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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 was a new sensation; and happy in her sponsors the diminished glories of Hill Street emerged from their eclipse.
absolute
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From this reading If old Lady Crewkerne derived a grim satisfaction from the absolute possession of the nine days’ wonder, Cheriton was one of the proudest and happiest men in London.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She was a new sensation; and happy in her sponsors the diminished glories of Hill Street emerged from their eclipse.
assure
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From this reading “I assure you,” he declared to a circle of the elect, “that blind old woman would never have seen the likeness.
blind
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From this reading “I assure you,” he declared to a circle of the elect, “that blind old woman would never have seen the likeness.
came
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From this reading “CAROLINE CREWKERNE’S GAINSBOROUGH” From the moment that “Caroline Crewkerne’s Gainsborough” came upon the town there was no denying her success.
CAROLINE
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From this reading “CAROLINE CREWKERNE’S GAINSBOROUGH” From the moment that “Caroline Crewkerne’s Gainsborough” came upon the town there was no denying her success.
Cheriton
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From this reading If old Lady Crewkerne derived a grim satisfaction from the absolute possession of the nine days’ wonder, Cheriton was one of the proudest and happiest men in London.
circle
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From this reading “I assure you,” he declared to a circle of the elect, “that blind old woman would never have seen the likeness.
Crewkerne
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From this reading If old Lady Crewkerne derived a grim satisfaction from the absolute possession of the nine days’ wonder, Cheriton was one of the proudest and happiest men in London.
CREWKERNE'S
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From this reading “CAROLINE CREWKERNE’S GAINSBOROUGH” From the moment that “Caroline Crewkerne’s Gainsborough” came upon the town there was no denying her success.
days
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From this reading If old Lady Crewkerne derived a grim satisfaction from the absolute possession of the nine days’ wonder, Cheriton was one of the proudest and happiest men in London.
declared
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From this reading “I assure you,” he declared to a circle of the elect, “that blind old woman would never have seen the likeness.
denying
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From this reading “CAROLINE CREWKERNE’S GAINSBOROUGH” From the moment that “Caroline Crewkerne’s Gainsborough” came upon the town there was no denying her success.
derived
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From this reading If old Lady Crewkerne derived a grim satisfaction from the absolute possession of the nine days’ wonder, Cheriton was one of the proudest and happiest men in London.
diminished
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From this reading She was a new sensation; and happy in her sponsors the diminished glories of Hill Street emerged from their eclipse.
discovery
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From this reading He took to himself the whole merit of the discovery.
eclipse
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From this reading She was a new sensation; and happy in her sponsors the diminished glories of Hill Street emerged from their eclipse.
elect
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From this reading “I assure you,” he declared to a circle of the elect, “that blind old woman would never have seen the likeness.
emerged
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From this reading She was a new sensation; and happy in her sponsors the diminished glories of Hill Street emerged from their eclipse.
FromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading “CAROLINE CREWKERNE’S GAINSBOROUGH” From the moment that “Caroline Crewkerne’s Gainsborough” came upon the town there was no denying her success.
GAINSBOROUGH
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From this reading “CAROLINE CREWKERNE’S GAINSBOROUGH” From the moment that “Caroline Crewkerne’s Gainsborough” came upon the town there was no denying her success.
glories
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From this reading She was a new sensation; and happy in her sponsors the diminished glories of Hill Street emerged from their eclipse.
grim
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From this reading If old Lady Crewkerne derived a grim satisfaction from the absolute possession of the nine days’ wonder, Cheriton was one of the proudest and happiest men in London.
happiest
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From this reading If old Lady Crewkerne derived a grim satisfaction from the absolute possession of the nine days’ wonder, Cheriton was one of the proudest and happiest men in London.
happy
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From this reading She was a new sensation; and happy in her sponsors the diminished glories of Hill Street emerged from their eclipse.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “I assure you,” he declared to a circle of the elect, “that blind old woman would never have seen the likeness.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He took to himself the whole merit of the discovery.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “CAROLINE CREWKERNE’S GAINSBOROUGH” From the moment that “Caroline Crewkerne’s Gainsborough” came upon the town there was no denying her success.
Hill
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From this reading She was a new sensation; and happy in her sponsors the diminished glories of Hill Street emerged from their eclipse.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He took to himself the whole merit of the discovery.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I assure you,” he declared to a circle of the elect, “that blind old woman would never have seen the likeness.
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If old Lady Crewkerne derived a grim satisfaction from the absolute possession of the nine days’ wonder, Cheriton was one of the proudest and happiest men in London.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She was a new sensation; and happy in her sponsors the diminished glories of Hill Street emerged from their eclipse.
