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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 If Una had been a queen visiting some distant part of her realm, more elaborate preparations for her amusement could not have been made.
abroad
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From this reading The fame of the new Hurst had spread abroad, and those of the county families who were in residence called at once, and dinner parties were given and accepted.
accepted
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From this reading The fame of the new Hurst had spread abroad, and those of the county families who were in residence called at once, and dinner parties were given and accepted.
amusement
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From this reading If Una had been a queen visiting some distant part of her realm, more elaborate preparations for her amusement could not have been made.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Not a day passed but Stephen had got some proposition for pleasuring, and he never tired of hunting up some place to go.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading One morning they would drive to some romantic and historic spot; another there would be some flower show or _fete_, which he insisted upon them seeing; on others, they would play lawn tennis in the now beautiful grounds.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The fame of the new Hurst had spread abroad, and those of the county families who were in residence called at once, and dinner parties were given and accepted.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading One morning they would drive to some romantic and historic spot; another there would be some flower show or _fete_, which he insisted upon them seeing; on others, they would play lawn tennis in the now beautiful grounds.
beautiful
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From this reading One morning they would drive to some romantic and historic spot; another there would be some flower show or _fete_, which he insisted upon them seeing; on others, they would play lawn tennis in the now beautiful grounds.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading If Una had been a queen visiting some distant part of her realm, more elaborate preparations for her amusement could not have been made.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Not a day passed but Stephen had got some proposition for pleasuring, and he never tired of hunting up some place to go.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading So the week glided by quickly, even to Una, who reckoned time by the day on which she would see Jack.
called
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From this reading The fame of the new Hurst had spread abroad, and those of the county families who were in residence called at once, and dinner parties were given and accepted.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading If Una had been a queen visiting some distant part of her realm, more elaborate preparations for her amusement could not have been made.
county
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From this reading The fame of the new Hurst had spread abroad, and those of the county families who were in residence called at once, and dinner parties were given and accepted.
day
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From this reading Not a day passed but Stephen had got some proposition for pleasuring, and he never tired of hunting up some place to go.
dinner
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From this reading The fame of the new Hurst had spread abroad, and those of the county families who were in residence called at once, and dinner parties were given and accepted.
distantadjectiveUS /ˈdɪstənt/
not friendly or close
From this reading If Una had been a queen visiting some distant part of her realm, more elaborate preparations for her amusement could not have been made.
drive
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From this reading One morning they would drive to some romantic and historic spot; another there would be some flower show or _fete_, which he insisted upon them seeing; on others, they would play lawn tennis in the now beautiful grounds.
elaborate
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From this reading If Una had been a queen visiting some distant part of her realm, more elaborate preparations for her amusement could not have been made.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading So the week glided by quickly, even to Una, who reckoned time by the day on which she would see Jack.
fame
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From this reading The fame of the new Hurst had spread abroad, and those of the county families who were in residence called at once, and dinner parties were given and accepted.
families
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From this reading The fame of the new Hurst had spread abroad, and those of the county families who were in residence called at once, and dinner parties were given and accepted.
fete
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From this reading One morning they would drive to some romantic and historic spot; another there would be some flower show or _fete_, which he insisted upon them seeing; on others, they would play lawn tennis in the now beautiful grounds.
flower
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From this reading One morning they would drive to some romantic and historic spot; another there would be some flower show or _fete_, which he insisted upon them seeing; on others, they would play lawn tennis in the now beautiful grounds.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading If Una had been a queen visiting some distant part of her realm, more elaborate preparations for her amusement could not have been made.
given
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From this reading The fame of the new Hurst had spread abroad, and those of the county families who were in residence called at once, and dinner parties were given and accepted.
glided
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From this reading So the week glided by quickly, even to Una, who reckoned time by the day on which she would see Jack.
go
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From this reading Not a day passed but Stephen had got some proposition for pleasuring, and he never tired of hunting up some place to go.
got
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From this reading Not a day passed but Stephen had got some proposition for pleasuring, and he never tired of hunting up some place to go.
grounds
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From this reading One morning they would drive to some romantic and historic spot; another there would be some flower show or _fete_, which he insisted upon them seeing; on others, they would play lawn tennis in the now beautiful grounds.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading If Una had been a queen visiting some distant part of her realm, more elaborate preparations for her amusement could not have been made.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading If Una had been a queen visiting some distant part of her realm, more elaborate preparations for her amusement could not have been made.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Not a day passed but Stephen had got some proposition for pleasuring, and he never tired of hunting up some place to go.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading If Una had been a queen visiting some distant part of her realm, more elaborate preparations for her amusement could not have been made.
historic
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From this reading One morning they would drive to some romantic and historic spot; another there would be some flower show or _fete_, which he insisted upon them seeing; on others, they would play lawn tennis in the now beautiful grounds.
hunting
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From this reading Not a day passed but Stephen had got some proposition for pleasuring, and he never tired of hunting up some place to go.
