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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 In some ways the world around the people in the book is recognisable today, in a way which a book written thirty or forty years before would not have been.
AboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading More About Pixie, by Mrs G. de Horne Vaizey This is another excellent book by Mrs de Horne Vaizey, dating from the end of the nineteenth century.
actors
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From this reading While of course it is dated in its references to the world around its actors, yet nevertheless their emotions are well-described, and no doubt are timeless.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading While of course it is dated in its references to the world around its actors, yet nevertheless their emotions are well-described, and no doubt are timeless.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading More About Pixie, by Mrs G. de Horne Vaizey This is another excellent book by Mrs de Horne Vaizey, dating from the end of the nineteenth century.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading While of course it is dated in its references to the world around its actors, yet nevertheless their emotions are well-described, and no doubt are timeless.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading While of course it is dated in its references to the world around its actors, yet nevertheless their emotions are well-described, and no doubt are timeless.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading In some ways the world around the people in the book is recognisable today, in a way which a book written thirty or forty years before would not have been.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading In some ways the world around the people in the book is recognisable today, in a way which a book written thirty or forty years before would not have been.
book
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From this reading More About Pixie, by Mrs G. de Horne Vaizey This is another excellent book by Mrs de Horne Vaizey, dating from the end of the nineteenth century.
buses
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From this reading They have electricity, telephones, trains, buses, and many other things that we still use regularly today.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading More About Pixie, by Mrs G. de Horne Vaizey This is another excellent book by Mrs de Horne Vaizey, dating from the end of the nineteenth century.
century
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From this reading More About Pixie, by Mrs G. de Horne Vaizey This is another excellent book by Mrs de Horne Vaizey, dating from the end of the nineteenth century.
certainly
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From this reading Of course one major difference is that few people today have servants, while middle-class and upper-class families of the eighteen nineties would certainly have had them.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading While of course it is dated in its references to the world around its actors, yet nevertheless their emotions are well-described, and no doubt are timeless.
dated
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From this reading While of course it is dated in its references to the world around its actors, yet nevertheless their emotions are well-described, and no doubt are timeless.
dating
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From this reading More About Pixie, by Mrs G. de Horne Vaizey This is another excellent book by Mrs de Horne Vaizey, dating from the end of the nineteenth century.
de
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From this reading More About Pixie, by Mrs G. de Horne Vaizey This is another excellent book by Mrs de Horne Vaizey, dating from the end of the nineteenth century.
difference
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From this reading Of course one major difference is that few people today have servants, while middle-class and upper-class families of the eighteen nineties would certainly have had them.
doubt
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From this reading While of course it is dated in its references to the world around its actors, yet nevertheless their emotions are well-described, and no doubt are timeless.
eighteen
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From this reading Of course one major difference is that few people today have servants, while middle-class and upper-class families of the eighteen nineties would certainly have had them.
electricity
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From this reading They have electricity, telephones, trains, buses, and many other things that we still use regularly today.
emotions
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From this reading While of course it is dated in its references to the world around its actors, yet nevertheless their emotions are well-described, and no doubt are timeless.
end
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From this reading More About Pixie, by Mrs G. de Horne Vaizey This is another excellent book by Mrs de Horne Vaizey, dating from the end of the nineteenth century.
excellent
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From this reading More About Pixie, by Mrs G. de Horne Vaizey This is another excellent book by Mrs de Horne Vaizey, dating from the end of the nineteenth century.
families
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From this reading Of course one major difference is that few people today have servants, while middle-class and upper-class families of the eighteen nineties would certainly have had them.
few
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From this reading Of course one major difference is that few people today have servants, while middle-class and upper-class families of the eighteen nineties would certainly have had them.
forty
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From this reading In some ways the world around the people in the book is recognisable today, in a way which a book written thirty or forty years before would not have been.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading More About Pixie, by Mrs G. de Horne Vaizey This is another excellent book by Mrs de Horne Vaizey, dating from the end of the nineteenth century.
G
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From this reading More About Pixie, by Mrs G. de Horne Vaizey This is another excellent book by Mrs de Horne Vaizey, dating from the end of the nineteenth century.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Of course one major difference is that few people today have servants, while middle-class and upper-class families of the eighteen nineties would certainly have had them.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading In some ways the world around the people in the book is recognisable today, in a way which a book written thirty or forty years before would not have been.
Horne
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From this reading More About Pixie, by Mrs G. de Horne Vaizey This is another excellent book by Mrs de Horne Vaizey, dating from the end of the nineteenth century.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading While of course it is dated in its references to the world around its actors, yet nevertheless their emotions are well-described, and no doubt are timeless.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading More About Pixie, by Mrs G. de Horne Vaizey This is another excellent book by Mrs de Horne Vaizey, dating from the end of the nineteenth century.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading While of course it is dated in its references to the world around its actors, yet nevertheless their emotions are well-described, and no doubt are timeless.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading While of course it is dated in its references to the world around its actors, yet nevertheless their emotions are well-described, and no doubt are timeless.
major
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From this reading Of course one major difference is that few people today have servants, while middle-class and upper-class families of the eighteen nineties would certainly have had them.
many
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From this reading They have electricity, telephones, trains, buses, and many other things that we still use regularly today.
middle-class
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From this reading Of course one major difference is that few people today have servants, while middle-class and upper-class families of the eighteen nineties would certainly have had them.
More
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From this reading More About Pixie, by Mrs G. de Horne Vaizey This is another excellent book by Mrs de Horne Vaizey, dating from the end of the nineteenth century.
