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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 dinner was quite a cheerful meal at Wradisbury that night.
always
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From this reading The master of the house was exactly as he always was.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Punctilious in every kindness and politeness, perfect in his behavior.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The master of the house was exactly as he always was.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The dinner was quite a cheerful meal at Wradisbury that night.
behavior
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From this reading Punctilious in every kindness and politeness, perfect in his behavior.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He was the king regnant escorting a queen dowager--a queen mother, not exactly there by personal right, but by conscious delegation, yet supreme naturalness and reverence, from him.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading He was the king regnant escorting a queen dowager--a queen mother, not exactly there by personal right, but by conscious delegation, yet supreme naturalness and reverence, from him.
chair
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From this reading To see him take his mother in as he always did, as if she were the queen, and place her in her own chair, where she had presided at the head of that table for over forty years, was in itself a sight.
cheerful
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From this reading The dinner was quite a cheerful meal at Wradisbury that night.
conscious
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From this reading He was the king regnant escorting a queen dowager--a queen mother, not exactly there by personal right, but by conscious delegation, yet supreme naturalness and reverence, from him.
delegation
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From this reading He was the king regnant escorting a queen dowager--a queen mother, not exactly there by personal right, but by conscious delegation, yet supreme naturalness and reverence, from him.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading To see him take his mother in as he always did, as if she were the queen, and place her in her own chair, where she had presided at the head of that table for over forty years, was in itself a sight.
dinner
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From this reading The dinner was quite a cheerful meal at Wradisbury that night.
dowager
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From this reading He was the king regnant escorting a queen dowager--a queen mother, not exactly there by personal right, but by conscious delegation, yet supreme naturalness and reverence, from him.
escorting
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From this reading He was the king regnant escorting a queen dowager--a queen mother, not exactly there by personal right, but by conscious delegation, yet supreme naturalness and reverence, from him.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Punctilious in every kindness and politeness, perfect in his behavior.
exactly
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From this reading The master of the house was exactly as he always was.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading To see him take his mother in as he always did, as if she were the queen, and place her in her own chair, where she had presided at the head of that table for over forty years, was in itself a sight.
forty
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From this reading To see him take his mother in as he always did, as if she were the queen, and place her in her own chair, where she had presided at the head of that table for over forty years, was in itself a sight.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He was the king regnant escorting a queen dowager--a queen mother, not exactly there by personal right, but by conscious delegation, yet supreme naturalness and reverence, from him.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading To see him take his mother in as he always did, as if she were the queen, and place her in her own chair, where she had presided at the head of that table for over forty years, was in itself a sight.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The master of the house was exactly as he always was.
head
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From this reading To see him take his mother in as he always did, as if she were the queen, and place her in her own chair, where she had presided at the head of that table for over forty years, was in itself a sight.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading To see him take his mother in as he always did, as if she were the queen, and place her in her own chair, where she had presided at the head of that table for over forty years, was in itself a sight.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading To see him take his mother in as he always did, as if she were the queen, and place her in her own chair, where she had presided at the head of that table for over forty years, was in itself a sight.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Punctilious in every kindness and politeness, perfect in his behavior.
house
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From this reading The master of the house was exactly as he always was.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading To see him take his mother in as he always did, as if she were the queen, and place her in her own chair, where she had presided at the head of that table for over forty years, was in itself a sight.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Punctilious in every kindness and politeness, perfect in his behavior.
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading To see him take his mother in as he always did, as if she were the queen, and place her in her own chair, where she had presided at the head of that table for over forty years, was in itself a sight.
kindness
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From this reading Punctilious in every kindness and politeness, perfect in his behavior.
king
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From this reading He was the king regnant escorting a queen dowager--a queen mother, not exactly there by personal right, but by conscious delegation, yet supreme naturalness and reverence, from him.
master
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From this reading The master of the house was exactly as he always was.
meal
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From this reading The dinner was quite a cheerful meal at Wradisbury that night.
mother
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From this reading To see him take his mother in as he always did, as if she were the queen, and place her in her own chair, where she had presided at the head of that table for over forty years, was in itself a sight.
naturalness
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From this reading He was the king regnant escorting a queen dowager--a queen mother, not exactly there by personal right, but by conscious delegation, yet supreme naturalness and reverence, from him.
