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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 “They must have a _chef_,” said Bonnybell after dinner to herself, as she and Camilla began to tread back their path through the long enfilade of rooms that led from the dining-room to the library, where, accompanied by ceiling-high books, the small family apparently spent its evenings.
accompanied
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From this reading “They must have a _chef_,” said Bonnybell after dinner to herself, as she and Camilla began to tread back their path through the long enfilade of rooms that led from the dining-room to the library, where, accompanied by ceiling-high books, the small family apparently spent its evenings.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading “They must have a _chef_,” said Bonnybell after dinner to herself, as she and Camilla began to tread back their path through the long enfilade of rooms that led from the dining-room to the library, where, accompanied by ceiling-high books, the small family apparently spent its evenings.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “They must have a _chef_,” said Bonnybell after dinner to herself, as she and Camilla began to tread back their path through the long enfilade of rooms that led from the dining-room to the library, where, accompanied by ceiling-high books, the small family apparently spent its evenings.
apparently
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From this reading “They must have a _chef_,” said Bonnybell after dinner to herself, as she and Camilla began to tread back their path through the long enfilade of rooms that led from the dining-room to the library, where, accompanied by ceiling-high books, the small family apparently spent its evenings.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “They must have a _chef_,” said Bonnybell after dinner to herself, as she and Camilla began to tread back their path through the long enfilade of rooms that led from the dining-room to the library, where, accompanied by ceiling-high books, the small family apparently spent its evenings.
back
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From this reading “They must have a _chef_,” said Bonnybell after dinner to herself, as she and Camilla began to tread back their path through the long enfilade of rooms that led from the dining-room to the library, where, accompanied by ceiling-high books, the small family apparently spent its evenings.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading What a fool he must be to spend two-thirds of the year in the country!”
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “They must have a _chef_,” said Bonnybell after dinner to herself, as she and Camilla began to tread back their path through the long enfilade of rooms that led from the dining-room to the library, where, accompanied by ceiling-high books, the small family apparently spent its evenings.
better
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From this reading “The cuisine is better than the Glanvilles’.
Bonnybell
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From this reading “They must have a _chef_,” said Bonnybell after dinner to herself, as she and Camilla began to tread back their path through the long enfilade of rooms that led from the dining-room to the library, where, accompanied by ceiling-high books, the small family apparently spent its evenings.
booksnounUS /bʊks/
Bound written or printed works.
From this reading “They must have a _chef_,” said Bonnybell after dinner to herself, as she and Camilla began to tread back their path through the long enfilade of rooms that led from the dining-room to the library, where, accompanied by ceiling-high books, the small family apparently spent its evenings.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading “They must have a _chef_,” said Bonnybell after dinner to herself, as she and Camilla began to tread back their path through the long enfilade of rooms that led from the dining-room to the library, where, accompanied by ceiling-high books, the small family apparently spent its evenings.
Camilla
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From this reading “They must have a _chef_,” said Bonnybell after dinner to herself, as she and Camilla began to tread back their path through the long enfilade of rooms that led from the dining-room to the library, where, accompanied by ceiling-high books, the small family apparently spent its evenings.
ceiling-high
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From this reading “They must have a _chef_,” said Bonnybell after dinner to herself, as she and Camilla began to tread back their path through the long enfilade of rooms that led from the dining-room to the library, where, accompanied by ceiling-high books, the small family apparently spent its evenings.
chef
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From this reading “They must have a _chef_,” said Bonnybell after dinner to herself, as she and Camilla began to tread back their path through the long enfilade of rooms that led from the dining-room to the library, where, accompanied by ceiling-high books, the small family apparently spent its evenings.
cooks
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From this reading I fancy that philanthropic women very seldom have good cooks.
country
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From this reading What a fool he must be to spend two-thirds of the year in the country!”
cuisine
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From this reading “The cuisine is better than the Glanvilles’.
