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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 WYNNE, A COUNTY CRICKETER, A SUFFRAGETTE, AN HEIR OF THE AGES, AND AN ANGEL Queen Anne's Gate, where my stepsister and her family live, is, I think, save for the lack of sun, the most attractive street in London.
afternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading My stepsister's house backing on the Park, the windows on that side pick up some kindly oblique rays in the afternoon, but in the morning they are sunless.
AGES
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From this reading WYNNE, A COUNTY CRICKETER, A SUFFRAGETTE, AN HEIR OF THE AGES, AND AN ANGEL Queen Anne's Gate, where my stepsister and her family live, is, I think, save for the lack of sun, the most attractive street in London.
ANdeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading WYNNE, A COUNTY CRICKETER, A SUFFRAGETTE, AN HEIR OF THE AGES, AND AN ANGEL Queen Anne's Gate, where my stepsister and her family live, is, I think, save for the lack of sun, the most attractive street in London.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading AND MRS.
ANGEL
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From this reading WYNNE, A COUNTY CRICKETER, A SUFFRAGETTE, AN HEIR OF THE AGES, AND AN ANGEL Queen Anne's Gate, where my stepsister and her family live, is, I think, save for the lack of sun, the most attractive street in London.
Anne's
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From this reading WYNNE, A COUNTY CRICKETER, A SUFFRAGETTE, AN HEIR OF THE AGES, AND AN ANGEL Queen Anne's Gate, where my stepsister and her family live, is, I think, save for the lack of sun, the most attractive street in London.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading My stepsister's house backing on the Park, the windows on that side pick up some kindly oblique rays in the afternoon, but in the morning they are sunless.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading My stepsister, who is an optimist, says, however, that she would as soon see from her rooms London lit by the sun as have the sun herself.
attractive
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From this reading WYNNE, A COUNTY CRICKETER, A SUFFRAGETTE, AN HEIR OF THE AGES, AND AN ANGEL Queen Anne's Gate, where my stepsister and her family live, is, I think, save for the lack of sun, the most attractive street in London.
backing
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From this reading My stepsister's house backing on the Park, the windows on that side pick up some kindly oblique rays in the afternoon, but in the morning they are sunless.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading My stepsister's house backing on the Park, the windows on that side pick up some kindly oblique rays in the afternoon, but in the morning they are sunless.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading My stepsister, who is an optimist, says, however, that she would as soon see from her rooms London lit by the sun as have the sun herself.
COUNTY
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From this reading WYNNE, A COUNTY CRICKETER, A SUFFRAGETTE, AN HEIR OF THE AGES, AND AN ANGEL Queen Anne's Gate, where my stepsister and her family live, is, I think, save for the lack of sun, the most attractive street in London.
CRICKETER
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From this reading WYNNE, A COUNTY CRICKETER, A SUFFRAGETTE, AN HEIR OF THE AGES, AND AN ANGEL Queen Anne's Gate, where my stepsister and her family live, is, I think, save for the lack of sun, the most attractive street in London.
family
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From this reading WYNNE, A COUNTY CRICKETER, A SUFFRAGETTE, AN HEIR OF THE AGES, AND AN ANGEL Queen Anne's Gate, where my stepsister and her family live, is, I think, save for the lack of sun, the most attractive street in London.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading WYNNE, A COUNTY CRICKETER, A SUFFRAGETTE, AN HEIR OF THE AGES, AND AN ANGEL Queen Anne's Gate, where my stepsister and her family live, is, I think, save for the lack of sun, the most attractive street in London.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading My stepsister, who is an optimist, says, however, that she would as soon see from her rooms London lit by the sun as have the sun herself.
Gate
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From this reading WYNNE, A COUNTY CRICKETER, A SUFFRAGETTE, AN HEIR OF THE AGES, AND AN ANGEL Queen Anne's Gate, where my stepsister and her family live, is, I think, save for the lack of sun, the most attractive street in London.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading My stepsister, who is an optimist, says, however, that she would as soon see from her rooms London lit by the sun as have the sun herself.
HEIRnounUS /er/
A person legally or magically entitled to the property or rank of another on that person's death.
