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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 "There cannot be a pinch in death more sharp than this is."
aloud
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From this reading The ladies knitted and stitched, while one of their number heaped fuel on the flame of their enthusiasm by reading aloud the "History of the Diocese of Southminster."
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Bishop's sister, Miss Keane, whose life was a perpetual orgy of mothers' meetings and G.F.S. gatherings, was holding a district visitors' working party in the drawing-room at the Palace.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Those who work mechanically on fixed lines seem, as a rule, to miss the pith of life.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The Bishop's sister, Miss Keane, whose life was a perpetual orgy of mothers' meetings and G.F.S. gatherings, was holding a district visitors' working party in the drawing-room at the Palace.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "There cannot be a pinch in death more sharp than this is."
Bishop's
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From this reading The Bishop's sister, Miss Keane, whose life was a perpetual orgy of mothers' meetings and G.F.S. gatherings, was holding a district visitors' working party in the drawing-room at the Palace.
brother's
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From this reading Miss Keane took but little heed of the presence of Rachel and Hester in her brother's house.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Miss Keane took but little heed of the presence of Rachel and Hester in her brother's house.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The ladies knitted and stitched, while one of their number heaped fuel on the flame of their enthusiasm by reading aloud the "History of the Diocese of Southminster."
cannot
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From this reading "There cannot be a pinch in death more sharp than this is."
death
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From this reading "There cannot be a pinch in death more sharp than this is."
Diocese
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From this reading The ladies knitted and stitched, while one of their number heaped fuel on the flame of their enthusiasm by reading aloud the "History of the Diocese of Southminster."
district
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From this reading The Bishop's sister, Miss Keane, whose life was a perpetual orgy of mothers' meetings and G.F.S. gatherings, was holding a district visitors' working party in the drawing-room at the Palace.
drawing-room
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From this reading The Bishop's sister, Miss Keane, whose life was a perpetual orgy of mothers' meetings and G.F.S. gatherings, was holding a district visitors' working party in the drawing-room at the Palace.
enthusiasm
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From this reading The ladies knitted and stitched, while one of their number heaped fuel on the flame of their enthusiasm by reading aloud the "History of the Diocese of Southminster."
F
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From this reading The Bishop's sister, Miss Keane, whose life was a perpetual orgy of mothers' meetings and G.F.S. gatherings, was holding a district visitors' working party in the drawing-room at the Palace.
fixed
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From this reading Those who work mechanically on fixed lines seem, as a rule, to miss the pith of life.
flamenounUS /fleɪm/
A hot glowing body of ignited gas produced by fire.
From this reading The ladies knitted and stitched, while one of their number heaped fuel on the flame of their enthusiasm by reading aloud the "History of the Diocese of Southminster."
fuel
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From this reading The ladies knitted and stitched, while one of their number heaped fuel on the flame of their enthusiasm by reading aloud the "History of the Diocese of Southminster."
G
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From this reading The Bishop's sister, Miss Keane, whose life was a perpetual orgy of mothers' meetings and G.F.S. gatherings, was holding a district visitors' working party in the drawing-room at the Palace.
gatherings
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From this reading The Bishop's sister, Miss Keane, whose life was a perpetual orgy of mothers' meetings and G.F.S. gatherings, was holding a district visitors' working party in the drawing-room at the Palace.
heaped
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From this reading The ladies knitted and stitched, while one of their number heaped fuel on the flame of their enthusiasm by reading aloud the "History of the Diocese of Southminster."
heed
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From this reading Miss Keane took but little heed of the presence of Rachel and Hester in her brother's house.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Miss Keane took but little heed of the presence of Rachel and Hester in her brother's house.
Hester
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From this reading Miss Keane took but little heed of the presence of Rachel and Hester in her brother's house.
History
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From this reading The ladies knitted and stitched, while one of their number heaped fuel on the flame of their enthusiasm by reading aloud the "History of the Diocese of Southminster."
holding
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From this reading The Bishop's sister, Miss Keane, whose life was a perpetual orgy of mothers' meetings and G.F.S. gatherings, was holding a district visitors' working party in the drawing-room at the Palace.
house
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From this reading Miss Keane took but little heed of the presence of Rachel and Hester in her brother's house.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "There cannot be a pinch in death more sharp than this is."
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "There cannot be a pinch in death more sharp than this is."
Keane
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From this reading The Bishop's sister, Miss Keane, whose life was a perpetual orgy of mothers' meetings and G.F.S. gatherings, was holding a district visitors' working party in the drawing-room at the Palace.
knitted
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From this reading The ladies knitted and stitched, while one of their number heaped fuel on the flame of their enthusiasm by reading aloud the "History of the Diocese of Southminster."
ladies
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From this reading The ladies knitted and stitched, while one of their number heaped fuel on the flame of their enthusiasm by reading aloud the "History of the Diocese of Southminster."
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Bishop's sister, Miss Keane, whose life was a perpetual orgy of mothers' meetings and G.F.S. gatherings, was holding a district visitors' working party in the drawing-room at the Palace.
lines
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From this reading Those who work mechanically on fixed lines seem, as a rule, to miss the pith of life.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Miss Keane took but little heed of the presence of Rachel and Hester in her brother's house.
mechanically
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From this reading Those who work mechanically on fixed lines seem, as a rule, to miss the pith of life.
meetings
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From this reading The Bishop's sister, Miss Keane, whose life was a perpetual orgy of mothers' meetings and G.F.S. gatherings, was holding a district visitors' working party in the drawing-room at the Palace.
