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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 had a delicate sense that such a thing ought not to be repeated, where it might by any possibility bring a laugh.
able
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From this reading It was Roseleaf's full intention to say something about this adventure to his instructor in the art of love, Mr. Archie Weil, but somehow he was not able to summon the requisite courage.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading It was Roseleaf's full intention to say something about this adventure to his instructor in the art of love, Mr. Archie Weil, but somehow he was not able to summon the requisite courage.
adventure
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From this reading It was Roseleaf's full intention to say something about this adventure to his instructor in the art of love, Mr. Archie Weil, but somehow he was not able to summon the requisite courage.
almost
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From this reading And about this time the novelist's attention began to be attracted toward the younger sister, who had till then almost entirely escaped his observation.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And about this time the novelist's attention began to be attracted toward the younger sister, who had till then almost entirely escaped his observation.
any
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From this reading He had a delicate sense that such a thing ought not to be repeated, where it might by any possibility bring a laugh.
Archie
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From this reading It was Roseleaf's full intention to say something about this adventure to his instructor in the art of love, Mr. Archie Weil, but somehow he was not able to summon the requisite courage.
artauxiliary verbUS /ɑːrt/
an old form of “are”, used with “thou”
From this reading It was Roseleaf's full intention to say something about this adventure to his instructor in the art of love, Mr. Archie Weil, but somehow he was not able to summon the requisite courage.
attention
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From this reading And about this time the novelist's attention began to be attracted toward the younger sister, who had till then almost entirely escaped his observation.
attracted
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From this reading And about this time the novelist's attention began to be attracted toward the younger sister, who had till then almost entirely escaped his observation.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He had a delicate sense that such a thing ought not to be repeated, where it might by any possibility bring a laugh.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And about this time the novelist's attention began to be attracted toward the younger sister, who had till then almost entirely escaped his observation.
black
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From this reading He noticed particularly the ceaseless devotion that the black servant of the family exhibited toward her.
bring
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From this reading He had a delicate sense that such a thing ought not to be repeated, where it might by any possibility bring a laugh.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It was Roseleaf's full intention to say something about this adventure to his instructor in the art of love, Mr. Archie Weil, but somehow he was not able to summon the requisite courage.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading He had a delicate sense that such a thing ought not to be repeated, where it might by any possibility bring a laugh.
ceaseless
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From this reading He noticed particularly the ceaseless devotion that the black servant of the family exhibited toward her.
courage
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From this reading It was Roseleaf's full intention to say something about this adventure to his instructor in the art of love, Mr. Archie Weil, but somehow he was not able to summon the requisite courage.
DAISY
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From this reading "DAISY, MY DARLING!"
DARLING
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From this reading "DAISY, MY DARLING!"
delicate
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From this reading He had a delicate sense that such a thing ought not to be repeated, where it might by any possibility bring a laugh.
devotion
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From this reading He noticed particularly the ceaseless devotion that the black servant of the family exhibited toward her.
entirelynounUS /ˈentirely/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading And about this time the novelist's attention began to be attracted toward the younger sister, who had till then almost entirely escaped his observation.
escaped
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From this reading And about this time the novelist's attention began to be attracted toward the younger sister, who had till then almost entirely escaped his observation.
exhibited
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From this reading He noticed particularly the ceaseless devotion that the black servant of the family exhibited toward her.
family
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From this reading He noticed particularly the ceaseless devotion that the black servant of the family exhibited toward her.
full
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From this reading It was Roseleaf's full intention to say something about this adventure to his instructor in the art of love, Mr. Archie Weil, but somehow he was not able to summon the requisite courage.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had a delicate sense that such a thing ought not to be repeated, where it might by any possibility bring a laugh.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was Roseleaf's full intention to say something about this adventure to his instructor in the art of love, Mr. Archie Weil, but somehow he was not able to summon the requisite courage.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He noticed particularly the ceaseless devotion that the black servant of the family exhibited toward her.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It was Roseleaf's full intention to say something about this adventure to his instructor in the art of love, Mr. Archie Weil, but somehow he was not able to summon the requisite courage.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was Roseleaf's full intention to say something about this adventure to his instructor in the art of love, Mr. Archie Weil, but somehow he was not able to summon the requisite courage.
instructor
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From this reading It was Roseleaf's full intention to say something about this adventure to his instructor in the art of love, Mr. Archie Weil, but somehow he was not able to summon the requisite courage.
intention
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From this reading It was Roseleaf's full intention to say something about this adventure to his instructor in the art of love, Mr. Archie Weil, but somehow he was not able to summon the requisite courage.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was Roseleaf's full intention to say something about this adventure to his instructor in the art of love, Mr. Archie Weil, but somehow he was not able to summon the requisite courage.
laugh
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From this reading He had a delicate sense that such a thing ought not to be repeated, where it might by any possibility bring a laugh.
love
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From this reading It was Roseleaf's full intention to say something about this adventure to his instructor in the art of love, Mr. Archie Weil, but somehow he was not able to summon the requisite courage.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading He had a delicate sense that such a thing ought not to be repeated, where it might by any possibility bring a laugh.
