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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 Miss Goldsmith went to spend Christmas with an old friend, leaving Ulick more liberty than he had enjoyed for a long time.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Something passed about sending for a specimen from Fairmead, but Albinia said that would not answer, for her brother’s children were in despair at the absence of berries, and had ransacked Colonel Bury’s plantations in vain.
absence
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From this reading Something passed about sending for a specimen from Fairmead, but Albinia said that would not answer, for her brother’s children were in despair at the absence of berries, and had ransacked Colonel Bury’s plantations in vain.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After dinner the decoration of the church was under discussion.
Albinia
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From this reading Something passed about sending for a specimen from Fairmead, but Albinia said that would not answer, for her brother’s children were in despair at the absence of berries, and had ransacked Colonel Bury’s plantations in vain.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Miss Goldsmith went to spend Christmas with an old friend, leaving Ulick more liberty than he had enjoyed for a long time.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He used it a good deal at Willow Lawn, and was there of course on Christmas-day.
answer
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From this reading Something passed about sending for a specimen from Fairmead, but Albinia said that would not answer, for her brother’s children were in despair at the absence of berries, and had ransacked Colonel Bury’s plantations in vain.
any
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From this reading The Bayford neighbourhood was unpropitious to holly, and Sophy and Genevieve had hardly ever seen any, except that Genevieve remembered the sooty bits sold in London.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He used it a good deal at Willow Lawn, and was there of course on Christmas-day.
Bayford
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From this reading The Bayford neighbourhood was unpropitious to holly, and Sophy and Genevieve had hardly ever seen any, except that Genevieve remembered the sooty bits sold in London.
berries
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From this reading Something passed about sending for a specimen from Fairmead, but Albinia said that would not answer, for her brother’s children were in despair at the absence of berries, and had ransacked Colonel Bury’s plantations in vain.
bits
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From this reading The Bayford neighbourhood was unpropitious to holly, and Sophy and Genevieve had hardly ever seen any, except that Genevieve remembered the sooty bits sold in London.
brother's
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From this reading Something passed about sending for a specimen from Fairmead, but Albinia said that would not answer, for her brother’s children were in despair at the absence of berries, and had ransacked Colonel Bury’s plantations in vain.
Bury's
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From this reading Something passed about sending for a specimen from Fairmead, but Albinia said that would not answer, for her brother’s children were in despair at the absence of berries, and had ransacked Colonel Bury’s plantations in vain.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Something passed about sending for a specimen from Fairmead, but Albinia said that would not answer, for her brother’s children were in despair at the absence of berries, and had ransacked Colonel Bury’s plantations in vain.
children
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From this reading Something passed about sending for a specimen from Fairmead, but Albinia said that would not answer, for her brother’s children were in despair at the absence of berries, and had ransacked Colonel Bury’s plantations in vain.
Christmas
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From this reading Miss Goldsmith went to spend Christmas with an old friend, leaving Ulick more liberty than he had enjoyed for a long time.
Christmas-day
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From this reading He used it a good deal at Willow Lawn, and was there of course on Christmas-day.
church
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From this reading After dinner the decoration of the church was under discussion.
Colonel
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From this reading Something passed about sending for a specimen from Fairmead, but Albinia said that would not answer, for her brother’s children were in despair at the absence of berries, and had ransacked Colonel Bury’s plantations in vain.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He used it a good deal at Willow Lawn, and was there of course on Christmas-day.
deal
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From this reading He used it a good deal at Willow Lawn, and was there of course on Christmas-day.
decoration
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From this reading After dinner the decoration of the church was under discussion.
despair
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From this reading Something passed about sending for a specimen from Fairmead, but Albinia said that would not answer, for her brother’s children were in despair at the absence of berries, and had ransacked Colonel Bury’s plantations in vain.
dinner
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From this reading After dinner the decoration of the church was under discussion.
discussion
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From this reading After dinner the decoration of the church was under discussion.
enjoyed
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From this reading Miss Goldsmith went to spend Christmas with an old friend, leaving Ulick more liberty than he had enjoyed for a long time.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Bayford neighbourhood was unpropitious to holly, and Sophy and Genevieve had hardly ever seen any, except that Genevieve remembered the sooty bits sold in London.
exceptprepositionUS /ɪkˈsept/
apart from; not including
From this reading The Bayford neighbourhood was unpropitious to holly, and Sophy and Genevieve had hardly ever seen any, except that Genevieve remembered the sooty bits sold in London.