Miss
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From this reading The Bishop's sister, Miss Keane, whose life was a perpetual orgy of mothers' meetings and G.F.S. gatherings, was holding a district visitors' working party in the drawing-room at the Palace.
more
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From this reading "There cannot be a pinch in death more sharp than this is."
mothers
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From this reading The Bishop's sister, Miss Keane, whose life was a perpetual orgy of mothers' meetings and G.F.S. gatherings, was holding a district visitors' working party in the drawing-room at the Palace.
number
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From this reading The ladies knitted and stitched, while one of their number heaped fuel on the flame of their enthusiasm by reading aloud the "History of the Diocese of Southminster."
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Bishop's sister, Miss Keane, whose life was a perpetual orgy of mothers' meetings and G.F.S. gatherings, was holding a district visitors' working party in the drawing-room at the Palace.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The ladies knitted and stitched, while one of their number heaped fuel on the flame of their enthusiasm by reading aloud the "History of the Diocese of Southminster."
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The ladies knitted and stitched, while one of their number heaped fuel on the flame of their enthusiasm by reading aloud the "History of the Diocese of Southminster."
orgy
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From this reading The Bishop's sister, Miss Keane, whose life was a perpetual orgy of mothers' meetings and G.F.S. gatherings, was holding a district visitors' working party in the drawing-room at the Palace.
Palace
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From this reading The Bishop's sister, Miss Keane, whose life was a perpetual orgy of mothers' meetings and G.F.S. gatherings, was holding a district visitors' working party in the drawing-room at the Palace.
partynounUS /party/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Bishop's sister, Miss Keane, whose life was a perpetual orgy of mothers' meetings and G.F.S. gatherings, was holding a district visitors' working party in the drawing-room at the Palace.
perpetual
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From this reading The Bishop's sister, Miss Keane, whose life was a perpetual orgy of mothers' meetings and G.F.S. gatherings, was holding a district visitors' working party in the drawing-room at the Palace.
pinch
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From this reading "There cannot be a pinch in death more sharp than this is."
pith
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From this reading Those who work mechanically on fixed lines seem, as a rule, to miss the pith of life.
presence
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From this reading Miss Keane took but little heed of the presence of Rachel and Hester in her brother's house.
Rachel
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From this reading Miss Keane took but little heed of the presence of Rachel and Hester in her brother's house.
reading
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From this reading The ladies knitted and stitched, while one of their number heaped fuel on the flame of their enthusiasm by reading aloud the "History of the Diocese of Southminster."
rule
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From this reading Those who work mechanically on fixed lines seem, as a rule, to miss the pith of life.
S
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From this reading The Bishop's sister, Miss Keane, whose life was a perpetual orgy of mothers' meetings and G.F.S. gatherings, was holding a district visitors' working party in the drawing-room at the Palace.
seem
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From this reading Those who work mechanically on fixed lines seem, as a rule, to miss the pith of life.
sharp
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From this reading "There cannot be a pinch in death more sharp than this is."
sister
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From this reading The Bishop's sister, Miss Keane, whose life was a perpetual orgy of mothers' meetings and G.F.S. gatherings, was holding a district visitors' working party in the drawing-room at the Palace.
Southminster
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From this reading The ladies knitted and stitched, while one of their number heaped fuel on the flame of their enthusiasm by reading aloud the "History of the Diocese of Southminster."
stitched
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From this reading The ladies knitted and stitched, while one of their number heaped fuel on the flame of their enthusiasm by reading aloud the "History of the Diocese of Southminster."
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading "There cannot be a pinch in death more sharp than this is."
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Bishop's sister, Miss Keane, whose life was a perpetual orgy of mothers' meetings and G.F.S. gatherings, was holding a district visitors' working party in the drawing-room at the Palace.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The ladies knitted and stitched, while one of their number heaped fuel on the flame of their enthusiasm by reading aloud the "History of the Diocese of Southminster."
There
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From this reading "There cannot be a pinch in death more sharp than this is."
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "There cannot be a pinch in death more sharp than this is."
ThosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Those who work mechanically on fixed lines seem, as a rule, to miss the pith of life.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Those who work mechanically on fixed lines seem, as a rule, to miss the pith of life.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Miss Keane took but little heed of the presence of Rachel and Hester in her brother's house.
visitors
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From this reading The Bishop's sister, Miss Keane, whose life was a perpetual orgy of mothers' meetings and G.F.S. gatherings, was holding a district visitors' working party in the drawing-room at the Palace.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The Bishop's sister, Miss Keane, whose life was a perpetual orgy of mothers' meetings and G.F.S. gatherings, was holding a district visitors' working party in the drawing-room at the Palace.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading The ladies knitted and stitched, while one of their number heaped fuel on the flame of their enthusiasm by reading aloud the "History of the Diocese of Southminster."
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Those who work mechanically on fixed lines seem, as a rule, to miss the pith of life.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading The Bishop's sister, Miss Keane, whose life was a perpetual orgy of mothers' meetings and G.F.S. gatherings, was holding a district visitors' working party in the drawing-room at the Palace.
work
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From this reading Those who work mechanically on fixed lines seem, as a rule, to miss the pith of life.
working
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From this reading The Bishop's sister, Miss Keane, whose life was a perpetual orgy of mothers' meetings and G.F.S. gatherings, was holding a district visitors' working party in the drawing-room at the Palace.
