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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 Anstice had ventured in view of a house-party to add an experienced butler to her household, and he proved a great success, for he seemed ready to turn his hand to anything.
add
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From this reading Anstice had ventured in view of a house-party to add an experienced butler to her household, and he proved a great success, for he seemed ready to turn his hand to anything.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Anstice had ventured in view of a house-party to add an experienced butler to her household, and he proved a great success, for he seemed ready to turn his hand to anything.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The weather was propitious, and the shooting satisfactory.
Anstice
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From this reading Anstice had ventured in view of a house-party to add an experienced butler to her household, and he proved a great success, for he seemed ready to turn his hand to anything.
Anstice's
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From this reading Anstice's young cousins, Julia and Mabel Barrett, were very useful to her in many ways.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading Anstice had ventured in view of a house-party to add an experienced butler to her household, and he proved a great success, for he seemed ready to turn his hand to anything.
arrange
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From this reading They were as ready to arrange flowers, and make themselves pleasant to the elder folk, as they were to enjoy themselves with the young ones.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading They were as ready to arrange flowers, and make themselves pleasant to the elder folk, as they were to enjoy themselves with the young ones.
Barrett
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From this reading Anstice's young cousins, Julia and Mabel Barrett, were very useful to her in many ways.
butler
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From this reading Anstice had ventured in view of a house-party to add an experienced butler to her household, and he proved a great success, for he seemed ready to turn his hand to anything.
cousins
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From this reading Anstice's young cousins, Julia and Mabel Barrett, were very useful to her in many ways.
elder
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From this reading They were as ready to arrange flowers, and make themselves pleasant to the elder folk, as they were to enjoy themselves with the young ones.
enjoy
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From this reading They were as ready to arrange flowers, and make themselves pleasant to the elder folk, as they were to enjoy themselves with the young ones.
experienced
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From this reading Anstice had ventured in view of a house-party to add an experienced butler to her household, and he proved a great success, for he seemed ready to turn his hand to anything.
flowers
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From this reading They were as ready to arrange flowers, and make themselves pleasant to the elder folk, as they were to enjoy themselves with the young ones.
folk
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From this reading They were as ready to arrange flowers, and make themselves pleasant to the elder folk, as they were to enjoy themselves with the young ones.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Anstice had ventured in view of a house-party to add an experienced butler to her household, and he proved a great success, for he seemed ready to turn his hand to anything.
full
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From this reading NEIGHBOURS THE house-party was in full swing.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Anstice had ventured in view of a house-party to add an experienced butler to her household, and he proved a great success, for he seemed ready to turn his hand to anything.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Anstice had ventured in view of a house-party to add an experienced butler to her household, and he proved a great success, for he seemed ready to turn his hand to anything.
hand
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From this reading Anstice had ventured in view of a house-party to add an experienced butler to her household, and he proved a great success, for he seemed ready to turn his hand to anything.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Anstice had ventured in view of a house-party to add an experienced butler to her household, and he proved a great success, for he seemed ready to turn his hand to anything.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Anstice's young cousins, Julia and Mabel Barrett, were very useful to her in many ways.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Anstice had ventured in view of a house-party to add an experienced butler to her household, and he proved a great success, for he seemed ready to turn his hand to anything.
house-party
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From this reading NEIGHBOURS THE house-party was in full swing.
household
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From this reading Anstice had ventured in view of a house-party to add an experienced butler to her household, and he proved a great success, for he seemed ready to turn his hand to anything.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading NEIGHBOURS THE house-party was in full swing.
Julia
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From this reading Anstice's young cousins, Julia and Mabel Barrett, were very useful to her in many ways.
Mabel
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From this reading Anstice's young cousins, Julia and Mabel Barrett, were very useful to her in many ways.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They were as ready to arrange flowers, and make themselves pleasant to the elder folk, as they were to enjoy themselves with the young ones.
many
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From this reading Anstice's young cousins, Julia and Mabel Barrett, were very useful to her in many ways.
NEIGHBOURS
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From this reading NEIGHBOURS THE house-party was in full swing.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Anstice had ventured in view of a house-party to add an experienced butler to her household, and he proved a great success, for he seemed ready to turn his hand to anything.
ones
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From this reading They were as ready to arrange flowers, and make themselves pleasant to the elder folk, as they were to enjoy themselves with the young ones.
pleasantnounUS /pleasant/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They were as ready to arrange flowers, and make themselves pleasant to the elder folk, as they were to enjoy themselves with the young ones.
propitious
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From this reading The weather was propitious, and the shooting satisfactory.
proved
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From this reading Anstice had ventured in view of a house-party to add an experienced butler to her household, and he proved a great success, for he seemed ready to turn his hand to anything.
ready
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From this reading They were as ready to arrange flowers, and make themselves pleasant to the elder folk, as they were to enjoy themselves with the young ones.
satisfactory
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From this reading The weather was propitious, and the shooting satisfactory.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Anstice had ventured in view of a house-party to add an experienced butler to her household, and he proved a great success, for he seemed ready to turn his hand to anything.
shootingnounUS /ˈshooting/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The weather was propitious, and the shooting satisfactory.
success
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From this reading Anstice had ventured in view of a house-party to add an experienced butler to her household, and he proved a great success, for he seemed ready to turn his hand to anything.
swing
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From this reading NEIGHBOURS THE house-party was in full swing.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading NEIGHBOURS THE house-party was in full swing.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading They were as ready to arrange flowers, and make themselves pleasant to the elder folk, as they were to enjoy themselves with the young ones.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They were as ready to arrange flowers, and make themselves pleasant to the elder folk, as they were to enjoy themselves with the young ones.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Anstice's young cousins, Julia and Mabel Barrett, were very useful to her in many ways.
turn
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From this reading Anstice had ventured in view of a house-party to add an experienced butler to her household, and he proved a great success, for he seemed ready to turn his hand to anything.
useful
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From this reading Anstice's young cousins, Julia and Mabel Barrett, were very useful to her in many ways.
ventured
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From this reading Anstice had ventured in view of a house-party to add an experienced butler to her household, and he proved a great success, for he seemed ready to turn his hand to anything.
very
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From this reading Anstice's young cousins, Julia and Mabel Barrett, were very useful to her in many ways.
view
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From this reading Anstice had ventured in view of a house-party to add an experienced butler to her household, and he proved a great success, for he seemed ready to turn his hand to anything.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading NEIGHBOURS THE house-party was in full swing.
ways
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From this reading Anstice's young cousins, Julia and Mabel Barrett, were very useful to her in many ways.
weather
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From this reading The weather was propitious, and the shooting satisfactory.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Anstice's young cousins, Julia and Mabel Barrett, were very useful to her in many ways.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading They were as ready to arrange flowers, and make themselves pleasant to the elder folk, as they were to enjoy themselves with the young ones.
young
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From this reading Anstice's young cousins, Julia and Mabel Barrett, were very useful to her in many ways.
