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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 Stephen’s book, which made its appearance that May, met with a very sensational success in England and in the United States, an even more marked success than _The Furrow_.
all
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From this reading Valérie, Brockett, indeed all her friends were whole-hearted in their congratulations; and David’s tail kept up a great wagging.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Stephen’s book, which made its appearance that May, met with a very sensational success in England and in the United States, an even more marked success than _The Furrow_.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Stephen’s book, which made its appearance that May, met with a very sensational success in England and in the United States, an even more marked success than _The Furrow_.
appearance
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From this reading Stephen’s book, which made its appearance that May, met with a very sensational success in England and in the United States, an even more marked success than _The Furrow_.
atmosphere
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From this reading He knew well that something pleasant had happened: the whole atmosphere of the house was enough to inform a sagacious person like David.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Its sales were unexpectedly large considering its outstanding literary merit; the critics of two countries were loud in their praises, and old photographs of Stephen could be seen in the papers, together with very flattering captions.
book
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From this reading Stephen’s book, which made its appearance that May, met with a very sensational success in England and in the United States, an even more marked success than _The Furrow_.
Brockett
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From this reading Valérie, Brockett, indeed all her friends were whole-hearted in their congratulations; and David’s tail kept up a great wagging.
captions
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From this reading Its sales were unexpectedly large considering its outstanding literary merit; the critics of two countries were loud in their praises, and old photographs of Stephen could be seen in the papers, together with very flattering captions.
congratulations
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From this reading Valérie, Brockett, indeed all her friends were whole-hearted in their congratulations; and David’s tail kept up a great wagging.
considering
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From this reading Its sales were unexpectedly large considering its outstanding literary merit; the critics of two countries were loud in their praises, and old photographs of Stephen could be seen in the papers, together with very flattering captions.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Its sales were unexpectedly large considering its outstanding literary merit; the critics of two countries were loud in their praises, and old photographs of Stephen could be seen in the papers, together with very flattering captions.
countries
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From this reading Its sales were unexpectedly large considering its outstanding literary merit; the critics of two countries were loud in their praises, and old photographs of Stephen could be seen in the papers, together with very flattering captions.
critics
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From this reading Its sales were unexpectedly large considering its outstanding literary merit; the critics of two countries were loud in their praises, and old photographs of Stephen could be seen in the papers, together with very flattering captions.
David
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From this reading He knew well that something pleasant had happened: the whole atmosphere of the house was enough to inform a sagacious person like David.
David's
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From this reading Valérie, Brockett, indeed all her friends were whole-hearted in their congratulations; and David’s tail kept up a great wagging.
England
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From this reading Stephen’s book, which made its appearance that May, met with a very sensational success in England and in the United States, an even more marked success than _The Furrow_.
enough
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From this reading He knew well that something pleasant had happened: the whole atmosphere of the house was enough to inform a sagacious person like David.
even
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From this reading Stephen’s book, which made its appearance that May, met with a very sensational success in England and in the United States, an even more marked success than _The Furrow_.
famous
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From this reading In a word, she woke up in Paris one morning to find herself, for the moment, quite famous.
find
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From this reading In a word, she woke up in Paris one morning to find herself, for the moment, quite famous.
flattering
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From this reading Its sales were unexpectedly large considering its outstanding literary merit; the critics of two countries were loud in their praises, and old photographs of Stephen could be seen in the papers, together with very flattering captions.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading In a word, she woke up in Paris one morning to find herself, for the moment, quite famous.
friends
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From this reading Valérie, Brockett, indeed all her friends were whole-hearted in their congratulations; and David’s tail kept up a great wagging.
Furrow
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From this reading Stephen’s book, which made its appearance that May, met with a very sensational success in England and in the United States, an even more marked success than _The Furrow_.
great
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From this reading Valérie, Brockett, indeed all her friends were whole-hearted in their congratulations; and David’s tail kept up a great wagging.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He knew well that something pleasant had happened: the whole atmosphere of the house was enough to inform a sagacious person like David.
happened
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From this reading He knew well that something pleasant had happened: the whole atmosphere of the house was enough to inform a sagacious person like David.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He knew well that something pleasant had happened: the whole atmosphere of the house was enough to inform a sagacious person like David.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Valérie, Brockett, indeed all her friends were whole-hearted in their congratulations; and David’s tail kept up a great wagging.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading In a word, she woke up in Paris one morning to find herself, for the moment, quite famous.
