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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 As for their two girls, it would have been as easy to seduce one or both of them, in the happy, seeking mood in which they met me, as to step off a car.
all
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From this reading What had become of all the staid and dull sobriety of their parents in this queer American atmosphere?
always
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From this reading CONCERNING these two girls and their odd, unsophisticated, daring point of view and love of life, I have always had the most confused feelings.
American
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From this reading What had become of all the staid and dull sobriety of their parents in this queer American atmosphere?
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading CONCERNING these two girls and their odd, unsophisticated, daring point of view and love of life, I have always had the most confused feelings.
any
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From this reading The old people had no interest in or patience with any such restlessness.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As for their two girls, it would have been as easy to seduce one or both of them, in the happy, seeking mood in which they met me, as to step off a car.
atmosphere
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From this reading What had become of all the staid and dull sobriety of their parents in this queer American atmosphere?
become
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From this reading What had become of all the staid and dull sobriety of their parents in this queer American atmosphere?
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading As for their two girls, it would have been as easy to seduce one or both of them, in the happy, seeking mood in which they met me, as to step off a car.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading As for their two girls, it would have been as easy to seduce one or both of them, in the happy, seeking mood in which they met me, as to step off a car.
car
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From this reading As for their two girls, it would have been as easy to seduce one or both of them, in the happy, seeking mood in which they met me, as to step off a car.
CONCERNING
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From this reading CONCERNING these two girls and their odd, unsophisticated, daring point of view and love of life, I have always had the most confused feelings.
confused
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From this reading CONCERNING these two girls and their odd, unsophisticated, daring point of view and love of life, I have always had the most confused feelings.
crazy
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From this reading They were crazy and starving for something different from what they knew.
daring
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From this reading CONCERNING these two girls and their odd, unsophisticated, daring point of view and love of life, I have always had the most confused feelings.
differentnounUS /ˈdifferent/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading They were crazy and starving for something different from what they knew.
dull
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From this reading What had become of all the staid and dull sobriety of their parents in this queer American atmosphere?
easy
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From this reading As for their two girls, it would have been as easy to seduce one or both of them, in the happy, seeking mood in which they met me, as to step off a car.
feelings
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From this reading CONCERNING these two girls and their odd, unsophisticated, daring point of view and love of life, I have always had the most confused feelings.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading They were crazy and starving for something different from what they knew.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading They were crazy and starving for something different from what they knew.
girls
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From this reading CONCERNING these two girls and their odd, unsophisticated, daring point of view and love of life, I have always had the most confused feelings.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading CONCERNING these two girls and their odd, unsophisticated, daring point of view and love of life, I have always had the most confused feelings.
happy
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From this reading As for their two girls, it would have been as easy to seduce one or both of them, in the happy, seeking mood in which they met me, as to step off a car.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading CONCERNING these two girls and their odd, unsophisticated, daring point of view and love of life, I have always had the most confused feelings.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading CONCERNING these two girls and their odd, unsophisticated, daring point of view and love of life, I have always had the most confused feelings.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading What had become of all the staid and dull sobriety of their parents in this queer American atmosphere?
interest
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From this reading The old people had no interest in or patience with any such restlessness.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading As for their two girls, it would have been as easy to seduce one or both of them, in the happy, seeking mood in which they met me, as to step off a car.
knew
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From this reading They were crazy and starving for something different from what they knew.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading CONCERNING these two girls and their odd, unsophisticated, daring point of view and love of life, I have always had the most confused feelings.
love
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From this reading CONCERNING these two girls and their odd, unsophisticated, daring point of view and love of life, I have always had the most confused feelings.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading As for their two girls, it would have been as easy to seduce one or both of them, in the happy, seeking mood in which they met me, as to step off a car.
met
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From this reading As for their two girls, it would have been as easy to seduce one or both of them, in the happy, seeking mood in which they met me, as to step off a car.
