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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 It was not one of Mary Musgrave’s fancies to furnish her hall like a drawing-room.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Then it became a family storeroom, was fitted up at one end with closets and cupboards, and held the household linen, and sometimes the winter supply of fruit.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She had collected round her a few things for use, but she was not rich enough to make her favourite place into a toy, as so many people do, nor had she the opportunity of “picking up” rarities to ornament it, as she might have liked to do had she been in the way of them.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Then it became a family storeroom, was fitted up at one end with closets and cupboards, and held the household linen, and sometimes the winter supply of fruit.
barn
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From this reading The room had been a barn fifty years before.
became
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From this reading Then it became a family storeroom, was fitted up at one end with closets and cupboards, and held the household linen, and sometimes the winter supply of fruit.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading She had collected round her a few things for use, but she was not rich enough to make her favourite place into a toy, as so many people do, nor had she the opportunity of “picking up” rarities to ornament it, as she might have liked to do had she been in the way of them.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading The room had been a barn fifty years before.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She had collected round her a few things for use, but she was not rich enough to make her favourite place into a toy, as so many people do, nor had she the opportunity of “picking up” rarities to ornament it, as she might have liked to do had she been in the way of them.
closets
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From this reading Then it became a family storeroom, was fitted up at one end with closets and cupboards, and held the household linen, and sometimes the winter supply of fruit.
collected
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From this reading She had collected round her a few things for use, but she was not rich enough to make her favourite place into a toy, as so many people do, nor had she the opportunity of “picking up” rarities to ornament it, as she might have liked to do had she been in the way of them.
cupboards
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From this reading Then it became a family storeroom, was fitted up at one end with closets and cupboards, and held the household linen, and sometimes the winter supply of fruit.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading She had collected round her a few things for use, but she was not rich enough to make her favourite place into a toy, as so many people do, nor had she the opportunity of “picking up” rarities to ornament it, as she might have liked to do had she been in the way of them.
drawing-room
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From this reading It was not one of Mary Musgrave’s fancies to furnish her hall like a drawing-room.
end
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From this reading Then it became a family storeroom, was fitted up at one end with closets and cupboards, and held the household linen, and sometimes the winter supply of fruit.
enough
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From this reading She had collected round her a few things for use, but she was not rich enough to make her favourite place into a toy, as so many people do, nor had she the opportunity of “picking up” rarities to ornament it, as she might have liked to do had she been in the way of them.
family
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From this reading Then it became a family storeroom, was fitted up at one end with closets and cupboards, and held the household linen, and sometimes the winter supply of fruit.
fancies
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From this reading It was not one of Mary Musgrave’s fancies to furnish her hall like a drawing-room.
favourite
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From this reading She had collected round her a few things for use, but she was not rich enough to make her favourite place into a toy, as so many people do, nor had she the opportunity of “picking up” rarities to ornament it, as she might have liked to do had she been in the way of them.
few
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From this reading She had collected round her a few things for use, but she was not rich enough to make her favourite place into a toy, as so many people do, nor had she the opportunity of “picking up” rarities to ornament it, as she might have liked to do had she been in the way of them.
fifty
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From this reading The room had been a barn fifty years before.
fittedadjectiveUS /ˈfɪtɪd/
prepared and equipped for a particular purpose
From this reading Then it became a family storeroom, was fitted up at one end with closets and cupboards, and held the household linen, and sometimes the winter supply of fruit.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She had collected round her a few things for use, but she was not rich enough to make her favourite place into a toy, as so many people do, nor had she the opportunity of “picking up” rarities to ornament it, as she might have liked to do had she been in the way of them.
fruit
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From this reading Then it became a family storeroom, was fitted up at one end with closets and cupboards, and held the household linen, and sometimes the winter supply of fruit.
furnish
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From this reading It was not one of Mary Musgrave’s fancies to furnish her hall like a drawing-room.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had collected round her a few things for use, but she was not rich enough to make her favourite place into a toy, as so many people do, nor had she the opportunity of “picking up” rarities to ornament it, as she might have liked to do had she been in the way of them.
