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Chapter XXIV

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Rosamund took the Chelsea lodgings proposed to her by Bertha Cross, and in a few days went to live there.
The luggage which she brought from Ashtead enabled her to add a personal touch to the characterless rooms: in the place of the landlady's ornaments, which were not things of beauty, she scattered her own _bibelots_, and about the walls she hung a number of her own drawings, framed for the purpose, as well as several which bore the signature, "Norbert Franks."
Something less than a year ago, when her father went abroad, their house at Bath had been given up, and the furniture warehoused; for the present, Rosamund and her sister were content to leave things thus.
The inheritance of each amounted only to a few hundred pounds.
"It's enough to save one from worry for a year or two," said Rosamund to her friend Bertha.
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Will Warburton

Chapter XXIV

Reading 1/26 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
Rosamund took the Chelsea lodgings proposed to her by Bertha Cross, and in a few days went to live there.
Line 2
The luggage which she brought from Ashtead enabled her to add a personal touch to the characterless rooms: in the place of the landlady's ornaments, which were not things of beauty, she scattered her own _bibelots_, and about the walls she hung a number of her own drawings, framed for the purpose, as well as several which bore the signature, "Norbert Franks."
Line 3
Something less than a year ago, when her father went abroad, their house at Bath had been given up, and the furniture warehoused; for the present, Rosamund and her sister were content to leave things thus.
Line 4
The inheritance of each amounted only to a few hundred pounds.
Line 5
"It's enough to save one from worry for a year or two," said Rosamund to her friend Bertha.

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

About preposition US /əˈbaʊt/

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading “The luggage which she brought from Ashtead enabled her to add a personal touch to the characterless rooms: in the place of the landlady's ornaments, which were not things of beauty, she scattered her own _bibelots_, and about the walls she hung a number of her own drawings, framed for the purpose, as well as several which bore the signature, "Norbert Franks."”

Been auxiliary verb US /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

From this reading “Something less than a year ago, when her father went abroad, their house at Bath had been given up, and the furniture warehoused; for the present, Rosamund and her sister were content to leave things thus.”

Brought noun US /ˈbrought/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading “The luggage which she brought from Ashtead enabled her to add a personal touch to the characterless rooms: in the place of the landlady's ornaments, which were not things of beauty, she scattered her own _bibelots_, and about the walls she hung a number of her own drawings, framed for the purpose, as well as several which bore the signature, "Norbert Franks."”

One pronoun US /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading “"It's enough to save one from worry for a year or two," said Rosamund to her friend Bertha.”

Save preposition US /seɪv/

except for; apart from

From this reading “"It's enough to save one from worry for a year or two," said Rosamund to her friend Bertha.”

Several noun US /ˈseveral/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading “The luggage which she brought from Ashtead enabled her to add a personal touch to the characterless rooms: in the place of the landlady's ornaments, which were not things of beauty, she scattered her own _bibelots_, and about the walls she hung a number of her own drawings, framed for the purpose, as well as several which bore the signature, "Norbert Franks."”

Something pronoun US /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/

a thing, without saying which

From this reading “Something less than a year ago, when her father went abroad, their house at Bath had been given up, and the furniture warehoused; for the present, Rosamund and her sister were content to leave things thus.”

Took noun US /took/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Rosamund took the Chelsea lodgings proposed to her by Bertha Cross, and in a few days went to live there.”

Well noun US /well/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “The luggage which she brought from Ashtead enabled her to add a personal touch to the characterless rooms: in the place of the landlady's ornaments, which were not things of beauty, she scattered her own _bibelots_, and about the walls she hung a number of her own drawings, framed for the purpose, as well as several which bore the signature, "Norbert Franks."”

Went noun US /went/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Rosamund took the Chelsea lodgings proposed to her by Bertha Cross, and in a few days went to live there.”

