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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 They met twice a week, sometimes for an hour only, sometimes for a whole delicious evening.
affairs
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From this reading The courtship of Cecilia Collumpton and Clement Fildew progressed as such affairs generally do progress.
all
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From this reading Each of their meetings was looked forward to as an event of immense importance, for the time being quite dwarfing into insignificance all other occupations and engagements.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Each of their meetings was looked forward to as an event of immense importance, for the time being quite dwarfing into insignificance all other occupations and engagements.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The courtship of Cecilia Collumpton and Clement Fildew progressed as such affairs generally do progress.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The courtship of Cecilia Collumpton and Clement Fildew progressed as such affairs generally do progress.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Between times they seemed to think of little or nothing but what they had said to each other at their last meeting, and what might possibly be said at their next.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Between times they seemed to think of little or nothing but what they had said to each other at their last meeting, and what might possibly be said at their next.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Each of their meetings was looked forward to as an event of immense importance, for the time being quite dwarfing into insignificance all other occupations and engagements.
BetweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading Between times they seemed to think of little or nothing but what they had said to each other at their last meeting, and what might possibly be said at their next.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Between times they seemed to think of little or nothing but what they had said to each other at their last meeting, and what might possibly be said at their next.
CECILIA
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From this reading CECILIA PHILOSOPHIZES.
Clement
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From this reading The courtship of Cecilia Collumpton and Clement Fildew progressed as such affairs generally do progress.
Collumpton
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From this reading The courtship of Cecilia Collumpton and Clement Fildew progressed as such affairs generally do progress.
courtship
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From this reading The courtship of Cecilia Collumpton and Clement Fildew progressed as such affairs generally do progress.
delicious
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From this reading They met twice a week, sometimes for an hour only, sometimes for a whole delicious evening.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading The courtship of Cecilia Collumpton and Clement Fildew progressed as such affairs generally do progress.
dwarfing
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From this reading Each of their meetings was looked forward to as an event of immense importance, for the time being quite dwarfing into insignificance all other occupations and engagements.
EachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading Each of their meetings was looked forward to as an event of immense importance, for the time being quite dwarfing into insignificance all other occupations and engagements.
engagements
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From this reading Each of their meetings was looked forward to as an event of immense importance, for the time being quite dwarfing into insignificance all other occupations and engagements.
evening
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From this reading They met twice a week, sometimes for an hour only, sometimes for a whole delicious evening.
event
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From this reading Each of their meetings was looked forward to as an event of immense importance, for the time being quite dwarfing into insignificance all other occupations and engagements.
Fildew
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From this reading The courtship of Cecilia Collumpton and Clement Fildew progressed as such affairs generally do progress.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Each of their meetings was looked forward to as an event of immense importance, for the time being quite dwarfing into insignificance all other occupations and engagements.
forwardnounUS /forward/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Each of their meetings was looked forward to as an event of immense importance, for the time being quite dwarfing into insignificance all other occupations and engagements.
generally
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From this reading The courtship of Cecilia Collumpton and Clement Fildew progressed as such affairs generally do progress.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Between times they seemed to think of little or nothing but what they had said to each other at their last meeting, and what might possibly be said at their next.
hour
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From this reading They met twice a week, sometimes for an hour only, sometimes for a whole delicious evening.
immense
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From this reading Each of their meetings was looked forward to as an event of immense importance, for the time being quite dwarfing into insignificance all other occupations and engagements.
importance
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From this reading Each of their meetings was looked forward to as an event of immense importance, for the time being quite dwarfing into insignificance all other occupations and engagements.
insignificance
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From this reading Each of their meetings was looked forward to as an event of immense importance, for the time being quite dwarfing into insignificance all other occupations and engagements.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Each of their meetings was looked forward to as an event of immense importance, for the time being quite dwarfing into insignificance all other occupations and engagements.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Between times they seemed to think of little or nothing but what they had said to each other at their last meeting, and what might possibly be said at their next.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Between times they seemed to think of little or nothing but what they had said to each other at their last meeting, and what might possibly be said at their next.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Each of their meetings was looked forward to as an event of immense importance, for the time being quite dwarfing into insignificance all other occupations and engagements.
