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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 That evening Chance, which visits the lives of even the best-invested Forsytes, put a clue into Fleur's hands.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading In the sachet where she sought for it--an old sachet of very faded silk--there were two compartments: one held handkerchiefs; the other was buttoned, and contained something flat and hard.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Her father came down to dinner without a handkerchief, and had occasion to blow his nose.
best-invested
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From this reading That evening Chance, which visits the lives of even the best-invested Forsytes, put a clue into Fleur's hands.
blow
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From this reading Her father came down to dinner without a handkerchief, and had occasion to blow his nose.
buttoned
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From this reading In the sachet where she sought for it--an old sachet of very faded silk--there were two compartments: one held handkerchiefs; the other was buttoned, and contained something flat and hard.
ByprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading By some childish impulse Fleur unbuttoned it.
came
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From this reading Her father came down to dinner without a handkerchief, and had occasion to blow his nose.
Chance
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From this reading That evening Chance, which visits the lives of even the best-invested Forsytes, put a clue into Fleur's hands.
childish
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From this reading By some childish impulse Fleur unbuttoned it.
clue
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From this reading That evening Chance, which visits the lives of even the best-invested Forsytes, put a clue into Fleur's hands.
compartments
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From this reading In the sachet where she sought for it--an old sachet of very faded silk--there were two compartments: one held handkerchiefs; the other was buttoned, and contained something flat and hard.
contained
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From this reading In the sachet where she sought for it--an old sachet of very faded silk--there were two compartments: one held handkerchiefs; the other was buttoned, and contained something flat and hard.
dear
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From this reading "I'll get you one, dear," she had said, and run upstairs.
dinner
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From this reading Her father came down to dinner without a handkerchief, and had occasion to blow his nose.
down
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From this reading Her father came down to dinner without a handkerchief, and had occasion to blow his nose.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading That evening Chance, which visits the lives of even the best-invested Forsytes, put a clue into Fleur's hands.
evening
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From this reading That evening Chance, which visits the lives of even the best-invested Forsytes, put a clue into Fleur's hands.
faded
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From this reading In the sachet where she sought for it--an old sachet of very faded silk--there were two compartments: one held handkerchiefs; the other was buttoned, and contained something flat and hard.
father
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From this reading Her father came down to dinner without a handkerchief, and had occasion to blow his nose.
flat
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From this reading In the sachet where she sought for it--an old sachet of very faded silk--there were two compartments: one held handkerchiefs; the other was buttoned, and contained something flat and hard.
Fleur
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From this reading By some childish impulse Fleur unbuttoned it.
Fleur's
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From this reading That evening Chance, which visits the lives of even the best-invested Forsytes, put a clue into Fleur's hands.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading In the sachet where she sought for it--an old sachet of very faded silk--there were two compartments: one held handkerchiefs; the other was buttoned, and contained something flat and hard.
Forsytes
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From this reading That evening Chance, which visits the lives of even the best-invested Forsytes, put a clue into Fleur's hands.
get
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From this reading "I'll get you one, dear," she had said, and run upstairs.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Her father came down to dinner without a handkerchief, and had occasion to blow his nose.
handkerchief
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From this reading Her father came down to dinner without a handkerchief, and had occasion to blow his nose.
handkerchiefs
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From this reading In the sachet where she sought for it--an old sachet of very faded silk--there were two compartments: one held handkerchiefs; the other was buttoned, and contained something flat and hard.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading That evening Chance, which visits the lives of even the best-invested Forsytes, put a clue into Fleur's hands.
hard
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From this reading In the sachet where she sought for it--an old sachet of very faded silk--there were two compartments: one held handkerchiefs; the other was buttoned, and contained something flat and hard.
held
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From this reading In the sachet where she sought for it--an old sachet of very faded silk--there were two compartments: one held handkerchiefs; the other was buttoned, and contained something flat and hard.
HerdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Her father came down to dinner without a handkerchief, and had occasion to blow his nose.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Her father came down to dinner without a handkerchief, and had occasion to blow his nose.
