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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 The six weeks' captivity on the hill in Sussex had been a success, and Vera was able to leave England before the first November fog descended upon Portland Place.
able
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From this reading The six weeks' captivity on the hill in Sussex had been a success, and Vera was able to leave England before the first November fog descended upon Portland Place.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading There she had first known the power of wealth and the influence of beauty; for her husband's position and her own attractions had assured her an immediate social success, and had made her a star in Roman society during her first season, while, over and above all other graces, she had the charm of novelty.
acquaintances
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From this reading Sympathy had flowed in upon her from all her Roman acquaintances, and acquaintances of divers nationalities, the birds of passage, American, French, Spanish, German.
adored
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From this reading She was in Rome, in the city where she had spent the happiest period of her life--the time in which she had first known what it meant for a woman to be adored, and lovely, and immeasurably rich.
all
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From this reading There she had first known the power of wealth and the influence of beauty; for her husband's position and her own attractions had assured her an immediate social success, and had made her a star in Roman society during her first season, while, over and above all other graces, she had the charm of novelty.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But it was not the memory of social triumphs or of gratified vanity that was with her as she sat alone in the too spacious saloon, or roamed with languid step through other rooms as spacious and as lonely.
American
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From this reading Sympathy had flowed in upon her from all her Roman acquaintances, and acquaintances of divers nationalities, the birds of passage, American, French, Spanish, German.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading There she had first known the power of wealth and the influence of beauty; for her husband's position and her own attractions had assured her an immediate social success, and had made her a star in Roman society during her first season, while, over and above all other graces, she had the charm of novelty.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The six weeks' captivity on the hill in Sussex had been a success, and Vera was able to leave England before the first November fog descended upon Portland Place.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading But it was not the memory of social triumphs or of gratified vanity that was with her as she sat alone in the too spacious saloon, or roamed with languid step through other rooms as spacious and as lonely.
assured
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From this reading There she had first known the power of wealth and the influence of beauty; for her husband's position and her own attractions had assured her an immediate social success, and had made her a star in Roman society during her first season, while, over and above all other graces, she had the charm of novelty.
attractions
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From this reading There she had first known the power of wealth and the influence of beauty; for her husband's position and her own attractions had assured her an immediate social success, and had made her a star in Roman society during her first season, while, over and above all other graces, she had the charm of novelty.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading She was in Rome, in the city where she had spent the happiest period of her life--the time in which she had first known what it meant for a woman to be adored, and lovely, and immeasurably rich.
beauty
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From this reading There she had first known the power of wealth and the influence of beauty; for her husband's position and her own attractions had assured her an immediate social success, and had made her a star in Roman society during her first season, while, over and above all other graces, she had the charm of novelty.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The six weeks' captivity on the hill in Sussex had been a success, and Vera was able to leave England before the first November fog descended upon Portland Place.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading The six weeks' captivity on the hill in Sussex had been a success, and Vera was able to leave England before the first November fog descended upon Portland Place.
birds
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From this reading Sympathy had flowed in upon her from all her Roman acquaintances, and acquaintances of divers nationalities, the birds of passage, American, French, Spanish, German.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But it was not the memory of social triumphs or of gratified vanity that was with her as she sat alone in the too spacious saloon, or roamed with languid step through other rooms as spacious and as lonely.
captivity
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From this reading The six weeks' captivity on the hill in Sussex had been a success, and Vera was able to leave England before the first November fog descended upon Portland Place.
charm
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From this reading There she had first known the power of wealth and the influence of beauty; for her husband's position and her own attractions had assured her an immediate social success, and had made her a star in Roman society during her first season, while, over and above all other graces, she had the charm of novelty.
city
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From this reading She was in Rome, in the city where she had spent the happiest period of her life--the time in which she had first known what it meant for a woman to be adored, and lovely, and immeasurably rich.
descendednounUS /ˈdescended/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The six weeks' captivity on the hill in Sussex had been a success, and Vera was able to leave England before the first November fog descended upon Portland Place.
divers
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From this reading Sympathy had flowed in upon her from all her Roman acquaintances, and acquaintances of divers nationalities, the birds of passage, American, French, Spanish, German.
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading There she had first known the power of wealth and the influence of beauty; for her husband's position and her own attractions had assured her an immediate social success, and had made her a star in Roman society during her first season, while, over and above all other graces, she had the charm of novelty.
England
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From this reading The six weeks' captivity on the hill in Sussex had been a success, and Vera was able to leave England before the first November fog descended upon Portland Place.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The six weeks' captivity on the hill in Sussex had been a success, and Vera was able to leave England before the first November fog descended upon Portland Place.
flowed
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From this reading Sympathy had flowed in upon her from all her Roman acquaintances, and acquaintances of divers nationalities, the birds of passage, American, French, Spanish, German.
fog
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From this reading The six weeks' captivity on the hill in Sussex had been a success, and Vera was able to leave England before the first November fog descended upon Portland Place.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She was in Rome, in the city where she had spent the happiest period of her life--the time in which she had first known what it meant for a woman to be adored, and lovely, and immeasurably rich.
