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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 By Mrs George de Horne Vaizey ________________________________________________________________________ This book is a little different from most of the others from this author.
access
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From this reading The scene opens in the house of a tidy old spinster, living in a tidy little seaside town, in a row of large houses of similar people, sharing private access to a well-kept garden.
afflicted
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From this reading The cast of the story are just a shade older than we are used to in Vaizey books, and there is no one who is afflicted with a disabling disease, such as the author herself suffered from.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The cast of the story are just a shade older than we are used to in Vaizey books, and there is no one who is afflicted with a disabling disease, such as the author herself suffered from.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The cast of the story are just a shade older than we are used to in Vaizey books, and there is no one who is afflicted with a disabling disease, such as the author herself suffered from.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The cast of the story are just a shade older than we are used to in Vaizey books, and there is no one who is afflicted with a disabling disease, such as the author herself suffered from.
author
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From this reading By Mrs George de Horne Vaizey ________________________________________________________________________ This book is a little different from most of the others from this author.
book
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From this reading By Mrs George de Horne Vaizey ________________________________________________________________________ This book is a little different from most of the others from this author.
booksnounUS /bʊks/
Bound written or printed works.
From this reading The cast of the story are just a shade older than we are used to in Vaizey books, and there is no one who is afflicted with a disabling disease, such as the author herself suffered from.
ByprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading By Mrs George de Horne Vaizey ________________________________________________________________________ This book is a little different from most of the others from this author.
cast
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From this reading The cast of the story are just a shade older than we are used to in Vaizey books, and there is no one who is afflicted with a disabling disease, such as the author herself suffered from.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading I suppose you could describe the setting as the upper-class Mayfair set.
de
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From this reading By Mrs George de Horne Vaizey ________________________________________________________________________ This book is a little different from most of the others from this author.
describe
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From this reading I suppose you could describe the setting as the upper-class Mayfair set.
differentnounUS /ˈdifferent/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading By Mrs George de Horne Vaizey ________________________________________________________________________ This book is a little different from most of the others from this author.
disabling
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From this reading The cast of the story are just a shade older than we are used to in Vaizey books, and there is no one who is afflicted with a disabling disease, such as the author herself suffered from.
disease
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From this reading The cast of the story are just a shade older than we are used to in Vaizey books, and there is no one who is afflicted with a disabling disease, such as the author herself suffered from.
existence
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From this reading A rather stable existence.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading By Mrs George de Horne Vaizey ________________________________________________________________________ This book is a little different from most of the others from this author.
garden
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From this reading The scene opens in the house of a tidy old spinster, living in a tidy little seaside town, in a row of large houses of similar people, sharing private access to a well-kept garden.
George
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From this reading By Mrs George de Horne Vaizey ________________________________________________________________________ This book is a little different from most of the others from this author.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading The cast of the story are just a shade older than we are used to in Vaizey books, and there is no one who is afflicted with a disabling disease, such as the author herself suffered from.
Horne
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From this reading By Mrs George de Horne Vaizey ________________________________________________________________________ This book is a little different from most of the others from this author.
house
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From this reading The scene opens in the house of a tidy old spinster, living in a tidy little seaside town, in a row of large houses of similar people, sharing private access to a well-kept garden.
houses
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From this reading The scene opens in the house of a tidy old spinster, living in a tidy little seaside town, in a row of large houses of similar people, sharing private access to a well-kept garden.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I suppose you could describe the setting as the upper-class Mayfair set.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The cast of the story are just a shade older than we are used to in Vaizey books, and there is no one who is afflicted with a disabling disease, such as the author herself suffered from.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading By Mrs George de Horne Vaizey ________________________________________________________________________ This book is a little different from most of the others from this author.
just
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From this reading The cast of the story are just a shade older than we are used to in Vaizey books, and there is no one who is afflicted with a disabling disease, such as the author herself suffered from.
large
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From this reading The scene opens in the house of a tidy old spinster, living in a tidy little seaside town, in a row of large houses of similar people, sharing private access to a well-kept garden.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading By Mrs George de Horne Vaizey ________________________________________________________________________ This book is a little different from most of the others from this author.
living
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From this reading The scene opens in the house of a tidy old spinster, living in a tidy little seaside town, in a row of large houses of similar people, sharing private access to a well-kept garden.
Mayfair
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From this reading I suppose you could describe the setting as the upper-class Mayfair set.
most
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From this reading By Mrs George de Horne Vaizey ________________________________________________________________________ This book is a little different from most of the others from this author.