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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 Rosamund took the Chelsea lodgings proposed to her by Bertha Cross, and in a few days went to live there.

aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading The luggage which she brought from Ashtead enabled her to add a personal touch to the characterless rooms: in the place of the landlady's ornaments, which were not things of beauty, she scattered her own _bibelots_, and about the walls she hung a number of her own drawings, framed for the purpose, as well as several which bore the signature, "Norbert Franks."

abroad

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From this reading Something less than a year ago, when her father went abroad, their house at Bath had been given up, and the furniture warehoused; for the present, Rosamund and her sister were content to leave things thus.

add

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From this reading The luggage which she brought from Ashtead enabled her to add a personal touch to the characterless rooms: in the place of the landlady's ornaments, which were not things of beauty, she scattered her own _bibelots_, and about the walls she hung a number of her own drawings, framed for the purpose, as well as several which bore the signature, "Norbert Franks."

ago

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From this reading Something less than a year ago, when her father went abroad, their house at Bath had been given up, and the furniture warehoused; for the present, Rosamund and her sister were content to leave things thus.

amounted

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From this reading The inheritance of each amounted only to a few hundred pounds.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading Rosamund took the Chelsea lodgings proposed to her by Bertha Cross, and in a few days went to live there.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading The luggage which she brought from Ashtead enabled her to add a personal touch to the characterless rooms: in the place of the landlady's ornaments, which were not things of beauty, she scattered her own _bibelots_, and about the walls she hung a number of her own drawings, framed for the purpose, as well as several which bore the signature, "Norbert Franks."

Ashtead

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From this reading The luggage which she brought from Ashtead enabled her to add a personal touch to the characterless rooms: in the place of the landlady's ornaments, which were not things of beauty, she scattered her own _bibelots_, and about the walls she hung a number of her own drawings, framed for the purpose, as well as several which bore the signature, "Norbert Franks."

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Something less than a year ago, when her father went abroad, their house at Bath had been given up, and the furniture warehoused; for the present, Rosamund and her sister were content to leave things thus.

Bath

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From this reading Something less than a year ago, when her father went abroad, their house at Bath had been given up, and the furniture warehoused; for the present, Rosamund and her sister were content to leave things thus.

beauty

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From this reading The luggage which she brought from Ashtead enabled her to add a personal touch to the characterless rooms: in the place of the landlady's ornaments, which were not things of beauty, she scattered her own _bibelots_, and about the walls she hung a number of her own drawings, framed for the purpose, as well as several which bore the signature, "Norbert Franks."

beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

From this reading Something less than a year ago, when her father went abroad, their house at Bath had been given up, and the furniture warehoused; for the present, Rosamund and her sister were content to leave things thus.

Bertha

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From this reading Rosamund took the Chelsea lodgings proposed to her by Bertha Cross, and in a few days went to live there.

bibelots

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From this reading The luggage which she brought from Ashtead enabled her to add a personal touch to the characterless rooms: in the place of the landlady's ornaments, which were not things of beauty, she scattered her own _bibelots_, and about the walls she hung a number of her own drawings, framed for the purpose, as well as several which bore the signature, "Norbert Franks."

bore

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From this reading The luggage which she brought from Ashtead enabled her to add a personal touch to the characterless rooms: in the place of the landlady's ornaments, which were not things of beauty, she scattered her own _bibelots_, and about the walls she hung a number of her own drawings, framed for the purpose, as well as several which bore the signature, "Norbert Franks."

broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading The luggage which she brought from Ashtead enabled her to add a personal touch to the characterless rooms: in the place of the landlady's ornaments, which were not things of beauty, she scattered her own _bibelots_, and about the walls she hung a number of her own drawings, framed for the purpose, as well as several which bore the signature, "Norbert Franks."

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading Rosamund took the Chelsea lodgings proposed to her by Bertha Cross, and in a few days went to live there.

characterless

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From this reading The luggage which she brought from Ashtead enabled her to add a personal touch to the characterless rooms: in the place of the landlady's ornaments, which were not things of beauty, she scattered her own _bibelots_, and about the walls she hung a number of her own drawings, framed for the purpose, as well as several which bore the signature, "Norbert Franks."

