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aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading Susannah, long ignorant of anything but deal and rag carpets, knew hardly more than Smith how to criticise, and her taste was only above his in the fact that she did not admire.
admire
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From this reading Susannah, long ignorant of anything but deal and rag carpets, knew hardly more than Smith how to criticise, and her taste was only above his in the fact that she did not admire.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The parlour which Joseph Smith had provided for Susannah was large and high.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading Susannah, long ignorant of anything but deal and rag carpets, knew hardly more than Smith how to criticise, and her taste was only above his in the fact that she did not admire.
borders
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From this reading On its Brussels carpet immense vases of flowers and peacock's feathers sprawled; stiff and gaudy furniture was ranged round the painted walls; stiff window curtains fell from stiff borders of tasteless upholstery.
braced
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From this reading Susannah no sooner saw him than she knew that he had come braced to try the conclusion with her.
Brussels
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From this reading On its Brussels carpet immense vases of flowers and peacock's feathers sprawled; stiff and gaudy furniture was ranged round the painted walls; stiff window curtains fell from stiff borders of tasteless upholstery.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Susannah, long ignorant of anything but deal and rag carpets, knew hardly more than Smith how to criticise, and her taste was only above his in the fact that she did not admire.
came
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From this reading Smith came to reason with the rebellious woman.
carpet
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From this reading On its Brussels carpet immense vases of flowers and peacock's feathers sprawled; stiff and gaudy furniture was ranged round the painted walls; stiff window curtains fell from stiff borders of tasteless upholstery.
carpets
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From this reading Susannah, long ignorant of anything but deal and rag carpets, knew hardly more than Smith how to criticise, and her taste was only above his in the fact that she did not admire.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Susannah no sooner saw him than she knew that he had come braced to try the conclusion with her.
conclusion
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From this reading Susannah no sooner saw him than she knew that he had come braced to try the conclusion with her.
criticise
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From this reading Susannah, long ignorant of anything but deal and rag carpets, knew hardly more than Smith how to criticise, and her taste was only above his in the fact that she did not admire.
curtains
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From this reading On its Brussels carpet immense vases of flowers and peacock's feathers sprawled; stiff and gaudy furniture was ranged round the painted walls; stiff window curtains fell from stiff borders of tasteless upholstery.
deal
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From this reading Susannah, long ignorant of anything but deal and rag carpets, knew hardly more than Smith how to criticise, and her taste was only above his in the fact that she did not admire.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Susannah, long ignorant of anything but deal and rag carpets, knew hardly more than Smith how to criticise, and her taste was only above his in the fact that she did not admire.
fact
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From this reading Susannah, long ignorant of anything but deal and rag carpets, knew hardly more than Smith how to criticise, and her taste was only above his in the fact that she did not admire.
feathers
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From this reading On its Brussels carpet immense vases of flowers and peacock's feathers sprawled; stiff and gaudy furniture was ranged round the painted walls; stiff window curtains fell from stiff borders of tasteless upholstery.
fell
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From this reading On its Brussels carpet immense vases of flowers and peacock's feathers sprawled; stiff and gaudy furniture was ranged round the painted walls; stiff window curtains fell from stiff borders of tasteless upholstery.
flowers
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From this reading On its Brussels carpet immense vases of flowers and peacock's feathers sprawled; stiff and gaudy furniture was ranged round the painted walls; stiff window curtains fell from stiff borders of tasteless upholstery.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The parlour which Joseph Smith had provided for Susannah was large and high.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading On its Brussels carpet immense vases of flowers and peacock's feathers sprawled; stiff and gaudy furniture was ranged round the painted walls; stiff window curtains fell from stiff borders of tasteless upholstery.
furniture
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From this reading On its Brussels carpet immense vases of flowers and peacock's feathers sprawled; stiff and gaudy furniture was ranged round the painted walls; stiff window curtains fell from stiff borders of tasteless upholstery.