Lady
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From this reading If old Lady Crewkerne derived a grim satisfaction from the absolute possession of the nine days’ wonder, Cheriton was one of the proudest and happiest men in London.
likeness
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From this reading “I assure you,” he declared to a circle of the elect, “that blind old woman would never have seen the likeness.
London
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From this reading If old Lady Crewkerne derived a grim satisfaction from the absolute possession of the nine days’ wonder, Cheriton was one of the proudest and happiest men in London.
men
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From this reading If old Lady Crewkerne derived a grim satisfaction from the absolute possession of the nine days’ wonder, Cheriton was one of the proudest and happiest men in London.
merit
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From this reading He took to himself the whole merit of the discovery.
moment
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From this reading “CAROLINE CREWKERNE’S GAINSBOROUGH” From the moment that “Caroline Crewkerne’s Gainsborough” came upon the town there was no denying her success.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I assure you,” he declared to a circle of the elect, “that blind old woman would never have seen the likeness.
new
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From this reading She was a new sensation; and happy in her sponsors the diminished glories of Hill Street emerged from their eclipse.
nine
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From this reading If old Lady Crewkerne derived a grim satisfaction from the absolute possession of the nine days’ wonder, Cheriton was one of the proudest and happiest men in London.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading “CAROLINE CREWKERNE’S GAINSBOROUGH” From the moment that “Caroline Crewkerne’s Gainsborough” came upon the town there was no denying her success.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She was a new sensation; and happy in her sponsors the diminished glories of Hill Street emerged from their eclipse.
old
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From this reading If old Lady Crewkerne derived a grim satisfaction from the absolute possession of the nine days’ wonder, Cheriton was one of the proudest and happiest men in London.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading If old Lady Crewkerne derived a grim satisfaction from the absolute possession of the nine days’ wonder, Cheriton was one of the proudest and happiest men in London.
possession
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From this reading If old Lady Crewkerne derived a grim satisfaction from the absolute possession of the nine days’ wonder, Cheriton was one of the proudest and happiest men in London.
proudest
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From this reading If old Lady Crewkerne derived a grim satisfaction from the absolute possession of the nine days’ wonder, Cheriton was one of the proudest and happiest men in London.
satisfaction
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From this reading If old Lady Crewkerne derived a grim satisfaction from the absolute possession of the nine days’ wonder, Cheriton was one of the proudest and happiest men in London.
seen
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From this reading “I assure you,” he declared to a circle of the elect, “that blind old woman would never have seen the likeness.
sensation
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From this reading She was a new sensation; and happy in her sponsors the diminished glories of Hill Street emerged from their eclipse.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was a new sensation; and happy in her sponsors the diminished glories of Hill Street emerged from their eclipse.
sponsors
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From this reading She was a new sensation; and happy in her sponsors the diminished glories of Hill Street emerged from their eclipse.
Street
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From this reading She was a new sensation; and happy in her sponsors the diminished glories of Hill Street emerged from their eclipse.
success
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From this reading “CAROLINE CREWKERNE’S GAINSBOROUGH” From the moment that “Caroline Crewkerne’s Gainsborough” came upon the town there was no denying her success.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “CAROLINE CREWKERNE’S GAINSBOROUGH” From the moment that “Caroline Crewkerne’s Gainsborough” came upon the town there was no denying her success.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “CAROLINE CREWKERNE’S GAINSBOROUGH” From the moment that “Caroline Crewkerne’s Gainsborough” came upon the town there was no denying her success.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading She was a new sensation; and happy in her sponsors the diminished glories of Hill Street emerged from their eclipse.
there
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From this reading “CAROLINE CREWKERNE’S GAINSBOROUGH” From the moment that “Caroline Crewkerne’s Gainsborough” came upon the town there was no denying her success.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He took to himself the whole merit of the discovery.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He took to himself the whole merit of the discovery.
town
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From this reading “CAROLINE CREWKERNE’S GAINSBOROUGH” From the moment that “Caroline Crewkerne’s Gainsborough” came upon the town there was no denying her success.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “CAROLINE CREWKERNE’S GAINSBOROUGH” From the moment that “Caroline Crewkerne’s Gainsborough” came upon the town there was no denying her success.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “CAROLINE CREWKERNE’S GAINSBOROUGH” From the moment that “Caroline Crewkerne’s Gainsborough” came upon the town there was no denying her success.
whole
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From this reading He took to himself the whole merit of the discovery.
woman
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From this reading “I assure you,” he declared to a circle of the elect, “that blind old woman would never have seen the likeness.
wonder
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From this reading If old Lady Crewkerne derived a grim satisfaction from the absolute possession of the nine days’ wonder, Cheriton was one of the proudest and happiest men in London.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “I assure you,” he declared to a circle of the elect, “that blind old woman would never have seen the likeness.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “I assure you,” he declared to a circle of the elect, “that blind old woman would never have seen the likeness.