Chelsea

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From this reading Rosamund took the Chelsea lodgings proposed to her by Bertha Cross, and in a few days went to live there.

content

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From this reading Something less than a year ago, when her father went abroad, their house at Bath had been given up, and the furniture warehoused; for the present, Rosamund and her sister were content to leave things thus.

Cross

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From this reading Rosamund took the Chelsea lodgings proposed to her by Bertha Cross, and in a few days went to live there.

days

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From this reading Rosamund took the Chelsea lodgings proposed to her by Bertha Cross, and in a few days went to live there.

drawings

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From this reading The luggage which she brought from Ashtead enabled her to add a personal touch to the characterless rooms: in the place of the landlady's ornaments, which were not things of beauty, she scattered her own _bibelots_, and about the walls she hung a number of her own drawings, framed for the purpose, as well as several which bore the signature, "Norbert Franks."

eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/

every one of two or more people or things, taken separately

From this reading The inheritance of each amounted only to a few hundred pounds.

enabled

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From this reading The luggage which she brought from Ashtead enabled her to add a personal touch to the characterless rooms: in the place of the landlady's ornaments, which were not things of beauty, she scattered her own _bibelots_, and about the walls she hung a number of her own drawings, framed for the purpose, as well as several which bore the signature, "Norbert Franks."

enough

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From this reading "It's enough to save one from worry for a year or two," said Rosamund to her friend Bertha.

father

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From this reading Something less than a year ago, when her father went abroad, their house at Bath had been given up, and the furniture warehoused; for the present, Rosamund and her sister were content to leave things thus.

few

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From this reading Rosamund took the Chelsea lodgings proposed to her by Bertha Cross, and in a few days went to live there.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading The luggage which she brought from Ashtead enabled her to add a personal touch to the characterless rooms: in the place of the landlady's ornaments, which were not things of beauty, she scattered her own _bibelots_, and about the walls she hung a number of her own drawings, framed for the purpose, as well as several which bore the signature, "Norbert Franks."

framed

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From this reading The luggage which she brought from Ashtead enabled her to add a personal touch to the characterless rooms: in the place of the landlady's ornaments, which were not things of beauty, she scattered her own _bibelots_, and about the walls she hung a number of her own drawings, framed for the purpose, as well as several which bore the signature, "Norbert Franks."

Franks

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From this reading The luggage which she brought from Ashtead enabled her to add a personal touch to the characterless rooms: in the place of the landlady's ornaments, which were not things of beauty, she scattered her own _bibelots_, and about the walls she hung a number of her own drawings, framed for the purpose, as well as several which bore the signature, "Norbert Franks."

friend

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From this reading "It's enough to save one from worry for a year or two," said Rosamund to her friend Bertha.

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading The luggage which she brought from Ashtead enabled her to add a personal touch to the characterless rooms: in the place of the landlady's ornaments, which were not things of beauty, she scattered her own _bibelots_, and about the walls she hung a number of her own drawings, framed for the purpose, as well as several which bore the signature, "Norbert Franks."

furniture

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From this reading Something less than a year ago, when her father went abroad, their house at Bath had been given up, and the furniture warehoused; for the present, Rosamund and her sister were content to leave things thus.

given

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From this reading Something less than a year ago, when her father went abroad, their house at Bath had been given up, and the furniture warehoused; for the present, Rosamund and her sister were content to leave things thus.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading Something less than a year ago, when her father went abroad, their house at Bath had been given up, and the furniture warehoused; for the present, Rosamund and her sister were content to leave things thus.

