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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 received her carefully selected dinner guests in a great library with cedarwood walls, furnished with almost Victorian sobriety, and illuminated by myriads of hidden lights.
abodes
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From this reading There was about it none of the garishness, the almost resplendent brilliancy associated with the abodes of many of our neighbours.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading There was about it none of the garishness, the almost resplendent brilliancy associated with the abodes of many of our neighbours.
affectionately
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From this reading Pamela, being a relative, received the special consideration of an affectionately bestowed embrace.
almost
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From this reading There was about it none of the garishness, the almost resplendent brilliancy associated with the abodes of many of our neighbours.
AlthoughnounUS /ˈalthough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Although her masseuse confidently assured her that she looked twenty-eight, Mrs. Hastings preferred not to put the matter to the test.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Mrs. Theodore Hastings was forty-eight years old, which her friends said was the reason why her mansion on Fifth Avenue was furnished and lit with the delicate sombreness of an old Italian palace.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Mrs. Theodore Hastings was forty-eight years old, which her friends said was the reason why her mansion on Fifth Avenue was furnished and lit with the delicate sombreness of an old Italian palace.
associated
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From this reading There was about it none of the garishness, the almost resplendent brilliancy associated with the abodes of many of our neighbours.
assured
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From this reading Although her masseuse confidently assured her that she looked twenty-eight, Mrs. Hastings preferred not to put the matter to the test.
Avenue
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From this reading Mrs. Theodore Hastings was forty-eight years old, which her friends said was the reason why her mansion on Fifth Avenue was furnished and lit with the delicate sombreness of an old Italian palace.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Pamela, being a relative, received the special consideration of an affectionately bestowed embrace.
bestowed
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From this reading Pamela, being a relative, received the special consideration of an affectionately bestowed embrace.
brilliancy
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From this reading There was about it none of the garishness, the almost resplendent brilliancy associated with the abodes of many of our neighbours.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading She received her carefully selected dinner guests in a great library with cedarwood walls, furnished with almost Victorian sobriety, and illuminated by myriads of hidden lights.
carefully
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From this reading She received her carefully selected dinner guests in a great library with cedarwood walls, furnished with almost Victorian sobriety, and illuminated by myriads of hidden lights.
cedarwood
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From this reading She received her carefully selected dinner guests in a great library with cedarwood walls, furnished with almost Victorian sobriety, and illuminated by myriads of hidden lights.
confidently
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From this reading Although her masseuse confidently assured her that she looked twenty-eight, Mrs. Hastings preferred not to put the matter to the test.
consideration
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From this reading Pamela, being a relative, received the special consideration of an affectionately bestowed embrace.
delicate
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From this reading Mrs. Theodore Hastings was forty-eight years old, which her friends said was the reason why her mansion on Fifth Avenue was furnished and lit with the delicate sombreness of an old Italian palace.
dinner
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From this reading She received her carefully selected dinner guests in a great library with cedarwood walls, furnished with almost Victorian sobriety, and illuminated by myriads of hidden lights.
embrace
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From this reading Pamela, being a relative, received the special consideration of an affectionately bestowed embrace.
Fifth
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From this reading Mrs. Theodore Hastings was forty-eight years old, which her friends said was the reason why her mansion on Fifth Avenue was furnished and lit with the delicate sombreness of an old Italian palace.
forty-eight
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From this reading Mrs. Theodore Hastings was forty-eight years old, which her friends said was the reason why her mansion on Fifth Avenue was furnished and lit with the delicate sombreness of an old Italian palace.
friends
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From this reading Mrs. Theodore Hastings was forty-eight years old, which her friends said was the reason why her mansion on Fifth Avenue was furnished and lit with the delicate sombreness of an old Italian palace.
furnished
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From this reading Mrs. Theodore Hastings was forty-eight years old, which her friends said was the reason why her mansion on Fifth Avenue was furnished and lit with the delicate sombreness of an old Italian palace.
garishness
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From this reading There was about it none of the garishness, the almost resplendent brilliancy associated with the abodes of many of our neighbours.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She received her carefully selected dinner guests in a great library with cedarwood walls, furnished with almost Victorian sobriety, and illuminated by myriads of hidden lights.
guests
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From this reading She received her carefully selected dinner guests in a great library with cedarwood walls, furnished with almost Victorian sobriety, and illuminated by myriads of hidden lights.
