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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 A FUR-TRIMMED OVERCOAT AND A SILK HAT Mrs. Cliff now began to try very hard to live as she ought to live, without pretensions or snobbery, but in a style becoming, in some degree, her great fortune.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A FUR-TRIMMED OVERCOAT AND A SILK HAT Mrs. Cliff now began to try very hard to live as she ought to live, without pretensions or snobbery, but in a style becoming, in some degree, her great fortune.
aristocrats
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From this reading There were other people who were richer, but Miss Eleanor Thorpedyke, now a lady of nearly seventy, and her sister Barbara, some ten years younger, belonged to the very best family in that part of the country, and were truly the aristocrats of the place.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading A FUR-TRIMMED OVERCOAT AND A SILK HAT Mrs. Cliff now began to try very hard to live as she ought to live, without pretensions or snobbery, but in a style becoming, in some degree, her great fortune.
Barbara
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From this reading There were other people who were richer, but Miss Eleanor Thorpedyke, now a lady of nearly seventy, and her sister Barbara, some ten years younger, belonged to the very best family in that part of the country, and were truly the aristocrats of the place.
becoming
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From this reading A FUR-TRIMMED OVERCOAT AND A SILK HAT Mrs. Cliff now began to try very hard to live as she ought to live, without pretensions or snobbery, but in a style becoming, in some degree, her great fortune.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading There was one thing she determined to do immediately, and that was, to begin a series of hospitalities,--and it made her feel proud to think that she could do this and do it handsomely, and yet do it in the old home where everybody knew she had for years been obliged to practise the strictest economy.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A FUR-TRIMMED OVERCOAT AND A SILK HAT Mrs. Cliff now began to try very hard to live as she ought to live, without pretensions or snobbery, but in a style becoming, in some degree, her great fortune.
begin
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From this reading There was one thing she determined to do immediately, and that was, to begin a series of hospitalities,--and it made her feel proud to think that she could do this and do it handsomely, and yet do it in the old home where everybody knew she had for years been obliged to practise the strictest economy.
belonged
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From this reading There were other people who were richer, but Miss Eleanor Thorpedyke, now a lady of nearly seventy, and her sister Barbara, some ten years younger, belonged to the very best family in that part of the country, and were truly the aristocrats of the place.
best
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From this reading There were other people who were richer, but Miss Eleanor Thorpedyke, now a lady of nearly seventy, and her sister Barbara, some ten years younger, belonged to the very best family in that part of the country, and were truly the aristocrats of the place.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading A FUR-TRIMMED OVERCOAT AND A SILK HAT Mrs. Cliff now began to try very hard to live as she ought to live, without pretensions or snobbery, but in a style becoming, in some degree, her great fortune.
Cliff
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From this reading A FUR-TRIMMED OVERCOAT AND A SILK HAT Mrs. Cliff now began to try very hard to live as she ought to live, without pretensions or snobbery, but in a style becoming, in some degree, her great fortune.
constituted
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From this reading Mr. and Mrs. Perley were there, and the Misses Thorpedyke, two maiden ladies who constituted the family of the highest social pretension of Plainton.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading There was one thing she determined to do immediately, and that was, to begin a series of hospitalities,--and it made her feel proud to think that she could do this and do it handsomely, and yet do it in the old home where everybody knew she had for years been obliged to practise the strictest economy.
country
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From this reading There were other people who were richer, but Miss Eleanor Thorpedyke, now a lady of nearly seventy, and her sister Barbara, some ten years younger, belonged to the very best family in that part of the country, and were truly the aristocrats of the place.
degree
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From this reading A FUR-TRIMMED OVERCOAT AND A SILK HAT Mrs. Cliff now began to try very hard to live as she ought to live, without pretensions or snobbery, but in a style becoming, in some degree, her great fortune.
determinedadjectiveUS /dɪˈtɜrmɪnd/
having firmly decided to do something
From this reading There was one thing she determined to do immediately, and that was, to begin a series of hospitalities,--and it made her feel proud to think that she could do this and do it handsomely, and yet do it in the old home where everybody knew she had for years been obliged to practise the strictest economy.
dinner
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From this reading She gave a dinner to which she invited her most select friends.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading There was one thing she determined to do immediately, and that was, to begin a series of hospitalities,--and it made her feel proud to think that she could do this and do it handsomely, and yet do it in the old home where everybody knew she had for years been obliged to practise the strictest economy.
economy
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From this reading There was one thing she determined to do immediately, and that was, to begin a series of hospitalities,--and it made her feel proud to think that she could do this and do it handsomely, and yet do it in the old home where everybody knew she had for years been obliged to practise the strictest economy.
