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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 WHEN A WOMAN WOULD The two pleasantest days of a woman are her marriage day and the day of her funeral.--_Hipponax_.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I took leave of hospitable Doctor McLaughlin at Fort Vancouver with proper expressions of the obligation due for his hospitality; but I said nothing to him, of course, of having met the mysterious baroness, nor did I mention definitely that I intended to meet them both again at no distant date.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading WHEN A WOMAN WOULD The two pleasantest days of a woman are her marriage day and the day of her funeral.--_Hipponax_.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading WHEN A WOMAN WOULD The two pleasantest days of a woman are her marriage day and the day of her funeral.--_Hipponax_.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading My garden at the Willamette might languish if it liked, and my little cabin might stand in uncut wheat.
baroness
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From this reading I took leave of hospitable Doctor McLaughlin at Fort Vancouver with proper expressions of the obligation due for his hospitality; but I said nothing to him, of course, of having met the mysterious baroness, nor did I mention definitely that I intended to meet them both again at no distant date.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading I took leave of hospitable Doctor McLaughlin at Fort Vancouver with proper expressions of the obligation due for his hospitality; but I said nothing to him, of course, of having met the mysterious baroness, nor did I mention definitely that I intended to meet them both again at no distant date.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I took leave of hospitable Doctor McLaughlin at Fort Vancouver with proper expressions of the obligation due for his hospitality; but I said nothing to him, of course, of having met the mysterious baroness, nor did I mention definitely that I intended to meet them both again at no distant date.
cabin
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From this reading My garden at the Willamette might languish if it liked, and my little cabin might stand in uncut wheat.
Columbia
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From this reading None the less, I prepared to set out at once up the Columbia River trail.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I took leave of hospitable Doctor McLaughlin at Fort Vancouver with proper expressions of the obligation due for his hospitality; but I said nothing to him, of course, of having met the mysterious baroness, nor did I mention definitely that I intended to meet them both again at no distant date.
date
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From this reading I took leave of hospitable Doctor McLaughlin at Fort Vancouver with proper expressions of the obligation due for his hospitality; but I said nothing to him, of course, of having met the mysterious baroness, nor did I mention definitely that I intended to meet them both again at no distant date.
day
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From this reading WHEN A WOMAN WOULD The two pleasantest days of a woman are her marriage day and the day of her funeral.--_Hipponax_.
days
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From this reading WHEN A WOMAN WOULD The two pleasantest days of a woman are her marriage day and the day of her funeral.--_Hipponax_.
definitely
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From this reading I took leave of hospitable Doctor McLaughlin at Fort Vancouver with proper expressions of the obligation due for his hospitality; but I said nothing to him, of course, of having met the mysterious baroness, nor did I mention definitely that I intended to meet them both again at no distant date.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading I took leave of hospitable Doctor McLaughlin at Fort Vancouver with proper expressions of the obligation due for his hospitality; but I said nothing to him, of course, of having met the mysterious baroness, nor did I mention definitely that I intended to meet them both again at no distant date.
distantadjectiveUS /ˈdɪstənt/
not friendly or close
From this reading I took leave of hospitable Doctor McLaughlin at Fort Vancouver with proper expressions of the obligation due for his hospitality; but I said nothing to him, of course, of having met the mysterious baroness, nor did I mention definitely that I intended to meet them both again at no distant date.
DoctornounUS /doctor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I took leave of hospitable Doctor McLaughlin at Fort Vancouver with proper expressions of the obligation due for his hospitality; but I said nothing to him, of course, of having met the mysterious baroness, nor did I mention definitely that I intended to meet them both again at no distant date.
due
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From this reading I took leave of hospitable Doctor McLaughlin at Fort Vancouver with proper expressions of the obligation due for his hospitality; but I said nothing to him, of course, of having met the mysterious baroness, nor did I mention definitely that I intended to meet them both again at no distant date.
expressions
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From this reading I took leave of hospitable Doctor McLaughlin at Fort Vancouver with proper expressions of the obligation due for his hospitality; but I said nothing to him, of course, of having met the mysterious baroness, nor did I mention definitely that I intended to meet them both again at no distant date.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For me, there were other matters of more importance now.
Fort
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From this reading I took leave of hospitable Doctor McLaughlin at Fort Vancouver with proper expressions of the obligation due for his hospitality; but I said nothing to him, of course, of having met the mysterious baroness, nor did I mention definitely that I intended to meet them both again at no distant date.
funeral
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From this reading WHEN A WOMAN WOULD The two pleasantest days of a woman are her marriage day and the day of her funeral.--_Hipponax_.
garden
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From this reading My garden at the Willamette might languish if it liked, and my little cabin might stand in uncut wheat.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading I took leave of hospitable Doctor McLaughlin at Fort Vancouver with proper expressions of the obligation due for his hospitality; but I said nothing to him, of course, of having met the mysterious baroness, nor did I mention definitely that I intended to meet them both again at no distant date.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading WHEN A WOMAN WOULD The two pleasantest days of a woman are her marriage day and the day of her funeral.--_Hipponax_.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I took leave of hospitable Doctor McLaughlin at Fort Vancouver with proper expressions of the obligation due for his hospitality; but I said nothing to him, of course, of having met the mysterious baroness, nor did I mention definitely that I intended to meet them both again at no distant date.
