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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 The servants rushed over to me in a body, and I suggested that they should send for Mrs. Gresham, and that great lady came, in all her splendour, and took little Ada away, and gave everybody ‘notice.’
Ada
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From this reading The servants rushed over to me in a body, and I suggested that they should send for Mrs. Gresham, and that great lady came, in all her splendour, and took little Ada away, and gave everybody ‘notice.’
all
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From this reading The servants rushed over to me in a body, and I suggested that they should send for Mrs. Gresham, and that great lady came, in all her splendour, and took little Ada away, and gave everybody ‘notice.’
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading The Greshams, and their wealth, and their liberality, and their good-nature fell out of the very recollection of the people on the Green, along with the damask and the gilding and the flowers, the fine carriages and the powdered footmen.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The servants rushed over to me in a body, and I suggested that they should send for Mrs. Gresham, and that great lady came, in all her splendour, and took little Ada away, and gave everybody ‘notice.’
arose
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From this reading I will not describe the tumult that arose when it was discovered.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Then great bills of the auction covered the pillars at the gate, and strangers came in heaps to see the place.
auction
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From this reading Then great bills of the auction covered the pillars at the gate, and strangers came in heaps to see the place.
away
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From this reading The servants rushed over to me in a body, and I suggested that they should send for Mrs. Gresham, and that great lady came, in all her splendour, and took little Ada away, and gave everybody ‘notice.’
bills
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From this reading Then great bills of the auction covered the pillars at the gate, and strangers came in heaps to see the place.
bodynounUS /body/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The servants rushed over to me in a body, and I suggested that they should send for Mrs. Gresham, and that great lady came, in all her splendour, and took little Ada away, and gave everybody ‘notice.’
came
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From this reading The servants rushed over to me in a body, and I suggested that they should send for Mrs. Gresham, and that great lady came, in all her splendour, and took little Ada away, and gave everybody ‘notice.’
carriages
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From this reading The Greshams, and their wealth, and their liberality, and their good-nature fell out of the very recollection of the people on the Green, along with the damask and the gilding and the flowers, the fine carriages and the powdered footmen.
covered
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From this reading Then great bills of the auction covered the pillars at the gate, and strangers came in heaps to see the place.
damask
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From this reading The Greshams, and their wealth, and their liberality, and their good-nature fell out of the very recollection of the people on the Green, along with the damask and the gilding and the flowers, the fine carriages and the powdered footmen.
describe
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From this reading I will not describe the tumult that arose when it was discovered.
discovered
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From this reading I will not describe the tumult that arose when it was discovered.
everybodypronounUS /ˈevribɑːdi/
every person
From this reading The servants rushed over to me in a body, and I suggested that they should send for Mrs. Gresham, and that great lady came, in all her splendour, and took little Ada away, and gave everybody ‘notice.’
everythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading In a month everything had melted away like a tale that is told.
fell
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From this reading The Greshams, and their wealth, and their liberality, and their good-nature fell out of the very recollection of the people on the Green, along with the damask and the gilding and the flowers, the fine carriages and the powdered footmen.
finenounUS /fine/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Greshams, and their wealth, and their liberality, and their good-nature fell out of the very recollection of the people on the Green, along with the damask and the gilding and the flowers, the fine carriages and the powdered footmen.
flowers
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footmen
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From this reading The Greshams, and their wealth, and their liberality, and their good-nature fell out of the very recollection of the people on the Green, along with the damask and the gilding and the flowers, the fine carriages and the powdered footmen.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The servants rushed over to me in a body, and I suggested that they should send for Mrs. Gresham, and that great lady came, in all her splendour, and took little Ada away, and gave everybody ‘notice.’
gate
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From this reading Then great bills of the auction covered the pillars at the gate, and strangers came in heaps to see the place.
gave
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From this reading The servants rushed over to me in a body, and I suggested that they should send for Mrs. Gresham, and that great lady came, in all her splendour, and took little Ada away, and gave everybody ‘notice.’
gilding
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From this reading The Greshams, and their wealth, and their liberality, and their good-nature fell out of the very recollection of the people on the Green, along with the damask and the gilding and the flowers, the fine carriages and the powdered footmen.
good-nature
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From this reading The Greshams, and their wealth, and their liberality, and their good-nature fell out of the very recollection of the people on the Green, along with the damask and the gilding and the flowers, the fine carriages and the powdered footmen.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The servants rushed over to me in a body, and I suggested that they should send for Mrs. Gresham, and that great lady came, in all her splendour, and took little Ada away, and gave everybody ‘notice.’
