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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 It was strange to have to recognise in a scrap of a lazzarone a competitor to her magnificent Major.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading But Oronte gave us tea, with a hundred eager confusions--he had never been concerned in so queer a process--and I think she thought better of me for having at last an "establishment."
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading But Oronte gave us tea, with a hundred eager confusions--he had never been concerned in so queer a process--and I think she thought better of me for having at last an "establishment."
anecdotically
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From this reading It was she who scented danger first, for the Major was anecdotically unconscious.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading But Oronte gave us tea, with a hundred eager confusions--he had never been concerned in so queer a process--and I think she thought better of me for having at last an "establishment."
back
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From this reading I thought Mrs. Monarch's face slightly convulsed when, on her coming back with her husband, she found Oronte installed.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading But Oronte gave us tea, with a hundred eager confusions--he had never been concerned in so queer a process--and I think she thought better of me for having at last an "establishment."
better
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From this reading But Oronte gave us tea, with a hundred eager confusions--he had never been concerned in so queer a process--and I think she thought better of me for having at last an "establishment."
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But Oronte gave us tea, with a hundred eager confusions--he had never been concerned in so queer a process--and I think she thought better of me for having at last an "establishment."
coming
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From this reading I thought Mrs. Monarch's face slightly convulsed when, on her coming back with her husband, she found Oronte installed.
competitor
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From this reading It was strange to have to recognise in a scrap of a lazzarone a competitor to her magnificent Major.
concerned
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From this reading But Oronte gave us tea, with a hundred eager confusions--he had never been concerned in so queer a process--and I think she thought better of me for having at last an "establishment."
confusions
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From this reading But Oronte gave us tea, with a hundred eager confusions--he had never been concerned in so queer a process--and I think she thought better of me for having at last an "establishment."
convulsed
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From this reading I thought Mrs. Monarch's face slightly convulsed when, on her coming back with her husband, she found Oronte installed.
couplenounUS /ˈkʌpəl/
two people or things considered together
From this reading They saw a couple of drawings that I had made of the establishment, and Mrs. Monarch hinted that it never would have struck her he had sat for them.
danger
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From this reading It was she who scented danger first, for the Major was anecdotically unconscious.
drawings
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From this reading They saw a couple of drawings that I had made of the establishment, and Mrs. Monarch hinted that it never would have struck her he had sat for them.
eager
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From this reading But Oronte gave us tea, with a hundred eager confusions--he had never been concerned in so queer a process--and I think she thought better of me for having at last an "establishment."
establishment
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From this reading But Oronte gave us tea, with a hundred eager confusions--he had never been concerned in so queer a process--and I think she thought better of me for having at last an "establishment."
face
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From this reading I thought Mrs. Monarch's face slightly convulsed when, on her coming back with her husband, she found Oronte installed.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was she who scented danger first, for the Major was anecdotically unconscious.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It was she who scented danger first, for the Major was anecdotically unconscious.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I thought Mrs. Monarch's face slightly convulsed when, on her coming back with her husband, she found Oronte installed.
gave
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From this reading But Oronte gave us tea, with a hundred eager confusions--he had never been concerned in so queer a process--and I think she thought better of me for having at last an "establishment."
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading But Oronte gave us tea, with a hundred eager confusions--he had never been concerned in so queer a process--and I think she thought better of me for having at last an "establishment."
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading It was strange to have to recognise in a scrap of a lazzarone a competitor to her magnificent Major.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading But Oronte gave us tea, with a hundred eager confusions--he had never been concerned in so queer a process--and I think she thought better of me for having at last an "establishment."
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But Oronte gave us tea, with a hundred eager confusions--he had never been concerned in so queer a process--and I think she thought better of me for having at last an "establishment."
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading I thought Mrs. Monarch's face slightly convulsed when, on her coming back with her husband, she found Oronte installed.
hinted
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From this reading They saw a couple of drawings that I had made of the establishment, and Mrs. Monarch hinted that it never would have struck her he had sat for them.
hundred
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From this reading But Oronte gave us tea, with a hundred eager confusions--he had never been concerned in so queer a process--and I think she thought better of me for having at last an "establishment."
husband
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From this reading I thought Mrs. Monarch's face slightly convulsed when, on her coming back with her husband, she found Oronte installed.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I thought Mrs. Monarch's face slightly convulsed when, on her coming back with her husband, she found Oronte installed.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was strange to have to recognise in a scrap of a lazzarone a competitor to her magnificent Major.
installed
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From this reading I thought Mrs. Monarch's face slightly convulsed when, on her coming back with her husband, she found Oronte installed.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was strange to have to recognise in a scrap of a lazzarone a competitor to her magnificent Major.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But Oronte gave us tea, with a hundred eager confusions--he had never been concerned in so queer a process--and I think she thought better of me for having at last an "establishment."
lazzarone
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From this reading It was strange to have to recognise in a scrap of a lazzarone a competitor to her magnificent Major.
made
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From this reading They saw a couple of drawings that I had made of the establishment, and Mrs. Monarch hinted that it never would have struck her he had sat for them.
magnificent
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From this reading It was strange to have to recognise in a scrap of a lazzarone a competitor to her magnificent Major.
