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1906
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From this reading Moreover, those years of her life from fifteen to nineteen were before the social resurrection of 1906, and the world still crawled like a winter fly on a window-pane.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading About twice a year, Winton took her up to town to stay with his unmarried sister Rosamund in Curzon Street.
AboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading About twice a year, Winton took her up to town to stay with his unmarried sister Rosamund in Curzon Street.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Tucked away in that little old dark manor house, whose stables alone were up to date—three hours from London, and some thirty miles from The Wash, it must be confessed that her upbringing lacked modernity.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Tucked away in that little old dark manor house, whose stables alone were up to date—three hours from London, and some thirty miles from The Wash, it must be confessed that her upbringing lacked modernity.
away
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From this reading Tucked away in that little old dark manor house, whose stables alone were up to date—three hours from London, and some thirty miles from The Wash, it must be confessed that her upbringing lacked modernity.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Tucked away in that little old dark manor house, whose stables alone were up to date—three hours from London, and some thirty miles from The Wash, it must be confessed that her upbringing lacked modernity.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Moreover, those years of her life from fifteen to nineteen were before the social resurrection of 1906, and the world still crawled like a winter fly on a window-pane.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But the two main nourishments of the modern girl—discussion and games—she lacked utterly.
charming
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From this reading Those weeks, if they did nothing else, increased her natural taste for charming clothes, fortified her teeth, and fostered her passion for music and the theatre.
clothes
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From this reading Those weeks, if they did nothing else, increased her natural taste for charming clothes, fortified her teeth, and fostered her passion for music and the theatre.
confessed
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From this reading Tucked away in that little old dark manor house, whose stables alone were up to date—three hours from London, and some thirty miles from The Wash, it must be confessed that her upbringing lacked modernity.
crawled
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From this reading Moreover, those years of her life from fifteen to nineteen were before the social resurrection of 1906, and the world still crawled like a winter fly on a window-pane.
Curzon
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From this reading About twice a year, Winton took her up to town to stay with his unmarried sister Rosamund in Curzon Street.
dark
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From this reading Tucked away in that little old dark manor house, whose stables alone were up to date—three hours from London, and some thirty miles from The Wash, it must be confessed that her upbringing lacked modernity.
date
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From this reading Tucked away in that little old dark manor house, whose stables alone were up to date—three hours from London, and some thirty miles from The Wash, it must be confessed that her upbringing lacked modernity.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Those weeks, if they did nothing else, increased her natural taste for charming clothes, fortified her teeth, and fostered her passion for music and the theatre.
discussion
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From this reading But the two main nourishments of the modern girl—discussion and games—she lacked utterly.
else
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From this reading Those weeks, if they did nothing else, increased her natural taste for charming clothes, fortified her teeth, and fostered her passion for music and the theatre.
fifteen
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From this reading Moreover, those years of her life from fifteen to nineteen were before the social resurrection of 1906, and the world still crawled like a winter fly on a window-pane.
fly
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From this reading Moreover, those years of her life from fifteen to nineteen were before the social resurrection of 1906, and the world still crawled like a winter fly on a window-pane.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Those weeks, if they did nothing else, increased her natural taste for charming clothes, fortified her teeth, and fostered her passion for music and the theatre.
fortified
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From this reading Those weeks, if they did nothing else, increased her natural taste for charming clothes, fortified her teeth, and fostered her passion for music and the theatre.
fostered
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From this reading Those weeks, if they did nothing else, increased her natural taste for charming clothes, fortified her teeth, and fostered her passion for music and the theatre.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Tucked away in that little old dark manor house, whose stables alone were up to date—three hours from London, and some thirty miles from The Wash, it must be confessed that her upbringing lacked modernity.
games
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From this reading But the two main nourishments of the modern girl—discussion and games—she lacked utterly.
girl
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From this reading But the two main nourishments of the modern girl—discussion and games—she lacked utterly.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Tucked away in that little old dark manor house, whose stables alone were up to date—three hours from London, and some thirty miles from The Wash, it must be confessed that her upbringing lacked modernity.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading About twice a year, Winton took her up to town to stay with his unmarried sister Rosamund in Curzon Street.
hours
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From this reading Tucked away in that little old dark manor house, whose stables alone were up to date—three hours from London, and some thirty miles from The Wash, it must be confessed that her upbringing lacked modernity.
house
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From this reading Tucked away in that little old dark manor house, whose stables alone were up to date—three hours from London, and some thirty miles from The Wash, it must be confessed that her upbringing lacked modernity.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Those weeks, if they did nothing else, increased her natural taste for charming clothes, fortified her teeth, and fostered her passion for music and the theatre.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Tucked away in that little old dark manor house, whose stables alone were up to date—three hours from London, and some thirty miles from The Wash, it must be confessed that her upbringing lacked modernity.
