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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 colored; she did not like her brother’s rough and blunt ways of putting things, though it was a Courcy habit into which she herself lapsed in cynical and imprudent moments.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “Ronnie,” said Mouse to her elder brother one morning, “I don’t think I’ve ever told you about those new people to whom Gerald sold Vale Royal----” “To whom _you_ sold Vale Royal,” said Lord Hurstmanceaux with curt significance.
alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When I came from Cairo they were already in it.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She colored; she did not like her brother’s rough and blunt ways of putting things, though it was a Courcy habit into which she herself lapsed in cynical and imprudent moments.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “They are such fun; you can’t imagine how delightful they are; and they have made Harrenden House a paradise.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She let the subject pass, however, and continued as if she had not heard the correction.
blunt
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From this reading She colored; she did not like her brother’s rough and blunt ways of putting things, though it was a Courcy habit into which she herself lapsed in cynical and imprudent moments.
brother
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From this reading “Ronnie,” said Mouse to her elder brother one morning, “I don’t think I’ve ever told you about those new people to whom Gerald sold Vale Royal----” “To whom _you_ sold Vale Royal,” said Lord Hurstmanceaux with curt significance.
brother's
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From this reading She colored; she did not like her brother’s rough and blunt ways of putting things, though it was a Courcy habit into which she herself lapsed in cynical and imprudent moments.
Cairo
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From this reading When I came from Cairo they were already in it.
came
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From this reading When I came from Cairo they were already in it.
can't
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From this reading “They are such fun; you can’t imagine how delightful they are; and they have made Harrenden House a paradise.
colored
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From this reading She colored; she did not like her brother’s rough and blunt ways of putting things, though it was a Courcy habit into which she herself lapsed in cynical and imprudent moments.
continuednounUS /ˈcontinued/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She let the subject pass, however, and continued as if she had not heard the correction.
correction
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From this reading She let the subject pass, however, and continued as if she had not heard the correction.
Courcy
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From this reading She colored; she did not like her brother’s rough and blunt ways of putting things, though it was a Courcy habit into which she herself lapsed in cynical and imprudent moments.
curt
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From this reading “Ronnie,” said Mouse to her elder brother one morning, “I don’t think I’ve ever told you about those new people to whom Gerald sold Vale Royal----” “To whom _you_ sold Vale Royal,” said Lord Hurstmanceaux with curt significance.
cynical
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From this reading She colored; she did not like her brother’s rough and blunt ways of putting things, though it was a Courcy habit into which she herself lapsed in cynical and imprudent moments.
delightful
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From this reading “They are such fun; you can’t imagine how delightful they are; and they have made Harrenden House a paradise.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading She colored; she did not like her brother’s rough and blunt ways of putting things, though it was a Courcy habit into which she herself lapsed in cynical and imprudent moments.
don't
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From this reading “Ronnie,” said Mouse to her elder brother one morning, “I don’t think I’ve ever told you about those new people to whom Gerald sold Vale Royal----” “To whom _you_ sold Vale Royal,” said Lord Hurstmanceaux with curt significance.
elder
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From this reading “Ronnie,” said Mouse to her elder brother one morning, “I don’t think I’ve ever told you about those new people to whom Gerald sold Vale Royal----” “To whom _you_ sold Vale Royal,” said Lord Hurstmanceaux with curt significance.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Ronnie,” said Mouse to her elder brother one morning, “I don’t think I’ve ever told you about those new people to whom Gerald sold Vale Royal----” “To whom _you_ sold Vale Royal,” said Lord Hurstmanceaux with curt significance.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading When I came from Cairo they were already in it.
fun
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From this reading “They are such fun; you can’t imagine how delightful they are; and they have made Harrenden House a paradise.
Gerald
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From this reading “Ronnie,” said Mouse to her elder brother one morning, “I don’t think I’ve ever told you about those new people to whom Gerald sold Vale Royal----” “To whom _you_ sold Vale Royal,” said Lord Hurstmanceaux with curt significance.
habit
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From this reading She colored; she did not like her brother’s rough and blunt ways of putting things, though it was a Courcy habit into which she herself lapsed in cynical and imprudent moments.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She let the subject pass, however, and continued as if she had not heard the correction.
Harrenden
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From this reading “They are such fun; you can’t imagine how delightful they are; and they have made Harrenden House a paradise.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “They are such fun; you can’t imagine how delightful they are; and they have made Harrenden House a paradise.
heard
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From this reading She let the subject pass, however, and continued as if she had not heard the correction.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “Ronnie,” said Mouse to her elder brother one morning, “I don’t think I’ve ever told you about those new people to whom Gerald sold Vale Royal----” “To whom _you_ sold Vale Royal,” said Lord Hurstmanceaux with curt significance.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading She colored; she did not like her brother’s rough and blunt ways of putting things, though it was a Courcy habit into which she herself lapsed in cynical and imprudent moments.