Eleanor
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From this reading There were other people who were richer, but Miss Eleanor Thorpedyke, now a lady of nearly seventy, and her sister Barbara, some ten years younger, belonged to the very best family in that part of the country, and were truly the aristocrats of the place.
everybodypronounUS /ˈevribɑːdi/
every person
From this reading There was one thing she determined to do immediately, and that was, to begin a series of hospitalities,--and it made her feel proud to think that she could do this and do it handsomely, and yet do it in the old home where everybody knew she had for years been obliged to practise the strictest economy.
family
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From this reading Mr. and Mrs. Perley were there, and the Misses Thorpedyke, two maiden ladies who constituted the family of the highest social pretension of Plainton.
feel
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From this reading There was one thing she determined to do immediately, and that was, to begin a series of hospitalities,--and it made her feel proud to think that she could do this and do it handsomely, and yet do it in the old home where everybody knew she had for years been obliged to practise the strictest economy.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading There was one thing she determined to do immediately, and that was, to begin a series of hospitalities,--and it made her feel proud to think that she could do this and do it handsomely, and yet do it in the old home where everybody knew she had for years been obliged to practise the strictest economy.
fortunenounUS /ˈfortune/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading A FUR-TRIMMED OVERCOAT AND A SILK HAT Mrs. Cliff now began to try very hard to live as she ought to live, without pretensions or snobbery, but in a style becoming, in some degree, her great fortune.
friends
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From this reading She gave a dinner to which she invited her most select friends.
FUR-TRIMMED
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From this reading A FUR-TRIMMED OVERCOAT AND A SILK HAT Mrs. Cliff now began to try very hard to live as she ought to live, without pretensions or snobbery, but in a style becoming, in some degree, her great fortune.
gave
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From this reading She gave a dinner to which she invited her most select friends.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A FUR-TRIMMED OVERCOAT AND A SILK HAT Mrs. Cliff now began to try very hard to live as she ought to live, without pretensions or snobbery, but in a style becoming, in some degree, her great fortune.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading There was one thing she determined to do immediately, and that was, to begin a series of hospitalities,--and it made her feel proud to think that she could do this and do it handsomely, and yet do it in the old home where everybody knew she had for years been obliged to practise the strictest economy.
handsomely
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From this reading There was one thing she determined to do immediately, and that was, to begin a series of hospitalities,--and it made her feel proud to think that she could do this and do it handsomely, and yet do it in the old home where everybody knew she had for years been obliged to practise the strictest economy.
hard
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From this reading A FUR-TRIMMED OVERCOAT AND A SILK HAT Mrs. Cliff now began to try very hard to live as she ought to live, without pretensions or snobbery, but in a style becoming, in some degree, her great fortune.
HAT
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From this reading A FUR-TRIMMED OVERCOAT AND A SILK HAT Mrs. Cliff now began to try very hard to live as she ought to live, without pretensions or snobbery, but in a style becoming, in some degree, her great fortune.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading A FUR-TRIMMED OVERCOAT AND A SILK HAT Mrs. Cliff now began to try very hard to live as she ought to live, without pretensions or snobbery, but in a style becoming, in some degree, her great fortune.
highest
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From this reading Mr. and Mrs. Perley were there, and the Misses Thorpedyke, two maiden ladies who constituted the family of the highest social pretension of Plainton.
home
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From this reading There was one thing she determined to do immediately, and that was, to begin a series of hospitalities,--and it made her feel proud to think that she could do this and do it handsomely, and yet do it in the old home where everybody knew she had for years been obliged to practise the strictest economy.
hospitalities
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From this reading There was one thing she determined to do immediately, and that was, to begin a series of hospitalities,--and it made her feel proud to think that she could do this and do it handsomely, and yet do it in the old home where everybody knew she had for years been obliged to practise the strictest economy.
immediately
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From this reading There was one thing she determined to do immediately, and that was, to begin a series of hospitalities,--and it made her feel proud to think that she could do this and do it handsomely, and yet do it in the old home where everybody knew she had for years been obliged to practise the strictest economy.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A FUR-TRIMMED OVERCOAT AND A SILK HAT Mrs. Cliff now began to try very hard to live as she ought to live, without pretensions or snobbery, but in a style becoming, in some degree, her great fortune.
invited
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From this reading She gave a dinner to which she invited her most select friends.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading There was one thing she determined to do immediately, and that was, to begin a series of hospitalities,--and it made her feel proud to think that she could do this and do it handsomely, and yet do it in the old home where everybody knew she had for years been obliged to practise the strictest economy.
