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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 He had already a circle much enlarged from hers, and knew people whom even the Dowager Duchess, who was more in the world than Lady Eskside, could not pretend to know.
accompanied
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From this reading Lady Eskside, who had once carried little Val with her, with care so anxious, was proud and happy beyond description now when Val accompanied her anywhere with that air of _savoir faire_ and intimate knowledge of the world which distinguishes his kind.
air
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From this reading Lady Eskside, who had once carried little Val with her, with care so anxious, was proud and happy beyond description now when Val accompanied her anywhere with that air of _savoir faire_ and intimate knowledge of the world which distinguishes his kind.
all
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From this reading This was Val’s last summer at Eton; he went away with deep regret, as all well-conditioned boys do, and was petted and made much of at home in the interval between his school and his university life.
alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had already a circle much enlarged from hers, and knew people whom even the Dowager Duchess, who was more in the world than Lady Eskside, could not pretend to know.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading This was Val’s last summer at Eton; he went away with deep regret, as all well-conditioned boys do, and was petted and made much of at home in the interval between his school and his university life.
anxious
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From this reading Lady Eskside, who had once carried little Val with her, with care so anxious, was proud and happy beyond description now when Val accompanied her anywhere with that air of _savoir faire_ and intimate knowledge of the world which distinguishes his kind.
anywhere
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From this reading Lady Eskside, who had once carried little Val with her, with care so anxious, was proud and happy beyond description now when Val accompanied her anywhere with that air of _savoir faire_ and intimate knowledge of the world which distinguishes his kind.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading This was Val’s last summer at Eton; he went away with deep regret, as all well-conditioned boys do, and was petted and made much of at home in the interval between his school and his university life.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading This was Val’s last summer at Eton; he went away with deep regret, as all well-conditioned boys do, and was petted and made much of at home in the interval between his school and his university life.
away
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From this reading This was Val’s last summer at Eton; he went away with deep regret, as all well-conditioned boys do, and was petted and made much of at home in the interval between his school and his university life.
better
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From this reading He was a head taller than good-natured Lord Hightowers, and a thousand times handsomer and better bred.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading This was Val’s last summer at Eton; he went away with deep regret, as all well-conditioned boys do, and was petted and made much of at home in the interval between his school and his university life.
beyondprepositionUS /bɪˈɑːnd/
on the far side of; further than
From this reading Lady Eskside, who had once carried little Val with her, with care so anxious, was proud and happy beyond description now when Val accompanied her anywhere with that air of _savoir faire_ and intimate knowledge of the world which distinguishes his kind.
boys
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From this reading This was Val’s last summer at Eton; he went away with deep regret, as all well-conditioned boys do, and was petted and made much of at home in the interval between his school and his university life.
bred
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From this reading He was a head taller than good-natured Lord Hightowers, and a thousand times handsomer and better bred.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “But not the least like his father,” said her Grace, with pointed particularity.
care
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From this reading Lady Eskside, who had once carried little Val with her, with care so anxious, was proud and happy beyond description now when Val accompanied her anywhere with that air of _savoir faire_ and intimate knowledge of the world which distinguishes his kind.
carried
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From this reading Lady Eskside, who had once carried little Val with her, with care so anxious, was proud and happy beyond description now when Val accompanied her anywhere with that air of _savoir faire_ and intimate knowledge of the world which distinguishes his kind.
circle
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From this reading He had already a circle much enlarged from hers, and knew people whom even the Dowager Duchess, who was more in the world than Lady Eskside, could not pretend to know.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading He had already a circle much enlarged from hers, and knew people whom even the Dowager Duchess, who was more in the world than Lady Eskside, could not pretend to know.
deep
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From this reading This was Val’s last summer at Eton; he went away with deep regret, as all well-conditioned boys do, and was petted and made much of at home in the interval between his school and his university life.
description
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From this reading Lady Eskside, who had once carried little Val with her, with care so anxious, was proud and happy beyond description now when Val accompanied her anywhere with that air of _savoir faire_ and intimate knowledge of the world which distinguishes his kind.
distinguishes
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From this reading Lady Eskside, who had once carried little Val with her, with care so anxious, was proud and happy beyond description now when Val accompanied her anywhere with that air of _savoir faire_ and intimate knowledge of the world which distinguishes his kind.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading This was Val’s last summer at Eton; he went away with deep regret, as all well-conditioned boys do, and was petted and made much of at home in the interval between his school and his university life.