increased
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From this reading Those weeks, if they did nothing else, increased her natural taste for charming clothes, fortified her teeth, and fostered her passion for music and the theatre.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Tucked away in that little old dark manor house, whose stables alone were up to date—three hours from London, and some thirty miles from The Wash, it must be confessed that her upbringing lacked modernity.
lacked
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From this reading Tucked away in that little old dark manor house, whose stables alone were up to date—three hours from London, and some thirty miles from The Wash, it must be confessed that her upbringing lacked modernity.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Moreover, those years of her life from fifteen to nineteen were before the social resurrection of 1906, and the world still crawled like a winter fly on a window-pane.
like
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From this reading Moreover, those years of her life from fifteen to nineteen were before the social resurrection of 1906, and the world still crawled like a winter fly on a window-pane.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Tucked away in that little old dark manor house, whose stables alone were up to date—three hours from London, and some thirty miles from The Wash, it must be confessed that her upbringing lacked modernity.
London
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From this reading Tucked away in that little old dark manor house, whose stables alone were up to date—three hours from London, and some thirty miles from The Wash, it must be confessed that her upbringing lacked modernity.
main
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From this reading But the two main nourishments of the modern girl—discussion and games—she lacked utterly.
manor
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From this reading Tucked away in that little old dark manor house, whose stables alone were up to date—three hours from London, and some thirty miles from The Wash, it must be confessed that her upbringing lacked modernity.
miles
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From this reading Tucked away in that little old dark manor house, whose stables alone were up to date—three hours from London, and some thirty miles from The Wash, it must be confessed that her upbringing lacked modernity.
modern
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From this reading But the two main nourishments of the modern girl—discussion and games—she lacked utterly.
modernity
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From this reading Tucked away in that little old dark manor house, whose stables alone were up to date—three hours from London, and some thirty miles from The Wash, it must be confessed that her upbringing lacked modernity.
MoreoveradverbUS /mɔːˈroʊvər/
in addition to what has just been said
From this reading Moreover, those years of her life from fifteen to nineteen were before the social resurrection of 1906, and the world still crawled like a winter fly on a window-pane.
music
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From this reading Those weeks, if they did nothing else, increased her natural taste for charming clothes, fortified her teeth, and fostered her passion for music and the theatre.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Tucked away in that little old dark manor house, whose stables alone were up to date—three hours from London, and some thirty miles from The Wash, it must be confessed that her upbringing lacked modernity.
natural
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From this reading Those weeks, if they did nothing else, increased her natural taste for charming clothes, fortified her teeth, and fostered her passion for music and the theatre.
nineteennounUS /ˈnineteen/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Moreover, those years of her life from fifteen to nineteen were before the social resurrection of 1906, and the world still crawled like a winter fly on a window-pane.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Those weeks, if they did nothing else, increased her natural taste for charming clothes, fortified her teeth, and fostered her passion for music and the theatre.
nourishments
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From this reading But the two main nourishments of the modern girl—discussion and games—she lacked utterly.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But the two main nourishments of the modern girl—discussion and games—she lacked utterly.
old
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From this reading Tucked away in that little old dark manor house, whose stables alone were up to date—three hours from London, and some thirty miles from The Wash, it must be confessed that her upbringing lacked modernity.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Moreover, those years of her life from fifteen to nineteen were before the social resurrection of 1906, and the world still crawled like a winter fly on a window-pane.
passion
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From this reading Those weeks, if they did nothing else, increased her natural taste for charming clothes, fortified her teeth, and fostered her passion for music and the theatre.
resurrection
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From this reading Moreover, those years of her life from fifteen to nineteen were before the social resurrection of 1906, and the world still crawled like a winter fly on a window-pane.
Rosamund
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From this reading About twice a year, Winton took her up to town to stay with his unmarried sister Rosamund in Curzon Street.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But the two main nourishments of the modern girl—discussion and games—she lacked utterly.
sister
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From this reading About twice a year, Winton took her up to town to stay with his unmarried sister Rosamund in Curzon Street.
social
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From this reading Moreover, those years of her life from fifteen to nineteen were before the social resurrection of 1906, and the world still crawled like a winter fly on a window-pane.
some
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From this reading Tucked away in that little old dark manor house, whose stables alone were up to date—three hours from London, and some thirty miles from The Wash, it must be confessed that her upbringing lacked modernity.
stables
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From this reading Tucked away in that little old dark manor house, whose stables alone were up to date—three hours from London, and some thirty miles from The Wash, it must be confessed that her upbringing lacked modernity.
stay
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From this reading About twice a year, Winton took her up to town to stay with his unmarried sister Rosamund in Curzon Street.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Moreover, those years of her life from fifteen to nineteen were before the social resurrection of 1906, and the world still crawled like a winter fly on a window-pane.
