "quarters."
eitherdeterminerUS /ˈiːðər/
one or the other of two
From this reading Within the room, on either side, stood her sister Martha, Mrs. James Macauley, and her friend Winifred, Mrs. Arthur Chester.
END
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From this reading THE WAY TO ATTAIN AN END Mrs. Redfield Pepper Burns stood in the doorway of her living-room and studied it with a critical eye.
eye
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From this reading THE WAY TO ATTAIN AN END Mrs. Redfield Pepper Burns stood in the doorway of her living-room and studied it with a critical eye.
fitting
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From this reading It was appropriate that they should have stood by her during the period of fitting and furnishing that part of the old house which her husband had termed her "quarters."
friend
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From this reading Within the room, on either side, stood her sister Martha, Mrs. James Macauley, and her friend Winifred, Mrs. Arthur Chester.
friends
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From this reading Their husbands were Red Pepper's best friends, outside those of his own profession.
furnishing
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From this reading It was appropriate that they should have stood by her during the period of fitting and furnishing that part of the old house which her husband had termed her "quarters."
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It was appropriate that they should have stood by her during the period of fitting and furnishing that part of the old house which her husband had termed her "quarters."
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading It was appropriate that they should have stood by her during the period of fitting and furnishing that part of the old house which her husband had termed her "quarters."
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading THE WAY TO ATTAIN AN END Mrs. Redfield Pepper Burns stood in the doorway of her living-room and studied it with a critical eye.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Their husbands were Red Pepper's best friends, outside those of his own profession.
homes
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house
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From this reading It was appropriate that they should have stood by her during the period of fitting and furnishing that part of the old house which her husband had termed her "quarters."
husband
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From this reading It was appropriate that they should have stood by her during the period of fitting and furnishing that part of the old house which her husband had termed her "quarters."
husbands
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From this reading Their husbands were Red Pepper's best friends, outside those of his own profession.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE WAY TO ATTAIN AN END Mrs. Redfield Pepper Burns stood in the doorway of her living-room and studied it with a critical eye.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading THE WAY TO ATTAIN AN END Mrs. Redfield Pepper Burns stood in the doorway of her living-room and studied it with a critical eye.
James
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From this reading Within the room, on either side, stood her sister Martha, Mrs. James Macauley, and her friend Winifred, Mrs. Arthur Chester.
living-room
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Macauley
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From this reading Within the room, on either side, stood her sister Martha, Mrs. James Macauley, and her friend Winifred, Mrs. Arthur Chester.
Martha
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From this reading Within the room, on either side, stood her sister Martha, Mrs. James Macauley, and her friend Winifred, Mrs. Arthur Chester.
Mrs
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From this reading THE WAY TO ATTAIN AN END Mrs. Redfield Pepper Burns stood in the doorway of her living-room and studied it with a critical eye.
neighbours
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From this reading In precisely these same relative positions were they also her neighbours as to their own homes.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE WAY TO ATTAIN AN END Mrs. Redfield Pepper Burns stood in the doorway of her living-room and studied it with a critical eye.
old
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From this reading It was appropriate that they should have stood by her during the period of fitting and furnishing that part of the old house which her husband had termed her "quarters."
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Within the room, on either side, stood her sister Martha, Mrs. James Macauley, and her friend Winifred, Mrs. Arthur Chester.
outsidenounUS /ˈoutside/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Their husbands were Red Pepper's best friends, outside those of his own profession.
own
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From this reading In precisely these same relative positions were they also her neighbours as to their own homes.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was appropriate that they should have stood by her during the period of fitting and furnishing that part of the old house which her husband had termed her "quarters."
Pepper
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Pepper's
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From this reading Their husbands were Red Pepper's best friends, outside those of his own profession.
period
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From this reading It was appropriate that they should have stood by her during the period of fitting and furnishing that part of the old house which her husband had termed her "quarters."
positions
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precisely
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profession
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From this reading Their husbands were Red Pepper's best friends, outside those of his own profession.
quarters
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From this reading It was appropriate that they should have stood by her during the period of fitting and furnishing that part of the old house which her husband had termed her "quarters."
Red
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From this reading Their husbands were Red Pepper's best friends, outside those of his own profession.
Redfield
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From this reading THE WAY TO ATTAIN AN END Mrs. Redfield Pepper Burns stood in the doorway of her living-room and studied it with a critical eye.
relative
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From this reading In precisely these same relative positions were they also her neighbours as to their own homes.
room
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From this reading Within the room, on either side, stood her sister Martha, Mrs. James Macauley, and her friend Winifred, Mrs. Arthur Chester.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In precisely these same relative positions were they also her neighbours as to their own homes.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading It was appropriate that they should have stood by her during the period of fitting and furnishing that part of the old house which her husband had termed her "quarters."
side
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From this reading Within the room, on either side, stood her sister Martha, Mrs. James Macauley, and her friend Winifred, Mrs. Arthur Chester.
sister
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From this reading Within the room, on either side, stood her sister Martha, Mrs. James Macauley, and her friend Winifred, Mrs. Arthur Chester.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE WAY TO ATTAIN AN END Mrs. Redfield Pepper Burns stood in the doorway of her living-room and studied it with a critical eye.
studied
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From this reading THE WAY TO ATTAIN AN END Mrs. Redfield Pepper Burns stood in the doorway of her living-room and studied it with a critical eye.
termed
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From this reading It was appropriate that they should have stood by her during the period of fitting and furnishing that part of the old house which her husband had termed her "quarters."
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was appropriate that they should have stood by her during the period of fitting and furnishing that part of the old house which her husband had termed her "quarters."
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE WAY TO ATTAIN AN END Mrs. Redfield Pepper Burns stood in the doorway of her living-room and studied it with a critical eye.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading In precisely these same relative positions were they also her neighbours as to their own homes.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading In precisely these same relative positions were they also her neighbours as to their own homes.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In precisely these same relative positions were they also her neighbours as to their own homes.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Their husbands were Red Pepper's best friends, outside those of his own profession.
TOparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE WAY TO ATTAIN AN END Mrs. Redfield Pepper Burns stood in the doorway of her living-room and studied it with a critical eye.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was appropriate that they should have stood by her during the period of fitting and furnishing that part of the old house which her husband had termed her "quarters."
WAY
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From this reading THE WAY TO ATTAIN AN END Mrs. Redfield Pepper Burns stood in the doorway of her living-room and studied it with a critical eye.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading In precisely these same relative positions were they also her neighbours as to their own homes.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It was appropriate that they should have stood by her during the period of fitting and furnishing that part of the old house which her husband had termed her "quarters."
Winifred
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From this reading Within the room, on either side, stood her sister Martha, Mrs. James Macauley, and her friend Winifred, Mrs. Arthur Chester.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading THE WAY TO ATTAIN AN END Mrs. Redfield Pepper Burns stood in the doorway of her living-room and studied it with a critical eye.
WithinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading Within the room, on either side, stood her sister Martha, Mrs. James Macauley, and her friend Winifred, Mrs. Arthur Chester.