Hipponax
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From this reading WHEN A WOMAN WOULD The two pleasantest days of a woman are her marriage day and the day of her funeral.--_Hipponax_.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading I took leave of hospitable Doctor McLaughlin at Fort Vancouver with proper expressions of the obligation due for his hospitality; but I said nothing to him, of course, of having met the mysterious baroness, nor did I mention definitely that I intended to meet them both again at no distant date.
hospitable
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From this reading I took leave of hospitable Doctor McLaughlin at Fort Vancouver with proper expressions of the obligation due for his hospitality; but I said nothing to him, of course, of having met the mysterious baroness, nor did I mention definitely that I intended to meet them both again at no distant date.
hospitality
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From this reading I took leave of hospitable Doctor McLaughlin at Fort Vancouver with proper expressions of the obligation due for his hospitality; but I said nothing to him, of course, of having met the mysterious baroness, nor did I mention definitely that I intended to meet them both again at no distant date.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I took leave of hospitable Doctor McLaughlin at Fort Vancouver with proper expressions of the obligation due for his hospitality; but I said nothing to him, of course, of having met the mysterious baroness, nor did I mention definitely that I intended to meet them both again at no distant date.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading My garden at the Willamette might languish if it liked, and my little cabin might stand in uncut wheat.
importance
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From this reading For me, there were other matters of more importance now.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading My garden at the Willamette might languish if it liked, and my little cabin might stand in uncut wheat.
intended
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From this reading I took leave of hospitable Doctor McLaughlin at Fort Vancouver with proper expressions of the obligation due for his hospitality; but I said nothing to him, of course, of having met the mysterious baroness, nor did I mention definitely that I intended to meet them both again at no distant date.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading My garden at the Willamette might languish if it liked, and my little cabin might stand in uncut wheat.
languish
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From this reading My garden at the Willamette might languish if it liked, and my little cabin might stand in uncut wheat.
leave
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From this reading I took leave of hospitable Doctor McLaughlin at Fort Vancouver with proper expressions of the obligation due for his hospitality; but I said nothing to him, of course, of having met the mysterious baroness, nor did I mention definitely that I intended to meet them both again at no distant date.
less
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From this reading None the less, I prepared to set out at once up the Columbia River trail.
liked
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From this reading My garden at the Willamette might languish if it liked, and my little cabin might stand in uncut wheat.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading My garden at the Willamette might languish if it liked, and my little cabin might stand in uncut wheat.
marriage
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From this reading WHEN A WOMAN WOULD The two pleasantest days of a woman are her marriage day and the day of her funeral.--_Hipponax_.
matters
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From this reading For me, there were other matters of more importance now.
McLaughlin
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From this reading I took leave of hospitable Doctor McLaughlin at Fort Vancouver with proper expressions of the obligation due for his hospitality; but I said nothing to him, of course, of having met the mysterious baroness, nor did I mention definitely that I intended to meet them both again at no distant date.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading For me, there were other matters of more importance now.
meet
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From this reading I took leave of hospitable Doctor McLaughlin at Fort Vancouver with proper expressions of the obligation due for his hospitality; but I said nothing to him, of course, of having met the mysterious baroness, nor did I mention definitely that I intended to meet them both again at no distant date.
mention
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From this reading I took leave of hospitable Doctor McLaughlin at Fort Vancouver with proper expressions of the obligation due for his hospitality; but I said nothing to him, of course, of having met the mysterious baroness, nor did I mention definitely that I intended to meet them both again at no distant date.
met
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From this reading I took leave of hospitable Doctor McLaughlin at Fort Vancouver with proper expressions of the obligation due for his hospitality; but I said nothing to him, of course, of having met the mysterious baroness, nor did I mention definitely that I intended to meet them both again at no distant date.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading My garden at the Willamette might languish if it liked, and my little cabin might stand in uncut wheat.
more
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From this reading For me, there were other matters of more importance now.
MydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My garden at the Willamette might languish if it liked, and my little cabin might stand in uncut wheat.
mysteriousadjectiveUS /mɪˈstɪriəs/
difficult to explain or understand
From this reading I took leave of hospitable Doctor McLaughlin at Fort Vancouver with proper expressions of the obligation due for his hospitality; but I said nothing to him, of course, of having met the mysterious baroness, nor did I mention definitely that I intended to meet them both again at no distant date.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading I took leave of hospitable Doctor McLaughlin at Fort Vancouver with proper expressions of the obligation due for his hospitality; but I said nothing to him, of course, of having met the mysterious baroness, nor did I mention definitely that I intended to meet them both again at no distant date.
