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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 Even strangers whom she met in the street spoke of her beauty; and if she had not been blessed with a judicious mother, she would probably have had her little head quite turned by the flattery which she received.
age
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From this reading Caroline Stanley and Susan Cameron were cousins, and very nearly of the same age; but neither from their looks nor from their characters would one have supposed that there was any tie of relationship between them.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Caroline Stanley and Susan Cameron were cousins, and very nearly of the same age; but neither from their looks nor from their characters would one have supposed that there was any tie of relationship between them.
any
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From this reading Caroline Stanley and Susan Cameron were cousins, and very nearly of the same age; but neither from their looks nor from their characters would one have supposed that there was any tie of relationship between them.
beauty
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From this reading Even strangers whom she met in the street spoke of her beauty; and if she had not been blessed with a judicious mother, she would probably have had her little head quite turned by the flattery which she received.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Even strangers whom she met in the street spoke of her beauty; and if she had not been blessed with a judicious mother, she would probably have had her little head quite turned by the flattery which she received.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading Caroline Stanley and Susan Cameron were cousins, and very nearly of the same age; but neither from their looks nor from their characters would one have supposed that there was any tie of relationship between them.
black
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From this reading Ever since she could remember, she had heard from her nurses the praises of her curling hair; bright, black eyes, rosy cheeks and white teeth.
blessed
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From this reading Even strangers whom she met in the street spoke of her beauty; and if she had not been blessed with a judicious mother, she would probably have had her little head quite turned by the flattery which she received.
bright
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From this reading Ever since she could remember, she had heard from her nurses the praises of her curling hair; bright, black eyes, rosy cheeks and white teeth.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Caroline Stanley and Susan Cameron were cousins, and very nearly of the same age; but neither from their looks nor from their characters would one have supposed that there was any tie of relationship between them.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Even strangers whom she met in the street spoke of her beauty; and if she had not been blessed with a judicious mother, she would probably have had her little head quite turned by the flattery which she received.
Cameron
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From this reading Caroline Stanley and Susan Cameron were cousins, and very nearly of the same age; but neither from their looks nor from their characters would one have supposed that there was any tie of relationship between them.
Caroline
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From this reading Caroline Stanley and Susan Cameron were cousins, and very nearly of the same age; but neither from their looks nor from their characters would one have supposed that there was any tie of relationship between them.
Carrie
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From this reading Carrie was very pretty; and it was not strange that she knew it.
characters
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From this reading Caroline Stanley and Susan Cameron were cousins, and very nearly of the same age; but neither from their looks nor from their characters would one have supposed that there was any tie of relationship between them.
cheeks
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From this reading Ever since she could remember, she had heard from her nurses the praises of her curling hair; bright, black eyes, rosy cheeks and white teeth.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Ever since she could remember, she had heard from her nurses the praises of her curling hair; bright, black eyes, rosy cheeks and white teeth.
cousins
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From this reading Caroline Stanley and Susan Cameron were cousins, and very nearly of the same age; but neither from their looks nor from their characters would one have supposed that there was any tie of relationship between them.
curling
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From this reading Ever since she could remember, she had heard from her nurses the praises of her curling hair; bright, black eyes, rosy cheeks and white teeth.
EvennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Even strangers whom she met in the street spoke of her beauty; and if she had not been blessed with a judicious mother, she would probably have had her little head quite turned by the flattery which she received.
EvernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Ever since she could remember, she had heard from her nurses the praises of her curling hair; bright, black eyes, rosy cheeks and white teeth.
eyes
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From this reading Ever since she could remember, she had heard from her nurses the praises of her curling hair; bright, black eyes, rosy cheeks and white teeth.
flattery
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From this reading Even strangers whom she met in the street spoke of her beauty; and if she had not been blessed with a judicious mother, she would probably have had her little head quite turned by the flattery which she received.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Caroline Stanley and Susan Cameron were cousins, and very nearly of the same age; but neither from their looks nor from their characters would one have supposed that there was any tie of relationship between them.
