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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 By the will of her uncle, Ida was in possession of a large estate.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Colonel Hazlewood kindly undertook the management of her property; and, at the invitation of Rosabel and her mother, she made her home in the mansion of the Widow Wild.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Colonel Hazlewood kindly undertook the management of her property; and, at the invitation of Rosabel and her mother, she made her home in the mansion of the Widow Wild.
ByprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading By the will of her uncle, Ida was in possession of a large estate.
certain
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From this reading On a certain day we there find her seated in her room and engaged in composition.
Colonel
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From this reading Colonel Hazlewood kindly undertook the management of her property; and, at the invitation of Rosabel and her mother, she made her home in the mansion of the Widow Wild.
composition
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From this reading On a certain day we there find her seated in her room and engaged in composition.
day
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From this reading On a certain day we there find her seated in her room and engaged in composition.
engaged
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From this reading On a certain day we there find her seated in her room and engaged in composition.
estate
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From this reading By the will of her uncle, Ida was in possession of a large estate.
fair
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From this reading The fair young girl was without a near relative in the world.
find
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From this reading On a certain day we there find her seated in her room and engaged in composition.
fingers
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From this reading Her little fingers run rapidly over the pages, and soon finish a letter of several sheets of gilt-edged note-paper.
finish
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From this reading Her little fingers run rapidly over the pages, and soon finish a letter of several sheets of gilt-edged note-paper.
gilt-edged
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From this reading Her little fingers run rapidly over the pages, and soon finish a letter of several sheets of gilt-edged note-paper.
girl
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From this reading The fair young girl was without a near relative in the world.
Hazlewood
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From this reading Colonel Hazlewood kindly undertook the management of her property; and, at the invitation of Rosabel and her mother, she made her home in the mansion of the Widow Wild.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading By the will of her uncle, Ida was in possession of a large estate.
home
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From this reading Colonel Hazlewood kindly undertook the management of her property; and, at the invitation of Rosabel and her mother, she made her home in the mansion of the Widow Wild.
Ida
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From this reading By the will of her uncle, Ida was in possession of a large estate.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading By the will of her uncle, Ida was in possession of a large estate.
invitation
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From this reading Colonel Hazlewood kindly undertook the management of her property; and, at the invitation of Rosabel and her mother, she made her home in the mansion of the Widow Wild.
kindly
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From this reading Colonel Hazlewood kindly undertook the management of her property; and, at the invitation of Rosabel and her mother, she made her home in the mansion of the Widow Wild.
large
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From this reading By the will of her uncle, Ida was in possession of a large estate.
letter
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From this reading Her little fingers run rapidly over the pages, and soon finish a letter of several sheets of gilt-edged note-paper.
little
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From this reading Her little fingers run rapidly over the pages, and soon finish a letter of several sheets of gilt-edged note-paper.
made
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From this reading Colonel Hazlewood kindly undertook the management of her property; and, at the invitation of Rosabel and her mother, she made her home in the mansion of the Widow Wild.
management
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From this reading Colonel Hazlewood kindly undertook the management of her property; and, at the invitation of Rosabel and her mother, she made her home in the mansion of the Widow Wild.
mansion
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From this reading Colonel Hazlewood kindly undertook the management of her property; and, at the invitation of Rosabel and her mother, she made her home in the mansion of the Widow Wild.
mother
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From this reading Colonel Hazlewood kindly undertook the management of her property; and, at the invitation of Rosabel and her mother, she made her home in the mansion of the Widow Wild.
near
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From this reading The fair young girl was without a near relative in the world.
note-paper
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From this reading Her little fingers run rapidly over the pages, and soon finish a letter of several sheets of gilt-edged note-paper.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading By the will of her uncle, Ida was in possession of a large estate.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On a certain day we there find her seated in her room and engaged in composition.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Her little fingers run rapidly over the pages, and soon finish a letter of several sheets of gilt-edged note-paper.
pages
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From this reading Her little fingers run rapidly over the pages, and soon finish a letter of several sheets of gilt-edged note-paper.
possession
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From this reading By the will of her uncle, Ida was in possession of a large estate.
property
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From this reading Colonel Hazlewood kindly undertook the management of her property; and, at the invitation of Rosabel and her mother, she made her home in the mansion of the Widow Wild.
rapidly
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From this reading Her little fingers run rapidly over the pages, and soon finish a letter of several sheets of gilt-edged note-paper.
relative
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From this reading The fair young girl was without a near relative in the world.
room
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From this reading On a certain day we there find her seated in her room and engaged in composition.
Rosabel
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From this reading Colonel Hazlewood kindly undertook the management of her property; and, at the invitation of Rosabel and her mother, she made her home in the mansion of the Widow Wild.
run
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From this reading Her little fingers run rapidly over the pages, and soon finish a letter of several sheets of gilt-edged note-paper.
seated
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From this reading On a certain day we there find her seated in her room and engaged in composition.
several
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From this reading Her little fingers run rapidly over the pages, and soon finish a letter of several sheets of gilt-edged note-paper.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Colonel Hazlewood kindly undertook the management of her property; and, at the invitation of Rosabel and her mother, she made her home in the mansion of the Widow Wild.
sheets
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From this reading Her little fingers run rapidly over the pages, and soon finish a letter of several sheets of gilt-edged note-paper.
soon
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From this reading Her little fingers run rapidly over the pages, and soon finish a letter of several sheets of gilt-edged note-paper.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading By the will of her uncle, Ida was in possession of a large estate.
there
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From this reading On a certain day we there find her seated in her room and engaged in composition.
uncle
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From this reading By the will of her uncle, Ida was in possession of a large estate.
undertook
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From this reading Colonel Hazlewood kindly undertook the management of her property; and, at the invitation of Rosabel and her mother, she made her home in the mansion of the Widow Wild.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading By the will of her uncle, Ida was in possession of a large estate.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading On a certain day we there find her seated in her room and engaged in composition.
Widow
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From this reading Colonel Hazlewood kindly undertook the management of her property; and, at the invitation of Rosabel and her mother, she made her home in the mansion of the Widow Wild.
Wild
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From this reading Colonel Hazlewood kindly undertook the management of her property; and, at the invitation of Rosabel and her mother, she made her home in the mansion of the Widow Wild.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading By the will of her uncle, Ida was in possession of a large estate.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading The fair young girl was without a near relative in the world.
world
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From this reading The fair young girl was without a near relative in the world.
young
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From this reading The fair young girl was without a near relative in the world.