gaudy
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From this reading On its Brussels carpet immense vases of flowers and peacock's feathers sprawled; stiff and gaudy furniture was ranged round the painted walls; stiff window curtains fell from stiff borders of tasteless upholstery.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The parlour which Joseph Smith had provided for Susannah was large and high.
hardly
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From this reading Susannah, long ignorant of anything but deal and rag carpets, knew hardly more than Smith how to criticise, and her taste was only above his in the fact that she did not admire.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Susannah no sooner saw him than she knew that he had come braced to try the conclusion with her.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Susannah, long ignorant of anything but deal and rag carpets, knew hardly more than Smith how to criticise, and her taste was only above his in the fact that she did not admire.
high
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From this reading The parlour which Joseph Smith had provided for Susannah was large and high.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Susannah no sooner saw him than she knew that he had come braced to try the conclusion with her.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Susannah, long ignorant of anything but deal and rag carpets, knew hardly more than Smith how to criticise, and her taste was only above his in the fact that she did not admire.
how
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From this reading Susannah, long ignorant of anything but deal and rag carpets, knew hardly more than Smith how to criticise, and her taste was only above his in the fact that she did not admire.
ignorantnounUS /ˈignorant/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Susannah, long ignorant of anything but deal and rag carpets, knew hardly more than Smith how to criticise, and her taste was only above his in the fact that she did not admire.
immense
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From this reading On its Brussels carpet immense vases of flowers and peacock's feathers sprawled; stiff and gaudy furniture was ranged round the painted walls; stiff window curtains fell from stiff borders of tasteless upholstery.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Susannah, long ignorant of anything but deal and rag carpets, knew hardly more than Smith how to criticise, and her taste was only above his in the fact that she did not admire.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading On its Brussels carpet immense vases of flowers and peacock's feathers sprawled; stiff and gaudy furniture was ranged round the painted walls; stiff window curtains fell from stiff borders of tasteless upholstery.
Joseph
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From this reading The parlour which Joseph Smith had provided for Susannah was large and high.
knew
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From this reading Susannah, long ignorant of anything but deal and rag carpets, knew hardly more than Smith how to criticise, and her taste was only above his in the fact that she did not admire.
large
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From this reading The parlour which Joseph Smith had provided for Susannah was large and high.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Susannah, long ignorant of anything but deal and rag carpets, knew hardly more than Smith how to criticise, and her taste was only above his in the fact that she did not admire.
more
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From this reading Susannah, long ignorant of anything but deal and rag carpets, knew hardly more than Smith how to criticise, and her taste was only above his in the fact that she did not admire.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Susannah no sooner saw him than she knew that he had come braced to try the conclusion with her.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Susannah, long ignorant of anything but deal and rag carpets, knew hardly more than Smith how to criticise, and her taste was only above his in the fact that she did not admire.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading On its Brussels carpet immense vases of flowers and peacock's feathers sprawled; stiff and gaudy furniture was ranged round the painted walls; stiff window curtains fell from stiff borders of tasteless upholstery.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On its Brussels carpet immense vases of flowers and peacock's feathers sprawled; stiff and gaudy furniture was ranged round the painted walls; stiff window curtains fell from stiff borders of tasteless upholstery.
only
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From this reading Susannah, long ignorant of anything but deal and rag carpets, knew hardly more than Smith how to criticise, and her taste was only above his in the fact that she did not admire.
painted
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From this reading On its Brussels carpet immense vases of flowers and peacock's feathers sprawled; stiff and gaudy furniture was ranged round the painted walls; stiff window curtains fell from stiff borders of tasteless upholstery.
parlour
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From this reading The parlour which Joseph Smith had provided for Susannah was large and high.
peacock's
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From this reading On its Brussels carpet immense vases of flowers and peacock's feathers sprawled; stiff and gaudy furniture was ranged round the painted walls; stiff window curtains fell from stiff borders of tasteless upholstery.
