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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 She becomes engaged to Stanor Vaughan, a very good-looking young rising businessman, whose very rich but disabled uncle is his guardian.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading ________________________________________________________________________ Here we have yet again the lovable Pixie, the youngest child of the O'Shaughnessy family, who had all been brought up at Knock Castle, in Ireland, and about whom two previous books have been written.
Affairs
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From this reading The Love Affairs of Pixie, by Mrs George de Horne Vaizey.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ________________________________________________________________________ Here we have yet again the lovable Pixie, the youngest child of the O'Shaughnessy family, who had all been brought up at Knock Castle, in Ireland, and about whom two previous books have been written.
all
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From this reading ________________________________________________________________________ Here we have yet again the lovable Pixie, the youngest child of the O'Shaughnessy family, who had all been brought up at Knock Castle, in Ireland, and about whom two previous books have been written.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading ________________________________________________________________________ Here we have yet again the lovable Pixie, the youngest child of the O'Shaughnessy family, who had all been brought up at Knock Castle, in Ireland, and about whom two previous books have been written.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading None of the family can quite get their minds round the fact that Pixie is now old enough to have affairs, and even to marry, especially as they are all aware how very plain she is.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading None of the family can quite get their minds round the fact that Pixie is now old enough to have affairs, and even to marry, especially as they are all aware how very plain she is.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading ________________________________________________________________________ Here we have yet again the lovable Pixie, the youngest child of the O'Shaughnessy family, who had all been brought up at Knock Castle, in Ireland, and about whom two previous books have been written.
aware
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From this reading None of the family can quite get their minds round the fact that Pixie is now old enough to have affairs, and even to marry, especially as they are all aware how very plain she is.
becomes
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From this reading She becomes engaged to Stanor Vaughan, a very good-looking young rising businessman, whose very rich but disabled uncle is his guardian.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading ________________________________________________________________________ Here we have yet again the lovable Pixie, the youngest child of the O'Shaughnessy family, who had all been brought up at Knock Castle, in Ireland, and about whom two previous books have been written.
booksnounUS /bʊks/
Bound written or printed works.
From this reading ________________________________________________________________________ Here we have yet again the lovable Pixie, the youngest child of the O'Shaughnessy family, who had all been brought up at Knock Castle, in Ireland, and about whom two previous books have been written.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading ________________________________________________________________________ Here we have yet again the lovable Pixie, the youngest child of the O'Shaughnessy family, who had all been brought up at Knock Castle, in Ireland, and about whom two previous books have been written.
businessman
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From this reading She becomes engaged to Stanor Vaughan, a very good-looking young rising businessman, whose very rich but disabled uncle is his guardian.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But Pixie has other ideas.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The Love Affairs of Pixie, by Mrs George de Horne Vaizey.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading None of the family can quite get their minds round the fact that Pixie is now old enough to have affairs, and even to marry, especially as they are all aware how very plain she is.
Castle
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From this reading ________________________________________________________________________ Here we have yet again the lovable Pixie, the youngest child of the O'Shaughnessy family, who had all been brought up at Knock Castle, in Ireland, and about whom two previous books have been written.
child
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From this reading ________________________________________________________________________ Here we have yet again the lovable Pixie, the youngest child of the O'Shaughnessy family, who had all been brought up at Knock Castle, in Ireland, and about whom two previous books have been written.
de
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From this reading The Love Affairs of Pixie, by Mrs George de Horne Vaizey.
disabled
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From this reading She becomes engaged to Stanor Vaughan, a very good-looking young rising businessman, whose very rich but disabled uncle is his guardian.
engaged
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From this reading She becomes engaged to Stanor Vaughan, a very good-looking young rising businessman, whose very rich but disabled uncle is his guardian.
enough
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From this reading None of the family can quite get their minds round the fact that Pixie is now old enough to have affairs, and even to marry, especially as they are all aware how very plain she is.
especially
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From this reading None of the family can quite get their minds round the fact that Pixie is now old enough to have affairs, and even to marry, especially as they are all aware how very plain she is.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading None of the family can quite get their minds round the fact that Pixie is now old enough to have affairs, and even to marry, especially as they are all aware how very plain she is.
fact
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From this reading None of the family can quite get their minds round the fact that Pixie is now old enough to have affairs, and even to marry, especially as they are all aware how very plain she is.
family
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From this reading ________________________________________________________________________ Here we have yet again the lovable Pixie, the youngest child of the O'Shaughnessy family, who had all been brought up at Knock Castle, in Ireland, and about whom two previous books have been written.
