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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 MY START AT SOUTHSEA A Strange Life--Arrival of my Brother--I Buy up a Shop--Cheap Servants--Queer Patients--Dangers of Medical Practice--Income Tax Joke--My Marriage--Tragedy in my House--A New Phase.
all
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From this reading I lavished all my care upon the front room to make it possible for patients.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading What with cleaning up, answering the bell, doing my modest shopping, which was measured in pennies rather than shillings, and perfecting my simple household arrangements, the time did not hang heavily upon my hands.
answering
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From this reading What with cleaning up, answering the bell, doing my modest shopping, which was measured in pennies rather than shillings, and perfecting my simple household arrangements, the time did not hang heavily upon my hands.
arrangements
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From this reading What with cleaning up, answering the bell, doing my modest shopping, which was measured in pennies rather than shillings, and perfecting my simple household arrangements, the time did not hang heavily upon my hands.
Arrival
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From this reading MY START AT SOUTHSEA A Strange Life--Arrival of my Brother--I Buy up a Shop--Cheap Servants--Queer Patients--Dangers of Medical Practice--Income Tax Joke--My Marriage--Tragedy in my House--A New Phase.
ATprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading MY START AT SOUTHSEA A Strange Life--Arrival of my Brother--I Buy up a Shop--Cheap Servants--Queer Patients--Dangers of Medical Practice--Income Tax Joke--My Marriage--Tragedy in my House--A New Phase.
back
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From this reading The back room was furnished with my trunk and a stool.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It is a wonderful thing to have a house of your own for the first time, however humble it may be.
bell
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From this reading What with cleaning up, answering the bell, doing my modest shopping, which was measured in pennies rather than shillings, and perfecting my simple household arrangements, the time did not hang heavily upon my hands.
Brother
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Buy
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care
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From this reading I lavished all my care upon the front room to make it possible for patients.
Cheap
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From this reading MY START AT SOUTHSEA A Strange Life--Arrival of my Brother--I Buy up a Shop--Cheap Servants--Queer Patients--Dangers of Medical Practice--Income Tax Joke--My Marriage--Tragedy in my House--A New Phase.
cleaning
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From this reading What with cleaning up, answering the bell, doing my modest shopping, which was measured in pennies rather than shillings, and perfecting my simple household arrangements, the time did not hang heavily upon my hands.
Dangers
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didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading What with cleaning up, answering the bell, doing my modest shopping, which was measured in pennies rather than shillings, and perfecting my simple household arrangements, the time did not hang heavily upon my hands.
doing
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From this reading What with cleaning up, answering the bell, doing my modest shopping, which was measured in pennies rather than shillings, and perfecting my simple household arrangements, the time did not hang heavily upon my hands.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It is a wonderful thing to have a house of your own for the first time, however humble it may be.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It is a wonderful thing to have a house of your own for the first time, however humble it may be.
front
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From this reading I lavished all my care upon the front room to make it possible for patients.
furnished
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From this reading The back room was furnished with my trunk and a stool.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading What with cleaning up, answering the bell, doing my modest shopping, which was measured in pennies rather than shillings, and perfecting my simple household arrangements, the time did not hang heavily upon my hands.
hang
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From this reading What with cleaning up, answering the bell, doing my modest shopping, which was measured in pennies rather than shillings, and perfecting my simple household arrangements, the time did not hang heavily upon my hands.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading It is a wonderful thing to have a house of your own for the first time, however humble it may be.
heavily
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From this reading What with cleaning up, answering the bell, doing my modest shopping, which was measured in pennies rather than shillings, and perfecting my simple household arrangements, the time did not hang heavily upon my hands.
House
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household
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From this reading What with cleaning up, answering the bell, doing my modest shopping, which was measured in pennies rather than shillings, and perfecting my simple household arrangements, the time did not hang heavily upon my hands.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading It is a wonderful thing to have a house of your own for the first time, however humble it may be.
humble
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From this reading It is a wonderful thing to have a house of your own for the first time, however humble it may be.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading MY START AT SOUTHSEA A Strange Life--Arrival of my Brother--I Buy up a Shop--Cheap Servants--Queer Patients--Dangers of Medical Practice--Income Tax Joke--My Marriage--Tragedy in my House--A New Phase.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading MY START AT SOUTHSEA A Strange Life--Arrival of my Brother--I Buy up a Shop--Cheap Servants--Queer Patients--Dangers of Medical Practice--Income Tax Joke--My Marriage--Tragedy in my House--A New Phase.
Income
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isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is a wonderful thing to have a house of your own for the first time, however humble it may be.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is a wonderful thing to have a house of your own for the first time, however humble it may be.