Fairmead
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From this reading Something passed about sending for a specimen from Fairmead, but Albinia said that would not answer, for her brother’s children were in despair at the absence of berries, and had ransacked Colonel Bury’s plantations in vain.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Miss Goldsmith went to spend Christmas with an old friend, leaving Ulick more liberty than he had enjoyed for a long time.
friend
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From this reading Miss Goldsmith went to spend Christmas with an old friend, leaving Ulick more liberty than he had enjoyed for a long time.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Something passed about sending for a specimen from Fairmead, but Albinia said that would not answer, for her brother’s children were in despair at the absence of berries, and had ransacked Colonel Bury’s plantations in vain.
Genevieve
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From this reading The Bayford neighbourhood was unpropitious to holly, and Sophy and Genevieve had hardly ever seen any, except that Genevieve remembered the sooty bits sold in London.
Goldsmith
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From this reading Miss Goldsmith went to spend Christmas with an old friend, leaving Ulick more liberty than he had enjoyed for a long time.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He used it a good deal at Willow Lawn, and was there of course on Christmas-day.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Miss Goldsmith went to spend Christmas with an old friend, leaving Ulick more liberty than he had enjoyed for a long time.
hardly
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From this reading The Bayford neighbourhood was unpropitious to holly, and Sophy and Genevieve had hardly ever seen any, except that Genevieve remembered the sooty bits sold in London.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Miss Goldsmith went to spend Christmas with an old friend, leaving Ulick more liberty than he had enjoyed for a long time.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Something passed about sending for a specimen from Fairmead, but Albinia said that would not answer, for her brother’s children were in despair at the absence of berries, and had ransacked Colonel Bury’s plantations in vain.
holly
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From this reading The Bayford neighbourhood was unpropitious to holly, and Sophy and Genevieve had hardly ever seen any, except that Genevieve remembered the sooty bits sold in London.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The Bayford neighbourhood was unpropitious to holly, and Sophy and Genevieve had hardly ever seen any, except that Genevieve remembered the sooty bits sold in London.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He used it a good deal at Willow Lawn, and was there of course on Christmas-day.
Lawn
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From this reading He used it a good deal at Willow Lawn, and was there of course on Christmas-day.
leaving
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From this reading Miss Goldsmith went to spend Christmas with an old friend, leaving Ulick more liberty than he had enjoyed for a long time.
libertynounUS /ˈlɪb.ər.ti/
The state of being free within society from oppressive restrictions on one's way of life.
From this reading Miss Goldsmith went to spend Christmas with an old friend, leaving Ulick more liberty than he had enjoyed for a long time.
London
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From this reading The Bayford neighbourhood was unpropitious to holly, and Sophy and Genevieve had hardly ever seen any, except that Genevieve remembered the sooty bits sold in London.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Miss Goldsmith went to spend Christmas with an old friend, leaving Ulick more liberty than he had enjoyed for a long time.
Miss
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From this reading Miss Goldsmith went to spend Christmas with an old friend, leaving Ulick more liberty than he had enjoyed for a long time.
more
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From this reading Miss Goldsmith went to spend Christmas with an old friend, leaving Ulick more liberty than he had enjoyed for a long time.
neighbourhood
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From this reading The Bayford neighbourhood was unpropitious to holly, and Sophy and Genevieve had hardly ever seen any, except that Genevieve remembered the sooty bits sold in London.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Something passed about sending for a specimen from Fairmead, but Albinia said that would not answer, for her brother’s children were in despair at the absence of berries, and had ransacked Colonel Bury’s plantations in vain.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He used it a good deal at Willow Lawn, and was there of course on Christmas-day.
old
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From this reading Miss Goldsmith went to spend Christmas with an old friend, leaving Ulick more liberty than he had enjoyed for a long time.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He used it a good deal at Willow Lawn, and was there of course on Christmas-day.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Something passed about sending for a specimen from Fairmead, but Albinia said that would not answer, for her brother’s children were in despair at the absence of berries, and had ransacked Colonel Bury’s plantations in vain.
plantations
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From this reading Something passed about sending for a specimen from Fairmead, but Albinia said that would not answer, for her brother’s children were in despair at the absence of berries, and had ransacked Colonel Bury’s plantations in vain.