mood
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From this reading As for their two girls, it would have been as easy to seduce one or both of them, in the happy, seeking mood in which they met me, as to step off a car.
most
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From this reading CONCERNING these two girls and their odd, unsophisticated, daring point of view and love of life, I have always had the most confused feelings.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading The old people had no interest in or patience with any such restlessness.
odd
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From this reading CONCERNING these two girls and their odd, unsophisticated, daring point of view and love of life, I have always had the most confused feelings.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading CONCERNING these two girls and their odd, unsophisticated, daring point of view and love of life, I have always had the most confused feelings.
off
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From this reading As for their two girls, it would have been as easy to seduce one or both of them, in the happy, seeking mood in which they met me, as to step off a car.
old
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From this reading The old people had no interest in or patience with any such restlessness.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading As for their two girls, it would have been as easy to seduce one or both of them, in the happy, seeking mood in which they met me, as to step off a car.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The old people had no interest in or patience with any such restlessness.
parents
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From this reading What had become of all the staid and dull sobriety of their parents in this queer American atmosphere?
patience
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From this reading The old people had no interest in or patience with any such restlessness.
people
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From this reading The old people had no interest in or patience with any such restlessness.
pointnounUS /pɔɪnt/
the main matter or purpose being discussed
From this reading CONCERNING these two girls and their odd, unsophisticated, daring point of view and love of life, I have always had the most confused feelings.
queer
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From this reading What had become of all the staid and dull sobriety of their parents in this queer American atmosphere?
restlessness
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From this reading The old people had no interest in or patience with any such restlessness.
seduce
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From this reading As for their two girls, it would have been as easy to seduce one or both of them, in the happy, seeking mood in which they met me, as to step off a car.
seeking
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From this reading As for their two girls, it would have been as easy to seduce one or both of them, in the happy, seeking mood in which they met me, as to step off a car.
sobriety
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From this reading What had become of all the staid and dull sobriety of their parents in this queer American atmosphere?
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading They were crazy and starving for something different from what they knew.
staid
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From this reading What had become of all the staid and dull sobriety of their parents in this queer American atmosphere?
starving
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From this reading They were crazy and starving for something different from what they knew.
stepnounUS /step/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As for their two girls, it would have been as easy to seduce one or both of them, in the happy, seeking mood in which they met me, as to step off a car.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading The old people had no interest in or patience with any such restlessness.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading CONCERNING these two girls and their odd, unsophisticated, daring point of view and love of life, I have always had the most confused feelings.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading CONCERNING these two girls and their odd, unsophisticated, daring point of view and love of life, I have always had the most confused feelings.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading As for their two girls, it would have been as easy to seduce one or both of them, in the happy, seeking mood in which they met me, as to step off a car.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading CONCERNING these two girls and their odd, unsophisticated, daring point of view and love of life, I have always had the most confused feelings.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They were crazy and starving for something different from what they knew.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading What had become of all the staid and dull sobriety of their parents in this queer American atmosphere?
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading As for their two girls, it would have been as easy to seduce one or both of them, in the happy, seeking mood in which they met me, as to step off a car.
two
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From this reading CONCERNING these two girls and their odd, unsophisticated, daring point of view and love of life, I have always had the most confused feelings.
unsophisticated
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From this reading CONCERNING these two girls and their odd, unsophisticated, daring point of view and love of life, I have always had the most confused feelings.
view
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From this reading CONCERNING these two girls and their odd, unsophisticated, daring point of view and love of life, I have always had the most confused feelings.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They were crazy and starving for something different from what they knew.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading They were crazy and starving for something different from what they knew.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading As for their two girls, it would have been as easy to seduce one or both of them, in the happy, seeking mood in which they met me, as to step off a car.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The old people had no interest in or patience with any such restlessness.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading As for their two girls, it would have been as easy to seduce one or both of them, in the happy, seeking mood in which they met me, as to step off a car.