Joke
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From this reading MY START AT SOUTHSEA A Strange Life--Arrival of my Brother--I Buy up a Shop--Cheap Servants--Queer Patients--Dangers of Medical Practice--Income Tax Joke--My Marriage--Tragedy in my House--A New Phase.
lavished
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From this reading I lavished all my care upon the front room to make it possible for patients.
LifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading MY START AT SOUTHSEA A Strange Life--Arrival of my Brother--I Buy up a Shop--Cheap Servants--Queer Patients--Dangers of Medical Practice--Income Tax Joke--My Marriage--Tragedy in my House--A New Phase.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I lavished all my care upon the front room to make it possible for patients.
Marriage
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From this reading MY START AT SOUTHSEA A Strange Life--Arrival of my Brother--I Buy up a Shop--Cheap Servants--Queer Patients--Dangers of Medical Practice--Income Tax Joke--My Marriage--Tragedy in my House--A New Phase.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading It is a wonderful thing to have a house of your own for the first time, however humble it may be.
measured
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From this reading What with cleaning up, answering the bell, doing my modest shopping, which was measured in pennies rather than shillings, and perfecting my simple household arrangements, the time did not hang heavily upon my hands.
Medical
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From this reading MY START AT SOUTHSEA A Strange Life--Arrival of my Brother--I Buy up a Shop--Cheap Servants--Queer Patients--Dangers of Medical Practice--Income Tax Joke--My Marriage--Tragedy in my House--A New Phase.
modest
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From this reading What with cleaning up, answering the bell, doing my modest shopping, which was measured in pennies rather than shillings, and perfecting my simple household arrangements, the time did not hang heavily upon my hands.
MYdeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading MY START AT SOUTHSEA A Strange Life--Arrival of my Brother--I Buy up a Shop--Cheap Servants--Queer Patients--Dangers of Medical Practice--Income Tax Joke--My Marriage--Tragedy in my House--A New Phase.
New
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From this reading MY START AT SOUTHSEA A Strange Life--Arrival of my Brother--I Buy up a Shop--Cheap Servants--Queer Patients--Dangers of Medical Practice--Income Tax Joke--My Marriage--Tragedy in my House--A New Phase.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading What with cleaning up, answering the bell, doing my modest shopping, which was measured in pennies rather than shillings, and perfecting my simple household arrangements, the time did not hang heavily upon my hands.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading MY START AT SOUTHSEA A Strange Life--Arrival of my Brother--I Buy up a Shop--Cheap Servants--Queer Patients--Dangers of Medical Practice--Income Tax Joke--My Marriage--Tragedy in my House--A New Phase.
own
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From this reading It is a wonderful thing to have a house of your own for the first time, however humble it may be.
Patients
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From this reading MY START AT SOUTHSEA A Strange Life--Arrival of my Brother--I Buy up a Shop--Cheap Servants--Queer Patients--Dangers of Medical Practice--Income Tax Joke--My Marriage--Tragedy in my House--A New Phase.
pennies
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From this reading What with cleaning up, answering the bell, doing my modest shopping, which was measured in pennies rather than shillings, and perfecting my simple household arrangements, the time did not hang heavily upon my hands.
perfecting
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From this reading What with cleaning up, answering the bell, doing my modest shopping, which was measured in pennies rather than shillings, and perfecting my simple household arrangements, the time did not hang heavily upon my hands.
Phase
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From this reading MY START AT SOUTHSEA A Strange Life--Arrival of my Brother--I Buy up a Shop--Cheap Servants--Queer Patients--Dangers of Medical Practice--Income Tax Joke--My Marriage--Tragedy in my House--A New Phase.
possible
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From this reading I lavished all my care upon the front room to make it possible for patients.
Practice
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From this reading MY START AT SOUTHSEA A Strange Life--Arrival of my Brother--I Buy up a Shop--Cheap Servants--Queer Patients--Dangers of Medical Practice--Income Tax Joke--My Marriage--Tragedy in my House--A New Phase.
Queer
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From this reading MY START AT SOUTHSEA A Strange Life--Arrival of my Brother--I Buy up a Shop--Cheap Servants--Queer Patients--Dangers of Medical Practice--Income Tax Joke--My Marriage--Tragedy in my House--A New Phase.
rather
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From this reading What with cleaning up, answering the bell, doing my modest shopping, which was measured in pennies rather than shillings, and perfecting my simple household arrangements, the time did not hang heavily upon my hands.
room
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From this reading I lavished all my care upon the front room to make it possible for patients.