Hastings
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From this reading Mrs. Theodore Hastings was forty-eight years old, which her friends said was the reason why her mansion on Fifth Avenue was furnished and lit with the delicate sombreness of an old Italian palace.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Mrs. Theodore Hastings was forty-eight years old, which her friends said was the reason why her mansion on Fifth Avenue was furnished and lit with the delicate sombreness of an old Italian palace.
hidden
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From this reading She received her carefully selected dinner guests in a great library with cedarwood walls, furnished with almost Victorian sobriety, and illuminated by myriads of hidden lights.
illuminated
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From this reading She received her carefully selected dinner guests in a great library with cedarwood walls, furnished with almost Victorian sobriety, and illuminated by myriads of hidden lights.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She received her carefully selected dinner guests in a great library with cedarwood walls, furnished with almost Victorian sobriety, and illuminated by myriads of hidden lights.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading There was about it none of the garishness, the almost resplendent brilliancy associated with the abodes of many of our neighbours.
Italian
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From this reading Mrs. Theodore Hastings was forty-eight years old, which her friends said was the reason why her mansion on Fifth Avenue was furnished and lit with the delicate sombreness of an old Italian palace.
library
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From this reading She received her carefully selected dinner guests in a great library with cedarwood walls, furnished with almost Victorian sobriety, and illuminated by myriads of hidden lights.
lights
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From this reading She received her carefully selected dinner guests in a great library with cedarwood walls, furnished with almost Victorian sobriety, and illuminated by myriads of hidden lights.
lit
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From this reading Mrs. Theodore Hastings was forty-eight years old, which her friends said was the reason why her mansion on Fifth Avenue was furnished and lit with the delicate sombreness of an old Italian palace.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Although her masseuse confidently assured her that she looked twenty-eight, Mrs. Hastings preferred not to put the matter to the test.
mansion
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From this reading Mrs. Theodore Hastings was forty-eight years old, which her friends said was the reason why her mansion on Fifth Avenue was furnished and lit with the delicate sombreness of an old Italian palace.
many
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From this reading There was about it none of the garishness, the almost resplendent brilliancy associated with the abodes of many of our neighbours.
masseuse
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From this reading Although her masseuse confidently assured her that she looked twenty-eight, Mrs. Hastings preferred not to put the matter to the test.
matter
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From this reading Although her masseuse confidently assured her that she looked twenty-eight, Mrs. Hastings preferred not to put the matter to the test.
Mrs
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From this reading Mrs. Theodore Hastings was forty-eight years old, which her friends said was the reason why her mansion on Fifth Avenue was furnished and lit with the delicate sombreness of an old Italian palace.
myriads
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From this reading She received her carefully selected dinner guests in a great library with cedarwood walls, furnished with almost Victorian sobriety, and illuminated by myriads of hidden lights.
neighbours
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From this reading There was about it none of the garishness, the almost resplendent brilliancy associated with the abodes of many of our neighbours.
nonepronounUS /nʌn/
not one, and not any
From this reading There was about it none of the garishness, the almost resplendent brilliancy associated with the abodes of many of our neighbours.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Although her masseuse confidently assured her that she looked twenty-eight, Mrs. Hastings preferred not to put the matter to the test.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Mrs. Theodore Hastings was forty-eight years old, which her friends said was the reason why her mansion on Fifth Avenue was furnished and lit with the delicate sombreness of an old Italian palace.
old
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From this reading Mrs. Theodore Hastings was forty-eight years old, which her friends said was the reason why her mansion on Fifth Avenue was furnished and lit with the delicate sombreness of an old Italian palace.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Mrs. Theodore Hastings was forty-eight years old, which her friends said was the reason why her mansion on Fifth Avenue was furnished and lit with the delicate sombreness of an old Italian palace.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading There was about it none of the garishness, the almost resplendent brilliancy associated with the abodes of many of our neighbours.
palace
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From this reading Mrs. Theodore Hastings was forty-eight years old, which her friends said was the reason why her mansion on Fifth Avenue was furnished and lit with the delicate sombreness of an old Italian palace.
