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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 Theo was an exact correspondent, and recorded her adventures and progress with as careful a precision as if it had been a matter of grave import whether she was in Boulogne or Bordeaux, or had stayed at one hotel or the other.
adventures
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From this reading Theo was an exact correspondent, and recorded her adventures and progress with as careful a precision as if it had been a matter of grave import whether she was in Boulogne or Bordeaux, or had stayed at one hotel or the other.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The letters that were faithfully written to Downport during the following month were the cause of no slight excitement in the house of David North, Esq. The children looked forward to the reception of them as an event worthy of being chronicled.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Theo was an exact correspondent, and recorded her adventures and progress with as careful a precision as if it had been a matter of grave import whether she was in Boulogne or Bordeaux, or had stayed at one hotel or the other.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The letters that were faithfully written to Downport during the following month were the cause of no slight excitement in the house of David North, Esq. The children looked forward to the reception of them as an event worthy of being chronicled.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Theo was an exact correspondent, and recorded her adventures and progress with as careful a precision as if it had been a matter of grave import whether she was in Boulogne or Bordeaux, or had stayed at one hotel or the other.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Theo was an exact correspondent, and recorded her adventures and progress with as careful a precision as if it had been a matter of grave import whether she was in Boulogne or Bordeaux, or had stayed at one hotel or the other.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading The letters that were faithfully written to Downport during the following month were the cause of no slight excitement in the house of David North, Esq. The children looked forward to the reception of them as an event worthy of being chronicled.
Bordeaux
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From this reading Theo was an exact correspondent, and recorded her adventures and progress with as careful a precision as if it had been a matter of grave import whether she was in Boulogne or Bordeaux, or had stayed at one hotel or the other.
Boulogne
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From this reading Theo was an exact correspondent, and recorded her adventures and progress with as careful a precision as if it had been a matter of grave import whether she was in Boulogne or Bordeaux, or had stayed at one hotel or the other.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It was not the pleasantest season of the year to travel, she wrote, but it was, of course, the gayest in the cities.
careful
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From this reading Theo was an exact correspondent, and recorded her adventures and progress with as careful a precision as if it had been a matter of grave import whether she was in Boulogne or Bordeaux, or had stayed at one hotel or the other.
cause
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From this reading The letters that were faithfully written to Downport during the following month were the cause of no slight excitement in the house of David North, Esq. The children looked forward to the reception of them as an event worthy of being chronicled.
children
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From this reading The letters that were faithfully written to Downport during the following month were the cause of no slight excitement in the house of David North, Esq. The children looked forward to the reception of them as an event worthy of being chronicled.
chronicled
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From this reading The letters that were faithfully written to Downport during the following month were the cause of no slight excitement in the house of David North, Esq. The children looked forward to the reception of them as an event worthy of being chronicled.
cities
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From this reading It was not the pleasantest season of the year to travel, she wrote, but it was, of course, the gayest in the cities.
correspondent
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From this reading Theo was an exact correspondent, and recorded her adventures and progress with as careful a precision as if it had been a matter of grave import whether she was in Boulogne or Bordeaux, or had stayed at one hotel or the other.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was not the pleasantest season of the year to travel, she wrote, but it was, of course, the gayest in the cities.
David
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From this reading The letters that were faithfully written to Downport during the following month were the cause of no slight excitement in the house of David North, Esq. The children looked forward to the reception of them as an event worthy of being chronicled.
Downport
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From this reading The letters that were faithfully written to Downport during the following month were the cause of no slight excitement in the house of David North, Esq. The children looked forward to the reception of them as an event worthy of being chronicled.
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading The letters that were faithfully written to Downport during the following month were the cause of no slight excitement in the house of David North, Esq. The children looked forward to the reception of them as an event worthy of being chronicled.
Esq
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From this reading The letters that were faithfully written to Downport during the following month were the cause of no slight excitement in the house of David North, Esq. The children looked forward to the reception of them as an event worthy of being chronicled.
event
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From this reading The letters that were faithfully written to Downport during the following month were the cause of no slight excitement in the house of David North, Esq. The children looked forward to the reception of them as an event worthy of being chronicled.
exactadjectiveUS /ɪɡˈzækt/
Strictly particular and correct.
From this reading Theo was an exact correspondent, and recorded her adventures and progress with as careful a precision as if it had been a matter of grave import whether she was in Boulogne or Bordeaux, or had stayed at one hotel or the other.
excitement
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From this reading The letters that were faithfully written to Downport during the following month were the cause of no slight excitement in the house of David North, Esq. The children looked forward to the reception of them as an event worthy of being chronicled.
faithfully
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From this reading The letters that were faithfully written to Downport during the following month were the cause of no slight excitement in the house of David North, Esq. The children looked forward to the reception of them as an event worthy of being chronicled.
following
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From this reading The letters that were faithfully written to Downport during the following month were the cause of no slight excitement in the house of David North, Esq. The children looked forward to the reception of them as an event worthy of being chronicled.
forwardnounUS /forward/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The letters that were faithfully written to Downport during the following month were the cause of no slight excitement in the house of David North, Esq. The children looked forward to the reception of them as an event worthy of being chronicled.
gayest
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From this reading It was not the pleasantest season of the year to travel, she wrote, but it was, of course, the gayest in the cities.
generous
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From this reading Lady Throckmorton was very kind and very generous.
GOES
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From this reading THEO GOES TO PARIS.
grave
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From this reading Theo was an exact correspondent, and recorded her adventures and progress with as careful a precision as if it had been a matter of grave import whether she was in Boulogne or Bordeaux, or had stayed at one hotel or the other.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Theo was an exact correspondent, and recorded her adventures and progress with as careful a precision as if it had been a matter of grave import whether she was in Boulogne or Bordeaux, or had stayed at one hotel or the other.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Theo was an exact correspondent, and recorded her adventures and progress with as careful a precision as if it had been a matter of grave import whether she was in Boulogne or Bordeaux, or had stayed at one hotel or the other.
hotel
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From this reading Theo was an exact correspondent, and recorded her adventures and progress with as careful a precision as if it had been a matter of grave import whether she was in Boulogne or Bordeaux, or had stayed at one hotel or the other.
house
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From this reading The letters that were faithfully written to Downport during the following month were the cause of no slight excitement in the house of David North, Esq. The children looked forward to the reception of them as an event worthy of being chronicled.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Theo was an exact correspondent, and recorded her adventures and progress with as careful a precision as if it had been a matter of grave import whether she was in Boulogne or Bordeaux, or had stayed at one hotel or the other.
import
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From this reading Theo was an exact correspondent, and recorded her adventures and progress with as careful a precision as if it had been a matter of grave import whether she was in Boulogne or Bordeaux, or had stayed at one hotel or the other.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The letters that were faithfully written to Downport during the following month were the cause of no slight excitement in the house of David North, Esq. The children looked forward to the reception of them as an event worthy of being chronicled.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Theo was an exact correspondent, and recorded her adventures and progress with as careful a precision as if it had been a matter of grave import whether she was in Boulogne or Bordeaux, or had stayed at one hotel or the other.
kind
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From this reading Lady Throckmorton was very kind and very generous.
Lady
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From this reading Lady Throckmorton was very kind and very generous.
letters
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From this reading The letters that were faithfully written to Downport during the following month were the cause of no slight excitement in the house of David North, Esq. The children looked forward to the reception of them as an event worthy of being chronicled.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The letters that were faithfully written to Downport during the following month were the cause of no slight excitement in the house of David North, Esq. The children looked forward to the reception of them as an event worthy of being chronicled.
matter
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From this reading Theo was an exact correspondent, and recorded her adventures and progress with as careful a precision as if it had been a matter of grave import whether she was in Boulogne or Bordeaux, or had stayed at one hotel or the other.
month
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From this reading The letters that were faithfully written to Downport during the following month were the cause of no slight excitement in the house of David North, Esq. The children looked forward to the reception of them as an event worthy of being chronicled.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading The letters that were faithfully written to Downport during the following month were the cause of no slight excitement in the house of David North, Esq. The children looked forward to the reception of them as an event worthy of being chronicled.
North
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From this reading The letters that were faithfully written to Downport during the following month were the cause of no slight excitement in the house of David North, Esq. The children looked forward to the reception of them as an event worthy of being chronicled.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It was not the pleasantest season of the year to travel, she wrote, but it was, of course, the gayest in the cities.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The letters that were faithfully written to Downport during the following month were the cause of no slight excitement in the house of David North, Esq. The children looked forward to the reception of them as an event worthy of being chronicled.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Theo was an exact correspondent, and recorded her adventures and progress with as careful a precision as if it had been a matter of grave import whether she was in Boulogne or Bordeaux, or had stayed at one hotel or the other.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Theo was an exact correspondent, and recorded her adventures and progress with as careful a precision as if it had been a matter of grave import whether she was in Boulogne or Bordeaux, or had stayed at one hotel or the other.
other
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From this reading Theo was an exact correspondent, and recorded her adventures and progress with as careful a precision as if it had been a matter of grave import whether she was in Boulogne or Bordeaux, or had stayed at one hotel or the other.
