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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 A week later Dorian Gray was sitting in the conservatory at Selby Royal, talking to the pretty Duchess of Monmouth, who with her husband, a jaded-looking man of sixty, was amongst his guests.
addednounUS /added/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On a peach-coloured divan sat Lady Narborough, pretending to listen to the duke’s description of the last Brazilian beetle that he had added to his collection.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading Her white hands were moving daintily among the cups, and her full red lips were smiling at something that Dorian had whispered to her.
amongstprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋst/
surrounded by; in the company of
From this reading A week later Dorian Gray was sitting in the conservatory at Selby Royal, talking to the pretty Duchess of Monmouth, who with her husband, a jaded-looking man of sixty, was amongst his guests.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was tea-time, and the mellow light of the huge, lace-covered lamp that stood on the table lit up the delicate china and hammered silver of the service at which the duchess was presiding.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading A week later Dorian Gray was sitting in the conservatory at Selby Royal, talking to the pretty Duchess of Monmouth, who with her husband, a jaded-looking man of sixty, was amongst his guests.
back
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From this reading Lord Henry was lying back in a silk-draped wicker chair, looking at them.
beetle
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From this reading On a peach-coloured divan sat Lady Narborough, pretending to listen to the duke’s description of the last Brazilian beetle that he had added to his collection.
Brazilian
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From this reading On a peach-coloured divan sat Lady Narborough, pretending to listen to the duke’s description of the last Brazilian beetle that he had added to his collection.
chair
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From this reading Lord Henry was lying back in a silk-draped wicker chair, looking at them.
china
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From this reading It was tea-time, and the mellow light of the huge, lace-covered lamp that stood on the table lit up the delicate china and hammered silver of the service at which the duchess was presiding.
collection
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From this reading On a peach-coloured divan sat Lady Narborough, pretending to listen to the duke’s description of the last Brazilian beetle that he had added to his collection.
conservatory
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From this reading A week later Dorian Gray was sitting in the conservatory at Selby Royal, talking to the pretty Duchess of Monmouth, who with her husband, a jaded-looking man of sixty, was amongst his guests.
cups
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From this reading Her white hands were moving daintily among the cups, and her full red lips were smiling at something that Dorian had whispered to her.
daintily
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From this reading Her white hands were moving daintily among the cups, and her full red lips were smiling at something that Dorian had whispered to her.
delicate
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From this reading It was tea-time, and the mellow light of the huge, lace-covered lamp that stood on the table lit up the delicate china and hammered silver of the service at which the duchess was presiding.
description
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From this reading On a peach-coloured divan sat Lady Narborough, pretending to listen to the duke’s description of the last Brazilian beetle that he had added to his collection.
divan
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From this reading On a peach-coloured divan sat Lady Narborough, pretending to listen to the duke’s description of the last Brazilian beetle that he had added to his collection.
Dorian
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From this reading A week later Dorian Gray was sitting in the conservatory at Selby Royal, talking to the pretty Duchess of Monmouth, who with her husband, a jaded-looking man of sixty, was amongst his guests.
Duchess
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From this reading A week later Dorian Gray was sitting in the conservatory at Selby Royal, talking to the pretty Duchess of Monmouth, who with her husband, a jaded-looking man of sixty, was amongst his guests.
duke's
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From this reading On a peach-coloured divan sat Lady Narborough, pretending to listen to the duke’s description of the last Brazilian beetle that he had added to his collection.
full
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From this reading Her white hands were moving daintily among the cups, and her full red lips were smiling at something that Dorian had whispered to her.
Gray
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From this reading A week later Dorian Gray was sitting in the conservatory at Selby Royal, talking to the pretty Duchess of Monmouth, who with her husband, a jaded-looking man of sixty, was amongst his guests.
guests
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From this reading A week later Dorian Gray was sitting in the conservatory at Selby Royal, talking to the pretty Duchess of Monmouth, who with her husband, a jaded-looking man of sixty, was amongst his guests.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Her white hands were moving daintily among the cups, and her full red lips were smiling at something that Dorian had whispered to her.
hammered
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From this reading It was tea-time, and the mellow light of the huge, lace-covered lamp that stood on the table lit up the delicate china and hammered silver of the service at which the duchess was presiding.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading Her white hands were moving daintily among the cups, and her full red lips were smiling at something that Dorian had whispered to her.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading On a peach-coloured divan sat Lady Narborough, pretending to listen to the duke’s description of the last Brazilian beetle that he had added to his collection.
