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9.45
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From this reading AN INTELLECTUAL PRIVILEGE _In the Chinese Drawing-room._ TIME--_About_ 9.45 P.M.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading _Mrs. Earwaker._ Yes, dear Lady Lullington, I've always insisted on each of my girls adopting a distinct line of her own, and the result has been _most_ satisfactory.
AboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading AN INTELLECTUAL PRIVILEGE _In the Chinese Drawing-room._ TIME--_About_ 9.45 P.M.
absently
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From this reading _Lady Lullington_ (_absently_).
accepted
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From this reading Louisa, my eldest, is literary; she had a little story accepted not long ago by _The Milky Way_; then Maria is musical--practices regularly three hours every day on her violin.
act
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From this reading Fanny has become quite an expert in photography--kodaked her father the other day in the act of trying a difficult stroke at billiards; a back view--but _so_ clever and characteristic!
adopting
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From this reading _Mrs. Earwaker._ Yes, dear Lady Lullington, I've always insisted on each of my girls adopting a distinct line of her own, and the result has been _most_ satisfactory.
ago
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From this reading Louisa, my eldest, is literary; she had a little story accepted not long ago by _The Milky Way_; then Maria is musical--practices regularly three hours every day on her violin.
always
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From this reading _Mrs. Earwaker._ Yes, dear Lady Lullington, I've always insisted on each of my girls adopting a distinct line of her own, and the result has been _most_ satisfactory.
ANdeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading AN INTELLECTUAL PRIVILEGE _In the Chinese Drawing-room._ TIME--_About_ 9.45 P.M.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _Mrs. Earwaker._ Yes, dear Lady Lullington, I've always insisted on each of my girls adopting a distinct line of her own, and the result has been _most_ satisfactory.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Fanny has become quite an expert in photography--kodaked her father the other day in the act of trying a difficult stroke at billiards; a back view--but _so_ clever and characteristic!
back
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From this reading Fanny has become quite an expert in photography--kodaked her father the other day in the act of trying a difficult stroke at billiards; a back view--but _so_ clever and characteristic!
become
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From this reading Fanny has become quite an expert in photography--kodaked her father the other day in the act of trying a difficult stroke at billiards; a back view--but _so_ clever and characteristic!
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading _Mrs. Earwaker._ Yes, dear Lady Lullington, I've always insisted on each of my girls adopting a distinct line of her own, and the result has been _most_ satisfactory.
billiards
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From this reading Fanny has become quite an expert in photography--kodaked her father the other day in the act of trying a difficult stroke at billiards; a back view--but _so_ clever and characteristic!
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Fanny has become quite an expert in photography--kodaked her father the other day in the act of trying a difficult stroke at billiards; a back view--but _so_ clever and characteristic!
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Louisa, my eldest, is literary; she had a little story accepted not long ago by _The Milky Way_; then Maria is musical--practices regularly three hours every day on her violin.
characteristic
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From this reading Fanny has become quite an expert in photography--kodaked her father the other day in the act of trying a difficult stroke at billiards; a back view--but _so_ clever and characteristic!
Chinese
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From this reading AN INTELLECTUAL PRIVILEGE _In the Chinese Drawing-room._ TIME--_About_ 9.45 P.M.
clever
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From this reading Fanny has become quite an expert in photography--kodaked her father the other day in the act of trying a difficult stroke at billiards; a back view--but _so_ clever and characteristic!
day
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From this reading Louisa, my eldest, is literary; she had a little story accepted not long ago by _The Milky Way_; then Maria is musical--practices regularly three hours every day on her violin.
dear
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From this reading _Mrs. Earwaker._ Yes, dear Lady Lullington, I've always insisted on each of my girls adopting a distinct line of her own, and the result has been _most_ satisfactory.
difficult
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From this reading Fanny has become quite an expert in photography--kodaked her father the other day in the act of trying a difficult stroke at billiards; a back view--but _so_ clever and characteristic!
distinct
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From this reading _Mrs. Earwaker._ Yes, dear Lady Lullington, I've always insisted on each of my girls adopting a distinct line of her own, and the result has been _most_ satisfactory.
Drawing-room
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From this reading AN INTELLECTUAL PRIVILEGE _In the Chinese Drawing-room._ TIME--_About_ 9.45 P.M.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading _Mrs. Earwaker._ Yes, dear Lady Lullington, I've always insisted on each of my girls adopting a distinct line of her own, and the result has been _most_ satisfactory.