Dowager
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From this reading He had already a circle much enlarged from hers, and knew people whom even the Dowager Duchess, who was more in the world than Lady Eskside, could not pretend to know.
Duchess
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From this reading He had already a circle much enlarged from hers, and knew people whom even the Dowager Duchess, who was more in the world than Lady Eskside, could not pretend to know.
enlarged
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From this reading He had already a circle much enlarged from hers, and knew people whom even the Dowager Duchess, who was more in the world than Lady Eskside, could not pretend to know.
Eskside
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From this reading Lady Eskside, who had once carried little Val with her, with care so anxious, was proud and happy beyond description now when Val accompanied her anywhere with that air of _savoir faire_ and intimate knowledge of the world which distinguishes his kind.
Eton
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From this reading This was Val’s last summer at Eton; he went away with deep regret, as all well-conditioned boys do, and was petted and made much of at home in the interval between his school and his university life.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had already a circle much enlarged from hers, and knew people whom even the Dowager Duchess, who was more in the world than Lady Eskside, could not pretend to know.
faire
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From this reading Lady Eskside, who had once carried little Val with her, with care so anxious, was proud and happy beyond description now when Val accompanied her anywhere with that air of _savoir faire_ and intimate knowledge of the world which distinguishes his kind.
father
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From this reading “But not the least like his father,” said her Grace, with pointed particularity.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He had already a circle much enlarged from hers, and knew people whom even the Dowager Duchess, who was more in the world than Lady Eskside, could not pretend to know.
good-natured
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From this reading He was a head taller than good-natured Lord Hightowers, and a thousand times handsomer and better bred.
Grace
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From this reading “But not the least like his father,” said her Grace, with pointed particularity.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Lady Eskside, who had once carried little Val with her, with care so anxious, was proud and happy beyond description now when Val accompanied her anywhere with that air of _savoir faire_ and intimate knowledge of the world which distinguishes his kind.
handsomer
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From this reading He was a head taller than good-natured Lord Hightowers, and a thousand times handsomer and better bred.
happy
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From this reading Lady Eskside, who had once carried little Val with her, with care so anxious, was proud and happy beyond description now when Val accompanied her anywhere with that air of _savoir faire_ and intimate knowledge of the world which distinguishes his kind.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading This was Val’s last summer at Eton; he went away with deep regret, as all well-conditioned boys do, and was petted and made much of at home in the interval between his school and his university life.
head
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From this reading He was a head taller than good-natured Lord Hightowers, and a thousand times handsomer and better bred.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Lady Eskside, who had once carried little Val with her, with care so anxious, was proud and happy beyond description now when Val accompanied her anywhere with that air of _savoir faire_ and intimate knowledge of the world which distinguishes his kind.
herspronounUS /hərz/
the one or ones belonging to her
From this reading He had already a circle much enlarged from hers, and knew people whom even the Dowager Duchess, who was more in the world than Lady Eskside, could not pretend to know.
Hightowers
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From this reading He was a head taller than good-natured Lord Hightowers, and a thousand times handsomer and better bred.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading This was Val’s last summer at Eton; he went away with deep regret, as all well-conditioned boys do, and was petted and made much of at home in the interval between his school and his university life.
home
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From this reading This was Val’s last summer at Eton; he went away with deep regret, as all well-conditioned boys do, and was petted and made much of at home in the interval between his school and his university life.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading This was Val’s last summer at Eton; he went away with deep regret, as all well-conditioned boys do, and was petted and made much of at home in the interval between his school and his university life.
interval
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From this reading This was Val’s last summer at Eton; he went away with deep regret, as all well-conditioned boys do, and was petted and made much of at home in the interval between his school and his university life.
intimate
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From this reading Lady Eskside, who had once carried little Val with her, with care so anxious, was proud and happy beyond description now when Val accompanied her anywhere with that air of _savoir faire_ and intimate knowledge of the world which distinguishes his kind.
