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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 SPOILED CHILD Julia was right in fancying that she saw Lady Dunborough's face at one of the windows in the south-east corner of the house.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Lady Dunborough had not been up and about half-an-hour before she remarked these advantages.
advantages
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From this reading Lady Dunborough had not been up and about half-an-hour before she remarked these advantages.
alike
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From this reading Those windows commanded both the Marlborough High Street and the Salisbury road, welcomed alike the London and the Salisbury coach, overlooked the loungers at the entrance to the town, and supervised most details of the incoming and outgoing worlds.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading In an hour her ladyship was installed in that suite, which, though in the east wing, was commonly reckoned to be one of the best in the house.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Those windows commanded both the Marlborough High Street and the Salisbury road, welcomed alike the London and the Salisbury coach, overlooked the loungers at the entrance to the town, and supervised most details of the incoming and outgoing worlds.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading A SPOILED CHILD Julia was right in fancying that she saw Lady Dunborough's face at one of the windows in the south-east corner of the house.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading In an hour her ladyship was installed in that suite, which, though in the east wing, was commonly reckoned to be one of the best in the house.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Lady Dunborough had not been up and about half-an-hour before she remarked these advantages.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Lady Dunborough had not been up and about half-an-hour before she remarked these advantages.
best
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From this reading In an hour her ladyship was installed in that suite, which, though in the east wing, was commonly reckoned to be one of the best in the house.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading Those windows commanded both the Marlborough High Street and the Salisbury road, welcomed alike the London and the Salisbury coach, overlooked the loungers at the entrance to the town, and supervised most details of the incoming and outgoing worlds.
CHILD
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From this reading A SPOILED CHILD Julia was right in fancying that she saw Lady Dunborough's face at one of the windows in the south-east corner of the house.
coach
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From this reading Those windows commanded both the Marlborough High Street and the Salisbury road, welcomed alike the London and the Salisbury coach, overlooked the loungers at the entrance to the town, and supervised most details of the incoming and outgoing worlds.
commanded
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From this reading Those windows commanded both the Marlborough High Street and the Salisbury road, welcomed alike the London and the Salisbury coach, overlooked the loungers at the entrance to the town, and supervised most details of the incoming and outgoing worlds.
commonly
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From this reading In an hour her ladyship was installed in that suite, which, though in the east wing, was commonly reckoned to be one of the best in the house.
corner
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From this reading A SPOILED CHILD Julia was right in fancying that she saw Lady Dunborough's face at one of the windows in the south-east corner of the house.
detailsnounUS /ˈdetails/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Those windows commanded both the Marlborough High Street and the Salisbury road, welcomed alike the London and the Salisbury coach, overlooked the loungers at the entrance to the town, and supervised most details of the incoming and outgoing worlds.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Heaven knows how she did it.
Dunborough
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From this reading Lady Dunborough had not been up and about half-an-hour before she remarked these advantages.
Dunborough's
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From this reading A SPOILED CHILD Julia was right in fancying that she saw Lady Dunborough's face at one of the windows in the south-east corner of the house.
east
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From this reading In an hour her ladyship was installed in that suite, which, though in the east wing, was commonly reckoned to be one of the best in the house.
entrance
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From this reading Those windows commanded both the Marlborough High Street and the Salisbury road, welcomed alike the London and the Salisbury coach, overlooked the loungers at the entrance to the town, and supervised most details of the incoming and outgoing worlds.
face
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From this reading A SPOILED CHILD Julia was right in fancying that she saw Lady Dunborough's face at one of the windows in the south-east corner of the house.
fancying
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From this reading A SPOILED CHILD Julia was right in fancying that she saw Lady Dunborough's face at one of the windows in the south-east corner of the house.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Lady Dunborough had not been up and about half-an-hour before she remarked these advantages.
half-an-hour
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From this reading Lady Dunborough had not been up and about half-an-hour before she remarked these advantages.
Heaven
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From this reading Heaven knows how she did it.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading In an hour her ladyship was installed in that suite, which, though in the east wing, was commonly reckoned to be one of the best in the house.
High
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From this reading Those windows commanded both the Marlborough High Street and the Salisbury road, welcomed alike the London and the Salisbury coach, overlooked the loungers at the entrance to the town, and supervised most details of the incoming and outgoing worlds.
hour
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From this reading In an hour her ladyship was installed in that suite, which, though in the east wing, was commonly reckoned to be one of the best in the house.
house
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From this reading A SPOILED CHILD Julia was right in fancying that she saw Lady Dunborough's face at one of the windows in the south-east corner of the house.
how
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From this reading Heaven knows how she did it.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A SPOILED CHILD Julia was right in fancying that she saw Lady Dunborough's face at one of the windows in the south-east corner of the house.
incoming
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From this reading Those windows commanded both the Marlborough High Street and the Salisbury road, welcomed alike the London and the Salisbury coach, overlooked the loungers at the entrance to the town, and supervised most details of the incoming and outgoing worlds.
installed
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From this reading In an hour her ladyship was installed in that suite, which, though in the east wing, was commonly reckoned to be one of the best in the house.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Heaven knows how she did it.
Julia
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From this reading A SPOILED CHILD Julia was right in fancying that she saw Lady Dunborough's face at one of the windows in the south-east corner of the house.
knows
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From this reading Heaven knows how she did it.
Lady
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From this reading A SPOILED CHILD Julia was right in fancying that she saw Lady Dunborough's face at one of the windows in the south-east corner of the house.
ladyship
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From this reading In an hour her ladyship was installed in that suite, which, though in the east wing, was commonly reckoned to be one of the best in the house.