Hurst
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From this reading The fame of the new Hurst had spread abroad, and those of the county families who were in residence called at once, and dinner parties were given and accepted.
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If Una had been a queen visiting some distant part of her realm, more elaborate preparations for her amusement could not have been made.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading One morning they would drive to some romantic and historic spot; another there would be some flower show or _fete_, which he insisted upon them seeing; on others, they would play lawn tennis in the now beautiful grounds.
insistedverbUS /ɪnˈsɪstɪd/
demanded something firmly
From this reading One morning they would drive to some romantic and historic spot; another there would be some flower show or _fete_, which he insisted upon them seeing; on others, they would play lawn tennis in the now beautiful grounds.
Jack
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From this reading So the week glided by quickly, even to Una, who reckoned time by the day on which she would see Jack.
lawn
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From this reading One morning they would drive to some romantic and historic spot; another there would be some flower show or _fete_, which he insisted upon them seeing; on others, they would play lawn tennis in the now beautiful grounds.
made
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From this reading If Una had been a queen visiting some distant part of her realm, more elaborate preparations for her amusement could not have been made.
more
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From this reading If Una had been a queen visiting some distant part of her realm, more elaborate preparations for her amusement could not have been made.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading One morning they would drive to some romantic and historic spot; another there would be some flower show or _fete_, which he insisted upon them seeing; on others, they would play lawn tennis in the now beautiful grounds.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Not a day passed but Stephen had got some proposition for pleasuring, and he never tired of hunting up some place to go.
new
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From this reading The fame of the new Hurst had spread abroad, and those of the county families who were in residence called at once, and dinner parties were given and accepted.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading If Una had been a queen visiting some distant part of her realm, more elaborate preparations for her amusement could not have been made.
now
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From this reading One morning they would drive to some romantic and historic spot; another there would be some flower show or _fete_, which he insisted upon them seeing; on others, they would play lawn tennis in the now beautiful grounds.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading If Una had been a queen visiting some distant part of her realm, more elaborate preparations for her amusement could not have been made.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading One morning they would drive to some romantic and historic spot; another there would be some flower show or _fete_, which he insisted upon them seeing; on others, they would play lawn tennis in the now beautiful grounds.
once
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From this reading The fame of the new Hurst had spread abroad, and those of the county families who were in residence called at once, and dinner parties were given and accepted.
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One morning they would drive to some romantic and historic spot; another there would be some flower show or _fete_, which he insisted upon them seeing; on others, they would play lawn tennis in the now beautiful grounds.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading One morning they would drive to some romantic and historic spot; another there would be some flower show or _fete_, which he insisted upon them seeing; on others, they would play lawn tennis in the now beautiful grounds.
others
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From this reading One morning they would drive to some romantic and historic spot; another there would be some flower show or _fete_, which he insisted upon them seeing; on others, they would play lawn tennis in the now beautiful grounds.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading If Una had been a queen visiting some distant part of her realm, more elaborate preparations for her amusement could not have been made.
parties
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From this reading The fame of the new Hurst had spread abroad, and those of the county families who were in residence called at once, and dinner parties were given and accepted.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Not a day passed but Stephen had got some proposition for pleasuring, and he never tired of hunting up some place to go.
place
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From this reading Not a day passed but Stephen had got some proposition for pleasuring, and he never tired of hunting up some place to go.
play
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From this reading One morning they would drive to some romantic and historic spot; another there would be some flower show or _fete_, which he insisted upon them seeing; on others, they would play lawn tennis in the now beautiful grounds.
pleasuring
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From this reading Not a day passed but Stephen had got some proposition for pleasuring, and he never tired of hunting up some place to go.
preparations
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From this reading If Una had been a queen visiting some distant part of her realm, more elaborate preparations for her amusement could not have been made.
proposition
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From this reading Not a day passed but Stephen had got some proposition for pleasuring, and he never tired of hunting up some place to go.
queen
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From this reading If Una had been a queen visiting some distant part of her realm, more elaborate preparations for her amusement could not have been made.