dining-room
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From this reading “They must have a _chef_,” said Bonnybell after dinner to herself, as she and Camilla began to tread back their path through the long enfilade of rooms that led from the dining-room to the library, where, accompanied by ceiling-high books, the small family apparently spent its evenings.
dinner
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From this reading “They must have a _chef_,” said Bonnybell after dinner to herself, as she and Camilla began to tread back their path through the long enfilade of rooms that led from the dining-room to the library, where, accompanied by ceiling-high books, the small family apparently spent its evenings.
enfilade
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From this reading “They must have a _chef_,” said Bonnybell after dinner to herself, as she and Camilla began to tread back their path through the long enfilade of rooms that led from the dining-room to the library, where, accompanied by ceiling-high books, the small family apparently spent its evenings.
evenings
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From this reading “They must have a _chef_,” said Bonnybell after dinner to herself, as she and Camilla began to tread back their path through the long enfilade of rooms that led from the dining-room to the library, where, accompanied by ceiling-high books, the small family apparently spent its evenings.
family
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From this reading “They must have a _chef_,” said Bonnybell after dinner to herself, as she and Camilla began to tread back their path through the long enfilade of rooms that led from the dining-room to the library, where, accompanied by ceiling-high books, the small family apparently spent its evenings.
fancy
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From this reading I fancy that philanthropic women very seldom have good cooks.
foolnounUS /fool/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading What a fool he must be to spend two-thirds of the year in the country!”
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading “They must have a _chef_,” said Bonnybell after dinner to herself, as she and Camilla began to tread back their path through the long enfilade of rooms that led from the dining-room to the library, where, accompanied by ceiling-high books, the small family apparently spent its evenings.
Glanvilles
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From this reading “The cuisine is better than the Glanvilles’.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I fancy that philanthropic women very seldom have good cooks.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “They must have a _chef_,” said Bonnybell after dinner to herself, as she and Camilla began to tread back their path through the long enfilade of rooms that led from the dining-room to the library, where, accompanied by ceiling-high books, the small family apparently spent its evenings.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading What a fool he must be to spend two-thirds of the year in the country!”
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading “They must have a _chef_,” said Bonnybell after dinner to herself, as she and Camilla began to tread back their path through the long enfilade of rooms that led from the dining-room to the library, where, accompanied by ceiling-high books, the small family apparently spent its evenings.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I fancy that philanthropic women very seldom have good cooks.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading What a fool he must be to spend two-thirds of the year in the country!”
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “The cuisine is better than the Glanvilles’.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading “They must have a _chef_,” said Bonnybell after dinner to herself, as she and Camilla began to tread back their path through the long enfilade of rooms that led from the dining-room to the library, where, accompanied by ceiling-high books, the small family apparently spent its evenings.
led
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From this reading “They must have a _chef_,” said Bonnybell after dinner to herself, as she and Camilla began to tread back their path through the long enfilade of rooms that led from the dining-room to the library, where, accompanied by ceiling-high books, the small family apparently spent its evenings.
library
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From this reading “They must have a _chef_,” said Bonnybell after dinner to herself, as she and Camilla began to tread back their path through the long enfilade of rooms that led from the dining-room to the library, where, accompanied by ceiling-high books, the small family apparently spent its evenings.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “They must have a _chef_,” said Bonnybell after dinner to herself, as she and Camilla began to tread back their path through the long enfilade of rooms that led from the dining-room to the library, where, accompanied by ceiling-high books, the small family apparently spent its evenings.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “They must have a _chef_,” said Bonnybell after dinner to herself, as she and Camilla began to tread back their path through the long enfilade of rooms that led from the dining-room to the library, where, accompanied by ceiling-high books, the small family apparently spent its evenings.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “They must have a _chef_,” said Bonnybell after dinner to herself, as she and Camilla began to tread back their path through the long enfilade of rooms that led from the dining-room to the library, where, accompanied by ceiling-high books, the small family apparently spent its evenings.
