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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 Sir Thomas, having no permanent residence in London, had been obliged to take a furnished house for the season.
abroad
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From this reading Since the early years of their marriage, the baronet and his wife had never spent more than three weeks, or, at the most, a month, of each season in town; neither had they travelled much abroad.
adoption
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From this reading Their adoption of a quiet country life all these years had not been without good and sufficient reasons.
all
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From this reading Their adoption of a quiet country life all these years had not been without good and sufficient reasons.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading By the end of the first week in February Sir Thomas Dudgeon and his family were comfortably settled in Harley Street.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Since the early years of their marriage, the baronet and his wife had never spent more than three weeks, or, at the most, a month, of each season in town; neither had they travelled much abroad.
baronet
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From this reading Since the early years of their marriage, the baronet and his wife had never spent more than three weeks, or, at the most, a month, of each season in town; neither had they travelled much abroad.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Sir Thomas, having no permanent residence in London, had been obliged to take a furnished house for the season.
ByprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading By the end of the first week in February Sir Thomas Dudgeon and his family were comfortably settled in Harley Street.
comfortably
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From this reading By the end of the first week in February Sir Thomas Dudgeon and his family were comfortably settled in Harley Street.
country
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From this reading Their adoption of a quiet country life all these years had not been without good and sufficient reasons.
Dudgeon
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From this reading By the end of the first week in February Sir Thomas Dudgeon and his family were comfortably settled in Harley Street.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading Since the early years of their marriage, the baronet and his wife had never spent more than three weeks, or, at the most, a month, of each season in town; neither had they travelled much abroad.
early
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From this reading Since the early years of their marriage, the baronet and his wife had never spent more than three weeks, or, at the most, a month, of each season in town; neither had they travelled much abroad.
end
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From this reading By the end of the first week in February Sir Thomas Dudgeon and his family were comfortably settled in Harley Street.
family
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From this reading By the end of the first week in February Sir Thomas Dudgeon and his family were comfortably settled in Harley Street.
February
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From this reading By the end of the first week in February Sir Thomas Dudgeon and his family were comfortably settled in Harley Street.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading By the end of the first week in February Sir Thomas Dudgeon and his family were comfortably settled in Harley Street.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Sir Thomas, having no permanent residence in London, had been obliged to take a furnished house for the season.
furnished
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From this reading Sir Thomas, having no permanent residence in London, had been obliged to take a furnished house for the season.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Their adoption of a quiet country life all these years had not been without good and sufficient reasons.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Sir Thomas, having no permanent residence in London, had been obliged to take a furnished house for the season.
HARLEY
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From this reading IN HARLEY STREET.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading Sir Thomas, having no permanent residence in London, had been obliged to take a furnished house for the season.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading By the end of the first week in February Sir Thomas Dudgeon and his family were comfortably settled in Harley Street.
house
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From this reading Sir Thomas, having no permanent residence in London, had been obliged to take a furnished house for the season.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN HARLEY STREET.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Their adoption of a quiet country life all these years had not been without good and sufficient reasons.
London
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From this reading Sir Thomas, having no permanent residence in London, had been obliged to take a furnished house for the season.
marriage
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From this reading Since the early years of their marriage, the baronet and his wife had never spent more than three weeks, or, at the most, a month, of each season in town; neither had they travelled much abroad.
month
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From this reading Since the early years of their marriage, the baronet and his wife had never spent more than three weeks, or, at the most, a month, of each season in town; neither had they travelled much abroad.
more
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From this reading Since the early years of their marriage, the baronet and his wife had never spent more than three weeks, or, at the most, a month, of each season in town; neither had they travelled much abroad.
most
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From this reading Since the early years of their marriage, the baronet and his wife had never spent more than three weeks, or, at the most, a month, of each season in town; neither had they travelled much abroad.
much
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From this reading Since the early years of their marriage, the baronet and his wife had never spent more than three weeks, or, at the most, a month, of each season in town; neither had they travelled much abroad.