House
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From this reading “They are such fun; you can’t imagine how delightful they are; and they have made Harrenden House a paradise.
how
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From this reading “They are such fun; you can’t imagine how delightful they are; and they have made Harrenden House a paradise.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading She let the subject pass, however, and continued as if she had not heard the correction.
Hurstmanceaux
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From this reading “Ronnie,” said Mouse to her elder brother one morning, “I don’t think I’ve ever told you about those new people to whom Gerald sold Vale Royal----” “To whom _you_ sold Vale Royal,” said Lord Hurstmanceaux with curt significance.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Ronnie,” said Mouse to her elder brother one morning, “I don’t think I’ve ever told you about those new people to whom Gerald sold Vale Royal----” “To whom _you_ sold Vale Royal,” said Lord Hurstmanceaux with curt significance.
I've
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From this reading “Ronnie,” said Mouse to her elder brother one morning, “I don’t think I’ve ever told you about those new people to whom Gerald sold Vale Royal----” “To whom _you_ sold Vale Royal,” said Lord Hurstmanceaux with curt significance.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading She let the subject pass, however, and continued as if she had not heard the correction.
imaginenounUS /ˈimagine/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “They are such fun; you can’t imagine how delightful they are; and they have made Harrenden House a paradise.
imprudent
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From this reading She colored; she did not like her brother’s rough and blunt ways of putting things, though it was a Courcy habit into which she herself lapsed in cynical and imprudent moments.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She colored; she did not like her brother’s rough and blunt ways of putting things, though it was a Courcy habit into which she herself lapsed in cynical and imprudent moments.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading She colored; she did not like her brother’s rough and blunt ways of putting things, though it was a Courcy habit into which she herself lapsed in cynical and imprudent moments.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She colored; she did not like her brother’s rough and blunt ways of putting things, though it was a Courcy habit into which she herself lapsed in cynical and imprudent moments.
lapsed
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From this reading She colored; she did not like her brother’s rough and blunt ways of putting things, though it was a Courcy habit into which she herself lapsed in cynical and imprudent moments.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading She let the subject pass, however, and continued as if she had not heard the correction.
like
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From this reading She colored; she did not like her brother’s rough and blunt ways of putting things, though it was a Courcy habit into which she herself lapsed in cynical and imprudent moments.
Lord
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From this reading “Ronnie,” said Mouse to her elder brother one morning, “I don’t think I’ve ever told you about those new people to whom Gerald sold Vale Royal----” “To whom _you_ sold Vale Royal,” said Lord Hurstmanceaux with curt significance.
made
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From this reading “They are such fun; you can’t imagine how delightful they are; and they have made Harrenden House a paradise.
moments
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From this reading She colored; she did not like her brother’s rough and blunt ways of putting things, though it was a Courcy habit into which she herself lapsed in cynical and imprudent moments.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Ronnie,” said Mouse to her elder brother one morning, “I don’t think I’ve ever told you about those new people to whom Gerald sold Vale Royal----” “To whom _you_ sold Vale Royal,” said Lord Hurstmanceaux with curt significance.
Mouse
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From this reading “Ronnie,” said Mouse to her elder brother one morning, “I don’t think I’ve ever told you about those new people to whom Gerald sold Vale Royal----” “To whom _you_ sold Vale Royal,” said Lord Hurstmanceaux with curt significance.
new
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From this reading “Ronnie,” said Mouse to her elder brother one morning, “I don’t think I’ve ever told you about those new people to whom Gerald sold Vale Royal----” “To whom _you_ sold Vale Royal,” said Lord Hurstmanceaux with curt significance.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She colored; she did not like her brother’s rough and blunt ways of putting things, though it was a Courcy habit into which she herself lapsed in cynical and imprudent moments.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She colored; she did not like her brother’s rough and blunt ways of putting things, though it was a Courcy habit into which she herself lapsed in cynical and imprudent moments.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “Ronnie,” said Mouse to her elder brother one morning, “I don’t think I’ve ever told you about those new people to whom Gerald sold Vale Royal----” “To whom _you_ sold Vale Royal,” said Lord Hurstmanceaux with curt significance.
paradise
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From this reading “They are such fun; you can’t imagine how delightful they are; and they have made Harrenden House a paradise.
pass
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From this reading She let the subject pass, however, and continued as if she had not heard the correction.
people
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From this reading “Ronnie,” said Mouse to her elder brother one morning, “I don’t think I’ve ever told you about those new people to whom Gerald sold Vale Royal----” “To whom _you_ sold Vale Royal,” said Lord Hurstmanceaux with curt significance.
putting
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From this reading She colored; she did not like her brother’s rough and blunt ways of putting things, though it was a Courcy habit into which she herself lapsed in cynical and imprudent moments.
