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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 was not a rich man, as he had remarked, but the rooms were comfortably, even luxuriously furnished, and the taste displayed in their ornamentation and decoration was of the best.
admirable
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From this reading He was supposed to have a small income, and he was known to play an admirable hand at whist, and to wield a remarkably good cue at billiards.
Albany
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From this reading Austin Ambrose had chambers in the Albany.
Ambrose
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From this reading Austin Ambrose had chambers in the Albany.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading He was supposed to have a small income, and he was known to play an admirable hand at whist, and to wield a remarkably good cue at billiards.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He was not a rich man, as he had remarked, but the rooms were comfortably, even luxuriously furnished, and the taste displayed in their ornamentation and decoration was of the best.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He was not a rich man, as he had remarked, but the rooms were comfortably, even luxuriously furnished, and the taste displayed in their ornamentation and decoration was of the best.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He was supposed to have a small income, and he was known to play an admirable hand at whist, and to wield a remarkably good cue at billiards.
Austin
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From this reading Austin Ambrose had chambers in the Albany.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading There were good pictures, rare china, and bronzes, that, if not priceless, were curious enough to be reckoned as valuable.
best
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From this reading He was not a rich man, as he had remarked, but the rooms were comfortably, even luxuriously furnished, and the taste displayed in their ornamentation and decoration was of the best.
billiards
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From this reading He was supposed to have a small income, and he was known to play an admirable hand at whist, and to wield a remarkably good cue at billiards.
bronzes
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From this reading There were good pictures, rare china, and bronzes, that, if not priceless, were curious enough to be reckoned as valuable.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He was not a rich man, as he had remarked, but the rooms were comfortably, even luxuriously furnished, and the taste displayed in their ornamentation and decoration was of the best.
chambers
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From this reading Austin Ambrose had chambers in the Albany.
china
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From this reading There were good pictures, rare china, and bronzes, that, if not priceless, were curious enough to be reckoned as valuable.
comfortably
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From this reading He was not a rich man, as he had remarked, but the rooms were comfortably, even luxuriously furnished, and the taste displayed in their ornamentation and decoration was of the best.
cue
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From this reading He was supposed to have a small income, and he was known to play an admirable hand at whist, and to wield a remarkably good cue at billiards.
curious
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From this reading There were good pictures, rare china, and bronzes, that, if not priceless, were curious enough to be reckoned as valuable.
decoration
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From this reading He was not a rich man, as he had remarked, but the rooms were comfortably, even luxuriously furnished, and the taste displayed in their ornamentation and decoration was of the best.
displayed
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From this reading He was not a rich man, as he had remarked, but the rooms were comfortably, even luxuriously furnished, and the taste displayed in their ornamentation and decoration was of the best.
enough
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From this reading There were good pictures, rare china, and bronzes, that, if not priceless, were curious enough to be reckoned as valuable.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was not a rich man, as he had remarked, but the rooms were comfortably, even luxuriously furnished, and the taste displayed in their ornamentation and decoration was of the best.
furnished
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From this reading He was not a rich man, as he had remarked, but the rooms were comfortably, even luxuriously furnished, and the taste displayed in their ornamentation and decoration was of the best.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There were good pictures, rare china, and bronzes, that, if not priceless, were curious enough to be reckoned as valuable.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Austin Ambrose had chambers in the Albany.
hand
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From this reading He was supposed to have a small income, and he was known to play an admirable hand at whist, and to wield a remarkably good cue at billiards.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading He was supposed to have a small income, and he was known to play an admirable hand at whist, and to wield a remarkably good cue at billiards.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was not a rich man, as he had remarked, but the rooms were comfortably, even luxuriously furnished, and the taste displayed in their ornamentation and decoration was of the best.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading How Mr. Austin Ambrose lived was a mystery, just as he himself was somewhat of a mystery.
How
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From this reading How Mr. Austin Ambrose lived was a mystery, just as he himself was somewhat of a mystery.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading There were good pictures, rare china, and bronzes, that, if not priceless, were curious enough to be reckoned as valuable.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Austin Ambrose had chambers in the Albany.
income
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From this reading He was supposed to have a small income, and he was known to play an admirable hand at whist, and to wield a remarkably good cue at billiards.
just
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From this reading How Mr. Austin Ambrose lived was a mystery, just as he himself was somewhat of a mystery.
known
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From this reading He was supposed to have a small income, and he was known to play an admirable hand at whist, and to wield a remarkably good cue at billiards.
lived
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From this reading How Mr. Austin Ambrose lived was a mystery, just as he himself was somewhat of a mystery.
luxuriously
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From this reading He was not a rich man, as he had remarked, but the rooms were comfortably, even luxuriously furnished, and the taste displayed in their ornamentation and decoration was of the best.
man
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From this reading He was not a rich man, as he had remarked, but the rooms were comfortably, even luxuriously furnished, and the taste displayed in their ornamentation and decoration was of the best.