I'll
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From this reading "I'll get you one, dear," she had said, and run upstairs.
impulsenounUS /ˈɪmpʌls/
a sudden strong desire to act
From this reading By some childish impulse Fleur unbuttoned it.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the sachet where she sought for it--an old sachet of very faded silk--there were two compartments: one held handkerchiefs; the other was buttoned, and contained something flat and hard.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading That evening Chance, which visits the lives of even the best-invested Forsytes, put a clue into Fleur's hands.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading In the sachet where she sought for it--an old sachet of very faded silk--there were two compartments: one held handkerchiefs; the other was buttoned, and contained something flat and hard.
lives
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From this reading That evening Chance, which visits the lives of even the best-invested Forsytes, put a clue into Fleur's hands.
nose
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From this reading Her father came down to dinner without a handkerchief, and had occasion to blow his nose.
occasion
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From this reading Her father came down to dinner without a handkerchief, and had occasion to blow his nose.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading That evening Chance, which visits the lives of even the best-invested Forsytes, put a clue into Fleur's hands.
old
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From this reading In the sachet where she sought for it--an old sachet of very faded silk--there were two compartments: one held handkerchiefs; the other was buttoned, and contained something flat and hard.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "I'll get you one, dear," she had said, and run upstairs.
other
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From this reading In the sachet where she sought for it--an old sachet of very faded silk--there were two compartments: one held handkerchiefs; the other was buttoned, and contained something flat and hard.
put
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From this reading That evening Chance, which visits the lives of even the best-invested Forsytes, put a clue into Fleur's hands.
run
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From this reading "I'll get you one, dear," she had said, and run upstairs.
sachet
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From this reading In the sachet where she sought for it--an old sachet of very faded silk--there were two compartments: one held handkerchiefs; the other was buttoned, and contained something flat and hard.
said
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From this reading "I'll get you one, dear," she had said, and run upstairs.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "I'll get you one, dear," she had said, and run upstairs.
silk
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From this reading In the sachet where she sought for it--an old sachet of very faded silk--there were two compartments: one held handkerchiefs; the other was buttoned, and contained something flat and hard.
some
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From this reading By some childish impulse Fleur unbuttoned it.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading In the sachet where she sought for it--an old sachet of very faded silk--there were two compartments: one held handkerchiefs; the other was buttoned, and contained something flat and hard.
sought
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From this reading In the sachet where she sought for it--an old sachet of very faded silk--there were two compartments: one held handkerchiefs; the other was buttoned, and contained something flat and hard.
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That evening Chance, which visits the lives of even the best-invested Forsytes, put a clue into Fleur's hands.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading That evening Chance, which visits the lives of even the best-invested Forsytes, put a clue into Fleur's hands.
there
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From this reading In the sachet where she sought for it--an old sachet of very faded silk--there were two compartments: one held handkerchiefs; the other was buttoned, and contained something flat and hard.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Her father came down to dinner without a handkerchief, and had occasion to blow his nose.
two
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From this reading In the sachet where she sought for it--an old sachet of very faded silk--there were two compartments: one held handkerchiefs; the other was buttoned, and contained something flat and hard.
unbuttoned
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From this reading By some childish impulse Fleur unbuttoned it.
upstairs
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From this reading "I'll get you one, dear," she had said, and run upstairs.
very
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From this reading In the sachet where she sought for it--an old sachet of very faded silk--there were two compartments: one held handkerchiefs; the other was buttoned, and contained something flat and hard.
visits
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From this reading That evening Chance, which visits the lives of even the best-invested Forsytes, put a clue into Fleur's hands.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In the sachet where she sought for it--an old sachet of very faded silk--there were two compartments: one held handkerchiefs; the other was buttoned, and contained something flat and hard.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading In the sachet where she sought for it--an old sachet of very faded silk--there were two compartments: one held handkerchiefs; the other was buttoned, and contained something flat and hard.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading In the sachet where she sought for it--an old sachet of very faded silk--there were two compartments: one held handkerchiefs; the other was buttoned, and contained something flat and hard.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading That evening Chance, which visits the lives of even the best-invested Forsytes, put a clue into Fleur's hands.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Her father came down to dinner without a handkerchief, and had occasion to blow his nose.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I'll get you one, dear," she had said, and run upstairs.
