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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 the birthday of Laura, and there were various merrymakings on hand, an afternoon party, designed to include all her “young friends,” besides a more select company in the evening.
active
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From this reading As Laura was the one whom the family intended to be Lady Stanton, her affairs, with the willing consent, and indeed by the active energy of her sister, were generally pushed into the foreground.
affairs
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From this reading As Laura was the one whom the family intended to be Lady Stanton, her affairs, with the willing consent, and indeed by the active energy of her sister, were generally pushed into the foreground.
afternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It was the birthday of Laura, and there were various merrymakings on hand, an afternoon party, designed to include all her “young friends,” besides a more select company in the evening.
all
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From this reading It was the birthday of Laura, and there were various merrymakings on hand, an afternoon party, designed to include all her “young friends,” besides a more select company in the evening.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading It was the birthday of Laura, and there were various merrymakings on hand, an afternoon party, designed to include all her “young friends,” besides a more select company in the evening.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was the birthday of Laura, and there were various merrymakings on hand, an afternoon party, designed to include all her “young friends,” besides a more select company in the evening.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As Laura was the one whom the family intended to be Lady Stanton, her affairs, with the willing consent, and indeed by the active energy of her sister, were generally pushed into the foreground.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The same day on which these incidents occurred the Stanton family were in full conclave at Elfdale.
BAMPFYLDES
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From this reading THE BAMPFYLDES.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading As Laura was the one whom the family intended to be Lady Stanton, her affairs, with the willing consent, and indeed by the active energy of her sister, were generally pushed into the foreground.
besidesprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪdz/
in addition to; as well as
From this reading It was the birthday of Laura, and there were various merrymakings on hand, an afternoon party, designed to include all her “young friends,” besides a more select company in the evening.
birthday
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From this reading It was the birthday of Laura, and there were various merrymakings on hand, an afternoon party, designed to include all her “young friends,” besides a more select company in the evening.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading As Laura was the one whom the family intended to be Lady Stanton, her affairs, with the willing consent, and indeed by the active energy of her sister, were generally pushed into the foreground.
chief
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From this reading And Geoff and his mother were the chief of the guests specially invited, the only visitors who were staying in the house.
company
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From this reading It was the birthday of Laura, and there were various merrymakings on hand, an afternoon party, designed to include all her “young friends,” besides a more select company in the evening.
conclave
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From this reading The same day on which these incidents occurred the Stanton family were in full conclave at Elfdale.
consent
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From this reading As Laura was the one whom the family intended to be Lady Stanton, her affairs, with the willing consent, and indeed by the active energy of her sister, were generally pushed into the foreground.
day
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From this reading The same day on which these incidents occurred the Stanton family were in full conclave at Elfdale.
designed
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From this reading It was the birthday of Laura, and there were various merrymakings on hand, an afternoon party, designed to include all her “young friends,” besides a more select company in the evening.
Elfdale
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From this reading The same day on which these incidents occurred the Stanton family were in full conclave at Elfdale.
energy
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From this reading As Laura was the one whom the family intended to be Lady Stanton, her affairs, with the willing consent, and indeed by the active energy of her sister, were generally pushed into the foreground.
evening
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From this reading It was the birthday of Laura, and there were various merrymakings on hand, an afternoon party, designed to include all her “young friends,” besides a more select company in the evening.
family
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From this reading The same day on which these incidents occurred the Stanton family were in full conclave at Elfdale.
foreground
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From this reading As Laura was the one whom the family intended to be Lady Stanton, her affairs, with the willing consent, and indeed by the active energy of her sister, were generally pushed into the foreground.
friends
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From this reading It was the birthday of Laura, and there were various merrymakings on hand, an afternoon party, designed to include all her “young friends,” besides a more select company in the evening.
full
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From this reading The same day on which these incidents occurred the Stanton family were in full conclave at Elfdale.
generally
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From this reading As Laura was the one whom the family intended to be Lady Stanton, her affairs, with the willing consent, and indeed by the active energy of her sister, were generally pushed into the foreground.
Geoff
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From this reading And Geoff and his mother were the chief of the guests specially invited, the only visitors who were staying in the house.
guests
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From this reading And Geoff and his mother were the chief of the guests specially invited, the only visitors who were staying in the house.
hand
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From this reading It was the birthday of Laura, and there were various merrymakings on hand, an afternoon party, designed to include all her “young friends,” besides a more select company in the evening.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading It was the birthday of Laura, and there were various merrymakings on hand, an afternoon party, designed to include all her “young friends,” besides a more select company in the evening.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading And Geoff and his mother were the chief of the guests specially invited, the only visitors who were staying in the house.
house
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From this reading And Geoff and his mother were the chief of the guests specially invited, the only visitors who were staying in the house.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The same day on which these incidents occurred the Stanton family were in full conclave at Elfdale.
incidents
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From this reading The same day on which these incidents occurred the Stanton family were in full conclave at Elfdale.
