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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 I found Victoria seated beside the cradle of her grandson Victorinin, a handsome boy of two who lay profoundly asleep.
age
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From this reading She was then, like myself, thirty-eight years of age, but she would have been hardly taken for thirty.
agreeable
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From this reading Victoria had some needlework in her hands, and was busy sewing, agreeable to her custom as a good housekeeper.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I wish, my son, for your benefit and the benefit of our descendants, to trace here the portrait of that illustrious Gallic woman, one of the purest glories of our country.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Victoria had some needlework in her hands, and was busy sewing, agreeable to her custom as a good housekeeper.
asleep
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From this reading I found Victoria seated beside the cradle of her grandson Victorinin, a handsome boy of two who lay profoundly asleep.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading She was then, like myself, thirty-eight years of age, but she would have been hardly taken for thirty.
benefit
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From this reading I wish, my son, for your benefit and the benefit of our descendants, to trace here the portrait of that illustrious Gallic woman, one of the purest glories of our country.
besideprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪd/
next to; at the side of
From this reading I found Victoria seated beside the cradle of her grandson Victorinin, a handsome boy of two who lay profoundly asleep.
boy
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From this reading I found Victoria seated beside the cradle of her grandson Victorinin, a handsome boy of two who lay profoundly asleep.
busy
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From this reading Victoria had some needlework in her hands, and was busy sewing, agreeable to her custom as a good housekeeper.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She was then, like myself, thirty-eight years of age, but she would have been hardly taken for thirty.
country
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From this reading I wish, my son, for your benefit and the benefit of our descendants, to trace here the portrait of that illustrious Gallic woman, one of the purest glories of our country.
cradle
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From this reading I found Victoria seated beside the cradle of her grandson Victorinin, a handsome boy of two who lay profoundly asleep.
custom
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From this reading Victoria had some needlework in her hands, and was busy sewing, agreeable to her custom as a good housekeeper.
descendants
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From this reading I wish, my son, for your benefit and the benefit of our descendants, to trace here the portrait of that illustrious Gallic woman, one of the purest glories of our country.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I wish, my son, for your benefit and the benefit of our descendants, to trace here the portrait of that illustrious Gallic woman, one of the purest glories of our country.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I found Victoria seated beside the cradle of her grandson Victorinin, a handsome boy of two who lay profoundly asleep.
Gallic
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From this reading I wish, my son, for your benefit and the benefit of our descendants, to trace here the portrait of that illustrious Gallic woman, one of the purest glories of our country.
glories
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From this reading I wish, my son, for your benefit and the benefit of our descendants, to trace here the portrait of that illustrious Gallic woman, one of the purest glories of our country.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Victoria had some needlework in her hands, and was busy sewing, agreeable to her custom as a good housekeeper.
grandson
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From this reading I found Victoria seated beside the cradle of her grandson Victorinin, a handsome boy of two who lay profoundly asleep.
GREATnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading VICTORIA THE GREAT.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Victoria had some needlework in her hands, and was busy sewing, agreeable to her custom as a good housekeeper.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading Victoria had some needlework in her hands, and was busy sewing, agreeable to her custom as a good housekeeper.
handsomenounUS /ˈhandsome/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I found Victoria seated beside the cradle of her grandson Victorinin, a handsome boy of two who lay profoundly asleep.
hardly
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From this reading She was then, like myself, thirty-eight years of age, but she would have been hardly taken for thirty.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading She was then, like myself, thirty-eight years of age, but she would have been hardly taken for thirty.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading I found Victoria seated beside the cradle of her grandson Victorinin, a handsome boy of two who lay profoundly asleep.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I wish, my son, for your benefit and the benefit of our descendants, to trace here the portrait of that illustrious Gallic woman, one of the purest glories of our country.
housekeeper
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From this reading Victoria had some needlework in her hands, and was busy sewing, agreeable to her custom as a good housekeeper.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I wish, my son, for your benefit and the benefit of our descendants, to trace here the portrait of that illustrious Gallic woman, one of the purest glories of our country.
illustrious
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From this reading I wish, my son, for your benefit and the benefit of our descendants, to trace here the portrait of that illustrious Gallic woman, one of the purest glories of our country.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Victoria had some needlework in her hands, and was busy sewing, agreeable to her custom as a good housekeeper.
lay
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From this reading I found Victoria seated beside the cradle of her grandson Victorinin, a handsome boy of two who lay profoundly asleep.
like
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From this reading She was then, like myself, thirty-eight years of age, but she would have been hardly taken for thirty.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I wish, my son, for your benefit and the benefit of our descendants, to trace here the portrait of that illustrious Gallic woman, one of the purest glories of our country.
