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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 At Ravensham House on the borders of Richmond Park, suburban seat of the Casterley family, ever since it became usual to have a residence within easy driving distance of Westminster—in a large conservatory adjoining the hall, Lady Casterley stood in front of some Japanese lilies.
adjoining
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From this reading At Ravensham House on the borders of Richmond Park, suburban seat of the Casterley family, ever since it became usual to have a residence within easy driving distance of Westminster—in a large conservatory adjoining the hall, Lady Casterley stood in front of some Japanese lilies.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading She was a slender, short old woman, with an ivory-coloured face, a thin nose, and keen eyes half-veiled by delicate wrinkled lids.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She was a slender, short old woman, with an ivory-coloured face, a thin nose, and keen eyes half-veiled by delicate wrinkled lids.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At Ravensham House on the borders of Richmond Park, suburban seat of the Casterley family, ever since it became usual to have a residence within easy driving distance of Westminster—in a large conservatory adjoining the hall, Lady Casterley stood in front of some Japanese lilies.
became
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From this reading At Ravensham House on the borders of Richmond Park, suburban seat of the Casterley family, ever since it became usual to have a residence within easy driving distance of Westminster—in a large conservatory adjoining the hall, Lady Casterley stood in front of some Japanese lilies.
borders
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From this reading At Ravensham House on the borders of Richmond Park, suburban seat of the Casterley family, ever since it became usual to have a residence within easy driving distance of Westminster—in a large conservatory adjoining the hall, Lady Casterley stood in front of some Japanese lilies.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading She was a slender, short old woman, with an ivory-coloured face, a thin nose, and keen eyes half-veiled by delicate wrinkled lids.
carved
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From this reading Very still, in her grey dress, and with grey hair, she gave the impression of a little figure carved out of fine, worn steel.
Casterley
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From this reading At Ravensham House on the borders of Richmond Park, suburban seat of the Casterley family, ever since it became usual to have a residence within easy driving distance of Westminster—in a large conservatory adjoining the hall, Lady Casterley stood in front of some Japanese lilies.
conservatory
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From this reading At Ravensham House on the borders of Richmond Park, suburban seat of the Casterley family, ever since it became usual to have a residence within easy driving distance of Westminster—in a large conservatory adjoining the hall, Lady Casterley stood in front of some Japanese lilies.
COURT
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From this reading MONKLAND COURT, “DEVON.
delicate
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From this reading She was a slender, short old woman, with an ivory-coloured face, a thin nose, and keen eyes half-veiled by delicate wrinkled lids.
DEVON
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From this reading MONKLAND COURT, “DEVON.
distance
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From this reading At Ravensham House on the borders of Richmond Park, suburban seat of the Casterley family, ever since it became usual to have a residence within easy driving distance of Westminster—in a large conservatory adjoining the hall, Lady Casterley stood in front of some Japanese lilies.
dress
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From this reading Very still, in her grey dress, and with grey hair, she gave the impression of a little figure carved out of fine, worn steel.
driving
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From this reading At Ravensham House on the borders of Richmond Park, suburban seat of the Casterley family, ever since it became usual to have a residence within easy driving distance of Westminster—in a large conservatory adjoining the hall, Lady Casterley stood in front of some Japanese lilies.
easy
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From this reading At Ravensham House on the borders of Richmond Park, suburban seat of the Casterley family, ever since it became usual to have a residence within easy driving distance of Westminster—in a large conservatory adjoining the hall, Lady Casterley stood in front of some Japanese lilies.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At Ravensham House on the borders of Richmond Park, suburban seat of the Casterley family, ever since it became usual to have a residence within easy driving distance of Westminster—in a large conservatory adjoining the hall, Lady Casterley stood in front of some Japanese lilies.
eyes
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From this reading She was a slender, short old woman, with an ivory-coloured face, a thin nose, and keen eyes half-veiled by delicate wrinkled lids.
