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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 Before dinner I showed her my husband's pictures; and she was especially pleased with that which hung in the little room off the study, which I called my boudoir,--a very ugly word, by the way, which I am trying to give up,--with a curtain before it.
allow
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From this reading She said it was no wonder it had not been sold, notwithstanding its excellence and force; and asked if I would allow her to bring Lady Bernard to see it.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading Before dinner I showed her my husband's pictures; and she was especially pleased with that which hung in the little room off the study, which I called my boudoir,--a very ugly word, by the way, which I am trying to give up,--with a curtain before it.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When she came we had no other guest, and so had plenty of talk with her.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading My father has described it in "The Seaboard Parish:" a pauper lies dead, and they are bringing in his coffin.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She said it was no wonder it had not been sold, notwithstanding its excellence and force; and asked if I would allow her to bring Lady Bernard to see it.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading She said it was no wonder it had not been sold, notwithstanding its excellence and force; and asked if I would allow her to bring Lady Bernard to see it.
BeforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Before dinner I showed her my husband's pictures; and she was especially pleased with that which hung in the little room off the study, which I called my boudoir,--a very ugly word, by the way, which I am trying to give up,--with a curtain before it.
BERNARD
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From this reading LADY BERNARD.
boudoir
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From this reading Before dinner I showed her my husband's pictures; and she was especially pleased with that which hung in the little room off the study, which I called my boudoir,--a very ugly word, by the way, which I am trying to give up,--with a curtain before it.
bring
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From this reading She said it was no wonder it had not been sold, notwithstanding its excellence and force; and asked if I would allow her to bring Lady Bernard to see it.
bringing
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From this reading My father has described it in "The Seaboard Parish:" a pauper lies dead, and they are bringing in his coffin.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Before dinner I showed her my husband's pictures; and she was especially pleased with that which hung in the little room off the study, which I called my boudoir,--a very ugly word, by the way, which I am trying to give up,--with a curtain before it.
called
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From this reading Before dinner I showed her my husband's pictures; and she was especially pleased with that which hung in the little room off the study, which I called my boudoir,--a very ugly word, by the way, which I am trying to give up,--with a curtain before it.
came
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From this reading When she came we had no other guest, and so had plenty of talk with her.
coffin
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From this reading My father has described it in "The Seaboard Parish:" a pauper lies dead, and they are bringing in his coffin.
curtain
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From this reading Before dinner I showed her my husband's pictures; and she was especially pleased with that which hung in the little room off the study, which I called my boudoir,--a very ugly word, by the way, which I am trying to give up,--with a curtain before it.
deadnounUS /dead/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading My father has described it in "The Seaboard Parish:" a pauper lies dead, and they are bringing in his coffin.
described
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From this reading My father has described it in "The Seaboard Parish:" a pauper lies dead, and they are bringing in his coffin.
dinner
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From this reading Before dinner I showed her my husband's pictures; and she was especially pleased with that which hung in the little room off the study, which I called my boudoir,--a very ugly word, by the way, which I am trying to give up,--with a curtain before it.
especially
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From this reading Before dinner I showed her my husband's pictures; and she was especially pleased with that which hung in the little room off the study, which I called my boudoir,--a very ugly word, by the way, which I am trying to give up,--with a curtain before it.
excellence
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From this reading She said it was no wonder it had not been sold, notwithstanding its excellence and force; and asked if I would allow her to bring Lady Bernard to see it.
father
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From this reading My father has described it in "The Seaboard Parish:" a pauper lies dead, and they are bringing in his coffin.
force
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From this reading She said it was no wonder it had not been sold, notwithstanding its excellence and force; and asked if I would allow her to bring Lady Bernard to see it.
give
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From this reading Before dinner I showed her my husband's pictures; and she was especially pleased with that which hung in the little room off the study, which I called my boudoir,--a very ugly word, by the way, which I am trying to give up,--with a curtain before it.