From this reading WYNNE, A COUNTY CRICKETER, A SUFFRAGETTE, AN HEIR OF THE AGES, AND AN ANGEL Queen Anne's Gate, where my stepsister and her family live, is, I think, save for the lack of sun, the most attractive street in London.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading WYNNE, A COUNTY CRICKETER, A SUFFRAGETTE, AN HEIR OF THE AGES, AND AN ANGEL Queen Anne's Gate, where my stepsister and her family live, is, I think, save for the lack of sun, the most attractive street in London.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading My stepsister, who is an optimist, says, however, that she would as soon see from her rooms London lit by the sun as have the sun herself.
house
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From this reading My stepsister's house backing on the Park, the windows on that side pick up some kindly oblique rays in the afternoon, but in the morning they are sunless.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading My stepsister, who is an optimist, says, however, that she would as soon see from her rooms London lit by the sun as have the sun herself.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading WYNNE, A COUNTY CRICKETER, A SUFFRAGETTE, AN HEIR OF THE AGES, AND AN ANGEL Queen Anne's Gate, where my stepsister and her family live, is, I think, save for the lack of sun, the most attractive street in London.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading WYNNE, A COUNTY CRICKETER, A SUFFRAGETTE, AN HEIR OF THE AGES, AND AN ANGEL Queen Anne's Gate, where my stepsister and her family live, is, I think, save for the lack of sun, the most attractive street in London.
INTRODUCING
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From this reading INTRODUCING THE READER TO MR.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading WYNNE, A COUNTY CRICKETER, A SUFFRAGETTE, AN HEIR OF THE AGES, AND AN ANGEL Queen Anne's Gate, where my stepsister and her family live, is, I think, save for the lack of sun, the most attractive street in London.
kindly
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From this reading My stepsister's house backing on the Park, the windows on that side pick up some kindly oblique rays in the afternoon, but in the morning they are sunless.
lack
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From this reading WYNNE, A COUNTY CRICKETER, A SUFFRAGETTE, AN HEIR OF THE AGES, AND AN ANGEL Queen Anne's Gate, where my stepsister and her family live, is, I think, save for the lack of sun, the most attractive street in London.
lit
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From this reading My stepsister, who is an optimist, says, however, that she would as soon see from her rooms London lit by the sun as have the sun herself.
live
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From this reading WYNNE, A COUNTY CRICKETER, A SUFFRAGETTE, AN HEIR OF THE AGES, AND AN ANGEL Queen Anne's Gate, where my stepsister and her family live, is, I think, save for the lack of sun, the most attractive street in London.
London
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From this reading WYNNE, A COUNTY CRICKETER, A SUFFRAGETTE, AN HEIR OF THE AGES, AND AN ANGEL Queen Anne's Gate, where my stepsister and her family live, is, I think, save for the lack of sun, the most attractive street in London.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading My stepsister's house backing on the Park, the windows on that side pick up some kindly oblique rays in the afternoon, but in the morning they are sunless.
most
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From this reading WYNNE, A COUNTY CRICKETER, A SUFFRAGETTE, AN HEIR OF THE AGES, AND AN ANGEL Queen Anne's Gate, where my stepsister and her family live, is, I think, save for the lack of sun, the most attractive street in London.
MR
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From this reading INTRODUCING THE READER TO MR.
MRS
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From this reading AND MRS.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading WYNNE, A COUNTY CRICKETER, A SUFFRAGETTE, AN HEIR OF THE AGES, AND AN ANGEL Queen Anne's Gate, where my stepsister and her family live, is, I think, save for the lack of sun, the most attractive street in London.
oblique
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From this reading My stepsister's house backing on the Park, the windows on that side pick up some kindly oblique rays in the afternoon, but in the morning they are sunless.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading WYNNE, A COUNTY CRICKETER, A SUFFRAGETTE, AN HEIR OF THE AGES, AND AN ANGEL Queen Anne's Gate, where my stepsister and her family live, is, I think, save for the lack of sun, the most attractive street in London.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading My stepsister's house backing on the Park, the windows on that side pick up some kindly oblique rays in the afternoon, but in the morning they are sunless.
optimist
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From this reading My stepsister, who is an optimist, says, however, that she would as soon see from her rooms London lit by the sun as have the sun herself.
Park
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From this reading My stepsister's house backing on the Park, the windows on that side pick up some kindly oblique rays in the afternoon, but in the morning they are sunless.
pick
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From this reading My stepsister's house backing on the Park, the windows on that side pick up some kindly oblique rays in the afternoon, but in the morning they are sunless.
Queen
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From this reading WYNNE, A COUNTY CRICKETER, A SUFFRAGETTE, AN HEIR OF THE AGES, AND AN ANGEL Queen Anne's Gate, where my stepsister and her family live, is, I think, save for the lack of sun, the most attractive street in London.
rays
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From this reading My stepsister's house backing on the Park, the windows on that side pick up some kindly oblique rays in the afternoon, but in the morning they are sunless.