neitherdeterminerUS /ˈniːðər/
not one and not the other of two
From this reading Since the early years of their marriage, the baronet and his wife had never spent more than three weeks, or, at the most, a month, of each season in town; neither had they travelled much abroad.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Since the early years of their marriage, the baronet and his wife had never spent more than three weeks, or, at the most, a month, of each season in town; neither had they travelled much abroad.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Sir Thomas, having no permanent residence in London, had been obliged to take a furnished house for the season.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Their adoption of a quiet country life all these years had not been without good and sufficient reasons.
obliged
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From this reading Sir Thomas, having no permanent residence in London, had been obliged to take a furnished house for the season.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading By the end of the first week in February Sir Thomas Dudgeon and his family were comfortably settled in Harley Street.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Since the early years of their marriage, the baronet and his wife had never spent more than three weeks, or, at the most, a month, of each season in town; neither had they travelled much abroad.
permanent
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From this reading Sir Thomas, having no permanent residence in London, had been obliged to take a furnished house for the season.
quiet
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From this reading Their adoption of a quiet country life all these years had not been without good and sufficient reasons.
reasonsnounUS /ˈreasons/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Their adoption of a quiet country life all these years had not been without good and sufficient reasons.
residence
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From this reading Sir Thomas, having no permanent residence in London, had been obliged to take a furnished house for the season.
season
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From this reading Sir Thomas, having no permanent residence in London, had been obliged to take a furnished house for the season.
settled
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From this reading By the end of the first week in February Sir Thomas Dudgeon and his family were comfortably settled in Harley Street.
SinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Since the early years of their marriage, the baronet and his wife had never spent more than three weeks, or, at the most, a month, of each season in town; neither had they travelled much abroad.
Sir
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From this reading By the end of the first week in February Sir Thomas Dudgeon and his family were comfortably settled in Harley Street.
spent
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From this reading Since the early years of their marriage, the baronet and his wife had never spent more than three weeks, or, at the most, a month, of each season in town; neither had they travelled much abroad.
STREET
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From this reading IN HARLEY STREET.
sufficient
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From this reading Their adoption of a quiet country life all these years had not been without good and sufficient reasons.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Sir Thomas, having no permanent residence in London, had been obliged to take a furnished house for the season.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Since the early years of their marriage, the baronet and his wife had never spent more than three weeks, or, at the most, a month, of each season in town; neither had they travelled much abroad.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading By the end of the first week in February Sir Thomas Dudgeon and his family were comfortably settled in Harley Street.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Since the early years of their marriage, the baronet and his wife had never spent more than three weeks, or, at the most, a month, of each season in town; neither had they travelled much abroad.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Their adoption of a quiet country life all these years had not been without good and sufficient reasons.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Since the early years of their marriage, the baronet and his wife had never spent more than three weeks, or, at the most, a month, of each season in town; neither had they travelled much abroad.
Thomas
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From this reading By the end of the first week in February Sir Thomas Dudgeon and his family were comfortably settled in Harley Street.
three
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From this reading Since the early years of their marriage, the baronet and his wife had never spent more than three weeks, or, at the most, a month, of each season in town; neither had they travelled much abroad.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Sir Thomas, having no permanent residence in London, had been obliged to take a furnished house for the season.
town
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From this reading Since the early years of their marriage, the baronet and his wife had never spent more than three weeks, or, at the most, a month, of each season in town; neither had they travelled much abroad.
travelled
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From this reading Since the early years of their marriage, the baronet and his wife had never spent more than three weeks, or, at the most, a month, of each season in town; neither had they travelled much abroad.
week
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From this reading By the end of the first week in February Sir Thomas Dudgeon and his family were comfortably settled in Harley Street.
weeks
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From this reading Since the early years of their marriage, the baronet and his wife had never spent more than three weeks, or, at the most, a month, of each season in town; neither had they travelled much abroad.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading By the end of the first week in February Sir Thomas Dudgeon and his family were comfortably settled in Harley Street.
wife
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From this reading Since the early years of their marriage, the baronet and his wife had never spent more than three weeks, or, at the most, a month, of each season in town; neither had they travelled much abroad.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Their adoption of a quiet country life all these years had not been without good and sufficient reasons.
years
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From this reading Since the early years of their marriage, the baronet and his wife had never spent more than three weeks, or, at the most, a month, of each season in town; neither had they travelled much abroad.