kind
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From this reading Lady Eskside, who had once carried little Val with her, with care so anxious, was proud and happy beyond description now when Val accompanied her anywhere with that air of _savoir faire_ and intimate knowledge of the world which distinguishes his kind.
knew
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From this reading He had already a circle much enlarged from hers, and knew people whom even the Dowager Duchess, who was more in the world than Lady Eskside, could not pretend to know.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had already a circle much enlarged from hers, and knew people whom even the Dowager Duchess, who was more in the world than Lady Eskside, could not pretend to know.
knowledge
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From this reading Lady Eskside, who had once carried little Val with her, with care so anxious, was proud and happy beyond description now when Val accompanied her anywhere with that air of _savoir faire_ and intimate knowledge of the world which distinguishes his kind.
Lady
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From this reading Lady Eskside, who had once carried little Val with her, with care so anxious, was proud and happy beyond description now when Val accompanied her anywhere with that air of _savoir faire_ and intimate knowledge of the world which distinguishes his kind.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This was Val’s last summer at Eton; he went away with deep regret, as all well-conditioned boys do, and was petted and made much of at home in the interval between his school and his university life.
leastnounUS /least/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But not the least like his father,” said her Grace, with pointed particularity.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This was Val’s last summer at Eton; he went away with deep regret, as all well-conditioned boys do, and was petted and made much of at home in the interval between his school and his university life.
like
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From this reading “But not the least like his father,” said her Grace, with pointed particularity.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Lady Eskside, who had once carried little Val with her, with care so anxious, was proud and happy beyond description now when Val accompanied her anywhere with that air of _savoir faire_ and intimate knowledge of the world which distinguishes his kind.
Lord
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From this reading He was a head taller than good-natured Lord Hightowers, and a thousand times handsomer and better bred.
made
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From this reading This was Val’s last summer at Eton; he went away with deep regret, as all well-conditioned boys do, and was petted and made much of at home in the interval between his school and his university life.
more
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From this reading He had already a circle much enlarged from hers, and knew people whom even the Dowager Duchess, who was more in the world than Lady Eskside, could not pretend to know.
much
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From this reading This was Val’s last summer at Eton; he went away with deep regret, as all well-conditioned boys do, and was petted and made much of at home in the interval between his school and his university life.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He had already a circle much enlarged from hers, and knew people whom even the Dowager Duchess, who was more in the world than Lady Eskside, could not pretend to know.
now
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From this reading Lady Eskside, who had once carried little Val with her, with care so anxious, was proud and happy beyond description now when Val accompanied her anywhere with that air of _savoir faire_ and intimate knowledge of the world which distinguishes his kind.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading This was Val’s last summer at Eton; he went away with deep regret, as all well-conditioned boys do, and was petted and made much of at home in the interval between his school and his university life.
once
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From this reading Lady Eskside, who had once carried little Val with her, with care so anxious, was proud and happy beyond description now when Val accompanied her anywhere with that air of _savoir faire_ and intimate knowledge of the world which distinguishes his kind.
particularity
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From this reading “But not the least like his father,” said her Grace, with pointed particularity.
people
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From this reading He had already a circle much enlarged from hers, and knew people whom even the Dowager Duchess, who was more in the world than Lady Eskside, could not pretend to know.
petted
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From this reading This was Val’s last summer at Eton; he went away with deep regret, as all well-conditioned boys do, and was petted and made much of at home in the interval between his school and his university life.
pointed
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From this reading “But not the least like his father,” said her Grace, with pointed particularity.
pretend
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From this reading He had already a circle much enlarged from hers, and knew people whom even the Dowager Duchess, who was more in the world than Lady Eskside, could not pretend to know.
proud
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From this reading Lady Eskside, who had once carried little Val with her, with care so anxious, was proud and happy beyond description now when Val accompanied her anywhere with that air of _savoir faire_ and intimate knowledge of the world which distinguishes his kind.
regret
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From this reading This was Val’s last summer at Eton; he went away with deep regret, as all well-conditioned boys do, and was petted and made much of at home in the interval between his school and his university life.
