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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 Sir Walter had taken a very good house in Camden Place, a lofty dignified situation, such as becomes a man of consequence; and both he and Elizabeth were settled there, much to their satisfaction.
advantage
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From this reading Her making a fourth, when they sat down to dinner, was noticed as an advantage.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Anne entered it with a sinking heart, anticipating an imprisonment of many months, and anxiously saying to herself, “Oh! when shall I leave you again?”
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Anne entered it with a sinking heart, anticipating an imprisonment of many months, and anxiously saying to herself, “Oh! when shall I leave you again?”
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Sir Walter had taken a very good house in Camden Place, a lofty dignified situation, such as becomes a man of consequence; and both he and Elizabeth were settled there, much to their satisfaction.
Anne
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From this reading Anne entered it with a sinking heart, anticipating an imprisonment of many months, and anxiously saying to herself, “Oh! when shall I leave you again?”
anticipating
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From this reading Anne entered it with a sinking heart, anticipating an imprisonment of many months, and anxiously saying to herself, “Oh! when shall I leave you again?”
anxiously
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From this reading Anne entered it with a sinking heart, anticipating an imprisonment of many months, and anxiously saying to herself, “Oh! when shall I leave you again?”
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Sir Walter had taken a very good house in Camden Place, a lofty dignified situation, such as becomes a man of consequence; and both he and Elizabeth were settled there, much to their satisfaction.
becomes
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From this reading Sir Walter had taken a very good house in Camden Place, a lofty dignified situation, such as becomes a man of consequence; and both he and Elizabeth were settled there, much to their satisfaction.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading Sir Walter had taken a very good house in Camden Place, a lofty dignified situation, such as becomes a man of consequence; and both he and Elizabeth were settled there, much to their satisfaction.
Camden
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From this reading Sir Walter had taken a very good house in Camden Place, a lofty dignified situation, such as becomes a man of consequence; and both he and Elizabeth were settled there, much to their satisfaction.
consequence
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From this reading Sir Walter had taken a very good house in Camden Place, a lofty dignified situation, such as becomes a man of consequence; and both he and Elizabeth were settled there, much to their satisfaction.
cordiality
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From this reading A degree of unexpected cordiality, however, in the welcome she received, did her good.
degree
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From this reading A degree of unexpected cordiality, however, in the welcome she received, did her good.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading A degree of unexpected cordiality, however, in the welcome she received, did her good.
dignified
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From this reading Sir Walter had taken a very good house in Camden Place, a lofty dignified situation, such as becomes a man of consequence; and both he and Elizabeth were settled there, much to their satisfaction.
dinner
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From this reading Her making a fourth, when they sat down to dinner, was noticed as an advantage.
down
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From this reading Her making a fourth, when they sat down to dinner, was noticed as an advantage.
Elizabeth
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From this reading Sir Walter had taken a very good house in Camden Place, a lofty dignified situation, such as becomes a man of consequence; and both he and Elizabeth were settled there, much to their satisfaction.
entered
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From this reading Anne entered it with a sinking heart, anticipating an imprisonment of many months, and anxiously saying to herself, “Oh! when shall I leave you again?”
father
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From this reading Her father and sister were glad to see her, for the sake of shewing her the house and furniture, and met her with kindness.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Her father and sister were glad to see her, for the sake of shewing her the house and furniture, and met her with kindness.
fourthnounUS /fourth/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Her making a fourth, when they sat down to dinner, was noticed as an advantage.
furniture
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From this reading Her father and sister were glad to see her, for the sake of shewing her the house and furniture, and met her with kindness.
glad
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From this reading Her father and sister were glad to see her, for the sake of shewing her the house and furniture, and met her with kindness.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Sir Walter had taken a very good house in Camden Place, a lofty dignified situation, such as becomes a man of consequence; and both he and Elizabeth were settled there, much to their satisfaction.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Sir Walter had taken a very good house in Camden Place, a lofty dignified situation, such as becomes a man of consequence; and both he and Elizabeth were settled there, much to their satisfaction.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Sir Walter had taken a very good house in Camden Place, a lofty dignified situation, such as becomes a man of consequence; and both he and Elizabeth were settled there, much to their satisfaction.
heart
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From this reading Anne entered it with a sinking heart, anticipating an imprisonment of many months, and anxiously saying to herself, “Oh! when shall I leave you again?”
