Chapter XXXIII
THE LITTLE HOUSE IN MAYFAIR. The little house in Mayfair was very bright and gay. What conventional words are those! It was nothing of the kind. It was dim and poetical.
Sir Tom
Chapter XXXIII
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THE
LITTLE
HOUSE
IN
MAYFAIR.
The
little
house
in
Mayfair
was
very
bright
and
gay.
What
conventional
words
are
those!
It
was
nothing
of
the
kind.
It
was
dim
and
poetical.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
THE
LITTLE
HOUSE
IN
MAYFAIR.
Line 2
The
little
house
in
Mayfair
was
very
bright
and
gay.
Line 3
What
conventional
words
are
those!
Line 4
It
was
nothing
of
the
kind.
Line 5
It
was
dim
and
poetical.
Learner Dictionary
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LITTLE
noun
US /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “THE LITTLE HOUSE IN MAYFAIR.”
Nothing
pronoun
US /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “It was nothing of the kind.”
Those
determiner
US /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading “What conventional words are those!”
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andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The little house in Mayfair was very bright and gay.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
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bright
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conventional
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dim
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gay
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HOUSE
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From this reading THE LITTLE HOUSE IN MAYFAIR.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE LITTLE HOUSE IN MAYFAIR.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was nothing of the kind.
kind
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LITTLEnounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE LITTLE HOUSE IN MAYFAIR.
MAYFAIR
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From this reading THE LITTLE HOUSE IN MAYFAIR.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading It was nothing of the kind.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was nothing of the kind.
poetical
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From this reading It was dim and poetical.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE LITTLE HOUSE IN MAYFAIR.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading What conventional words are those!
very
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From this reading The little house in Mayfair was very bright and gay.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The little house in Mayfair was very bright and gay.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What conventional words are those!
words
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