French
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From this reading Sympathy had flowed in upon her from all her Roman acquaintances, and acquaintances of divers nationalities, the birds of passage, American, French, Spanish, German.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Sympathy had flowed in upon her from all her Roman acquaintances, and acquaintances of divers nationalities, the birds of passage, American, French, Spanish, German.
German
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From this reading Sympathy had flowed in upon her from all her Roman acquaintances, and acquaintances of divers nationalities, the birds of passage, American, French, Spanish, German.
graces
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From this reading There she had first known the power of wealth and the influence of beauty; for her husband's position and her own attractions had assured her an immediate social success, and had made her a star in Roman society during her first season, while, over and above all other graces, she had the charm of novelty.
gratified
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From this reading But it was not the memory of social triumphs or of gratified vanity that was with her as she sat alone in the too spacious saloon, or roamed with languid step through other rooms as spacious and as lonely.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The six weeks' captivity on the hill in Sussex had been a success, and Vera was able to leave England before the first November fog descended upon Portland Place.
happiest
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From this reading She was in Rome, in the city where she had spent the happiest period of her life--the time in which she had first known what it meant for a woman to be adored, and lovely, and immeasurably rich.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She was in Rome, in the city where she had spent the happiest period of her life--the time in which she had first known what it meant for a woman to be adored, and lovely, and immeasurably rich.
hill
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From this reading The six weeks' captivity on the hill in Sussex had been a success, and Vera was able to leave England before the first November fog descended upon Portland Place.
husband's
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From this reading There she had first known the power of wealth and the influence of beauty; for her husband's position and her own attractions had assured her an immediate social success, and had made her a star in Roman society during her first season, while, over and above all other graces, she had the charm of novelty.
immeasurably
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From this reading She was in Rome, in the city where she had spent the happiest period of her life--the time in which she had first known what it meant for a woman to be adored, and lovely, and immeasurably rich.
immediate
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From this reading There she had first known the power of wealth and the influence of beauty; for her husband's position and her own attractions had assured her an immediate social success, and had made her a star in Roman society during her first season, while, over and above all other graces, she had the charm of novelty.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The six weeks' captivity on the hill in Sussex had been a success, and Vera was able to leave England before the first November fog descended upon Portland Place.
influence
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From this reading There she had first known the power of wealth and the influence of beauty; for her husband's position and her own attractions had assured her an immediate social success, and had made her a star in Roman society during her first season, while, over and above all other graces, she had the charm of novelty.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She was in Rome, in the city where she had spent the happiest period of her life--the time in which she had first known what it meant for a woman to be adored, and lovely, and immeasurably rich.
known
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From this reading She was in Rome, in the city where she had spent the happiest period of her life--the time in which she had first known what it meant for a woman to be adored, and lovely, and immeasurably rich.
languid
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From this reading But it was not the memory of social triumphs or of gratified vanity that was with her as she sat alone in the too spacious saloon, or roamed with languid step through other rooms as spacious and as lonely.
leave
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From this reading The six weeks' captivity on the hill in Sussex had been a success, and Vera was able to leave England before the first November fog descended upon Portland Place.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She was in Rome, in the city where she had spent the happiest period of her life--the time in which she had first known what it meant for a woman to be adored, and lovely, and immeasurably rich.
lonely
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From this reading But it was not the memory of social triumphs or of gratified vanity that was with her as she sat alone in the too spacious saloon, or roamed with languid step through other rooms as spacious and as lonely.
lovely
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From this reading She was in Rome, in the city where she had spent the happiest period of her life--the time in which she had first known what it meant for a woman to be adored, and lovely, and immeasurably rich.
made
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From this reading There she had first known the power of wealth and the influence of beauty; for her husband's position and her own attractions had assured her an immediate social success, and had made her a star in Roman society during her first season, while, over and above all other graces, she had the charm of novelty.
meant
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From this reading She was in Rome, in the city where she had spent the happiest period of her life--the time in which she had first known what it meant for a woman to be adored, and lovely, and immeasurably rich.
memorynounUS /ˈmem.ər.i/
The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.
From this reading But it was not the memory of social triumphs or of gratified vanity that was with her as she sat alone in the too spacious saloon, or roamed with languid step through other rooms as spacious and as lonely.
nationalities
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From this reading Sympathy had flowed in upon her from all her Roman acquaintances, and acquaintances of divers nationalities, the birds of passage, American, French, Spanish, German.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But it was not the memory of social triumphs or of gratified vanity that was with her as she sat alone in the too spacious saloon, or roamed with languid step through other rooms as spacious and as lonely.
novelty
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From this reading There she had first known the power of wealth and the influence of beauty; for her husband's position and her own attractions had assured her an immediate social success, and had made her a star in Roman society during her first season, while, over and above all other graces, she had the charm of novelty.