Mr
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From this reading How Mr. Austin Ambrose lived was a mystery, just as he himself was somewhat of a mystery.
mystery
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From this reading How Mr. Austin Ambrose lived was a mystery, just as he himself was somewhat of a mystery.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He was not a rich man, as he had remarked, but the rooms were comfortably, even luxuriously furnished, and the taste displayed in their ornamentation and decoration was of the best.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He was not a rich man, as he had remarked, but the rooms were comfortably, even luxuriously furnished, and the taste displayed in their ornamentation and decoration was of the best.
ornamentation
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From this reading He was not a rich man, as he had remarked, but the rooms were comfortably, even luxuriously furnished, and the taste displayed in their ornamentation and decoration was of the best.
pictures
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From this reading There were good pictures, rare china, and bronzes, that, if not priceless, were curious enough to be reckoned as valuable.
play
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From this reading He was supposed to have a small income, and he was known to play an admirable hand at whist, and to wield a remarkably good cue at billiards.
priceless
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From this reading There were good pictures, rare china, and bronzes, that, if not priceless, were curious enough to be reckoned as valuable.
rare
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From this reading There were good pictures, rare china, and bronzes, that, if not priceless, were curious enough to be reckoned as valuable.
reckoned
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From this reading There were good pictures, rare china, and bronzes, that, if not priceless, were curious enough to be reckoned as valuable.
remarkably
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From this reading He was supposed to have a small income, and he was known to play an admirable hand at whist, and to wield a remarkably good cue at billiards.
remarked
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From this reading He was not a rich man, as he had remarked, but the rooms were comfortably, even luxuriously furnished, and the taste displayed in their ornamentation and decoration was of the best.
rich
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From this reading He was not a rich man, as he had remarked, but the rooms were comfortably, even luxuriously furnished, and the taste displayed in their ornamentation and decoration was of the best.
rooms
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From this reading He was not a rich man, as he had remarked, but the rooms were comfortably, even luxuriously furnished, and the taste displayed in their ornamentation and decoration was of the best.
small
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From this reading He was supposed to have a small income, and he was known to play an admirable hand at whist, and to wield a remarkably good cue at billiards.
somewhat
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From this reading How Mr. Austin Ambrose lived was a mystery, just as he himself was somewhat of a mystery.
supposed
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From this reading He was supposed to have a small income, and he was known to play an admirable hand at whist, and to wield a remarkably good cue at billiards.
tasteverbUS /teɪst/
To perceive flavor through the mouth.
From this reading He was not a rich man, as he had remarked, but the rooms were comfortably, even luxuriously furnished, and the taste displayed in their ornamentation and decoration was of the best.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading There were good pictures, rare china, and bronzes, that, if not priceless, were curious enough to be reckoned as valuable.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Austin Ambrose had chambers in the Albany.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading He was not a rich man, as he had remarked, but the rooms were comfortably, even luxuriously furnished, and the taste displayed in their ornamentation and decoration was of the best.
There
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From this reading There were good pictures, rare china, and bronzes, that, if not priceless, were curious enough to be reckoned as valuable.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There were good pictures, rare china, and bronzes, that, if not priceless, were curious enough to be reckoned as valuable.
valuable
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From this reading There were good pictures, rare china, and bronzes, that, if not priceless, were curious enough to be reckoned as valuable.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was not a rich man, as he had remarked, but the rooms were comfortably, even luxuriously furnished, and the taste displayed in their ornamentation and decoration was of the best.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading He was not a rich man, as he had remarked, but the rooms were comfortably, even luxuriously furnished, and the taste displayed in their ornamentation and decoration was of the best.
whist
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From this reading He was supposed to have a small income, and he was known to play an admirable hand at whist, and to wield a remarkably good cue at billiards.
wield
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From this reading He was supposed to have a small income, and he was known to play an admirable hand at whist, and to wield a remarkably good cue at billiards.