NonepronounUS /nʌn/
not one, and not any
From this reading None the less, I prepared to set out at once up the Columbia River trail.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading I took leave of hospitable Doctor McLaughlin at Fort Vancouver with proper expressions of the obligation due for his hospitality; but I said nothing to him, of course, of having met the mysterious baroness, nor did I mention definitely that I intended to meet them both again at no distant date.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading I took leave of hospitable Doctor McLaughlin at Fort Vancouver with proper expressions of the obligation due for his hospitality; but I said nothing to him, of course, of having met the mysterious baroness, nor did I mention definitely that I intended to meet them both again at no distant date.
now
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From this reading For me, there were other matters of more importance now.
obligation
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From this reading I took leave of hospitable Doctor McLaughlin at Fort Vancouver with proper expressions of the obligation due for his hospitality; but I said nothing to him, of course, of having met the mysterious baroness, nor did I mention definitely that I intended to meet them both again at no distant date.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading WHEN A WOMAN WOULD The two pleasantest days of a woman are her marriage day and the day of her funeral.--_Hipponax_.
once
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From this reading None the less, I prepared to set out at once up the Columbia River trail.
other
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From this reading For me, there were other matters of more importance now.
out
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From this reading None the less, I prepared to set out at once up the Columbia River trail.
pleasantest
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From this reading WHEN A WOMAN WOULD The two pleasantest days of a woman are her marriage day and the day of her funeral.--_Hipponax_.
prepared
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From this reading None the less, I prepared to set out at once up the Columbia River trail.
proper
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From this reading I took leave of hospitable Doctor McLaughlin at Fort Vancouver with proper expressions of the obligation due for his hospitality; but I said nothing to him, of course, of having met the mysterious baroness, nor did I mention definitely that I intended to meet them both again at no distant date.
River
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From this reading None the less, I prepared to set out at once up the Columbia River trail.
said
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From this reading I took leave of hospitable Doctor McLaughlin at Fort Vancouver with proper expressions of the obligation due for his hospitality; but I said nothing to him, of course, of having met the mysterious baroness, nor did I mention definitely that I intended to meet them both again at no distant date.
set
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From this reading None the less, I prepared to set out at once up the Columbia River trail.
stand
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From this reading My garden at the Willamette might languish if it liked, and my little cabin might stand in uncut wheat.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I took leave of hospitable Doctor McLaughlin at Fort Vancouver with proper expressions of the obligation due for his hospitality; but I said nothing to him, of course, of having met the mysterious baroness, nor did I mention definitely that I intended to meet them both again at no distant date.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading WHEN A WOMAN WOULD The two pleasantest days of a woman are her marriage day and the day of her funeral.--_Hipponax_.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading I took leave of hospitable Doctor McLaughlin at Fort Vancouver with proper expressions of the obligation due for his hospitality; but I said nothing to him, of course, of having met the mysterious baroness, nor did I mention definitely that I intended to meet them both again at no distant date.
there
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From this reading For me, there were other matters of more importance now.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I took leave of hospitable Doctor McLaughlin at Fort Vancouver with proper expressions of the obligation due for his hospitality; but I said nothing to him, of course, of having met the mysterious baroness, nor did I mention definitely that I intended to meet them both again at no distant date.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I took leave of hospitable Doctor McLaughlin at Fort Vancouver with proper expressions of the obligation due for his hospitality; but I said nothing to him, of course, of having met the mysterious baroness, nor did I mention definitely that I intended to meet them both again at no distant date.
trail
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From this reading None the less, I prepared to set out at once up the Columbia River trail.
two
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From this reading WHEN A WOMAN WOULD The two pleasantest days of a woman are her marriage day and the day of her funeral.--_Hipponax_.
uncut
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From this reading My garden at the Willamette might languish if it liked, and my little cabin might stand in uncut wheat.
up
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From this reading None the less, I prepared to set out at once up the Columbia River trail.
Vancouver
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From this reading I took leave of hospitable Doctor McLaughlin at Fort Vancouver with proper expressions of the obligation due for his hospitality; but I said nothing to him, of course, of having met the mysterious baroness, nor did I mention definitely that I intended to meet them both again at no distant date.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading For me, there were other matters of more importance now.
wheat
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From this reading My garden at the Willamette might languish if it liked, and my little cabin might stand in uncut wheat.
WHENconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading WHEN A WOMAN WOULD The two pleasantest days of a woman are her marriage day and the day of her funeral.--_Hipponax_.
Willamette
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From this reading My garden at the Willamette might languish if it liked, and my little cabin might stand in uncut wheat.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading I took leave of hospitable Doctor McLaughlin at Fort Vancouver with proper expressions of the obligation due for his hospitality; but I said nothing to him, of course, of having met the mysterious baroness, nor did I mention definitely that I intended to meet them both again at no distant date.
WOMAN
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From this reading WHEN A WOMAN WOULD The two pleasantest days of a woman are her marriage day and the day of her funeral.--_Hipponax_.
WOULDmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading WHEN A WOMAN WOULD The two pleasantest days of a woman are her marriage day and the day of her funeral.--_Hipponax_.