Earwaker
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From this reading _Mrs. Earwaker._ Yes, dear Lady Lullington, I've always insisted on each of my girls adopting a distinct line of her own, and the result has been _most_ satisfactory.
eldest
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From this reading Louisa, my eldest, is literary; she had a little story accepted not long ago by _The Milky Way_; then Maria is musical--practices regularly three hours every day on her violin.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Louisa, my eldest, is literary; she had a little story accepted not long ago by _The Milky Way_; then Maria is musical--practices regularly three hours every day on her violin.
expert
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From this reading Fanny has become quite an expert in photography--kodaked her father the other day in the act of trying a difficult stroke at billiards; a back view--but _so_ clever and characteristic!
Fanny
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From this reading Fanny has become quite an expert in photography--kodaked her father the other day in the act of trying a difficult stroke at billiards; a back view--but _so_ clever and characteristic!
father
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From this reading Fanny has become quite an expert in photography--kodaked her father the other day in the act of trying a difficult stroke at billiards; a back view--but _so_ clever and characteristic!
girls
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From this reading _Mrs. Earwaker._ Yes, dear Lady Lullington, I've always insisted on each of my girls adopting a distinct line of her own, and the result has been _most_ satisfactory.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Louisa, my eldest, is literary; she had a little story accepted not long ago by _The Milky Way_; then Maria is musical--practices regularly three hours every day on her violin.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _Mrs. Earwaker._ Yes, dear Lady Lullington, I've always insisted on each of my girls adopting a distinct line of her own, and the result has been _most_ satisfactory.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading _Mrs. Earwaker._ Yes, dear Lady Lullington, I've always insisted on each of my girls adopting a distinct line of her own, and the result has been _most_ satisfactory.
hours
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From this reading Louisa, my eldest, is literary; she had a little story accepted not long ago by _The Milky Way_; then Maria is musical--practices regularly three hours every day on her violin.
I've
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From this reading _Mrs. Earwaker._ Yes, dear Lady Lullington, I've always insisted on each of my girls adopting a distinct line of her own, and the result has been _most_ satisfactory.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading AN INTELLECTUAL PRIVILEGE _In the Chinese Drawing-room._ TIME--_About_ 9.45 P.M.
insistedverbUS /ɪnˈsɪstɪd/
demanded something firmly
From this reading _Mrs. Earwaker._ Yes, dear Lady Lullington, I've always insisted on each of my girls adopting a distinct line of her own, and the result has been _most_ satisfactory.
INTELLECTUAL
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From this reading AN INTELLECTUAL PRIVILEGE _In the Chinese Drawing-room._ TIME--_About_ 9.45 P.M.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Louisa, my eldest, is literary; she had a little story accepted not long ago by _The Milky Way_; then Maria is musical--practices regularly three hours every day on her violin.
kodaked
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From this reading Fanny has become quite an expert in photography--kodaked her father the other day in the act of trying a difficult stroke at billiards; a back view--but _so_ clever and characteristic!
Lady
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From this reading _Mrs. Earwaker._ Yes, dear Lady Lullington, I've always insisted on each of my girls adopting a distinct line of her own, and the result has been _most_ satisfactory.
line
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From this reading _Mrs. Earwaker._ Yes, dear Lady Lullington, I've always insisted on each of my girls adopting a distinct line of her own, and the result has been _most_ satisfactory.
literary
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From this reading Louisa, my eldest, is literary; she had a little story accepted not long ago by _The Milky Way_; then Maria is musical--practices regularly three hours every day on her violin.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Louisa, my eldest, is literary; she had a little story accepted not long ago by _The Milky Way_; then Maria is musical--practices regularly three hours every day on her violin.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Louisa, my eldest, is literary; she had a little story accepted not long ago by _The Milky Way_; then Maria is musical--practices regularly three hours every day on her violin.
Louisa
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From this reading Louisa, my eldest, is literary; she had a little story accepted not long ago by _The Milky Way_; then Maria is musical--practices regularly three hours every day on her violin.
Lullington
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From this reading _Mrs. Earwaker._ Yes, dear Lady Lullington, I've always insisted on each of my girls adopting a distinct line of her own, and the result has been _most_ satisfactory.
M
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From this reading AN INTELLECTUAL PRIVILEGE _In the Chinese Drawing-room._ TIME--_About_ 9.45 P.M.
Maria
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From this reading Louisa, my eldest, is literary; she had a little story accepted not long ago by _The Milky Way_; then Maria is musical--practices regularly three hours every day on her violin.
Milky
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From this reading Louisa, my eldest, is literary; she had a little story accepted not long ago by _The Milky Way_; then Maria is musical--practices regularly three hours every day on her violin.
most
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From this reading _Mrs. Earwaker._ Yes, dear Lady Lullington, I've always insisted on each of my girls adopting a distinct line of her own, and the result has been _most_ satisfactory.