Ronnie
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From this reading “Ronnie,” said Mouse to her elder brother one morning, “I don’t think I’ve ever told you about those new people to whom Gerald sold Vale Royal----” “To whom _you_ sold Vale Royal,” said Lord Hurstmanceaux with curt significance.
rough
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From this reading She colored; she did not like her brother’s rough and blunt ways of putting things, though it was a Courcy habit into which she herself lapsed in cynical and imprudent moments.
Royal
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From this reading “Ronnie,” said Mouse to her elder brother one morning, “I don’t think I’ve ever told you about those new people to whom Gerald sold Vale Royal----” “To whom _you_ sold Vale Royal,” said Lord Hurstmanceaux with curt significance.
said
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From this reading “Ronnie,” said Mouse to her elder brother one morning, “I don’t think I’ve ever told you about those new people to whom Gerald sold Vale Royal----” “To whom _you_ sold Vale Royal,” said Lord Hurstmanceaux with curt significance.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She colored; she did not like her brother’s rough and blunt ways of putting things, though it was a Courcy habit into which she herself lapsed in cynical and imprudent moments.
significance
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From this reading “Ronnie,” said Mouse to her elder brother one morning, “I don’t think I’ve ever told you about those new people to whom Gerald sold Vale Royal----” “To whom _you_ sold Vale Royal,” said Lord Hurstmanceaux with curt significance.
sold
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From this reading “Ronnie,” said Mouse to her elder brother one morning, “I don’t think I’ve ever told you about those new people to whom Gerald sold Vale Royal----” “To whom _you_ sold Vale Royal,” said Lord Hurstmanceaux with curt significance.
subject
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From this reading She let the subject pass, however, and continued as if she had not heard the correction.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading “They are such fun; you can’t imagine how delightful they are; and they have made Harrenden House a paradise.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She let the subject pass, however, and continued as if she had not heard the correction.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “They are such fun; you can’t imagine how delightful they are; and they have made Harrenden House a paradise.
things
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From this reading She colored; she did not like her brother’s rough and blunt ways of putting things, though it was a Courcy habit into which she herself lapsed in cynical and imprudent moments.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Ronnie,” said Mouse to her elder brother one morning, “I don’t think I’ve ever told you about those new people to whom Gerald sold Vale Royal----” “To whom _you_ sold Vale Royal,” said Lord Hurstmanceaux with curt significance.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading “Ronnie,” said Mouse to her elder brother one morning, “I don’t think I’ve ever told you about those new people to whom Gerald sold Vale Royal----” “To whom _you_ sold Vale Royal,” said Lord Hurstmanceaux with curt significance.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading She colored; she did not like her brother’s rough and blunt ways of putting things, though it was a Courcy habit into which she herself lapsed in cynical and imprudent moments.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Ronnie,” said Mouse to her elder brother one morning, “I don’t think I’ve ever told you about those new people to whom Gerald sold Vale Royal----” “To whom _you_ sold Vale Royal,” said Lord Hurstmanceaux with curt significance.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Ronnie,” said Mouse to her elder brother one morning, “I don’t think I’ve ever told you about those new people to whom Gerald sold Vale Royal----” “To whom _you_ sold Vale Royal,” said Lord Hurstmanceaux with curt significance.
Vale
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From this reading “Ronnie,” said Mouse to her elder brother one morning, “I don’t think I’ve ever told you about those new people to whom Gerald sold Vale Royal----” “To whom _you_ sold Vale Royal,” said Lord Hurstmanceaux with curt significance.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She colored; she did not like her brother’s rough and blunt ways of putting things, though it was a Courcy habit into which she herself lapsed in cynical and imprudent moments.
ways
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From this reading She colored; she did not like her brother’s rough and blunt ways of putting things, though it was a Courcy habit into which she herself lapsed in cynical and imprudent moments.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading When I came from Cairo they were already in it.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When I came from Cairo they were already in it.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading She colored; she did not like her brother’s rough and blunt ways of putting things, though it was a Courcy habit into which she herself lapsed in cynical and imprudent moments.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Ronnie,” said Mouse to her elder brother one morning, “I don’t think I’ve ever told you about those new people to whom Gerald sold Vale Royal----” “To whom _you_ sold Vale Royal,” said Lord Hurstmanceaux with curt significance.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading “Ronnie,” said Mouse to her elder brother one morning, “I don’t think I’ve ever told you about those new people to whom Gerald sold Vale Royal----” “To whom _you_ sold Vale Royal,” said Lord Hurstmanceaux with curt significance.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Ronnie,” said Mouse to her elder brother one morning, “I don’t think I’ve ever told you about those new people to whom Gerald sold Vale Royal----” “To whom _you_ sold Vale Royal,” said Lord Hurstmanceaux with curt significance.