face
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From this reading She was a slender, short old woman, with an ivory-coloured face, a thin nose, and keen eyes half-veiled by delicate wrinkled lids.
family
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From this reading At Ravensham House on the borders of Richmond Park, suburban seat of the Casterley family, ever since it became usual to have a residence within easy driving distance of Westminster—in a large conservatory adjoining the hall, Lady Casterley stood in front of some Japanese lilies.
figure
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From this reading Very still, in her grey dress, and with grey hair, she gave the impression of a little figure carved out of fine, worn steel.
finenounUS /fine/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Very still, in her grey dress, and with grey hair, she gave the impression of a little figure carved out of fine, worn steel.
firm
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From this reading Her firm, spidery hand held a letter written in free somewhat sprawling style:
freeadjectiveUS /friː/
acting without enough restraint or discipline
From this reading Her firm, spidery hand held a letter written in free somewhat sprawling style:
front
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From this reading At Ravensham House on the borders of Richmond Park, suburban seat of the Casterley family, ever since it became usual to have a residence within easy driving distance of Westminster—in a large conservatory adjoining the hall, Lady Casterley stood in front of some Japanese lilies.
gave
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From this reading Very still, in her grey dress, and with grey hair, she gave the impression of a little figure carved out of fine, worn steel.
grey
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From this reading Very still, in her grey dress, and with grey hair, she gave the impression of a little figure carved out of fine, worn steel.
hair
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From this reading Very still, in her grey dress, and with grey hair, she gave the impression of a little figure carved out of fine, worn steel.
half-veiled
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From this reading She was a slender, short old woman, with an ivory-coloured face, a thin nose, and keen eyes half-veiled by delicate wrinkled lids.
hall
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From this reading At Ravensham House on the borders of Richmond Park, suburban seat of the Casterley family, ever since it became usual to have a residence within easy driving distance of Westminster—in a large conservatory adjoining the hall, Lady Casterley stood in front of some Japanese lilies.
hand
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From this reading Her firm, spidery hand held a letter written in free somewhat sprawling style:
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading At Ravensham House on the borders of Richmond Park, suburban seat of the Casterley family, ever since it became usual to have a residence within easy driving distance of Westminster—in a large conservatory adjoining the hall, Lady Casterley stood in front of some Japanese lilies.
held
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From this reading Her firm, spidery hand held a letter written in free somewhat sprawling style:
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Very still, in her grey dress, and with grey hair, she gave the impression of a little figure carved out of fine, worn steel.
House
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From this reading At Ravensham House on the borders of Richmond Park, suburban seat of the Casterley family, ever since it became usual to have a residence within easy driving distance of Westminster—in a large conservatory adjoining the hall, Lady Casterley stood in front of some Japanese lilies.
impression
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From this reading Very still, in her grey dress, and with grey hair, she gave the impression of a little figure carved out of fine, worn steel.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading At Ravensham House on the borders of Richmond Park, suburban seat of the Casterley family, ever since it became usual to have a residence within easy driving distance of Westminster—in a large conservatory adjoining the hall, Lady Casterley stood in front of some Japanese lilies.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading At Ravensham House on the borders of Richmond Park, suburban seat of the Casterley family, ever since it became usual to have a residence within easy driving distance of Westminster—in a large conservatory adjoining the hall, Lady Casterley stood in front of some Japanese lilies.
ivory-coloured
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From this reading She was a slender, short old woman, with an ivory-coloured face, a thin nose, and keen eyes half-veiled by delicate wrinkled lids.
Japanese
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From this reading At Ravensham House on the borders of Richmond Park, suburban seat of the Casterley family, ever since it became usual to have a residence within easy driving distance of Westminster—in a large conservatory adjoining the hall, Lady Casterley stood in front of some Japanese lilies.
keen
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From this reading She was a slender, short old woman, with an ivory-coloured face, a thin nose, and keen eyes half-veiled by delicate wrinkled lids.