George
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From this reading The Love Affairs of Pixie, by Mrs George de Horne Vaizey.
get
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From this reading None of the family can quite get their minds round the fact that Pixie is now old enough to have affairs, and even to marry, especially as they are all aware how very plain she is.
good-looking
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From this reading She becomes engaged to Stanor Vaughan, a very good-looking young rising businessman, whose very rich but disabled uncle is his guardian.
guardian
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From this reading She becomes engaged to Stanor Vaughan, a very good-looking young rising businessman, whose very rich but disabled uncle is his guardian.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading ________________________________________________________________________ Here we have yet again the lovable Pixie, the youngest child of the O'Shaughnessy family, who had all been brought up at Knock Castle, in Ireland, and about whom two previous books have been written.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But Pixie has other ideas.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading ________________________________________________________________________ Here we have yet again the lovable Pixie, the youngest child of the O'Shaughnessy family, who had all been brought up at Knock Castle, in Ireland, and about whom two previous books have been written.
HerenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ________________________________________________________________________ Here we have yet again the lovable Pixie, the youngest child of the O'Shaughnessy family, who had all been brought up at Knock Castle, in Ireland, and about whom two previous books have been written.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading She becomes engaged to Stanor Vaughan, a very good-looking young rising businessman, whose very rich but disabled uncle is his guardian.
Horne
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From this reading The Love Affairs of Pixie, by Mrs George de Horne Vaizey.
how
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From this reading None of the family can quite get their minds round the fact that Pixie is now old enough to have affairs, and even to marry, especially as they are all aware how very plain she is.
ideas
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From this reading But Pixie has other ideas.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading ________________________________________________________________________ Here we have yet again the lovable Pixie, the youngest child of the O'Shaughnessy family, who had all been brought up at Knock Castle, in Ireland, and about whom two previous books have been written.
Ireland
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From this reading ________________________________________________________________________ Here we have yet again the lovable Pixie, the youngest child of the O'Shaughnessy family, who had all been brought up at Knock Castle, in Ireland, and about whom two previous books have been written.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading None of the family can quite get their minds round the fact that Pixie is now old enough to have affairs, and even to marry, especially as they are all aware how very plain she is.
Knock
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From this reading ________________________________________________________________________ Here we have yet again the lovable Pixie, the youngest child of the O'Shaughnessy family, who had all been brought up at Knock Castle, in Ireland, and about whom two previous books have been written.
lovable
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From this reading ________________________________________________________________________ Here we have yet again the lovable Pixie, the youngest child of the O'Shaughnessy family, who had all been brought up at Knock Castle, in Ireland, and about whom two previous books have been written.
Love
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From this reading The Love Affairs of Pixie, by Mrs George de Horne Vaizey.
marry
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From this reading None of the family can quite get their minds round the fact that Pixie is now old enough to have affairs, and even to marry, especially as they are all aware how very plain she is.
minds
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From this reading None of the family can quite get their minds round the fact that Pixie is now old enough to have affairs, and even to marry, especially as they are all aware how very plain she is.
Mrs
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From this reading The Love Affairs of Pixie, by Mrs George de Horne Vaizey.
NonepronounUS /nʌn/
not one, and not any
From this reading None of the family can quite get their minds round the fact that Pixie is now old enough to have affairs, and even to marry, especially as they are all aware how very plain she is.
now
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From this reading None of the family can quite get their minds round the fact that Pixie is now old enough to have affairs, and even to marry, especially as they are all aware how very plain she is.
O'Shaughnessy
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From this reading ________________________________________________________________________ Here we have yet again the lovable Pixie, the youngest child of the O'Shaughnessy family, who had all been brought up at Knock Castle, in Ireland, and about whom two previous books have been written.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Love Affairs of Pixie, by Mrs George de Horne Vaizey.
old
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From this reading None of the family can quite get their minds round the fact that Pixie is now old enough to have affairs, and even to marry, especially as they are all aware how very plain she is.
other
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From this reading But Pixie has other ideas.
