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37
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From this reading No. 37, Beaconsfield Gardens, South Kensington, was no exception to the rule.
AdeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A few childless married couples lived there, and a sprinkling of unmarried men who were either old or extremely young.
all
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From this reading Boarding-houses all the world over have certain features in common.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Its inmates were chiefly women, the widows and daughters of professional men.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading These are the result of haphazard association between people without common interests.
association
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From this reading These are the result of haphazard association between people without common interests.
Beaconsfield
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From this reading No. 37, Beaconsfield Gardens, South Kensington, was no exception to the rule.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading These are the result of haphazard association between people without common interests.
Boarding-houses
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From this reading Boarding-houses all the world over have certain features in common.
certain
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From this reading Boarding-houses all the world over have certain features in common.
chiefly
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From this reading Its inmates were chiefly women, the widows and daughters of professional men.
childless
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From this reading A few childless married couples lived there, and a sprinkling of unmarried men who were either old or extremely young.
common
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From this reading Boarding-houses all the world over have certain features in common.
couples
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From this reading A few childless married couples lived there, and a sprinkling of unmarried men who were either old or extremely young.
daughters
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From this reading Its inmates were chiefly women, the widows and daughters of professional men.
eitherdeterminerUS /ˈiːðər/
one or the other of two
From this reading A few childless married couples lived there, and a sprinkling of unmarried men who were either old or extremely young.
exception
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From this reading No. 37, Beaconsfield Gardens, South Kensington, was no exception to the rule.
extremely
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From this reading A few childless married couples lived there, and a sprinkling of unmarried men who were either old or extremely young.
features
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From this reading Boarding-houses all the world over have certain features in common.
few
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From this reading A few childless married couples lived there, and a sprinkling of unmarried men who were either old or extremely young.
Gardens
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From this reading No. 37, Beaconsfield Gardens, South Kensington, was no exception to the rule.
haphazard
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From this reading These are the result of haphazard association between people without common interests.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Boarding-houses all the world over have certain features in common.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Boarding-houses all the world over have certain features in common.
inmates
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From this reading Its inmates were chiefly women, the widows and daughters of professional men.
interests
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From this reading These are the result of haphazard association between people without common interests.
ItsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Its inmates were chiefly women, the widows and daughters of professional men.
Kensington
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From this reading No. 37, Beaconsfield Gardens, South Kensington, was no exception to the rule.
lived
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From this reading A few childless married couples lived there, and a sprinkling of unmarried men who were either old or extremely young.
married
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From this reading A few childless married couples lived there, and a sprinkling of unmarried men who were either old or extremely young.
men
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From this reading Its inmates were chiefly women, the widows and daughters of professional men.
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading No. 37, Beaconsfield Gardens, South Kensington, was no exception to the rule.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading These are the result of haphazard association between people without common interests.
old
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From this reading A few childless married couples lived there, and a sprinkling of unmarried men who were either old or extremely young.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading A few childless married couples lived there, and a sprinkling of unmarried men who were either old or extremely young.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Boarding-houses all the world over have certain features in common.
people
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From this reading These are the result of haphazard association between people without common interests.
professional
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From this reading Its inmates were chiefly women, the widows and daughters of professional men.
result
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From this reading These are the result of haphazard association between people without common interests.
rule
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From this reading No. 37, Beaconsfield Gardens, South Kensington, was no exception to the rule.
South
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From this reading No. 37, Beaconsfield Gardens, South Kensington, was no exception to the rule.
sprinkling
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From this reading A few childless married couples lived there, and a sprinkling of unmarried men who were either old or extremely young.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Boarding-houses all the world over have certain features in common.
there
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From this reading A few childless married couples lived there, and a sprinkling of unmarried men who were either old or extremely young.
ThesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading These are the result of haphazard association between people without common interests.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading No. 37, Beaconsfield Gardens, South Kensington, was no exception to the rule.
unmarried
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From this reading A few childless married couples lived there, and a sprinkling of unmarried men who were either old or extremely young.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading No. 37, Beaconsfield Gardens, South Kensington, was no exception to the rule.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Its inmates were chiefly women, the widows and daughters of professional men.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading A few childless married couples lived there, and a sprinkling of unmarried men who were either old or extremely young.
widows
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From this reading Its inmates were chiefly women, the widows and daughters of professional men.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading These are the result of haphazard association between people without common interests.
women
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From this reading Its inmates were chiefly women, the widows and daughters of professional men.
world
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From this reading Boarding-houses all the world over have certain features in common.
young
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From this reading A few childless married couples lived there, and a sprinkling of unmarried men who were either old or extremely young.
