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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 MILL-HAND'S MANSION.
aforesaid
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From this reading 'It's a dreadful thing to have a father you don't respect,' said Sarah Clay, as she walked into the gilded and beautifully painted drawing-room of the aforesaid father's mansion in Yorkshire.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading 'It's a dreadful thing to have a father you don't respect,' said Sarah Clay, as she walked into the gilded and beautifully painted drawing-room of the aforesaid father's mansion in Yorkshire.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Sarah came forward swiftly, picked it up, and turned it over to look at the title, at sight of which she said, with a little laugh, 'What a humbug you are, mother!
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading 'It's a dreadful thing to have a father you don't respect,' said Sarah Clay, as she walked into the gilded and beautifully painted drawing-room of the aforesaid father's mansion in Yorkshire.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Sarah came forward swiftly, picked it up, and turned it over to look at the title, at sight of which she said, with a little laugh, 'What a humbug you are, mother!
beautifully
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From this reading 'It's a dreadful thing to have a father you don't respect,' said Sarah Clay, as she walked into the gilded and beautifully painted drawing-room of the aforesaid father's mansion in Yorkshire.
book
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From this reading Her mother gave a little, sharp scream, and let fall the book she was holding in her hand.
came
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From this reading Sarah came forward swiftly, picked it up, and turned it over to look at the title, at sight of which she said, with a little laugh, 'What a humbug you are, mother!
Clay
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From this reading 'It's a dreadful thing to have a father you don't respect,' said Sarah Clay, as she walked into the gilded and beautifully painted drawing-room of the aforesaid father's mansion in Yorkshire.
don't
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From this reading 'It's a dreadful thing to have a father you don't respect,' said Sarah Clay, as she walked into the gilded and beautifully painted drawing-room of the aforesaid father's mansion in Yorkshire.
drawing-room
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From this reading 'It's a dreadful thing to have a father you don't respect,' said Sarah Clay, as she walked into the gilded and beautifully painted drawing-room of the aforesaid father's mansion in Yorkshire.
dreadfuladjectiveUS /ˈdrɛdfəl/
extremely frightening or unpleasant
From this reading 'It's a dreadful thing to have a father you don't respect,' said Sarah Clay, as she walked into the gilded and beautifully painted drawing-room of the aforesaid father's mansion in Yorkshire.
fall
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From this reading Her mother gave a little, sharp scream, and let fall the book she was holding in her hand.
father
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From this reading 'It's a dreadful thing to have a father you don't respect,' said Sarah Clay, as she walked into the gilded and beautifully painted drawing-room of the aforesaid father's mansion in Yorkshire.
father's
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From this reading 'It's a dreadful thing to have a father you don't respect,' said Sarah Clay, as she walked into the gilded and beautifully painted drawing-room of the aforesaid father's mansion in Yorkshire.
forwardnounUS /forward/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Sarah came forward swiftly, picked it up, and turned it over to look at the title, at sight of which she said, with a little laugh, 'What a humbug you are, mother!
gave
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From this reading Her mother gave a little, sharp scream, and let fall the book she was holding in her hand.
gilded
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From this reading 'It's a dreadful thing to have a father you don't respect,' said Sarah Clay, as she walked into the gilded and beautifully painted drawing-room of the aforesaid father's mansion in Yorkshire.
hand
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From this reading Her mother gave a little, sharp scream, and let fall the book she was holding in her hand.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading 'It's a dreadful thing to have a father you don't respect,' said Sarah Clay, as she walked into the gilded and beautifully painted drawing-room of the aforesaid father's mansion in Yorkshire.
HerdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Her mother gave a little, sharp scream, and let fall the book she was holding in her hand.
holding
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From this reading Her mother gave a little, sharp scream, and let fall the book she was holding in her hand.
humbug
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From this reading Sarah came forward swiftly, picked it up, and turned it over to look at the title, at sight of which she said, with a little laugh, 'What a humbug you are, mother!
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading 'It's a dreadful thing to have a father you don't respect,' said Sarah Clay, as she walked into the gilded and beautifully painted drawing-room of the aforesaid father's mansion in Yorkshire.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading 'It's a dreadful thing to have a father you don't respect,' said Sarah Clay, as she walked into the gilded and beautifully painted drawing-room of the aforesaid father's mansion in Yorkshire.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Sarah came forward swiftly, picked it up, and turned it over to look at the title, at sight of which she said, with a little laugh, 'What a humbug you are, mother!
It's
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From this reading 'It's a dreadful thing to have a father you don't respect,' said Sarah Clay, as she walked into the gilded and beautifully painted drawing-room of the aforesaid father's mansion in Yorkshire.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading You know you've never read a single word of this book.'
laugh
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From this reading Sarah came forward swiftly, picked it up, and turned it over to look at the title, at sight of which she said, with a little laugh, 'What a humbug you are, mother!
