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aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Customers might please themselves about coming: Zerviah Holme had never cared about amassing money, and now he cared even less than before.
amassing
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From this reading Customers might please themselves about coming: Zerviah Holme had never cared about amassing money, and now he cared even less than before.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She spent her time in dusting the books, and arranging them in some kind of order; for old Zerviah Holme had ceased to interest himself much in his belongings, and sat in the little inner room reading as usual Gibbon's "History of Rome."
arranging
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From this reading She spent her time in dusting the books, and arranging them in some kind of order; for old Zerviah Holme had ceased to interest himself much in his belongings, and sat in the little inner room reading as usual Gibbon's "History of Rome."
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She spent her time in dusting the books, and arranging them in some kind of order; for old Zerviah Holme had ceased to interest himself much in his belongings, and sat in the little inner room reading as usual Gibbon's "History of Rome."
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She had gone back to her old home, at her uncle's second-hand book-shop.
back
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From this reading She had gone back to her old home, at her uncle's second-hand book-shop.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Customers might please themselves about coming: Zerviah Holme had never cared about amassing money, and now he cared even less than before.
belongings
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From this reading She spent her time in dusting the books, and arranging them in some kind of order; for old Zerviah Holme had ceased to interest himself much in his belongings, and sat in the little inner room reading as usual Gibbon's "History of Rome."
Bernardine's
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From this reading IT was now more than three weeks since Bernardine's return to London.
book-shop
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From this reading She had gone back to her old home, at her uncle's second-hand book-shop.
BOOKSnounUS /bʊks/
Bound written or printed works.
From this reading THE DUSTING OF THE BOOKS.
cared
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From this reading Customers might please themselves about coming: Zerviah Holme had never cared about amassing money, and now he cared even less than before.
ceased
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From this reading She spent her time in dusting the books, and arranging them in some kind of order; for old Zerviah Holme had ceased to interest himself much in his belongings, and sat in the little inner room reading as usual Gibbon's "History of Rome."
coming
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From this reading Customers might please themselves about coming: Zerviah Holme had never cared about amassing money, and now he cared even less than before.
Customers
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From this reading Customers might please themselves about coming: Zerviah Holme had never cared about amassing money, and now he cared even less than before.
DUSTING
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From this reading THE DUSTING OF THE BOOKS.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Customers might please themselves about coming: Zerviah Holme had never cared about amassing money, and now he cared even less than before.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She spent her time in dusting the books, and arranging them in some kind of order; for old Zerviah Holme had ceased to interest himself much in his belongings, and sat in the little inner room reading as usual Gibbon's "History of Rome."
Gibbon's
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From this reading She spent her time in dusting the books, and arranging them in some kind of order; for old Zerviah Holme had ceased to interest himself much in his belongings, and sat in the little inner room reading as usual Gibbon's "History of Rome."
gone
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From this reading She had gone back to her old home, at her uncle's second-hand book-shop.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had gone back to her old home, at her uncle's second-hand book-shop.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Customers might please themselves about coming: Zerviah Holme had never cared about amassing money, and now he cared even less than before.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She had gone back to her old home, at her uncle's second-hand book-shop.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading She spent her time in dusting the books, and arranging them in some kind of order; for old Zerviah Holme had ceased to interest himself much in his belongings, and sat in the little inner room reading as usual Gibbon's "History of Rome."
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading She spent her time in dusting the books, and arranging them in some kind of order; for old Zerviah Holme had ceased to interest himself much in his belongings, and sat in the little inner room reading as usual Gibbon's "History of Rome."
History
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From this reading She spent her time in dusting the books, and arranging them in some kind of order; for old Zerviah Holme had ceased to interest himself much in his belongings, and sat in the little inner room reading as usual Gibbon's "History of Rome."
Holme
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From this reading She spent her time in dusting the books, and arranging them in some kind of order; for old Zerviah Holme had ceased to interest himself much in his belongings, and sat in the little inner room reading as usual Gibbon's "History of Rome."
home
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From this reading She had gone back to her old home, at her uncle's second-hand book-shop.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She spent her time in dusting the books, and arranging them in some kind of order; for old Zerviah Holme had ceased to interest himself much in his belongings, and sat in the little inner room reading as usual Gibbon's "History of Rome."
inner
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From this reading She spent her time in dusting the books, and arranging them in some kind of order; for old Zerviah Holme had ceased to interest himself much in his belongings, and sat in the little inner room reading as usual Gibbon's "History of Rome."
interest
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From this reading She spent her time in dusting the books, and arranging them in some kind of order; for old Zerviah Holme had ceased to interest himself much in his belongings, and sat in the little inner room reading as usual Gibbon's "History of Rome."
ITpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading IT was now more than three weeks since Bernardine's return to London.
kind
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From this reading She spent her time in dusting the books, and arranging them in some kind of order; for old Zerviah Holme had ceased to interest himself much in his belongings, and sat in the little inner room reading as usual Gibbon's "History of Rome."
less
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From this reading Customers might please themselves about coming: Zerviah Holme had never cared about amassing money, and now he cared even less than before.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She spent her time in dusting the books, and arranging them in some kind of order; for old Zerviah Holme had ceased to interest himself much in his belongings, and sat in the little inner room reading as usual Gibbon's "History of Rome."
London
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From this reading IT was now more than three weeks since Bernardine's return to London.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Customers might please themselves about coming: Zerviah Holme had never cared about amassing money, and now he cared even less than before.
money
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From this reading Customers might please themselves about coming: Zerviah Holme had never cared about amassing money, and now he cared even less than before.
more
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From this reading IT was now more than three weeks since Bernardine's return to London.
much
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From this reading She spent her time in dusting the books, and arranging them in some kind of order; for old Zerviah Holme had ceased to interest himself much in his belongings, and sat in the little inner room reading as usual Gibbon's "History of Rome."
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Customers might please themselves about coming: Zerviah Holme had never cared about amassing money, and now he cared even less than before.
now
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From this reading IT was now more than three weeks since Bernardine's return to London.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE DUSTING OF THE BOOKS.
old
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From this reading She had gone back to her old home, at her uncle's second-hand book-shop.
ordernounUS /order/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She spent her time in dusting the books, and arranging them in some kind of order; for old Zerviah Holme had ceased to interest himself much in his belongings, and sat in the little inner room reading as usual Gibbon's "History of Rome."
please
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From this reading Customers might please themselves about coming: Zerviah Holme had never cared about amassing money, and now he cared even less than before.
reading
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From this reading She spent her time in dusting the books, and arranging them in some kind of order; for old Zerviah Holme had ceased to interest himself much in his belongings, and sat in the little inner room reading as usual Gibbon's "History of Rome."
return
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From this reading IT was now more than three weeks since Bernardine's return to London.
Rome
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From this reading She spent her time in dusting the books, and arranging them in some kind of order; for old Zerviah Holme had ceased to interest himself much in his belongings, and sat in the little inner room reading as usual Gibbon's "History of Rome."
room
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From this reading She spent her time in dusting the books, and arranging them in some kind of order; for old Zerviah Holme had ceased to interest himself much in his belongings, and sat in the little inner room reading as usual Gibbon's "History of Rome."
sat
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From this reading She spent her time in dusting the books, and arranging them in some kind of order; for old Zerviah Holme had ceased to interest himself much in his belongings, and sat in the little inner room reading as usual Gibbon's "History of Rome."
second-hand
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From this reading She had gone back to her old home, at her uncle's second-hand book-shop.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had gone back to her old home, at her uncle's second-hand book-shop.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading IT was now more than three weeks since Bernardine's return to London.
some
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From this reading She spent her time in dusting the books, and arranging them in some kind of order; for old Zerviah Holme had ceased to interest himself much in his belongings, and sat in the little inner room reading as usual Gibbon's "History of Rome."
spent
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From this reading She spent her time in dusting the books, and arranging them in some kind of order; for old Zerviah Holme had ceased to interest himself much in his belongings, and sat in the little inner room reading as usual Gibbon's "History of Rome."
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading IT was now more than three weeks since Bernardine's return to London.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE DUSTING OF THE BOOKS.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading She spent her time in dusting the books, and arranging them in some kind of order; for old Zerviah Holme had ceased to interest himself much in his belongings, and sat in the little inner room reading as usual Gibbon's "History of Rome."
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading Customers might please themselves about coming: Zerviah Holme had never cared about amassing money, and now he cared even less than before.
three
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From this reading IT was now more than three weeks since Bernardine's return to London.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She spent her time in dusting the books, and arranging them in some kind of order; for old Zerviah Holme had ceased to interest himself much in his belongings, and sat in the little inner room reading as usual Gibbon's "History of Rome."
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading IT was now more than three weeks since Bernardine's return to London.
uncle's
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From this reading She had gone back to her old home, at her uncle's second-hand book-shop.
usual
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From this reading She spent her time in dusting the books, and arranging them in some kind of order; for old Zerviah Holme had ceased to interest himself much in his belongings, and sat in the little inner room reading as usual Gibbon's "History of Rome."
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading IT was now more than three weeks since Bernardine's return to London.
weeks
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From this reading IT was now more than three weeks since Bernardine's return to London.
Zerviah
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From this reading She spent her time in dusting the books, and arranging them in some kind of order; for old Zerviah Holme had ceased to interest himself much in his belongings, and sat in the little inner room reading as usual Gibbon's "History of Rome."
