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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 WESTON'S ADVOCATE A week had passed when Weston, who apparently had some business with Kinnaird, drove over to Scarthwaite again.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading Her intentions were no doubt laudable, but the methods she adopted to set the stranger at her ease were not those most likely to endear the insular English to their cousins across the Atlantic.
adopted
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From this reading Her intentions were no doubt laudable, but the methods she adopted to set the stranger at her ease were not those most likely to endear the insular English to their cousins across the Atlantic.
ADVOCATE
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From this reading WESTON'S ADVOCATE A week had passed when Weston, who apparently had some business with Kinnaird, drove over to Scarthwaite again.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading WESTON'S ADVOCATE A week had passed when Weston, who apparently had some business with Kinnaird, drove over to Scarthwaite again.
amenities
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From this reading As it happened, Miss Weston displayed what she evidently considered a kindly interest in Ida, and graciously patronized her as a stranger and a Colonial, who was necessarily ignorant of a good many of the little amenities of life in the old country.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading As it happened, Miss Weston displayed what she evidently considered a kindly interest in Ida, and graciously patronized her as a stranger and a Colonial, who was necessarily ignorant of a good many of the little amenities of life in the old country.
apparently
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From this reading WESTON'S ADVOCATE A week had passed when Weston, who apparently had some business with Kinnaird, drove over to Scarthwaite again.
appeared
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From this reading This time he brought a daughter, who, it appeared, lived for the most part with some more prosperous members of the family.
Arriving
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From this reading Arriving a little before lunch, they remained until the evening.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As it happened, Miss Weston displayed what she evidently considered a kindly interest in Ida, and graciously patronized her as a stranger and a Colonial, who was necessarily ignorant of a good many of the little amenities of life in the old country.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Her intentions were no doubt laudable, but the methods she adopted to set the stranger at her ease were not those most likely to endear the insular English to their cousins across the Atlantic.
Atlantic
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From this reading Her intentions were no doubt laudable, but the methods she adopted to set the stranger at her ease were not those most likely to endear the insular English to their cousins across the Atlantic.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Arriving a little before lunch, they remained until the evening.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading This time he brought a daughter, who, it appeared, lived for the most part with some more prosperous members of the family.
business
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From this reading WESTON'S ADVOCATE A week had passed when Weston, who apparently had some business with Kinnaird, drove over to Scarthwaite again.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Her intentions were no doubt laudable, but the methods she adopted to set the stranger at her ease were not those most likely to endear the insular English to their cousins across the Atlantic.
Colonial
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From this reading As it happened, Miss Weston displayed what she evidently considered a kindly interest in Ida, and graciously patronized her as a stranger and a Colonial, who was necessarily ignorant of a good many of the little amenities of life in the old country.
considered
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From this reading As it happened, Miss Weston displayed what she evidently considered a kindly interest in Ida, and graciously patronized her as a stranger and a Colonial, who was necessarily ignorant of a good many of the little amenities of life in the old country.
country
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From this reading As it happened, Miss Weston displayed what she evidently considered a kindly interest in Ida, and graciously patronized her as a stranger and a Colonial, who was necessarily ignorant of a good many of the little amenities of life in the old country.
cousins
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From this reading Her intentions were no doubt laudable, but the methods she adopted to set the stranger at her ease were not those most likely to endear the insular English to their cousins across the Atlantic.
daughter
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From this reading This time he brought a daughter, who, it appeared, lived for the most part with some more prosperous members of the family.
displayed
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From this reading As it happened, Miss Weston displayed what she evidently considered a kindly interest in Ida, and graciously patronized her as a stranger and a Colonial, who was necessarily ignorant of a good many of the little amenities of life in the old country.
doubt
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From this reading Her intentions were no doubt laudable, but the methods she adopted to set the stranger at her ease were not those most likely to endear the insular English to their cousins across the Atlantic.
drove
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From this reading WESTON'S ADVOCATE A week had passed when Weston, who apparently had some business with Kinnaird, drove over to Scarthwaite again.
ease
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From this reading Her intentions were no doubt laudable, but the methods she adopted to set the stranger at her ease were not those most likely to endear the insular English to their cousins across the Atlantic.
endear
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From this reading Her intentions were no doubt laudable, but the methods she adopted to set the stranger at her ease were not those most likely to endear the insular English to their cousins across the Atlantic.