include
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From this reading It was the birthday of Laura, and there were various merrymakings on hand, an afternoon party, designed to include all her “young friends,” besides a more select company in the evening.
indeed
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From this reading As Laura was the one whom the family intended to be Lady Stanton, her affairs, with the willing consent, and indeed by the active energy of her sister, were generally pushed into the foreground.
intended
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From this reading As Laura was the one whom the family intended to be Lady Stanton, her affairs, with the willing consent, and indeed by the active energy of her sister, were generally pushed into the foreground.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading As Laura was the one whom the family intended to be Lady Stanton, her affairs, with the willing consent, and indeed by the active energy of her sister, were generally pushed into the foreground.
invited
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From this reading And Geoff and his mother were the chief of the guests specially invited, the only visitors who were staying in the house.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was the birthday of Laura, and there were various merrymakings on hand, an afternoon party, designed to include all her “young friends,” besides a more select company in the evening.
Lady
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From this reading As Laura was the one whom the family intended to be Lady Stanton, her affairs, with the willing consent, and indeed by the active energy of her sister, were generally pushed into the foreground.
Laura
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From this reading It was the birthday of Laura, and there were various merrymakings on hand, an afternoon party, designed to include all her “young friends,” besides a more select company in the evening.
merrymakings
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From this reading It was the birthday of Laura, and there were various merrymakings on hand, an afternoon party, designed to include all her “young friends,” besides a more select company in the evening.
more
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From this reading It was the birthday of Laura, and there were various merrymakings on hand, an afternoon party, designed to include all her “young friends,” besides a more select company in the evening.
mother
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From this reading And Geoff and his mother were the chief of the guests specially invited, the only visitors who were staying in the house.
occurred
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From this reading The same day on which these incidents occurred the Stanton family were in full conclave at Elfdale.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was the birthday of Laura, and there were various merrymakings on hand, an afternoon party, designed to include all her “young friends,” besides a more select company in the evening.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The same day on which these incidents occurred the Stanton family were in full conclave at Elfdale.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading As Laura was the one whom the family intended to be Lady Stanton, her affairs, with the willing consent, and indeed by the active energy of her sister, were generally pushed into the foreground.
only
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From this reading And Geoff and his mother were the chief of the guests specially invited, the only visitors who were staying in the house.
partynounUS /party/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was the birthday of Laura, and there were various merrymakings on hand, an afternoon party, designed to include all her “young friends,” besides a more select company in the evening.
pushed
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From this reading As Laura was the one whom the family intended to be Lady Stanton, her affairs, with the willing consent, and indeed by the active energy of her sister, were generally pushed into the foreground.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The same day on which these incidents occurred the Stanton family were in full conclave at Elfdale.
select
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From this reading It was the birthday of Laura, and there were various merrymakings on hand, an afternoon party, designed to include all her “young friends,” besides a more select company in the evening.
sister
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From this reading As Laura was the one whom the family intended to be Lady Stanton, her affairs, with the willing consent, and indeed by the active energy of her sister, were generally pushed into the foreground.
specially
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From this reading And Geoff and his mother were the chief of the guests specially invited, the only visitors who were staying in the house.
Stanton
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From this reading The same day on which these incidents occurred the Stanton family were in full conclave at Elfdale.
staying
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From this reading And Geoff and his mother were the chief of the guests specially invited, the only visitors who were staying in the house.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE BAMPFYLDES.
there
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From this reading It was the birthday of Laura, and there were various merrymakings on hand, an afternoon party, designed to include all her “young friends,” besides a more select company in the evening.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading The same day on which these incidents occurred the Stanton family were in full conclave at Elfdale.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was the birthday of Laura, and there were various merrymakings on hand, an afternoon party, designed to include all her “young friends,” besides a more select company in the evening.
various
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From this reading It was the birthday of Laura, and there were various merrymakings on hand, an afternoon party, designed to include all her “young friends,” besides a more select company in the evening.
visitors
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From this reading And Geoff and his mother were the chief of the guests specially invited, the only visitors who were staying in the house.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was the birthday of Laura, and there were various merrymakings on hand, an afternoon party, designed to include all her “young friends,” besides a more select company in the evening.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The same day on which these incidents occurred the Stanton family were in full conclave at Elfdale.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The same day on which these incidents occurred the Stanton family were in full conclave at Elfdale.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading And Geoff and his mother were the chief of the guests specially invited, the only visitors who were staying in the house.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading As Laura was the one whom the family intended to be Lady Stanton, her affairs, with the willing consent, and indeed by the active energy of her sister, were generally pushed into the foreground.
willing
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From this reading As Laura was the one whom the family intended to be Lady Stanton, her affairs, with the willing consent, and indeed by the active energy of her sister, were generally pushed into the foreground.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading As Laura was the one whom the family intended to be Lady Stanton, her affairs, with the willing consent, and indeed by the active energy of her sister, were generally pushed into the foreground.
young
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From this reading It was the birthday of Laura, and there were various merrymakings on hand, an afternoon party, designed to include all her “young friends,” besides a more select company in the evening.
