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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 The room which Mrs. Sylvestre occupied in her friend's house was a very pretty one.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "And I have a sentiment about it.
additions
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From this reading It had been one of Mrs. Amory's caprices at the time she had fitted it up, and she had amused herself with it for two or three months, arranging it at her leisure, reflecting upon it, and making additions to its charms every day as soon as they suggested themselves to her.
allow
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From this reading When it is complete you shall go and stand outside the door and look in, but nothing would induce me to allow you to cross the threshold."
Amory's
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From this reading It had been one of Mrs. Amory's caprices at the time she had fitted it up, and she had amused herself with it for two or three months, arranging it at her leisure, reflecting upon it, and making additions to its charms every day as soon as they suggested themselves to her.
amused
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From this reading It had been one of Mrs. Amory's caprices at the time she had fitted it up, and she had amused herself with it for two or three months, arranging it at her leisure, reflecting upon it, and making additions to its charms every day as soon as they suggested themselves to her.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It had been one of Mrs. Amory's caprices at the time she had fitted it up, and she had amused herself with it for two or three months, arranging it at her leisure, reflecting upon it, and making additions to its charms every day as soon as they suggested themselves to her.
apartment
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From this reading "It is to be a purely feminine apartment," she had said to Richard and Arbuthnot.
Arbuthnot
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From this reading "It is to be a purely feminine apartment," she had said to Richard and Arbuthnot.
arranging
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From this reading It had been one of Mrs. Amory's caprices at the time she had fitted it up, and she had amused herself with it for two or three months, arranging it at her leisure, reflecting upon it, and making additions to its charms every day as soon as they suggested themselves to her.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It had been one of Mrs. Amory's caprices at the time she had fitted it up, and she had amused herself with it for two or three months, arranging it at her leisure, reflecting upon it, and making additions to its charms every day as soon as they suggested themselves to her.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It had been one of Mrs. Amory's caprices at the time she had fitted it up, and she had amused herself with it for two or three months, arranging it at her leisure, reflecting upon it, and making additions to its charms every day as soon as they suggested themselves to her.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "It is to be a purely feminine apartment," she had said to Richard and Arbuthnot.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading It had been one of Mrs. Amory's caprices at the time she had fitted it up, and she had amused herself with it for two or three months, arranging it at her leisure, reflecting upon it, and making additions to its charms every day as soon as they suggested themselves to her.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading When it is complete you shall go and stand outside the door and look in, but nothing would induce me to allow you to cross the threshold."
caprices
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From this reading It had been one of Mrs. Amory's caprices at the time she had fitted it up, and she had amused herself with it for two or three months, arranging it at her leisure, reflecting upon it, and making additions to its charms every day as soon as they suggested themselves to her.
charms
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From this reading It had been one of Mrs. Amory's caprices at the time she had fitted it up, and she had amused herself with it for two or three months, arranging it at her leisure, reflecting upon it, and making additions to its charms every day as soon as they suggested themselves to her.
completenounUS /complete/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When it is complete you shall go and stand outside the door and look in, but nothing would induce me to allow you to cross the threshold."
cross
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From this reading When it is complete you shall go and stand outside the door and look in, but nothing would induce me to allow you to cross the threshold."
day
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From this reading It had been one of Mrs. Amory's caprices at the time she had fitted it up, and she had amused herself with it for two or three months, arranging it at her leisure, reflecting upon it, and making additions to its charms every day as soon as they suggested themselves to her.
door
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From this reading When it is complete you shall go and stand outside the door and look in, but nothing would induce me to allow you to cross the threshold."
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading It had been one of Mrs. Amory's caprices at the time she had fitted it up, and she had amused herself with it for two or three months, arranging it at her leisure, reflecting upon it, and making additions to its charms every day as soon as they suggested themselves to her.
feminine
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From this reading "It is to be a purely feminine apartment," she had said to Richard and Arbuthnot.
fittedadjectiveUS /ˈfɪtɪd/
prepared and equipped for a particular purpose
From this reading It had been one of Mrs. Amory's caprices at the time she had fitted it up, and she had amused herself with it for two or three months, arranging it at her leisure, reflecting upon it, and making additions to its charms every day as soon as they suggested themselves to her.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It had been one of Mrs. Amory's caprices at the time she had fitted it up, and she had amused herself with it for two or three months, arranging it at her leisure, reflecting upon it, and making additions to its charms every day as soon as they suggested themselves to her.
friend's
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From this reading The room which Mrs. Sylvestre occupied in her friend's house was a very pretty one.
go
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From this reading When it is complete you shall go and stand outside the door and look in, but nothing would induce me to allow you to cross the threshold."