English
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From this reading Her intentions were no doubt laudable, but the methods she adopted to set the stranger at her ease were not those most likely to endear the insular English to their cousins across the Atlantic.
evening
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From this reading Arriving a little before lunch, they remained until the evening.
evidently
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From this reading As it happened, Miss Weston displayed what she evidently considered a kindly interest in Ida, and graciously patronized her as a stranger and a Colonial, who was necessarily ignorant of a good many of the little amenities of life in the old country.
family
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From this reading This time he brought a daughter, who, it appeared, lived for the most part with some more prosperous members of the family.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading This time he brought a daughter, who, it appeared, lived for the most part with some more prosperous members of the family.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As it happened, Miss Weston displayed what she evidently considered a kindly interest in Ida, and graciously patronized her as a stranger and a Colonial, who was necessarily ignorant of a good many of the little amenities of life in the old country.
graciously
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From this reading As it happened, Miss Weston displayed what she evidently considered a kindly interest in Ida, and graciously patronized her as a stranger and a Colonial, who was necessarily ignorant of a good many of the little amenities of life in the old country.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading WESTON'S ADVOCATE A week had passed when Weston, who apparently had some business with Kinnaird, drove over to Scarthwaite again.
happened
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From this reading As it happened, Miss Weston displayed what she evidently considered a kindly interest in Ida, and graciously patronized her as a stranger and a Colonial, who was necessarily ignorant of a good many of the little amenities of life in the old country.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading This time he brought a daughter, who, it appeared, lived for the most part with some more prosperous members of the family.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading As it happened, Miss Weston displayed what she evidently considered a kindly interest in Ida, and graciously patronized her as a stranger and a Colonial, who was necessarily ignorant of a good many of the little amenities of life in the old country.
Ida
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From this reading As it happened, Miss Weston displayed what she evidently considered a kindly interest in Ida, and graciously patronized her as a stranger and a Colonial, who was necessarily ignorant of a good many of the little amenities of life in the old country.
ignorantnounUS /ˈignorant/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading As it happened, Miss Weston displayed what she evidently considered a kindly interest in Ida, and graciously patronized her as a stranger and a Colonial, who was necessarily ignorant of a good many of the little amenities of life in the old country.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading As it happened, Miss Weston displayed what she evidently considered a kindly interest in Ida, and graciously patronized her as a stranger and a Colonial, who was necessarily ignorant of a good many of the little amenities of life in the old country.
insular
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From this reading Her intentions were no doubt laudable, but the methods she adopted to set the stranger at her ease were not those most likely to endear the insular English to their cousins across the Atlantic.
intentions
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From this reading Her intentions were no doubt laudable, but the methods she adopted to set the stranger at her ease were not those most likely to endear the insular English to their cousins across the Atlantic.
interest
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From this reading As it happened, Miss Weston displayed what she evidently considered a kindly interest in Ida, and graciously patronized her as a stranger and a Colonial, who was necessarily ignorant of a good many of the little amenities of life in the old country.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading This time he brought a daughter, who, it appeared, lived for the most part with some more prosperous members of the family.
kindly
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From this reading As it happened, Miss Weston displayed what she evidently considered a kindly interest in Ida, and graciously patronized her as a stranger and a Colonial, who was necessarily ignorant of a good many of the little amenities of life in the old country.
Kinnaird
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From this reading WESTON'S ADVOCATE A week had passed when Weston, who apparently had some business with Kinnaird, drove over to Scarthwaite again.
laudable
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From this reading Her intentions were no doubt laudable, but the methods she adopted to set the stranger at her ease were not those most likely to endear the insular English to their cousins across the Atlantic.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As it happened, Miss Weston displayed what she evidently considered a kindly interest in Ida, and graciously patronized her as a stranger and a Colonial, who was necessarily ignorant of a good many of the little amenities of life in the old country.
likely
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From this reading Her intentions were no doubt laudable, but the methods she adopted to set the stranger at her ease were not those most likely to endear the insular English to their cousins across the Atlantic.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Arriving a little before lunch, they remained until the evening.
lived
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From this reading This time he brought a daughter, who, it appeared, lived for the most part with some more prosperous members of the family.
lunch
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From this reading Arriving a little before lunch, they remained until the evening.
many
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From this reading As it happened, Miss Weston displayed what she evidently considered a kindly interest in Ida, and graciously patronized her as a stranger and a Colonial, who was necessarily ignorant of a good many of the little amenities of life in the old country.
members
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From this reading This time he brought a daughter, who, it appeared, lived for the most part with some more prosperous members of the family.
methods
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From this reading Her intentions were no doubt laudable, but the methods she adopted to set the stranger at her ease were not those most likely to endear the insular English to their cousins across the Atlantic.
