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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 As for himself he required very little; but he had always looked forward to placing his idol in a befitting shrine; and means for this were now furnished to him.
all
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From this reading The dress, the comforts, the position he had desired for Sylvia were all hers.
always
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From this reading As for himself he required very little; but he had always looked forward to placing his idol in a befitting shrine; and means for this were now furnished to him.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading HAPPY DAYS And now Philip seemed as prosperous as his heart could desire.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading HAPPY DAYS And now Philip seemed as prosperous as his heart could desire.
befitting
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From this reading As for himself he required very little; but he had always looked forward to placing his idol in a befitting shrine; and means for this were now furnished to him.
beyondprepositionUS /bɪˈɑːnd/
on the far side of; further than
From this reading The business flourished, and money beyond his moderate wants came in.
business
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From this reading The business flourished, and money beyond his moderate wants came in.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading As for himself he required very little; but he had always looked forward to placing his idol in a befitting shrine; and means for this were now furnished to him.
came
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From this reading The business flourished, and money beyond his moderate wants came in.
comforts
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From this reading The dress, the comforts, the position he had desired for Sylvia were all hers.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading HAPPY DAYS And now Philip seemed as prosperous as his heart could desire.
DAYS
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From this reading HAPPY DAYS And now Philip seemed as prosperous as his heart could desire.
desire
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From this reading HAPPY DAYS And now Philip seemed as prosperous as his heart could desire.
desired
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From this reading The dress, the comforts, the position he had desired for Sylvia were all hers.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading She did not need to do a stroke of household work if she preferred to 'sit in her parlour and sew up a seam'.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading She did not need to do a stroke of household work if she preferred to 'sit in her parlour and sew up a seam'.
dress
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From this reading The dress, the comforts, the position he had desired for Sylvia were all hers.
flourished
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From this reading The business flourished, and money beyond his moderate wants came in.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading As for himself he required very little; but he had always looked forward to placing his idol in a befitting shrine; and means for this were now furnished to him.
forwardnounUS /forward/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As for himself he required very little; but he had always looked forward to placing his idol in a befitting shrine; and means for this were now furnished to him.
furnished
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From this reading As for himself he required very little; but he had always looked forward to placing his idol in a befitting shrine; and means for this were now furnished to him.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading As for himself he required very little; but he had always looked forward to placing his idol in a befitting shrine; and means for this were now furnished to him.
HAPPY
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From this reading HAPPY DAYS And now Philip seemed as prosperous as his heart could desire.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As for himself he required very little; but he had always looked forward to placing his idol in a befitting shrine; and means for this were now furnished to him.
heart
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From this reading HAPPY DAYS And now Philip seemed as prosperous as his heart could desire.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She did not need to do a stroke of household work if she preferred to 'sit in her parlour and sew up a seam'.
herspronounUS /hərz/
the one or ones belonging to her
From this reading The dress, the comforts, the position he had desired for Sylvia were all hers.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading As for himself he required very little; but he had always looked forward to placing his idol in a befitting shrine; and means for this were now furnished to him.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading As for himself he required very little; but he had always looked forward to placing his idol in a befitting shrine; and means for this were now furnished to him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading HAPPY DAYS And now Philip seemed as prosperous as his heart could desire.
household
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From this reading She did not need to do a stroke of household work if she preferred to 'sit in her parlour and sew up a seam'.
idol
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From this reading As for himself he required very little; but he had always looked forward to placing his idol in a befitting shrine; and means for this were now furnished to him.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading She did not need to do a stroke of household work if she preferred to 'sit in her parlour and sew up a seam'.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The business flourished, and money beyond his moderate wants came in.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As for himself he required very little; but he had always looked forward to placing his idol in a befitting shrine; and means for this were now furnished to him.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As for himself he required very little; but he had always looked forward to placing his idol in a befitting shrine; and means for this were now furnished to him.
means
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From this reading As for himself he required very little; but he had always looked forward to placing his idol in a befitting shrine; and means for this were now furnished to him.
moderate
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From this reading The business flourished, and money beyond his moderate wants came in.
money
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From this reading The business flourished, and money beyond his moderate wants came in.
neednounUS /need/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She did not need to do a stroke of household work if she preferred to 'sit in her parlour and sew up a seam'.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She did not need to do a stroke of household work if she preferred to 'sit in her parlour and sew up a seam'.
now
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From this reading HAPPY DAYS And now Philip seemed as prosperous as his heart could desire.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She did not need to do a stroke of household work if she preferred to 'sit in her parlour and sew up a seam'.
parlour
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From this reading She did not need to do a stroke of household work if she preferred to 'sit in her parlour and sew up a seam'.
Philip
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From this reading HAPPY DAYS And now Philip seemed as prosperous as his heart could desire.
placing
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From this reading As for himself he required very little; but he had always looked forward to placing his idol in a befitting shrine; and means for this were now furnished to him.
position
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From this reading The dress, the comforts, the position he had desired for Sylvia were all hers.
preferred
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From this reading She did not need to do a stroke of household work if she preferred to 'sit in her parlour and sew up a seam'.
prosperousadjectiveUS /ˈprɑspərəs/
successful and without serious problems
From this reading HAPPY DAYS And now Philip seemed as prosperous as his heart could desire.
requirednounUS /required/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As for himself he required very little; but he had always looked forward to placing his idol in a befitting shrine; and means for this were now furnished to him.
seam
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From this reading She did not need to do a stroke of household work if she preferred to 'sit in her parlour and sew up a seam'.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading HAPPY DAYS And now Philip seemed as prosperous as his heart could desire.
sew
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From this reading She did not need to do a stroke of household work if she preferred to 'sit in her parlour and sew up a seam'.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She did not need to do a stroke of household work if she preferred to 'sit in her parlour and sew up a seam'.
shrine
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From this reading As for himself he required very little; but he had always looked forward to placing his idol in a befitting shrine; and means for this were now furnished to him.
sit
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From this reading She did not need to do a stroke of household work if she preferred to 'sit in her parlour and sew up a seam'.
stroke
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From this reading She did not need to do a stroke of household work if she preferred to 'sit in her parlour and sew up a seam'.
Sylvia
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From this reading The dress, the comforts, the position he had desired for Sylvia were all hers.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The business flourished, and money beyond his moderate wants came in.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading As for himself he required very little; but he had always looked forward to placing his idol in a befitting shrine; and means for this were now furnished to him.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading As for himself he required very little; but he had always looked forward to placing his idol in a befitting shrine; and means for this were now furnished to him.
up
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From this reading She did not need to do a stroke of household work if she preferred to 'sit in her parlour and sew up a seam'.
very
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From this reading As for himself he required very little; but he had always looked forward to placing his idol in a befitting shrine; and means for this were now furnished to him.
wants
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From this reading The business flourished, and money beyond his moderate wants came in.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading As for himself he required very little; but he had always looked forward to placing his idol in a befitting shrine; and means for this were now furnished to him.
work
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From this reading She did not need to do a stroke of household work if she preferred to 'sit in her parlour and sew up a seam'.