guest
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From this reading When she came we had no other guest, and so had plenty of talk with her.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading When she came we had no other guest, and so had plenty of talk with her.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading My father has described it in "The Seaboard Parish:" a pauper lies dead, and they are bringing in his coffin.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading When she came we had no other guest, and so had plenty of talk with her.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading My father has described it in "The Seaboard Parish:" a pauper lies dead, and they are bringing in his coffin.
hung
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From this reading Before dinner I showed her my husband's pictures; and she was especially pleased with that which hung in the little room off the study, which I called my boudoir,--a very ugly word, by the way, which I am trying to give up,--with a curtain before it.
husband's
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From this reading Before dinner I showed her my husband's pictures; and she was especially pleased with that which hung in the little room off the study, which I called my boudoir,--a very ugly word, by the way, which I am trying to give up,--with a curtain before it.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Before dinner I showed her my husband's pictures; and she was especially pleased with that which hung in the little room off the study, which I called my boudoir,--a very ugly word, by the way, which I am trying to give up,--with a curtain before it.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading She said it was no wonder it had not been sold, notwithstanding its excellence and force; and asked if I would allow her to bring Lady Bernard to see it.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Before dinner I showed her my husband's pictures; and she was especially pleased with that which hung in the little room off the study, which I called my boudoir,--a very ugly word, by the way, which I am trying to give up,--with a curtain before it.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Before dinner I showed her my husband's pictures; and she was especially pleased with that which hung in the little room off the study, which I called my boudoir,--a very ugly word, by the way, which I am trying to give up,--with a curtain before it.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading She said it was no wonder it had not been sold, notwithstanding its excellence and force; and asked if I would allow her to bring Lady Bernard to see it.
LADY
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From this reading LADY BERNARD.
lies
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From this reading My father has described it in "The Seaboard Parish:" a pauper lies dead, and they are bringing in his coffin.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Before dinner I showed her my husband's pictures; and she was especially pleased with that which hung in the little room off the study, which I called my boudoir,--a very ugly word, by the way, which I am trying to give up,--with a curtain before it.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Before dinner I showed her my husband's pictures; and she was especially pleased with that which hung in the little room off the study, which I called my boudoir,--a very ugly word, by the way, which I am trying to give up,--with a curtain before it.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading When she came we had no other guest, and so had plenty of talk with her.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She said it was no wonder it had not been sold, notwithstanding its excellence and force; and asked if I would allow her to bring Lady Bernard to see it.
notwithstanding
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From this reading She said it was no wonder it had not been sold, notwithstanding its excellence and force; and asked if I would allow her to bring Lady Bernard to see it.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading When she came we had no other guest, and so had plenty of talk with her.
off
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From this reading Before dinner I showed her my husband's pictures; and she was especially pleased with that which hung in the little room off the study, which I called my boudoir,--a very ugly word, by the way, which I am trying to give up,--with a curtain before it.
other
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From this reading When she came we had no other guest, and so had plenty of talk with her.
Parish
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From this reading My father has described it in "The Seaboard Parish:" a pauper lies dead, and they are bringing in his coffin.
pauper
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From this reading My father has described it in "The Seaboard Parish:" a pauper lies dead, and they are bringing in his coffin.
pictures
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From this reading Before dinner I showed her my husband's pictures; and she was especially pleased with that which hung in the little room off the study, which I called my boudoir,--a very ugly word, by the way, which I am trying to give up,--with a curtain before it.
pleasednounUS /ˈpleased/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Before dinner I showed her my husband's pictures; and she was especially pleased with that which hung in the little room off the study, which I called my boudoir,--a very ugly word, by the way, which I am trying to give up,--with a curtain before it.
plenty
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From this reading When she came we had no other guest, and so had plenty of talk with her.
room
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From this reading Before dinner I showed her my husband's pictures; and she was especially pleased with that which hung in the little room off the study, which I called my boudoir,--a very ugly word, by the way, which I am trying to give up,--with a curtain before it.
said
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From this reading She said it was no wonder it had not been sold, notwithstanding its excellence and force; and asked if I would allow her to bring Lady Bernard to see it.