ransacked
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From this reading Something passed about sending for a specimen from Fairmead, but Albinia said that would not answer, for her brother’s children were in despair at the absence of berries, and had ransacked Colonel Bury’s plantations in vain.
remembered
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From this reading The Bayford neighbourhood was unpropitious to holly, and Sophy and Genevieve had hardly ever seen any, except that Genevieve remembered the sooty bits sold in London.
said
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From this reading Something passed about sending for a specimen from Fairmead, but Albinia said that would not answer, for her brother’s children were in despair at the absence of berries, and had ransacked Colonel Bury’s plantations in vain.
seen
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From this reading The Bayford neighbourhood was unpropitious to holly, and Sophy and Genevieve had hardly ever seen any, except that Genevieve remembered the sooty bits sold in London.
sending
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From this reading Something passed about sending for a specimen from Fairmead, but Albinia said that would not answer, for her brother’s children were in despair at the absence of berries, and had ransacked Colonel Bury’s plantations in vain.
sold
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From this reading The Bayford neighbourhood was unpropitious to holly, and Sophy and Genevieve had hardly ever seen any, except that Genevieve remembered the sooty bits sold in London.
SomethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Something passed about sending for a specimen from Fairmead, but Albinia said that would not answer, for her brother’s children were in despair at the absence of berries, and had ransacked Colonel Bury’s plantations in vain.
sooty
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From this reading The Bayford neighbourhood was unpropitious to holly, and Sophy and Genevieve had hardly ever seen any, except that Genevieve remembered the sooty bits sold in London.
Sophy
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From this reading The Bayford neighbourhood was unpropitious to holly, and Sophy and Genevieve had hardly ever seen any, except that Genevieve remembered the sooty bits sold in London.
specimen
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From this reading Something passed about sending for a specimen from Fairmead, but Albinia said that would not answer, for her brother’s children were in despair at the absence of berries, and had ransacked Colonel Bury’s plantations in vain.
spend
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From this reading Miss Goldsmith went to spend Christmas with an old friend, leaving Ulick more liberty than he had enjoyed for a long time.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Miss Goldsmith went to spend Christmas with an old friend, leaving Ulick more liberty than he had enjoyed for a long time.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The Bayford neighbourhood was unpropitious to holly, and Sophy and Genevieve had hardly ever seen any, except that Genevieve remembered the sooty bits sold in London.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading After dinner the decoration of the church was under discussion.
there
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From this reading He used it a good deal at Willow Lawn, and was there of course on Christmas-day.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Miss Goldsmith went to spend Christmas with an old friend, leaving Ulick more liberty than he had enjoyed for a long time.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Miss Goldsmith went to spend Christmas with an old friend, leaving Ulick more liberty than he had enjoyed for a long time.
Ulick
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From this reading Miss Goldsmith went to spend Christmas with an old friend, leaving Ulick more liberty than he had enjoyed for a long time.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading After dinner the decoration of the church was under discussion.
unpropitious
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From this reading The Bayford neighbourhood was unpropitious to holly, and Sophy and Genevieve had hardly ever seen any, except that Genevieve remembered the sooty bits sold in London.
used
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From this reading He used it a good deal at Willow Lawn, and was there of course on Christmas-day.
vain
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From this reading Something passed about sending for a specimen from Fairmead, but Albinia said that would not answer, for her brother’s children were in despair at the absence of berries, and had ransacked Colonel Bury’s plantations in vain.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He used it a good deal at Willow Lawn, and was there of course on Christmas-day.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Miss Goldsmith went to spend Christmas with an old friend, leaving Ulick more liberty than he had enjoyed for a long time.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Something passed about sending for a specimen from Fairmead, but Albinia said that would not answer, for her brother’s children were in despair at the absence of berries, and had ransacked Colonel Bury’s plantations in vain.
Willow
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From this reading He used it a good deal at Willow Lawn, and was there of course on Christmas-day.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Miss Goldsmith went to spend Christmas with an old friend, leaving Ulick more liberty than he had enjoyed for a long time.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Something passed about sending for a specimen from Fairmead, but Albinia said that would not answer, for her brother’s children were in despair at the absence of berries, and had ransacked Colonel Bury’s plantations in vain.