path
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From this reading “They must have a _chef_,” said Bonnybell after dinner to herself, as she and Camilla began to tread back their path through the long enfilade of rooms that led from the dining-room to the library, where, accompanied by ceiling-high books, the small family apparently spent its evenings.
philanthropic
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From this reading I fancy that philanthropic women very seldom have good cooks.
rooms
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From this reading “They must have a _chef_,” said Bonnybell after dinner to herself, as she and Camilla began to tread back their path through the long enfilade of rooms that led from the dining-room to the library, where, accompanied by ceiling-high books, the small family apparently spent its evenings.
said
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From this reading “They must have a _chef_,” said Bonnybell after dinner to herself, as she and Camilla began to tread back their path through the long enfilade of rooms that led from the dining-room to the library, where, accompanied by ceiling-high books, the small family apparently spent its evenings.
seldom
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From this reading I fancy that philanthropic women very seldom have good cooks.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “They must have a _chef_,” said Bonnybell after dinner to herself, as she and Camilla began to tread back their path through the long enfilade of rooms that led from the dining-room to the library, where, accompanied by ceiling-high books, the small family apparently spent its evenings.
small
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From this reading “They must have a _chef_,” said Bonnybell after dinner to herself, as she and Camilla began to tread back their path through the long enfilade of rooms that led from the dining-room to the library, where, accompanied by ceiling-high books, the small family apparently spent its evenings.
spend
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From this reading What a fool he must be to spend two-thirds of the year in the country!”
spent
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From this reading “They must have a _chef_,” said Bonnybell after dinner to herself, as she and Camilla began to tread back their path through the long enfilade of rooms that led from the dining-room to the library, where, accompanied by ceiling-high books, the small family apparently spent its evenings.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading “The cuisine is better than the Glanvilles’.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “They must have a _chef_,” said Bonnybell after dinner to herself, as she and Camilla began to tread back their path through the long enfilade of rooms that led from the dining-room to the library, where, accompanied by ceiling-high books, the small family apparently spent its evenings.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “They must have a _chef_,” said Bonnybell after dinner to herself, as she and Camilla began to tread back their path through the long enfilade of rooms that led from the dining-room to the library, where, accompanied by ceiling-high books, the small family apparently spent its evenings.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading “They must have a _chef_,” said Bonnybell after dinner to herself, as she and Camilla began to tread back their path through the long enfilade of rooms that led from the dining-room to the library, where, accompanied by ceiling-high books, the small family apparently spent its evenings.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “They must have a _chef_,” said Bonnybell after dinner to herself, as she and Camilla began to tread back their path through the long enfilade of rooms that led from the dining-room to the library, where, accompanied by ceiling-high books, the small family apparently spent its evenings.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “They must have a _chef_,” said Bonnybell after dinner to herself, as she and Camilla began to tread back their path through the long enfilade of rooms that led from the dining-room to the library, where, accompanied by ceiling-high books, the small family apparently spent its evenings.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “They must have a _chef_,” said Bonnybell after dinner to herself, as she and Camilla began to tread back their path through the long enfilade of rooms that led from the dining-room to the library, where, accompanied by ceiling-high books, the small family apparently spent its evenings.
tread
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From this reading “They must have a _chef_,” said Bonnybell after dinner to herself, as she and Camilla began to tread back their path through the long enfilade of rooms that led from the dining-room to the library, where, accompanied by ceiling-high books, the small family apparently spent its evenings.
two-thirds
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From this reading What a fool he must be to spend two-thirds of the year in the country!”
very
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From this reading I fancy that philanthropic women very seldom have good cooks.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What a fool he must be to spend two-thirds of the year in the country!”
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading “They must have a _chef_,” said Bonnybell after dinner to herself, as she and Camilla began to tread back their path through the long enfilade of rooms that led from the dining-room to the library, where, accompanied by ceiling-high books, the small family apparently spent its evenings.
women
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From this reading I fancy that philanthropic women very seldom have good cooks.
year
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From this reading What a fool he must be to spend two-thirds of the year in the country!”
Yes
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From this reading Yes, they have a _chef_!