Henry
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From this reading Lord Henry was lying back in a silk-draped wicker chair, looking at them.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading A week later Dorian Gray was sitting in the conservatory at Selby Royal, talking to the pretty Duchess of Monmouth, who with her husband, a jaded-looking man of sixty, was amongst his guests.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading A week later Dorian Gray was sitting in the conservatory at Selby Royal, talking to the pretty Duchess of Monmouth, who with her husband, a jaded-looking man of sixty, was amongst his guests.
huge
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From this reading It was tea-time, and the mellow light of the huge, lace-covered lamp that stood on the table lit up the delicate china and hammered silver of the service at which the duchess was presiding.
husband
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From this reading A week later Dorian Gray was sitting in the conservatory at Selby Royal, talking to the pretty Duchess of Monmouth, who with her husband, a jaded-looking man of sixty, was amongst his guests.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A week later Dorian Gray was sitting in the conservatory at Selby Royal, talking to the pretty Duchess of Monmouth, who with her husband, a jaded-looking man of sixty, was amongst his guests.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was tea-time, and the mellow light of the huge, lace-covered lamp that stood on the table lit up the delicate china and hammered silver of the service at which the duchess was presiding.
jaded-looking
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From this reading A week later Dorian Gray was sitting in the conservatory at Selby Royal, talking to the pretty Duchess of Monmouth, who with her husband, a jaded-looking man of sixty, was amongst his guests.
lace-covered
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From this reading It was tea-time, and the mellow light of the huge, lace-covered lamp that stood on the table lit up the delicate china and hammered silver of the service at which the duchess was presiding.
Lady
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From this reading On a peach-coloured divan sat Lady Narborough, pretending to listen to the duke’s description of the last Brazilian beetle that he had added to his collection.
lamp
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From this reading It was tea-time, and the mellow light of the huge, lace-covered lamp that stood on the table lit up the delicate china and hammered silver of the service at which the duchess was presiding.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On a peach-coloured divan sat Lady Narborough, pretending to listen to the duke’s description of the last Brazilian beetle that he had added to his collection.
later
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From this reading A week later Dorian Gray was sitting in the conservatory at Selby Royal, talking to the pretty Duchess of Monmouth, who with her husband, a jaded-looking man of sixty, was amongst his guests.
light
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From this reading It was tea-time, and the mellow light of the huge, lace-covered lamp that stood on the table lit up the delicate china and hammered silver of the service at which the duchess was presiding.
lips
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From this reading Her white hands were moving daintily among the cups, and her full red lips were smiling at something that Dorian had whispered to her.
listen
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From this reading On a peach-coloured divan sat Lady Narborough, pretending to listen to the duke’s description of the last Brazilian beetle that he had added to his collection.
lit
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From this reading It was tea-time, and the mellow light of the huge, lace-covered lamp that stood on the table lit up the delicate china and hammered silver of the service at which the duchess was presiding.
looking
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From this reading Lord Henry was lying back in a silk-draped wicker chair, looking at them.
Lord
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From this reading Lord Henry was lying back in a silk-draped wicker chair, looking at them.
lying
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From this reading Lord Henry was lying back in a silk-draped wicker chair, looking at them.
man
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From this reading A week later Dorian Gray was sitting in the conservatory at Selby Royal, talking to the pretty Duchess of Monmouth, who with her husband, a jaded-looking man of sixty, was amongst his guests.
mellow
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From this reading It was tea-time, and the mellow light of the huge, lace-covered lamp that stood on the table lit up the delicate china and hammered silver of the service at which the duchess was presiding.
Monmouth
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From this reading A week later Dorian Gray was sitting in the conservatory at Selby Royal, talking to the pretty Duchess of Monmouth, who with her husband, a jaded-looking man of sixty, was amongst his guests.
moving
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From this reading Her white hands were moving daintily among the cups, and her full red lips were smiling at something that Dorian had whispered to her.
Narborough
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From this reading On a peach-coloured divan sat Lady Narborough, pretending to listen to the duke’s description of the last Brazilian beetle that he had added to his collection.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A week later Dorian Gray was sitting in the conservatory at Selby Royal, talking to the pretty Duchess of Monmouth, who with her husband, a jaded-looking man of sixty, was amongst his guests.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It was tea-time, and the mellow light of the huge, lace-covered lamp that stood on the table lit up the delicate china and hammered silver of the service at which the duchess was presiding.
peach-coloured
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From this reading On a peach-coloured divan sat Lady Narborough, pretending to listen to the duke’s description of the last Brazilian beetle that he had added to his collection.
presiding
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From this reading It was tea-time, and the mellow light of the huge, lace-covered lamp that stood on the table lit up the delicate china and hammered silver of the service at which the duchess was presiding.
pretending
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From this reading On a peach-coloured divan sat Lady Narborough, pretending to listen to the duke’s description of the last Brazilian beetle that he had added to his collection.
pretty
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From this reading A week later Dorian Gray was sitting in the conservatory at Selby Royal, talking to the pretty Duchess of Monmouth, who with her husband, a jaded-looking man of sixty, was amongst his guests.
red
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From this reading Her white hands were moving daintily among the cups, and her full red lips were smiling at something that Dorian had whispered to her.
