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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 She wrote a garrulous letter to Miss Winchelsea, describing her home-coming and the astonishing arrangements of their "teeny, weeny" little house.
all
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From this reading Mr. Se'noks was now beginning to assume a refinement in Miss Winchelsea's memory out of all proportion to the facts of the case, and she tried in vain to imagine his cultured greatness in a "teeny weeny" little house.
Amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "Am busy enamelling a cosy corner," said Fanny, sprawling to the end of her third sheet, "so excuse more."
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They had been in Rome at Easter, and Fanny was married in the August vacation.
answerednounUS /ˈanswered/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Miss Winchelsea answered in her best style, gently poking fun at Fanny's arrangements, and hoping intensely that Mr. Se'noks might see the letter.
arrangements
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From this reading She wrote a garrulous letter to Miss Winchelsea, describing her home-coming and the astonishing arrangements of their "teeny, weeny" little house.
assume
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From this reading Mr. Se'noks was now beginning to assume a refinement in Miss Winchelsea's memory out of all proportion to the facts of the case, and she tried in vain to imagine his cultured greatness in a "teeny weeny" little house.
astonishing
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From this reading She wrote a garrulous letter to Miss Winchelsea, describing her home-coming and the astonishing arrangements of their "teeny, weeny" little house.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading They had been in Rome at Easter, and Fanny was married in the August vacation.
August
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From this reading They had been in Rome at Easter, and Fanny was married in the August vacation.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading They had been in Rome at Easter, and Fanny was married in the August vacation.
beginningnounUS /ˈbeginning/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Mr. Se'noks was now beginning to assume a refinement in Miss Winchelsea's memory out of all proportion to the facts of the case, and she tried in vain to imagine his cultured greatness in a "teeny weeny" little house.
best
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From this reading Miss Winchelsea answered in her best style, gently poking fun at Fanny's arrangements, and hoping intensely that Mr. Se'noks might see the letter.
busy
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From this reading "Am busy enamelling a cosy corner," said Fanny, sprawling to the end of her third sheet, "so excuse more."
case
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From this reading Mr. Se'noks was now beginning to assume a refinement in Miss Winchelsea's memory out of all proportion to the facts of the case, and she tried in vain to imagine his cultured greatness in a "teeny weeny" little house.
corner
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From this reading "Am busy enamelling a cosy corner," said Fanny, sprawling to the end of her third sheet, "so excuse more."
cosy
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From this reading "Am busy enamelling a cosy corner," said Fanny, sprawling to the end of her third sheet, "so excuse more."
cultured
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From this reading Mr. Se'noks was now beginning to assume a refinement in Miss Winchelsea's memory out of all proportion to the facts of the case, and she tried in vain to imagine his cultured greatness in a "teeny weeny" little house.
describing
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From this reading She wrote a garrulous letter to Miss Winchelsea, describing her home-coming and the astonishing arrangements of their "teeny, weeny" little house.
Easter
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From this reading They had been in Rome at Easter, and Fanny was married in the August vacation.
enamelling
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From this reading "Am busy enamelling a cosy corner," said Fanny, sprawling to the end of her third sheet, "so excuse more."
end
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From this reading "Am busy enamelling a cosy corner," said Fanny, sprawling to the end of her third sheet, "so excuse more."
excuse
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From this reading "Am busy enamelling a cosy corner," said Fanny, sprawling to the end of her third sheet, "so excuse more."
facts
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From this reading Mr. Se'noks was now beginning to assume a refinement in Miss Winchelsea's memory out of all proportion to the facts of the case, and she tried in vain to imagine his cultured greatness in a "teeny weeny" little house.
Fanny
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From this reading They had been in Rome at Easter, and Fanny was married in the August vacation.
Fanny's
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From this reading Miss Winchelsea answered in her best style, gently poking fun at Fanny's arrangements, and hoping intensely that Mr. Se'noks might see the letter.
fun
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From this reading Miss Winchelsea answered in her best style, gently poking fun at Fanny's arrangements, and hoping intensely that Mr. Se'noks might see the letter.
garrulous
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From this reading She wrote a garrulous letter to Miss Winchelsea, describing her home-coming and the astonishing arrangements of their "teeny, weeny" little house.
gently
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From this reading Miss Winchelsea answered in her best style, gently poking fun at Fanny's arrangements, and hoping intensely that Mr. Se'noks might see the letter.
greatness
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From this reading Mr. Se'noks was now beginning to assume a refinement in Miss Winchelsea's memory out of all proportion to the facts of the case, and she tried in vain to imagine his cultured greatness in a "teeny weeny" little house.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading They had been in Rome at Easter, and Fanny was married in the August vacation.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She wrote a garrulous letter to Miss Winchelsea, describing her home-coming and the astonishing arrangements of their "teeny, weeny" little house.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Mr. Se'noks was now beginning to assume a refinement in Miss Winchelsea's memory out of all proportion to the facts of the case, and she tried in vain to imagine his cultured greatness in a "teeny weeny" little house.
home-coming
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From this reading She wrote a garrulous letter to Miss Winchelsea, describing her home-coming and the astonishing arrangements of their "teeny, weeny" little house.
hoping
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From this reading Miss Winchelsea answered in her best style, gently poking fun at Fanny's arrangements, and hoping intensely that Mr. Se'noks might see the letter.
house
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From this reading She wrote a garrulous letter to Miss Winchelsea, describing her home-coming and the astonishing arrangements of their "teeny, weeny" little house.
imaginenounUS /ˈimagine/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Mr. Se'noks was now beginning to assume a refinement in Miss Winchelsea's memory out of all proportion to the facts of the case, and she tried in vain to imagine his cultured greatness in a "teeny weeny" little house.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading They had been in Rome at Easter, and Fanny was married in the August vacation.
intensely
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From this reading Miss Winchelsea answered in her best style, gently poking fun at Fanny's arrangements, and hoping intensely that Mr. Se'noks might see the letter.
letter
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From this reading She wrote a garrulous letter to Miss Winchelsea, describing her home-coming and the astonishing arrangements of their "teeny, weeny" little house.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She wrote a garrulous letter to Miss Winchelsea, describing her home-coming and the astonishing arrangements of their "teeny, weeny" little house.
married
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From this reading They had been in Rome at Easter, and Fanny was married in the August vacation.
memorynounUS /ˈmem.ər.i/
The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.
From this reading Mr. Se'noks was now beginning to assume a refinement in Miss Winchelsea's memory out of all proportion to the facts of the case, and she tried in vain to imagine his cultured greatness in a "teeny weeny" little house.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Miss Winchelsea answered in her best style, gently poking fun at Fanny's arrangements, and hoping intensely that Mr. Se'noks might see the letter.
Miss
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From this reading She wrote a garrulous letter to Miss Winchelsea, describing her home-coming and the astonishing arrangements of their "teeny, weeny" little house.
more
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From this reading "Am busy enamelling a cosy corner," said Fanny, sprawling to the end of her third sheet, "so excuse more."
Mr
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From this reading Mr. Se'noks was now beginning to assume a refinement in Miss Winchelsea's memory out of all proportion to the facts of the case, and she tried in vain to imagine his cultured greatness in a "teeny weeny" little house.
now
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From this reading Mr. Se'noks was now beginning to assume a refinement in Miss Winchelsea's memory out of all proportion to the facts of the case, and she tried in vain to imagine his cultured greatness in a "teeny weeny" little house.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She wrote a garrulous letter to Miss Winchelsea, describing her home-coming and the astonishing arrangements of their "teeny, weeny" little house.
out
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From this reading Mr. Se'noks was now beginning to assume a refinement in Miss Winchelsea's memory out of all proportion to the facts of the case, and she tried in vain to imagine his cultured greatness in a "teeny weeny" little house.
poking
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From this reading Miss Winchelsea answered in her best style, gently poking fun at Fanny's arrangements, and hoping intensely that Mr. Se'noks might see the letter.
proportion
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From this reading Mr. Se'noks was now beginning to assume a refinement in Miss Winchelsea's memory out of all proportion to the facts of the case, and she tried in vain to imagine his cultured greatness in a "teeny weeny" little house.
refinement
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From this reading Mr. Se'noks was now beginning to assume a refinement in Miss Winchelsea's memory out of all proportion to the facts of the case, and she tried in vain to imagine his cultured greatness in a "teeny weeny" little house.
