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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 Judge Favart de Caumartin's residence was a large, rambling structure, more like a hotel than like a private house.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Considering that his wife was dead and that he had but one living child, a daughter of seventeen, it was strange that he kept up such an extensive establishment, in which, perhaps, twenty rooms stood richly furnished but unoccupied.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Considering that his wife was dead and that he had but one living child, a daughter of seventeen, it was strange that he kept up such an extensive establishment, in which, perhaps, twenty rooms stood richly furnished but unoccupied.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading We have seen how she showed her confusion as she stepped into the doorway and found herself face to face with the young man.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Mlle. Olympe de Caumartin was greatly surprised when by merest chance she discovered Hepworth Coleman making himself quite at home in a remote room of the house.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Considering that his wife was dead and that he had but one living child, a daughter of seventeen, it was strange that he kept up such an extensive establishment, in which, perhaps, twenty rooms stood richly furnished but unoccupied.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Mlle. Olympe de Caumartin was greatly surprised when by merest chance she discovered Hepworth Coleman making himself quite at home in a remote room of the house.
Caumartin
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From this reading Mlle. Olympe de Caumartin was greatly surprised when by merest chance she discovered Hepworth Coleman making himself quite at home in a remote room of the house.
Caumartin's
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From this reading Judge Favart de Caumartin's residence was a large, rambling structure, more like a hotel than like a private house.
chance
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From this reading Mlle. Olympe de Caumartin was greatly surprised when by merest chance she discovered Hepworth Coleman making himself quite at home in a remote room of the house.
child
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From this reading Considering that his wife was dead and that he had but one living child, a daughter of seventeen, it was strange that he kept up such an extensive establishment, in which, perhaps, twenty rooms stood richly furnished but unoccupied.
Coleman
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From this reading Mlle. Olympe de Caumartin was greatly surprised when by merest chance she discovered Hepworth Coleman making himself quite at home in a remote room of the house.
confusion
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From this reading We have seen how she showed her confusion as she stepped into the doorway and found herself face to face with the young man.
Considering
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From this reading Considering that his wife was dead and that he had but one living child, a daughter of seventeen, it was strange that he kept up such an extensive establishment, in which, perhaps, twenty rooms stood richly furnished but unoccupied.
daughter
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From this reading Considering that his wife was dead and that he had but one living child, a daughter of seventeen, it was strange that he kept up such an extensive establishment, in which, perhaps, twenty rooms stood richly furnished but unoccupied.
de
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From this reading Judge Favart de Caumartin's residence was a large, rambling structure, more like a hotel than like a private house.
deadnounUS /dead/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Considering that his wife was dead and that he had but one living child, a daughter of seventeen, it was strange that he kept up such an extensive establishment, in which, perhaps, twenty rooms stood richly furnished but unoccupied.
discovered
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From this reading Mlle. Olympe de Caumartin was greatly surprised when by merest chance she discovered Hepworth Coleman making himself quite at home in a remote room of the house.
doorway
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From this reading We have seen how she showed her confusion as she stepped into the doorway and found herself face to face with the young man.
establishment
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From this reading Considering that his wife was dead and that he had but one living child, a daughter of seventeen, it was strange that he kept up such an extensive establishment, in which, perhaps, twenty rooms stood richly furnished but unoccupied.
extensive
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From this reading Considering that his wife was dead and that he had but one living child, a daughter of seventeen, it was strange that he kept up such an extensive establishment, in which, perhaps, twenty rooms stood richly furnished but unoccupied.
face
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From this reading We have seen how she showed her confusion as she stepped into the doorway and found herself face to face with the young man.
Favart
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From this reading Judge Favart de Caumartin's residence was a large, rambling structure, more like a hotel than like a private house.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We have seen how she showed her confusion as she stepped into the doorway and found herself face to face with the young man.
furnished
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From this reading Considering that his wife was dead and that he had but one living child, a daughter of seventeen, it was strange that he kept up such an extensive establishment, in which, perhaps, twenty rooms stood richly furnished but unoccupied.
greatly
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From this reading Mlle. Olympe de Caumartin was greatly surprised when by merest chance she discovered Hepworth Coleman making himself quite at home in a remote room of the house.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Considering that his wife was dead and that he had but one living child, a daughter of seventeen, it was strange that he kept up such an extensive establishment, in which, perhaps, twenty rooms stood richly furnished but unoccupied.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading We have seen how she showed her confusion as she stepped into the doorway and found herself face to face with the young man.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Considering that his wife was dead and that he had but one living child, a daughter of seventeen, it was strange that he kept up such an extensive establishment, in which, perhaps, twenty rooms stood richly furnished but unoccupied.
