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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 “Dear mamma, is not this a pretty house, even though it is in a town?--so pretty, one need hardly pine after Merri-vale.”
abode
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From this reading Thus said Olive when they had been established some time in their new abode, and sat together, one winter evening, listening to the sweet bells of Oldchurch--one of the few English parishes where lingers “the curfew's solemn sound.”
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading “Dear mamma, is not this a pretty house, even though it is in a town?--so pretty, one need hardly pine after Merri-vale.”
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Thus said Olive when they had been established some time in their new abode, and sat together, one winter evening, listening to the sweet bells of Oldchurch--one of the few English parishes where lingers “the curfew's solemn sound.”
any
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From this reading “A pretty house, if any one came to see us in it, my dear; but nobody does.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading To think that I have been obliged to refuse the Stantons' ball and the dinner-party at Everingham.
ball
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From this reading To think that I have been obliged to refuse the Stantons' ball and the dinner-party at Everingham.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Thus said Olive when they had been established some time in their new abode, and sat together, one winter evening, listening to the sweet bells of Oldchurch--one of the few English parishes where lingers “the curfew's solemn sound.”
bells
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From this reading Thus said Olive when they had been established some time in their new abode, and sat together, one winter evening, listening to the sweet bells of Oldchurch--one of the few English parishes where lingers “the curfew's solemn sound.”
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “A pretty house, if any one came to see us in it, my dear; but nobody does.
came
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From this reading “A pretty house, if any one came to see us in it, my dear; but nobody does.
carriage
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From this reading And then we miss the close carriage so much.
close
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From this reading And then we miss the close carriage so much.
curfew's
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From this reading Thus said Olive when they had been established some time in their new abode, and sat together, one winter evening, listening to the sweet bells of Oldchurch--one of the few English parishes where lingers “the curfew's solemn sound.”
Dear
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From this reading “Dear mamma, is not this a pretty house, even though it is in a town?--so pretty, one need hardly pine after Merri-vale.”
dinner-party
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From this reading To think that I have been obliged to refuse the Stantons' ball and the dinner-party at Everingham.
doesauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “A pretty house, if any one came to see us in it, my dear; but nobody does.
English
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From this reading Thus said Olive when they had been established some time in their new abode, and sat together, one winter evening, listening to the sweet bells of Oldchurch--one of the few English parishes where lingers “the curfew's solemn sound.”
established
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From this reading Thus said Olive when they had been established some time in their new abode, and sat together, one winter evening, listening to the sweet bells of Oldchurch--one of the few English parishes where lingers “the curfew's solemn sound.”
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Dear mamma, is not this a pretty house, even though it is in a town?--so pretty, one need hardly pine after Merri-vale.”
evening
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From this reading Thus said Olive when they had been established some time in their new abode, and sat together, one winter evening, listening to the sweet bells of Oldchurch--one of the few English parishes where lingers “the curfew's solemn sound.”
Everingham
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From this reading To think that I have been obliged to refuse the Stantons' ball and the dinner-party at Everingham.
few
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From this reading Thus said Olive when they had been established some time in their new abode, and sat together, one winter evening, listening to the sweet bells of Oldchurch--one of the few English parishes where lingers “the curfew's solemn sound.”
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Thus said Olive when they had been established some time in their new abode, and sat together, one winter evening, listening to the sweet bells of Oldchurch--one of the few English parishes where lingers “the curfew's solemn sound.”
hardly
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From this reading “Dear mamma, is not this a pretty house, even though it is in a town?--so pretty, one need hardly pine after Merri-vale.”
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading To think that I have been obliged to refuse the Stantons' ball and the dinner-party at Everingham.
house
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From this reading “Dear mamma, is not this a pretty house, even though it is in a town?--so pretty, one need hardly pine after Merri-vale.”
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading To think that I have been obliged to refuse the Stantons' ball and the dinner-party at Everingham.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “A pretty house, if any one came to see us in it, my dear; but nobody does.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Dear mamma, is not this a pretty house, even though it is in a town?--so pretty, one need hardly pine after Merri-vale.”
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Dear mamma, is not this a pretty house, even though it is in a town?--so pretty, one need hardly pine after Merri-vale.”
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Dear mamma, is not this a pretty house, even though it is in a town?--so pretty, one need hardly pine after Merri-vale.”
lingers
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From this reading Thus said Olive when they had been established some time in their new abode, and sat together, one winter evening, listening to the sweet bells of Oldchurch--one of the few English parishes where lingers “the curfew's solemn sound.”
listening
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From this reading Thus said Olive when they had been established some time in their new abode, and sat together, one winter evening, listening to the sweet bells of Oldchurch--one of the few English parishes where lingers “the curfew's solemn sound.”
mamma
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From this reading “Dear mamma, is not this a pretty house, even though it is in a town?--so pretty, one need hardly pine after Merri-vale.”
Merri-vale
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From this reading “Dear mamma, is not this a pretty house, even though it is in a town?--so pretty, one need hardly pine after Merri-vale.”
miss
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From this reading And then we miss the close carriage so much.
much
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From this reading And then we miss the close carriage so much.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “A pretty house, if any one came to see us in it, my dear; but nobody does.
neednounUS /need/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Dear mamma, is not this a pretty house, even though it is in a town?--so pretty, one need hardly pine after Merri-vale.”
new
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From this reading Thus said Olive when they had been established some time in their new abode, and sat together, one winter evening, listening to the sweet bells of Oldchurch--one of the few English parishes where lingers “the curfew's solemn sound.”
nobodypronounUS /ˈnoʊbɑːdiː/
no person; not anyone
From this reading “A pretty house, if any one came to see us in it, my dear; but nobody does.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “Dear mamma, is not this a pretty house, even though it is in a town?--so pretty, one need hardly pine after Merri-vale.”
obliged
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From this reading To think that I have been obliged to refuse the Stantons' ball and the dinner-party at Everingham.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Thus said Olive when they had been established some time in their new abode, and sat together, one winter evening, listening to the sweet bells of Oldchurch--one of the few English parishes where lingers “the curfew's solemn sound.”