Major
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From this reading It was strange to have to recognise in a scrap of a lazzarone a competitor to her magnificent Major.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But Oronte gave us tea, with a hundred eager confusions--he had never been concerned in so queer a process--and I think she thought better of me for having at last an "establishment."
Monarch
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From this reading They saw a couple of drawings that I had made of the establishment, and Mrs. Monarch hinted that it never would have struck her he had sat for them.
Monarch's
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From this reading I thought Mrs. Monarch's face slightly convulsed when, on her coming back with her husband, she found Oronte installed.
Mrs
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From this reading I thought Mrs. Monarch's face slightly convulsed when, on her coming back with her husband, she found Oronte installed.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But Oronte gave us tea, with a hundred eager confusions--he had never been concerned in so queer a process--and I think she thought better of me for having at last an "establishment."
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was strange to have to recognise in a scrap of a lazzarone a competitor to her magnificent Major.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I thought Mrs. Monarch's face slightly convulsed when, on her coming back with her husband, she found Oronte installed.
Oronte
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From this reading I thought Mrs. Monarch's face slightly convulsed when, on her coming back with her husband, she found Oronte installed.
process
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From this reading But Oronte gave us tea, with a hundred eager confusions--he had never been concerned in so queer a process--and I think she thought better of me for having at last an "establishment."
queer
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From this reading But Oronte gave us tea, with a hundred eager confusions--he had never been concerned in so queer a process--and I think she thought better of me for having at last an "establishment."
recognise
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From this reading It was strange to have to recognise in a scrap of a lazzarone a competitor to her magnificent Major.
sat
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From this reading They saw a couple of drawings that I had made of the establishment, and Mrs. Monarch hinted that it never would have struck her he had sat for them.
saw
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From this reading They saw a couple of drawings that I had made of the establishment, and Mrs. Monarch hinted that it never would have struck her he had sat for them.
scented
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From this reading It was she who scented danger first, for the Major was anecdotically unconscious.
scrap
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From this reading It was strange to have to recognise in a scrap of a lazzarone a competitor to her magnificent Major.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I thought Mrs. Monarch's face slightly convulsed when, on her coming back with her husband, she found Oronte installed.
slightly
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From this reading I thought Mrs. Monarch's face slightly convulsed when, on her coming back with her husband, she found Oronte installed.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading But Oronte gave us tea, with a hundred eager confusions--he had never been concerned in so queer a process--and I think she thought better of me for having at last an "establishment."
strange
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From this reading It was strange to have to recognise in a scrap of a lazzarone a competitor to her magnificent Major.
strucknounUS /struck/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They saw a couple of drawings that I had made of the establishment, and Mrs. Monarch hinted that it never would have struck her he had sat for them.
tea
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From this reading But Oronte gave us tea, with a hundred eager confusions--he had never been concerned in so queer a process--and I think she thought better of me for having at last an "establishment."
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading They saw a couple of drawings that I had made of the establishment, and Mrs. Monarch hinted that it never would have struck her he had sat for them.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was she who scented danger first, for the Major was anecdotically unconscious.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading They saw a couple of drawings that I had made of the establishment, and Mrs. Monarch hinted that it never would have struck her he had sat for them.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They saw a couple of drawings that I had made of the establishment, and Mrs. Monarch hinted that it never would have struck her he had sat for them.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But Oronte gave us tea, with a hundred eager confusions--he had never been concerned in so queer a process--and I think she thought better of me for having at last an "establishment."
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I thought Mrs. Monarch's face slightly convulsed when, on her coming back with her husband, she found Oronte installed.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was strange to have to recognise in a scrap of a lazzarone a competitor to her magnificent Major.
unconscious
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From this reading It was she who scented danger first, for the Major was anecdotically unconscious.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But Oronte gave us tea, with a hundred eager confusions--he had never been concerned in so queer a process--and I think she thought better of me for having at last an "establishment."
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was strange to have to recognise in a scrap of a lazzarone a competitor to her magnificent Major.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading I thought Mrs. Monarch's face slightly convulsed when, on her coming back with her husband, she found Oronte installed.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading It was she who scented danger first, for the Major was anecdotically unconscious.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading I thought Mrs. Monarch's face slightly convulsed when, on her coming back with her husband, she found Oronte installed.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading They saw a couple of drawings that I had made of the establishment, and Mrs. Monarch hinted that it never would have struck her he had sat for them.
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