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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 I am living in luxury again, a luxury which has, alas! more of permanency in it than before.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I am living in luxury again, a luxury which has, alas! more of permanency in it than before.
alasexclamationUS /əˈlæs/
used to show sadness, pity, or regret
From this reading I am living in luxury again, a luxury which has, alas! more of permanency in it than before.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I am living in luxury again, a luxury which has, alas! more of permanency in it than before.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The bed, like the dressing table and the chairs, is in satinwood, beautifully inlaid, and the wardrobe is an enormous cavern in the wall, with mirrored doors behind which my few belongings hang suspended like ghostly stalactites.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading MOTHER HUBBARD HEARS THE CALL The world is very drab to-day, as I look out of my bedroom window at the Hall and once more open the book in which I set down the experiences of my pilgrimage.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading MOTHER HUBBARD HEARS THE CALL The world is very drab to-day, as I look out of my bedroom window at the Hall and once more open the book in which I set down the experiences of my pilgrimage.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading MOTHER HUBBARD HEARS THE CALL The world is very drab to-day, as I look out of my bedroom window at the Hall and once more open the book in which I set down the experiences of my pilgrimage.
beautifully
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From this reading The bed, like the dressing table and the chairs, is in satinwood, beautifully inlaid, and the wardrobe is an enormous cavern in the wall, with mirrored doors behind which my few belongings hang suspended like ghostly stalactites.
bed
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From this reading The bed, like the dressing table and the chairs, is in satinwood, beautifully inlaid, and the wardrobe is an enormous cavern in the wall, with mirrored doors behind which my few belongings hang suspended like ghostly stalactites.
bedroom
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From this reading MOTHER HUBBARD HEARS THE CALL The world is very drab to-day, as I look out of my bedroom window at the Hall and once more open the book in which I set down the experiences of my pilgrimage.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading I am living in luxury again, a luxury which has, alas! more of permanency in it than before.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading The bed, like the dressing table and the chairs, is in satinwood, beautifully inlaid, and the wardrobe is an enormous cavern in the wall, with mirrored doors behind which my few belongings hang suspended like ghostly stalactites.
belongings
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From this reading The bed, like the dressing table and the chairs, is in satinwood, beautifully inlaid, and the wardrobe is an enormous cavern in the wall, with mirrored doors behind which my few belongings hang suspended like ghostly stalactites.
book
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From this reading MOTHER HUBBARD HEARS THE CALL The world is very drab to-day, as I look out of my bedroom window at the Hall and once more open the book in which I set down the experiences of my pilgrimage.
CALL
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From this reading MOTHER HUBBARD HEARS THE CALL The world is very drab to-day, as I look out of my bedroom window at the Hall and once more open the book in which I set down the experiences of my pilgrimage.
cavernnounUS /ˈkæv.ərn/
A large, vast underground cave, often filled with forgotten ancient treasures.
From this reading The bed, like the dressing table and the chairs, is in satinwood, beautifully inlaid, and the wardrobe is an enormous cavern in the wall, with mirrored doors behind which my few belongings hang suspended like ghostly stalactites.
chairs
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From this reading The bed, like the dressing table and the chairs, is in satinwood, beautifully inlaid, and the wardrobe is an enormous cavern in the wall, with mirrored doors behind which my few belongings hang suspended like ghostly stalactites.
charming
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From this reading The little room in which I am writing is charming in the daintiness of its colouring and the simplicity of its furnishings.
colouring
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From this reading The little room in which I am writing is charming in the daintiness of its colouring and the simplicity of its furnishings.
cream
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From this reading There is just a suspicion of pink in the creamy wallpaper, and the deeper cream of the woodwork.
creamy
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From this reading There is just a suspicion of pink in the creamy wallpaper, and the deeper cream of the woodwork.
daintiness
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From this reading The little room in which I am writing is charming in the daintiness of its colouring and the simplicity of its furnishings.
deeper
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From this reading There is just a suspicion of pink in the creamy wallpaper, and the deeper cream of the woodwork.
doors
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From this reading The bed, like the dressing table and the chairs, is in satinwood, beautifully inlaid, and the wardrobe is an enormous cavern in the wall, with mirrored doors behind which my few belongings hang suspended like ghostly stalactites.
down
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From this reading MOTHER HUBBARD HEARS THE CALL The world is very drab to-day, as I look out of my bedroom window at the Hall and once more open the book in which I set down the experiences of my pilgrimage.
drab
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From this reading MOTHER HUBBARD HEARS THE CALL The world is very drab to-day, as I look out of my bedroom window at the Hall and once more open the book in which I set down the experiences of my pilgrimage.
dressing
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From this reading The bed, like the dressing table and the chairs, is in satinwood, beautifully inlaid, and the wardrobe is an enormous cavern in the wall, with mirrored doors behind which my few belongings hang suspended like ghostly stalactites.