London
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From this reading Those windows commanded both the Marlborough High Street and the Salisbury road, welcomed alike the London and the Salisbury coach, overlooked the loungers at the entrance to the town, and supervised most details of the incoming and outgoing worlds.
loungers
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From this reading Those windows commanded both the Marlborough High Street and the Salisbury road, welcomed alike the London and the Salisbury coach, overlooked the loungers at the entrance to the town, and supervised most details of the incoming and outgoing worlds.
Marlborough
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From this reading Those windows commanded both the Marlborough High Street and the Salisbury road, welcomed alike the London and the Salisbury coach, overlooked the loungers at the entrance to the town, and supervised most details of the incoming and outgoing worlds.
most
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From this reading Those windows commanded both the Marlborough High Street and the Salisbury road, welcomed alike the London and the Salisbury coach, overlooked the loungers at the entrance to the town, and supervised most details of the incoming and outgoing worlds.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Lady Dunborough had not been up and about half-an-hour before she remarked these advantages.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A SPOILED CHILD Julia was right in fancying that she saw Lady Dunborough's face at one of the windows in the south-east corner of the house.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading A SPOILED CHILD Julia was right in fancying that she saw Lady Dunborough's face at one of the windows in the south-east corner of the house.
outgoing
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From this reading Those windows commanded both the Marlborough High Street and the Salisbury road, welcomed alike the London and the Salisbury coach, overlooked the loungers at the entrance to the town, and supervised most details of the incoming and outgoing worlds.
overlooked
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From this reading Those windows commanded both the Marlborough High Street and the Salisbury road, welcomed alike the London and the Salisbury coach, overlooked the loungers at the entrance to the town, and supervised most details of the incoming and outgoing worlds.
reckoned
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From this reading In an hour her ladyship was installed in that suite, which, though in the east wing, was commonly reckoned to be one of the best in the house.
remarked
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From this reading Lady Dunborough had not been up and about half-an-hour before she remarked these advantages.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A SPOILED CHILD Julia was right in fancying that she saw Lady Dunborough's face at one of the windows in the south-east corner of the house.
road
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From this reading Those windows commanded both the Marlborough High Street and the Salisbury road, welcomed alike the London and the Salisbury coach, overlooked the loungers at the entrance to the town, and supervised most details of the incoming and outgoing worlds.
Salisbury
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From this reading Those windows commanded both the Marlborough High Street and the Salisbury road, welcomed alike the London and the Salisbury coach, overlooked the loungers at the entrance to the town, and supervised most details of the incoming and outgoing worlds.
saw
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From this reading A SPOILED CHILD Julia was right in fancying that she saw Lady Dunborough's face at one of the windows in the south-east corner of the house.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A SPOILED CHILD Julia was right in fancying that she saw Lady Dunborough's face at one of the windows in the south-east corner of the house.
south-east
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From this reading A SPOILED CHILD Julia was right in fancying that she saw Lady Dunborough's face at one of the windows in the south-east corner of the house.
SPOILEDadjectiveUS /spɔɪld/
given too much comfort or indulgence
From this reading A SPOILED CHILD Julia was right in fancying that she saw Lady Dunborough's face at one of the windows in the south-east corner of the house.
Street
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From this reading Those windows commanded both the Marlborough High Street and the Salisbury road, welcomed alike the London and the Salisbury coach, overlooked the loungers at the entrance to the town, and supervised most details of the incoming and outgoing worlds.
suite
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From this reading In an hour her ladyship was installed in that suite, which, though in the east wing, was commonly reckoned to be one of the best in the house.
supervised
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From this reading Those windows commanded both the Marlborough High Street and the Salisbury road, welcomed alike the London and the Salisbury coach, overlooked the loungers at the entrance to the town, and supervised most details of the incoming and outgoing worlds.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading A SPOILED CHILD Julia was right in fancying that she saw Lady Dunborough's face at one of the windows in the south-east corner of the house.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A SPOILED CHILD Julia was right in fancying that she saw Lady Dunborough's face at one of the windows in the south-east corner of the house.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Lady Dunborough had not been up and about half-an-hour before she remarked these advantages.
ThosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Those windows commanded both the Marlborough High Street and the Salisbury road, welcomed alike the London and the Salisbury coach, overlooked the loungers at the entrance to the town, and supervised most details of the incoming and outgoing worlds.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading In an hour her ladyship was installed in that suite, which, though in the east wing, was commonly reckoned to be one of the best in the house.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Those windows commanded both the Marlborough High Street and the Salisbury road, welcomed alike the London and the Salisbury coach, overlooked the loungers at the entrance to the town, and supervised most details of the incoming and outgoing worlds.
town
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From this reading Those windows commanded both the Marlborough High Street and the Salisbury road, welcomed alike the London and the Salisbury coach, overlooked the loungers at the entrance to the town, and supervised most details of the incoming and outgoing worlds.
up
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From this reading Lady Dunborough had not been up and about half-an-hour before she remarked these advantages.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A SPOILED CHILD Julia was right in fancying that she saw Lady Dunborough's face at one of the windows in the south-east corner of the house.
welcomed
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From this reading Those windows commanded both the Marlborough High Street and the Salisbury road, welcomed alike the London and the Salisbury coach, overlooked the loungers at the entrance to the town, and supervised most details of the incoming and outgoing worlds.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading In an hour her ladyship was installed in that suite, which, though in the east wing, was commonly reckoned to be one of the best in the house.
windows
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From this reading A SPOILED CHILD Julia was right in fancying that she saw Lady Dunborough's face at one of the windows in the south-east corner of the house.
wing
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From this reading In an hour her ladyship was installed in that suite, which, though in the east wing, was commonly reckoned to be one of the best in the house.
worlds
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From this reading Those windows commanded both the Marlborough High Street and the Salisbury road, welcomed alike the London and the Salisbury coach, overlooked the loungers at the entrance to the town, and supervised most details of the incoming and outgoing worlds.