said
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From this reading “But not the least like his father,” said her Grace, with pointed particularity.
savoir
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From this reading Lady Eskside, who had once carried little Val with her, with care so anxious, was proud and happy beyond description now when Val accompanied her anywhere with that air of _savoir faire_ and intimate knowledge of the world which distinguishes his kind.
school
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From this reading This was Val’s last summer at Eton; he went away with deep regret, as all well-conditioned boys do, and was petted and made much of at home in the interval between his school and his university life.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Lady Eskside, who had once carried little Val with her, with care so anxious, was proud and happy beyond description now when Val accompanied her anywhere with that air of _savoir faire_ and intimate knowledge of the world which distinguishes his kind.
summer
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From this reading This was Val’s last summer at Eton; he went away with deep regret, as all well-conditioned boys do, and was petted and made much of at home in the interval between his school and his university life.
taller
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From this reading He was a head taller than good-natured Lord Hightowers, and a thousand times handsomer and better bred.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading He had already a circle much enlarged from hers, and knew people whom even the Dowager Duchess, who was more in the world than Lady Eskside, could not pretend to know.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Lady Eskside, who had once carried little Val with her, with care so anxious, was proud and happy beyond description now when Val accompanied her anywhere with that air of _savoir faire_ and intimate knowledge of the world which distinguishes his kind.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading This was Val’s last summer at Eton; he went away with deep regret, as all well-conditioned boys do, and was petted and made much of at home in the interval between his school and his university life.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This was Val’s last summer at Eton; he went away with deep regret, as all well-conditioned boys do, and was petted and made much of at home in the interval between his school and his university life.
thousand
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From this reading He was a head taller than good-natured Lord Hightowers, and a thousand times handsomer and better bred.
times
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From this reading He was a head taller than good-natured Lord Hightowers, and a thousand times handsomer and better bred.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He had already a circle much enlarged from hers, and knew people whom even the Dowager Duchess, who was more in the world than Lady Eskside, could not pretend to know.
university
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From this reading This was Val’s last summer at Eton; he went away with deep regret, as all well-conditioned boys do, and was petted and made much of at home in the interval between his school and his university life.
Val
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From this reading Lady Eskside, who had once carried little Val with her, with care so anxious, was proud and happy beyond description now when Val accompanied her anywhere with that air of _savoir faire_ and intimate knowledge of the world which distinguishes his kind.
Val's
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From this reading This was Val’s last summer at Eton; he went away with deep regret, as all well-conditioned boys do, and was petted and made much of at home in the interval between his school and his university life.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This was Val’s last summer at Eton; he went away with deep regret, as all well-conditioned boys do, and was petted and made much of at home in the interval between his school and his university life.
well-conditioned
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From this reading This was Val’s last summer at Eton; he went away with deep regret, as all well-conditioned boys do, and was petted and made much of at home in the interval between his school and his university life.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This was Val’s last summer at Eton; he went away with deep regret, as all well-conditioned boys do, and was petted and made much of at home in the interval between his school and his university life.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Lady Eskside, who had once carried little Val with her, with care so anxious, was proud and happy beyond description now when Val accompanied her anywhere with that air of _savoir faire_ and intimate knowledge of the world which distinguishes his kind.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Lady Eskside, who had once carried little Val with her, with care so anxious, was proud and happy beyond description now when Val accompanied her anywhere with that air of _savoir faire_ and intimate knowledge of the world which distinguishes his kind.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Lady Eskside, who had once carried little Val with her, with care so anxious, was proud and happy beyond description now when Val accompanied her anywhere with that air of _savoir faire_ and intimate knowledge of the world which distinguishes his kind.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He had already a circle much enlarged from hers, and knew people whom even the Dowager Duchess, who was more in the world than Lady Eskside, could not pretend to know.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading This was Val’s last summer at Eton; he went away with deep regret, as all well-conditioned boys do, and was petted and made much of at home in the interval between his school and his university life.
world
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From this reading Lady Eskside, who had once carried little Val with her, with care so anxious, was proud and happy beyond description now when Val accompanied her anywhere with that air of _savoir faire_ and intimate knowledge of the world which distinguishes his kind.