provided
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From this reading The parlour which Joseph Smith had provided for Susannah was large and high.
rag
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From this reading Susannah, long ignorant of anything but deal and rag carpets, knew hardly more than Smith how to criticise, and her taste was only above his in the fact that she did not admire.
ranged
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From this reading On its Brussels carpet immense vases of flowers and peacock's feathers sprawled; stiff and gaudy furniture was ranged round the painted walls; stiff window curtains fell from stiff borders of tasteless upholstery.
reason
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From this reading Smith came to reason with the rebellious woman.
rebellious
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From this reading Smith came to reason with the rebellious woman.
round
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From this reading On its Brussels carpet immense vases of flowers and peacock's feathers sprawled; stiff and gaudy furniture was ranged round the painted walls; stiff window curtains fell from stiff borders of tasteless upholstery.
saw
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From this reading Susannah no sooner saw him than she knew that he had come braced to try the conclusion with her.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Susannah, long ignorant of anything but deal and rag carpets, knew hardly more than Smith how to criticise, and her taste was only above his in the fact that she did not admire.
Smith
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From this reading The parlour which Joseph Smith had provided for Susannah was large and high.
sooner
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From this reading Susannah no sooner saw him than she knew that he had come braced to try the conclusion with her.
sprawled
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From this reading On its Brussels carpet immense vases of flowers and peacock's feathers sprawled; stiff and gaudy furniture was ranged round the painted walls; stiff window curtains fell from stiff borders of tasteless upholstery.
stiff
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From this reading On its Brussels carpet immense vases of flowers and peacock's feathers sprawled; stiff and gaudy furniture was ranged round the painted walls; stiff window curtains fell from stiff borders of tasteless upholstery.
Susannah
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From this reading The parlour which Joseph Smith had provided for Susannah was large and high.
tasteverbUS /teɪst/
To perceive flavor through the mouth.
From this reading Susannah, long ignorant of anything but deal and rag carpets, knew hardly more than Smith how to criticise, and her taste was only above his in the fact that she did not admire.
tasteless
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From this reading On its Brussels carpet immense vases of flowers and peacock's feathers sprawled; stiff and gaudy furniture was ranged round the painted walls; stiff window curtains fell from stiff borders of tasteless upholstery.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Susannah, long ignorant of anything but deal and rag carpets, knew hardly more than Smith how to criticise, and her taste was only above his in the fact that she did not admire.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Susannah, long ignorant of anything but deal and rag carpets, knew hardly more than Smith how to criticise, and her taste was only above his in the fact that she did not admire.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The parlour which Joseph Smith had provided for Susannah was large and high.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Susannah, long ignorant of anything but deal and rag carpets, knew hardly more than Smith how to criticise, and her taste was only above his in the fact that she did not admire.
try
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From this reading Susannah no sooner saw him than she knew that he had come braced to try the conclusion with her.
upholstery
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From this reading On its Brussels carpet immense vases of flowers and peacock's feathers sprawled; stiff and gaudy furniture was ranged round the painted walls; stiff window curtains fell from stiff borders of tasteless upholstery.
vases
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From this reading On its Brussels carpet immense vases of flowers and peacock's feathers sprawled; stiff and gaudy furniture was ranged round the painted walls; stiff window curtains fell from stiff borders of tasteless upholstery.
walls
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From this reading On its Brussels carpet immense vases of flowers and peacock's feathers sprawled; stiff and gaudy furniture was ranged round the painted walls; stiff window curtains fell from stiff borders of tasteless upholstery.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The parlour which Joseph Smith had provided for Susannah was large and high.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The parlour which Joseph Smith had provided for Susannah was large and high.
window
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From this reading On its Brussels carpet immense vases of flowers and peacock's feathers sprawled; stiff and gaudy furniture was ranged round the painted walls; stiff window curtains fell from stiff borders of tasteless upholstery.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Smith came to reason with the rebellious woman.
woman
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From this reading Smith came to reason with the rebellious woman.
