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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 At the Castle (or Manor) there were always troops of servants for every imaginable thing; but at the rectory the servants were few, and the girls did a good many odds and ends of work themselves.
all
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From this reading For the Tristrams had just an income sufficient to cover their expenses, with nothing at all to put by.
always
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From this reading At the Castle (or Manor) there were always troops of servants for every imaginable thing; but at the rectory the servants were few, and the girls did a good many odds and ends of work themselves.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading For the Tristrams had just an income sufficient to cover their expenses, with nothing at all to put by.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading At the Castle (or Manor) there were always troops of servants for every imaginable thing; but at the rectory the servants were few, and the girls did a good many odds and ends of work themselves.
arranging
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From this reading Isabel took great pains arranging Maggie Rowland's bedroom.
arrived
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From this reading They were expected to dust and keep in perfect order their exceedingly pretty bedrooms, they were further required to make their own beds, and if a young visitor arrived, they were obliged to wait on her and see to her comfort.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At the Castle (or Manor) there were always troops of servants for every imaginable thing; but at the rectory the servants were few, and the girls did a good many odds and ends of work themselves.
bedroom
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From this reading Isabel took great pains arranging Maggie Rowland's bedroom.
bedrooms
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From this reading They were expected to dust and keep in perfect order their exceedingly pretty bedrooms, they were further required to make their own beds, and if a young visitor arrived, they were obliged to wait on her and see to her comfort.
beds
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From this reading They were expected to dust and keep in perfect order their exceedingly pretty bedrooms, they were further required to make their own beds, and if a young visitor arrived, they were obliged to wait on her and see to her comfort.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading At the Castle (or Manor) there were always troops of servants for every imaginable thing; but at the rectory the servants were few, and the girls did a good many odds and ends of work themselves.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading For the Tristrams had just an income sufficient to cover their expenses, with nothing at all to put by.
Castle
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From this reading At the Castle (or Manor) there were always troops of servants for every imaginable thing; but at the rectory the servants were few, and the girls did a good many odds and ends of work themselves.
comfort
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From this reading They were expected to dust and keep in perfect order their exceedingly pretty bedrooms, they were further required to make their own beds, and if a young visitor arrived, they were obliged to wait on her and see to her comfort.
cover
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From this reading For the Tristrams had just an income sufficient to cover their expenses, with nothing at all to put by.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading At the Castle (or Manor) there were always troops of servants for every imaginable thing; but at the rectory the servants were few, and the girls did a good many odds and ends of work themselves.
dust
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From this reading They were expected to dust and keep in perfect order their exceedingly pretty bedrooms, they were further required to make their own beds, and if a young visitor arrived, they were obliged to wait on her and see to her comfort.
ends
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From this reading At the Castle (or Manor) there were always troops of servants for every imaginable thing; but at the rectory the servants were few, and the girls did a good many odds and ends of work themselves.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading At the Castle (or Manor) there were always troops of servants for every imaginable thing; but at the rectory the servants were few, and the girls did a good many odds and ends of work themselves.
exceedingly
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From this reading They were expected to dust and keep in perfect order their exceedingly pretty bedrooms, they were further required to make their own beds, and if a young visitor arrived, they were obliged to wait on her and see to her comfort.
expected
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From this reading They were expected to dust and keep in perfect order their exceedingly pretty bedrooms, they were further required to make their own beds, and if a young visitor arrived, they were obliged to wait on her and see to her comfort.
expenses
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From this reading For the Tristrams had just an income sufficient to cover their expenses, with nothing at all to put by.
few
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From this reading At the Castle (or Manor) there were always troops of servants for every imaginable thing; but at the rectory the servants were few, and the girls did a good many odds and ends of work themselves.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading At the Castle (or Manor) there were always troops of servants for every imaginable thing; but at the rectory the servants were few, and the girls did a good many odds and ends of work themselves.