GETTING
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From this reading GETTING SETTLED.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Ever since she could remember, she had heard from her nurses the praises of her curling hair; bright, black eyes, rosy cheeks and white teeth.
hair
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From this reading Ever since she could remember, she had heard from her nurses the praises of her curling hair; bright, black eyes, rosy cheeks and white teeth.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Caroline Stanley and Susan Cameron were cousins, and very nearly of the same age; but neither from their looks nor from their characters would one have supposed that there was any tie of relationship between them.
head
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From this reading Even strangers whom she met in the street spoke of her beauty; and if she had not been blessed with a judicious mother, she would probably have had her little head quite turned by the flattery which she received.
heard
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From this reading Ever since she could remember, she had heard from her nurses the praises of her curling hair; bright, black eyes, rosy cheeks and white teeth.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Ever since she could remember, she had heard from her nurses the praises of her curling hair; bright, black eyes, rosy cheeks and white teeth.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Even strangers whom she met in the street spoke of her beauty; and if she had not been blessed with a judicious mother, she would probably have had her little head quite turned by the flattery which she received.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Even strangers whom she met in the street spoke of her beauty; and if she had not been blessed with a judicious mother, she would probably have had her little head quite turned by the flattery which she received.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Carrie was very pretty; and it was not strange that she knew it.
judicious
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From this reading Even strangers whom she met in the street spoke of her beauty; and if she had not been blessed with a judicious mother, she would probably have had her little head quite turned by the flattery which she received.
knew
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From this reading Carrie was very pretty; and it was not strange that she knew it.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Even strangers whom she met in the street spoke of her beauty; and if she had not been blessed with a judicious mother, she would probably have had her little head quite turned by the flattery which she received.
looks
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From this reading Caroline Stanley and Susan Cameron were cousins, and very nearly of the same age; but neither from their looks nor from their characters would one have supposed that there was any tie of relationship between them.
met
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From this reading Even strangers whom she met in the street spoke of her beauty; and if she had not been blessed with a judicious mother, she would probably have had her little head quite turned by the flattery which she received.
mother
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From this reading Even strangers whom she met in the street spoke of her beauty; and if she had not been blessed with a judicious mother, she would probably have had her little head quite turned by the flattery which she received.
nearly
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From this reading Caroline Stanley and Susan Cameron were cousins, and very nearly of the same age; but neither from their looks nor from their characters would one have supposed that there was any tie of relationship between them.
neitherdeterminerUS /ˈniːðər/
not one and not the other of two
From this reading Caroline Stanley and Susan Cameron were cousins, and very nearly of the same age; but neither from their looks nor from their characters would one have supposed that there was any tie of relationship between them.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading Caroline Stanley and Susan Cameron were cousins, and very nearly of the same age; but neither from their looks nor from their characters would one have supposed that there was any tie of relationship between them.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Carrie was very pretty; and it was not strange that she knew it.
nurses
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From this reading Ever since she could remember, she had heard from her nurses the praises of her curling hair; bright, black eyes, rosy cheeks and white teeth.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Caroline Stanley and Susan Cameron were cousins, and very nearly of the same age; but neither from their looks nor from their characters would one have supposed that there was any tie of relationship between them.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Caroline Stanley and Susan Cameron were cousins, and very nearly of the same age; but neither from their looks nor from their characters would one have supposed that there was any tie of relationship between them.
praises
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From this reading Ever since she could remember, she had heard from her nurses the praises of her curling hair; bright, black eyes, rosy cheeks and white teeth.
pretty
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From this reading Carrie was very pretty; and it was not strange that she knew it.
probably
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From this reading Even strangers whom she met in the street spoke of her beauty; and if she had not been blessed with a judicious mother, she would probably have had her little head quite turned by the flattery which she received.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Even strangers whom she met in the street spoke of her beauty; and if she had not been blessed with a judicious mother, she would probably have had her little head quite turned by the flattery which she received.
received
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From this reading Even strangers whom she met in the street spoke of her beauty; and if she had not been blessed with a judicious mother, she would probably have had her little head quite turned by the flattery which she received.
relationship
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From this reading Caroline Stanley and Susan Cameron were cousins, and very nearly of the same age; but neither from their looks nor from their characters would one have supposed that there was any tie of relationship between them.
rememberverbUS /rɪˈmɛm.bər/
To recall to mind.