Royal
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From this reading A week later Dorian Gray was sitting in the conservatory at Selby Royal, talking to the pretty Duchess of Monmouth, who with her husband, a jaded-looking man of sixty, was amongst his guests.
sat
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From this reading On a peach-coloured divan sat Lady Narborough, pretending to listen to the duke’s description of the last Brazilian beetle that he had added to his collection.
Selby
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From this reading A week later Dorian Gray was sitting in the conservatory at Selby Royal, talking to the pretty Duchess of Monmouth, who with her husband, a jaded-looking man of sixty, was amongst his guests.
service
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From this reading It was tea-time, and the mellow light of the huge, lace-covered lamp that stood on the table lit up the delicate china and hammered silver of the service at which the duchess was presiding.
silk-draped
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From this reading Lord Henry was lying back in a silk-draped wicker chair, looking at them.
silver
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From this reading It was tea-time, and the mellow light of the huge, lace-covered lamp that stood on the table lit up the delicate china and hammered silver of the service at which the duchess was presiding.
sitting
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From this reading A week later Dorian Gray was sitting in the conservatory at Selby Royal, talking to the pretty Duchess of Monmouth, who with her husband, a jaded-looking man of sixty, was amongst his guests.
sixty
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From this reading A week later Dorian Gray was sitting in the conservatory at Selby Royal, talking to the pretty Duchess of Monmouth, who with her husband, a jaded-looking man of sixty, was amongst his guests.
smiling
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From this reading Her white hands were moving daintily among the cups, and her full red lips were smiling at something that Dorian had whispered to her.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Her white hands were moving daintily among the cups, and her full red lips were smiling at something that Dorian had whispered to her.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was tea-time, and the mellow light of the huge, lace-covered lamp that stood on the table lit up the delicate china and hammered silver of the service at which the duchess was presiding.
table
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From this reading It was tea-time, and the mellow light of the huge, lace-covered lamp that stood on the table lit up the delicate china and hammered silver of the service at which the duchess was presiding.
talking
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From this reading A week later Dorian Gray was sitting in the conservatory at Selby Royal, talking to the pretty Duchess of Monmouth, who with her husband, a jaded-looking man of sixty, was amongst his guests.
tea-time
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From this reading It was tea-time, and the mellow light of the huge, lace-covered lamp that stood on the table lit up the delicate china and hammered silver of the service at which the duchess was presiding.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was tea-time, and the mellow light of the huge, lace-covered lamp that stood on the table lit up the delicate china and hammered silver of the service at which the duchess was presiding.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A week later Dorian Gray was sitting in the conservatory at Selby Royal, talking to the pretty Duchess of Monmouth, who with her husband, a jaded-looking man of sixty, was amongst his guests.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Lord Henry was lying back in a silk-draped wicker chair, looking at them.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A week later Dorian Gray was sitting in the conservatory at Selby Royal, talking to the pretty Duchess of Monmouth, who with her husband, a jaded-looking man of sixty, was amongst his guests.
up
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From this reading It was tea-time, and the mellow light of the huge, lace-covered lamp that stood on the table lit up the delicate china and hammered silver of the service at which the duchess was presiding.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A week later Dorian Gray was sitting in the conservatory at Selby Royal, talking to the pretty Duchess of Monmouth, who with her husband, a jaded-looking man of sixty, was amongst his guests.
weeknounUS /wiːk/
any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading A week later Dorian Gray was sitting in the conservatory at Selby Royal, talking to the pretty Duchess of Monmouth, who with her husband, a jaded-looking man of sixty, was amongst his guests.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Her white hands were moving daintily among the cups, and her full red lips were smiling at something that Dorian had whispered to her.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It was tea-time, and the mellow light of the huge, lace-covered lamp that stood on the table lit up the delicate china and hammered silver of the service at which the duchess was presiding.
whispered
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From this reading Her white hands were moving daintily among the cups, and her full red lips were smiling at something that Dorian had whispered to her.
white
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From this reading Her white hands were moving daintily among the cups, and her full red lips were smiling at something that Dorian had whispered to her.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading A week later Dorian Gray was sitting in the conservatory at Selby Royal, talking to the pretty Duchess of Monmouth, who with her husband, a jaded-looking man of sixty, was amongst his guests.
wicker
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From this reading Lord Henry was lying back in a silk-draped wicker chair, looking at them.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading A week later Dorian Gray was sitting in the conservatory at Selby Royal, talking to the pretty Duchess of Monmouth, who with her husband, a jaded-looking man of sixty, was amongst his guests.
