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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 third generation of the Gates family consisted of two girls and a boy.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The third generation of the Gates family consisted of two girls and a boy.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading They were brought up as to their early childhood in what may be called moderate circumstances.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading They were brought up as to their early childhood in what may be called moderate circumstances.
became
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From this reading The environment of childhood became a memory: the reality of life was comprised in the super-luxurious existence on Nob Hill.
boy
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From this reading The third generation of the Gates family consisted of two girls and a boy.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading They were brought up as to their early childhood in what may be called moderate circumstances.
called
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From this reading They were brought up as to their early childhood in what may be called moderate circumstances.
Charles
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From this reading When Charles, Jr., was eleven, and his sisters six and eight, however, the family moved to a pretentious "mansion" on Nob Hill in San Francisco.
childhood
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From this reading They were brought up as to their early childhood in what may be called moderate circumstances.
Chinese
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From this reading A small home near the little mill town, a single Chinese servant, a setter dog, and plenty of horses formed their entourage.
circumstances
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From this reading They were brought up as to their early childhood in what may be called moderate circumstances.
comprised
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From this reading The environment of childhood became a memory: the reality of life was comprised in the super-luxurious existence on Nob Hill.
consisted
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From this reading The third generation of the Gates family consisted of two girls and a boy.
dog
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From this reading A small home near the little mill town, a single Chinese servant, a setter dog, and plenty of horses formed their entourage.
early
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From this reading They were brought up as to their early childhood in what may be called moderate circumstances.
eight
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From this reading When Charles, Jr., was eleven, and his sisters six and eight, however, the family moved to a pretentious "mansion" on Nob Hill in San Francisco.
eleven
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From this reading When Charles, Jr., was eleven, and his sisters six and eight, however, the family moved to a pretentious "mansion" on Nob Hill in San Francisco.
entourage
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From this reading A small home near the little mill town, a single Chinese servant, a setter dog, and plenty of horses formed their entourage.
environment
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From this reading The environment of childhood became a memory: the reality of life was comprised in the super-luxurious existence on Nob Hill.
existence
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From this reading The environment of childhood became a memory: the reality of life was comprised in the super-luxurious existence on Nob Hill.
family
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From this reading The third generation of the Gates family consisted of two girls and a boy.
formed
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From this reading A small home near the little mill town, a single Chinese servant, a setter dog, and plenty of horses formed their entourage.
Francisco
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Gates
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From this reading The third generation of the Gates family consisted of two girls and a boy.
generation
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From this reading The third generation of the Gates family consisted of two girls and a boy.
girls
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From this reading The third generation of the Gates family consisted of two girls and a boy.
Hill
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From this reading When Charles, Jr., was eleven, and his sisters six and eight, however, the family moved to a pretentious "mansion" on Nob Hill in San Francisco.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading When Charles, Jr., was eleven, and his sisters six and eight, however, the family moved to a pretentious "mansion" on Nob Hill in San Francisco.
home
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From this reading A small home near the little mill town, a single Chinese servant, a setter dog, and plenty of horses formed their entourage.
horses
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From this reading A small home near the little mill town, a single Chinese servant, a setter dog, and plenty of horses formed their entourage.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading When Charles, Jr., was eleven, and his sisters six and eight, however, the family moved to a pretentious "mansion" on Nob Hill in San Francisco.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading They were brought up as to their early childhood in what may be called moderate circumstances.
Jr
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From this reading When Charles, Jr., was eleven, and his sisters six and eight, however, the family moved to a pretentious "mansion" on Nob Hill in San Francisco.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The environment of childhood became a memory: the reality of life was comprised in the super-luxurious existence on Nob Hill.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A small home near the little mill town, a single Chinese servant, a setter dog, and plenty of horses formed their entourage.
mansion
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From this reading When Charles, Jr., was eleven, and his sisters six and eight, however, the family moved to a pretentious "mansion" on Nob Hill in San Francisco.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading They were brought up as to their early childhood in what may be called moderate circumstances.
memorynounUS /ˈmem.ər.i/
The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.
From this reading The environment of childhood became a memory: the reality of life was comprised in the super-luxurious existence on Nob Hill.
mill
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From this reading A small home near the little mill town, a single Chinese servant, a setter dog, and plenty of horses formed their entourage.
moderate
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From this reading They were brought up as to their early childhood in what may be called moderate circumstances.
moved
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From this reading When Charles, Jr., was eleven, and his sisters six and eight, however, the family moved to a pretentious "mansion" on Nob Hill in San Francisco.
near
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From this reading A small home near the little mill town, a single Chinese servant, a setter dog, and plenty of horses formed their entourage.
Nob
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From this reading When Charles, Jr., was eleven, and his sisters six and eight, however, the family moved to a pretentious "mansion" on Nob Hill in San Francisco.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The third generation of the Gates family consisted of two girls and a boy.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading When Charles, Jr., was eleven, and his sisters six and eight, however, the family moved to a pretentious "mansion" on Nob Hill in San Francisco.
plenty
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From this reading A small home near the little mill town, a single Chinese servant, a setter dog, and plenty of horses formed their entourage.
pretentious
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From this reading When Charles, Jr., was eleven, and his sisters six and eight, however, the family moved to a pretentious "mansion" on Nob Hill in San Francisco.
reality
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From this reading The environment of childhood became a memory: the reality of life was comprised in the super-luxurious existence on Nob Hill.
San
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From this reading When Charles, Jr., was eleven, and his sisters six and eight, however, the family moved to a pretentious "mansion" on Nob Hill in San Francisco.
servant
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From this reading A small home near the little mill town, a single Chinese servant, a setter dog, and plenty of horses formed their entourage.
setter
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From this reading A small home near the little mill town, a single Chinese servant, a setter dog, and plenty of horses formed their entourage.
single
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From this reading A small home near the little mill town, a single Chinese servant, a setter dog, and plenty of horses formed their entourage.
sisters
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From this reading When Charles, Jr., was eleven, and his sisters six and eight, however, the family moved to a pretentious "mansion" on Nob Hill in San Francisco.
six
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From this reading When Charles, Jr., was eleven, and his sisters six and eight, however, the family moved to a pretentious "mansion" on Nob Hill in San Francisco.
small
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From this reading A small home near the little mill town, a single Chinese servant, a setter dog, and plenty of horses formed their entourage.
super-luxurious
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From this reading The environment of childhood became a memory: the reality of life was comprised in the super-luxurious existence on Nob Hill.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The third generation of the Gates family consisted of two girls and a boy.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading They were brought up as to their early childhood in what may be called moderate circumstances.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They were brought up as to their early childhood in what may be called moderate circumstances.
thirdnounUS /third/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The third generation of the Gates family consisted of two girls and a boy.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They were brought up as to their early childhood in what may be called moderate circumstances.
town
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From this reading A small home near the little mill town, a single Chinese servant, a setter dog, and plenty of horses formed their entourage.
two
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From this reading The third generation of the Gates family consisted of two girls and a boy.
up
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From this reading They were brought up as to their early childhood in what may be called moderate circumstances.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When Charles, Jr., was eleven, and his sisters six and eight, however, the family moved to a pretentious "mansion" on Nob Hill in San Francisco.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They were brought up as to their early childhood in what may be called moderate circumstances.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading They were brought up as to their early childhood in what may be called moderate circumstances.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When Charles, Jr., was eleven, and his sisters six and eight, however, the family moved to a pretentious "mansion" on Nob Hill in San Francisco.