Oldchurch
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From this reading Thus said Olive when they had been established some time in their new abode, and sat together, one winter evening, listening to the sweet bells of Oldchurch--one of the few English parishes where lingers “the curfew's solemn sound.”
Olive
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From this reading Thus said Olive when they had been established some time in their new abode, and sat together, one winter evening, listening to the sweet bells of Oldchurch--one of the few English parishes where lingers “the curfew's solemn sound.”
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “Dear mamma, is not this a pretty house, even though it is in a town?--so pretty, one need hardly pine after Merri-vale.”
parishes
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From this reading Thus said Olive when they had been established some time in their new abode, and sat together, one winter evening, listening to the sweet bells of Oldchurch--one of the few English parishes where lingers “the curfew's solemn sound.”
pine
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From this reading “Dear mamma, is not this a pretty house, even though it is in a town?--so pretty, one need hardly pine after Merri-vale.”
pretty
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From this reading “Dear mamma, is not this a pretty house, even though it is in a town?--so pretty, one need hardly pine after Merri-vale.”
refuse
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From this reading To think that I have been obliged to refuse the Stantons' ball and the dinner-party at Everingham.
said
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From this reading Thus said Olive when they had been established some time in their new abode, and sat together, one winter evening, listening to the sweet bells of Oldchurch--one of the few English parishes where lingers “the curfew's solemn sound.”
sat
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From this reading Thus said Olive when they had been established some time in their new abode, and sat together, one winter evening, listening to the sweet bells of Oldchurch--one of the few English parishes where lingers “the curfew's solemn sound.”
see
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From this reading “A pretty house, if any one came to see us in it, my dear; but nobody does.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “Dear mamma, is not this a pretty house, even though it is in a town?--so pretty, one need hardly pine after Merri-vale.”
solemn
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From this reading Thus said Olive when they had been established some time in their new abode, and sat together, one winter evening, listening to the sweet bells of Oldchurch--one of the few English parishes where lingers “the curfew's solemn sound.”
some
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From this reading Thus said Olive when they had been established some time in their new abode, and sat together, one winter evening, listening to the sweet bells of Oldchurch--one of the few English parishes where lingers “the curfew's solemn sound.”
sound
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From this reading Thus said Olive when they had been established some time in their new abode, and sat together, one winter evening, listening to the sweet bells of Oldchurch--one of the few English parishes where lingers “the curfew's solemn sound.”
Stantons
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From this reading To think that I have been obliged to refuse the Stantons' ball and the dinner-party at Everingham.
sweet
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From this reading Thus said Olive when they had been established some time in their new abode, and sat together, one winter evening, listening to the sweet bells of Oldchurch--one of the few English parishes where lingers “the curfew's solemn sound.”
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading To think that I have been obliged to refuse the Stantons' ball and the dinner-party at Everingham.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Thus said Olive when they had been established some time in their new abode, and sat together, one winter evening, listening to the sweet bells of Oldchurch--one of the few English parishes where lingers “the curfew's solemn sound.”
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Thus said Olive when they had been established some time in their new abode, and sat together, one winter evening, listening to the sweet bells of Oldchurch--one of the few English parishes where lingers “the curfew's solemn sound.”
then
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From this reading And then we miss the close carriage so much.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Thus said Olive when they had been established some time in their new abode, and sat together, one winter evening, listening to the sweet bells of Oldchurch--one of the few English parishes where lingers “the curfew's solemn sound.”
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To think that I have been obliged to refuse the Stantons' ball and the dinner-party at Everingham.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “Dear mamma, is not this a pretty house, even though it is in a town?--so pretty, one need hardly pine after Merri-vale.”
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading “Dear mamma, is not this a pretty house, even though it is in a town?--so pretty, one need hardly pine after Merri-vale.”
Thus
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From this reading Thus said Olive when they had been established some time in their new abode, and sat together, one winter evening, listening to the sweet bells of Oldchurch--one of the few English parishes where lingers “the curfew's solemn sound.”
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Thus said Olive when they had been established some time in their new abode, and sat together, one winter evening, listening to the sweet bells of Oldchurch--one of the few English parishes where lingers “the curfew's solemn sound.”
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Thus said Olive when they had been established some time in their new abode, and sat together, one winter evening, listening to the sweet bells of Oldchurch--one of the few English parishes where lingers “the curfew's solemn sound.”
together
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From this reading Thus said Olive when they had been established some time in their new abode, and sat together, one winter evening, listening to the sweet bells of Oldchurch--one of the few English parishes where lingers “the curfew's solemn sound.”
town
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From this reading “Dear mamma, is not this a pretty house, even though it is in a town?--so pretty, one need hardly pine after Merri-vale.”
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “A pretty house, if any one came to see us in it, my dear; but nobody does.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading And then we miss the close carriage so much.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Thus said Olive when they had been established some time in their new abode, and sat together, one winter evening, listening to the sweet bells of Oldchurch--one of the few English parishes where lingers “the curfew's solemn sound.”
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Thus said Olive when they had been established some time in their new abode, and sat together, one winter evening, listening to the sweet bells of Oldchurch--one of the few English parishes where lingers “the curfew's solemn sound.”
winter
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From this reading Thus said Olive when they had been established some time in their new abode, and sat together, one winter evening, listening to the sweet bells of Oldchurch--one of the few English parishes where lingers “the curfew's solemn sound.”