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading Rosamund took the Chelsea lodgings proposed to her by Bertha Cross, and in a few days went to live there.

house

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From this reading Something less than a year ago, when her father went abroad, their house at Bath had been given up, and the furniture warehoused; for the present, Rosamund and her sister were content to leave things thus.

hundred

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From this reading The inheritance of each amounted only to a few hundred pounds.

hung

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From this reading The luggage which she brought from Ashtead enabled her to add a personal touch to the characterless rooms: in the place of the landlady's ornaments, which were not things of beauty, she scattered her own _bibelots_, and about the walls she hung a number of her own drawings, framed for the purpose, as well as several which bore the signature, "Norbert Franks."

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading Rosamund took the Chelsea lodgings proposed to her by Bertha Cross, and in a few days went to live there.

inheritance

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From this reading The inheritance of each amounted only to a few hundred pounds.

It's

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From this reading "It's enough to save one from worry for a year or two," said Rosamund to her friend Bertha.

landlady's

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From this reading The luggage which she brought from Ashtead enabled her to add a personal touch to the characterless rooms: in the place of the landlady's ornaments, which were not things of beauty, she scattered her own _bibelots_, and about the walls she hung a number of her own drawings, framed for the purpose, as well as several which bore the signature, "Norbert Franks."

leave

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From this reading Something less than a year ago, when her father went abroad, their house at Bath had been given up, and the furniture warehoused; for the present, Rosamund and her sister were content to leave things thus.

less

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From this reading Something less than a year ago, when her father went abroad, their house at Bath had been given up, and the furniture warehoused; for the present, Rosamund and her sister were content to leave things thus.

live

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From this reading Rosamund took the Chelsea lodgings proposed to her by Bertha Cross, and in a few days went to live there.

lodgings

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From this reading Rosamund took the Chelsea lodgings proposed to her by Bertha Cross, and in a few days went to live there.

luggage

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From this reading The luggage which she brought from Ashtead enabled her to add a personal touch to the characterless rooms: in the place of the landlady's ornaments, which were not things of beauty, she scattered her own _bibelots_, and about the walls she hung a number of her own drawings, framed for the purpose, as well as several which bore the signature, "Norbert Franks."

Norbert

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From this reading The luggage which she brought from Ashtead enabled her to add a personal touch to the characterless rooms: in the place of the landlady's ornaments, which were not things of beauty, she scattered her own _bibelots_, and about the walls she hung a number of her own drawings, framed for the purpose, as well as several which bore the signature, "Norbert Franks."

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading The luggage which she brought from Ashtead enabled her to add a personal touch to the characterless rooms: in the place of the landlady's ornaments, which were not things of beauty, she scattered her own _bibelots_, and about the walls she hung a number of her own drawings, framed for the purpose, as well as several which bore the signature, "Norbert Franks."

number

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From this reading The luggage which she brought from Ashtead enabled her to add a personal touch to the characterless rooms: in the place of the landlady's ornaments, which were not things of beauty, she scattered her own _bibelots_, and about the walls she hung a number of her own drawings, framed for the purpose, as well as several which bore the signature, "Norbert Franks."

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading The luggage which she brought from Ashtead enabled her to add a personal touch to the characterless rooms: in the place of the landlady's ornaments, which were not things of beauty, she scattered her own _bibelots_, and about the walls she hung a number of her own drawings, framed for the purpose, as well as several which bore the signature, "Norbert Franks."

onepronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading "It's enough to save one from worry for a year or two," said Rosamund to her friend Bertha.

only

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From this reading The inheritance of each amounted only to a few hundred pounds.

orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading "It's enough to save one from worry for a year or two," said Rosamund to her friend Bertha.

ornaments

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From this reading The luggage which she brought from Ashtead enabled her to add a personal touch to the characterless rooms: in the place of the landlady's ornaments, which were not things of beauty, she scattered her own _bibelots_, and about the walls she hung a number of her own drawings, framed for the purpose, as well as several which bore the signature, "Norbert Franks."

