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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 A Vicious Circle The Berridges of Berylstow--a house near my office in the Witching Hill Road--were perhaps the very worthiest family on the whole Estate.
accountant
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From this reading An only son, Guy, completed the _partie carrée_, and already made an admirable accountant under his father's eagle eye.
admirable
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From this reading An only son, Guy, completed the _partie carrée_, and already made an admirable accountant under his father's eagle eye.
alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading An only son, Guy, completed the _partie carrée_, and already made an admirable accountant under his father's eagle eye.
AndeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading An only son, Guy, completed the _partie carrée_, and already made an admirable accountant under his father's eagle eye.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Old Mr. Berridge, by a lifetime of faithful service, had risen to a fine position in one of the oldest and most substantial assurance societies in the City of London.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading There was a daughter, whose name of Beryl had inspired that of the house; she was her mother's miniature and echo, and had no desire to ride a bicycle or do anything else that Mrs. Berridge had not done before her.
assurance
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From this reading Old Mr. Berridge, by a lifetime of faithful service, had risen to a fine position in one of the oldest and most substantial assurance societies in the City of London.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading There was a daughter, whose name of Beryl had inspired that of the house; she was her mother's miniature and echo, and had no desire to ride a bicycle or do anything else that Mrs. Berridge had not done before her.
Berridge
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From this reading Old Mr. Berridge, by a lifetime of faithful service, had risen to a fine position in one of the oldest and most substantial assurance societies in the City of London.
Berridges
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From this reading A Vicious Circle The Berridges of Berylstow--a house near my office in the Witching Hill Road--were perhaps the very worthiest family on the whole Estate.
Beryl
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From this reading There was a daughter, whose name of Beryl had inspired that of the house; she was her mother's miniature and echo, and had no desire to ride a bicycle or do anything else that Mrs. Berridge had not done before her.
Berylstow
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From this reading A Vicious Circle The Berridges of Berylstow--a house near my office in the Witching Hill Road--were perhaps the very worthiest family on the whole Estate.
bicycle
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From this reading There was a daughter, whose name of Beryl had inspired that of the house; she was her mother's miniature and echo, and had no desire to ride a bicycle or do anything else that Mrs. Berridge had not done before her.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Old Mr. Berridge, by a lifetime of faithful service, had risen to a fine position in one of the oldest and most substantial assurance societies in the City of London.
carrée
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From this reading An only son, Guy, completed the _partie carrée_, and already made an admirable accountant under his father's eagle eye.
character
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From this reading Mrs. Berridge, herself a woman of energetic character, devoted every minute that she could spare from household duties, punctiliously fulfilled, to the glorification of the local Vicar and the denunciation of modern ideas.
Circle
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From this reading A Vicious Circle The Berridges of Berylstow--a house near my office in the Witching Hill Road--were perhaps the very worthiest family on the whole Estate.
City
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From this reading Old Mr. Berridge, by a lifetime of faithful service, had risen to a fine position in one of the oldest and most substantial assurance societies in the City of London.
completed
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From this reading An only son, Guy, completed the _partie carrée_, and already made an admirable accountant under his father's eagle eye.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Mrs. Berridge, herself a woman of energetic character, devoted every minute that she could spare from household duties, punctiliously fulfilled, to the glorification of the local Vicar and the denunciation of modern ideas.
daughter
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From this reading There was a daughter, whose name of Beryl had inspired that of the house; she was her mother's miniature and echo, and had no desire to ride a bicycle or do anything else that Mrs. Berridge had not done before her.
denunciation
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From this reading Mrs. Berridge, herself a woman of energetic character, devoted every minute that she could spare from household duties, punctiliously fulfilled, to the glorification of the local Vicar and the denunciation of modern ideas.
desire
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From this reading There was a daughter, whose name of Beryl had inspired that of the house; she was her mother's miniature and echo, and had no desire to ride a bicycle or do anything else that Mrs. Berridge had not done before her.
devoted
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From this reading Mrs. Berridge, herself a woman of energetic character, devoted every minute that she could spare from household duties, punctiliously fulfilled, to the glorification of the local Vicar and the denunciation of modern ideas.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading There was a daughter, whose name of Beryl had inspired that of the house; she was her mother's miniature and echo, and had no desire to ride a bicycle or do anything else that Mrs. Berridge had not done before her.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was a daughter, whose name of Beryl had inspired that of the house; she was her mother's miniature and echo, and had no desire to ride a bicycle or do anything else that Mrs. Berridge had not done before her.