Rome
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From this reading They had been in Rome at Easter, and Fanny was married in the August vacation.
said
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From this reading "Am busy enamelling a cosy corner," said Fanny, sprawling to the end of her third sheet, "so excuse more."
Se'noks
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From this reading Mr. Se'noks was now beginning to assume a refinement in Miss Winchelsea's memory out of all proportion to the facts of the case, and she tried in vain to imagine his cultured greatness in a "teeny weeny" little house.
see
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From this reading Miss Winchelsea answered in her best style, gently poking fun at Fanny's arrangements, and hoping intensely that Mr. Se'noks might see the letter.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She wrote a garrulous letter to Miss Winchelsea, describing her home-coming and the astonishing arrangements of their "teeny, weeny" little house.
sheet
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From this reading "Am busy enamelling a cosy corner," said Fanny, sprawling to the end of her third sheet, "so excuse more."
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "Am busy enamelling a cosy corner," said Fanny, sprawling to the end of her third sheet, "so excuse more."
sprawling
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From this reading "Am busy enamelling a cosy corner," said Fanny, sprawling to the end of her third sheet, "so excuse more."
style
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From this reading Miss Winchelsea answered in her best style, gently poking fun at Fanny's arrangements, and hoping intensely that Mr. Se'noks might see the letter.
teeny
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From this reading She wrote a garrulous letter to Miss Winchelsea, describing her home-coming and the astonishing arrangements of their "teeny, weeny" little house.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Miss Winchelsea answered in her best style, gently poking fun at Fanny's arrangements, and hoping intensely that Mr. Se'noks might see the letter.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading They had been in Rome at Easter, and Fanny was married in the August vacation.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading She wrote a garrulous letter to Miss Winchelsea, describing her home-coming and the astonishing arrangements of their "teeny, weeny" little house.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They had been in Rome at Easter, and Fanny was married in the August vacation.
thirdnounUS /third/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Am busy enamelling a cosy corner," said Fanny, sprawling to the end of her third sheet, "so excuse more."
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She wrote a garrulous letter to Miss Winchelsea, describing her home-coming and the astonishing arrangements of their "teeny, weeny" little house.
tried
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From this reading Mr. Se'noks was now beginning to assume a refinement in Miss Winchelsea's memory out of all proportion to the facts of the case, and she tried in vain to imagine his cultured greatness in a "teeny weeny" little house.
vacation
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From this reading They had been in Rome at Easter, and Fanny was married in the August vacation.
vain
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From this reading Mr. Se'noks was now beginning to assume a refinement in Miss Winchelsea's memory out of all proportion to the facts of the case, and she tried in vain to imagine his cultured greatness in a "teeny weeny" little house.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading They had been in Rome at Easter, and Fanny was married in the August vacation.
weeny
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From this reading She wrote a garrulous letter to Miss Winchelsea, describing her home-coming and the astonishing arrangements of their "teeny, weeny" little house.
Winchelsea
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From this reading She wrote a garrulous letter to Miss Winchelsea, describing her home-coming and the astonishing arrangements of their "teeny, weeny" little house.
Winchelsea's
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From this reading Mr. Se'noks was now beginning to assume a refinement in Miss Winchelsea's memory out of all proportion to the facts of the case, and she tried in vain to imagine his cultured greatness in a "teeny weeny" little house.
wrote
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From this reading She wrote a garrulous letter to Miss Winchelsea, describing her home-coming and the astonishing arrangements of their "teeny, weeny" little house.
