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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 will be remembered that Stellamaris was a young person of bountiful fortune.
administered
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From this reading She had stocks and shares and mortgages and landed property faithfully administered under a deed of trust.
all
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From this reading The Channel House and all that therein was, except Sir Oliver and Lady Blount's grievances, belonged to her.
almost
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From this reading She knew it; she had known it almost since infancy.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She had stocks and shares and mortgages and landed property faithfully administered under a deed of trust.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading IT will be remembered that Stellamaris was a young person of bountiful fortune.
belonged
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From this reading The Channel House and all that therein was, except Sir Oliver and Lady Blount's grievances, belonged to her.
Blount's
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From this reading The Channel House and all that therein was, except Sir Oliver and Lady Blount's grievances, belonged to her.
bountiful
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From this reading IT will be remembered that Stellamaris was a young person of bountiful fortune.
calm
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From this reading The sense of ownership in which she had grown up had its effect on her character, giving her the equipoise of a young reigning princess, calm and serene in her undisputed position.
Channel
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From this reading The Channel House and all that therein was, except Sir Oliver and Lady Blount's grievances, belonged to her.
character
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From this reading The sense of ownership in which she had grown up had its effect on her character, giving her the equipoise of a young reigning princess, calm and serene in her undisputed position.
deed
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From this reading She had stocks and shares and mortgages and landed property faithfully administered under a deed of trust.
effect
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From this reading The sense of ownership in which she had grown up had its effect on her character, giving her the equipoise of a young reigning princess, calm and serene in her undisputed position.
equipoise
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From this reading The sense of ownership in which she had grown up had its effect on her character, giving her the equipoise of a young reigning princess, calm and serene in her undisputed position.
exceptprepositionUS /ɪkˈsept/
apart from; not including
From this reading The Channel House and all that therein was, except Sir Oliver and Lady Blount's grievances, belonged to her.
faithfully
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From this reading She had stocks and shares and mortgages and landed property faithfully administered under a deed of trust.
fortunenounUS /ˈfortune/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading IT will be remembered that Stellamaris was a young person of bountiful fortune.
giving
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From this reading The sense of ownership in which she had grown up had its effect on her character, giving her the equipoise of a young reigning princess, calm and serene in her undisputed position.
grievances
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From this reading The Channel House and all that therein was, except Sir Oliver and Lady Blount's grievances, belonged to her.
grown
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From this reading The sense of ownership in which she had grown up had its effect on her character, giving her the equipoise of a young reigning princess, calm and serene in her undisputed position.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had stocks and shares and mortgages and landed property faithfully administered under a deed of trust.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The Channel House and all that therein was, except Sir Oliver and Lady Blount's grievances, belonged to her.
House
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From this reading The Channel House and all that therein was, except Sir Oliver and Lady Blount's grievances, belonged to her.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The sense of ownership in which she had grown up had its effect on her character, giving her the equipoise of a young reigning princess, calm and serene in her undisputed position.
infancy
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From this reading She knew it; she had known it almost since infancy.
ITpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading IT will be remembered that Stellamaris was a young person of bountiful fortune.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The sense of ownership in which she had grown up had its effect on her character, giving her the equipoise of a young reigning princess, calm and serene in her undisputed position.
knew
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From this reading She knew it; she had known it almost since infancy.
known
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From this reading She knew it; she had known it almost since infancy.
Lady
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From this reading The Channel House and all that therein was, except Sir Oliver and Lady Blount's grievances, belonged to her.
landed
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From this reading She had stocks and shares and mortgages and landed property faithfully administered under a deed of trust.
mortgages
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From this reading She had stocks and shares and mortgages and landed property faithfully administered under a deed of trust.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading IT will be remembered that Stellamaris was a young person of bountiful fortune.
Oliver
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From this reading The Channel House and all that therein was, except Sir Oliver and Lady Blount's grievances, belonged to her.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The sense of ownership in which she had grown up had its effect on her character, giving her the equipoise of a young reigning princess, calm and serene in her undisputed position.
ownership
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From this reading The sense of ownership in which she had grown up had its effect on her character, giving her the equipoise of a young reigning princess, calm and serene in her undisputed position.
person
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From this reading IT will be remembered that Stellamaris was a young person of bountiful fortune.
position
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From this reading The sense of ownership in which she had grown up had its effect on her character, giving her the equipoise of a young reigning princess, calm and serene in her undisputed position.
princessnounUS /ˈprɪn.ses/
The daughter of a monarch; a female member of a royal family.
From this reading The sense of ownership in which she had grown up had its effect on her character, giving her the equipoise of a young reigning princess, calm and serene in her undisputed position.
property
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From this reading She had stocks and shares and mortgages and landed property faithfully administered under a deed of trust.
reigning
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From this reading The sense of ownership in which she had grown up had its effect on her character, giving her the equipoise of a young reigning princess, calm and serene in her undisputed position.
remembered
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From this reading IT will be remembered that Stellamaris was a young person of bountiful fortune.
sense
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From this reading The sense of ownership in which she had grown up had its effect on her character, giving her the equipoise of a young reigning princess, calm and serene in her undisputed position.
serene
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From this reading The sense of ownership in which she had grown up had its effect on her character, giving her the equipoise of a young reigning princess, calm and serene in her undisputed position.
shares
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From this reading She had stocks and shares and mortgages and landed property faithfully administered under a deed of trust.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had stocks and shares and mortgages and landed property faithfully administered under a deed of trust.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading She knew it; she had known it almost since infancy.
Sir
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From this reading The Channel House and all that therein was, except Sir Oliver and Lady Blount's grievances, belonged to her.
Stellamaris
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From this reading IT will be remembered that Stellamaris was a young person of bountiful fortune.
stocks
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From this reading She had stocks and shares and mortgages and landed property faithfully administered under a deed of trust.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading IT will be remembered that Stellamaris was a young person of bountiful fortune.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Channel House and all that therein was, except Sir Oliver and Lady Blount's grievances, belonged to her.
therein
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From this reading The Channel House and all that therein was, except Sir Oliver and Lady Blount's grievances, belonged to her.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The Channel House and all that therein was, except Sir Oliver and Lady Blount's grievances, belonged to her.
trust
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From this reading She had stocks and shares and mortgages and landed property faithfully administered under a deed of trust.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading She had stocks and shares and mortgages and landed property faithfully administered under a deed of trust.
undisputed
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From this reading The sense of ownership in which she had grown up had its effect on her character, giving her the equipoise of a young reigning princess, calm and serene in her undisputed position.
up
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From this reading The sense of ownership in which she had grown up had its effect on her character, giving her the equipoise of a young reigning princess, calm and serene in her undisputed position.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading IT will be remembered that Stellamaris was a young person of bountiful fortune.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The sense of ownership in which she had grown up had its effect on her character, giving her the equipoise of a young reigning princess, calm and serene in her undisputed position.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading IT will be remembered that Stellamaris was a young person of bountiful fortune.
young
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From this reading IT will be remembered that Stellamaris was a young person of bountiful fortune.