Mrs
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From this reading More About Pixie, by Mrs G. de Horne Vaizey This is another excellent book by Mrs de Horne Vaizey, dating from the end of the nineteenth century.
neverthelessadverbUS /ˌnevərðəˈles/
in spite of what has just been said
From this reading While of course it is dated in its references to the world around its actors, yet nevertheless their emotions are well-described, and no doubt are timeless.
nineteenth
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From this reading More About Pixie, by Mrs G. de Horne Vaizey This is another excellent book by Mrs de Horne Vaizey, dating from the end of the nineteenth century.
nineties
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From this reading Of course one major difference is that few people today have servants, while middle-class and upper-class families of the eighteen nineties would certainly have had them.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading While of course it is dated in its references to the world around its actors, yet nevertheless their emotions are well-described, and no doubt are timeless.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading In some ways the world around the people in the book is recognisable today, in a way which a book written thirty or forty years before would not have been.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading More About Pixie, by Mrs G. de Horne Vaizey This is another excellent book by Mrs de Horne Vaizey, dating from the end of the nineteenth century.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Of course one major difference is that few people today have servants, while middle-class and upper-class families of the eighteen nineties would certainly have had them.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading In some ways the world around the people in the book is recognisable today, in a way which a book written thirty or forty years before would not have been.
other
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From this reading They have electricity, telephones, trains, buses, and many other things that we still use regularly today.
people
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From this reading In some ways the world around the people in the book is recognisable today, in a way which a book written thirty or forty years before would not have been.
Pixie
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From this reading More About Pixie, by Mrs G. de Horne Vaizey This is another excellent book by Mrs de Horne Vaizey, dating from the end of the nineteenth century.
recognisable
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From this reading In some ways the world around the people in the book is recognisable today, in a way which a book written thirty or forty years before would not have been.
references
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From this reading While of course it is dated in its references to the world around its actors, yet nevertheless their emotions are well-described, and no doubt are timeless.
regularly
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From this reading They have electricity, telephones, trains, buses, and many other things that we still use regularly today.
servants
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From this reading Of course one major difference is that few people today have servants, while middle-class and upper-class families of the eighteen nineties would certainly have had them.
some
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From this reading In some ways the world around the people in the book is recognisable today, in a way which a book written thirty or forty years before would not have been.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They have electricity, telephones, trains, buses, and many other things that we still use regularly today.
telephones
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From this reading They have electricity, telephones, trains, buses, and many other things that we still use regularly today.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading They have electricity, telephones, trains, buses, and many other things that we still use regularly today.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading More About Pixie, by Mrs G. de Horne Vaizey This is another excellent book by Mrs de Horne Vaizey, dating from the end of the nineteenth century.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading While of course it is dated in its references to the world around its actors, yet nevertheless their emotions are well-described, and no doubt are timeless.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Of course one major difference is that few people today have servants, while middle-class and upper-class families of the eighteen nineties would certainly have had them.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They have electricity, telephones, trains, buses, and many other things that we still use regularly today.
things
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From this reading They have electricity, telephones, trains, buses, and many other things that we still use regularly today.
thirty
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From this reading In some ways the world around the people in the book is recognisable today, in a way which a book written thirty or forty years before would not have been.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading More About Pixie, by Mrs G. de Horne Vaizey This is another excellent book by Mrs de Horne Vaizey, dating from the end of the nineteenth century.
timeless
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From this reading While of course it is dated in its references to the world around its actors, yet nevertheless their emotions are well-described, and no doubt are timeless.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading While of course it is dated in its references to the world around its actors, yet nevertheless their emotions are well-described, and no doubt are timeless.
today
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From this reading In some ways the world around the people in the book is recognisable today, in a way which a book written thirty or forty years before would not have been.
trains
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From this reading They have electricity, telephones, trains, buses, and many other things that we still use regularly today.
upper-class
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From this reading Of course one major difference is that few people today have servants, while middle-class and upper-class families of the eighteen nineties would certainly have had them.
use
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From this reading They have electricity, telephones, trains, buses, and many other things that we still use regularly today.
Vaizey
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From this reading More About Pixie, by Mrs G. de Horne Vaizey This is another excellent book by Mrs de Horne Vaizey, dating from the end of the nineteenth century.
way
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From this reading In some ways the world around the people in the book is recognisable today, in a way which a book written thirty or forty years before would not have been.
ways
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From this reading In some ways the world around the people in the book is recognisable today, in a way which a book written thirty or forty years before would not have been.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading They have electricity, telephones, trains, buses, and many other things that we still use regularly today.
well-described
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From this reading While of course it is dated in its references to the world around its actors, yet nevertheless their emotions are well-described, and no doubt are timeless.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading In some ways the world around the people in the book is recognisable today, in a way which a book written thirty or forty years before would not have been.
WhileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading While of course it is dated in its references to the world around its actors, yet nevertheless their emotions are well-described, and no doubt are timeless.
world
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From this reading While of course it is dated in its references to the world around its actors, yet nevertheless their emotions are well-described, and no doubt are timeless.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading In some ways the world around the people in the book is recognisable today, in a way which a book written thirty or forty years before would not have been.
written
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From this reading In some ways the world around the people in the book is recognisable today, in a way which a book written thirty or forty years before would not have been.
years
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From this reading In some ways the world around the people in the book is recognisable today, in a way which a book written thirty or forty years before would not have been.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading While of course it is dated in its references to the world around its actors, yet nevertheless their emotions are well-described, and no doubt are timeless.