Pixie
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From this reading The Love Affairs of Pixie, by Mrs George de Horne Vaizey.
plain
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From this reading None of the family can quite get their minds round the fact that Pixie is now old enough to have affairs, and even to marry, especially as they are all aware how very plain she is.
previous
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From this reading ________________________________________________________________________ Here we have yet again the lovable Pixie, the youngest child of the O'Shaughnessy family, who had all been brought up at Knock Castle, in Ireland, and about whom two previous books have been written.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading None of the family can quite get their minds round the fact that Pixie is now old enough to have affairs, and even to marry, especially as they are all aware how very plain she is.
rich
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From this reading She becomes engaged to Stanor Vaughan, a very good-looking young rising businessman, whose very rich but disabled uncle is his guardian.
rising
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From this reading She becomes engaged to Stanor Vaughan, a very good-looking young rising businessman, whose very rich but disabled uncle is his guardian.
round
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From this reading None of the family can quite get their minds round the fact that Pixie is now old enough to have affairs, and even to marry, especially as they are all aware how very plain she is.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading None of the family can quite get their minds round the fact that Pixie is now old enough to have affairs, and even to marry, especially as they are all aware how very plain she is.
Stanor
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From this reading She becomes engaged to Stanor Vaughan, a very good-looking young rising businessman, whose very rich but disabled uncle is his guardian.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading None of the family can quite get their minds round the fact that Pixie is now old enough to have affairs, and even to marry, especially as they are all aware how very plain she is.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Love Affairs of Pixie, by Mrs George de Horne Vaizey.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading None of the family can quite get their minds round the fact that Pixie is now old enough to have affairs, and even to marry, especially as they are all aware how very plain she is.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading None of the family can quite get their minds round the fact that Pixie is now old enough to have affairs, and even to marry, especially as they are all aware how very plain she is.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading None of the family can quite get their minds round the fact that Pixie is now old enough to have affairs, and even to marry, especially as they are all aware how very plain she is.
two
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From this reading ________________________________________________________________________ Here we have yet again the lovable Pixie, the youngest child of the O'Shaughnessy family, who had all been brought up at Knock Castle, in Ireland, and about whom two previous books have been written.
uncle
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From this reading She becomes engaged to Stanor Vaughan, a very good-looking young rising businessman, whose very rich but disabled uncle is his guardian.
up
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From this reading ________________________________________________________________________ Here we have yet again the lovable Pixie, the youngest child of the O'Shaughnessy family, who had all been brought up at Knock Castle, in Ireland, and about whom two previous books have been written.
Vaizey
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From this reading The Love Affairs of Pixie, by Mrs George de Horne Vaizey.
Vaughan
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From this reading She becomes engaged to Stanor Vaughan, a very good-looking young rising businessman, whose very rich but disabled uncle is his guardian.
very
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From this reading None of the family can quite get their minds round the fact that Pixie is now old enough to have affairs, and even to marry, especially as they are all aware how very plain she is.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading ________________________________________________________________________ Here we have yet again the lovable Pixie, the youngest child of the O'Shaughnessy family, who had all been brought up at Knock Castle, in Ireland, and about whom two previous books have been written.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading ________________________________________________________________________ Here we have yet again the lovable Pixie, the youngest child of the O'Shaughnessy family, who had all been brought up at Knock Castle, in Ireland, and about whom two previous books have been written.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading ________________________________________________________________________ Here we have yet again the lovable Pixie, the youngest child of the O'Shaughnessy family, who had all been brought up at Knock Castle, in Ireland, and about whom two previous books have been written.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading She becomes engaged to Stanor Vaughan, a very good-looking young rising businessman, whose very rich but disabled uncle is his guardian.
written
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From this reading ________________________________________________________________________ Here we have yet again the lovable Pixie, the youngest child of the O'Shaughnessy family, who had all been brought up at Knock Castle, in Ireland, and about whom two previous books have been written.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading ________________________________________________________________________ Here we have yet again the lovable Pixie, the youngest child of the O'Shaughnessy family, who had all been brought up at Knock Castle, in Ireland, and about whom two previous books have been written.
young
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From this reading She becomes engaged to Stanor Vaughan, a very good-looking young rising businessman, whose very rich but disabled uncle is his guardian.
youngest
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From this reading ________________________________________________________________________ Here we have yet again the lovable Pixie, the youngest child of the O'Shaughnessy family, who had all been brought up at Knock Castle, in Ireland, and about whom two previous books have been written.
