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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 In a week's time Christal Manners was fairly domiciled at Woodford Cottage.
affairs
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From this reading This was not difficult, for the artist was too much wrapped up in himself to meddle with any domestic affairs.
air
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From this reading In what capacity it would be hard to say--certainly not as Miss Vanbrugh's _protégée_--for she assumed toward the little old maid a most benignant air of superiority.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Mr. Vanbrugh she privately christened “the old Ogre,” and kept as much out of his way as possible.
any
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From this reading This was not difficult, for the artist was too much wrapped up in himself to meddle with any domestic affairs.
artist
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From this reading This was not difficult, for the artist was too much wrapped up in himself to meddle with any domestic affairs.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading In what capacity it would be hard to say--certainly not as Miss Vanbrugh's _protégée_--for she assumed toward the little old maid a most benignant air of superiority.
assumed
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From this reading In what capacity it would be hard to say--certainly not as Miss Vanbrugh's _protégée_--for she assumed toward the little old maid a most benignant air of superiority.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading In a week's time Christal Manners was fairly domiciled at Woodford Cottage.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading In what capacity it would be hard to say--certainly not as Miss Vanbrugh's _protégée_--for she assumed toward the little old maid a most benignant air of superiority.
benignant
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From this reading In what capacity it would be hard to say--certainly not as Miss Vanbrugh's _protégée_--for she assumed toward the little old maid a most benignant air of superiority.
break
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From this reading He seemed to be under some mystification that the lively French girl was a guest of Miss Rothesay's, and his sister ventured not to break this delusion.
capacity
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From this reading In what capacity it would be hard to say--certainly not as Miss Vanbrugh's _protégée_--for she assumed toward the little old maid a most benignant air of superiority.
certainly
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From this reading In what capacity it would be hard to say--certainly not as Miss Vanbrugh's _protégée_--for she assumed toward the little old maid a most benignant air of superiority.
Christal
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From this reading In a week's time Christal Manners was fairly domiciled at Woodford Cottage.
christenednounUS /ˈchristened/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Mr. Vanbrugh she privately christened “the old Ogre,” and kept as much out of his way as possible.
Cottage
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From this reading In a week's time Christal Manners was fairly domiciled at Woodford Cottage.
delusion
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From this reading He seemed to be under some mystification that the lively French girl was a guest of Miss Rothesay's, and his sister ventured not to break this delusion.
difficult
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From this reading This was not difficult, for the artist was too much wrapped up in himself to meddle with any domestic affairs.
domestic
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From this reading This was not difficult, for the artist was too much wrapped up in himself to meddle with any domestic affairs.
domiciled
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From this reading In a week's time Christal Manners was fairly domiciled at Woodford Cottage.
fairly
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From this reading In a week's time Christal Manners was fairly domiciled at Woodford Cottage.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading In what capacity it would be hard to say--certainly not as Miss Vanbrugh's _protégée_--for she assumed toward the little old maid a most benignant air of superiority.
French
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From this reading He seemed to be under some mystification that the lively French girl was a guest of Miss Rothesay's, and his sister ventured not to break this delusion.
girl
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From this reading He seemed to be under some mystification that the lively French girl was a guest of Miss Rothesay's, and his sister ventured not to break this delusion.
guest
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From this reading He seemed to be under some mystification that the lively French girl was a guest of Miss Rothesay's, and his sister ventured not to break this delusion.
hard
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From this reading In what capacity it would be hard to say--certainly not as Miss Vanbrugh's _protégée_--for she assumed toward the little old maid a most benignant air of superiority.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He seemed to be under some mystification that the lively French girl was a guest of Miss Rothesay's, and his sister ventured not to break this delusion.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading This was not difficult, for the artist was too much wrapped up in himself to meddle with any domestic affairs.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Mr. Vanbrugh she privately christened “the old Ogre,” and kept as much out of his way as possible.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In a week's time Christal Manners was fairly domiciled at Woodford Cottage.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading In what capacity it would be hard to say--certainly not as Miss Vanbrugh's _protégée_--for she assumed toward the little old maid a most benignant air of superiority.
kept
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From this reading Mr. Vanbrugh she privately christened “the old Ogre,” and kept as much out of his way as possible.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In what capacity it would be hard to say--certainly not as Miss Vanbrugh's _protégée_--for she assumed toward the little old maid a most benignant air of superiority.
lively
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From this reading He seemed to be under some mystification that the lively French girl was a guest of Miss Rothesay's, and his sister ventured not to break this delusion.
maid
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From this reading In what capacity it would be hard to say--certainly not as Miss Vanbrugh's _protégée_--for she assumed toward the little old maid a most benignant air of superiority.
Manners
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From this reading In a week's time Christal Manners was fairly domiciled at Woodford Cottage.
meddle
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From this reading This was not difficult, for the artist was too much wrapped up in himself to meddle with any domestic affairs.
Miss
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From this reading In what capacity it would be hard to say--certainly not as Miss Vanbrugh's _protégée_--for she assumed toward the little old maid a most benignant air of superiority.
most
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From this reading In what capacity it would be hard to say--certainly not as Miss Vanbrugh's _protégée_--for she assumed toward the little old maid a most benignant air of superiority.
