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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 A MOUNTAINEER'S HOVEL One winter noon Leonard returned from his superintendence of the wood-cutting in the mountains.
amountverbUS /əˈmaʊnt/
to reach or total a particular quantity or value
From this reading "Under its incentive they contribute the smallest amount possible to the world's work."
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It is useless to help them, and yet one cannot sit down to a dinner like this in comfort while even the Lumleys are hungry."
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading At the dinner-table be remarked: "I have heard to-day that the Lumley family are in great destitution, as usual.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading At the dinner-table be remarked: "I have heard to-day that the Lumley family are in great destitution, as usual.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At the dinner-table be remarked: "I have heard to-day that the Lumley family are in great destitution, as usual.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading At the dinner-table be remarked: "I have heard to-day that the Lumley family are in great destitution, as usual.
cannot
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From this reading It is useless to help them, and yet one cannot sit down to a dinner like this in comfort while even the Lumleys are hungry."
comfort
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From this reading It is useless to help them, and yet one cannot sit down to a dinner like this in comfort while even the Lumleys are hungry."
contribute
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From this reading "Under its incentive they contribute the smallest amount possible to the world's work."
destitution
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From this reading At the dinner-table be remarked: "I have heard to-day that the Lumley family are in great destitution, as usual.
dinner
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From this reading It is useless to help them, and yet one cannot sit down to a dinner like this in comfort while even the Lumleys are hungry."
dinner-table
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From this reading At the dinner-table be remarked: "I have heard to-day that the Lumley family are in great destitution, as usual.
down
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From this reading It is useless to help them, and yet one cannot sit down to a dinner like this in comfort while even the Lumleys are hungry."
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It is useless to help them, and yet one cannot sit down to a dinner like this in comfort while even the Lumleys are hungry."
family
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From this reading At the dinner-table be remarked: "I have heard to-day that the Lumley family are in great destitution, as usual.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading A MOUNTAINEER'S HOVEL One winter noon Leonard returned from his superintendence of the wood-cutting in the mountains.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Hunger is their one good trait," said Webb.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At the dinner-table be remarked: "I have heard to-day that the Lumley family are in great destitution, as usual.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading At the dinner-table be remarked: "I have heard to-day that the Lumley family are in great destitution, as usual.
heard
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From this reading At the dinner-table be remarked: "I have heard to-day that the Lumley family are in great destitution, as usual.
helpnounUS /help/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It is useless to help them, and yet one cannot sit down to a dinner like this in comfort while even the Lumleys are hungry."
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading A MOUNTAINEER'S HOVEL One winter noon Leonard returned from his superintendence of the wood-cutting in the mountains.
HOVEL
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From this reading A MOUNTAINEER'S HOVEL One winter noon Leonard returned from his superintendence of the wood-cutting in the mountains.
Hunger
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From this reading "Hunger is their one good trait," said Webb.
hungry
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From this reading It is useless to help them, and yet one cannot sit down to a dinner like this in comfort while even the Lumleys are hungry."
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading At the dinner-table be remarked: "I have heard to-day that the Lumley family are in great destitution, as usual.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A MOUNTAINEER'S HOVEL One winter noon Leonard returned from his superintendence of the wood-cutting in the mountains.
incentive
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From this reading "Under its incentive they contribute the smallest amount possible to the world's work."
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is useless to help them, and yet one cannot sit down to a dinner like this in comfort while even the Lumleys are hungry."
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is useless to help them, and yet one cannot sit down to a dinner like this in comfort while even the Lumleys are hungry."
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading "Under its incentive they contribute the smallest amount possible to the world's work."
Leonard
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From this reading A MOUNTAINEER'S HOVEL One winter noon Leonard returned from his superintendence of the wood-cutting in the mountains.
like
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From this reading It is useless to help them, and yet one cannot sit down to a dinner like this in comfort while even the Lumleys are hungry."
Lumley
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From this reading At the dinner-table be remarked: "I have heard to-day that the Lumley family are in great destitution, as usual.
Lumleys
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From this reading It is useless to help them, and yet one cannot sit down to a dinner like this in comfort while even the Lumleys are hungry."
MOUNTAINEER'S
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From this reading A MOUNTAINEER'S HOVEL One winter noon Leonard returned from his superintendence of the wood-cutting in the mountains.
mountains
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From this reading A MOUNTAINEER'S HOVEL One winter noon Leonard returned from his superintendence of the wood-cutting in the mountains.
noon
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From this reading A MOUNTAINEER'S HOVEL One winter noon Leonard returned from his superintendence of the wood-cutting in the mountains.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A MOUNTAINEER'S HOVEL One winter noon Leonard returned from his superintendence of the wood-cutting in the mountains.
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading A MOUNTAINEER'S HOVEL One winter noon Leonard returned from his superintendence of the wood-cutting in the mountains.
possible
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From this reading "Under its incentive they contribute the smallest amount possible to the world's work."
remarked
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From this reading At the dinner-table be remarked: "I have heard to-day that the Lumley family are in great destitution, as usual.
returnednounUS /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading A MOUNTAINEER'S HOVEL One winter noon Leonard returned from his superintendence of the wood-cutting in the mountains.
said
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From this reading "Hunger is their one good trait," said Webb.
sit
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From this reading It is useless to help them, and yet one cannot sit down to a dinner like this in comfort while even the Lumleys are hungry."
smallest
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From this reading "Under its incentive they contribute the smallest amount possible to the world's work."
superintendence
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From this reading A MOUNTAINEER'S HOVEL One winter noon Leonard returned from his superintendence of the wood-cutting in the mountains.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading At the dinner-table be remarked: "I have heard to-day that the Lumley family are in great destitution, as usual.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A MOUNTAINEER'S HOVEL One winter noon Leonard returned from his superintendence of the wood-cutting in the mountains.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading "Hunger is their one good trait," said Webb.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading It is useless to help them, and yet one cannot sit down to a dinner like this in comfort while even the Lumleys are hungry."
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Under its incentive they contribute the smallest amount possible to the world's work."
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading It is useless to help them, and yet one cannot sit down to a dinner like this in comfort while even the Lumleys are hungry."
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It is useless to help them, and yet one cannot sit down to a dinner like this in comfort while even the Lumleys are hungry."
to-day
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From this reading At the dinner-table be remarked: "I have heard to-day that the Lumley family are in great destitution, as usual.
trait
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From this reading "Hunger is their one good trait," said Webb.
UnderprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading "Under its incentive they contribute the smallest amount possible to the world's work."
useless
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From this reading It is useless to help them, and yet one cannot sit down to a dinner like this in comfort while even the Lumleys are hungry."
usual
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From this reading At the dinner-table be remarked: "I have heard to-day that the Lumley family are in great destitution, as usual.
Webb
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From this reading "Hunger is their one good trait," said Webb.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading It is useless to help them, and yet one cannot sit down to a dinner like this in comfort while even the Lumleys are hungry."
winter
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From this reading A MOUNTAINEER'S HOVEL One winter noon Leonard returned from his superintendence of the wood-cutting in the mountains.
wood-cutting
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From this reading A MOUNTAINEER'S HOVEL One winter noon Leonard returned from his superintendence of the wood-cutting in the mountains.
work
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From this reading "Under its incentive they contribute the smallest amount possible to the world's work."
world's
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From this reading "Under its incentive they contribute the smallest amount possible to the world's work."
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading It is useless to help them, and yet one cannot sit down to a dinner like this in comfort while even the Lumleys are hungry."
