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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 Even a more sophisticated observer would have been impressed with Miss Mead's arrangements.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Interior decoration was her profession, and she was more proud of her work in this humble apartment than of anything she had done elsewhere.
anxious
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From this reading Most of her commissions were for people who were foolishly rich, who were more anxious to have their rooms appear expensive than beautiful.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading Interior decoration was her profession, and she was more proud of her work in this humble apartment than of anything she had done elsewhere.
apartment
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From this reading Interior decoration was her profession, and she was more proud of her work in this humble apartment than of anything she had done elsewhere.
appear
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From this reading Most of her commissions were for people who were foolishly rich, who were more anxious to have their rooms appear expensive than beautiful.
arrangements
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From this reading Even a more sophisticated observer would have been impressed with Miss Mead's arrangements.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading MABEL'S FLAT Yetta had no clear idea of what fairy-land should be like, but when she passed through the door of Mabel's flat, it seemed that she had entered it.
beautiful
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From this reading She had never dreamed of such beautiful rooms.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Even a more sophisticated observer would have been impressed with Miss Mead's arrangements.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading MABEL'S FLAT Yetta had no clear idea of what fairy-land should be like, but when she passed through the door of Mabel's flat, it seemed that she had entered it.
clear
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From this reading MABEL'S FLAT Yetta had no clear idea of what fairy-land should be like, but when she passed through the door of Mabel's flat, it seemed that she had entered it.
commissions
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From this reading Most of her commissions were for people who were foolishly rich, who were more anxious to have their rooms appear expensive than beautiful.
decoration
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From this reading Interior decoration was her profession, and she was more proud of her work in this humble apartment than of anything she had done elsewhere.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Interior decoration was her profession, and she was more proud of her work in this humble apartment than of anything she had done elsewhere.
door
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From this reading MABEL'S FLAT Yetta had no clear idea of what fairy-land should be like, but when she passed through the door of Mabel's flat, it seemed that she had entered it.
dreamed
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From this reading She had never dreamed of such beautiful rooms.
elsewhere
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From this reading Interior decoration was her profession, and she was more proud of her work in this humble apartment than of anything she had done elsewhere.
entered
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From this reading MABEL'S FLAT Yetta had no clear idea of what fairy-land should be like, but when she passed through the door of Mabel's flat, it seemed that she had entered it.
EvennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Even a more sophisticated observer would have been impressed with Miss Mead's arrangements.
expensive
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From this reading Most of her commissions were for people who were foolishly rich, who were more anxious to have their rooms appear expensive than beautiful.
fairy-land
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From this reading MABEL'S FLAT Yetta had no clear idea of what fairy-land should be like, but when she passed through the door of Mabel's flat, it seemed that she had entered it.
FLAT
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From this reading MABEL'S FLAT Yetta had no clear idea of what fairy-land should be like, but when she passed through the door of Mabel's flat, it seemed that she had entered it.
foolishly
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From this reading Most of her commissions were for people who were foolishly rich, who were more anxious to have their rooms appear expensive than beautiful.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Most of her commissions were for people who were foolishly rich, who were more anxious to have their rooms appear expensive than beautiful.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading MABEL'S FLAT Yetta had no clear idea of what fairy-land should be like, but when she passed through the door of Mabel's flat, it seemed that she had entered it.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Even a more sophisticated observer would have been impressed with Miss Mead's arrangements.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Interior decoration was her profession, and she was more proud of her work in this humble apartment than of anything she had done elsewhere.
humble
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From this reading Interior decoration was her profession, and she was more proud of her work in this humble apartment than of anything she had done elsewhere.
idea
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From this reading MABEL'S FLAT Yetta had no clear idea of what fairy-land should be like, but when she passed through the door of Mabel's flat, it seemed that she had entered it.
impressed
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From this reading Even a more sophisticated observer would have been impressed with Miss Mead's arrangements.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Interior decoration was her profession, and she was more proud of her work in this humble apartment than of anything she had done elsewhere.
Interior
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From this reading Interior decoration was her profession, and she was more proud of her work in this humble apartment than of anything she had done elsewhere.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading MABEL'S FLAT Yetta had no clear idea of what fairy-land should be like, but when she passed through the door of Mabel's flat, it seemed that she had entered it.
like
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From this reading MABEL'S FLAT Yetta had no clear idea of what fairy-land should be like, but when she passed through the door of Mabel's flat, it seemed that she had entered it.