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading A degree of unexpected cordiality, however, in the welcome she received, did her good.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Anne entered it with a sinking heart, anticipating an imprisonment of many months, and anxiously saying to herself, “Oh! when shall I leave you again?”
house
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From this reading Sir Walter had taken a very good house in Camden Place, a lofty dignified situation, such as becomes a man of consequence; and both he and Elizabeth were settled there, much to their satisfaction.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading A degree of unexpected cordiality, however, in the welcome she received, did her good.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Anne entered it with a sinking heart, anticipating an imprisonment of many months, and anxiously saying to herself, “Oh! when shall I leave you again?”
imprisonment
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From this reading Anne entered it with a sinking heart, anticipating an imprisonment of many months, and anxiously saying to herself, “Oh! when shall I leave you again?”
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Sir Walter had taken a very good house in Camden Place, a lofty dignified situation, such as becomes a man of consequence; and both he and Elizabeth were settled there, much to their satisfaction.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Anne entered it with a sinking heart, anticipating an imprisonment of many months, and anxiously saying to herself, “Oh! when shall I leave you again?”
kindness
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From this reading Her father and sister were glad to see her, for the sake of shewing her the house and furniture, and met her with kindness.
leave
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From this reading Anne entered it with a sinking heart, anticipating an imprisonment of many months, and anxiously saying to herself, “Oh! when shall I leave you again?”
lofty
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From this reading Sir Walter had taken a very good house in Camden Place, a lofty dignified situation, such as becomes a man of consequence; and both he and Elizabeth were settled there, much to their satisfaction.
making
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From this reading Her making a fourth, when they sat down to dinner, was noticed as an advantage.
man
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From this reading Sir Walter had taken a very good house in Camden Place, a lofty dignified situation, such as becomes a man of consequence; and both he and Elizabeth were settled there, much to their satisfaction.
many
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From this reading Anne entered it with a sinking heart, anticipating an imprisonment of many months, and anxiously saying to herself, “Oh! when shall I leave you again?”
met
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From this reading Her father and sister were glad to see her, for the sake of shewing her the house and furniture, and met her with kindness.
months
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From this reading Anne entered it with a sinking heart, anticipating an imprisonment of many months, and anxiously saying to herself, “Oh! when shall I leave you again?”
much
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From this reading Sir Walter had taken a very good house in Camden Place, a lofty dignified situation, such as becomes a man of consequence; and both he and Elizabeth were settled there, much to their satisfaction.
noticed
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From this reading Her making a fourth, when they sat down to dinner, was noticed as an advantage.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Sir Walter had taken a very good house in Camden Place, a lofty dignified situation, such as becomes a man of consequence; and both he and Elizabeth were settled there, much to their satisfaction.
Oh
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From this reading Anne entered it with a sinking heart, anticipating an imprisonment of many months, and anxiously saying to herself, “Oh! when shall I leave you again?”
Place
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From this reading Sir Walter had taken a very good house in Camden Place, a lofty dignified situation, such as becomes a man of consequence; and both he and Elizabeth were settled there, much to their satisfaction.
received
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From this reading A degree of unexpected cordiality, however, in the welcome she received, did her good.
sake
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From this reading Her father and sister were glad to see her, for the sake of shewing her the house and furniture, and met her with kindness.
sat
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From this reading Her making a fourth, when they sat down to dinner, was noticed as an advantage.
satisfaction
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From this reading Sir Walter had taken a very good house in Camden Place, a lofty dignified situation, such as becomes a man of consequence; and both he and Elizabeth were settled there, much to their satisfaction.
saying
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From this reading Anne entered it with a sinking heart, anticipating an imprisonment of many months, and anxiously saying to herself, “Oh! when shall I leave you again?”
see
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From this reading Her father and sister were glad to see her, for the sake of shewing her the house and furniture, and met her with kindness.
settled
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From this reading Sir Walter had taken a very good house in Camden Place, a lofty dignified situation, such as becomes a man of consequence; and both he and Elizabeth were settled there, much to their satisfaction.
