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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 The girl possessed a modest stock of furniture of the simplest possible sort, but on the upkeep of which she lavished the most fastidious care.
affection
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From this reading Since the sinister events that had saddened her life, since the tragedies of which she had been the heroine, here were the only things she loved, the only objects that appealed at once to her memory and her affection.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading To-day she was settling in, bent on arranging an interior that should be to her taste.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Since the sinister events that had saddened her life, since the tragedies of which she had been the heroine, here were the only things she loved, the only objects that appealed at once to her memory and her affection.
appealed
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From this reading Since the sinister events that had saddened her life, since the tragedies of which she had been the heroine, here were the only things she loved, the only objects that appealed at once to her memory and her affection.
arranging
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From this reading To-day she was settling in, bent on arranging an interior that should be to her taste.
article
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From this reading For her every piece of furniture, every article in the rooms, was replete with fond associations.
associations
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From this reading For her every piece of furniture, every article in the rooms, was replete with fond associations.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Since the sinister events that had saddened her life, since the tragedies of which she had been the heroine, here were the only things she loved, the only objects that appealed at once to her memory and her affection.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading To-day she was settling in, bent on arranging an interior that should be to her taste.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Since the sinister events that had saddened her life, since the tragedies of which she had been the heroine, here were the only things she loved, the only objects that appealed at once to her memory and her affection.
belongings
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From this reading THE WALL THAT BLED Elisabeth Dollon was busily engaged installing her belongings in the new flat in the Rue de l’Evangile, into which she had moved the previous evening.
bent
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From this reading To-day she was settling in, bent on arranging an interior that should be to her taste.
BLED
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From this reading THE WALL THAT BLED Elisabeth Dollon was busily engaged installing her belongings in the new flat in the Rue de l’Evangile, into which she had moved the previous evening.
busily
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From this reading THE WALL THAT BLED Elisabeth Dollon was busily engaged installing her belongings in the new flat in the Rue de l’Evangile, into which she had moved the previous evening.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The girl possessed a modest stock of furniture of the simplest possible sort, but on the upkeep of which she lavished the most fastidious care.
care
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From this reading The girl possessed a modest stock of furniture of the simplest possible sort, but on the upkeep of which she lavished the most fastidious care.
de
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From this reading THE WALL THAT BLED Elisabeth Dollon was busily engaged installing her belongings in the new flat in the Rue de l’Evangile, into which she had moved the previous evening.
Dollon
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From this reading THE WALL THAT BLED Elisabeth Dollon was busily engaged installing her belongings in the new flat in the Rue de l’Evangile, into which she had moved the previous evening.
Elisabeth
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From this reading THE WALL THAT BLED Elisabeth Dollon was busily engaged installing her belongings in the new flat in the Rue de l’Evangile, into which she had moved the previous evening.
engaged
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From this reading THE WALL THAT BLED Elisabeth Dollon was busily engaged installing her belongings in the new flat in the Rue de l’Evangile, into which she had moved the previous evening.
evening
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From this reading THE WALL THAT BLED Elisabeth Dollon was busily engaged installing her belongings in the new flat in the Rue de l’Evangile, into which she had moved the previous evening.
events
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From this reading Since the sinister events that had saddened her life, since the tragedies of which she had been the heroine, here were the only things she loved, the only objects that appealed at once to her memory and her affection.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading For her every piece of furniture, every article in the rooms, was replete with fond associations.
fastidious
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From this reading The girl possessed a modest stock of furniture of the simplest possible sort, but on the upkeep of which she lavished the most fastidious care.
flat
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From this reading THE WALL THAT BLED Elisabeth Dollon was busily engaged installing her belongings in the new flat in the Rue de l’Evangile, into which she had moved the previous evening.
fond
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From this reading For her every piece of furniture, every article in the rooms, was replete with fond associations.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For her every piece of furniture, every article in the rooms, was replete with fond associations.