enormous
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From this reading The bed, like the dressing table and the chairs, is in satinwood, beautifully inlaid, and the wardrobe is an enormous cavern in the wall, with mirrored doors behind which my few belongings hang suspended like ghostly stalactites.
experiences
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From this reading MOTHER HUBBARD HEARS THE CALL The world is very drab to-day, as I look out of my bedroom window at the Hall and once more open the book in which I set down the experiences of my pilgrimage.
few
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From this reading The bed, like the dressing table and the chairs, is in satinwood, beautifully inlaid, and the wardrobe is an enormous cavern in the wall, with mirrored doors behind which my few belongings hang suspended like ghostly stalactites.
furnishings
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From this reading The little room in which I am writing is charming in the daintiness of its colouring and the simplicity of its furnishings.
ghostly
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From this reading The bed, like the dressing table and the chairs, is in satinwood, beautifully inlaid, and the wardrobe is an enormous cavern in the wall, with mirrored doors behind which my few belongings hang suspended like ghostly stalactites.
Hall
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From this reading MOTHER HUBBARD HEARS THE CALL The world is very drab to-day, as I look out of my bedroom window at the Hall and once more open the book in which I set down the experiences of my pilgrimage.
hang
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From this reading The bed, like the dressing table and the chairs, is in satinwood, beautifully inlaid, and the wardrobe is an enormous cavern in the wall, with mirrored doors behind which my few belongings hang suspended like ghostly stalactites.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I am living in luxury again, a luxury which has, alas! more of permanency in it than before.
HEARS
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From this reading MOTHER HUBBARD HEARS THE CALL The world is very drab to-day, as I look out of my bedroom window at the Hall and once more open the book in which I set down the experiences of my pilgrimage.
HUBBARD
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From this reading MOTHER HUBBARD HEARS THE CALL The world is very drab to-day, as I look out of my bedroom window at the Hall and once more open the book in which I set down the experiences of my pilgrimage.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading MOTHER HUBBARD HEARS THE CALL The world is very drab to-day, as I look out of my bedroom window at the Hall and once more open the book in which I set down the experiences of my pilgrimage.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading MOTHER HUBBARD HEARS THE CALL The world is very drab to-day, as I look out of my bedroom window at the Hall and once more open the book in which I set down the experiences of my pilgrimage.
inlaid
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From this reading The bed, like the dressing table and the chairs, is in satinwood, beautifully inlaid, and the wardrobe is an enormous cavern in the wall, with mirrored doors behind which my few belongings hang suspended like ghostly stalactites.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading MOTHER HUBBARD HEARS THE CALL The world is very drab to-day, as I look out of my bedroom window at the Hall and once more open the book in which I set down the experiences of my pilgrimage.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I am living in luxury again, a luxury which has, alas! more of permanency in it than before.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The little room in which I am writing is charming in the daintiness of its colouring and the simplicity of its furnishings.
just
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From this reading There is just a suspicion of pink in the creamy wallpaper, and the deeper cream of the woodwork.
like
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From this reading The bed, like the dressing table and the chairs, is in satinwood, beautifully inlaid, and the wardrobe is an enormous cavern in the wall, with mirrored doors behind which my few belongings hang suspended like ghostly stalactites.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The little room in which I am writing is charming in the daintiness of its colouring and the simplicity of its furnishings.
living
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From this reading I am living in luxury again, a luxury which has, alas! more of permanency in it than before.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading MOTHER HUBBARD HEARS THE CALL The world is very drab to-day, as I look out of my bedroom window at the Hall and once more open the book in which I set down the experiences of my pilgrimage.
luxury
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From this reading I am living in luxury again, a luxury which has, alas! more of permanency in it than before.
mirrored
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From this reading The bed, like the dressing table and the chairs, is in satinwood, beautifully inlaid, and the wardrobe is an enormous cavern in the wall, with mirrored doors behind which my few belongings hang suspended like ghostly stalactites.
more
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From this reading MOTHER HUBBARD HEARS THE CALL The world is very drab to-day, as I look out of my bedroom window at the Hall and once more open the book in which I set down the experiences of my pilgrimage.