night
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From this reading The dinner was quite a cheerful meal at Wradisbury that night.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He was the king regnant escorting a queen dowager--a queen mother, not exactly there by personal right, but by conscious delegation, yet supreme naturalness and reverence, from him.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The master of the house was exactly as he always was.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading To see him take his mother in as he always did, as if she were the queen, and place her in her own chair, where she had presided at the head of that table for over forty years, was in itself a sight.
own
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From this reading To see him take his mother in as he always did, as if she were the queen, and place her in her own chair, where she had presided at the head of that table for over forty years, was in itself a sight.
perfect
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From this reading Punctilious in every kindness and politeness, perfect in his behavior.
personal
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From this reading He was the king regnant escorting a queen dowager--a queen mother, not exactly there by personal right, but by conscious delegation, yet supreme naturalness and reverence, from him.
place
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From this reading To see him take his mother in as he always did, as if she were the queen, and place her in her own chair, where she had presided at the head of that table for over forty years, was in itself a sight.
politeness
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From this reading Punctilious in every kindness and politeness, perfect in his behavior.
presided
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From this reading To see him take his mother in as he always did, as if she were the queen, and place her in her own chair, where she had presided at the head of that table for over forty years, was in itself a sight.
Punctilious
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From this reading Punctilious in every kindness and politeness, perfect in his behavior.
queen
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From this reading To see him take his mother in as he always did, as if she were the queen, and place her in her own chair, where she had presided at the head of that table for over forty years, was in itself a sight.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The dinner was quite a cheerful meal at Wradisbury that night.
regnant
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From this reading He was the king regnant escorting a queen dowager--a queen mother, not exactly there by personal right, but by conscious delegation, yet supreme naturalness and reverence, from him.
reverence
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From this reading He was the king regnant escorting a queen dowager--a queen mother, not exactly there by personal right, but by conscious delegation, yet supreme naturalness and reverence, from him.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was the king regnant escorting a queen dowager--a queen mother, not exactly there by personal right, but by conscious delegation, yet supreme naturalness and reverence, from him.
see
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From this reading To see him take his mother in as he always did, as if she were the queen, and place her in her own chair, where she had presided at the head of that table for over forty years, was in itself a sight.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading To see him take his mother in as he always did, as if she were the queen, and place her in her own chair, where she had presided at the head of that table for over forty years, was in itself a sight.
sight
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From this reading To see him take his mother in as he always did, as if she were the queen, and place her in her own chair, where she had presided at the head of that table for over forty years, was in itself a sight.
supreme
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From this reading He was the king regnant escorting a queen dowager--a queen mother, not exactly there by personal right, but by conscious delegation, yet supreme naturalness and reverence, from him.
table
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From this reading To see him take his mother in as he always did, as if she were the queen, and place her in her own chair, where she had presided at the head of that table for over forty years, was in itself a sight.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To see him take his mother in as he always did, as if she were the queen, and place her in her own chair, where she had presided at the head of that table for over forty years, was in itself a sight.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The dinner was quite a cheerful meal at Wradisbury that night.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The dinner was quite a cheerful meal at Wradisbury that night.
there
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From this reading He was the king regnant escorting a queen dowager--a queen mother, not exactly there by personal right, but by conscious delegation, yet supreme naturalness and reverence, from him.
ToparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To see him take his mother in as he always did, as if she were the queen, and place her in her own chair, where she had presided at the head of that table for over forty years, was in itself a sight.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The dinner was quite a cheerful meal at Wradisbury that night.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading To see him take his mother in as he always did, as if she were the queen, and place her in her own chair, where she had presided at the head of that table for over forty years, was in itself a sight.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading To see him take his mother in as he always did, as if she were the queen, and place her in her own chair, where she had presided at the head of that table for over forty years, was in itself a sight.
Wradisbury
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From this reading The dinner was quite a cheerful meal at Wradisbury that night.
years
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From this reading To see him take his mother in as he always did, as if she were the queen, and place her in her own chair, where she had presided at the head of that table for over forty years, was in itself a sight.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading He was the king regnant escorting a queen dowager--a queen mother, not exactly there by personal right, but by conscious delegation, yet supreme naturalness and reverence, from him.