further
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From this reading They were expected to dust and keep in perfect order their exceedingly pretty bedrooms, they were further required to make their own beds, and if a young visitor arrived, they were obliged to wait on her and see to her comfort.
girls
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From this reading At the Castle (or Manor) there were always troops of servants for every imaginable thing; but at the rectory the servants were few, and the girls did a good many odds and ends of work themselves.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At the Castle (or Manor) there were always troops of servants for every imaginable thing; but at the rectory the servants were few, and the girls did a good many odds and ends of work themselves.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Isabel took great pains arranging Maggie Rowland's bedroom.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading For the Tristrams had just an income sufficient to cover their expenses, with nothing at all to put by.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading They were expected to dust and keep in perfect order their exceedingly pretty bedrooms, they were further required to make their own beds, and if a young visitor arrived, they were obliged to wait on her and see to her comfort.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading They were expected to dust and keep in perfect order their exceedingly pretty bedrooms, they were further required to make their own beds, and if a young visitor arrived, they were obliged to wait on her and see to her comfort.
imaginable
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From this reading At the Castle (or Manor) there were always troops of servants for every imaginable thing; but at the rectory the servants were few, and the girls did a good many odds and ends of work themselves.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading They were expected to dust and keep in perfect order their exceedingly pretty bedrooms, they were further required to make their own beds, and if a young visitor arrived, they were obliged to wait on her and see to her comfort.
income
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From this reading For the Tristrams had just an income sufficient to cover their expenses, with nothing at all to put by.
Isabel
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From this reading Isabel took great pains arranging Maggie Rowland's bedroom.
just
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From this reading For the Tristrams had just an income sufficient to cover their expenses, with nothing at all to put by.
keep
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From this reading They were expected to dust and keep in perfect order their exceedingly pretty bedrooms, they were further required to make their own beds, and if a young visitor arrived, they were obliged to wait on her and see to her comfort.
Maggie
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From this reading Isabel took great pains arranging Maggie Rowland's bedroom.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They were expected to dust and keep in perfect order their exceedingly pretty bedrooms, they were further required to make their own beds, and if a young visitor arrived, they were obliged to wait on her and see to her comfort.
Manor
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From this reading At the Castle (or Manor) there were always troops of servants for every imaginable thing; but at the rectory the servants were few, and the girls did a good many odds and ends of work themselves.
many
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From this reading At the Castle (or Manor) there were always troops of servants for every imaginable thing; but at the rectory the servants were few, and the girls did a good many odds and ends of work themselves.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading For the Tristrams had just an income sufficient to cover their expenses, with nothing at all to put by.
obliged
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From this reading They were expected to dust and keep in perfect order their exceedingly pretty bedrooms, they were further required to make their own beds, and if a young visitor arrived, they were obliged to wait on her and see to her comfort.
odds
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From this reading At the Castle (or Manor) there were always troops of servants for every imaginable thing; but at the rectory the servants were few, and the girls did a good many odds and ends of work themselves.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading At the Castle (or Manor) there were always troops of servants for every imaginable thing; but at the rectory the servants were few, and the girls did a good many odds and ends of work themselves.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading They were expected to dust and keep in perfect order their exceedingly pretty bedrooms, they were further required to make their own beds, and if a young visitor arrived, they were obliged to wait on her and see to her comfort.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading At the Castle (or Manor) there were always troops of servants for every imaginable thing; but at the rectory the servants were few, and the girls did a good many odds and ends of work themselves.
ordernounUS /order/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They were expected to dust and keep in perfect order their exceedingly pretty bedrooms, they were further required to make their own beds, and if a young visitor arrived, they were obliged to wait on her and see to her comfort.
own
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From this reading They were expected to dust and keep in perfect order their exceedingly pretty bedrooms, they were further required to make their own beds, and if a young visitor arrived, they were obliged to wait on her and see to her comfort.
pains
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From this reading Isabel took great pains arranging Maggie Rowland's bedroom.