MOTHER
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From this reading MOTHER HUBBARD HEARS THE CALL The world is very drab to-day, as I look out of my bedroom window at the Hall and once more open the book in which I set down the experiences of my pilgrimage.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading MOTHER HUBBARD HEARS THE CALL The world is very drab to-day, as I look out of my bedroom window at the Hall and once more open the book in which I set down the experiences of my pilgrimage.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading MOTHER HUBBARD HEARS THE CALL The world is very drab to-day, as I look out of my bedroom window at the Hall and once more open the book in which I set down the experiences of my pilgrimage.
once
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From this reading MOTHER HUBBARD HEARS THE CALL The world is very drab to-day, as I look out of my bedroom window at the Hall and once more open the book in which I set down the experiences of my pilgrimage.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading MOTHER HUBBARD HEARS THE CALL The world is very drab to-day, as I look out of my bedroom window at the Hall and once more open the book in which I set down the experiences of my pilgrimage.
out
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From this reading MOTHER HUBBARD HEARS THE CALL The world is very drab to-day, as I look out of my bedroom window at the Hall and once more open the book in which I set down the experiences of my pilgrimage.
permanency
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From this reading I am living in luxury again, a luxury which has, alas! more of permanency in it than before.
pilgrimage
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From this reading MOTHER HUBBARD HEARS THE CALL The world is very drab to-day, as I look out of my bedroom window at the Hall and once more open the book in which I set down the experiences of my pilgrimage.
pink
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From this reading There is just a suspicion of pink in the creamy wallpaper, and the deeper cream of the woodwork.
room
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From this reading The little room in which I am writing is charming in the daintiness of its colouring and the simplicity of its furnishings.
satinwood
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From this reading The bed, like the dressing table and the chairs, is in satinwood, beautifully inlaid, and the wardrobe is an enormous cavern in the wall, with mirrored doors behind which my few belongings hang suspended like ghostly stalactites.
set
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From this reading MOTHER HUBBARD HEARS THE CALL The world is very drab to-day, as I look out of my bedroom window at the Hall and once more open the book in which I set down the experiences of my pilgrimage.
simplicity
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From this reading The little room in which I am writing is charming in the daintiness of its colouring and the simplicity of its furnishings.
stalactites
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From this reading The bed, like the dressing table and the chairs, is in satinwood, beautifully inlaid, and the wardrobe is an enormous cavern in the wall, with mirrored doors behind which my few belongings hang suspended like ghostly stalactites.
suspended
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From this reading The bed, like the dressing table and the chairs, is in satinwood, beautifully inlaid, and the wardrobe is an enormous cavern in the wall, with mirrored doors behind which my few belongings hang suspended like ghostly stalactites.
suspicion
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From this reading There is just a suspicion of pink in the creamy wallpaper, and the deeper cream of the woodwork.
table
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From this reading The bed, like the dressing table and the chairs, is in satinwood, beautifully inlaid, and the wardrobe is an enormous cavern in the wall, with mirrored doors behind which my few belongings hang suspended like ghostly stalactites.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading I am living in luxury again, a luxury which has, alas! more of permanency in it than before.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading MOTHER HUBBARD HEARS THE CALL The world is very drab to-day, as I look out of my bedroom window at the Hall and once more open the book in which I set down the experiences of my pilgrimage.
There
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From this reading There is just a suspicion of pink in the creamy wallpaper, and the deeper cream of the woodwork.
to-day
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From this reading MOTHER HUBBARD HEARS THE CALL The world is very drab to-day, as I look out of my bedroom window at the Hall and once more open the book in which I set down the experiences of my pilgrimage.
very
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From this reading MOTHER HUBBARD HEARS THE CALL The world is very drab to-day, as I look out of my bedroom window at the Hall and once more open the book in which I set down the experiences of my pilgrimage.
wall
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From this reading The bed, like the dressing table and the chairs, is in satinwood, beautifully inlaid, and the wardrobe is an enormous cavern in the wall, with mirrored doors behind which my few belongings hang suspended like ghostly stalactites.
wallpaper
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From this reading There is just a suspicion of pink in the creamy wallpaper, and the deeper cream of the woodwork.
wardrobe
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From this reading The bed, like the dressing table and the chairs, is in satinwood, beautifully inlaid, and the wardrobe is an enormous cavern in the wall, with mirrored doors behind which my few belongings hang suspended like ghostly stalactites.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading MOTHER HUBBARD HEARS THE CALL The world is very drab to-day, as I look out of my bedroom window at the Hall and once more open the book in which I set down the experiences of my pilgrimage.
window
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From this reading MOTHER HUBBARD HEARS THE CALL The world is very drab to-day, as I look out of my bedroom window at the Hall and once more open the book in which I set down the experiences of my pilgrimage.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The bed, like the dressing table and the chairs, is in satinwood, beautifully inlaid, and the wardrobe is an enormous cavern in the wall, with mirrored doors behind which my few belongings hang suspended like ghostly stalactites.
woodwork
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From this reading There is just a suspicion of pink in the creamy wallpaper, and the deeper cream of the woodwork.
world
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From this reading MOTHER HUBBARD HEARS THE CALL The world is very drab to-day, as I look out of my bedroom window at the Hall and once more open the book in which I set down the experiences of my pilgrimage.
writing
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From this reading The little room in which I am writing is charming in the daintiness of its colouring and the simplicity of its furnishings.