November
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From this reading The six weeks' captivity on the hill in Sussex had been a success, and Vera was able to leave England before the first November fog descended upon Portland Place.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She was in Rome, in the city where she had spent the happiest period of her life--the time in which she had first known what it meant for a woman to be adored, and lovely, and immeasurably rich.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The six weeks' captivity on the hill in Sussex had been a success, and Vera was able to leave England before the first November fog descended upon Portland Place.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading But it was not the memory of social triumphs or of gratified vanity that was with her as she sat alone in the too spacious saloon, or roamed with languid step through other rooms as spacious and as lonely.
other
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From this reading There she had first known the power of wealth and the influence of beauty; for her husband's position and her own attractions had assured her an immediate social success, and had made her a star in Roman society during her first season, while, over and above all other graces, she had the charm of novelty.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading There she had first known the power of wealth and the influence of beauty; for her husband's position and her own attractions had assured her an immediate social success, and had made her a star in Roman society during her first season, while, over and above all other graces, she had the charm of novelty.
own
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From this reading There she had first known the power of wealth and the influence of beauty; for her husband's position and her own attractions had assured her an immediate social success, and had made her a star in Roman society during her first season, while, over and above all other graces, she had the charm of novelty.
passagenounUS /ˈpassage/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Sympathy had flowed in upon her from all her Roman acquaintances, and acquaintances of divers nationalities, the birds of passage, American, French, Spanish, German.
period
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From this reading She was in Rome, in the city where she had spent the happiest period of her life--the time in which she had first known what it meant for a woman to be adored, and lovely, and immeasurably rich.
Place
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From this reading The six weeks' captivity on the hill in Sussex had been a success, and Vera was able to leave England before the first November fog descended upon Portland Place.
Portland
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From this reading The six weeks' captivity on the hill in Sussex had been a success, and Vera was able to leave England before the first November fog descended upon Portland Place.
position
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From this reading There she had first known the power of wealth and the influence of beauty; for her husband's position and her own attractions had assured her an immediate social success, and had made her a star in Roman society during her first season, while, over and above all other graces, she had the charm of novelty.
power
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From this reading There she had first known the power of wealth and the influence of beauty; for her husband's position and her own attractions had assured her an immediate social success, and had made her a star in Roman society during her first season, while, over and above all other graces, she had the charm of novelty.
rich
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From this reading She was in Rome, in the city where she had spent the happiest period of her life--the time in which she had first known what it meant for a woman to be adored, and lovely, and immeasurably rich.
roamed
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From this reading But it was not the memory of social triumphs or of gratified vanity that was with her as she sat alone in the too spacious saloon, or roamed with languid step through other rooms as spacious and as lonely.
Roman
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From this reading There she had first known the power of wealth and the influence of beauty; for her husband's position and her own attractions had assured her an immediate social success, and had made her a star in Roman society during her first season, while, over and above all other graces, she had the charm of novelty.
Rome
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From this reading She was in Rome, in the city where she had spent the happiest period of her life--the time in which she had first known what it meant for a woman to be adored, and lovely, and immeasurably rich.
rooms
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From this reading But it was not the memory of social triumphs or of gratified vanity that was with her as she sat alone in the too spacious saloon, or roamed with languid step through other rooms as spacious and as lonely.
saloon
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From this reading But it was not the memory of social triumphs or of gratified vanity that was with her as she sat alone in the too spacious saloon, or roamed with languid step through other rooms as spacious and as lonely.
sat
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From this reading But it was not the memory of social triumphs or of gratified vanity that was with her as she sat alone in the too spacious saloon, or roamed with languid step through other rooms as spacious and as lonely.
season
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From this reading There she had first known the power of wealth and the influence of beauty; for her husband's position and her own attractions had assured her an immediate social success, and had made her a star in Roman society during her first season, while, over and above all other graces, she had the charm of novelty.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was in Rome, in the city where she had spent the happiest period of her life--the time in which she had first known what it meant for a woman to be adored, and lovely, and immeasurably rich.
six
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From this reading The six weeks' captivity on the hill in Sussex had been a success, and Vera was able to leave England before the first November fog descended upon Portland Place.
social
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From this reading There she had first known the power of wealth and the influence of beauty; for her husband's position and her own attractions had assured her an immediate social success, and had made her a star in Roman society during her first season, while, over and above all other graces, she had the charm of novelty.
society
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From this reading There she had first known the power of wealth and the influence of beauty; for her husband's position and her own attractions had assured her an immediate social success, and had made her a star in Roman society during her first season, while, over and above all other graces, she had the charm of novelty.
spacious
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From this reading But it was not the memory of social triumphs or of gratified vanity that was with her as she sat alone in the too spacious saloon, or roamed with languid step through other rooms as spacious and as lonely.
