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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 The Red House at Holloway was, like its owner, a contradiction and an anomaly.
afterwards
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From this reading She had been known to buy a house for two thousand pounds for a mere caprice, and exchange it, six months afterwards, for a dinner service.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The Red House at Holloway was, like its owner, a contradiction and an anomaly.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Red House at Holloway was, like its owner, a contradiction and an anomaly.
anomaly
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From this reading The Red House at Holloway was, like its owner, a contradiction and an anomaly.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading But as a rule she was too shrewd to be cheated, for her income was not a tenth part of what she represented.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The Red House at Holloway was, like its owner, a contradiction and an anomaly.
bargains
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From this reading She was very fond of driving bargains, and sometimes she was horribly taken in.
Baroness
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From this reading It had lain for many years in Chancery, neglected and uncared-for, and the Baroness had purchased it for a song.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading But as a rule she was too shrewd to be cheated, for her income was not a tenth part of what she represented.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading She had been known to buy a house for two thousand pounds for a mere caprice, and exchange it, six months afterwards, for a dinner service.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But as a rule she was too shrewd to be cheated, for her income was not a tenth part of what she represented.
buy
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From this reading She had been known to buy a house for two thousand pounds for a mere caprice, and exchange it, six months afterwards, for a dinner service.
caprice
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From this reading She had been known to buy a house for two thousand pounds for a mere caprice, and exchange it, six months afterwards, for a dinner service.
Chancery
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From this reading It had lain for many years in Chancery, neglected and uncared-for, and the Baroness had purchased it for a song.
cheated
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From this reading But as a rule she was too shrewd to be cheated, for her income was not a tenth part of what she represented.
contradiction
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From this reading The Red House at Holloway was, like its owner, a contradiction and an anomaly.
dinner
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From this reading She had been known to buy a house for two thousand pounds for a mere caprice, and exchange it, six months afterwards, for a dinner service.
driving
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From this reading She was very fond of driving bargains, and sometimes she was horribly taken in.
exchange
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From this reading She had been known to buy a house for two thousand pounds for a mere caprice, and exchange it, six months afterwards, for a dinner service.
fond
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From this reading She was very fond of driving bargains, and sometimes she was horribly taken in.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It had lain for many years in Chancery, neglected and uncared-for, and the Baroness had purchased it for a song.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It had lain for many years in Chancery, neglected and uncared-for, and the Baroness had purchased it for a song.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading But as a rule she was too shrewd to be cheated, for her income was not a tenth part of what she represented.
Holloway
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From this reading The Red House at Holloway was, like its owner, a contradiction and an anomaly.
horribly
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From this reading She was very fond of driving bargains, and sometimes she was horribly taken in.
House
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From this reading The Red House at Holloway was, like its owner, a contradiction and an anomaly.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It had lain for many years in Chancery, neglected and uncared-for, and the Baroness had purchased it for a song.
income
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From this reading But as a rule she was too shrewd to be cheated, for her income was not a tenth part of what she represented.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It had lain for many years in Chancery, neglected and uncared-for, and the Baroness had purchased it for a song.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The Red House at Holloway was, like its owner, a contradiction and an anomaly.
known
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From this reading She had been known to buy a house for two thousand pounds for a mere caprice, and exchange it, six months afterwards, for a dinner service.
lain
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From this reading It had lain for many years in Chancery, neglected and uncared-for, and the Baroness had purchased it for a song.
like
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From this reading The Red House at Holloway was, like its owner, a contradiction and an anomaly.
many
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From this reading It had lain for many years in Chancery, neglected and uncared-for, and the Baroness had purchased it for a song.
mere
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From this reading She had been known to buy a house for two thousand pounds for a mere caprice, and exchange it, six months afterwards, for a dinner service.
months
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From this reading She had been known to buy a house for two thousand pounds for a mere caprice, and exchange it, six months afterwards, for a dinner service.
neglected
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From this reading It had lain for many years in Chancery, neglected and uncared-for, and the Baroness had purchased it for a song.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But as a rule she was too shrewd to be cheated, for her income was not a tenth part of what she represented.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She was very fond of driving bargains, and sometimes she was horribly taken in.
owner
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From this reading The Red House at Holloway was, like its owner, a contradiction and an anomaly.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But as a rule she was too shrewd to be cheated, for her income was not a tenth part of what she represented.
pounds
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From this reading She had been known to buy a house for two thousand pounds for a mere caprice, and exchange it, six months afterwards, for a dinner service.
purchased
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From this reading It had lain for many years in Chancery, neglected and uncared-for, and the Baroness had purchased it for a song.
Red
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From this reading The Red House at Holloway was, like its owner, a contradiction and an anomaly.
represented
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From this reading But as a rule she was too shrewd to be cheated, for her income was not a tenth part of what she represented.
rule
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From this reading But as a rule she was too shrewd to be cheated, for her income was not a tenth part of what she represented.
service
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From this reading She had been known to buy a house for two thousand pounds for a mere caprice, and exchange it, six months afterwards, for a dinner service.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was very fond of driving bargains, and sometimes she was horribly taken in.
shrewd
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From this reading But as a rule she was too shrewd to be cheated, for her income was not a tenth part of what she represented.
six
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From this reading She had been known to buy a house for two thousand pounds for a mere caprice, and exchange it, six months afterwards, for a dinner service.
sometimes
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From this reading She was very fond of driving bargains, and sometimes she was horribly taken in.
song
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From this reading It had lain for many years in Chancery, neglected and uncared-for, and the Baroness had purchased it for a song.
taken
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From this reading She was very fond of driving bargains, and sometimes she was horribly taken in.
tenth
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From this reading But as a rule she was too shrewd to be cheated, for her income was not a tenth part of what she represented.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Red House at Holloway was, like its owner, a contradiction and an anomaly.
thousand
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From this reading She had been known to buy a house for two thousand pounds for a mere caprice, and exchange it, six months afterwards, for a dinner service.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She had been known to buy a house for two thousand pounds for a mere caprice, and exchange it, six months afterwards, for a dinner service.
too
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From this reading But as a rule she was too shrewd to be cheated, for her income was not a tenth part of what she represented.
two
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From this reading She had been known to buy a house for two thousand pounds for a mere caprice, and exchange it, six months afterwards, for a dinner service.
uncared-for
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From this reading It had lain for many years in Chancery, neglected and uncared-for, and the Baroness had purchased it for a song.
very
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From this reading She was very fond of driving bargains, and sometimes she was horribly taken in.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The Red House at Holloway was, like its owner, a contradiction and an anomaly.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading But as a rule she was too shrewd to be cheated, for her income was not a tenth part of what she represented.
years
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From this reading It had lain for many years in Chancery, neglected and uncared-for, and the Baroness had purchased it for a song.
