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20
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From this reading The £20 too was forthcoming and the dress and the boots and the hat were bought.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading There was a great deal of trouble and some very genuine sorrow in the attorney's house at Dillsborough during the first week in December.
accepting
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From this reading Mr. Masters had declared to his wife that Mary should go to Cheltenham and a letter was written to Lady Ushant accepting the invitation.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There was a great deal of trouble and some very genuine sorrow in the attorney's house at Dillsborough during the first week in December.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading But while this was going on Mrs. Masters took care that there should be no comfort whatever around them and made every meal a separate curse to the unfortunate lawyer.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading There was a great deal of trouble and some very genuine sorrow in the attorney's house at Dillsborough during the first week in December.
attorney's
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From this reading There was a great deal of trouble and some very genuine sorrow in the attorney's house at Dillsborough during the first week in December.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading But while this was going on Mrs. Masters took care that there should be no comfort whatever around them and made every meal a separate curse to the unfortunate lawyer.
boots
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From this reading The £20 too was forthcoming and the dress and the boots and the hat were bought.
bought
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From this reading The £20 too was forthcoming and the dress and the boots and the hat were bought.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But while this was going on Mrs. Masters took care that there should be no comfort whatever around them and made every meal a separate curse to the unfortunate lawyer.
care
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From this reading But while this was going on Mrs. Masters took care that there should be no comfort whatever around them and made every meal a separate curse to the unfortunate lawyer.
Cheltenham
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From this reading Mr. Masters had declared to his wife that Mary should go to Cheltenham and a letter was written to Lady Ushant accepting the invitation.
comfort
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From this reading But while this was going on Mrs. Masters took care that there should be no comfort whatever around them and made every meal a separate curse to the unfortunate lawyer.
curse
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From this reading But while this was going on Mrs. Masters took care that there should be no comfort whatever around them and made every meal a separate curse to the unfortunate lawyer.
deal
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From this reading There was a great deal of trouble and some very genuine sorrow in the attorney's house at Dillsborough during the first week in December.
December
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From this reading There was a great deal of trouble and some very genuine sorrow in the attorney's house at Dillsborough during the first week in December.
declared
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From this reading Mr. Masters had declared to his wife that Mary should go to Cheltenham and a letter was written to Lady Ushant accepting the invitation.
Dillsborough
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From this reading There was a great deal of trouble and some very genuine sorrow in the attorney's house at Dillsborough during the first week in December.
dress
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From this reading The £20 too was forthcoming and the dress and the boots and the hat were bought.
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading There was a great deal of trouble and some very genuine sorrow in the attorney's house at Dillsborough during the first week in December.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading But while this was going on Mrs. Masters took care that there should be no comfort whatever around them and made every meal a separate curse to the unfortunate lawyer.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was a great deal of trouble and some very genuine sorrow in the attorney's house at Dillsborough during the first week in December.
forthcoming
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From this reading The £20 too was forthcoming and the dress and the boots and the hat were bought.
genuine
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From this reading There was a great deal of trouble and some very genuine sorrow in the attorney's house at Dillsborough during the first week in December.
GIVE
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From this reading GIVE ME SIX MONTHS.
go
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From this reading Mr. Masters had declared to his wife that Mary should go to Cheltenham and a letter was written to Lady Ushant accepting the invitation.
going
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From this reading But while this was going on Mrs. Masters took care that there should be no comfort whatever around them and made every meal a separate curse to the unfortunate lawyer.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was a great deal of trouble and some very genuine sorrow in the attorney's house at Dillsborough during the first week in December.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Mr. Masters had declared to his wife that Mary should go to Cheltenham and a letter was written to Lady Ushant accepting the invitation.
hat
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From this reading The £20 too was forthcoming and the dress and the boots and the hat were bought.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Mr. Masters had declared to his wife that Mary should go to Cheltenham and a letter was written to Lady Ushant accepting the invitation.
house
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From this reading There was a great deal of trouble and some very genuine sorrow in the attorney's house at Dillsborough during the first week in December.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There was a great deal of trouble and some very genuine sorrow in the attorney's house at Dillsborough during the first week in December.
invitation
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From this reading Mr. Masters had declared to his wife that Mary should go to Cheltenham and a letter was written to Lady Ushant accepting the invitation.
Lady
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From this reading Mr. Masters had declared to his wife that Mary should go to Cheltenham and a letter was written to Lady Ushant accepting the invitation.
lawyer
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From this reading But while this was going on Mrs. Masters took care that there should be no comfort whatever around them and made every meal a separate curse to the unfortunate lawyer.
letter
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From this reading Mr. Masters had declared to his wife that Mary should go to Cheltenham and a letter was written to Lady Ushant accepting the invitation.
made
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From this reading But while this was going on Mrs. Masters took care that there should be no comfort whatever around them and made every meal a separate curse to the unfortunate lawyer.