Spanish
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From this reading Sympathy had flowed in upon her from all her Roman acquaintances, and acquaintances of divers nationalities, the birds of passage, American, French, Spanish, German.
spent
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From this reading She was in Rome, in the city where she had spent the happiest period of her life--the time in which she had first known what it meant for a woman to be adored, and lovely, and immeasurably rich.
star
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From this reading There she had first known the power of wealth and the influence of beauty; for her husband's position and her own attractions had assured her an immediate social success, and had made her a star in Roman society during her first season, while, over and above all other graces, she had the charm of novelty.
stepnounUS /step/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But it was not the memory of social triumphs or of gratified vanity that was with her as she sat alone in the too spacious saloon, or roamed with languid step through other rooms as spacious and as lonely.
success
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From this reading The six weeks' captivity on the hill in Sussex had been a success, and Vera was able to leave England before the first November fog descended upon Portland Place.
Sussex
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From this reading The six weeks' captivity on the hill in Sussex had been a success, and Vera was able to leave England before the first November fog descended upon Portland Place.
Sympathy
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From this reading Sympathy had flowed in upon her from all her Roman acquaintances, and acquaintances of divers nationalities, the birds of passage, American, French, Spanish, German.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But it was not the memory of social triumphs or of gratified vanity that was with her as she sat alone in the too spacious saloon, or roamed with languid step through other rooms as spacious and as lonely.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The six weeks' captivity on the hill in Sussex had been a success, and Vera was able to leave England before the first November fog descended upon Portland Place.
There
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From this reading There she had first known the power of wealth and the influence of beauty; for her husband's position and her own attractions had assured her an immediate social success, and had made her a star in Roman society during her first season, while, over and above all other graces, she had the charm of novelty.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading But it was not the memory of social triumphs or of gratified vanity that was with her as she sat alone in the too spacious saloon, or roamed with languid step through other rooms as spacious and as lonely.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She was in Rome, in the city where she had spent the happiest period of her life--the time in which she had first known what it meant for a woman to be adored, and lovely, and immeasurably rich.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The six weeks' captivity on the hill in Sussex had been a success, and Vera was able to leave England before the first November fog descended upon Portland Place.
too
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From this reading But it was not the memory of social triumphs or of gratified vanity that was with her as she sat alone in the too spacious saloon, or roamed with languid step through other rooms as spacious and as lonely.
triumphs
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From this reading But it was not the memory of social triumphs or of gratified vanity that was with her as she sat alone in the too spacious saloon, or roamed with languid step through other rooms as spacious and as lonely.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The six weeks' captivity on the hill in Sussex had been a success, and Vera was able to leave England before the first November fog descended upon Portland Place.
vanity
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From this reading But it was not the memory of social triumphs or of gratified vanity that was with her as she sat alone in the too spacious saloon, or roamed with languid step through other rooms as spacious and as lonely.
Vera
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From this reading The six weeks' captivity on the hill in Sussex had been a success, and Vera was able to leave England before the first November fog descended upon Portland Place.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The six weeks' captivity on the hill in Sussex had been a success, and Vera was able to leave England before the first November fog descended upon Portland Place.
wealth
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From this reading There she had first known the power of wealth and the influence of beauty; for her husband's position and her own attractions had assured her an immediate social success, and had made her a star in Roman society during her first season, while, over and above all other graces, she had the charm of novelty.
weeks
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From this reading The six weeks' captivity on the hill in Sussex had been a success, and Vera was able to leave England before the first November fog descended upon Portland Place.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading She was in Rome, in the city where she had spent the happiest period of her life--the time in which she had first known what it meant for a woman to be adored, and lovely, and immeasurably rich.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading She was in Rome, in the city where she had spent the happiest period of her life--the time in which she had first known what it meant for a woman to be adored, and lovely, and immeasurably rich.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading She was in Rome, in the city where she had spent the happiest period of her life--the time in which she had first known what it meant for a woman to be adored, and lovely, and immeasurably rich.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading There she had first known the power of wealth and the influence of beauty; for her husband's position and her own attractions had assured her an immediate social success, and had made her a star in Roman society during her first season, while, over and above all other graces, she had the charm of novelty.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading But it was not the memory of social triumphs or of gratified vanity that was with her as she sat alone in the too spacious saloon, or roamed with languid step through other rooms as spacious and as lonely.
woman
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From this reading She was in Rome, in the city where she had spent the happiest period of her life--the time in which she had first known what it meant for a woman to be adored, and lovely, and immeasurably rich.