Hepworth
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From this reading Mlle. Olympe de Caumartin was greatly surprised when by merest chance she discovered Hepworth Coleman making himself quite at home in a remote room of the house.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading We have seen how she showed her confusion as she stepped into the doorway and found herself face to face with the young man.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading We have seen how she showed her confusion as she stepped into the doorway and found herself face to face with the young man.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Mlle. Olympe de Caumartin was greatly surprised when by merest chance she discovered Hepworth Coleman making himself quite at home in a remote room of the house.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Considering that his wife was dead and that he had but one living child, a daughter of seventeen, it was strange that he kept up such an extensive establishment, in which, perhaps, twenty rooms stood richly furnished but unoccupied.
home
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From this reading Mlle. Olympe de Caumartin was greatly surprised when by merest chance she discovered Hepworth Coleman making himself quite at home in a remote room of the house.
hotel
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From this reading Judge Favart de Caumartin's residence was a large, rambling structure, more like a hotel than like a private house.
house
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From this reading Judge Favart de Caumartin's residence was a large, rambling structure, more like a hotel than like a private house.
how
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From this reading We have seen how she showed her confusion as she stepped into the doorway and found herself face to face with the young man.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading It was his pleasure, however, and his pleasure was law.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Considering that his wife was dead and that he had but one living child, a daughter of seventeen, it was strange that he kept up such an extensive establishment, in which, perhaps, twenty rooms stood richly furnished but unoccupied.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading We have seen how she showed her confusion as she stepped into the doorway and found herself face to face with the young man.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Considering that his wife was dead and that he had but one living child, a daughter of seventeen, it was strange that he kept up such an extensive establishment, in which, perhaps, twenty rooms stood richly furnished but unoccupied.
Judge
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From this reading Judge Favart de Caumartin's residence was a large, rambling structure, more like a hotel than like a private house.
kept
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From this reading Considering that his wife was dead and that he had but one living child, a daughter of seventeen, it was strange that he kept up such an extensive establishment, in which, perhaps, twenty rooms stood richly furnished but unoccupied.
large
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From this reading Judge Favart de Caumartin's residence was a large, rambling structure, more like a hotel than like a private house.
law
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From this reading It was his pleasure, however, and his pleasure was law.
like
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From this reading Judge Favart de Caumartin's residence was a large, rambling structure, more like a hotel than like a private house.
living
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From this reading Considering that his wife was dead and that he had but one living child, a daughter of seventeen, it was strange that he kept up such an extensive establishment, in which, perhaps, twenty rooms stood richly furnished but unoccupied.
making
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From this reading Mlle. Olympe de Caumartin was greatly surprised when by merest chance she discovered Hepworth Coleman making himself quite at home in a remote room of the house.
man
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From this reading We have seen how she showed her confusion as she stepped into the doorway and found herself face to face with the young man.
merest
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From this reading Mlle. Olympe de Caumartin was greatly surprised when by merest chance she discovered Hepworth Coleman making himself quite at home in a remote room of the house.
Mlle
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From this reading Mlle. Olympe de Caumartin was greatly surprised when by merest chance she discovered Hepworth Coleman making himself quite at home in a remote room of the house.
more
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From this reading Judge Favart de Caumartin's residence was a large, rambling structure, more like a hotel than like a private house.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Considering that his wife was dead and that he had but one living child, a daughter of seventeen, it was strange that he kept up such an extensive establishment, in which, perhaps, twenty rooms stood richly furnished but unoccupied.
Olympe
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From this reading Mlle. Olympe de Caumartin was greatly surprised when by merest chance she discovered Hepworth Coleman making himself quite at home in a remote room of the house.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Considering that his wife was dead and that he had but one living child, a daughter of seventeen, it was strange that he kept up such an extensive establishment, in which, perhaps, twenty rooms stood richly furnished but unoccupied.
perhaps
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From this reading Considering that his wife was dead and that he had but one living child, a daughter of seventeen, it was strange that he kept up such an extensive establishment, in which, perhaps, twenty rooms stood richly furnished but unoccupied.
pleasure
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From this reading It was his pleasure, however, and his pleasure was law.
private
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From this reading Judge Favart de Caumartin's residence was a large, rambling structure, more like a hotel than like a private house.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mlle. Olympe de Caumartin was greatly surprised when by merest chance she discovered Hepworth Coleman making himself quite at home in a remote room of the house.
rambling
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From this reading Judge Favart de Caumartin's residence was a large, rambling structure, more like a hotel than like a private house.