house
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From this reading He knew well that something pleasant had happened: the whole atmosphere of the house was enough to inform a sagacious person like David.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Stephen’s book, which made its appearance that May, met with a very sensational success in England and in the United States, an even more marked success than _The Furrow_.
indeed
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From this reading Valérie, Brockett, indeed all her friends were whole-hearted in their congratulations; and David’s tail kept up a great wagging.
inform
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From this reading He knew well that something pleasant had happened: the whole atmosphere of the house was enough to inform a sagacious person like David.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Stephen’s book, which made its appearance that May, met with a very sensational success in England and in the United States, an even more marked success than _The Furrow_.
kept
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From this reading Valérie, Brockett, indeed all her friends were whole-hearted in their congratulations; and David’s tail kept up a great wagging.
knew
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From this reading He knew well that something pleasant had happened: the whole atmosphere of the house was enough to inform a sagacious person like David.
large
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From this reading Its sales were unexpectedly large considering its outstanding literary merit; the critics of two countries were loud in their praises, and old photographs of Stephen could be seen in the papers, together with very flattering captions.
like
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From this reading He knew well that something pleasant had happened: the whole atmosphere of the house was enough to inform a sagacious person like David.
literary
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From this reading Its sales were unexpectedly large considering its outstanding literary merit; the critics of two countries were loud in their praises, and old photographs of Stephen could be seen in the papers, together with very flattering captions.
loud
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From this reading Its sales were unexpectedly large considering its outstanding literary merit; the critics of two countries were loud in their praises, and old photographs of Stephen could be seen in the papers, together with very flattering captions.
made
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From this reading Stephen’s book, which made its appearance that May, met with a very sensational success in England and in the United States, an even more marked success than _The Furrow_.
marked
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From this reading Stephen’s book, which made its appearance that May, met with a very sensational success in England and in the United States, an even more marked success than _The Furrow_.
Maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading Stephen’s book, which made its appearance that May, met with a very sensational success in England and in the United States, an even more marked success than _The Furrow_.
merit
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From this reading Its sales were unexpectedly large considering its outstanding literary merit; the critics of two countries were loud in their praises, and old photographs of Stephen could be seen in the papers, together with very flattering captions.
met
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From this reading Stephen’s book, which made its appearance that May, met with a very sensational success in England and in the United States, an even more marked success than _The Furrow_.
moment
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From this reading In a word, she woke up in Paris one morning to find herself, for the moment, quite famous.
more
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From this reading Stephen’s book, which made its appearance that May, met with a very sensational success in England and in the United States, an even more marked success than _The Furrow_.
morning
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From this reading In a word, she woke up in Paris one morning to find herself, for the moment, quite famous.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Its sales were unexpectedly large considering its outstanding literary merit; the critics of two countries were loud in their praises, and old photographs of Stephen could be seen in the papers, together with very flattering captions.
old
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From this reading Its sales were unexpectedly large considering its outstanding literary merit; the critics of two countries were loud in their praises, and old photographs of Stephen could be seen in the papers, together with very flattering captions.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading In a word, she woke up in Paris one morning to find herself, for the moment, quite famous.
outstanding
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From this reading Its sales were unexpectedly large considering its outstanding literary merit; the critics of two countries were loud in their praises, and old photographs of Stephen could be seen in the papers, together with very flattering captions.
papers
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From this reading Its sales were unexpectedly large considering its outstanding literary merit; the critics of two countries were loud in their praises, and old photographs of Stephen could be seen in the papers, together with very flattering captions.
Paris
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From this reading In a word, she woke up in Paris one morning to find herself, for the moment, quite famous.
person
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From this reading He knew well that something pleasant had happened: the whole atmosphere of the house was enough to inform a sagacious person like David.
photographs
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From this reading Its sales were unexpectedly large considering its outstanding literary merit; the critics of two countries were loud in their praises, and old photographs of Stephen could be seen in the papers, together with very flattering captions.
pleasant
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From this reading He knew well that something pleasant had happened: the whole atmosphere of the house was enough to inform a sagacious person like David.
praises
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From this reading Its sales were unexpectedly large considering its outstanding literary merit; the critics of two countries were loud in their praises, and old photographs of Stephen could be seen in the papers, together with very flattering captions.
quite
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From this reading In a word, she woke up in Paris one morning to find herself, for the moment, quite famous.
sagacious
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From this reading He knew well that something pleasant had happened: the whole atmosphere of the house was enough to inform a sagacious person like David.