Green
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From this reading The Greshams, and their wealth, and their liberality, and their good-nature fell out of the very recollection of the people on the Green, along with the damask and the gilding and the flowers, the fine carriages and the powdered footmen.
Gresham
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From this reading The servants rushed over to me in a body, and I suggested that they should send for Mrs. Gresham, and that great lady came, in all her splendour, and took little Ada away, and gave everybody ‘notice.’
Greshams
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From this reading The Greshams, and their wealth, and their liberality, and their good-nature fell out of the very recollection of the people on the Green, along with the damask and the gilding and the flowers, the fine carriages and the powdered footmen.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading In a month everything had melted away like a tale that is told.
heaps
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From this reading Then great bills of the auction covered the pillars at the gate, and strangers came in heaps to see the place.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The servants rushed over to me in a body, and I suggested that they should send for Mrs. Gresham, and that great lady came, in all her splendour, and took little Ada away, and gave everybody ‘notice.’
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I will not describe the tumult that arose when it was discovered.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The servants rushed over to me in a body, and I suggested that they should send for Mrs. Gresham, and that great lady came, in all her splendour, and took little Ada away, and gave everybody ‘notice.’
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In a month everything had melted away like a tale that is told.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I will not describe the tumult that arose when it was discovered.
lady
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From this reading The servants rushed over to me in a body, and I suggested that they should send for Mrs. Gresham, and that great lady came, in all her splendour, and took little Ada away, and gave everybody ‘notice.’
liberality
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From this reading The Greshams, and their wealth, and their liberality, and their good-nature fell out of the very recollection of the people on the Green, along with the damask and the gilding and the flowers, the fine carriages and the powdered footmen.
like
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From this reading In a month everything had melted away like a tale that is told.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The servants rushed over to me in a body, and I suggested that they should send for Mrs. Gresham, and that great lady came, in all her splendour, and took little Ada away, and gave everybody ‘notice.’
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The servants rushed over to me in a body, and I suggested that they should send for Mrs. Gresham, and that great lady came, in all her splendour, and took little Ada away, and gave everybody ‘notice.’
melted
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From this reading In a month everything had melted away like a tale that is told.
month
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From this reading In a month everything had melted away like a tale that is told.
Mrs
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From this reading The servants rushed over to me in a body, and I suggested that they should send for Mrs. Gresham, and that great lady came, in all her splendour, and took little Ada away, and gave everybody ‘notice.’
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I will not describe the tumult that arose when it was discovered.
notice
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From this reading The servants rushed over to me in a body, and I suggested that they should send for Mrs. Gresham, and that great lady came, in all her splendour, and took little Ada away, and gave everybody ‘notice.’
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Then great bills of the auction covered the pillars at the gate, and strangers came in heaps to see the place.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The Greshams, and their wealth, and their liberality, and their good-nature fell out of the very recollection of the people on the Green, along with the damask and the gilding and the flowers, the fine carriages and the powdered footmen.
out
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From this reading The Greshams, and their wealth, and their liberality, and their good-nature fell out of the very recollection of the people on the Green, along with the damask and the gilding and the flowers, the fine carriages and the powdered footmen.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading The servants rushed over to me in a body, and I suggested that they should send for Mrs. Gresham, and that great lady came, in all her splendour, and took little Ada away, and gave everybody ‘notice.’
people
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From this reading The Greshams, and their wealth, and their liberality, and their good-nature fell out of the very recollection of the people on the Green, along with the damask and the gilding and the flowers, the fine carriages and the powdered footmen.