Servants
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From this reading MY START AT SOUTHSEA A Strange Life--Arrival of my Brother--I Buy up a Shop--Cheap Servants--Queer Patients--Dangers of Medical Practice--Income Tax Joke--My Marriage--Tragedy in my House--A New Phase.
shillings
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From this reading What with cleaning up, answering the bell, doing my modest shopping, which was measured in pennies rather than shillings, and perfecting my simple household arrangements, the time did not hang heavily upon my hands.
Shop
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From this reading MY START AT SOUTHSEA A Strange Life--Arrival of my Brother--I Buy up a Shop--Cheap Servants--Queer Patients--Dangers of Medical Practice--Income Tax Joke--My Marriage--Tragedy in my House--A New Phase.
shopping
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From this reading What with cleaning up, answering the bell, doing my modest shopping, which was measured in pennies rather than shillings, and perfecting my simple household arrangements, the time did not hang heavily upon my hands.
simple
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From this reading What with cleaning up, answering the bell, doing my modest shopping, which was measured in pennies rather than shillings, and perfecting my simple household arrangements, the time did not hang heavily upon my hands.
SOUTHSEA
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From this reading MY START AT SOUTHSEA A Strange Life--Arrival of my Brother--I Buy up a Shop--Cheap Servants--Queer Patients--Dangers of Medical Practice--Income Tax Joke--My Marriage--Tragedy in my House--A New Phase.
STARTnounUS /start/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading MY START AT SOUTHSEA A Strange Life--Arrival of my Brother--I Buy up a Shop--Cheap Servants--Queer Patients--Dangers of Medical Practice--Income Tax Joke--My Marriage--Tragedy in my House--A New Phase.
stool
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From this reading The back room was furnished with my trunk and a stool.
Strange
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From this reading MY START AT SOUTHSEA A Strange Life--Arrival of my Brother--I Buy up a Shop--Cheap Servants--Queer Patients--Dangers of Medical Practice--Income Tax Joke--My Marriage--Tragedy in my House--A New Phase.
Tax
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From this reading MY START AT SOUTHSEA A Strange Life--Arrival of my Brother--I Buy up a Shop--Cheap Servants--Queer Patients--Dangers of Medical Practice--Income Tax Joke--My Marriage--Tragedy in my House--A New Phase.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading What with cleaning up, answering the bell, doing my modest shopping, which was measured in pennies rather than shillings, and perfecting my simple household arrangements, the time did not hang heavily upon my hands.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading What with cleaning up, answering the bell, doing my modest shopping, which was measured in pennies rather than shillings, and perfecting my simple household arrangements, the time did not hang heavily upon my hands.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It is a wonderful thing to have a house of your own for the first time, however humble it may be.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading What with cleaning up, answering the bell, doing my modest shopping, which was measured in pennies rather than shillings, and perfecting my simple household arrangements, the time did not hang heavily upon my hands.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It is a wonderful thing to have a house of your own for the first time, however humble it may be.
Tragedy
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From this reading MY START AT SOUTHSEA A Strange Life--Arrival of my Brother--I Buy up a Shop--Cheap Servants--Queer Patients--Dangers of Medical Practice--Income Tax Joke--My Marriage--Tragedy in my House--A New Phase.
trunk
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From this reading The back room was furnished with my trunk and a stool.
up
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From this reading MY START AT SOUTHSEA A Strange Life--Arrival of my Brother--I Buy up a Shop--Cheap Servants--Queer Patients--Dangers of Medical Practice--Income Tax Joke--My Marriage--Tragedy in my House--A New Phase.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading What with cleaning up, answering the bell, doing my modest shopping, which was measured in pennies rather than shillings, and perfecting my simple household arrangements, the time did not hang heavily upon my hands.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading What with cleaning up, answering the bell, doing my modest shopping, which was measured in pennies rather than shillings, and perfecting my simple household arrangements, the time did not hang heavily upon my hands.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What with cleaning up, answering the bell, doing my modest shopping, which was measured in pennies rather than shillings, and perfecting my simple household arrangements, the time did not hang heavily upon my hands.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading What with cleaning up, answering the bell, doing my modest shopping, which was measured in pennies rather than shillings, and perfecting my simple household arrangements, the time did not hang heavily upon my hands.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading What with cleaning up, answering the bell, doing my modest shopping, which was measured in pennies rather than shillings, and perfecting my simple household arrangements, the time did not hang heavily upon my hands.
wonderfulnounUS /ˈwonderful/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It is a wonderful thing to have a house of your own for the first time, however humble it may be.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading It is a wonderful thing to have a house of your own for the first time, however humble it may be.