Pamela
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From this reading Pamela, being a relative, received the special consideration of an affectionately bestowed embrace.
preferred
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From this reading Although her masseuse confidently assured her that she looked twenty-eight, Mrs. Hastings preferred not to put the matter to the test.
put
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From this reading Although her masseuse confidently assured her that she looked twenty-eight, Mrs. Hastings preferred not to put the matter to the test.
reason
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From this reading Mrs. Theodore Hastings was forty-eight years old, which her friends said was the reason why her mansion on Fifth Avenue was furnished and lit with the delicate sombreness of an old Italian palace.
received
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From this reading She received her carefully selected dinner guests in a great library with cedarwood walls, furnished with almost Victorian sobriety, and illuminated by myriads of hidden lights.
relative
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From this reading Pamela, being a relative, received the special consideration of an affectionately bestowed embrace.
resplendent
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From this reading There was about it none of the garishness, the almost resplendent brilliancy associated with the abodes of many of our neighbours.
said
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From this reading Mrs. Theodore Hastings was forty-eight years old, which her friends said was the reason why her mansion on Fifth Avenue was furnished and lit with the delicate sombreness of an old Italian palace.
selected
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From this reading She received her carefully selected dinner guests in a great library with cedarwood walls, furnished with almost Victorian sobriety, and illuminated by myriads of hidden lights.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Although her masseuse confidently assured her that she looked twenty-eight, Mrs. Hastings preferred not to put the matter to the test.
sobriety
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From this reading She received her carefully selected dinner guests in a great library with cedarwood walls, furnished with almost Victorian sobriety, and illuminated by myriads of hidden lights.
sombreness
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From this reading Mrs. Theodore Hastings was forty-eight years old, which her friends said was the reason why her mansion on Fifth Avenue was furnished and lit with the delicate sombreness of an old Italian palace.
special
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From this reading Pamela, being a relative, received the special consideration of an affectionately bestowed embrace.
test
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From this reading Although her masseuse confidently assured her that she looked twenty-eight, Mrs. Hastings preferred not to put the matter to the test.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Although her masseuse confidently assured her that she looked twenty-eight, Mrs. Hastings preferred not to put the matter to the test.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Mrs. Theodore Hastings was forty-eight years old, which her friends said was the reason why her mansion on Fifth Avenue was furnished and lit with the delicate sombreness of an old Italian palace.
Theodore
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From this reading Mrs. Theodore Hastings was forty-eight years old, which her friends said was the reason why her mansion on Fifth Avenue was furnished and lit with the delicate sombreness of an old Italian palace.
There
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From this reading There was about it none of the garishness, the almost resplendent brilliancy associated with the abodes of many of our neighbours.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Although her masseuse confidently assured her that she looked twenty-eight, Mrs. Hastings preferred not to put the matter to the test.
twenty-eight
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From this reading Although her masseuse confidently assured her that she looked twenty-eight, Mrs. Hastings preferred not to put the matter to the test.
Victorian
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From this reading She received her carefully selected dinner guests in a great library with cedarwood walls, furnished with almost Victorian sobriety, and illuminated by myriads of hidden lights.
walls
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From this reading She received her carefully selected dinner guests in a great library with cedarwood walls, furnished with almost Victorian sobriety, and illuminated by myriads of hidden lights.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Mrs. Theodore Hastings was forty-eight years old, which her friends said was the reason why her mansion on Fifth Avenue was furnished and lit with the delicate sombreness of an old Italian palace.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Mrs. Theodore Hastings was forty-eight years old, which her friends said was the reason why her mansion on Fifth Avenue was furnished and lit with the delicate sombreness of an old Italian palace.
why
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From this reading Mrs. Theodore Hastings was forty-eight years old, which her friends said was the reason why her mansion on Fifth Avenue was furnished and lit with the delicate sombreness of an old Italian palace.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Mrs. Theodore Hastings was forty-eight years old, which her friends said was the reason why her mansion on Fifth Avenue was furnished and lit with the delicate sombreness of an old Italian palace.
years
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From this reading Mrs. Theodore Hastings was forty-eight years old, which her friends said was the reason why her mansion on Fifth Avenue was furnished and lit with the delicate sombreness of an old Italian palace.