Seaboard
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From this reading My father has described it in "The Seaboard Parish:" a pauper lies dead, and they are bringing in his coffin.
see
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From this reading She said it was no wonder it had not been sold, notwithstanding its excellence and force; and asked if I would allow her to bring Lady Bernard to see it.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When she came we had no other guest, and so had plenty of talk with her.
showed
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From this reading Before dinner I showed her my husband's pictures; and she was especially pleased with that which hung in the little room off the study, which I called my boudoir,--a very ugly word, by the way, which I am trying to give up,--with a curtain before it.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading When she came we had no other guest, and so had plenty of talk with her.
sold
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From this reading She said it was no wonder it had not been sold, notwithstanding its excellence and force; and asked if I would allow her to bring Lady Bernard to see it.
study
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From this reading Before dinner I showed her my husband's pictures; and she was especially pleased with that which hung in the little room off the study, which I called my boudoir,--a very ugly word, by the way, which I am trying to give up,--with a curtain before it.
talk
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From this reading When she came we had no other guest, and so had plenty of talk with her.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Before dinner I showed her my husband's pictures; and she was especially pleased with that which hung in the little room off the study, which I called my boudoir,--a very ugly word, by the way, which I am trying to give up,--with a curtain before it.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Before dinner I showed her my husband's pictures; and she was especially pleased with that which hung in the little room off the study, which I called my boudoir,--a very ugly word, by the way, which I am trying to give up,--with a curtain before it.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading My father has described it in "The Seaboard Parish:" a pauper lies dead, and they are bringing in his coffin.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Before dinner I showed her my husband's pictures; and she was especially pleased with that which hung in the little room off the study, which I called my boudoir,--a very ugly word, by the way, which I am trying to give up,--with a curtain before it.
trying
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From this reading Before dinner I showed her my husband's pictures; and she was especially pleased with that which hung in the little room off the study, which I called my boudoir,--a very ugly word, by the way, which I am trying to give up,--with a curtain before it.
ugly
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From this reading Before dinner I showed her my husband's pictures; and she was especially pleased with that which hung in the little room off the study, which I called my boudoir,--a very ugly word, by the way, which I am trying to give up,--with a curtain before it.
up
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From this reading Before dinner I showed her my husband's pictures; and she was especially pleased with that which hung in the little room off the study, which I called my boudoir,--a very ugly word, by the way, which I am trying to give up,--with a curtain before it.
very
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From this reading Before dinner I showed her my husband's pictures; and she was especially pleased with that which hung in the little room off the study, which I called my boudoir,--a very ugly word, by the way, which I am trying to give up,--with a curtain before it.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Before dinner I showed her my husband's pictures; and she was especially pleased with that which hung in the little room off the study, which I called my boudoir,--a very ugly word, by the way, which I am trying to give up,--with a curtain before it.
way
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From this reading Before dinner I showed her my husband's pictures; and she was especially pleased with that which hung in the little room off the study, which I called my boudoir,--a very ugly word, by the way, which I am trying to give up,--with a curtain before it.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading When she came we had no other guest, and so had plenty of talk with her.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When she came we had no other guest, and so had plenty of talk with her.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Before dinner I showed her my husband's pictures; and she was especially pleased with that which hung in the little room off the study, which I called my boudoir,--a very ugly word, by the way, which I am trying to give up,--with a curtain before it.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading When she came we had no other guest, and so had plenty of talk with her.
wonder
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From this reading She said it was no wonder it had not been sold, notwithstanding its excellence and force; and asked if I would allow her to bring Lady Bernard to see it.
word
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From this reading Before dinner I showed her my husband's pictures; and she was especially pleased with that which hung in the little room off the study, which I called my boudoir,--a very ugly word, by the way, which I am trying to give up,--with a curtain before it.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading She said it was no wonder it had not been sold, notwithstanding its excellence and force; and asked if I would allow her to bring Lady Bernard to see it.