Mrs
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From this reading _Mrs. Earwaker._ Yes, dear Lady Lullington, I've always insisted on each of my girls adopting a distinct line of her own, and the result has been _most_ satisfactory.
musical
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From this reading Louisa, my eldest, is literary; she had a little story accepted not long ago by _The Milky Way_; then Maria is musical--practices regularly three hours every day on her violin.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading _Mrs. Earwaker._ Yes, dear Lady Lullington, I've always insisted on each of my girls adopting a distinct line of her own, and the result has been _most_ satisfactory.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Louisa, my eldest, is literary; she had a little story accepted not long ago by _The Milky Way_; then Maria is musical--practices regularly three hours every day on her violin.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _Mrs. Earwaker._ Yes, dear Lady Lullington, I've always insisted on each of my girls adopting a distinct line of her own, and the result has been _most_ satisfactory.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading _Mrs. Earwaker._ Yes, dear Lady Lullington, I've always insisted on each of my girls adopting a distinct line of her own, and the result has been _most_ satisfactory.
other
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From this reading Fanny has become quite an expert in photography--kodaked her father the other day in the act of trying a difficult stroke at billiards; a back view--but _so_ clever and characteristic!
own
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From this reading _Mrs. Earwaker._ Yes, dear Lady Lullington, I've always insisted on each of my girls adopting a distinct line of her own, and the result has been _most_ satisfactory.
P
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From this reading AN INTELLECTUAL PRIVILEGE _In the Chinese Drawing-room._ TIME--_About_ 9.45 P.M.
photography
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From this reading Fanny has become quite an expert in photography--kodaked her father the other day in the act of trying a difficult stroke at billiards; a back view--but _so_ clever and characteristic!
practices
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From this reading Louisa, my eldest, is literary; she had a little story accepted not long ago by _The Milky Way_; then Maria is musical--practices regularly three hours every day on her violin.
PRIVILEGE
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From this reading AN INTELLECTUAL PRIVILEGE _In the Chinese Drawing-room._ TIME--_About_ 9.45 P.M.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Fanny has become quite an expert in photography--kodaked her father the other day in the act of trying a difficult stroke at billiards; a back view--but _so_ clever and characteristic!
regularly
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From this reading Louisa, my eldest, is literary; she had a little story accepted not long ago by _The Milky Way_; then Maria is musical--practices regularly three hours every day on her violin.
result
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From this reading _Mrs. Earwaker._ Yes, dear Lady Lullington, I've always insisted on each of my girls adopting a distinct line of her own, and the result has been _most_ satisfactory.
satisfactory
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From this reading _Mrs. Earwaker._ Yes, dear Lady Lullington, I've always insisted on each of my girls adopting a distinct line of her own, and the result has been _most_ satisfactory.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Louisa, my eldest, is literary; she had a little story accepted not long ago by _The Milky Way_; then Maria is musical--practices regularly three hours every day on her violin.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Fanny has become quite an expert in photography--kodaked her father the other day in the act of trying a difficult stroke at billiards; a back view--but _so_ clever and characteristic!
story
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From this reading Louisa, my eldest, is literary; she had a little story accepted not long ago by _The Milky Way_; then Maria is musical--practices regularly three hours every day on her violin.
stroke
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From this reading Fanny has become quite an expert in photography--kodaked her father the other day in the act of trying a difficult stroke at billiards; a back view--but _so_ clever and characteristic!
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AN INTELLECTUAL PRIVILEGE _In the Chinese Drawing-room._ TIME--_About_ 9.45 P.M.
then
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From this reading Louisa, my eldest, is literary; she had a little story accepted not long ago by _The Milky Way_; then Maria is musical--practices regularly three hours every day on her violin.
three
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From this reading Louisa, my eldest, is literary; she had a little story accepted not long ago by _The Milky Way_; then Maria is musical--practices regularly three hours every day on her violin.
TIMEnounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading AN INTELLECTUAL PRIVILEGE _In the Chinese Drawing-room._ TIME--_About_ 9.45 P.M.
trying
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From this reading Fanny has become quite an expert in photography--kodaked her father the other day in the act of trying a difficult stroke at billiards; a back view--but _so_ clever and characteristic!
view
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From this reading Fanny has become quite an expert in photography--kodaked her father the other day in the act of trying a difficult stroke at billiards; a back view--but _so_ clever and characteristic!
violin
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From this reading Louisa, my eldest, is literary; she had a little story accepted not long ago by _The Milky Way_; then Maria is musical--practices regularly three hours every day on her violin.
Way
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From this reading Louisa, my eldest, is literary; she had a little story accepted not long ago by _The Milky Way_; then Maria is musical--practices regularly three hours every day on her violin.
Yes
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From this reading _Mrs. Earwaker._ Yes, dear Lady Lullington, I've always insisted on each of my girls adopting a distinct line of her own, and the result has been _most_ satisfactory.