MABEL'S
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From this reading MABEL'S FLAT Yetta had no clear idea of what fairy-land should be like, but when she passed through the door of Mabel's flat, it seemed that she had entered it.
Mead's
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From this reading Even a more sophisticated observer would have been impressed with Miss Mead's arrangements.
Miss
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From this reading Even a more sophisticated observer would have been impressed with Miss Mead's arrangements.
more
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From this reading Even a more sophisticated observer would have been impressed with Miss Mead's arrangements.
Most
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From this reading Most of her commissions were for people who were foolishly rich, who were more anxious to have their rooms appear expensive than beautiful.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had never dreamed of such beautiful rooms.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading MABEL'S FLAT Yetta had no clear idea of what fairy-land should be like, but when she passed through the door of Mabel's flat, it seemed that she had entered it.
observer
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From this reading Even a more sophisticated observer would have been impressed with Miss Mead's arrangements.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading MABEL'S FLAT Yetta had no clear idea of what fairy-land should be like, but when she passed through the door of Mabel's flat, it seemed that she had entered it.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading MABEL'S FLAT Yetta had no clear idea of what fairy-land should be like, but when she passed through the door of Mabel's flat, it seemed that she had entered it.
people
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From this reading Most of her commissions were for people who were foolishly rich, who were more anxious to have their rooms appear expensive than beautiful.
profession
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From this reading Interior decoration was her profession, and she was more proud of her work in this humble apartment than of anything she had done elsewhere.
proud
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From this reading Interior decoration was her profession, and she was more proud of her work in this humble apartment than of anything she had done elsewhere.
rich
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From this reading Most of her commissions were for people who were foolishly rich, who were more anxious to have their rooms appear expensive than beautiful.
rooms
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From this reading She had never dreamed of such beautiful rooms.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading MABEL'S FLAT Yetta had no clear idea of what fairy-land should be like, but when she passed through the door of Mabel's flat, it seemed that she had entered it.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading MABEL'S FLAT Yetta had no clear idea of what fairy-land should be like, but when she passed through the door of Mabel's flat, it seemed that she had entered it.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading MABEL'S FLAT Yetta had no clear idea of what fairy-land should be like, but when she passed through the door of Mabel's flat, it seemed that she had entered it.
sophisticated
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From this reading Even a more sophisticated observer would have been impressed with Miss Mead's arrangements.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading She had never dreamed of such beautiful rooms.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Interior decoration was her profession, and she was more proud of her work in this humble apartment than of anything she had done elsewhere.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading MABEL'S FLAT Yetta had no clear idea of what fairy-land should be like, but when she passed through the door of Mabel's flat, it seemed that she had entered it.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading MABEL'S FLAT Yetta had no clear idea of what fairy-land should be like, but when she passed through the door of Mabel's flat, it seemed that she had entered it.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Most of her commissions were for people who were foolishly rich, who were more anxious to have their rooms appear expensive than beautiful.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Interior decoration was her profession, and she was more proud of her work in this humble apartment than of anything she had done elsewhere.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading MABEL'S FLAT Yetta had no clear idea of what fairy-land should be like, but when she passed through the door of Mabel's flat, it seemed that she had entered it.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Most of her commissions were for people who were foolishly rich, who were more anxious to have their rooms appear expensive than beautiful.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Interior decoration was her profession, and she was more proud of her work in this humble apartment than of anything she had done elsewhere.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Most of her commissions were for people who were foolishly rich, who were more anxious to have their rooms appear expensive than beautiful.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading MABEL'S FLAT Yetta had no clear idea of what fairy-land should be like, but when she passed through the door of Mabel's flat, it seemed that she had entered it.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading MABEL'S FLAT Yetta had no clear idea of what fairy-land should be like, but when she passed through the door of Mabel's flat, it seemed that she had entered it.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Most of her commissions were for people who were foolishly rich, who were more anxious to have their rooms appear expensive than beautiful.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Even a more sophisticated observer would have been impressed with Miss Mead's arrangements.
work
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From this reading Interior decoration was her profession, and she was more proud of her work in this humble apartment than of anything she had done elsewhere.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Even a more sophisticated observer would have been impressed with Miss Mead's arrangements.
Yetta
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From this reading MABEL'S FLAT Yetta had no clear idea of what fairy-land should be like, but when she passed through the door of Mabel's flat, it seemed that she had entered it.
