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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 Mrs. Seton had come from Liverpool originally, and though herself very "nice," had not been, according to Aunt Agatha's opinion, "of a nice class."
according
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From this reading Mrs. Seton had come from Liverpool originally, and though herself very "nice," had not been, according to Aunt Agatha's opinion, "of a nice class."
Agatha's
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From this reading Mrs. Seton had come from Liverpool originally, and though herself very "nice," had not been, according to Aunt Agatha's opinion, "of a nice class."
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Mr. Penrose was the uncle of Mary and Winnie, their mother's only brother.
any
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From this reading He was of his class, soul and body, and it was not a nice class--and, to tell the truth, his nieces had been brought up to ignore rather than to take any pleasure in him.
Aunt
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From this reading Mrs. Seton had come from Liverpool originally, and though herself very "nice," had not been, according to Aunt Agatha's opinion, "of a nice class."
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He was not a man out of whom, under the best circumstances, much satisfaction could be got.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Mrs. Seton had come from Liverpool originally, and though herself very "nice," had not been, according to Aunt Agatha's opinion, "of a nice class."
best
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From this reading He was not a man out of whom, under the best circumstances, much satisfaction could be got.
bodynounUS /body/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was of his class, soul and body, and it was not a nice class--and, to tell the truth, his nieces had been brought up to ignore rather than to take any pleasure in him.
brother
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From this reading Mr. Penrose was the uncle of Mary and Winnie, their mother's only brother.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He was of his class, soul and body, and it was not a nice class--and, to tell the truth, his nieces had been brought up to ignore rather than to take any pleasure in him.
circumstances
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From this reading He was not a man out of whom, under the best circumstances, much satisfaction could be got.
class
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From this reading Mrs. Seton had come from Liverpool originally, and though herself very "nice," had not been, according to Aunt Agatha's opinion, "of a nice class."
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mrs. Seton had come from Liverpool originally, and though herself very "nice," had not been, according to Aunt Agatha's opinion, "of a nice class."
conditions
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From this reading And her brother shared the evil conditions, without sharing the good.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading He was not a man out of whom, under the best circumstances, much satisfaction could be got.
evil
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From this reading And her brother shared the evil conditions, without sharing the good.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Mrs. Seton had come from Liverpool originally, and though herself very "nice," had not been, according to Aunt Agatha's opinion, "of a nice class."
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And her brother shared the evil conditions, without sharing the good.
got
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From this reading He was not a man out of whom, under the best circumstances, much satisfaction could be got.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Mrs. Seton had come from Liverpool originally, and though herself very "nice," had not been, according to Aunt Agatha's opinion, "of a nice class."
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was of his class, soul and body, and it was not a nice class--and, to tell the truth, his nieces had been brought up to ignore rather than to take any pleasure in him.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading And her brother shared the evil conditions, without sharing the good.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Mrs. Seton had come from Liverpool originally, and though herself very "nice," had not been, according to Aunt Agatha's opinion, "of a nice class."
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He was of his class, soul and body, and it was not a nice class--and, to tell the truth, his nieces had been brought up to ignore rather than to take any pleasure in him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He was of his class, soul and body, and it was not a nice class--and, to tell the truth, his nieces had been brought up to ignore rather than to take any pleasure in him.
ignore
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From this reading He was of his class, soul and body, and it was not a nice class--and, to tell the truth, his nieces had been brought up to ignore rather than to take any pleasure in him.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He was of his class, soul and body, and it was not a nice class--and, to tell the truth, his nieces had been brought up to ignore rather than to take any pleasure in him.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He was of his class, soul and body, and it was not a nice class--and, to tell the truth, his nieces had been brought up to ignore rather than to take any pleasure in him.
Liverpool
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From this reading Mrs. Seton had come from Liverpool originally, and though herself very "nice," had not been, according to Aunt Agatha's opinion, "of a nice class."
man
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From this reading He was not a man out of whom, under the best circumstances, much satisfaction could be got.
Mary
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From this reading Mr. Penrose was the uncle of Mary and Winnie, their mother's only brother.
mother's
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From this reading Mr. Penrose was the uncle of Mary and Winnie, their mother's only brother.