hall
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From this reading It was not one of Mary Musgrave’s fancies to furnish her hall like a drawing-room.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading She had collected round her a few things for use, but she was not rich enough to make her favourite place into a toy, as so many people do, nor had she the opportunity of “picking up” rarities to ornament it, as she might have liked to do had she been in the way of them.
held
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From this reading Then it became a family storeroom, was fitted up at one end with closets and cupboards, and held the household linen, and sometimes the winter supply of fruit.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading It was not one of Mary Musgrave’s fancies to furnish her hall like a drawing-room.
household
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From this reading Then it became a family storeroom, was fitted up at one end with closets and cupboards, and held the household linen, and sometimes the winter supply of fruit.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She had collected round her a few things for use, but she was not rich enough to make her favourite place into a toy, as so many people do, nor had she the opportunity of “picking up” rarities to ornament it, as she might have liked to do had she been in the way of them.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading She had collected round her a few things for use, but she was not rich enough to make her favourite place into a toy, as so many people do, nor had she the opportunity of “picking up” rarities to ornament it, as she might have liked to do had she been in the way of them.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was not one of Mary Musgrave’s fancies to furnish her hall like a drawing-room.
like
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From this reading It was not one of Mary Musgrave’s fancies to furnish her hall like a drawing-room.
liked
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From this reading She had collected round her a few things for use, but she was not rich enough to make her favourite place into a toy, as so many people do, nor had she the opportunity of “picking up” rarities to ornament it, as she might have liked to do had she been in the way of them.
linen
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From this reading Then it became a family storeroom, was fitted up at one end with closets and cupboards, and held the household linen, and sometimes the winter supply of fruit.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had collected round her a few things for use, but she was not rich enough to make her favourite place into a toy, as so many people do, nor had she the opportunity of “picking up” rarities to ornament it, as she might have liked to do had she been in the way of them.
many
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From this reading She had collected round her a few things for use, but she was not rich enough to make her favourite place into a toy, as so many people do, nor had she the opportunity of “picking up” rarities to ornament it, as she might have liked to do had she been in the way of them.
MARY
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From this reading MARY.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading She had collected round her a few things for use, but she was not rich enough to make her favourite place into a toy, as so many people do, nor had she the opportunity of “picking up” rarities to ornament it, as she might have liked to do had she been in the way of them.
Musgrave's
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From this reading It was not one of Mary Musgrave’s fancies to furnish her hall like a drawing-room.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading She had collected round her a few things for use, but she was not rich enough to make her favourite place into a toy, as so many people do, nor had she the opportunity of “picking up” rarities to ornament it, as she might have liked to do had she been in the way of them.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It was not one of Mary Musgrave’s fancies to furnish her hall like a drawing-room.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was not one of Mary Musgrave’s fancies to furnish her hall like a drawing-room.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading It was not one of Mary Musgrave’s fancies to furnish her hall like a drawing-room.
opportunity
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From this reading She had collected round her a few things for use, but she was not rich enough to make her favourite place into a toy, as so many people do, nor had she the opportunity of “picking up” rarities to ornament it, as she might have liked to do had she been in the way of them.
ornament
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From this reading She had collected round her a few things for use, but she was not rich enough to make her favourite place into a toy, as so many people do, nor had she the opportunity of “picking up” rarities to ornament it, as she might have liked to do had she been in the way of them.
people
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From this reading She had collected round her a few things for use, but she was not rich enough to make her favourite place into a toy, as so many people do, nor had she the opportunity of “picking up” rarities to ornament it, as she might have liked to do had she been in the way of them.
picking
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From this reading She had collected round her a few things for use, but she was not rich enough to make her favourite place into a toy, as so many people do, nor had she the opportunity of “picking up” rarities to ornament it, as she might have liked to do had she been in the way of them.
