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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 She comes of a Huguenot stock.
accompanied
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From this reading The other is one of a large and cheerful party, being the seventh daughter and of a seventh son; her mother and grandmother were entirely Scotch, and both possessed powers of premonition accompanied by vision.
always
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From this reading Her family has always been sensitive to ghost stories in general, but mercilessly critical of particular ones of a certain type.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading One of us has to own to having powers of second sight, etc., deliberately undeveloped, and there are psychical gifts in her family.
ANSWERS
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From this reading ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS WHICH WE HAVE BEEN ASKED 1.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading One of us has to own to having powers of second sight, etc., deliberately undeveloped, and there are psychical gifts in her family.
ASKEDnounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS WHICH WE HAVE BEEN ASKED 1.
BEENauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS WHICH WE HAVE BEEN ASKED 1.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading The other is one of a large and cheerful party, being the seventh daughter and of a seventh son; her mother and grandmother were entirely Scotch, and both possessed powers of premonition accompanied by vision.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading The other is one of a large and cheerful party, being the seventh daughter and of a seventh son; her mother and grandmother were entirely Scotch, and both possessed powers of premonition accompanied by vision.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Her family has always been sensitive to ghost stories in general, but mercilessly critical of particular ones of a certain type.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The other is one of a large and cheerful party, being the seventh daughter and of a seventh son; her mother and grandmother were entirely Scotch, and both possessed powers of premonition accompanied by vision.
certain
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From this reading Her family has always been sensitive to ghost stories in general, but mercilessly critical of particular ones of a certain type.
cheerful
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From this reading The other is one of a large and cheerful party, being the seventh daughter and of a seventh son; her mother and grandmother were entirely Scotch, and both possessed powers of premonition accompanied by vision.
comes
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From this reading She comes of a Huguenot stock.
critical
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From this reading Her family has always been sensitive to ghost stories in general, but mercilessly critical of particular ones of a certain type.
daughter
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From this reading The other is one of a large and cheerful party, being the seventh daughter and of a seventh son; her mother and grandmother were entirely Scotch, and both possessed powers of premonition accompanied by vision.
deliberately
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From this reading One of us has to own to having powers of second sight, etc., deliberately undeveloped, and there are psychical gifts in her family.
entirelynounUS /ˈentirely/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The other is one of a large and cheerful party, being the seventh daughter and of a seventh son; her mother and grandmother were entirely Scotch, and both possessed powers of premonition accompanied by vision.
etc
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From this reading One of us has to own to having powers of second sight, etc., deliberately undeveloped, and there are psychical gifts in her family.
family
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From this reading One of us has to own to having powers of second sight, etc., deliberately undeveloped, and there are psychical gifts in her family.
general
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From this reading Her family has always been sensitive to ghost stories in general, but mercilessly critical of particular ones of a certain type.
ghost
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From this reading Her family has always been sensitive to ghost stories in general, but mercilessly critical of particular ones of a certain type.
gifts
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From this reading One of us has to own to having powers of second sight, etc., deliberately undeveloped, and there are psychical gifts in her family.
grandmother
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From this reading The other is one of a large and cheerful party, being the seventh daughter and of a seventh son; her mother and grandmother were entirely Scotch, and both possessed powers of premonition accompanied by vision.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading One of us has to own to having powers of second sight, etc., deliberately undeveloped, and there are psychical gifts in her family.
HAVEauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS WHICH WE HAVE BEEN ASKED 1.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading One of us has to own to having powers of second sight, etc., deliberately undeveloped, and there are psychical gifts in her family.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading One of us has to own to having powers of second sight, etc., deliberately undeveloped, and there are psychical gifts in her family.
Huguenot
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From this reading She comes of a Huguenot stock.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading One of us has to own to having powers of second sight, etc., deliberately undeveloped, and there are psychical gifts in her family.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The other is one of a large and cheerful party, being the seventh daughter and of a seventh son; her mother and grandmother were entirely Scotch, and both possessed powers of premonition accompanied by vision.
large
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From this reading The other is one of a large and cheerful party, being the seventh daughter and of a seventh son; her mother and grandmother were entirely Scotch, and both possessed powers of premonition accompanied by vision.
mercilessly
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From this reading Her family has always been sensitive to ghost stories in general, but mercilessly critical of particular ones of a certain type.
mother
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From this reading The other is one of a large and cheerful party, being the seventh daughter and of a seventh son; her mother and grandmother were entirely Scotch, and both possessed powers of premonition accompanied by vision.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading One of us has to own to having powers of second sight, etc., deliberately undeveloped, and there are psychical gifts in her family.