furniture
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From this reading The girl possessed a modest stock of furniture of the simplest possible sort, but on the upkeep of which she lavished the most fastidious care.
girl
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From this reading The girl possessed a modest stock of furniture of the simplest possible sort, but on the upkeep of which she lavished the most fastidious care.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE WALL THAT BLED Elisabeth Dollon was busily engaged installing her belongings in the new flat in the Rue de l’Evangile, into which she had moved the previous evening.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading THE WALL THAT BLED Elisabeth Dollon was busily engaged installing her belongings in the new flat in the Rue de l’Evangile, into which she had moved the previous evening.
here
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From this reading Since the sinister events that had saddened her life, since the tragedies of which she had been the heroine, here were the only things she loved, the only objects that appealed at once to her memory and her affection.
heroine
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From this reading Since the sinister events that had saddened her life, since the tragedies of which she had been the heroine, here were the only things she loved, the only objects that appealed at once to her memory and her affection.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE WALL THAT BLED Elisabeth Dollon was busily engaged installing her belongings in the new flat in the Rue de l’Evangile, into which she had moved the previous evening.
installing
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From this reading THE WALL THAT BLED Elisabeth Dollon was busily engaged installing her belongings in the new flat in the Rue de l’Evangile, into which she had moved the previous evening.
interior
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From this reading To-day she was settling in, bent on arranging an interior that should be to her taste.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading THE WALL THAT BLED Elisabeth Dollon was busily engaged installing her belongings in the new flat in the Rue de l’Evangile, into which she had moved the previous evening.
l'Evangile
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From this reading THE WALL THAT BLED Elisabeth Dollon was busily engaged installing her belongings in the new flat in the Rue de l’Evangile, into which she had moved the previous evening.
lavished
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From this reading The girl possessed a modest stock of furniture of the simplest possible sort, but on the upkeep of which she lavished the most fastidious care.
life
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From this reading Since the sinister events that had saddened her life, since the tragedies of which she had been the heroine, here were the only things she loved, the only objects that appealed at once to her memory and her affection.
loved
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From this reading Since the sinister events that had saddened her life, since the tragedies of which she had been the heroine, here were the only things she loved, the only objects that appealed at once to her memory and her affection.
memorynounUS /ˈmem.ər.i/
The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.
From this reading Since the sinister events that had saddened her life, since the tragedies of which she had been the heroine, here were the only things she loved, the only objects that appealed at once to her memory and her affection.
modest
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From this reading The girl possessed a modest stock of furniture of the simplest possible sort, but on the upkeep of which she lavished the most fastidious care.
most
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From this reading The girl possessed a modest stock of furniture of the simplest possible sort, but on the upkeep of which she lavished the most fastidious care.
moved
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From this reading THE WALL THAT BLED Elisabeth Dollon was busily engaged installing her belongings in the new flat in the Rue de l’Evangile, into which she had moved the previous evening.
new
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From this reading THE WALL THAT BLED Elisabeth Dollon was busily engaged installing her belongings in the new flat in the Rue de l’Evangile, into which she had moved the previous evening.
objects
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From this reading Since the sinister events that had saddened her life, since the tragedies of which she had been the heroine, here were the only things she loved, the only objects that appealed at once to her memory and her affection.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The girl possessed a modest stock of furniture of the simplest possible sort, but on the upkeep of which she lavished the most fastidious care.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The girl possessed a modest stock of furniture of the simplest possible sort, but on the upkeep of which she lavished the most fastidious care.
once
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From this reading Since the sinister events that had saddened her life, since the tragedies of which she had been the heroine, here were the only things she loved, the only objects that appealed at once to her memory and her affection.
only
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From this reading Since the sinister events that had saddened her life, since the tragedies of which she had been the heroine, here were the only things she loved, the only objects that appealed at once to her memory and her affection.
piece
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From this reading For her every piece of furniture, every article in the rooms, was replete with fond associations.
possessed
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From this reading The girl possessed a modest stock of furniture of the simplest possible sort, but on the upkeep of which she lavished the most fastidious care.
possible
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From this reading The girl possessed a modest stock of furniture of the simplest possible sort, but on the upkeep of which she lavished the most fastidious care.
previous
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From this reading THE WALL THAT BLED Elisabeth Dollon was busily engaged installing her belongings in the new flat in the Rue de l’Evangile, into which she had moved the previous evening.
replete
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From this reading For her every piece of furniture, every article in the rooms, was replete with fond associations.
rooms
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From this reading For her every piece of furniture, every article in the rooms, was replete with fond associations.
Rue
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From this reading THE WALL THAT BLED Elisabeth Dollon was busily engaged installing her belongings in the new flat in the Rue de l’Evangile, into which she had moved the previous evening.
saddened
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From this reading Since the sinister events that had saddened her life, since the tragedies of which she had been the heroine, here were the only things she loved, the only objects that appealed at once to her memory and her affection.
settling
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From this reading To-day she was settling in, bent on arranging an interior that should be to her taste.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE WALL THAT BLED Elisabeth Dollon was busily engaged installing her belongings in the new flat in the Rue de l’Evangile, into which she had moved the previous evening.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading To-day she was settling in, bent on arranging an interior that should be to her taste.
simplest
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From this reading The girl possessed a modest stock of furniture of the simplest possible sort, but on the upkeep of which she lavished the most fastidious care.
SinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Since the sinister events that had saddened her life, since the tragedies of which she had been the heroine, here were the only things she loved, the only objects that appealed at once to her memory and her affection.
sinister
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From this reading Since the sinister events that had saddened her life, since the tragedies of which she had been the heroine, here were the only things she loved, the only objects that appealed at once to her memory and her affection.
sort
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From this reading The girl possessed a modest stock of furniture of the simplest possible sort, but on the upkeep of which she lavished the most fastidious care.
stock
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From this reading The girl possessed a modest stock of furniture of the simplest possible sort, but on the upkeep of which she lavished the most fastidious care.
tasteverbUS /teɪst/
To perceive flavor through the mouth.
From this reading To-day she was settling in, bent on arranging an interior that should be to her taste.
THATconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading THE WALL THAT BLED Elisabeth Dollon was busily engaged installing her belongings in the new flat in the Rue de l’Evangile, into which she had moved the previous evening.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE WALL THAT BLED Elisabeth Dollon was busily engaged installing her belongings in the new flat in the Rue de l’Evangile, into which she had moved the previous evening.
things
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From this reading Since the sinister events that had saddened her life, since the tragedies of which she had been the heroine, here were the only things she loved, the only objects that appealed at once to her memory and her affection.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Since the sinister events that had saddened her life, since the tragedies of which she had been the heroine, here were the only things she loved, the only objects that appealed at once to her memory and her affection.
To-day
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From this reading To-day she was settling in, bent on arranging an interior that should be to her taste.
tragedies
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From this reading Since the sinister events that had saddened her life, since the tragedies of which she had been the heroine, here were the only things she loved, the only objects that appealed at once to her memory and her affection.
upkeep
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From this reading The girl possessed a modest stock of furniture of the simplest possible sort, but on the upkeep of which she lavished the most fastidious care.
WALL
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From this reading THE WALL THAT BLED Elisabeth Dollon was busily engaged installing her belongings in the new flat in the Rue de l’Evangile, into which she had moved the previous evening.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE WALL THAT BLED Elisabeth Dollon was busily engaged installing her belongings in the new flat in the Rue de l’Evangile, into which she had moved the previous evening.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Since the sinister events that had saddened her life, since the tragedies of which she had been the heroine, here were the only things she loved, the only objects that appealed at once to her memory and her affection.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading THE WALL THAT BLED Elisabeth Dollon was busily engaged installing her belongings in the new flat in the Rue de l’Evangile, into which she had moved the previous evening.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading For her every piece of furniture, every article in the rooms, was replete with fond associations.