Miss
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From this reading As it happened, Miss Weston displayed what she evidently considered a kindly interest in Ida, and graciously patronized her as a stranger and a Colonial, who was necessarily ignorant of a good many of the little amenities of life in the old country.
more
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From this reading This time he brought a daughter, who, it appeared, lived for the most part with some more prosperous members of the family.
most
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From this reading This time he brought a daughter, who, it appeared, lived for the most part with some more prosperous members of the family.
necessarily
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From this reading As it happened, Miss Weston displayed what she evidently considered a kindly interest in Ida, and graciously patronized her as a stranger and a Colonial, who was necessarily ignorant of a good many of the little amenities of life in the old country.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Her intentions were no doubt laudable, but the methods she adopted to set the stranger at her ease were not those most likely to endear the insular English to their cousins across the Atlantic.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Her intentions were no doubt laudable, but the methods she adopted to set the stranger at her ease were not those most likely to endear the insular English to their cousins across the Atlantic.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading This time he brought a daughter, who, it appeared, lived for the most part with some more prosperous members of the family.
old
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From this reading As it happened, Miss Weston displayed what she evidently considered a kindly interest in Ida, and graciously patronized her as a stranger and a Colonial, who was necessarily ignorant of a good many of the little amenities of life in the old country.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading WESTON'S ADVOCATE A week had passed when Weston, who apparently had some business with Kinnaird, drove over to Scarthwaite again.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This time he brought a daughter, who, it appeared, lived for the most part with some more prosperous members of the family.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading WESTON'S ADVOCATE A week had passed when Weston, who apparently had some business with Kinnaird, drove over to Scarthwaite again.
patronized
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From this reading As it happened, Miss Weston displayed what she evidently considered a kindly interest in Ida, and graciously patronized her as a stranger and a Colonial, who was necessarily ignorant of a good many of the little amenities of life in the old country.
prosperousadjectiveUS /ˈprɑspərəs/
successful and without serious problems
From this reading This time he brought a daughter, who, it appeared, lived for the most part with some more prosperous members of the family.
remainednounUS /ˈremained/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Arriving a little before lunch, they remained until the evening.
Scarthwaite
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From this reading WESTON'S ADVOCATE A week had passed when Weston, who apparently had some business with Kinnaird, drove over to Scarthwaite again.
set
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From this reading Her intentions were no doubt laudable, but the methods she adopted to set the stranger at her ease were not those most likely to endear the insular English to their cousins across the Atlantic.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As it happened, Miss Weston displayed what she evidently considered a kindly interest in Ida, and graciously patronized her as a stranger and a Colonial, who was necessarily ignorant of a good many of the little amenities of life in the old country.
some
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From this reading WESTON'S ADVOCATE A week had passed when Weston, who apparently had some business with Kinnaird, drove over to Scarthwaite again.
stranger
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From this reading As it happened, Miss Weston displayed what she evidently considered a kindly interest in Ida, and graciously patronized her as a stranger and a Colonial, who was necessarily ignorant of a good many of the little amenities of life in the old country.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading This time he brought a daughter, who, it appeared, lived for the most part with some more prosperous members of the family.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Her intentions were no doubt laudable, but the methods she adopted to set the stranger at her ease were not those most likely to endear the insular English to their cousins across the Atlantic.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Arriving a little before lunch, they remained until the evening.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This time he brought a daughter, who, it appeared, lived for the most part with some more prosperous members of the family.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Her intentions were no doubt laudable, but the methods she adopted to set the stranger at her ease were not those most likely to endear the insular English to their cousins across the Atlantic.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This time he brought a daughter, who, it appeared, lived for the most part with some more prosperous members of the family.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading WESTON'S ADVOCATE A week had passed when Weston, who apparently had some business with Kinnaird, drove over to Scarthwaite again.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading Arriving a little before lunch, they remained until the evening.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading As it happened, Miss Weston displayed what she evidently considered a kindly interest in Ida, and graciously patronized her as a stranger and a Colonial, who was necessarily ignorant of a good many of the little amenities of life in the old country.
week
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From this reading WESTON'S ADVOCATE A week had passed when Weston, who apparently had some business with Kinnaird, drove over to Scarthwaite again.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Her intentions were no doubt laudable, but the methods she adopted to set the stranger at her ease were not those most likely to endear the insular English to their cousins across the Atlantic.
Weston
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From this reading WESTON'S ADVOCATE A week had passed when Weston, who apparently had some business with Kinnaird, drove over to Scarthwaite again.
WESTON'S
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From this reading WESTON'S ADVOCATE A week had passed when Weston, who apparently had some business with Kinnaird, drove over to Scarthwaite again.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading As it happened, Miss Weston displayed what she evidently considered a kindly interest in Ida, and graciously patronized her as a stranger and a Colonial, who was necessarily ignorant of a good many of the little amenities of life in the old country.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading WESTON'S ADVOCATE A week had passed when Weston, who apparently had some business with Kinnaird, drove over to Scarthwaite again.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading WESTON'S ADVOCATE A week had passed when Weston, who apparently had some business with Kinnaird, drove over to Scarthwaite again.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading WESTON'S ADVOCATE A week had passed when Weston, who apparently had some business with Kinnaird, drove over to Scarthwaite again.