knew
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From this reading There was one thing she determined to do immediately, and that was, to begin a series of hospitalities,--and it made her feel proud to think that she could do this and do it handsomely, and yet do it in the old home where everybody knew she had for years been obliged to practise the strictest economy.
ladies
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From this reading Mr. and Mrs. Perley were there, and the Misses Thorpedyke, two maiden ladies who constituted the family of the highest social pretension of Plainton.
lady
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From this reading There were other people who were richer, but Miss Eleanor Thorpedyke, now a lady of nearly seventy, and her sister Barbara, some ten years younger, belonged to the very best family in that part of the country, and were truly the aristocrats of the place.
live
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From this reading A FUR-TRIMMED OVERCOAT AND A SILK HAT Mrs. Cliff now began to try very hard to live as she ought to live, without pretensions or snobbery, but in a style becoming, in some degree, her great fortune.
made
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From this reading There was one thing she determined to do immediately, and that was, to begin a series of hospitalities,--and it made her feel proud to think that she could do this and do it handsomely, and yet do it in the old home where everybody knew she had for years been obliged to practise the strictest economy.
maidennoun, literaryUS /ˈmeɪdən/
a young woman who is not married
From this reading Mr. and Mrs. Perley were there, and the Misses Thorpedyke, two maiden ladies who constituted the family of the highest social pretension of Plainton.
Miss
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From this reading There were other people who were richer, but Miss Eleanor Thorpedyke, now a lady of nearly seventy, and her sister Barbara, some ten years younger, belonged to the very best family in that part of the country, and were truly the aristocrats of the place.
Misses
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From this reading Mr. and Mrs. Perley were there, and the Misses Thorpedyke, two maiden ladies who constituted the family of the highest social pretension of Plainton.
most
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From this reading She gave a dinner to which she invited her most select friends.
Mr
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From this reading Mr. and Mrs. Perley were there, and the Misses Thorpedyke, two maiden ladies who constituted the family of the highest social pretension of Plainton.
Mrs
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From this reading A FUR-TRIMMED OVERCOAT AND A SILK HAT Mrs. Cliff now began to try very hard to live as she ought to live, without pretensions or snobbery, but in a style becoming, in some degree, her great fortune.
nearly
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From this reading There were other people who were richer, but Miss Eleanor Thorpedyke, now a lady of nearly seventy, and her sister Barbara, some ten years younger, belonged to the very best family in that part of the country, and were truly the aristocrats of the place.
now
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From this reading A FUR-TRIMMED OVERCOAT AND A SILK HAT Mrs. Cliff now began to try very hard to live as she ought to live, without pretensions or snobbery, but in a style becoming, in some degree, her great fortune.
obliged
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From this reading There was one thing she determined to do immediately, and that was, to begin a series of hospitalities,--and it made her feel proud to think that she could do this and do it handsomely, and yet do it in the old home where everybody knew she had for years been obliged to practise the strictest economy.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There was one thing she determined to do immediately, and that was, to begin a series of hospitalities,--and it made her feel proud to think that she could do this and do it handsomely, and yet do it in the old home where everybody knew she had for years been obliged to practise the strictest economy.
old
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From this reading There was one thing she determined to do immediately, and that was, to begin a series of hospitalities,--and it made her feel proud to think that she could do this and do it handsomely, and yet do it in the old home where everybody knew she had for years been obliged to practise the strictest economy.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading There was one thing she determined to do immediately, and that was, to begin a series of hospitalities,--and it made her feel proud to think that she could do this and do it handsomely, and yet do it in the old home where everybody knew she had for years been obliged to practise the strictest economy.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading A FUR-TRIMMED OVERCOAT AND A SILK HAT Mrs. Cliff now began to try very hard to live as she ought to live, without pretensions or snobbery, but in a style becoming, in some degree, her great fortune.
other
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From this reading There were other people who were richer, but Miss Eleanor Thorpedyke, now a lady of nearly seventy, and her sister Barbara, some ten years younger, belonged to the very best family in that part of the country, and were truly the aristocrats of the place.
oughtmodal verbUS /ɔːt/
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading A FUR-TRIMMED OVERCOAT AND A SILK HAT Mrs. Cliff now began to try very hard to live as she ought to live, without pretensions or snobbery, but in a style becoming, in some degree, her great fortune.