PARIS
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From this reading THEO GOES TO PARIS.
pleasantest
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From this reading It was not the pleasantest season of the year to travel, she wrote, but it was, of course, the gayest in the cities.
precision
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From this reading Theo was an exact correspondent, and recorded her adventures and progress with as careful a precision as if it had been a matter of grave import whether she was in Boulogne or Bordeaux, or had stayed at one hotel or the other.
progress
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From this reading Theo was an exact correspondent, and recorded her adventures and progress with as careful a precision as if it had been a matter of grave import whether she was in Boulogne or Bordeaux, or had stayed at one hotel or the other.
reception
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From this reading The letters that were faithfully written to Downport during the following month were the cause of no slight excitement in the house of David North, Esq. The children looked forward to the reception of them as an event worthy of being chronicled.
recorded
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From this reading Theo was an exact correspondent, and recorded her adventures and progress with as careful a precision as if it had been a matter of grave import whether she was in Boulogne or Bordeaux, or had stayed at one hotel or the other.
season
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From this reading It was not the pleasantest season of the year to travel, she wrote, but it was, of course, the gayest in the cities.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Theo was an exact correspondent, and recorded her adventures and progress with as careful a precision as if it had been a matter of grave import whether she was in Boulogne or Bordeaux, or had stayed at one hotel or the other.
slight
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From this reading The letters that were faithfully written to Downport during the following month were the cause of no slight excitement in the house of David North, Esq. The children looked forward to the reception of them as an event worthy of being chronicled.
stayed
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From this reading Theo was an exact correspondent, and recorded her adventures and progress with as careful a precision as if it had been a matter of grave import whether she was in Boulogne or Bordeaux, or had stayed at one hotel or the other.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The letters that were faithfully written to Downport during the following month were the cause of no slight excitement in the house of David North, Esq. The children looked forward to the reception of them as an event worthy of being chronicled.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The letters that were faithfully written to Downport during the following month were the cause of no slight excitement in the house of David North, Esq. The children looked forward to the reception of them as an event worthy of being chronicled.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The letters that were faithfully written to Downport during the following month were the cause of no slight excitement in the house of David North, Esq. The children looked forward to the reception of them as an event worthy of being chronicled.
THEO
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From this reading THEO GOES TO PARIS.
Throckmorton
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From this reading Lady Throckmorton was very kind and very generous.
TOparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THEO GOES TO PARIS.
travel
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From this reading It was not the pleasantest season of the year to travel, she wrote, but it was, of course, the gayest in the cities.
very
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From this reading Lady Throckmorton was very kind and very generous.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Theo was an exact correspondent, and recorded her adventures and progress with as careful a precision as if it had been a matter of grave import whether she was in Boulogne or Bordeaux, or had stayed at one hotel or the other.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The letters that were faithfully written to Downport during the following month were the cause of no slight excitement in the house of David North, Esq. The children looked forward to the reception of them as an event worthy of being chronicled.
whetherconjunctionUS /ˈweðər/
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading Theo was an exact correspondent, and recorded her adventures and progress with as careful a precision as if it had been a matter of grave import whether she was in Boulogne or Bordeaux, or had stayed at one hotel or the other.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Theo was an exact correspondent, and recorded her adventures and progress with as careful a precision as if it had been a matter of grave import whether she was in Boulogne or Bordeaux, or had stayed at one hotel or the other.
worthyadjectiveUS /ˈwɜːr.ði/
Having or showing the qualities or abilities that merit recognition in character or magic.
From this reading The letters that were faithfully written to Downport during the following month were the cause of no slight excitement in the house of David North, Esq. The children looked forward to the reception of them as an event worthy of being chronicled.
written
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From this reading The letters that were faithfully written to Downport during the following month were the cause of no slight excitement in the house of David North, Esq. The children looked forward to the reception of them as an event worthy of being chronicled.
wrote
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From this reading It was not the pleasantest season of the year to travel, she wrote, but it was, of course, the gayest in the cities.
year
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From this reading It was not the pleasantest season of the year to travel, she wrote, but it was, of course, the gayest in the cities.