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It had been one of Mrs. Amory's caprices at the time she had fitted it up, and she had amused herself with it for two or three months, arranging it at her leisure, reflecting upon it, and making additions to its charms every day as soon as they suggested themselves to her.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "And I have a sentiment about it.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The room which Mrs. Sylvestre occupied in her friend's house was a very pretty one.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading It had been one of Mrs. Amory's caprices at the time she had fitted it up, and she had amused herself with it for two or three months, arranging it at her leisure, reflecting upon it, and making additions to its charms every day as soon as they suggested themselves to her.
house
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From this reading The room which Mrs. Sylvestre occupied in her friend's house was a very pretty one.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "And I have a sentiment about it.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The room which Mrs. Sylvestre occupied in her friend's house was a very pretty one.
induce
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From this reading When it is complete you shall go and stand outside the door and look in, but nothing would induce me to allow you to cross the threshold."
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "It is to be a purely feminine apartment," she had said to Richard and Arbuthnot.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It had been one of Mrs. Amory's caprices at the time she had fitted it up, and she had amused herself with it for two or three months, arranging it at her leisure, reflecting upon it, and making additions to its charms every day as soon as they suggested themselves to her.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading It had been one of Mrs. Amory's caprices at the time she had fitted it up, and she had amused herself with it for two or three months, arranging it at her leisure, reflecting upon it, and making additions to its charms every day as soon as they suggested themselves to her.
leisure
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From this reading It had been one of Mrs. Amory's caprices at the time she had fitted it up, and she had amused herself with it for two or three months, arranging it at her leisure, reflecting upon it, and making additions to its charms every day as soon as they suggested themselves to her.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When it is complete you shall go and stand outside the door and look in, but nothing would induce me to allow you to cross the threshold."
making
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From this reading It had been one of Mrs. Amory's caprices at the time she had fitted it up, and she had amused herself with it for two or three months, arranging it at her leisure, reflecting upon it, and making additions to its charms every day as soon as they suggested themselves to her.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading When it is complete you shall go and stand outside the door and look in, but nothing would induce me to allow you to cross the threshold."
months
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From this reading It had been one of Mrs. Amory's caprices at the time she had fitted it up, and she had amused herself with it for two or three months, arranging it at her leisure, reflecting upon it, and making additions to its charms every day as soon as they suggested themselves to her.
Mrs
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From this reading The room which Mrs. Sylvestre occupied in her friend's house was a very pretty one.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading When it is complete you shall go and stand outside the door and look in, but nothing would induce me to allow you to cross the threshold."
occupied
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From this reading The room which Mrs. Sylvestre occupied in her friend's house was a very pretty one.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It had been one of Mrs. Amory's caprices at the time she had fitted it up, and she had amused herself with it for two or three months, arranging it at her leisure, reflecting upon it, and making additions to its charms every day as soon as they suggested themselves to her.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The room which Mrs. Sylvestre occupied in her friend's house was a very pretty one.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading It had been one of Mrs. Amory's caprices at the time she had fitted it up, and she had amused herself with it for two or three months, arranging it at her leisure, reflecting upon it, and making additions to its charms every day as soon as they suggested themselves to her.
outsidenounUS /ˈoutside/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading When it is complete you shall go and stand outside the door and look in, but nothing would induce me to allow you to cross the threshold."
pretty
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From this reading The room which Mrs. Sylvestre occupied in her friend's house was a very pretty one.
purely
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From this reading "It is to be a purely feminine apartment," she had said to Richard and Arbuthnot.
reflecting
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From this reading It had been one of Mrs. Amory's caprices at the time she had fitted it up, and she had amused herself with it for two or three months, arranging it at her leisure, reflecting upon it, and making additions to its charms every day as soon as they suggested themselves to her.