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Her mother gave a little, sharp scream, and let fall the book she was holding in her hand.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Her mother gave a little, sharp scream, and let fall the book she was holding in her hand.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Sarah came forward swiftly, picked it up, and turned it over to look at the title, at sight of which she said, with a little laugh, 'What a humbug you are, mother!
MANSION
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From this reading A MILL-HAND'S MANSION.
MILL-HAND'S
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From this reading A MILL-HAND'S MANSION.
mother
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From this reading Her mother gave a little, sharp scream, and let fall the book she was holding in her hand.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading You know you've never read a single word of this book.'
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading 'It's a dreadful thing to have a father you don't respect,' said Sarah Clay, as she walked into the gilded and beautifully painted drawing-room of the aforesaid father's mansion in Yorkshire.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Sarah came forward swiftly, picked it up, and turned it over to look at the title, at sight of which she said, with a little laugh, 'What a humbug you are, mother!
painted
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From this reading 'It's a dreadful thing to have a father you don't respect,' said Sarah Clay, as she walked into the gilded and beautifully painted drawing-room of the aforesaid father's mansion in Yorkshire.
picked
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From this reading Sarah came forward swiftly, picked it up, and turned it over to look at the title, at sight of which she said, with a little laugh, 'What a humbug you are, mother!
read
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From this reading You know you've never read a single word of this book.'
respect
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From this reading 'It's a dreadful thing to have a father you don't respect,' said Sarah Clay, as she walked into the gilded and beautifully painted drawing-room of the aforesaid father's mansion in Yorkshire.
said
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From this reading 'It's a dreadful thing to have a father you don't respect,' said Sarah Clay, as she walked into the gilded and beautifully painted drawing-room of the aforesaid father's mansion in Yorkshire.
Sarah
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From this reading 'It's a dreadful thing to have a father you don't respect,' said Sarah Clay, as she walked into the gilded and beautifully painted drawing-room of the aforesaid father's mansion in Yorkshire.
scream
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From this reading Her mother gave a little, sharp scream, and let fall the book she was holding in her hand.
sharp
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From this reading Her mother gave a little, sharp scream, and let fall the book she was holding in her hand.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading 'It's a dreadful thing to have a father you don't respect,' said Sarah Clay, as she walked into the gilded and beautifully painted drawing-room of the aforesaid father's mansion in Yorkshire.
sight
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From this reading Sarah came forward swiftly, picked it up, and turned it over to look at the title, at sight of which she said, with a little laugh, 'What a humbug you are, mother!
single
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From this reading You know you've never read a single word of this book.'
swiftly
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From this reading Sarah came forward swiftly, picked it up, and turned it over to look at the title, at sight of which she said, with a little laugh, 'What a humbug you are, mother!
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading 'It's a dreadful thing to have a father you don't respect,' said Sarah Clay, as she walked into the gilded and beautifully painted drawing-room of the aforesaid father's mansion in Yorkshire.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading 'It's a dreadful thing to have a father you don't respect,' said Sarah Clay, as she walked into the gilded and beautifully painted drawing-room of the aforesaid father's mansion in Yorkshire.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading You know you've never read a single word of this book.'
title
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From this reading Sarah came forward swiftly, picked it up, and turned it over to look at the title, at sight of which she said, with a little laugh, 'What a humbug you are, mother!
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading 'It's a dreadful thing to have a father you don't respect,' said Sarah Clay, as she walked into the gilded and beautifully painted drawing-room of the aforesaid father's mansion in Yorkshire.
turned
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From this reading Sarah came forward swiftly, picked it up, and turned it over to look at the title, at sight of which she said, with a little laugh, 'What a humbug you are, mother!
up
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From this reading Sarah came forward swiftly, picked it up, and turned it over to look at the title, at sight of which she said, with a little laugh, 'What a humbug you are, mother!
walked
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From this reading 'It's a dreadful thing to have a father you don't respect,' said Sarah Clay, as she walked into the gilded and beautifully painted drawing-room of the aforesaid father's mansion in Yorkshire.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Her mother gave a little, sharp scream, and let fall the book she was holding in her hand.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Sarah came forward swiftly, picked it up, and turned it over to look at the title, at sight of which she said, with a little laugh, 'What a humbug you are, mother!
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Sarah came forward swiftly, picked it up, and turned it over to look at the title, at sight of which she said, with a little laugh, 'What a humbug you are, mother!
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Sarah came forward swiftly, picked it up, and turned it over to look at the title, at sight of which she said, with a little laugh, 'What a humbug you are, mother!
word
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From this reading You know you've never read a single word of this book.'
Yorkshire
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From this reading 'It's a dreadful thing to have a father you don't respect,' said Sarah Clay, as she walked into the gilded and beautifully painted drawing-room of the aforesaid father's mansion in Yorkshire.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading 'It's a dreadful thing to have a father you don't respect,' said Sarah Clay, as she walked into the gilded and beautifully painted drawing-room of the aforesaid father's mansion in Yorkshire.
you've
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From this reading You know you've never read a single word of this book.'