Mrs
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From this reading By Mrs George de Horne Vaizey ________________________________________________________________________ This book is a little different from most of the others from this author.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading The cast of the story are just a shade older than we are used to in Vaizey books, and there is no one who is afflicted with a disabling disease, such as the author herself suffered from.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading By Mrs George de Horne Vaizey ________________________________________________________________________ This book is a little different from most of the others from this author.
old
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From this reading The scene opens in the house of a tidy old spinster, living in a tidy little seaside town, in a row of large houses of similar people, sharing private access to a well-kept garden.
older
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From this reading The cast of the story are just a shade older than we are used to in Vaizey books, and there is no one who is afflicted with a disabling disease, such as the author herself suffered from.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The cast of the story are just a shade older than we are used to in Vaizey books, and there is no one who is afflicted with a disabling disease, such as the author herself suffered from.
opens
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From this reading The scene opens in the house of a tidy old spinster, living in a tidy little seaside town, in a row of large houses of similar people, sharing private access to a well-kept garden.
others
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From this reading By Mrs George de Horne Vaizey ________________________________________________________________________ This book is a little different from most of the others from this author.
people
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From this reading The scene opens in the house of a tidy old spinster, living in a tidy little seaside town, in a row of large houses of similar people, sharing private access to a well-kept garden.
private
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From this reading The scene opens in the house of a tidy old spinster, living in a tidy little seaside town, in a row of large houses of similar people, sharing private access to a well-kept garden.
rather
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From this reading A rather stable existence.
row
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From this reading The scene opens in the house of a tidy old spinster, living in a tidy little seaside town, in a row of large houses of similar people, sharing private access to a well-kept garden.
scene
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From this reading The scene opens in the house of a tidy old spinster, living in a tidy little seaside town, in a row of large houses of similar people, sharing private access to a well-kept garden.
seaside
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From this reading The scene opens in the house of a tidy old spinster, living in a tidy little seaside town, in a row of large houses of similar people, sharing private access to a well-kept garden.
set
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From this reading I suppose you could describe the setting as the upper-class Mayfair set.
setting
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From this reading I suppose you could describe the setting as the upper-class Mayfair set.
shade
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From this reading The cast of the story are just a shade older than we are used to in Vaizey books, and there is no one who is afflicted with a disabling disease, such as the author herself suffered from.
sharing
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From this reading The scene opens in the house of a tidy old spinster, living in a tidy little seaside town, in a row of large houses of similar people, sharing private access to a well-kept garden.
similar
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From this reading The scene opens in the house of a tidy old spinster, living in a tidy little seaside town, in a row of large houses of similar people, sharing private access to a well-kept garden.
spinster
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From this reading The scene opens in the house of a tidy old spinster, living in a tidy little seaside town, in a row of large houses of similar people, sharing private access to a well-kept garden.
stable
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From this reading A rather stable existence.
story
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From this reading The cast of the story are just a shade older than we are used to in Vaizey books, and there is no one who is afflicted with a disabling disease, such as the author herself suffered from.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading The cast of the story are just a shade older than we are used to in Vaizey books, and there is no one who is afflicted with a disabling disease, such as the author herself suffered from.
suffered
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From this reading The cast of the story are just a shade older than we are used to in Vaizey books, and there is no one who is afflicted with a disabling disease, such as the author herself suffered from.
supposenounUS /ˈsuppose/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I suppose you could describe the setting as the upper-class Mayfair set.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading The cast of the story are just a shade older than we are used to in Vaizey books, and there is no one who is afflicted with a disabling disease, such as the author herself suffered from.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading By Mrs George de Horne Vaizey ________________________________________________________________________ This book is a little different from most of the others from this author.
there
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From this reading The cast of the story are just a shade older than we are used to in Vaizey books, and there is no one who is afflicted with a disabling disease, such as the author herself suffered from.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading By Mrs George de Horne Vaizey ________________________________________________________________________ This book is a little different from most of the others from this author.
tidy
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From this reading The scene opens in the house of a tidy old spinster, living in a tidy little seaside town, in a row of large houses of similar people, sharing private access to a well-kept garden.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The cast of the story are just a shade older than we are used to in Vaizey books, and there is no one who is afflicted with a disabling disease, such as the author herself suffered from.
town
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From this reading The scene opens in the house of a tidy old spinster, living in a tidy little seaside town, in a row of large houses of similar people, sharing private access to a well-kept garden.
upper-class
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From this reading I suppose you could describe the setting as the upper-class Mayfair set.
used
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From this reading The cast of the story are just a shade older than we are used to in Vaizey books, and there is no one who is afflicted with a disabling disease, such as the author herself suffered from.
Vaizey
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From this reading By Mrs George de Horne Vaizey ________________________________________________________________________ This book is a little different from most of the others from this author.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading The cast of the story are just a shade older than we are used to in Vaizey books, and there is no one who is afflicted with a disabling disease, such as the author herself suffered from.
well-kept
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From this reading The scene opens in the house of a tidy old spinster, living in a tidy little seaside town, in a row of large houses of similar people, sharing private access to a well-kept garden.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading The cast of the story are just a shade older than we are used to in Vaizey books, and there is no one who is afflicted with a disabling disease, such as the author herself suffered from.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The cast of the story are just a shade older than we are used to in Vaizey books, and there is no one who is afflicted with a disabling disease, such as the author herself suffered from.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I suppose you could describe the setting as the upper-class Mayfair set.
