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allowed
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From this reading It was considered hardly magnificent enough to be allowed to keep its place in the council chamber of Massachusetts.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading In fact, it was banished as an article of useless lumber.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "And what became of the chair," inquired Clara.
arduous
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From this reading "The outward aspect of our chair," replied Grandfather, "was now somewhat the worse for its long and arduous services.
article
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From this reading In fact, it was banished as an article of useless lumber.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading In fact, it was banished as an article of useless lumber.
aspect
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From this reading "The outward aspect of our chair," replied Grandfather, "was now somewhat the worse for its long and arduous services.
banished
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From this reading In fact, it was banished as an article of useless lumber.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It was considered hardly magnificent enough to be allowed to keep its place in the council chamber of Massachusetts.
became
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From this reading "And what became of the chair," inquired Clara.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading But Sir William Phips happened to see it and being much pleased with its construction, resolved to take the good old chair into his private mansion.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But Sir William Phips happened to see it and being much pleased with its construction, resolved to take the good old chair into his private mansion.
chair
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From this reading "And what became of the chair," inquired Clara.
chamber
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From this reading It was considered hardly magnificent enough to be allowed to keep its place in the council chamber of Massachusetts.
Clara
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From this reading "And what became of the chair," inquired Clara.
considered
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From this reading It was considered hardly magnificent enough to be allowed to keep its place in the council chamber of Massachusetts.
construction
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From this reading But Sir William Phips happened to see it and being much pleased with its construction, resolved to take the good old chair into his private mansion.
councilnounUS /council/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was considered hardly magnificent enough to be allowed to keep its place in the council chamber of Massachusetts.
enough
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From this reading It was considered hardly magnificent enough to be allowed to keep its place in the council chamber of Massachusetts.
fact
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From this reading In fact, it was banished as an article of useless lumber.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "The outward aspect of our chair," replied Grandfather, "was now somewhat the worse for its long and arduous services.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But Sir William Phips happened to see it and being much pleased with its construction, resolved to take the good old chair into his private mansion.
Grandfather
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From this reading "The outward aspect of our chair," replied Grandfather, "was now somewhat the worse for its long and arduous services.
happened
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From this reading But Sir William Phips happened to see it and being much pleased with its construction, resolved to take the good old chair into his private mansion.
hardly
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From this reading It was considered hardly magnificent enough to be allowed to keep its place in the council chamber of Massachusetts.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading But Sir William Phips happened to see it and being much pleased with its construction, resolved to take the good old chair into his private mansion.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was considered hardly magnificent enough to be allowed to keep its place in the council chamber of Massachusetts.
inquirednounUS /ˈinquired/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "And what became of the chair," inquired Clara.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading But Sir William Phips happened to see it and being much pleased with its construction, resolved to take the good old chair into his private mansion.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was considered hardly magnificent enough to be allowed to keep its place in the council chamber of Massachusetts.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading "The outward aspect of our chair," replied Grandfather, "was now somewhat the worse for its long and arduous services.
keep
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From this reading It was considered hardly magnificent enough to be allowed to keep its place in the council chamber of Massachusetts.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "The outward aspect of our chair," replied Grandfather, "was now somewhat the worse for its long and arduous services.
lumber
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From this reading In fact, it was banished as an article of useless lumber.
magnificent
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From this reading It was considered hardly magnificent enough to be allowed to keep its place in the council chamber of Massachusetts.
mansion
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From this reading But Sir William Phips happened to see it and being much pleased with its construction, resolved to take the good old chair into his private mansion.
Massachusetts
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From this reading It was considered hardly magnificent enough to be allowed to keep its place in the council chamber of Massachusetts.
much
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From this reading But Sir William Phips happened to see it and being much pleased with its construction, resolved to take the good old chair into his private mansion.
now
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From this reading "The outward aspect of our chair," replied Grandfather, "was now somewhat the worse for its long and arduous services.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "And what became of the chair," inquired Clara.
old
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From this reading But Sir William Phips happened to see it and being much pleased with its construction, resolved to take the good old chair into his private mansion.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading "The outward aspect of our chair," replied Grandfather, "was now somewhat the worse for its long and arduous services.
outward
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From this reading "The outward aspect of our chair," replied Grandfather, "was now somewhat the worse for its long and arduous services.
Phips
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From this reading But Sir William Phips happened to see it and being much pleased with its construction, resolved to take the good old chair into his private mansion.
place
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From this reading It was considered hardly magnificent enough to be allowed to keep its place in the council chamber of Massachusetts.
pleasednounUS /ˈpleased/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading But Sir William Phips happened to see it and being much pleased with its construction, resolved to take the good old chair into his private mansion.
private
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From this reading But Sir William Phips happened to see it and being much pleased with its construction, resolved to take the good old chair into his private mansion.
repliednounUS /replied/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "The outward aspect of our chair," replied Grandfather, "was now somewhat the worse for its long and arduous services.
resolved
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From this reading But Sir William Phips happened to see it and being much pleased with its construction, resolved to take the good old chair into his private mansion.
see
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From this reading But Sir William Phips happened to see it and being much pleased with its construction, resolved to take the good old chair into his private mansion.
services
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From this reading "The outward aspect of our chair," replied Grandfather, "was now somewhat the worse for its long and arduous services.
Sir
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From this reading But Sir William Phips happened to see it and being much pleased with its construction, resolved to take the good old chair into his private mansion.
somewhat
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From this reading "The outward aspect of our chair," replied Grandfather, "was now somewhat the worse for its long and arduous services.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But Sir William Phips happened to see it and being much pleased with its construction, resolved to take the good old chair into his private mansion.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "And what became of the chair," inquired Clara.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was considered hardly magnificent enough to be allowed to keep its place in the council chamber of Massachusetts.
useless
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From this reading In fact, it was banished as an article of useless lumber.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "The outward aspect of our chair," replied Grandfather, "was now somewhat the worse for its long and arduous services.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "And what became of the chair," inquired Clara.
William
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From this reading But Sir William Phips happened to see it and being much pleased with its construction, resolved to take the good old chair into his private mansion.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading But Sir William Phips happened to see it and being much pleased with its construction, resolved to take the good old chair into his private mansion.
worse
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From this reading "The outward aspect of our chair," replied Grandfather, "was now somewhat the worse for its long and arduous services.