duties
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From this reading Mrs. Berridge, herself a woman of energetic character, devoted every minute that she could spare from household duties, punctiliously fulfilled, to the glorification of the local Vicar and the denunciation of modern ideas.
eagle
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From this reading An only son, Guy, completed the _partie carrée_, and already made an admirable accountant under his father's eagle eye.
echo
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From this reading There was a daughter, whose name of Beryl had inspired that of the house; she was her mother's miniature and echo, and had no desire to ride a bicycle or do anything else that Mrs. Berridge had not done before her.
else
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From this reading There was a daughter, whose name of Beryl had inspired that of the house; she was her mother's miniature and echo, and had no desire to ride a bicycle or do anything else that Mrs. Berridge had not done before her.
energetic
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From this reading Mrs. Berridge, herself a woman of energetic character, devoted every minute that she could spare from household duties, punctiliously fulfilled, to the glorification of the local Vicar and the denunciation of modern ideas.
Estate
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From this reading A Vicious Circle The Berridges of Berylstow--a house near my office in the Witching Hill Road--were perhaps the very worthiest family on the whole Estate.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Mrs. Berridge, herself a woman of energetic character, devoted every minute that she could spare from household duties, punctiliously fulfilled, to the glorification of the local Vicar and the denunciation of modern ideas.
eye
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From this reading An only son, Guy, completed the _partie carrée_, and already made an admirable accountant under his father's eagle eye.
faithfulnounUS /ˈfaithful/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Old Mr. Berridge, by a lifetime of faithful service, had risen to a fine position in one of the oldest and most substantial assurance societies in the City of London.
family
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From this reading A Vicious Circle The Berridges of Berylstow--a house near my office in the Witching Hill Road--were perhaps the very worthiest family on the whole Estate.
father's
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From this reading An only son, Guy, completed the _partie carrée_, and already made an admirable accountant under his father's eagle eye.
finenounUS /fine/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Old Mr. Berridge, by a lifetime of faithful service, had risen to a fine position in one of the oldest and most substantial assurance societies in the City of London.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Mrs. Berridge, herself a woman of energetic character, devoted every minute that she could spare from household duties, punctiliously fulfilled, to the glorification of the local Vicar and the denunciation of modern ideas.
fulfilled
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From this reading Mrs. Berridge, herself a woman of energetic character, devoted every minute that she could spare from household duties, punctiliously fulfilled, to the glorification of the local Vicar and the denunciation of modern ideas.
glorification
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From this reading Mrs. Berridge, herself a woman of energetic character, devoted every minute that she could spare from household duties, punctiliously fulfilled, to the glorification of the local Vicar and the denunciation of modern ideas.
Guy
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From this reading An only son, Guy, completed the _partie carrée_, and already made an admirable accountant under his father's eagle eye.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Old Mr. Berridge, by a lifetime of faithful service, had risen to a fine position in one of the oldest and most substantial assurance societies in the City of London.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading There was a daughter, whose name of Beryl had inspired that of the house; she was her mother's miniature and echo, and had no desire to ride a bicycle or do anything else that Mrs. Berridge had not done before her.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Mrs. Berridge, herself a woman of energetic character, devoted every minute that she could spare from household duties, punctiliously fulfilled, to the glorification of the local Vicar and the denunciation of modern ideas.
Hill
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From this reading A Vicious Circle The Berridges of Berylstow--a house near my office in the Witching Hill Road--were perhaps the very worthiest family on the whole Estate.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading An only son, Guy, completed the _partie carrée_, and already made an admirable accountant under his father's eagle eye.
house
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From this reading A Vicious Circle The Berridges of Berylstow--a house near my office in the Witching Hill Road--were perhaps the very worthiest family on the whole Estate.
household
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From this reading Mrs. Berridge, herself a woman of energetic character, devoted every minute that she could spare from household duties, punctiliously fulfilled, to the glorification of the local Vicar and the denunciation of modern ideas.
ideas
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From this reading Mrs. Berridge, herself a woman of energetic character, devoted every minute that she could spare from household duties, punctiliously fulfilled, to the glorification of the local Vicar and the denunciation of modern ideas.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A Vicious Circle The Berridges of Berylstow--a house near my office in the Witching Hill Road--were perhaps the very worthiest family on the whole Estate.
inspired
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From this reading There was a daughter, whose name of Beryl had inspired that of the house; she was her mother's miniature and echo, and had no desire to ride a bicycle or do anything else that Mrs. Berridge had not done before her.
lifetime
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From this reading Old Mr. Berridge, by a lifetime of faithful service, had risen to a fine position in one of the oldest and most substantial assurance societies in the City of London.
local
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From this reading Mrs. Berridge, herself a woman of energetic character, devoted every minute that she could spare from household duties, punctiliously fulfilled, to the glorification of the local Vicar and the denunciation of modern ideas.
London
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From this reading Old Mr. Berridge, by a lifetime of faithful service, had risen to a fine position in one of the oldest and most substantial assurance societies in the City of London.
made
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From this reading An only son, Guy, completed the _partie carrée_, and already made an admirable accountant under his father's eagle eye.
miniature
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From this reading There was a daughter, whose name of Beryl had inspired that of the house; she was her mother's miniature and echo, and had no desire to ride a bicycle or do anything else that Mrs. Berridge had not done before her.
minute
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From this reading Mrs. Berridge, herself a woman of energetic character, devoted every minute that she could spare from household duties, punctiliously fulfilled, to the glorification of the local Vicar and the denunciation of modern ideas.
modern
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From this reading Mrs. Berridge, herself a woman of energetic character, devoted every minute that she could spare from household duties, punctiliously fulfilled, to the glorification of the local Vicar and the denunciation of modern ideas.
most
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From this reading Old Mr. Berridge, by a lifetime of faithful service, had risen to a fine position in one of the oldest and most substantial assurance societies in the City of London.
mother's
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From this reading There was a daughter, whose name of Beryl had inspired that of the house; she was her mother's miniature and echo, and had no desire to ride a bicycle or do anything else that Mrs. Berridge had not done before her.
Mr
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From this reading Old Mr. Berridge, by a lifetime of faithful service, had risen to a fine position in one of the oldest and most substantial assurance societies in the City of London.
Mrs
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From this reading Mrs. Berridge, herself a woman of energetic character, devoted every minute that she could spare from household duties, punctiliously fulfilled, to the glorification of the local Vicar and the denunciation of modern ideas.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading A Vicious Circle The Berridges of Berylstow--a house near my office in the Witching Hill Road--were perhaps the very worthiest family on the whole Estate.
namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was a daughter, whose name of Beryl had inspired that of the house; she was her mother's miniature and echo, and had no desire to ride a bicycle or do anything else that Mrs. Berridge had not done before her.
near
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From this reading A Vicious Circle The Berridges of Berylstow--a house near my office in the Witching Hill Road--were perhaps the very worthiest family on the whole Estate.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading There was a daughter, whose name of Beryl had inspired that of the house; she was her mother's miniature and echo, and had no desire to ride a bicycle or do anything else that Mrs. Berridge had not done before her.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading There was a daughter, whose name of Beryl had inspired that of the house; she was her mother's miniature and echo, and had no desire to ride a bicycle or do anything else that Mrs. Berridge had not done before her.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A Vicious Circle The Berridges of Berylstow--a house near my office in the Witching Hill Road--were perhaps the very worthiest family on the whole Estate.
office
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From this reading A Vicious Circle The Berridges of Berylstow--a house near my office in the Witching Hill Road--were perhaps the very worthiest family on the whole Estate.
Old
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From this reading Old Mr. Berridge, by a lifetime of faithful service, had risen to a fine position in one of the oldest and most substantial assurance societies in the City of London.
oldest
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From this reading Old Mr. Berridge, by a lifetime of faithful service, had risen to a fine position in one of the oldest and most substantial assurance societies in the City of London.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading A Vicious Circle The Berridges of Berylstow--a house near my office in the Witching Hill Road--were perhaps the very worthiest family on the whole Estate.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Old Mr. Berridge, by a lifetime of faithful service, had risen to a fine position in one of the oldest and most substantial assurance societies in the City of London.
only
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From this reading An only son, Guy, completed the _partie carrée_, and already made an admirable accountant under his father's eagle eye.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading There was a daughter, whose name of Beryl had inspired that of the house; she was her mother's miniature and echo, and had no desire to ride a bicycle or do anything else that Mrs. Berridge had not done before her.
partie
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From this reading An only son, Guy, completed the _partie carrée_, and already made an admirable accountant under his father's eagle eye.
perhaps
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From this reading A Vicious Circle The Berridges of Berylstow--a house near my office in the Witching Hill Road--were perhaps the very worthiest family on the whole Estate.