pillars
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From this reading Then great bills of the auction covered the pillars at the gate, and strangers came in heaps to see the place.
place
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From this reading Then great bills of the auction covered the pillars at the gate, and strangers came in heaps to see the place.
powdered
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From this reading The Greshams, and their wealth, and their liberality, and their good-nature fell out of the very recollection of the people on the Green, along with the damask and the gilding and the flowers, the fine carriages and the powdered footmen.
recollection
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From this reading The Greshams, and their wealth, and their liberality, and their good-nature fell out of the very recollection of the people on the Green, along with the damask and the gilding and the flowers, the fine carriages and the powdered footmen.
rushed
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From this reading The servants rushed over to me in a body, and I suggested that they should send for Mrs. Gresham, and that great lady came, in all her splendour, and took little Ada away, and gave everybody ‘notice.’
see
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From this reading Then great bills of the auction covered the pillars at the gate, and strangers came in heaps to see the place.
send
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From this reading The servants rushed over to me in a body, and I suggested that they should send for Mrs. Gresham, and that great lady came, in all her splendour, and took little Ada away, and gave everybody ‘notice.’
servants
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From this reading The servants rushed over to me in a body, and I suggested that they should send for Mrs. Gresham, and that great lady came, in all her splendour, and took little Ada away, and gave everybody ‘notice.’
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading The servants rushed over to me in a body, and I suggested that they should send for Mrs. Gresham, and that great lady came, in all her splendour, and took little Ada away, and gave everybody ‘notice.’
splendournounUS /ˈsplendər/
magnificent and impressive appearance
From this reading The servants rushed over to me in a body, and I suggested that they should send for Mrs. Gresham, and that great lady came, in all her splendour, and took little Ada away, and gave everybody ‘notice.’
strangers
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From this reading Then great bills of the auction covered the pillars at the gate, and strangers came in heaps to see the place.
suggested
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From this reading The servants rushed over to me in a body, and I suggested that they should send for Mrs. Gresham, and that great lady came, in all her splendour, and took little Ada away, and gave everybody ‘notice.’
tale
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From this reading In a month everything had melted away like a tale that is told.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I will not describe the tumult that arose when it was discovered.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I will not describe the tumult that arose when it was discovered.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The Greshams, and their wealth, and their liberality, and their good-nature fell out of the very recollection of the people on the Green, along with the damask and the gilding and the flowers, the fine carriages and the powdered footmen.
Then
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From this reading Then great bills of the auction covered the pillars at the gate, and strangers came in heaps to see the place.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The servants rushed over to me in a body, and I suggested that they should send for Mrs. Gresham, and that great lady came, in all her splendour, and took little Ada away, and gave everybody ‘notice.’
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The servants rushed over to me in a body, and I suggested that they should send for Mrs. Gresham, and that great lady came, in all her splendour, and took little Ada away, and gave everybody ‘notice.’
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In a month everything had melted away like a tale that is told.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The servants rushed over to me in a body, and I suggested that they should send for Mrs. Gresham, and that great lady came, in all her splendour, and took little Ada away, and gave everybody ‘notice.’
tumult
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From this reading I will not describe the tumult that arose when it was discovered.
very
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From this reading The Greshams, and their wealth, and their liberality, and their good-nature fell out of the very recollection of the people on the Green, along with the damask and the gilding and the flowers, the fine carriages and the powdered footmen.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I will not describe the tumult that arose when it was discovered.
wealth
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From this reading The Greshams, and their wealth, and their liberality, and their good-nature fell out of the very recollection of the people on the Green, along with the damask and the gilding and the flowers, the fine carriages and the powdered footmen.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading I will not describe the tumult that arose when it was discovered.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading I will not describe the tumult that arose when it was discovered.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The Greshams, and their wealth, and their liberality, and their good-nature fell out of the very recollection of the people on the Green, along with the damask and the gilding and the flowers, the fine carriages and the powdered footmen.