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One of us has to own to having powers of second sight, etc., deliberately undeveloped, and there are psychical gifts in her family.
ones
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From this reading Her family has always been sensitive to ghost stories in general, but mercilessly critical of particular ones of a certain type.
other
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From this reading The other is one of a large and cheerful party, being the seventh daughter and of a seventh son; her mother and grandmother were entirely Scotch, and both possessed powers of premonition accompanied by vision.
own
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From this reading One of us has to own to having powers of second sight, etc., deliberately undeveloped, and there are psychical gifts in her family.
particular
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From this reading Her family has always been sensitive to ghost stories in general, but mercilessly critical of particular ones of a certain type.
partynounUS /party/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The other is one of a large and cheerful party, being the seventh daughter and of a seventh son; her mother and grandmother were entirely Scotch, and both possessed powers of premonition accompanied by vision.
possessed
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From this reading The other is one of a large and cheerful party, being the seventh daughter and of a seventh son; her mother and grandmother were entirely Scotch, and both possessed powers of premonition accompanied by vision.
powersnounUS /powers/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading One of us has to own to having powers of second sight, etc., deliberately undeveloped, and there are psychical gifts in her family.
premonition
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From this reading The other is one of a large and cheerful party, being the seventh daughter and of a seventh son; her mother and grandmother were entirely Scotch, and both possessed powers of premonition accompanied by vision.
psychical
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From this reading One of us has to own to having powers of second sight, etc., deliberately undeveloped, and there are psychical gifts in her family.
QUESTIONS
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Scotch
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From this reading The other is one of a large and cheerful party, being the seventh daughter and of a seventh son; her mother and grandmother were entirely Scotch, and both possessed powers of premonition accompanied by vision.
second
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From this reading One of us has to own to having powers of second sight, etc., deliberately undeveloped, and there are psychical gifts in her family.
sensitive
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From this reading Her family has always been sensitive to ghost stories in general, but mercilessly critical of particular ones of a certain type.
seventh
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From this reading The other is one of a large and cheerful party, being the seventh daughter and of a seventh son; her mother and grandmother were entirely Scotch, and both possessed powers of premonition accompanied by vision.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She comes of a Huguenot stock.
sight
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From this reading One of us has to own to having powers of second sight, etc., deliberately undeveloped, and there are psychical gifts in her family.
son
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From this reading The other is one of a large and cheerful party, being the seventh daughter and of a seventh son; her mother and grandmother were entirely Scotch, and both possessed powers of premonition accompanied by vision.
stock
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From this reading She comes of a Huguenot stock.
stories
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From this reading Her family has always been sensitive to ghost stories in general, but mercilessly critical of particular ones of a certain type.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The other is one of a large and cheerful party, being the seventh daughter and of a seventh son; her mother and grandmother were entirely Scotch, and both possessed powers of premonition accompanied by vision.
there
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From this reading One of us has to own to having powers of second sight, etc., deliberately undeveloped, and there are psychical gifts in her family.
TOparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS WHICH WE HAVE BEEN ASKED 1.
type
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From this reading Her family has always been sensitive to ghost stories in general, but mercilessly critical of particular ones of a certain type.
undeveloped
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From this reading One of us has to own to having powers of second sight, etc., deliberately undeveloped, and there are psychical gifts in her family.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading One of us has to own to having powers of second sight, etc., deliberately undeveloped, and there are psychical gifts in her family.
vision
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From this reading The other is one of a large and cheerful party, being the seventh daughter and of a seventh son; her mother and grandmother were entirely Scotch, and both possessed powers of premonition accompanied by vision.
WEpronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS WHICH WE HAVE BEEN ASKED 1.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The other is one of a large and cheerful party, being the seventh daughter and of a seventh son; her mother and grandmother were entirely Scotch, and both possessed powers of premonition accompanied by vision.
WHICHpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS WHICH WE HAVE BEEN ASKED 1.