Mr
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From this reading Mr. Vanbrugh she privately christened “the old Ogre,” and kept as much out of his way as possible.
much
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From this reading Mr. Vanbrugh she privately christened “the old Ogre,” and kept as much out of his way as possible.
mystification
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From this reading He seemed to be under some mystification that the lively French girl was a guest of Miss Rothesay's, and his sister ventured not to break this delusion.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading In what capacity it would be hard to say--certainly not as Miss Vanbrugh's _protégée_--for she assumed toward the little old maid a most benignant air of superiority.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In what capacity it would be hard to say--certainly not as Miss Vanbrugh's _protégée_--for she assumed toward the little old maid a most benignant air of superiority.
Ogre
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From this reading Mr. Vanbrugh she privately christened “the old Ogre,” and kept as much out of his way as possible.
old
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From this reading In what capacity it would be hard to say--certainly not as Miss Vanbrugh's _protégée_--for she assumed toward the little old maid a most benignant air of superiority.
out
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From this reading Mr. Vanbrugh she privately christened “the old Ogre,” and kept as much out of his way as possible.
possible
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From this reading Mr. Vanbrugh she privately christened “the old Ogre,” and kept as much out of his way as possible.
privately
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From this reading Mr. Vanbrugh she privately christened “the old Ogre,” and kept as much out of his way as possible.
protégée
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From this reading In what capacity it would be hard to say--certainly not as Miss Vanbrugh's _protégée_--for she assumed toward the little old maid a most benignant air of superiority.
Rothesay's
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From this reading He seemed to be under some mystification that the lively French girl was a guest of Miss Rothesay's, and his sister ventured not to break this delusion.
say
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From this reading In what capacity it would be hard to say--certainly not as Miss Vanbrugh's _protégée_--for she assumed toward the little old maid a most benignant air of superiority.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He seemed to be under some mystification that the lively French girl was a guest of Miss Rothesay's, and his sister ventured not to break this delusion.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In what capacity it would be hard to say--certainly not as Miss Vanbrugh's _protégée_--for she assumed toward the little old maid a most benignant air of superiority.
sister
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From this reading He seemed to be under some mystification that the lively French girl was a guest of Miss Rothesay's, and his sister ventured not to break this delusion.
some
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From this reading He seemed to be under some mystification that the lively French girl was a guest of Miss Rothesay's, and his sister ventured not to break this delusion.
superiority
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From this reading In what capacity it would be hard to say--certainly not as Miss Vanbrugh's _protégée_--for she assumed toward the little old maid a most benignant air of superiority.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He seemed to be under some mystification that the lively French girl was a guest of Miss Rothesay's, and his sister ventured not to break this delusion.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In what capacity it would be hard to say--certainly not as Miss Vanbrugh's _protégée_--for she assumed toward the little old maid a most benignant air of superiority.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This was not difficult, for the artist was too much wrapped up in himself to meddle with any domestic affairs.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In a week's time Christal Manners was fairly domiciled at Woodford Cottage.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In what capacity it would be hard to say--certainly not as Miss Vanbrugh's _protégée_--for she assumed toward the little old maid a most benignant air of superiority.
too
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From this reading This was not difficult, for the artist was too much wrapped up in himself to meddle with any domestic affairs.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading In what capacity it would be hard to say--certainly not as Miss Vanbrugh's _protégée_--for she assumed toward the little old maid a most benignant air of superiority.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading He seemed to be under some mystification that the lively French girl was a guest of Miss Rothesay's, and his sister ventured not to break this delusion.
up
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From this reading This was not difficult, for the artist was too much wrapped up in himself to meddle with any domestic affairs.
Vanbrugh
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From this reading Mr. Vanbrugh she privately christened “the old Ogre,” and kept as much out of his way as possible.
Vanbrugh's
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From this reading In what capacity it would be hard to say--certainly not as Miss Vanbrugh's _protégée_--for she assumed toward the little old maid a most benignant air of superiority.
ventured
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From this reading He seemed to be under some mystification that the lively French girl was a guest of Miss Rothesay's, and his sister ventured not to break this delusion.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In a week's time Christal Manners was fairly domiciled at Woodford Cottage.
way
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From this reading Mr. Vanbrugh she privately christened “the old Ogre,” and kept as much out of his way as possible.
week's
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From this reading In a week's time Christal Manners was fairly domiciled at Woodford Cottage.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading In what capacity it would be hard to say--certainly not as Miss Vanbrugh's _protégée_--for she assumed toward the little old maid a most benignant air of superiority.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading This was not difficult, for the artist was too much wrapped up in himself to meddle with any domestic affairs.
Woodford
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From this reading In a week's time Christal Manners was fairly domiciled at Woodford Cottage.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading In what capacity it would be hard to say--certainly not as Miss Vanbrugh's _protégée_--for she assumed toward the little old maid a most benignant air of superiority.
wrapped
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From this reading This was not difficult, for the artist was too much wrapped up in himself to meddle with any domestic affairs.