remote
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From this reading Mlle. Olympe de Caumartin was greatly surprised when by merest chance she discovered Hepworth Coleman making himself quite at home in a remote room of the house.
residence
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From this reading Judge Favart de Caumartin's residence was a large, rambling structure, more like a hotel than like a private house.
richly
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From this reading Considering that his wife was dead and that he had but one living child, a daughter of seventeen, it was strange that he kept up such an extensive establishment, in which, perhaps, twenty rooms stood richly furnished but unoccupied.
room
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From this reading Mlle. Olympe de Caumartin was greatly surprised when by merest chance she discovered Hepworth Coleman making himself quite at home in a remote room of the house.
rooms
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From this reading Considering that his wife was dead and that he had but one living child, a daughter of seventeen, it was strange that he kept up such an extensive establishment, in which, perhaps, twenty rooms stood richly furnished but unoccupied.
seen
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From this reading We have seen how she showed her confusion as she stepped into the doorway and found herself face to face with the young man.
seventeen
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From this reading Considering that his wife was dead and that he had but one living child, a daughter of seventeen, it was strange that he kept up such an extensive establishment, in which, perhaps, twenty rooms stood richly furnished but unoccupied.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Mlle. Olympe de Caumartin was greatly surprised when by merest chance she discovered Hepworth Coleman making himself quite at home in a remote room of the house.
showed
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From this reading We have seen how she showed her confusion as she stepped into the doorway and found herself face to face with the young man.
stepped
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From this reading We have seen how she showed her confusion as she stepped into the doorway and found herself face to face with the young man.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Considering that his wife was dead and that he had but one living child, a daughter of seventeen, it was strange that he kept up such an extensive establishment, in which, perhaps, twenty rooms stood richly furnished but unoccupied.
strange
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From this reading Considering that his wife was dead and that he had but one living child, a daughter of seventeen, it was strange that he kept up such an extensive establishment, in which, perhaps, twenty rooms stood richly furnished but unoccupied.
structure
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From this reading Judge Favart de Caumartin's residence was a large, rambling structure, more like a hotel than like a private house.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Considering that his wife was dead and that he had but one living child, a daughter of seventeen, it was strange that he kept up such an extensive establishment, in which, perhaps, twenty rooms stood richly furnished but unoccupied.
surprisednounUS /surprised/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mlle. Olympe de Caumartin was greatly surprised when by merest chance she discovered Hepworth Coleman making himself quite at home in a remote room of the house.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Judge Favart de Caumartin's residence was a large, rambling structure, more like a hotel than like a private house.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Considering that his wife was dead and that he had but one living child, a daughter of seventeen, it was strange that he kept up such an extensive establishment, in which, perhaps, twenty rooms stood richly furnished but unoccupied.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Mlle. Olympe de Caumartin was greatly surprised when by merest chance she discovered Hepworth Coleman making himself quite at home in a remote room of the house.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading We have seen how she showed her confusion as she stepped into the doorway and found herself face to face with the young man.
twenty
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From this reading Considering that his wife was dead and that he had but one living child, a daughter of seventeen, it was strange that he kept up such an extensive establishment, in which, perhaps, twenty rooms stood richly furnished but unoccupied.
unoccupied
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From this reading Considering that his wife was dead and that he had but one living child, a daughter of seventeen, it was strange that he kept up such an extensive establishment, in which, perhaps, twenty rooms stood richly furnished but unoccupied.
up
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From this reading Considering that his wife was dead and that he had but one living child, a daughter of seventeen, it was strange that he kept up such an extensive establishment, in which, perhaps, twenty rooms stood richly furnished but unoccupied.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Judge Favart de Caumartin's residence was a large, rambling structure, more like a hotel than like a private house.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We have seen how she showed her confusion as she stepped into the doorway and found herself face to face with the young man.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Mlle. Olympe de Caumartin was greatly surprised when by merest chance she discovered Hepworth Coleman making himself quite at home in a remote room of the house.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Considering that his wife was dead and that he had but one living child, a daughter of seventeen, it was strange that he kept up such an extensive establishment, in which, perhaps, twenty rooms stood richly furnished but unoccupied.
wife
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From this reading Considering that his wife was dead and that he had but one living child, a daughter of seventeen, it was strange that he kept up such an extensive establishment, in which, perhaps, twenty rooms stood richly furnished but unoccupied.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading We have seen how she showed her confusion as she stepped into the doorway and found herself face to face with the young man.
young
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From this reading We have seen how she showed her confusion as she stepped into the doorway and found herself face to face with the young man.