place
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From this reading She had collected round her a few things for use, but she was not rich enough to make her favourite place into a toy, as so many people do, nor had she the opportunity of “picking up” rarities to ornament it, as she might have liked to do had she been in the way of them.
rarities
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From this reading She had collected round her a few things for use, but she was not rich enough to make her favourite place into a toy, as so many people do, nor had she the opportunity of “picking up” rarities to ornament it, as she might have liked to do had she been in the way of them.
rich
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From this reading She had collected round her a few things for use, but she was not rich enough to make her favourite place into a toy, as so many people do, nor had she the opportunity of “picking up” rarities to ornament it, as she might have liked to do had she been in the way of them.
room
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From this reading The room had been a barn fifty years before.
round
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From this reading She had collected round her a few things for use, but she was not rich enough to make her favourite place into a toy, as so many people do, nor had she the opportunity of “picking up” rarities to ornament it, as she might have liked to do had she been in the way of them.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had collected round her a few things for use, but she was not rich enough to make her favourite place into a toy, as so many people do, nor had she the opportunity of “picking up” rarities to ornament it, as she might have liked to do had she been in the way of them.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading She had collected round her a few things for use, but she was not rich enough to make her favourite place into a toy, as so many people do, nor had she the opportunity of “picking up” rarities to ornament it, as she might have liked to do had she been in the way of them.
sometimes
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From this reading Then it became a family storeroom, was fitted up at one end with closets and cupboards, and held the household linen, and sometimes the winter supply of fruit.
storeroom
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From this reading Then it became a family storeroom, was fitted up at one end with closets and cupboards, and held the household linen, and sometimes the winter supply of fruit.
supply
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From this reading Then it became a family storeroom, was fitted up at one end with closets and cupboards, and held the household linen, and sometimes the winter supply of fruit.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She had collected round her a few things for use, but she was not rich enough to make her favourite place into a toy, as so many people do, nor had she the opportunity of “picking up” rarities to ornament it, as she might have liked to do had she been in the way of them.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading She had collected round her a few things for use, but she was not rich enough to make her favourite place into a toy, as so many people do, nor had she the opportunity of “picking up” rarities to ornament it, as she might have liked to do had she been in the way of them.
Then
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From this reading Then it became a family storeroom, was fitted up at one end with closets and cupboards, and held the household linen, and sometimes the winter supply of fruit.
things
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From this reading She had collected round her a few things for use, but she was not rich enough to make her favourite place into a toy, as so many people do, nor had she the opportunity of “picking up” rarities to ornament it, as she might have liked to do had she been in the way of them.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was not one of Mary Musgrave’s fancies to furnish her hall like a drawing-room.
toy
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From this reading She had collected round her a few things for use, but she was not rich enough to make her favourite place into a toy, as so many people do, nor had she the opportunity of “picking up” rarities to ornament it, as she might have liked to do had she been in the way of them.
up
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From this reading She had collected round her a few things for use, but she was not rich enough to make her favourite place into a toy, as so many people do, nor had she the opportunity of “picking up” rarities to ornament it, as she might have liked to do had she been in the way of them.
use
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From this reading She had collected round her a few things for use, but she was not rich enough to make her favourite place into a toy, as so many people do, nor had she the opportunity of “picking up” rarities to ornament it, as she might have liked to do had she been in the way of them.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was not one of Mary Musgrave’s fancies to furnish her hall like a drawing-room.
way
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From this reading She had collected round her a few things for use, but she was not rich enough to make her favourite place into a toy, as so many people do, nor had she the opportunity of “picking up” rarities to ornament it, as she might have liked to do had she been in the way of them.
winter
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From this reading Then it became a family storeroom, was fitted up at one end with closets and cupboards, and held the household linen, and sometimes the winter supply of fruit.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Then it became a family storeroom, was fitted up at one end with closets and cupboards, and held the household linen, and sometimes the winter supply of fruit.
years
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From this reading The room had been a barn fifty years before.