OVERCOAT
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From this reading A FUR-TRIMMED OVERCOAT AND A SILK HAT Mrs. Cliff now began to try very hard to live as she ought to live, without pretensions or snobbery, but in a style becoming, in some degree, her great fortune.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There were other people who were richer, but Miss Eleanor Thorpedyke, now a lady of nearly seventy, and her sister Barbara, some ten years younger, belonged to the very best family in that part of the country, and were truly the aristocrats of the place.
people
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From this reading There were other people who were richer, but Miss Eleanor Thorpedyke, now a lady of nearly seventy, and her sister Barbara, some ten years younger, belonged to the very best family in that part of the country, and were truly the aristocrats of the place.
Perley
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From this reading Mr. and Mrs. Perley were there, and the Misses Thorpedyke, two maiden ladies who constituted the family of the highest social pretension of Plainton.
place
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From this reading There were other people who were richer, but Miss Eleanor Thorpedyke, now a lady of nearly seventy, and her sister Barbara, some ten years younger, belonged to the very best family in that part of the country, and were truly the aristocrats of the place.
Plainton
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From this reading Mr. and Mrs. Perley were there, and the Misses Thorpedyke, two maiden ladies who constituted the family of the highest social pretension of Plainton.
practise
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From this reading There was one thing she determined to do immediately, and that was, to begin a series of hospitalities,--and it made her feel proud to think that she could do this and do it handsomely, and yet do it in the old home where everybody knew she had for years been obliged to practise the strictest economy.
pretension
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From this reading Mr. and Mrs. Perley were there, and the Misses Thorpedyke, two maiden ladies who constituted the family of the highest social pretension of Plainton.
pretensions
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From this reading A FUR-TRIMMED OVERCOAT AND A SILK HAT Mrs. Cliff now began to try very hard to live as she ought to live, without pretensions or snobbery, but in a style becoming, in some degree, her great fortune.
proud
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From this reading There was one thing she determined to do immediately, and that was, to begin a series of hospitalities,--and it made her feel proud to think that she could do this and do it handsomely, and yet do it in the old home where everybody knew she had for years been obliged to practise the strictest economy.
richer
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From this reading There were other people who were richer, but Miss Eleanor Thorpedyke, now a lady of nearly seventy, and her sister Barbara, some ten years younger, belonged to the very best family in that part of the country, and were truly the aristocrats of the place.
select
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From this reading She gave a dinner to which she invited her most select friends.
series
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From this reading There was one thing she determined to do immediately, and that was, to begin a series of hospitalities,--and it made her feel proud to think that she could do this and do it handsomely, and yet do it in the old home where everybody knew she had for years been obliged to practise the strictest economy.
seventy
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From this reading There were other people who were richer, but Miss Eleanor Thorpedyke, now a lady of nearly seventy, and her sister Barbara, some ten years younger, belonged to the very best family in that part of the country, and were truly the aristocrats of the place.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A FUR-TRIMMED OVERCOAT AND A SILK HAT Mrs. Cliff now began to try very hard to live as she ought to live, without pretensions or snobbery, but in a style becoming, in some degree, her great fortune.
SILK
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From this reading A FUR-TRIMMED OVERCOAT AND A SILK HAT Mrs. Cliff now began to try very hard to live as she ought to live, without pretensions or snobbery, but in a style becoming, in some degree, her great fortune.
sister
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From this reading There were other people who were richer, but Miss Eleanor Thorpedyke, now a lady of nearly seventy, and her sister Barbara, some ten years younger, belonged to the very best family in that part of the country, and were truly the aristocrats of the place.
snobbery
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From this reading A FUR-TRIMMED OVERCOAT AND A SILK HAT Mrs. Cliff now began to try very hard to live as she ought to live, without pretensions or snobbery, but in a style becoming, in some degree, her great fortune.
social
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From this reading Mr. and Mrs. Perley were there, and the Misses Thorpedyke, two maiden ladies who constituted the family of the highest social pretension of Plainton.
some
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From this reading A FUR-TRIMMED OVERCOAT AND A SILK HAT Mrs. Cliff now began to try very hard to live as she ought to live, without pretensions or snobbery, but in a style becoming, in some degree, her great fortune.
strictest
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From this reading There was one thing she determined to do immediately, and that was, to begin a series of hospitalities,--and it made her feel proud to think that she could do this and do it handsomely, and yet do it in the old home where everybody knew she had for years been obliged to practise the strictest economy.
style
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From this reading A FUR-TRIMMED OVERCOAT AND A SILK HAT Mrs. Cliff now began to try very hard to live as she ought to live, without pretensions or snobbery, but in a style becoming, in some degree, her great fortune.
ten
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From this reading There were other people who were richer, but Miss Eleanor Thorpedyke, now a lady of nearly seventy, and her sister Barbara, some ten years younger, belonged to the very best family in that part of the country, and were truly the aristocrats of the place.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading There was one thing she determined to do immediately, and that was, to begin a series of hospitalities,--and it made her feel proud to think that she could do this and do it handsomely, and yet do it in the old home where everybody knew she had for years been obliged to practise the strictest economy.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading There was one thing she determined to do immediately, and that was, to begin a series of hospitalities,--and it made her feel proud to think that she could do this and do it handsomely, and yet do it in the old home where everybody knew she had for years been obliged to practise the strictest economy.
There
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From this reading There was one thing she determined to do immediately, and that was, to begin a series of hospitalities,--and it made her feel proud to think that she could do this and do it handsomely, and yet do it in the old home where everybody knew she had for years been obliged to practise the strictest economy.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was one thing she determined to do immediately, and that was, to begin a series of hospitalities,--and it made her feel proud to think that she could do this and do it handsomely, and yet do it in the old home where everybody knew she had for years been obliged to practise the strictest economy.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was one thing she determined to do immediately, and that was, to begin a series of hospitalities,--and it made her feel proud to think that she could do this and do it handsomely, and yet do it in the old home where everybody knew she had for years been obliged to practise the strictest economy.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading There was one thing she determined to do immediately, and that was, to begin a series of hospitalities,--and it made her feel proud to think that she could do this and do it handsomely, and yet do it in the old home where everybody knew she had for years been obliged to practise the strictest economy.
Thorpedyke
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From this reading Mr. and Mrs. Perley were there, and the Misses Thorpedyke, two maiden ladies who constituted the family of the highest social pretension of Plainton.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A FUR-TRIMMED OVERCOAT AND A SILK HAT Mrs. Cliff now began to try very hard to live as she ought to live, without pretensions or snobbery, but in a style becoming, in some degree, her great fortune.
truly
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From this reading There were other people who were richer, but Miss Eleanor Thorpedyke, now a lady of nearly seventy, and her sister Barbara, some ten years younger, belonged to the very best family in that part of the country, and were truly the aristocrats of the place.
try
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From this reading A FUR-TRIMMED OVERCOAT AND A SILK HAT Mrs. Cliff now began to try very hard to live as she ought to live, without pretensions or snobbery, but in a style becoming, in some degree, her great fortune.
two
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From this reading Mr. and Mrs. Perley were there, and the Misses Thorpedyke, two maiden ladies who constituted the family of the highest social pretension of Plainton.
very
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From this reading A FUR-TRIMMED OVERCOAT AND A SILK HAT Mrs. Cliff now began to try very hard to live as she ought to live, without pretensions or snobbery, but in a style becoming, in some degree, her great fortune.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was one thing she determined to do immediately, and that was, to begin a series of hospitalities,--and it made her feel proud to think that she could do this and do it handsomely, and yet do it in the old home where everybody knew she had for years been obliged to practise the strictest economy.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Mr. and Mrs. Perley were there, and the Misses Thorpedyke, two maiden ladies who constituted the family of the highest social pretension of Plainton.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading There was one thing she determined to do immediately, and that was, to begin a series of hospitalities,--and it made her feel proud to think that she could do this and do it handsomely, and yet do it in the old home where everybody knew she had for years been obliged to practise the strictest economy.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading She gave a dinner to which she invited her most select friends.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Mr. and Mrs. Perley were there, and the Misses Thorpedyke, two maiden ladies who constituted the family of the highest social pretension of Plainton.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading A FUR-TRIMMED OVERCOAT AND A SILK HAT Mrs. Cliff now began to try very hard to live as she ought to live, without pretensions or snobbery, but in a style becoming, in some degree, her great fortune.
years
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From this reading There was one thing she determined to do immediately, and that was, to begin a series of hospitalities,--and it made her feel proud to think that she could do this and do it handsomely, and yet do it in the old home where everybody knew she had for years been obliged to practise the strictest economy.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading There was one thing she determined to do immediately, and that was, to begin a series of hospitalities,--and it made her feel proud to think that she could do this and do it handsomely, and yet do it in the old home where everybody knew she had for years been obliged to practise the strictest economy.
younger
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From this reading There were other people who were richer, but Miss Eleanor Thorpedyke, now a lady of nearly seventy, and her sister Barbara, some ten years younger, belonged to the very best family in that part of the country, and were truly the aristocrats of the place.