own

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From this reading The luggage which she brought from Ashtead enabled her to add a personal touch to the characterless rooms: in the place of the landlady's ornaments, which were not things of beauty, she scattered her own _bibelots_, and about the walls she hung a number of her own drawings, framed for the purpose, as well as several which bore the signature, "Norbert Franks."

personal

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From this reading The luggage which she brought from Ashtead enabled her to add a personal touch to the characterless rooms: in the place of the landlady's ornaments, which were not things of beauty, she scattered her own _bibelots_, and about the walls she hung a number of her own drawings, framed for the purpose, as well as several which bore the signature, "Norbert Franks."

place

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From this reading The luggage which she brought from Ashtead enabled her to add a personal touch to the characterless rooms: in the place of the landlady's ornaments, which were not things of beauty, she scattered her own _bibelots_, and about the walls she hung a number of her own drawings, framed for the purpose, as well as several which bore the signature, "Norbert Franks."

pounds

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From this reading The inheritance of each amounted only to a few hundred pounds.

present

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From this reading Something less than a year ago, when her father went abroad, their house at Bath had been given up, and the furniture warehoused; for the present, Rosamund and her sister were content to leave things thus.

proposed

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From this reading Rosamund took the Chelsea lodgings proposed to her by Bertha Cross, and in a few days went to live there.

purpose

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From this reading The luggage which she brought from Ashtead enabled her to add a personal touch to the characterless rooms: in the place of the landlady's ornaments, which were not things of beauty, she scattered her own _bibelots_, and about the walls she hung a number of her own drawings, framed for the purpose, as well as several which bore the signature, "Norbert Franks."

rooms

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From this reading The luggage which she brought from Ashtead enabled her to add a personal touch to the characterless rooms: in the place of the landlady's ornaments, which were not things of beauty, she scattered her own _bibelots_, and about the walls she hung a number of her own drawings, framed for the purpose, as well as several which bore the signature, "Norbert Franks."

Rosamund

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From this reading Rosamund took the Chelsea lodgings proposed to her by Bertha Cross, and in a few days went to live there.

said

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From this reading "It's enough to save one from worry for a year or two," said Rosamund to her friend Bertha.

saveprepositionUS /seɪv/

except for; apart from

From this reading "It's enough to save one from worry for a year or two," said Rosamund to her friend Bertha.

scattered

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From this reading The luggage which she brought from Ashtead enabled her to add a personal touch to the characterless rooms: in the place of the landlady's ornaments, which were not things of beauty, she scattered her own _bibelots_, and about the walls she hung a number of her own drawings, framed for the purpose, as well as several which bore the signature, "Norbert Franks."

several

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From this reading The luggage which she brought from Ashtead enabled her to add a personal touch to the characterless rooms: in the place of the landlady's ornaments, which were not things of beauty, she scattered her own _bibelots_, and about the walls she hung a number of her own drawings, framed for the purpose, as well as several which bore the signature, "Norbert Franks."

shepronounUS /ʃiː/

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading The luggage which she brought from Ashtead enabled her to add a personal touch to the characterless rooms: in the place of the landlady's ornaments, which were not things of beauty, she scattered her own _bibelots_, and about the walls she hung a number of her own drawings, framed for the purpose, as well as several which bore the signature, "Norbert Franks."

signature

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From this reading The luggage which she brought from Ashtead enabled her to add a personal touch to the characterless rooms: in the place of the landlady's ornaments, which were not things of beauty, she scattered her own _bibelots_, and about the walls she hung a number of her own drawings, framed for the purpose, as well as several which bore the signature, "Norbert Franks."

sister

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From this reading Something less than a year ago, when her father went abroad, their house at Bath had been given up, and the furniture warehoused; for the present, Rosamund and her sister were content to leave things thus.

SomethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/

a thing, without saying which

From this reading Something less than a year ago, when her father went abroad, their house at Bath had been given up, and the furniture warehoused; for the present, Rosamund and her sister were content to leave things thus.

thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading Something less than a year ago, when her father went abroad, their house at Bath had been given up, and the furniture warehoused; for the present, Rosamund and her sister were content to leave things thus.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading Rosamund took the Chelsea lodgings proposed to her by Bertha Cross, and in a few days went to live there.

theirdeterminerUS /ðer/

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading Something less than a year ago, when her father went abroad, their house at Bath had been given up, and the furniture warehoused; for the present, Rosamund and her sister were content to leave things thus.

there

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From this reading Rosamund took the Chelsea lodgings proposed to her by Bertha Cross, and in a few days went to live there.

things

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From this reading The luggage which she brought from Ashtead enabled her to add a personal touch to the characterless rooms: in the place of the landlady's ornaments, which were not things of beauty, she scattered her own _bibelots_, and about the walls she hung a number of her own drawings, framed for the purpose, as well as several which bore the signature, "Norbert Franks."

thus

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From this reading Something less than a year ago, when her father went abroad, their house at Bath had been given up, and the furniture warehoused; for the present, Rosamund and her sister were content to leave things thus.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading Rosamund took the Chelsea lodgings proposed to her by Bertha Cross, and in a few days went to live there.

tooknounUS /took/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Rosamund took the Chelsea lodgings proposed to her by Bertha Cross, and in a few days went to live there.

touch

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From this reading The luggage which she brought from Ashtead enabled her to add a personal touch to the characterless rooms: in the place of the landlady's ornaments, which were not things of beauty, she scattered her own _bibelots_, and about the walls she hung a number of her own drawings, framed for the purpose, as well as several which bore the signature, "Norbert Franks."

two

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From this reading "It's enough to save one from worry for a year or two," said Rosamund to her friend Bertha.

up

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From this reading Something less than a year ago, when her father went abroad, their house at Bath had been given up, and the furniture warehoused; for the present, Rosamund and her sister were content to leave things thus.

walls

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From this reading The luggage which she brought from Ashtead enabled her to add a personal touch to the characterless rooms: in the place of the landlady's ornaments, which were not things of beauty, she scattered her own _bibelots_, and about the walls she hung a number of her own drawings, framed for the purpose, as well as several which bore the signature, "Norbert Franks."

warehoused

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From this reading Something less than a year ago, when her father went abroad, their house at Bath had been given up, and the furniture warehoused; for the present, Rosamund and her sister were content to leave things thus.

well

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From this reading The luggage which she brought from Ashtead enabled her to add a personal touch to the characterless rooms: in the place of the landlady's ornaments, which were not things of beauty, she scattered her own _bibelots_, and about the walls she hung a number of her own drawings, framed for the purpose, as well as several which bore the signature, "Norbert Franks."

wentnounUS /went/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Rosamund took the Chelsea lodgings proposed to her by Bertha Cross, and in a few days went to live there.

wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading The luggage which she brought from Ashtead enabled her to add a personal touch to the characterless rooms: in the place of the landlady's ornaments, which were not things of beauty, she scattered her own _bibelots_, and about the walls she hung a number of her own drawings, framed for the purpose, as well as several which bore the signature, "Norbert Franks."

whenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading Something less than a year ago, when her father went abroad, their house at Bath had been given up, and the furniture warehoused; for the present, Rosamund and her sister were content to leave things thus.

whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading The luggage which she brought from Ashtead enabled her to add a personal touch to the characterless rooms: in the place of the landlady's ornaments, which were not things of beauty, she scattered her own _bibelots_, and about the walls she hung a number of her own drawings, framed for the purpose, as well as several which bore the signature, "Norbert Franks."

worry

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From this reading "It's enough to save one from worry for a year or two," said Rosamund to her friend Bertha.

year

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From this reading Something less than a year ago, when her father went abroad, their house at Bath had been given up, and the furniture warehoused; for the present, Rosamund and her sister were content to leave things thus.