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading She was then, like myself, thirty-eight years of age, but she would have been hardly taken for thirty.
needlework
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From this reading Victoria had some needlework in her hands, and was busy sewing, agreeable to her custom as a good housekeeper.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I wish, my son, for your benefit and the benefit of our descendants, to trace here the portrait of that illustrious Gallic woman, one of the purest glories of our country.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading I wish, my son, for your benefit and the benefit of our descendants, to trace here the portrait of that illustrious Gallic woman, one of the purest glories of our country.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading I wish, my son, for your benefit and the benefit of our descendants, to trace here the portrait of that illustrious Gallic woman, one of the purest glories of our country.
portrait
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From this reading I wish, my son, for your benefit and the benefit of our descendants, to trace here the portrait of that illustrious Gallic woman, one of the purest glories of our country.
profoundly
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From this reading I found Victoria seated beside the cradle of her grandson Victorinin, a handsome boy of two who lay profoundly asleep.
purest
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From this reading I wish, my son, for your benefit and the benefit of our descendants, to trace here the portrait of that illustrious Gallic woman, one of the purest glories of our country.
seated
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From this reading I found Victoria seated beside the cradle of her grandson Victorinin, a handsome boy of two who lay profoundly asleep.
sewing
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From this reading Victoria had some needlework in her hands, and was busy sewing, agreeable to her custom as a good housekeeper.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was then, like myself, thirty-eight years of age, but she would have been hardly taken for thirty.
some
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From this reading Victoria had some needlework in her hands, and was busy sewing, agreeable to her custom as a good housekeeper.
son
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From this reading I wish, my son, for your benefit and the benefit of our descendants, to trace here the portrait of that illustrious Gallic woman, one of the purest glories of our country.
taken
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From this reading She was then, like myself, thirty-eight years of age, but she would have been hardly taken for thirty.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I wish, my son, for your benefit and the benefit of our descendants, to trace here the portrait of that illustrious Gallic woman, one of the purest glories of our country.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading VICTORIA THE GREAT.
then
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From this reading She was then, like myself, thirty-eight years of age, but she would have been hardly taken for thirty.
thirty
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From this reading She was then, like myself, thirty-eight years of age, but she would have been hardly taken for thirty.
thirty-eight
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From this reading She was then, like myself, thirty-eight years of age, but she would have been hardly taken for thirty.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I wish, my son, for your benefit and the benefit of our descendants, to trace here the portrait of that illustrious Gallic woman, one of the purest glories of our country.
trace
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From this reading I wish, my son, for your benefit and the benefit of our descendants, to trace here the portrait of that illustrious Gallic woman, one of the purest glories of our country.
two
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From this reading I found Victoria seated beside the cradle of her grandson Victorinin, a handsome boy of two who lay profoundly asleep.
VICTORIA
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From this reading VICTORIA THE GREAT.
Victorinin
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From this reading I found Victoria seated beside the cradle of her grandson Victorinin, a handsome boy of two who lay profoundly asleep.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Victoria had some needlework in her hands, and was busy sewing, agreeable to her custom as a good housekeeper.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading I found Victoria seated beside the cradle of her grandson Victorinin, a handsome boy of two who lay profoundly asleep.
wish
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From this reading I wish, my son, for your benefit and the benefit of our descendants, to trace here the portrait of that illustrious Gallic woman, one of the purest glories of our country.
woman
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From this reading I wish, my son, for your benefit and the benefit of our descendants, to trace here the portrait of that illustrious Gallic woman, one of the purest glories of our country.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading She was then, like myself, thirty-eight years of age, but she would have been hardly taken for thirty.
years
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From this reading She was then, like myself, thirty-eight years of age, but she would have been hardly taken for thirty.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I wish, my son, for your benefit and the benefit of our descendants, to trace here the portrait of that illustrious Gallic woman, one of the purest glories of our country.