sales
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From this reading Its sales were unexpectedly large considering its outstanding literary merit; the critics of two countries were loud in their praises, and old photographs of Stephen could be seen in the papers, together with very flattering captions.
seen
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From this reading Its sales were unexpectedly large considering its outstanding literary merit; the critics of two countries were loud in their praises, and old photographs of Stephen could be seen in the papers, together with very flattering captions.
sensational
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From this reading Stephen’s book, which made its appearance that May, met with a very sensational success in England and in the United States, an even more marked success than _The Furrow_.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In a word, she woke up in Paris one morning to find herself, for the moment, quite famous.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading He knew well that something pleasant had happened: the whole atmosphere of the house was enough to inform a sagacious person like David.
States
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From this reading Stephen’s book, which made its appearance that May, met with a very sensational success in England and in the United States, an even more marked success than _The Furrow_.
Stephen
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From this reading Its sales were unexpectedly large considering its outstanding literary merit; the critics of two countries were loud in their praises, and old photographs of Stephen could be seen in the papers, together with very flattering captions.
Stephen's
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From this reading Stephen’s book, which made its appearance that May, met with a very sensational success in England and in the United States, an even more marked success than _The Furrow_.
success
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From this reading Stephen’s book, which made its appearance that May, met with a very sensational success in England and in the United States, an even more marked success than _The Furrow_.
tail
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From this reading Valérie, Brockett, indeed all her friends were whole-hearted in their congratulations; and David’s tail kept up a great wagging.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Stephen’s book, which made its appearance that May, met with a very sensational success in England and in the United States, an even more marked success than _The Furrow_.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Stephen’s book, which made its appearance that May, met with a very sensational success in England and in the United States, an even more marked success than _The Furrow_.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Stephen’s book, which made its appearance that May, met with a very sensational success in England and in the United States, an even more marked success than _The Furrow_.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Its sales were unexpectedly large considering its outstanding literary merit; the critics of two countries were loud in their praises, and old photographs of Stephen could be seen in the papers, together with very flattering captions.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In a word, she woke up in Paris one morning to find herself, for the moment, quite famous.
together
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From this reading Its sales were unexpectedly large considering its outstanding literary merit; the critics of two countries were loud in their praises, and old photographs of Stephen could be seen in the papers, together with very flattering captions.
two
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From this reading Its sales were unexpectedly large considering its outstanding literary merit; the critics of two countries were loud in their praises, and old photographs of Stephen could be seen in the papers, together with very flattering captions.
unexpectedly
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From this reading Its sales were unexpectedly large considering its outstanding literary merit; the critics of two countries were loud in their praises, and old photographs of Stephen could be seen in the papers, together with very flattering captions.
United
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From this reading Stephen’s book, which made its appearance that May, met with a very sensational success in England and in the United States, an even more marked success than _The Furrow_.
up
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From this reading In a word, she woke up in Paris one morning to find herself, for the moment, quite famous.
Valérie
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From this reading Valérie, Brockett, indeed all her friends were whole-hearted in their congratulations; and David’s tail kept up a great wagging.
very
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From this reading Stephen’s book, which made its appearance that May, met with a very sensational success in England and in the United States, an even more marked success than _The Furrow_.
wagging
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From this reading Valérie, Brockett, indeed all her friends were whole-hearted in their congratulations; and David’s tail kept up a great wagging.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He knew well that something pleasant had happened: the whole atmosphere of the house was enough to inform a sagacious person like David.
well
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From this reading He knew well that something pleasant had happened: the whole atmosphere of the house was enough to inform a sagacious person like David.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Its sales were unexpectedly large considering its outstanding literary merit; the critics of two countries were loud in their praises, and old photographs of Stephen could be seen in the papers, together with very flattering captions.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Stephen’s book, which made its appearance that May, met with a very sensational success in England and in the United States, an even more marked success than _The Furrow_.
whole
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From this reading He knew well that something pleasant had happened: the whole atmosphere of the house was enough to inform a sagacious person like David.
whole-hearted
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From this reading Valérie, Brockett, indeed all her friends were whole-hearted in their congratulations; and David’s tail kept up a great wagging.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Stephen’s book, which made its appearance that May, met with a very sensational success in England and in the United States, an even more marked success than _The Furrow_.
woke
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From this reading In a word, she woke up in Paris one morning to find herself, for the moment, quite famous.
word
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From this reading In a word, she woke up in Paris one morning to find herself, for the moment, quite famous.