From this reading Ever since she could remember, she had heard from her nurses the praises of her curling hair; bright, black eyes, rosy cheeks and white teeth.
rosy
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From this reading Ever since she could remember, she had heard from her nurses the praises of her curling hair; bright, black eyes, rosy cheeks and white teeth.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Caroline Stanley and Susan Cameron were cousins, and very nearly of the same age; but neither from their looks nor from their characters would one have supposed that there was any tie of relationship between them.
SETTLED
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From this reading GETTING SETTLED.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Carrie was very pretty; and it was not strange that she knew it.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Ever since she could remember, she had heard from her nurses the praises of her curling hair; bright, black eyes, rosy cheeks and white teeth.
spoke
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From this reading Even strangers whom she met in the street spoke of her beauty; and if she had not been blessed with a judicious mother, she would probably have had her little head quite turned by the flattery which she received.
Stanley
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From this reading Caroline Stanley and Susan Cameron were cousins, and very nearly of the same age; but neither from their looks nor from their characters would one have supposed that there was any tie of relationship between them.
strange
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From this reading Carrie was very pretty; and it was not strange that she knew it.
strangers
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From this reading Even strangers whom she met in the street spoke of her beauty; and if she had not been blessed with a judicious mother, she would probably have had her little head quite turned by the flattery which she received.
street
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From this reading Even strangers whom she met in the street spoke of her beauty; and if she had not been blessed with a judicious mother, she would probably have had her little head quite turned by the flattery which she received.
supposed
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From this reading Caroline Stanley and Susan Cameron were cousins, and very nearly of the same age; but neither from their looks nor from their characters would one have supposed that there was any tie of relationship between them.
Susan
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From this reading Caroline Stanley and Susan Cameron were cousins, and very nearly of the same age; but neither from their looks nor from their characters would one have supposed that there was any tie of relationship between them.
teeth
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From this reading Ever since she could remember, she had heard from her nurses the praises of her curling hair; bright, black eyes, rosy cheeks and white teeth.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Caroline Stanley and Susan Cameron were cousins, and very nearly of the same age; but neither from their looks nor from their characters would one have supposed that there was any tie of relationship between them.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Caroline Stanley and Susan Cameron were cousins, and very nearly of the same age; but neither from their looks nor from their characters would one have supposed that there was any tie of relationship between them.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Caroline Stanley and Susan Cameron were cousins, and very nearly of the same age; but neither from their looks nor from their characters would one have supposed that there was any tie of relationship between them.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Caroline Stanley and Susan Cameron were cousins, and very nearly of the same age; but neither from their looks nor from their characters would one have supposed that there was any tie of relationship between them.
there
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From this reading Caroline Stanley and Susan Cameron were cousins, and very nearly of the same age; but neither from their looks nor from their characters would one have supposed that there was any tie of relationship between them.
tie
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From this reading Caroline Stanley and Susan Cameron were cousins, and very nearly of the same age; but neither from their looks nor from their characters would one have supposed that there was any tie of relationship between them.
turned
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From this reading Even strangers whom she met in the street spoke of her beauty; and if she had not been blessed with a judicious mother, she would probably have had her little head quite turned by the flattery which she received.
very
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From this reading Caroline Stanley and Susan Cameron were cousins, and very nearly of the same age; but neither from their looks nor from their characters would one have supposed that there was any tie of relationship between them.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Caroline Stanley and Susan Cameron were cousins, and very nearly of the same age; but neither from their looks nor from their characters would one have supposed that there was any tie of relationship between them.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Caroline Stanley and Susan Cameron were cousins, and very nearly of the same age; but neither from their looks nor from their characters would one have supposed that there was any tie of relationship between them.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Even strangers whom she met in the street spoke of her beauty; and if she had not been blessed with a judicious mother, she would probably have had her little head quite turned by the flattery which she received.
white
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From this reading Ever since she could remember, she had heard from her nurses the praises of her curling hair; bright, black eyes, rosy cheeks and white teeth.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Even strangers whom she met in the street spoke of her beauty; and if she had not been blessed with a judicious mother, she would probably have had her little head quite turned by the flattery which she received.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Even strangers whom she met in the street spoke of her beauty; and if she had not been blessed with a judicious mother, she would probably have had her little head quite turned by the flattery which she received.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Caroline Stanley and Susan Cameron were cousins, and very nearly of the same age; but neither from their looks nor from their characters would one have supposed that there was any tie of relationship between them.