quickly
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From this reading So the week glided by quickly, even to Una, who reckoned time by the day on which she would see Jack.
realm
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From this reading If Una had been a queen visiting some distant part of her realm, more elaborate preparations for her amusement could not have been made.
reckoned
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From this reading So the week glided by quickly, even to Una, who reckoned time by the day on which she would see Jack.
residence
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From this reading The fame of the new Hurst had spread abroad, and those of the county families who were in residence called at once, and dinner parties were given and accepted.
romantic
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From this reading One morning they would drive to some romantic and historic spot; another there would be some flower show or _fete_, which he insisted upon them seeing; on others, they would play lawn tennis in the now beautiful grounds.
see
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From this reading So the week glided by quickly, even to Una, who reckoned time by the day on which she would see Jack.
seeing
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From this reading One morning they would drive to some romantic and historic spot; another there would be some flower show or _fete_, which he insisted upon them seeing; on others, they would play lawn tennis in the now beautiful grounds.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading So the week glided by quickly, even to Una, who reckoned time by the day on which she would see Jack.
show
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From this reading One morning they would drive to some romantic and historic spot; another there would be some flower show or _fete_, which he insisted upon them seeing; on others, they would play lawn tennis in the now beautiful grounds.
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So the week glided by quickly, even to Una, who reckoned time by the day on which she would see Jack.
some
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From this reading If Una had been a queen visiting some distant part of her realm, more elaborate preparations for her amusement could not have been made.
spot
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From this reading One morning they would drive to some romantic and historic spot; another there would be some flower show or _fete_, which he insisted upon them seeing; on others, they would play lawn tennis in the now beautiful grounds.
spread
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From this reading The fame of the new Hurst had spread abroad, and those of the county families who were in residence called at once, and dinner parties were given and accepted.
Stephen
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From this reading Not a day passed but Stephen had got some proposition for pleasuring, and he never tired of hunting up some place to go.
tennis
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From this reading One morning they would drive to some romantic and historic spot; another there would be some flower show or _fete_, which he insisted upon them seeing; on others, they would play lawn tennis in the now beautiful grounds.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading One morning they would drive to some romantic and historic spot; another there would be some flower show or _fete_, which he insisted upon them seeing; on others, they would play lawn tennis in the now beautiful grounds.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading One morning they would drive to some romantic and historic spot; another there would be some flower show or _fete_, which he insisted upon them seeing; on others, they would play lawn tennis in the now beautiful grounds.
there
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From this reading One morning they would drive to some romantic and historic spot; another there would be some flower show or _fete_, which he insisted upon them seeing; on others, they would play lawn tennis in the now beautiful grounds.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading One morning they would drive to some romantic and historic spot; another there would be some flower show or _fete_, which he insisted upon them seeing; on others, they would play lawn tennis in the now beautiful grounds.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading The fame of the new Hurst had spread abroad, and those of the county families who were in residence called at once, and dinner parties were given and accepted.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading So the week glided by quickly, even to Una, who reckoned time by the day on which she would see Jack.
tired
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From this reading Not a day passed but Stephen had got some proposition for pleasuring, and he never tired of hunting up some place to go.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Not a day passed but Stephen had got some proposition for pleasuring, and he never tired of hunting up some place to go.
Una
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From this reading If Una had been a queen visiting some distant part of her realm, more elaborate preparations for her amusement could not have been made.
up
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From this reading Not a day passed but Stephen had got some proposition for pleasuring, and he never tired of hunting up some place to go.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading One morning they would drive to some romantic and historic spot; another there would be some flower show or _fete_, which he insisted upon them seeing; on others, they would play lawn tennis in the now beautiful grounds.
visiting
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From this reading If Una had been a queen visiting some distant part of her realm, more elaborate preparations for her amusement could not have been made.
week
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From this reading So the week glided by quickly, even to Una, who reckoned time by the day on which she would see Jack.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The fame of the new Hurst had spread abroad, and those of the county families who were in residence called at once, and dinner parties were given and accepted.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading One morning they would drive to some romantic and historic spot; another there would be some flower show or _fete_, which he insisted upon them seeing; on others, they would play lawn tennis in the now beautiful grounds.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading The fame of the new Hurst had spread abroad, and those of the county families who were in residence called at once, and dinner parties were given and accepted.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading One morning they would drive to some romantic and historic spot; another there would be some flower show or _fete_, which he insisted upon them seeing; on others, they would play lawn tennis in the now beautiful grounds.
