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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 Not that their lot was to be despised, for they had turned Theodore’s house into a very beautiful serene place.
all
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From this reading A series of provident ancestors had put them into a position to gratify most of their wishes, and their home kept pace with modern culture in all its quieter aspects.
ancestors
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From this reading A series of provident ancestors had put them into a position to gratify most of their wishes, and their home kept pace with modern culture in all its quieter aspects.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was a Georgian house, panelled in white, with many recesses; and the three sisters had filled these with blue china.
arts
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From this reading The gods dispense their gifts capriciously, and upon these descendants of a sect vowed to hostility to the arts and graces they had conferred the most exquisite taste.
aspects
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From this reading A series of provident ancestors had put them into a position to gratify most of their wishes, and their home kept pace with modern culture in all its quieter aspects.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Not that their lot was to be despised, for they had turned Theodore’s house into a very beautiful serene place.
beautiful
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From this reading Not that their lot was to be despised, for they had turned Theodore’s house into a very beautiful serene place.
blue
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From this reading It was a Georgian house, panelled in white, with many recesses; and the three sisters had filled these with blue china.
capriciously
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From this reading The gods dispense their gifts capriciously, and upon these descendants of a sect vowed to hostility to the arts and graces they had conferred the most exquisite taste.
china
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From this reading It was a Georgian house, panelled in white, with many recesses; and the three sisters had filled these with blue china.
conferred
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From this reading The gods dispense their gifts capriciously, and upon these descendants of a sect vowed to hostility to the arts and graces they had conferred the most exquisite taste.
culture
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From this reading A series of provident ancestors had put them into a position to gratify most of their wishes, and their home kept pace with modern culture in all its quieter aspects.
descendants
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From this reading The gods dispense their gifts capriciously, and upon these descendants of a sect vowed to hostility to the arts and graces they had conferred the most exquisite taste.
despised
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From this reading Not that their lot was to be despised, for they had turned Theodore’s house into a very beautiful serene place.
dispense
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From this reading The gods dispense their gifts capriciously, and upon these descendants of a sect vowed to hostility to the arts and graces they had conferred the most exquisite taste.
exquisite
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From this reading The gods dispense their gifts capriciously, and upon these descendants of a sect vowed to hostility to the arts and graces they had conferred the most exquisite taste.
filled
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From this reading It was a Georgian house, panelled in white, with many recesses; and the three sisters had filled these with blue china.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Not that their lot was to be despised, for they had turned Theodore’s house into a very beautiful serene place.
friends
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From this reading * * * * * Rose, you see, if she had not many friends, had very good ones.
Georgian
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From this reading It was a Georgian house, panelled in white, with many recesses; and the three sisters had filled these with blue china.
gifts
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From this reading The gods dispense their gifts capriciously, and upon these descendants of a sect vowed to hostility to the arts and graces they had conferred the most exquisite taste.
gods
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From this reading The gods dispense their gifts capriciously, and upon these descendants of a sect vowed to hostility to the arts and graces they had conferred the most exquisite taste.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading * * * * * Rose, you see, if she had not many friends, had very good ones.
graces
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From this reading The gods dispense their gifts capriciously, and upon these descendants of a sect vowed to hostility to the arts and graces they had conferred the most exquisite taste.
gratify
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From this reading A series of provident ancestors had put them into a position to gratify most of their wishes, and their home kept pace with modern culture in all its quieter aspects.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Not that their lot was to be despised, for they had turned Theodore’s house into a very beautiful serene place.
home
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From this reading A series of provident ancestors had put them into a position to gratify most of their wishes, and their home kept pace with modern culture in all its quieter aspects.
hostility
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From this reading The gods dispense their gifts capriciously, and upon these descendants of a sect vowed to hostility to the arts and graces they had conferred the most exquisite taste.
house
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From this reading Not that their lot was to be despised, for they had turned Theodore’s house into a very beautiful serene place.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading * * * * * Rose, you see, if she had not many friends, had very good ones.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was a Georgian house, panelled in white, with many recesses; and the three sisters had filled these with blue china.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Not that their lot was to be despised, for they had turned Theodore’s house into a very beautiful serene place.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a Georgian house, panelled in white, with many recesses; and the three sisters had filled these with blue china.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading A series of provident ancestors had put them into a position to gratify most of their wishes, and their home kept pace with modern culture in all its quieter aspects.
kept
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From this reading A series of provident ancestors had put them into a position to gratify most of their wishes, and their home kept pace with modern culture in all its quieter aspects.
lot
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From this reading Not that their lot was to be despised, for they had turned Theodore’s house into a very beautiful serene place.
many
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From this reading It was a Georgian house, panelled in white, with many recesses; and the three sisters had filled these with blue china.
modern
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From this reading A series of provident ancestors had put them into a position to gratify most of their wishes, and their home kept pace with modern culture in all its quieter aspects.
most
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From this reading The gods dispense their gifts capriciously, and upon these descendants of a sect vowed to hostility to the arts and graces they had conferred the most exquisite taste.
NotadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Not that their lot was to be despised, for they had turned Theodore’s house into a very beautiful serene place.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The gods dispense their gifts capriciously, and upon these descendants of a sect vowed to hostility to the arts and graces they had conferred the most exquisite taste.
ones
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From this reading * * * * * Rose, you see, if she had not many friends, had very good ones.
pace
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From this reading A series of provident ancestors had put them into a position to gratify most of their wishes, and their home kept pace with modern culture in all its quieter aspects.
panelled
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From this reading It was a Georgian house, panelled in white, with many recesses; and the three sisters had filled these with blue china.
place
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From this reading Not that their lot was to be despised, for they had turned Theodore’s house into a very beautiful serene place.
position
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From this reading A series of provident ancestors had put them into a position to gratify most of their wishes, and their home kept pace with modern culture in all its quieter aspects.
provident
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From this reading A series of provident ancestors had put them into a position to gratify most of their wishes, and their home kept pace with modern culture in all its quieter aspects.
put
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From this reading A series of provident ancestors had put them into a position to gratify most of their wishes, and their home kept pace with modern culture in all its quieter aspects.
quieter
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From this reading A series of provident ancestors had put them into a position to gratify most of their wishes, and their home kept pace with modern culture in all its quieter aspects.
recesses
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From this reading It was a Georgian house, panelled in white, with many recesses; and the three sisters had filled these with blue china.
Rose
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From this reading * * * * * Rose, you see, if she had not many friends, had very good ones.
sect
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From this reading The gods dispense their gifts capriciously, and upon these descendants of a sect vowed to hostility to the arts and graces they had conferred the most exquisite taste.
see
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From this reading * * * * * Rose, you see, if she had not many friends, had very good ones.
serene
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From this reading Not that their lot was to be despised, for they had turned Theodore’s house into a very beautiful serene place.
series
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From this reading A series of provident ancestors had put them into a position to gratify most of their wishes, and their home kept pace with modern culture in all its quieter aspects.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading * * * * * Rose, you see, if she had not many friends, had very good ones.
sisters
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From this reading It was a Georgian house, panelled in white, with many recesses; and the three sisters had filled these with blue china.
tasteverbUS /teɪst/
To perceive flavor through the mouth.
From this reading The gods dispense their gifts capriciously, and upon these descendants of a sect vowed to hostility to the arts and graces they had conferred the most exquisite taste.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Not that their lot was to be despised, for they had turned Theodore’s house into a very beautiful serene place.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was a Georgian house, panelled in white, with many recesses; and the three sisters had filled these with blue china.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Not that their lot was to be despised, for they had turned Theodore’s house into a very beautiful serene place.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading A series of provident ancestors had put them into a position to gratify most of their wishes, and their home kept pace with modern culture in all its quieter aspects.
Theodore's
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From this reading Not that their lot was to be despised, for they had turned Theodore’s house into a very beautiful serene place.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading It was a Georgian house, panelled in white, with many recesses; and the three sisters had filled these with blue china.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Not that their lot was to be despised, for they had turned Theodore’s house into a very beautiful serene place.
three
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From this reading It was a Georgian house, panelled in white, with many recesses; and the three sisters had filled these with blue china.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Not that their lot was to be despised, for they had turned Theodore’s house into a very beautiful serene place.
turned
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From this reading Not that their lot was to be despised, for they had turned Theodore’s house into a very beautiful serene place.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The gods dispense their gifts capriciously, and upon these descendants of a sect vowed to hostility to the arts and graces they had conferred the most exquisite taste.
very
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From this reading Not that their lot was to be despised, for they had turned Theodore’s house into a very beautiful serene place.
vowed
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From this reading The gods dispense their gifts capriciously, and upon these descendants of a sect vowed to hostility to the arts and graces they had conferred the most exquisite taste.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Not that their lot was to be despised, for they had turned Theodore’s house into a very beautiful serene place.
white
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From this reading It was a Georgian house, panelled in white, with many recesses; and the three sisters had filled these with blue china.
wishes
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From this reading A series of provident ancestors had put them into a position to gratify most of their wishes, and their home kept pace with modern culture in all its quieter aspects.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading It was a Georgian house, panelled in white, with many recesses; and the three sisters had filled these with blue china.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading * * * * * Rose, you see, if she had not many friends, had very good ones.