Mr
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From this reading It was Roseleaf's full intention to say something about this adventure to his instructor in the art of love, Mr. Archie Weil, but somehow he was not able to summon the requisite courage.
MYdeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "DAISY, MY DARLING!"
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It was Roseleaf's full intention to say something about this adventure to his instructor in the art of love, Mr. Archie Weil, but somehow he was not able to summon the requisite courage.
noticed
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From this reading He noticed particularly the ceaseless devotion that the black servant of the family exhibited toward her.
novelist's
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From this reading And about this time the novelist's attention began to be attracted toward the younger sister, who had till then almost entirely escaped his observation.
observationnounUS /ˈobservation/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading And about this time the novelist's attention began to be attracted toward the younger sister, who had till then almost entirely escaped his observation.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was Roseleaf's full intention to say something about this adventure to his instructor in the art of love, Mr. Archie Weil, but somehow he was not able to summon the requisite courage.
oughtmodal verbUS /ɔːt/
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading He had a delicate sense that such a thing ought not to be repeated, where it might by any possibility bring a laugh.
particularly
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From this reading He noticed particularly the ceaseless devotion that the black servant of the family exhibited toward her.
possibility
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From this reading He had a delicate sense that such a thing ought not to be repeated, where it might by any possibility bring a laugh.
repeatednounUS /repeated/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had a delicate sense that such a thing ought not to be repeated, where it might by any possibility bring a laugh.
requisite
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From this reading It was Roseleaf's full intention to say something about this adventure to his instructor in the art of love, Mr. Archie Weil, but somehow he was not able to summon the requisite courage.
Roseleaf's
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From this reading It was Roseleaf's full intention to say something about this adventure to his instructor in the art of love, Mr. Archie Weil, but somehow he was not able to summon the requisite courage.
say
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From this reading It was Roseleaf's full intention to say something about this adventure to his instructor in the art of love, Mr. Archie Weil, but somehow he was not able to summon the requisite courage.
sense
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From this reading He had a delicate sense that such a thing ought not to be repeated, where it might by any possibility bring a laugh.
servant
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From this reading He noticed particularly the ceaseless devotion that the black servant of the family exhibited toward her.
sister
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From this reading And about this time the novelist's attention began to be attracted toward the younger sister, who had till then almost entirely escaped his observation.
somehow
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From this reading It was Roseleaf's full intention to say something about this adventure to his instructor in the art of love, Mr. Archie Weil, but somehow he was not able to summon the requisite courage.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading It was Roseleaf's full intention to say something about this adventure to his instructor in the art of love, Mr. Archie Weil, but somehow he was not able to summon the requisite courage.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading He had a delicate sense that such a thing ought not to be repeated, where it might by any possibility bring a laugh.
summon
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From this reading It was Roseleaf's full intention to say something about this adventure to his instructor in the art of love, Mr. Archie Weil, but somehow he was not able to summon the requisite courage.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He had a delicate sense that such a thing ought not to be repeated, where it might by any possibility bring a laugh.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was Roseleaf's full intention to say something about this adventure to his instructor in the art of love, Mr. Archie Weil, but somehow he was not able to summon the requisite courage.
then
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From this reading And about this time the novelist's attention began to be attracted toward the younger sister, who had till then almost entirely escaped his observation.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had a delicate sense that such a thing ought not to be repeated, where it might by any possibility bring a laugh.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading It was Roseleaf's full intention to say something about this adventure to his instructor in the art of love, Mr. Archie Weil, but somehow he was not able to summon the requisite courage.
tillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading And about this time the novelist's attention began to be attracted toward the younger sister, who had till then almost entirely escaped his observation.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And about this time the novelist's attention began to be attracted toward the younger sister, who had till then almost entirely escaped his observation.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was Roseleaf's full intention to say something about this adventure to his instructor in the art of love, Mr. Archie Weil, but somehow he was not able to summon the requisite courage.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading And about this time the novelist's attention began to be attracted toward the younger sister, who had till then almost entirely escaped his observation.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was Roseleaf's full intention to say something about this adventure to his instructor in the art of love, Mr. Archie Weil, but somehow he was not able to summon the requisite courage.
Weil
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From this reading It was Roseleaf's full intention to say something about this adventure to his instructor in the art of love, Mr. Archie Weil, but somehow he was not able to summon the requisite courage.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading He had a delicate sense that such a thing ought not to be repeated, where it might by any possibility bring a laugh.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading And about this time the novelist's attention began to be attracted toward the younger sister, who had till then almost entirely escaped his observation.
younger
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From this reading And about this time the novelist's attention began to be attracted toward the younger sister, who had till then almost entirely escaped his observation.
