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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 On arriving in London Victoria ascertained with a thrill of pleasure that her bank had received a thousand pounds since October.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading After disposing of a few small debts and renewing some trifles in the house, she found herself a capitalist: she had about fifteen hundred pounds of her own.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After disposing of a few small debts and renewing some trifles in the house, she found herself a capitalist: she had about fifteen hundred pounds of her own.
Algiers
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From this reading In Algiers the scented winds made hideous and unnatural all thoughts of gain.
all
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From this reading In Algiers the scented winds made hideous and unnatural all thoughts of gain.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading In Algiers the scented winds made hideous and unnatural all thoughts of gain.
arriving
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From this reading On arriving in London Victoria ascertained with a thrill of pleasure that her bank had received a thousand pounds since October.
ascertained
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From this reading On arriving in London Victoria ascertained with a thrill of pleasure that her bank had received a thousand pounds since October.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The money was lying at the bank and it only struck her then that the time had come to invest it.
bank
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From this reading On arriving in London Victoria ascertained with a thrill of pleasure that her bank had received a thousand pounds since October.
battle
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From this reading IT was in London that the real battle began.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading IT was in London that the real battle began.
capitalist
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From this reading After disposing of a few small debts and renewing some trifles in the house, she found herself a capitalist: she had about fifteen hundred pounds of her own.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The money was lying at the bank and it only struck her then that the time had come to invest it.
debts
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From this reading After disposing of a few small debts and renewing some trifles in the house, she found herself a capitalist: she had about fifteen hundred pounds of her own.
disposing
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From this reading After disposing of a few small debts and renewing some trifles in the house, she found herself a capitalist: she had about fifteen hundred pounds of her own.
few
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From this reading After disposing of a few small debts and renewing some trifles in the house, she found herself a capitalist: she had about fifteen hundred pounds of her own.
fifteen
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From this reading After disposing of a few small debts and renewing some trifles in the house, she found herself a capitalist: she had about fifteen hundred pounds of her own.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading After disposing of a few small debts and renewing some trifles in the house, she found herself a capitalist: she had about fifteen hundred pounds of her own.
gain
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From this reading In Algiers the scented winds made hideous and unnatural all thoughts of gain.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading On arriving in London Victoria ascertained with a thrill of pleasure that her bank had received a thousand pounds since October.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading On arriving in London Victoria ascertained with a thrill of pleasure that her bank had received a thousand pounds since October.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading After disposing of a few small debts and renewing some trifles in the house, she found herself a capitalist: she had about fifteen hundred pounds of her own.
hideous
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From this reading In Algiers the scented winds made hideous and unnatural all thoughts of gain.
house
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From this reading After disposing of a few small debts and renewing some trifles in the house, she found herself a capitalist: she had about fifteen hundred pounds of her own.
hundred
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From this reading After disposing of a few small debts and renewing some trifles in the house, she found herself a capitalist: she had about fifteen hundred pounds of her own.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IT was in London that the real battle began.
invest
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From this reading The money was lying at the bank and it only struck her then that the time had come to invest it.
ITpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading IT was in London that the real battle began.
London
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From this reading IT was in London that the real battle began.
lying
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From this reading The money was lying at the bank and it only struck her then that the time had come to invest it.
made
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From this reading In Algiers the scented winds made hideous and unnatural all thoughts of gain.
money
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From this reading The money was lying at the bank and it only struck her then that the time had come to invest it.
October
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From this reading On arriving in London Victoria ascertained with a thrill of pleasure that her bank had received a thousand pounds since October.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In Algiers the scented winds made hideous and unnatural all thoughts of gain.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On arriving in London Victoria ascertained with a thrill of pleasure that her bank had received a thousand pounds since October.
only
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From this reading The money was lying at the bank and it only struck her then that the time had come to invest it.
own
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From this reading After disposing of a few small debts and renewing some trifles in the house, she found herself a capitalist: she had about fifteen hundred pounds of her own.
pleasure
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From this reading On arriving in London Victoria ascertained with a thrill of pleasure that her bank had received a thousand pounds since October.
pounds
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From this reading On arriving in London Victoria ascertained with a thrill of pleasure that her bank had received a thousand pounds since October.
real
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From this reading IT was in London that the real battle began.
received
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From this reading On arriving in London Victoria ascertained with a thrill of pleasure that her bank had received a thousand pounds since October.
renewing
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From this reading After disposing of a few small debts and renewing some trifles in the house, she found herself a capitalist: she had about fifteen hundred pounds of her own.
scented
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From this reading In Algiers the scented winds made hideous and unnatural all thoughts of gain.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading After disposing of a few small debts and renewing some trifles in the house, she found herself a capitalist: she had about fifteen hundred pounds of her own.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading On arriving in London Victoria ascertained with a thrill of pleasure that her bank had received a thousand pounds since October.
small
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From this reading After disposing of a few small debts and renewing some trifles in the house, she found herself a capitalist: she had about fifteen hundred pounds of her own.
some
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From this reading After disposing of a few small debts and renewing some trifles in the house, she found herself a capitalist: she had about fifteen hundred pounds of her own.
strucknounUS /struck/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The money was lying at the bank and it only struck her then that the time had come to invest it.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading IT was in London that the real battle began.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading IT was in London that the real battle began.
then
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From this reading The money was lying at the bank and it only struck her then that the time had come to invest it.
thoughts
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From this reading In Algiers the scented winds made hideous and unnatural all thoughts of gain.
thousand
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From this reading On arriving in London Victoria ascertained with a thrill of pleasure that her bank had received a thousand pounds since October.
thrill
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From this reading On arriving in London Victoria ascertained with a thrill of pleasure that her bank had received a thousand pounds since October.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The money was lying at the bank and it only struck her then that the time had come to invest it.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The money was lying at the bank and it only struck her then that the time had come to invest it.
trifles
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From this reading After disposing of a few small debts and renewing some trifles in the house, she found herself a capitalist: she had about fifteen hundred pounds of her own.
unnatural
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From this reading In Algiers the scented winds made hideous and unnatural all thoughts of gain.
Victoria
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From this reading On arriving in London Victoria ascertained with a thrill of pleasure that her bank had received a thousand pounds since October.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading IT was in London that the real battle began.
winds
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From this reading In Algiers the scented winds made hideous and unnatural all thoughts of gain.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading On arriving in London Victoria ascertained with a thrill of pleasure that her bank had received a thousand pounds since October.