READER
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From this reading INTRODUCING THE READER TO MR.
rooms
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From this reading My stepsister, who is an optimist, says, however, that she would as soon see from her rooms London lit by the sun as have the sun herself.
saveprepositionUS /seɪv/
except for; apart from
From this reading WYNNE, A COUNTY CRICKETER, A SUFFRAGETTE, AN HEIR OF THE AGES, AND AN ANGEL Queen Anne's Gate, where my stepsister and her family live, is, I think, save for the lack of sun, the most attractive street in London.
says
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From this reading My stepsister, who is an optimist, says, however, that she would as soon see from her rooms London lit by the sun as have the sun herself.
see
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From this reading My stepsister, who is an optimist, says, however, that she would as soon see from her rooms London lit by the sun as have the sun herself.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading My stepsister, who is an optimist, says, however, that she would as soon see from her rooms London lit by the sun as have the sun herself.
side
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From this reading My stepsister's house backing on the Park, the windows on that side pick up some kindly oblique rays in the afternoon, but in the morning they are sunless.
some
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From this reading My stepsister's house backing on the Park, the windows on that side pick up some kindly oblique rays in the afternoon, but in the morning they are sunless.
soon
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From this reading My stepsister, who is an optimist, says, however, that she would as soon see from her rooms London lit by the sun as have the sun herself.
stepsister
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From this reading WYNNE, A COUNTY CRICKETER, A SUFFRAGETTE, AN HEIR OF THE AGES, AND AN ANGEL Queen Anne's Gate, where my stepsister and her family live, is, I think, save for the lack of sun, the most attractive street in London.
stepsister's
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From this reading My stepsister's house backing on the Park, the windows on that side pick up some kindly oblique rays in the afternoon, but in the morning they are sunless.
street
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From this reading WYNNE, A COUNTY CRICKETER, A SUFFRAGETTE, AN HEIR OF THE AGES, AND AN ANGEL Queen Anne's Gate, where my stepsister and her family live, is, I think, save for the lack of sun, the most attractive street in London.
SUFFRAGETTE
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From this reading WYNNE, A COUNTY CRICKETER, A SUFFRAGETTE, AN HEIR OF THE AGES, AND AN ANGEL Queen Anne's Gate, where my stepsister and her family live, is, I think, save for the lack of sun, the most attractive street in London.
sun
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From this reading WYNNE, A COUNTY CRICKETER, A SUFFRAGETTE, AN HEIR OF THE AGES, AND AN ANGEL Queen Anne's Gate, where my stepsister and her family live, is, I think, save for the lack of sun, the most attractive street in London.
sunless
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From this reading My stepsister's house backing on the Park, the windows on that side pick up some kindly oblique rays in the afternoon, but in the morning they are sunless.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading My stepsister's house backing on the Park, the windows on that side pick up some kindly oblique rays in the afternoon, but in the morning they are sunless.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading INTRODUCING THE READER TO MR.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading My stepsister's house backing on the Park, the windows on that side pick up some kindly oblique rays in the afternoon, but in the morning they are sunless.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading WYNNE, A COUNTY CRICKETER, A SUFFRAGETTE, AN HEIR OF THE AGES, AND AN ANGEL Queen Anne's Gate, where my stepsister and her family live, is, I think, save for the lack of sun, the most attractive street in London.
TOparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading INTRODUCING THE READER TO MR.
up
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From this reading My stepsister's house backing on the Park, the windows on that side pick up some kindly oblique rays in the afternoon, but in the morning they are sunless.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading WYNNE, A COUNTY CRICKETER, A SUFFRAGETTE, AN HEIR OF THE AGES, AND AN ANGEL Queen Anne's Gate, where my stepsister and her family live, is, I think, save for the lack of sun, the most attractive street in London.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading My stepsister, who is an optimist, says, however, that she would as soon see from her rooms London lit by the sun as have the sun herself.
windows
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From this reading My stepsister's house backing on the Park, the windows on that side pick up some kindly oblique rays in the afternoon, but in the morning they are sunless.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading My stepsister, who is an optimist, says, however, that she would as soon see from her rooms London lit by the sun as have the sun herself.
WYNNE
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From this reading WYNNE, A COUNTY CRICKETER, A SUFFRAGETTE, AN HEIR OF THE AGES, AND AN ANGEL Queen Anne's Gate, where my stepsister and her family live, is, I think, save for the lack of sun, the most attractive street in London.