perfect
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From this reading They were expected to dust and keep in perfect order their exceedingly pretty bedrooms, they were further required to make their own beds, and if a young visitor arrived, they were obliged to wait on her and see to her comfort.
pretty
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From this reading They were expected to dust and keep in perfect order their exceedingly pretty bedrooms, they were further required to make their own beds, and if a young visitor arrived, they were obliged to wait on her and see to her comfort.
put
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From this reading For the Tristrams had just an income sufficient to cover their expenses, with nothing at all to put by.
rectory
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From this reading At the Castle (or Manor) there were always troops of servants for every imaginable thing; but at the rectory the servants were few, and the girls did a good many odds and ends of work themselves.
requirednounUS /required/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They were expected to dust and keep in perfect order their exceedingly pretty bedrooms, they were further required to make their own beds, and if a young visitor arrived, they were obliged to wait on her and see to her comfort.
Rowland's
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From this reading Isabel took great pains arranging Maggie Rowland's bedroom.
see
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From this reading They were expected to dust and keep in perfect order their exceedingly pretty bedrooms, they were further required to make their own beds, and if a young visitor arrived, they were obliged to wait on her and see to her comfort.
servants
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From this reading At the Castle (or Manor) there were always troops of servants for every imaginable thing; but at the rectory the servants were few, and the girls did a good many odds and ends of work themselves.
SPOT-EAR
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From this reading SPOT-EAR.
sufficient
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From this reading For the Tristrams had just an income sufficient to cover their expenses, with nothing at all to put by.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading At the Castle (or Manor) there were always troops of servants for every imaginable thing; but at the rectory the servants were few, and the girls did a good many odds and ends of work themselves.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading They were expected to dust and keep in perfect order their exceedingly pretty bedrooms, they were further required to make their own beds, and if a young visitor arrived, they were obliged to wait on her and see to her comfort.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading At the Castle (or Manor) there were always troops of servants for every imaginable thing; but at the rectory the servants were few, and the girls did a good many odds and ends of work themselves.
there
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From this reading At the Castle (or Manor) there were always troops of servants for every imaginable thing; but at the rectory the servants were few, and the girls did a good many odds and ends of work themselves.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They were expected to dust and keep in perfect order their exceedingly pretty bedrooms, they were further required to make their own beds, and if a young visitor arrived, they were obliged to wait on her and see to her comfort.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At the Castle (or Manor) there were always troops of servants for every imaginable thing; but at the rectory the servants were few, and the girls did a good many odds and ends of work themselves.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They were expected to dust and keep in perfect order their exceedingly pretty bedrooms, they were further required to make their own beds, and if a young visitor arrived, they were obliged to wait on her and see to her comfort.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Isabel took great pains arranging Maggie Rowland's bedroom.
Tristrams
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From this reading For the Tristrams had just an income sufficient to cover their expenses, with nothing at all to put by.
troops
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From this reading At the Castle (or Manor) there were always troops of servants for every imaginable thing; but at the rectory the servants were few, and the girls did a good many odds and ends of work themselves.
visitor
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From this reading They were expected to dust and keep in perfect order their exceedingly pretty bedrooms, they were further required to make their own beds, and if a young visitor arrived, they were obliged to wait on her and see to her comfort.
wait
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From this reading They were expected to dust and keep in perfect order their exceedingly pretty bedrooms, they were further required to make their own beds, and if a young visitor arrived, they were obliged to wait on her and see to her comfort.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading At the Castle (or Manor) there were always troops of servants for every imaginable thing; but at the rectory the servants were few, and the girls did a good many odds and ends of work themselves.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading For the Tristrams had just an income sufficient to cover their expenses, with nothing at all to put by.
work
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From this reading At the Castle (or Manor) there were always troops of servants for every imaginable thing; but at the rectory the servants were few, and the girls did a good many odds and ends of work themselves.
young
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From this reading They were expected to dust and keep in perfect order their exceedingly pretty bedrooms, they were further required to make their own beds, and if a young visitor arrived, they were obliged to wait on her and see to her comfort.