Lady
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From this reading At Ravensham House on the borders of Richmond Park, suburban seat of the Casterley family, ever since it became usual to have a residence within easy driving distance of Westminster—in a large conservatory adjoining the hall, Lady Casterley stood in front of some Japanese lilies.
large
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From this reading At Ravensham House on the borders of Richmond Park, suburban seat of the Casterley family, ever since it became usual to have a residence within easy driving distance of Westminster—in a large conservatory adjoining the hall, Lady Casterley stood in front of some Japanese lilies.
letter
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From this reading Her firm, spidery hand held a letter written in free somewhat sprawling style:
lids
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From this reading She was a slender, short old woman, with an ivory-coloured face, a thin nose, and keen eyes half-veiled by delicate wrinkled lids.
lilies
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From this reading At Ravensham House on the borders of Richmond Park, suburban seat of the Casterley family, ever since it became usual to have a residence within easy driving distance of Westminster—in a large conservatory adjoining the hall, Lady Casterley stood in front of some Japanese lilies.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Very still, in her grey dress, and with grey hair, she gave the impression of a little figure carved out of fine, worn steel.
MONKLAND
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From this reading MONKLAND COURT, “DEVON.
nose
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From this reading She was a slender, short old woman, with an ivory-coloured face, a thin nose, and keen eyes half-veiled by delicate wrinkled lids.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading At Ravensham House on the borders of Richmond Park, suburban seat of the Casterley family, ever since it became usual to have a residence within easy driving distance of Westminster—in a large conservatory adjoining the hall, Lady Casterley stood in front of some Japanese lilies.
old
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From this reading She was a slender, short old woman, with an ivory-coloured face, a thin nose, and keen eyes half-veiled by delicate wrinkled lids.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading At Ravensham House on the borders of Richmond Park, suburban seat of the Casterley family, ever since it became usual to have a residence within easy driving distance of Westminster—in a large conservatory adjoining the hall, Lady Casterley stood in front of some Japanese lilies.
out
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From this reading Very still, in her grey dress, and with grey hair, she gave the impression of a little figure carved out of fine, worn steel.
Park
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From this reading At Ravensham House on the borders of Richmond Park, suburban seat of the Casterley family, ever since it became usual to have a residence within easy driving distance of Westminster—in a large conservatory adjoining the hall, Lady Casterley stood in front of some Japanese lilies.
Ravensham
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From this reading At Ravensham House on the borders of Richmond Park, suburban seat of the Casterley family, ever since it became usual to have a residence within easy driving distance of Westminster—in a large conservatory adjoining the hall, Lady Casterley stood in front of some Japanese lilies.
residence
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From this reading At Ravensham House on the borders of Richmond Park, suburban seat of the Casterley family, ever since it became usual to have a residence within easy driving distance of Westminster—in a large conservatory adjoining the hall, Lady Casterley stood in front of some Japanese lilies.
Richmond
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From this reading At Ravensham House on the borders of Richmond Park, suburban seat of the Casterley family, ever since it became usual to have a residence within easy driving distance of Westminster—in a large conservatory adjoining the hall, Lady Casterley stood in front of some Japanese lilies.
seat
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From this reading At Ravensham House on the borders of Richmond Park, suburban seat of the Casterley family, ever since it became usual to have a residence within easy driving distance of Westminster—in a large conservatory adjoining the hall, Lady Casterley stood in front of some Japanese lilies.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was a slender, short old woman, with an ivory-coloured face, a thin nose, and keen eyes half-veiled by delicate wrinkled lids.
shortadjectiveUS /ʃɔrt/
brief or direct in expression
From this reading She was a slender, short old woman, with an ivory-coloured face, a thin nose, and keen eyes half-veiled by delicate wrinkled lids.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading At Ravensham House on the borders of Richmond Park, suburban seat of the Casterley family, ever since it became usual to have a residence within easy driving distance of Westminster—in a large conservatory adjoining the hall, Lady Casterley stood in front of some Japanese lilies.
