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From this reading _July 20, Tremador, in Cornwall._ HERE we are, at this grim, sad old house, which yet hath a wonderful charm to me, maybe because it is my house.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading _July 20, Tremador, in Cornwall._ HERE we are, at this grim, sad old house, which yet hath a wonderful charm to me, maybe because it is my house.
AlbeitconjunctionUS /ɔːlˈbiːɪt/
although
From this reading Albeit I am sometimes sore put to understand her.
all
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From this reading The good soul took to me at once, and answers all my queries with the most indulgent patience.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading We have been here three or four days, and I am not yet weary of exploring the old rooms, and asking questions of Mistress Grace, my aunt's old bower-woman.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading We have been here three or four days, and I am not yet weary of exploring the old rooms, and asking questions of Mistress Grace, my aunt's old bower-woman.
answers
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From this reading The good soul took to me at once, and answers all my queries with the most indulgent patience.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading _July 20, Tremador, in Cornwall._ HERE we are, at this grim, sad old house, which yet hath a wonderful charm to me, maybe because it is my house.
asking
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From this reading We have been here three or four days, and I am not yet weary of exploring the old rooms, and asking questions of Mistress Grace, my aunt's old bower-woman.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading _July 20, Tremador, in Cornwall._ HERE we are, at this grim, sad old house, which yet hath a wonderful charm to me, maybe because it is my house.
aunt's
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From this reading We have been here three or four days, and I am not yet weary of exploring the old rooms, and asking questions of Mistress Grace, my aunt's old bower-woman.
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading _July 20, Tremador, in Cornwall._ HERE we are, at this grim, sad old house, which yet hath a wonderful charm to me, maybe because it is my house.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading We have been here three or four days, and I am not yet weary of exploring the old rooms, and asking questions of Mistress Grace, my aunt's old bower-woman.
bower-woman
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From this reading We have been here three or four days, and I am not yet weary of exploring the old rooms, and asking questions of Mistress Grace, my aunt's old bower-woman.
call
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From this reading It seems such a surprising thing to call a house mine.
charm
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From this reading _July 20, Tremador, in Cornwall._ HERE we are, at this grim, sad old house, which yet hath a wonderful charm to me, maybe because it is my house.
Cornwall
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From this reading _July 20, Tremador, in Cornwall._ HERE we are, at this grim, sad old house, which yet hath a wonderful charm to me, maybe because it is my house.
days
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From this reading We have been here three or four days, and I am not yet weary of exploring the old rooms, and asking questions of Mistress Grace, my aunt's old bower-woman.
exploring
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From this reading We have been here three or four days, and I am not yet weary of exploring the old rooms, and asking questions of Mistress Grace, my aunt's old bower-woman.
four
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From this reading We have been here three or four days, and I am not yet weary of exploring the old rooms, and asking questions of Mistress Grace, my aunt's old bower-woman.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The good soul took to me at once, and answers all my queries with the most indulgent patience.
Grace
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From this reading We have been here three or four days, and I am not yet weary of exploring the old rooms, and asking questions of Mistress Grace, my aunt's old bower-woman.
grim
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From this reading _July 20, Tremador, in Cornwall._ HERE we are, at this grim, sad old house, which yet hath a wonderful charm to me, maybe because it is my house.
hathauxiliary verbUS /hæθ/
an old form of “has”
From this reading _July 20, Tremador, in Cornwall._ HERE we are, at this grim, sad old house, which yet hath a wonderful charm to me, maybe because it is my house.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading We have been here three or four days, and I am not yet weary of exploring the old rooms, and asking questions of Mistress Grace, my aunt's old bower-woman.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Albeit I am sometimes sore put to understand her.
HEREnounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _July 20, Tremador, in Cornwall._ HERE we are, at this grim, sad old house, which yet hath a wonderful charm to me, maybe because it is my house.
house
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From this reading _July 20, Tremador, in Cornwall._ HERE we are, at this grim, sad old house, which yet hath a wonderful charm to me, maybe because it is my house.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading We have been here three or four days, and I am not yet weary of exploring the old rooms, and asking questions of Mistress Grace, my aunt's old bower-woman.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading _July 20, Tremador, in Cornwall._ HERE we are, at this grim, sad old house, which yet hath a wonderful charm to me, maybe because it is my house.
indulgent
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From this reading The good soul took to me at once, and answers all my queries with the most indulgent patience.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _July 20, Tremador, in Cornwall._ HERE we are, at this grim, sad old house, which yet hath a wonderful charm to me, maybe because it is my house.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading _July 20, Tremador, in Cornwall._ HERE we are, at this grim, sad old house, which yet hath a wonderful charm to me, maybe because it is my house.
July
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From this reading _July 20, Tremador, in Cornwall._ HERE we are, at this grim, sad old house, which yet hath a wonderful charm to me, maybe because it is my house.
maybe
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From this reading _July 20, Tremador, in Cornwall._ HERE we are, at this grim, sad old house, which yet hath a wonderful charm to me, maybe because it is my house.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading _July 20, Tremador, in Cornwall._ HERE we are, at this grim, sad old house, which yet hath a wonderful charm to me, maybe because it is my house.
minepronounUS /maɪn/
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading It seems such a surprising thing to call a house mine.
Mistress
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From this reading We have been here three or four days, and I am not yet weary of exploring the old rooms, and asking questions of Mistress Grace, my aunt's old bower-woman.
most
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From this reading The good soul took to me at once, and answers all my queries with the most indulgent patience.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading _July 20, Tremador, in Cornwall._ HERE we are, at this grim, sad old house, which yet hath a wonderful charm to me, maybe because it is my house.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading We have been here three or four days, and I am not yet weary of exploring the old rooms, and asking questions of Mistress Grace, my aunt's old bower-woman.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading We have been here three or four days, and I am not yet weary of exploring the old rooms, and asking questions of Mistress Grace, my aunt's old bower-woman.
old
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From this reading _July 20, Tremador, in Cornwall._ HERE we are, at this grim, sad old house, which yet hath a wonderful charm to me, maybe because it is my house.
once
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From this reading The good soul took to me at once, and answers all my queries with the most indulgent patience.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading We have been here three or four days, and I am not yet weary of exploring the old rooms, and asking questions of Mistress Grace, my aunt's old bower-woman.
patience
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From this reading The good soul took to me at once, and answers all my queries with the most indulgent patience.
put
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From this reading Albeit I am sometimes sore put to understand her.
queries
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From this reading The good soul took to me at once, and answers all my queries with the most indulgent patience.
questions
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From this reading We have been here three or four days, and I am not yet weary of exploring the old rooms, and asking questions of Mistress Grace, my aunt's old bower-woman.
rooms
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From this reading We have been here three or four days, and I am not yet weary of exploring the old rooms, and asking questions of Mistress Grace, my aunt's old bower-woman.
sad
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From this reading _July 20, Tremador, in Cornwall._ HERE we are, at this grim, sad old house, which yet hath a wonderful charm to me, maybe because it is my house.
seems
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From this reading It seems such a surprising thing to call a house mine.
sometimes
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From this reading Albeit I am sometimes sore put to understand her.
sore
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From this reading Albeit I am sometimes sore put to understand her.
soul
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From this reading The good soul took to me at once, and answers all my queries with the most indulgent patience.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading It seems such a surprising thing to call a house mine.
surprising
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From this reading It seems such a surprising thing to call a house mine.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading We have been here three or four days, and I am not yet weary of exploring the old rooms, and asking questions of Mistress Grace, my aunt's old bower-woman.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It seems such a surprising thing to call a house mine.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading _July 20, Tremador, in Cornwall._ HERE we are, at this grim, sad old house, which yet hath a wonderful charm to me, maybe because it is my house.
three
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From this reading We have been here three or four days, and I am not yet weary of exploring the old rooms, and asking questions of Mistress Grace, my aunt's old bower-woman.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _July 20, Tremador, in Cornwall._ HERE we are, at this grim, sad old house, which yet hath a wonderful charm to me, maybe because it is my house.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The good soul took to me at once, and answers all my queries with the most indulgent patience.
Tremador
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From this reading _July 20, Tremador, in Cornwall._ HERE we are, at this grim, sad old house, which yet hath a wonderful charm to me, maybe because it is my house.
understandnounUS /understand/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Albeit I am sometimes sore put to understand her.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading _July 20, Tremador, in Cornwall._ HERE we are, at this grim, sad old house, which yet hath a wonderful charm to me, maybe because it is my house.
weary
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From this reading We have been here three or four days, and I am not yet weary of exploring the old rooms, and asking questions of Mistress Grace, my aunt's old bower-woman.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading _July 20, Tremador, in Cornwall._ HERE we are, at this grim, sad old house, which yet hath a wonderful charm to me, maybe because it is my house.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The good soul took to me at once, and answers all my queries with the most indulgent patience.
wonderfulnounUS /ˈwonderful/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading _July 20, Tremador, in Cornwall._ HERE we are, at this grim, sad old house, which yet hath a wonderful charm to me, maybe because it is my house.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading _July 20, Tremador, in Cornwall._ HERE we are, at this grim, sad old house, which yet hath a wonderful charm to me, maybe because it is my house.