Richard
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From this reading "It is to be a purely feminine apartment," she had said to Richard and Arbuthnot.
room
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From this reading The room which Mrs. Sylvestre occupied in her friend's house was a very pretty one.
said
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From this reading "It is to be a purely feminine apartment," she had said to Richard and Arbuthnot.
sentiment
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From this reading "And I have a sentiment about it.
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading When it is complete you shall go and stand outside the door and look in, but nothing would induce me to allow you to cross the threshold."
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It had been one of Mrs. Amory's caprices at the time she had fitted it up, and she had amused herself with it for two or three months, arranging it at her leisure, reflecting upon it, and making additions to its charms every day as soon as they suggested themselves to her.
soon
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From this reading It had been one of Mrs. Amory's caprices at the time she had fitted it up, and she had amused herself with it for two or three months, arranging it at her leisure, reflecting upon it, and making additions to its charms every day as soon as they suggested themselves to her.
stand
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From this reading When it is complete you shall go and stand outside the door and look in, but nothing would induce me to allow you to cross the threshold."
suggested
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From this reading It had been one of Mrs. Amory's caprices at the time she had fitted it up, and she had amused herself with it for two or three months, arranging it at her leisure, reflecting upon it, and making additions to its charms every day as soon as they suggested themselves to her.
Sylvestre
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From this reading The room which Mrs. Sylvestre occupied in her friend's house was a very pretty one.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The room which Mrs. Sylvestre occupied in her friend's house was a very pretty one.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading It had been one of Mrs. Amory's caprices at the time she had fitted it up, and she had amused herself with it for two or three months, arranging it at her leisure, reflecting upon it, and making additions to its charms every day as soon as they suggested themselves to her.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It had been one of Mrs. Amory's caprices at the time she had fitted it up, and she had amused herself with it for two or three months, arranging it at her leisure, reflecting upon it, and making additions to its charms every day as soon as they suggested themselves to her.
three
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From this reading It had been one of Mrs. Amory's caprices at the time she had fitted it up, and she had amused herself with it for two or three months, arranging it at her leisure, reflecting upon it, and making additions to its charms every day as soon as they suggested themselves to her.
threshold
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From this reading When it is complete you shall go and stand outside the door and look in, but nothing would induce me to allow you to cross the threshold."
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It had been one of Mrs. Amory's caprices at the time she had fitted it up, and she had amused herself with it for two or three months, arranging it at her leisure, reflecting upon it, and making additions to its charms every day as soon as they suggested themselves to her.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It had been one of Mrs. Amory's caprices at the time she had fitted it up, and she had amused herself with it for two or three months, arranging it at her leisure, reflecting upon it, and making additions to its charms every day as soon as they suggested themselves to her.
two
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From this reading It had been one of Mrs. Amory's caprices at the time she had fitted it up, and she had amused herself with it for two or three months, arranging it at her leisure, reflecting upon it, and making additions to its charms every day as soon as they suggested themselves to her.
up
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From this reading It had been one of Mrs. Amory's caprices at the time she had fitted it up, and she had amused herself with it for two or three months, arranging it at her leisure, reflecting upon it, and making additions to its charms every day as soon as they suggested themselves to her.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading It had been one of Mrs. Amory's caprices at the time she had fitted it up, and she had amused herself with it for two or three months, arranging it at her leisure, reflecting upon it, and making additions to its charms every day as soon as they suggested themselves to her.
very
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From this reading The room which Mrs. Sylvestre occupied in her friend's house was a very pretty one.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The room which Mrs. Sylvestre occupied in her friend's house was a very pretty one.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When it is complete you shall go and stand outside the door and look in, but nothing would induce me to allow you to cross the threshold."
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The room which Mrs. Sylvestre occupied in her friend's house was a very pretty one.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading It had been one of Mrs. Amory's caprices at the time she had fitted it up, and she had amused herself with it for two or three months, arranging it at her leisure, reflecting upon it, and making additions to its charms every day as soon as they suggested themselves to her.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading When it is complete you shall go and stand outside the door and look in, but nothing would induce me to allow you to cross the threshold."
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading When it is complete you shall go and stand outside the door and look in, but nothing would induce me to allow you to cross the threshold."