Street
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From this reading About twice a year, Winton took her up to town to stay with his unmarried sister Rosamund in Curzon Street.
tasteverbUS /teɪst/
To perceive flavor through the mouth.
From this reading Those weeks, if they did nothing else, increased her natural taste for charming clothes, fortified her teeth, and fostered her passion for music and the theatre.
teeth
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From this reading Those weeks, if they did nothing else, increased her natural taste for charming clothes, fortified her teeth, and fostered her passion for music and the theatre.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Tucked away in that little old dark manor house, whose stables alone were up to date—three hours from London, and some thirty miles from The Wash, it must be confessed that her upbringing lacked modernity.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Tucked away in that little old dark manor house, whose stables alone were up to date—three hours from London, and some thirty miles from The Wash, it must be confessed that her upbringing lacked modernity.
theatre
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From this reading Those weeks, if they did nothing else, increased her natural taste for charming clothes, fortified her teeth, and fostered her passion for music and the theatre.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Those weeks, if they did nothing else, increased her natural taste for charming clothes, fortified her teeth, and fostered her passion for music and the theatre.
thirty
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From this reading Tucked away in that little old dark manor house, whose stables alone were up to date—three hours from London, and some thirty miles from The Wash, it must be confessed that her upbringing lacked modernity.
ThosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Those weeks, if they did nothing else, increased her natural taste for charming clothes, fortified her teeth, and fostered her passion for music and the theatre.
three
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From this reading Tucked away in that little old dark manor house, whose stables alone were up to date—three hours from London, and some thirty miles from The Wash, it must be confessed that her upbringing lacked modernity.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Tucked away in that little old dark manor house, whose stables alone were up to date—three hours from London, and some thirty miles from The Wash, it must be confessed that her upbringing lacked modernity.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading About twice a year, Winton took her up to town to stay with his unmarried sister Rosamund in Curzon Street.
town
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From this reading About twice a year, Winton took her up to town to stay with his unmarried sister Rosamund in Curzon Street.
Tucked
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From this reading Tucked away in that little old dark manor house, whose stables alone were up to date—three hours from London, and some thirty miles from The Wash, it must be confessed that her upbringing lacked modernity.
twice
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From this reading About twice a year, Winton took her up to town to stay with his unmarried sister Rosamund in Curzon Street.
two
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From this reading But the two main nourishments of the modern girl—discussion and games—she lacked utterly.
unmarried
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From this reading About twice a year, Winton took her up to town to stay with his unmarried sister Rosamund in Curzon Street.
up
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From this reading Tucked away in that little old dark manor house, whose stables alone were up to date—three hours from London, and some thirty miles from The Wash, it must be confessed that her upbringing lacked modernity.
upbringing
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From this reading Tucked away in that little old dark manor house, whose stables alone were up to date—three hours from London, and some thirty miles from The Wash, it must be confessed that her upbringing lacked modernity.
utterly
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From this reading But the two main nourishments of the modern girl—discussion and games—she lacked utterly.
Wash
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From this reading Tucked away in that little old dark manor house, whose stables alone were up to date—three hours from London, and some thirty miles from The Wash, it must be confessed that her upbringing lacked modernity.
weeks
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From this reading Those weeks, if they did nothing else, increased her natural taste for charming clothes, fortified her teeth, and fostered her passion for music and the theatre.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Tucked away in that little old dark manor house, whose stables alone were up to date—three hours from London, and some thirty miles from The Wash, it must be confessed that her upbringing lacked modernity.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading Tucked away in that little old dark manor house, whose stables alone were up to date—three hours from London, and some thirty miles from The Wash, it must be confessed that her upbringing lacked modernity.
window-pane
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From this reading Moreover, those years of her life from fifteen to nineteen were before the social resurrection of 1906, and the world still crawled like a winter fly on a window-pane.
winter
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From this reading Moreover, those years of her life from fifteen to nineteen were before the social resurrection of 1906, and the world still crawled like a winter fly on a window-pane.
Winton
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From this reading About twice a year, Winton took her up to town to stay with his unmarried sister Rosamund in Curzon Street.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading About twice a year, Winton took her up to town to stay with his unmarried sister Rosamund in Curzon Street.
world
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From this reading Moreover, those years of her life from fifteen to nineteen were before the social resurrection of 1906, and the world still crawled like a winter fly on a window-pane.
year
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From this reading About twice a year, Winton took her up to town to stay with his unmarried sister Rosamund in Curzon Street.
years
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From this reading Moreover, those years of her life from fifteen to nineteen were before the social resurrection of 1906, and the world still crawled like a winter fly on a window-pane.