Mary
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From this reading Mr. Masters had declared to his wife that Mary should go to Cheltenham and a letter was written to Lady Ushant accepting the invitation.
Masters
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From this reading Mr. Masters had declared to his wife that Mary should go to Cheltenham and a letter was written to Lady Ushant accepting the invitation.
MEpronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading GIVE ME SIX MONTHS.
meal
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From this reading But while this was going on Mrs. Masters took care that there should be no comfort whatever around them and made every meal a separate curse to the unfortunate lawyer.
MONTHS
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From this reading GIVE ME SIX MONTHS.
Mr
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From this reading Mr. Masters had declared to his wife that Mary should go to Cheltenham and a letter was written to Lady Ushant accepting the invitation.
Mrs
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From this reading But while this was going on Mrs. Masters took care that there should be no comfort whatever around them and made every meal a separate curse to the unfortunate lawyer.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading But while this was going on Mrs. Masters took care that there should be no comfort whatever around them and made every meal a separate curse to the unfortunate lawyer.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There was a great deal of trouble and some very genuine sorrow in the attorney's house at Dillsborough during the first week in December.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading But while this was going on Mrs. Masters took care that there should be no comfort whatever around them and made every meal a separate curse to the unfortunate lawyer.
separate
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From this reading But while this was going on Mrs. Masters took care that there should be no comfort whatever around them and made every meal a separate curse to the unfortunate lawyer.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Mr. Masters had declared to his wife that Mary should go to Cheltenham and a letter was written to Lady Ushant accepting the invitation.
SIX
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From this reading GIVE ME SIX MONTHS.
some
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From this reading There was a great deal of trouble and some very genuine sorrow in the attorney's house at Dillsborough during the first week in December.
sorrow
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From this reading There was a great deal of trouble and some very genuine sorrow in the attorney's house at Dillsborough during the first week in December.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Mr. Masters had declared to his wife that Mary should go to Cheltenham and a letter was written to Lady Ushant accepting the invitation.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading There was a great deal of trouble and some very genuine sorrow in the attorney's house at Dillsborough during the first week in December.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading But while this was going on Mrs. Masters took care that there should be no comfort whatever around them and made every meal a separate curse to the unfortunate lawyer.
There
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From this reading There was a great deal of trouble and some very genuine sorrow in the attorney's house at Dillsborough during the first week in December.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading But while this was going on Mrs. Masters took care that there should be no comfort whatever around them and made every meal a separate curse to the unfortunate lawyer.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Mr. Masters had declared to his wife that Mary should go to Cheltenham and a letter was written to Lady Ushant accepting the invitation.
too
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From this reading The £20 too was forthcoming and the dress and the boots and the hat were bought.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But while this was going on Mrs. Masters took care that there should be no comfort whatever around them and made every meal a separate curse to the unfortunate lawyer.
trouble
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From this reading There was a great deal of trouble and some very genuine sorrow in the attorney's house at Dillsborough during the first week in December.
unfortunate
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From this reading But while this was going on Mrs. Masters took care that there should be no comfort whatever around them and made every meal a separate curse to the unfortunate lawyer.
Ushant
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From this reading Mr. Masters had declared to his wife that Mary should go to Cheltenham and a letter was written to Lady Ushant accepting the invitation.
very
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From this reading There was a great deal of trouble and some very genuine sorrow in the attorney's house at Dillsborough during the first week in December.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was a great deal of trouble and some very genuine sorrow in the attorney's house at Dillsborough during the first week in December.
week
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From this reading There was a great deal of trouble and some very genuine sorrow in the attorney's house at Dillsborough during the first week in December.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The £20 too was forthcoming and the dress and the boots and the hat were bought.
whateverdeterminerUS /ˌwʌˈtevər/
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading But while this was going on Mrs. Masters took care that there should be no comfort whatever around them and made every meal a separate curse to the unfortunate lawyer.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading But while this was going on Mrs. Masters took care that there should be no comfort whatever around them and made every meal a separate curse to the unfortunate lawyer.
wife
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From this reading Mr. Masters had declared to his wife that Mary should go to Cheltenham and a letter was written to Lady Ushant accepting the invitation.
written
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From this reading Mr. Masters had declared to his wife that Mary should go to Cheltenham and a letter was written to Lady Ushant accepting the invitation.