Mr
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From this reading Mr. Penrose was the uncle of Mary and Winnie, their mother's only brother.
Mrs
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From this reading Mrs. Seton had come from Liverpool originally, and though herself very "nice," had not been, according to Aunt Agatha's opinion, "of a nice class."
much
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From this reading He was not a man out of whom, under the best circumstances, much satisfaction could be got.
nice
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From this reading Mrs. Seton had come from Liverpool originally, and though herself very "nice," had not been, according to Aunt Agatha's opinion, "of a nice class."
nieces
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From this reading He was of his class, soul and body, and it was not a nice class--and, to tell the truth, his nieces had been brought up to ignore rather than to take any pleasure in him.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Mrs. Seton had come from Liverpool originally, and though herself very "nice," had not been, according to Aunt Agatha's opinion, "of a nice class."
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Mr. Penrose was the uncle of Mary and Winnie, their mother's only brother.
only
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From this reading Mr. Penrose was the uncle of Mary and Winnie, their mother's only brother.
opinion
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From this reading Mrs. Seton had come from Liverpool originally, and though herself very "nice," had not been, according to Aunt Agatha's opinion, "of a nice class."
originally
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From this reading Mrs. Seton had come from Liverpool originally, and though herself very "nice," had not been, according to Aunt Agatha's opinion, "of a nice class."
out
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From this reading He was not a man out of whom, under the best circumstances, much satisfaction could be got.
Penrose
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From this reading Mr. Penrose was the uncle of Mary and Winnie, their mother's only brother.
pleasure
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From this reading He was of his class, soul and body, and it was not a nice class--and, to tell the truth, his nieces had been brought up to ignore rather than to take any pleasure in him.
rather
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From this reading He was of his class, soul and body, and it was not a nice class--and, to tell the truth, his nieces had been brought up to ignore rather than to take any pleasure in him.
satisfaction
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From this reading He was not a man out of whom, under the best circumstances, much satisfaction could be got.
Seton
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From this reading Mrs. Seton had come from Liverpool originally, and though herself very "nice," had not been, according to Aunt Agatha's opinion, "of a nice class."
shared
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From this reading And her brother shared the evil conditions, without sharing the good.
sharing
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From this reading And her brother shared the evil conditions, without sharing the good.
soul
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From this reading He was of his class, soul and body, and it was not a nice class--and, to tell the truth, his nieces had been brought up to ignore rather than to take any pleasure in him.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was of his class, soul and body, and it was not a nice class--and, to tell the truth, his nieces had been brought up to ignore rather than to take any pleasure in him.
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was of his class, soul and body, and it was not a nice class--and, to tell the truth, his nieces had been brought up to ignore rather than to take any pleasure in him.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading He was of his class, soul and body, and it was not a nice class--and, to tell the truth, his nieces had been brought up to ignore rather than to take any pleasure in him.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Mr. Penrose was the uncle of Mary and Winnie, their mother's only brother.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Mr. Penrose was the uncle of Mary and Winnie, their mother's only brother.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Mrs. Seton had come from Liverpool originally, and though herself very "nice," had not been, according to Aunt Agatha's opinion, "of a nice class."
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Mrs. Seton had come from Liverpool originally, and though herself very "nice," had not been, according to Aunt Agatha's opinion, "of a nice class."
truth
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From this reading He was of his class, soul and body, and it was not a nice class--and, to tell the truth, his nieces had been brought up to ignore rather than to take any pleasure in him.
uncle
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From this reading Mr. Penrose was the uncle of Mary and Winnie, their mother's only brother.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading He was not a man out of whom, under the best circumstances, much satisfaction could be got.
up
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From this reading He was of his class, soul and body, and it was not a nice class--and, to tell the truth, his nieces had been brought up to ignore rather than to take any pleasure in him.
very
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From this reading Mrs. Seton had come from Liverpool originally, and though herself very "nice," had not been, according to Aunt Agatha's opinion, "of a nice class."
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Mr. Penrose was the uncle of Mary and Winnie, their mother's only brother.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He was not a man out of whom, under the best circumstances, much satisfaction could be got.
Winnie
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From this reading Mr. Penrose was the uncle of Mary and Winnie, their mother's only brother.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading And her brother shared the evil conditions, without sharing the good.
