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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 Margot Lynn had spent a wretched and a weary day.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading He was an inveterate speculator, and had made considerable monies from his operations on the Stock Exchange.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Margot Lynn had spent a wretched and a weary day.
bad
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From this reading The little city office which she occupied, and where she had conducted most of her uncle’s business, had become a place of bad dreams.
bank
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From this reading It was she who had bought and sold on his telephoned instructions, she who put his money into a London bank.
become
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From this reading The little city office which she occupied, and where she had conducted most of her uncle’s business, had become a place of bad dreams.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading She had never been very fond of her tyrannical relative, who, if he had paid her well, had extracted the last ounce of service from her.
bought
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From this reading It was she who had bought and sold on his telephoned instructions, she who put his money into a London bank.
business
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From this reading The little city office which she occupied, and where she had conducted most of her uncle’s business, had become a place of bad dreams.
city
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From this reading The little city office which she occupied, and where she had conducted most of her uncle’s business, had become a place of bad dreams.
conducted
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From this reading The little city office which she occupied, and where she had conducted most of her uncle’s business, had become a place of bad dreams.
considerable
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From this reading He was an inveterate speculator, and had made considerable monies from his operations on the Stock Exchange.
day
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From this reading Margot Lynn had spent a wretched and a weary day.
dreams
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From this reading The little city office which she occupied, and where she had conducted most of her uncle’s business, had become a place of bad dreams.
Exchange
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From this reading He was an inveterate speculator, and had made considerable monies from his operations on the Stock Exchange.
extracted
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From this reading She had never been very fond of her tyrannical relative, who, if he had paid her well, had extracted the last ounce of service from her.
fond
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From this reading She had never been very fond of her tyrannical relative, who, if he had paid her well, had extracted the last ounce of service from her.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading She had never been very fond of her tyrannical relative, who, if he had paid her well, had extracted the last ounce of service from her.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Margot Lynn had spent a wretched and a weary day.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had never been very fond of her tyrannical relative, who, if he had paid her well, had extracted the last ounce of service from her.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The little city office which she occupied, and where she had conducted most of her uncle’s business, had become a place of bad dreams.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He was an inveterate speculator, and had made considerable monies from his operations on the Stock Exchange.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading She had never been very fond of her tyrannical relative, who, if he had paid her well, had extracted the last ounce of service from her.
instructions
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From this reading It was she who had bought and sold on his telephoned instructions, she who put his money into a London bank.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading It was she who had bought and sold on his telephoned instructions, she who put his money into a London bank.
inveterate
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From this reading He was an inveterate speculator, and had made considerable monies from his operations on the Stock Exchange.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was she who had bought and sold on his telephoned instructions, she who put his money into a London bank.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had never been very fond of her tyrannical relative, who, if he had paid her well, had extracted the last ounce of service from her.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The little city office which she occupied, and where she had conducted most of her uncle’s business, had become a place of bad dreams.
London
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From this reading It was she who had bought and sold on his telephoned instructions, she who put his money into a London bank.
Lynn
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From this reading Margot Lynn had spent a wretched and a weary day.
made
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From this reading He was an inveterate speculator, and had made considerable monies from his operations on the Stock Exchange.
Margot
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From this reading Margot Lynn had spent a wretched and a weary day.
money
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From this reading It was she who had bought and sold on his telephoned instructions, she who put his money into a London bank.
monies
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From this reading He was an inveterate speculator, and had made considerable monies from his operations on the Stock Exchange.
most
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From this reading The little city office which she occupied, and where she had conducted most of her uncle’s business, had become a place of bad dreams.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had never been very fond of her tyrannical relative, who, if he had paid her well, had extracted the last ounce of service from her.
occupied
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From this reading The little city office which she occupied, and where she had conducted most of her uncle’s business, had become a place of bad dreams.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The little city office which she occupied, and where she had conducted most of her uncle’s business, had become a place of bad dreams.
office
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From this reading The little city office which she occupied, and where she had conducted most of her uncle’s business, had become a place of bad dreams.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He was an inveterate speculator, and had made considerable monies from his operations on the Stock Exchange.
operations
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From this reading He was an inveterate speculator, and had made considerable monies from his operations on the Stock Exchange.
ounce
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From this reading She had never been very fond of her tyrannical relative, who, if he had paid her well, had extracted the last ounce of service from her.
paid
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From this reading She had never been very fond of her tyrannical relative, who, if he had paid her well, had extracted the last ounce of service from her.
place
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From this reading The little city office which she occupied, and where she had conducted most of her uncle’s business, had become a place of bad dreams.
put
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From this reading It was she who had bought and sold on his telephoned instructions, she who put his money into a London bank.
relative
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From this reading She had never been very fond of her tyrannical relative, who, if he had paid her well, had extracted the last ounce of service from her.
service
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From this reading She had never been very fond of her tyrannical relative, who, if he had paid her well, had extracted the last ounce of service from her.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The little city office which she occupied, and where she had conducted most of her uncle’s business, had become a place of bad dreams.
sold
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From this reading It was she who had bought and sold on his telephoned instructions, she who put his money into a London bank.
speculator
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From this reading He was an inveterate speculator, and had made considerable monies from his operations on the Stock Exchange.
spent
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From this reading Margot Lynn had spent a wretched and a weary day.
Stock
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From this reading He was an inveterate speculator, and had made considerable monies from his operations on the Stock Exchange.
telephoned
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From this reading It was she who had bought and sold on his telephoned instructions, she who put his money into a London bank.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The little city office which she occupied, and where she had conducted most of her uncle’s business, had become a place of bad dreams.
tyrannical
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From this reading She had never been very fond of her tyrannical relative, who, if he had paid her well, had extracted the last ounce of service from her.
uncle's
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From this reading The little city office which she occupied, and where she had conducted most of her uncle’s business, had become a place of bad dreams.
very
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From this reading She had never been very fond of her tyrannical relative, who, if he had paid her well, had extracted the last ounce of service from her.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was an inveterate speculator, and had made considerable monies from his operations on the Stock Exchange.
weary
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From this reading Margot Lynn had spent a wretched and a weary day.
well
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From this reading She had never been very fond of her tyrannical relative, who, if he had paid her well, had extracted the last ounce of service from her.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading The little city office which she occupied, and where she had conducted most of her uncle’s business, had become a place of bad dreams.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The little city office which she occupied, and where she had conducted most of her uncle’s business, had become a place of bad dreams.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading She had never been very fond of her tyrannical relative, who, if he had paid her well, had extracted the last ounce of service from her.
wretched
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From this reading Margot Lynn had spent a wretched and a weary day.