meeting
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From this reading Between times they seemed to think of little or nothing but what they had said to each other at their last meeting, and what might possibly be said at their next.
meetings
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From this reading Each of their meetings was looked forward to as an event of immense importance, for the time being quite dwarfing into insignificance all other occupations and engagements.
met
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From this reading They met twice a week, sometimes for an hour only, sometimes for a whole delicious evening.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Between times they seemed to think of little or nothing but what they had said to each other at their last meeting, and what might possibly be said at their next.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Between times they seemed to think of little or nothing but what they had said to each other at their last meeting, and what might possibly be said at their next.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Between times they seemed to think of little or nothing but what they had said to each other at their last meeting, and what might possibly be said at their next.
occupations
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From this reading Each of their meetings was looked forward to as an event of immense importance, for the time being quite dwarfing into insignificance all other occupations and engagements.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The courtship of Cecilia Collumpton and Clement Fildew progressed as such affairs generally do progress.
only
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From this reading They met twice a week, sometimes for an hour only, sometimes for a whole delicious evening.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Between times they seemed to think of little or nothing but what they had said to each other at their last meeting, and what might possibly be said at their next.
other
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From this reading Each of their meetings was looked forward to as an event of immense importance, for the time being quite dwarfing into insignificance all other occupations and engagements.
PHILOSOPHIZES
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From this reading CECILIA PHILOSOPHIZES.
possibly
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From this reading Between times they seemed to think of little or nothing but what they had said to each other at their last meeting, and what might possibly be said at their next.
progress
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From this reading The courtship of Cecilia Collumpton and Clement Fildew progressed as such affairs generally do progress.
progressed
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From this reading The courtship of Cecilia Collumpton and Clement Fildew progressed as such affairs generally do progress.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Each of their meetings was looked forward to as an event of immense importance, for the time being quite dwarfing into insignificance all other occupations and engagements.
said
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From this reading Between times they seemed to think of little or nothing but what they had said to each other at their last meeting, and what might possibly be said at their next.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Between times they seemed to think of little or nothing but what they had said to each other at their last meeting, and what might possibly be said at their next.
sometimes
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From this reading They met twice a week, sometimes for an hour only, sometimes for a whole delicious evening.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading The courtship of Cecilia Collumpton and Clement Fildew progressed as such affairs generally do progress.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The courtship of Cecilia Collumpton and Clement Fildew progressed as such affairs generally do progress.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Each of their meetings was looked forward to as an event of immense importance, for the time being quite dwarfing into insignificance all other occupations and engagements.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Between times they seemed to think of little or nothing but what they had said to each other at their last meeting, and what might possibly be said at their next.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Between times they seemed to think of little or nothing but what they had said to each other at their last meeting, and what might possibly be said at their next.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Each of their meetings was looked forward to as an event of immense importance, for the time being quite dwarfing into insignificance all other occupations and engagements.
times
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From this reading Between times they seemed to think of little or nothing but what they had said to each other at their last meeting, and what might possibly be said at their next.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Each of their meetings was looked forward to as an event of immense importance, for the time being quite dwarfing into insignificance all other occupations and engagements.
twice
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From this reading They met twice a week, sometimes for an hour only, sometimes for a whole delicious evening.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Each of their meetings was looked forward to as an event of immense importance, for the time being quite dwarfing into insignificance all other occupations and engagements.
week
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From this reading They met twice a week, sometimes for an hour only, sometimes for a whole delicious evening.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Between times they seemed to think of little or nothing but what they had said to each other at their last meeting, and what might possibly be said at their next.
whole
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From this reading They met twice a week, sometimes for an hour only, sometimes for a whole delicious evening.
