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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 In my younger days people believed in mahogany; some of my readers will remember it--a heavy, shining substance, having a singularly close resemblance to raw liver, exceedingly heavy to move, and esteemed on one or other count the noblest of all woods.
all
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From this reading In my younger days people believed in mahogany; some of my readers will remember it--a heavy, shining substance, having a singularly close resemblance to raw liver, exceedingly heavy to move, and esteemed on one or other count the noblest of all woods.
almost
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From this reading In those days there was a word "trashy," now almost lost to the world.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading In my younger days people believed in mahogany; some of my readers will remember it--a heavy, shining substance, having a singularly close resemblance to raw liver, exceedingly heavy to move, and esteemed on one or other count the noblest of all woods.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Such of us as were very poor and had no mahogany pretended to have mahogany; and the proper hepatite tint was got by veneering.
believed
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From this reading In my younger days people believed in mahogany; some of my readers will remember it--a heavy, shining substance, having a singularly close resemblance to raw liver, exceedingly heavy to move, and esteemed on one or other count the noblest of all woods.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Such of us as were very poor and had no mahogany pretended to have mahogany; and the proper hepatite tint was got by veneering.
close
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From this reading In my younger days people believed in mahogany; some of my readers will remember it--a heavy, shining substance, having a singularly close resemblance to raw liver, exceedingly heavy to move, and esteemed on one or other count the noblest of all woods.
colour
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From this reading That makes one incline to think it was the colour that pleased people.
count
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From this reading In my younger days people believed in mahogany; some of my readers will remember it--a heavy, shining substance, having a singularly close resemblance to raw liver, exceedingly heavy to move, and esteemed on one or other count the noblest of all woods.
days
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From this reading In my younger days people believed in mahogany; some of my readers will remember it--a heavy, shining substance, having a singularly close resemblance to raw liver, exceedingly heavy to move, and esteemed on one or other count the noblest of all woods.
esteemed
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From this reading In my younger days people believed in mahogany; some of my readers will remember it--a heavy, shining substance, having a singularly close resemblance to raw liver, exceedingly heavy to move, and esteemed on one or other count the noblest of all woods.
exceedingly
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From this reading In my younger days people believed in mahogany; some of my readers will remember it--a heavy, shining substance, having a singularly close resemblance to raw liver, exceedingly heavy to move, and esteemed on one or other count the noblest of all woods.
got
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From this reading Such of us as were very poor and had no mahogany pretended to have mahogany; and the proper hepatite tint was got by veneering.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Such of us as were very poor and had no mahogany pretended to have mahogany; and the proper hepatite tint was got by veneering.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Such of us as were very poor and had no mahogany pretended to have mahogany; and the proper hepatite tint was got by veneering.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading In my younger days people believed in mahogany; some of my readers will remember it--a heavy, shining substance, having a singularly close resemblance to raw liver, exceedingly heavy to move, and esteemed on one or other count the noblest of all woods.
heavy
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From this reading In my younger days people believed in mahogany; some of my readers will remember it--a heavy, shining substance, having a singularly close resemblance to raw liver, exceedingly heavy to move, and esteemed on one or other count the noblest of all woods.
hepatite
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From this reading Such of us as were very poor and had no mahogany pretended to have mahogany; and the proper hepatite tint was got by veneering.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In my younger days people believed in mahogany; some of my readers will remember it--a heavy, shining substance, having a singularly close resemblance to raw liver, exceedingly heavy to move, and esteemed on one or other count the noblest of all woods.
incline
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From this reading That makes one incline to think it was the colour that pleased people.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading In my younger days people believed in mahogany; some of my readers will remember it--a heavy, shining substance, having a singularly close resemblance to raw liver, exceedingly heavy to move, and esteemed on one or other count the noblest of all woods.
liver
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From this reading In my younger days people believed in mahogany; some of my readers will remember it--a heavy, shining substance, having a singularly close resemblance to raw liver, exceedingly heavy to move, and esteemed on one or other count the noblest of all woods.
lost
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From this reading In those days there was a word "trashy," now almost lost to the world.
mahogany
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From this reading In my younger days people believed in mahogany; some of my readers will remember it--a heavy, shining substance, having a singularly close resemblance to raw liver, exceedingly heavy to move, and esteemed on one or other count the noblest of all woods.
makes
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From this reading That makes one incline to think it was the colour that pleased people.
mends
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From this reading The world mends.
move
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From this reading In my younger days people believed in mahogany; some of my readers will remember it--a heavy, shining substance, having a singularly close resemblance to raw liver, exceedingly heavy to move, and esteemed on one or other count the noblest of all woods.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading In my younger days people believed in mahogany; some of my readers will remember it--a heavy, shining substance, having a singularly close resemblance to raw liver, exceedingly heavy to move, and esteemed on one or other count the noblest of all woods.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Such of us as were very poor and had no mahogany pretended to have mahogany; and the proper hepatite tint was got by veneering.
noblest
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From this reading In my younger days people believed in mahogany; some of my readers will remember it--a heavy, shining substance, having a singularly close resemblance to raw liver, exceedingly heavy to move, and esteemed on one or other count the noblest of all woods.
now
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From this reading In those days there was a word "trashy," now almost lost to the world.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In my younger days people believed in mahogany; some of my readers will remember it--a heavy, shining substance, having a singularly close resemblance to raw liver, exceedingly heavy to move, and esteemed on one or other count the noblest of all woods.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading In my younger days people believed in mahogany; some of my readers will remember it--a heavy, shining substance, having a singularly close resemblance to raw liver, exceedingly heavy to move, and esteemed on one or other count the noblest of all woods.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading In my younger days people believed in mahogany; some of my readers will remember it--a heavy, shining substance, having a singularly close resemblance to raw liver, exceedingly heavy to move, and esteemed on one or other count the noblest of all woods.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading In my younger days people believed in mahogany; some of my readers will remember it--a heavy, shining substance, having a singularly close resemblance to raw liver, exceedingly heavy to move, and esteemed on one or other count the noblest of all woods.
other
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From this reading In my younger days people believed in mahogany; some of my readers will remember it--a heavy, shining substance, having a singularly close resemblance to raw liver, exceedingly heavy to move, and esteemed on one or other count the noblest of all woods.
people
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From this reading In my younger days people believed in mahogany; some of my readers will remember it--a heavy, shining substance, having a singularly close resemblance to raw liver, exceedingly heavy to move, and esteemed on one or other count the noblest of all woods.
pleasednounUS /ˈpleased/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading That makes one incline to think it was the colour that pleased people.
poornounUS /poor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Such of us as were very poor and had no mahogany pretended to have mahogany; and the proper hepatite tint was got by veneering.
pretended
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From this reading Such of us as were very poor and had no mahogany pretended to have mahogany; and the proper hepatite tint was got by veneering.
proper
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From this reading Such of us as were very poor and had no mahogany pretended to have mahogany; and the proper hepatite tint was got by veneering.
raw
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From this reading In my younger days people believed in mahogany; some of my readers will remember it--a heavy, shining substance, having a singularly close resemblance to raw liver, exceedingly heavy to move, and esteemed on one or other count the noblest of all woods.
readers
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From this reading In my younger days people believed in mahogany; some of my readers will remember it--a heavy, shining substance, having a singularly close resemblance to raw liver, exceedingly heavy to move, and esteemed on one or other count the noblest of all woods.
rememberverbUS /rɪˈmɛm.bər/
To recall to mind.
From this reading In my younger days people believed in mahogany; some of my readers will remember it--a heavy, shining substance, having a singularly close resemblance to raw liver, exceedingly heavy to move, and esteemed on one or other count the noblest of all woods.
resemblance
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From this reading In my younger days people believed in mahogany; some of my readers will remember it--a heavy, shining substance, having a singularly close resemblance to raw liver, exceedingly heavy to move, and esteemed on one or other count the noblest of all woods.
shining
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From this reading In my younger days people believed in mahogany; some of my readers will remember it--a heavy, shining substance, having a singularly close resemblance to raw liver, exceedingly heavy to move, and esteemed on one or other count the noblest of all woods.
singularly
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From this reading In my younger days people believed in mahogany; some of my readers will remember it--a heavy, shining substance, having a singularly close resemblance to raw liver, exceedingly heavy to move, and esteemed on one or other count the noblest of all woods.
some
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From this reading In my younger days people believed in mahogany; some of my readers will remember it--a heavy, shining substance, having a singularly close resemblance to raw liver, exceedingly heavy to move, and esteemed on one or other count the noblest of all woods.
substancenounUS /ˈsʌbstəns/
wealth or financial means
From this reading In my younger days people believed in mahogany; some of my readers will remember it--a heavy, shining substance, having a singularly close resemblance to raw liver, exceedingly heavy to move, and esteemed on one or other count the noblest of all woods.
SuchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Such of us as were very poor and had no mahogany pretended to have mahogany; and the proper hepatite tint was got by veneering.
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That makes one incline to think it was the colour that pleased people.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The world mends.
there
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From this reading In those days there was a word "trashy," now almost lost to the world.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading That makes one incline to think it was the colour that pleased people.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading In those days there was a word "trashy," now almost lost to the world.
tint
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From this reading Such of us as were very poor and had no mahogany pretended to have mahogany; and the proper hepatite tint was got by veneering.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In my younger days people believed in mahogany; some of my readers will remember it--a heavy, shining substance, having a singularly close resemblance to raw liver, exceedingly heavy to move, and esteemed on one or other count the noblest of all woods.
trashy
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From this reading In those days there was a word "trashy," now almost lost to the world.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Such of us as were very poor and had no mahogany pretended to have mahogany; and the proper hepatite tint was got by veneering.
veneering
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From this reading Such of us as were very poor and had no mahogany pretended to have mahogany; and the proper hepatite tint was got by veneering.
very
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From this reading Such of us as were very poor and had no mahogany pretended to have mahogany; and the proper hepatite tint was got by veneering.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Such of us as were very poor and had no mahogany pretended to have mahogany; and the proper hepatite tint was got by veneering.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Such of us as were very poor and had no mahogany pretended to have mahogany; and the proper hepatite tint was got by veneering.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading In my younger days people believed in mahogany; some of my readers will remember it--a heavy, shining substance, having a singularly close resemblance to raw liver, exceedingly heavy to move, and esteemed on one or other count the noblest of all woods.
woods
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From this reading In my younger days people believed in mahogany; some of my readers will remember it--a heavy, shining substance, having a singularly close resemblance to raw liver, exceedingly heavy to move, and esteemed on one or other count the noblest of all woods.
word
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From this reading In those days there was a word "trashy," now almost lost to the world.
world
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From this reading The world mends.
younger
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From this reading In my younger days people believed in mahogany; some of my readers will remember it--a heavy, shining substance, having a singularly close resemblance to raw liver, exceedingly heavy to move, and esteemed on one or other count the noblest of all woods.