slender
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From this reading She was a slender, short old woman, with an ivory-coloured face, a thin nose, and keen eyes half-veiled by delicate wrinkled lids.
some
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From this reading At Ravensham House on the borders of Richmond Park, suburban seat of the Casterley family, ever since it became usual to have a residence within easy driving distance of Westminster—in a large conservatory adjoining the hall, Lady Casterley stood in front of some Japanese lilies.
somewhat
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From this reading Her firm, spidery hand held a letter written in free somewhat sprawling style:
spidery
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From this reading Her firm, spidery hand held a letter written in free somewhat sprawling style:
sprawling
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From this reading Her firm, spidery hand held a letter written in free somewhat sprawling style:
steel
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From this reading Very still, in her grey dress, and with grey hair, she gave the impression of a little figure carved out of fine, worn steel.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Very still, in her grey dress, and with grey hair, she gave the impression of a little figure carved out of fine, worn steel.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At Ravensham House on the borders of Richmond Park, suburban seat of the Casterley family, ever since it became usual to have a residence within easy driving distance of Westminster—in a large conservatory adjoining the hall, Lady Casterley stood in front of some Japanese lilies.
style
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From this reading Her firm, spidery hand held a letter written in free somewhat sprawling style:
suburban
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From this reading At Ravensham House on the borders of Richmond Park, suburban seat of the Casterley family, ever since it became usual to have a residence within easy driving distance of Westminster—in a large conservatory adjoining the hall, Lady Casterley stood in front of some Japanese lilies.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading At Ravensham House on the borders of Richmond Park, suburban seat of the Casterley family, ever since it became usual to have a residence within easy driving distance of Westminster—in a large conservatory adjoining the hall, Lady Casterley stood in front of some Japanese lilies.
thinadjectiveUS /θɪn/
Having little thickness or extent.
From this reading She was a slender, short old woman, with an ivory-coloured face, a thin nose, and keen eyes half-veiled by delicate wrinkled lids.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading At Ravensham House on the borders of Richmond Park, suburban seat of the Casterley family, ever since it became usual to have a residence within easy driving distance of Westminster—in a large conservatory adjoining the hall, Lady Casterley stood in front of some Japanese lilies.
usual
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From this reading At Ravensham House on the borders of Richmond Park, suburban seat of the Casterley family, ever since it became usual to have a residence within easy driving distance of Westminster—in a large conservatory adjoining the hall, Lady Casterley stood in front of some Japanese lilies.
Very
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From this reading Very still, in her grey dress, and with grey hair, she gave the impression of a little figure carved out of fine, worn steel.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was a slender, short old woman, with an ivory-coloured face, a thin nose, and keen eyes half-veiled by delicate wrinkled lids.
Westminster
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From this reading At Ravensham House on the borders of Richmond Park, suburban seat of the Casterley family, ever since it became usual to have a residence within easy driving distance of Westminster—in a large conservatory adjoining the hall, Lady Casterley stood in front of some Japanese lilies.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading She was a slender, short old woman, with an ivory-coloured face, a thin nose, and keen eyes half-veiled by delicate wrinkled lids.
withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading At Ravensham House on the borders of Richmond Park, suburban seat of the Casterley family, ever since it became usual to have a residence within easy driving distance of Westminster—in a large conservatory adjoining the hall, Lady Casterley stood in front of some Japanese lilies.
woman
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From this reading She was a slender, short old woman, with an ivory-coloured face, a thin nose, and keen eyes half-veiled by delicate wrinkled lids.
wornverbUS /wɔːrn/
Damaged or thinned by continuous use.
From this reading Very still, in her grey dress, and with grey hair, she gave the impression of a little figure carved out of fine, worn steel.
wrinkled
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From this reading She was a slender, short old woman, with an ivory-coloured face, a thin nose, and keen eyes half-veiled by delicate wrinkled lids.
written
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From this reading Her firm, spidery hand held a letter written in free somewhat sprawling style:
