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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 The butler, having a vivid recollection of an occasion when Lady Cantourne was shown into a drawing-room where there were no flowers, made his preparations accordingly.
accordingly
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From this reading The butler, having a vivid recollection of an occasion when Lady Cantourne was shown into a drawing-room where there were no flowers, made his preparations accordingly.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The butler, having a vivid recollection of an occasion when Lady Cantourne was shown into a drawing-room where there were no flowers, made his preparations accordingly.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “I rather expect--Lady Cantourne,” said Sir John to his servants when he returned home, “any time between now and ten o'clock.”
any
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From this reading “I rather expect--Lady Cantourne,” said Sir John to his servants when he returned home, “any time between now and ten o'clock.”
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading “I rather expect--Lady Cantourne,” said Sir John to his servants when he returned home, “any time between now and ten o'clock.”
brings
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From this reading The flowers were set out with that masculine ignorance of such matters which brings a smile--not wholly of mirth--to a woman's face.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The little-used drawing-room was brought under the notice of the housekeeper for that woman's touch which makes a drawing-room what it is.
butler
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From this reading The butler, having a vivid recollection of an occasion when Lady Cantourne was shown into a drawing-room where there were no flowers, made his preparations accordingly.
Cantourne
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From this reading “I rather expect--Lady Cantourne,” said Sir John to his servants when he returned home, “any time between now and ten o'clock.”
deed
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From this reading The life unlived, the deed undone, the tear Unshed.
drawing-room
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From this reading The butler, having a vivid recollection of an occasion when Lady Cantourne was shown into a drawing-room where there were no flowers, made his preparations accordingly.
expectverbUS /ɪkˈspekt/
to think that something will happen
From this reading “I rather expect--Lady Cantourne,” said Sir John to his servants when he returned home, “any time between now and ten o'clock.”
face
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From this reading The flowers were set out with that masculine ignorance of such matters which brings a smile--not wholly of mirth--to a woman's face.
flowers
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From this reading The butler, having a vivid recollection of an occasion when Lady Cantourne was shown into a drawing-room where there were no flowers, made his preparations accordingly.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The little-used drawing-room was brought under the notice of the housekeeper for that woman's touch which makes a drawing-room what it is.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading The butler, having a vivid recollection of an occasion when Lady Cantourne was shown into a drawing-room where there were no flowers, made his preparations accordingly.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “I rather expect--Lady Cantourne,” said Sir John to his servants when he returned home, “any time between now and ten o'clock.”
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “I rather expect--Lady Cantourne,” said Sir John to his servants when he returned home, “any time between now and ten o'clock.”
home
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From this reading “I rather expect--Lady Cantourne,” said Sir John to his servants when he returned home, “any time between now and ten o'clock.”
housekeeper
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From this reading The little-used drawing-room was brought under the notice of the housekeeper for that woman's touch which makes a drawing-room what it is.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I rather expect--Lady Cantourne,” said Sir John to his servants when he returned home, “any time between now and ten o'clock.”
ignorance
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From this reading The flowers were set out with that masculine ignorance of such matters which brings a smile--not wholly of mirth--to a woman's face.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The butler, having a vivid recollection of an occasion when Lady Cantourne was shown into a drawing-room where there were no flowers, made his preparations accordingly.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The little-used drawing-room was brought under the notice of the housekeeper for that woman's touch which makes a drawing-room what it is.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The little-used drawing-room was brought under the notice of the housekeeper for that woman's touch which makes a drawing-room what it is.
John
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From this reading “I rather expect--Lady Cantourne,” said Sir John to his servants when he returned home, “any time between now and ten o'clock.”
Lady
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From this reading “I rather expect--Lady Cantourne,” said Sir John to his servants when he returned home, “any time between now and ten o'clock.”
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The life unlived, the deed undone, the tear Unshed.
little-used
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From this reading The little-used drawing-room was brought under the notice of the housekeeper for that woman's touch which makes a drawing-room what it is.
made
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From this reading The butler, having a vivid recollection of an occasion when Lady Cantourne was shown into a drawing-room where there were no flowers, made his preparations accordingly.
makes
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From this reading The little-used drawing-room was brought under the notice of the housekeeper for that woman's touch which makes a drawing-room what it is.
masculine
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From this reading The flowers were set out with that masculine ignorance of such matters which brings a smile--not wholly of mirth--to a woman's face.
matters
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From this reading The flowers were set out with that masculine ignorance of such matters which brings a smile--not wholly of mirth--to a woman's face.
mirth
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From this reading The flowers were set out with that masculine ignorance of such matters which brings a smile--not wholly of mirth--to a woman's face.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading The butler, having a vivid recollection of an occasion when Lady Cantourne was shown into a drawing-room where there were no flowers, made his preparations accordingly.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The flowers were set out with that masculine ignorance of such matters which brings a smile--not wholly of mirth--to a woman's face.
notice
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From this reading The little-used drawing-room was brought under the notice of the housekeeper for that woman's touch which makes a drawing-room what it is.
now
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From this reading “I rather expect--Lady Cantourne,” said Sir John to his servants when he returned home, “any time between now and ten o'clock.”
o'clock
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From this reading “I rather expect--Lady Cantourne,” said Sir John to his servants when he returned home, “any time between now and ten o'clock.”
occasion
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From this reading The butler, having a vivid recollection of an occasion when Lady Cantourne was shown into a drawing-room where there were no flowers, made his preparations accordingly.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The butler, having a vivid recollection of an occasion when Lady Cantourne was shown into a drawing-room where there were no flowers, made his preparations accordingly.
out
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From this reading The flowers were set out with that masculine ignorance of such matters which brings a smile--not wholly of mirth--to a woman's face.
preparations
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From this reading The butler, having a vivid recollection of an occasion when Lady Cantourne was shown into a drawing-room where there were no flowers, made his preparations accordingly.
rather
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From this reading “I rather expect--Lady Cantourne,” said Sir John to his servants when he returned home, “any time between now and ten o'clock.”
recollection
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From this reading The butler, having a vivid recollection of an occasion when Lady Cantourne was shown into a drawing-room where there were no flowers, made his preparations accordingly.
returnednounUS /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “I rather expect--Lady Cantourne,” said Sir John to his servants when he returned home, “any time between now and ten o'clock.”
said
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From this reading “I rather expect--Lady Cantourne,” said Sir John to his servants when he returned home, “any time between now and ten o'clock.”
servants
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From this reading “I rather expect--Lady Cantourne,” said Sir John to his servants when he returned home, “any time between now and ten o'clock.”
set
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From this reading The flowers were set out with that masculine ignorance of such matters which brings a smile--not wholly of mirth--to a woman's face.
shown
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From this reading The butler, having a vivid recollection of an occasion when Lady Cantourne was shown into a drawing-room where there were no flowers, made his preparations accordingly.
Sir
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From this reading “I rather expect--Lady Cantourne,” said Sir John to his servants when he returned home, “any time between now and ten o'clock.”
smile
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From this reading The flowers were set out with that masculine ignorance of such matters which brings a smile--not wholly of mirth--to a woman's face.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading The flowers were set out with that masculine ignorance of such matters which brings a smile--not wholly of mirth--to a woman's face.
tear
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From this reading The life unlived, the deed undone, the tear Unshed.
ten
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From this reading “I rather expect--Lady Cantourne,” said Sir John to his servants when he returned home, “any time between now and ten o'clock.”
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The flowers were set out with that masculine ignorance of such matters which brings a smile--not wholly of mirth--to a woman's face.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The life unlived, the deed undone, the tear Unshed.
there
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From this reading The butler, having a vivid recollection of an occasion when Lady Cantourne was shown into a drawing-room where there were no flowers, made his preparations accordingly.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I rather expect--Lady Cantourne,” said Sir John to his servants when he returned home, “any time between now and ten o'clock.”
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “I rather expect--Lady Cantourne,” said Sir John to his servants when he returned home, “any time between now and ten o'clock.”
touch
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From this reading The little-used drawing-room was brought under the notice of the housekeeper for that woman's touch which makes a drawing-room what it is.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading The little-used drawing-room was brought under the notice of the housekeeper for that woman's touch which makes a drawing-room what it is.
undone
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From this reading The life unlived, the deed undone, the tear Unshed.
unlived
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From this reading The life unlived, the deed undone, the tear Unshed.
Unshed
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From this reading The life unlived, the deed undone, the tear Unshed.
vivid
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From this reading The butler, having a vivid recollection of an occasion when Lady Cantourne was shown into a drawing-room where there were no flowers, made his preparations accordingly.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The butler, having a vivid recollection of an occasion when Lady Cantourne was shown into a drawing-room where there were no flowers, made his preparations accordingly.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The butler, having a vivid recollection of an occasion when Lady Cantourne was shown into a drawing-room where there were no flowers, made his preparations accordingly.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading The little-used drawing-room was brought under the notice of the housekeeper for that woman's touch which makes a drawing-room what it is.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading “I rather expect--Lady Cantourne,” said Sir John to his servants when he returned home, “any time between now and ten o'clock.”
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading The butler, having a vivid recollection of an occasion when Lady Cantourne was shown into a drawing-room where there were no flowers, made his preparations accordingly.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The flowers were set out with that masculine ignorance of such matters which brings a smile--not wholly of mirth--to a woman's face.
wholly
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From this reading The flowers were set out with that masculine ignorance of such matters which brings a smile--not wholly of mirth--to a woman's face.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The flowers were set out with that masculine ignorance of such matters which brings a smile--not wholly of mirth--to a woman's face.
woman's
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From this reading The flowers were set out with that masculine ignorance of such matters which brings a smile--not wholly of mirth--to a woman's face.