position
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From this reading Old Mr. Berridge, by a lifetime of faithful service, had risen to a fine position in one of the oldest and most substantial assurance societies in the City of London.
punctiliously
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From this reading Mrs. Berridge, herself a woman of energetic character, devoted every minute that she could spare from household duties, punctiliously fulfilled, to the glorification of the local Vicar and the denunciation of modern ideas.
ride
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From this reading There was a daughter, whose name of Beryl had inspired that of the house; she was her mother's miniature and echo, and had no desire to ride a bicycle or do anything else that Mrs. Berridge had not done before her.
risen
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From this reading Old Mr. Berridge, by a lifetime of faithful service, had risen to a fine position in one of the oldest and most substantial assurance societies in the City of London.
Road
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From this reading A Vicious Circle The Berridges of Berylstow--a house near my office in the Witching Hill Road--were perhaps the very worthiest family on the whole Estate.
service
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From this reading Old Mr. Berridge, by a lifetime of faithful service, had risen to a fine position in one of the oldest and most substantial assurance societies in the City of London.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Mrs. Berridge, herself a woman of energetic character, devoted every minute that she could spare from household duties, punctiliously fulfilled, to the glorification of the local Vicar and the denunciation of modern ideas.
societies
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From this reading Old Mr. Berridge, by a lifetime of faithful service, had risen to a fine position in one of the oldest and most substantial assurance societies in the City of London.
son
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From this reading An only son, Guy, completed the _partie carrée_, and already made an admirable accountant under his father's eagle eye.
spare
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From this reading Mrs. Berridge, herself a woman of energetic character, devoted every minute that she could spare from household duties, punctiliously fulfilled, to the glorification of the local Vicar and the denunciation of modern ideas.
substantial
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From this reading Old Mr. Berridge, by a lifetime of faithful service, had risen to a fine position in one of the oldest and most substantial assurance societies in the City of London.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Mrs. Berridge, herself a woman of energetic character, devoted every minute that she could spare from household duties, punctiliously fulfilled, to the glorification of the local Vicar and the denunciation of modern ideas.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A Vicious Circle The Berridges of Berylstow--a house near my office in the Witching Hill Road--were perhaps the very worthiest family on the whole Estate.
There
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From this reading There was a daughter, whose name of Beryl had inspired that of the house; she was her mother's miniature and echo, and had no desire to ride a bicycle or do anything else that Mrs. Berridge had not done before her.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Old Mr. Berridge, by a lifetime of faithful service, had risen to a fine position in one of the oldest and most substantial assurance societies in the City of London.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading An only son, Guy, completed the _partie carrée_, and already made an admirable accountant under his father's eagle eye.
very
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From this reading A Vicious Circle The Berridges of Berylstow--a house near my office in the Witching Hill Road--were perhaps the very worthiest family on the whole Estate.
Vicar
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From this reading Mrs. Berridge, herself a woman of energetic character, devoted every minute that she could spare from household duties, punctiliously fulfilled, to the glorification of the local Vicar and the denunciation of modern ideas.
Vicious
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From this reading A Vicious Circle The Berridges of Berylstow--a house near my office in the Witching Hill Road--were perhaps the very worthiest family on the whole Estate.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was a daughter, whose name of Beryl had inspired that of the house; she was her mother's miniature and echo, and had no desire to ride a bicycle or do anything else that Mrs. Berridge had not done before her.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading A Vicious Circle The Berridges of Berylstow--a house near my office in the Witching Hill Road--were perhaps the very worthiest family on the whole Estate.
whole
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From this reading A Vicious Circle The Berridges of Berylstow--a house near my office in the Witching Hill Road--were perhaps the very worthiest family on the whole Estate.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading There was a daughter, whose name of Beryl had inspired that of the house; she was her mother's miniature and echo, and had no desire to ride a bicycle or do anything else that Mrs. Berridge had not done before her.
Witching
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From this reading A Vicious Circle The Berridges of Berylstow--a house near my office in the Witching Hill Road--were perhaps the very worthiest family on the whole Estate.
woman
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From this reading Mrs. Berridge, herself a woman of energetic character, devoted every minute that she could spare from household duties, punctiliously fulfilled, to the glorification of the local Vicar and the denunciation of modern ideas.
worthiest
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From this reading A Vicious Circle The Berridges of Berylstow--a house near my office in the Witching Hill Road--were perhaps the very worthiest family on the whole Estate.