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading Anne entered it with a sinking heart, anticipating an imprisonment of many months, and anxiously saying to herself, “Oh! when shall I leave you again?”
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A degree of unexpected cordiality, however, in the welcome she received, did her good.
shewing
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From this reading Her father and sister were glad to see her, for the sake of shewing her the house and furniture, and met her with kindness.
sinking
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From this reading Anne entered it with a sinking heart, anticipating an imprisonment of many months, and anxiously saying to herself, “Oh! when shall I leave you again?”
SirnounUS /sɜːr/
term of address for a man
From this reading Sir Walter had taken a very good house in Camden Place, a lofty dignified situation, such as becomes a man of consequence; and both he and Elizabeth were settled there, much to their satisfaction.
sister
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From this reading Her father and sister were glad to see her, for the sake of shewing her the house and furniture, and met her with kindness.
situation
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From this reading Sir Walter had taken a very good house in Camden Place, a lofty dignified situation, such as becomes a man of consequence; and both he and Elizabeth were settled there, much to their satisfaction.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Sir Walter had taken a very good house in Camden Place, a lofty dignified situation, such as becomes a man of consequence; and both he and Elizabeth were settled there, much to their satisfaction.
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading Sir Walter had taken a very good house in Camden Place, a lofty dignified situation, such as becomes a man of consequence; and both he and Elizabeth were settled there, much to their satisfaction.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A degree of unexpected cordiality, however, in the welcome she received, did her good.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Sir Walter had taken a very good house in Camden Place, a lofty dignified situation, such as becomes a man of consequence; and both he and Elizabeth were settled there, much to their satisfaction.
there
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From this reading Sir Walter had taken a very good house in Camden Place, a lofty dignified situation, such as becomes a man of consequence; and both he and Elizabeth were settled there, much to their satisfaction.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Her making a fourth, when they sat down to dinner, was noticed as an advantage.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Sir Walter had taken a very good house in Camden Place, a lofty dignified situation, such as becomes a man of consequence; and both he and Elizabeth were settled there, much to their satisfaction.
unexpected
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From this reading A degree of unexpected cordiality, however, in the welcome she received, did her good.
very
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From this reading Sir Walter had taken a very good house in Camden Place, a lofty dignified situation, such as becomes a man of consequence; and both he and Elizabeth were settled there, much to their satisfaction.
WalternounUS /ˈwɔːltər/
German conductor (1876-1962)
From this reading Sir Walter had taken a very good house in Camden Place, a lofty dignified situation, such as becomes a man of consequence; and both he and Elizabeth were settled there, much to their satisfaction.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Her making a fourth, when they sat down to dinner, was noticed as an advantage.
welcome
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From this reading A degree of unexpected cordiality, however, in the welcome she received, did her good.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Sir Walter had taken a very good house in Camden Place, a lofty dignified situation, such as becomes a man of consequence; and both he and Elizabeth were settled there, much to their satisfaction.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Anne entered it with a sinking heart, anticipating an imprisonment of many months, and anxiously saying to herself, “Oh! when shall I leave you again?”
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Anne entered it with a sinking heart, anticipating an imprisonment of many months, and anxiously saying to herself, “Oh! when shall I leave you again?”
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Anne entered it with a sinking heart, anticipating an imprisonment of many months, and anxiously saying to herself, “Oh! when shall I leave you again?”
