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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 Mrs. Lamb told him, with the lucidity of which under such circumstances she was past mistress, what she thought of him, and what treatment she would have accorded him if the conditions had only been a little different.
accorded
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From this reading Mrs. Lamb told him, with the lucidity of which under such circumstances she was past mistress, what she thought of him, and what treatment she would have accorded him if the conditions had only been a little different.
allusions
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From this reading In a tongue fight the man proved to be her match; he could pack at least as many disagreeable allusions into a sentence as she could.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading For ten minutes or a quarter of an hour they wrangled, then the driver delivered himself of an ultimatum.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Mrs. Lamb told him, with the lucidity of which under such circumstances she was past mistress, what she thought of him, and what treatment she would have accorded him if the conditions had only been a little different.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Situated as they were it was not easy to see how they could resort to that method of convincing him of the error of his ways.
ATprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading AT THE GATE Verbal discussion was plainly useless; it was soon made sufficiently clear that nothing short of physical force would persuade that driver.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading In a tongue fight the man proved to be her match; he could pack at least as many disagreeable allusions into a sentence as she could.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Mrs. Lamb told him, with the lucidity of which under such circumstances she was past mistress, what she thought of him, and what treatment she would have accorded him if the conditions had only been a little different.
circumstances
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From this reading Mrs. Lamb told him, with the lucidity of which under such circumstances she was past mistress, what she thought of him, and what treatment she would have accorded him if the conditions had only been a little different.
clear
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From this reading AT THE GATE Verbal discussion was plainly useless; it was soon made sufficiently clear that nothing short of physical force would persuade that driver.
conditions
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From this reading Mrs. Lamb told him, with the lucidity of which under such circumstances she was past mistress, what she thought of him, and what treatment she would have accorded him if the conditions had only been a little different.
convincing
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From this reading Situated as they were it was not easy to see how they could resort to that method of convincing him of the error of his ways.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Situated as they were it was not easy to see how they could resort to that method of convincing him of the error of his ways.
delivered
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From this reading For ten minutes or a quarter of an hour they wrangled, then the driver delivered himself of an ultimatum.
differentnounUS /ˈdifferent/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Mrs. Lamb told him, with the lucidity of which under such circumstances she was past mistress, what she thought of him, and what treatment she would have accorded him if the conditions had only been a little different.
disagreeable
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From this reading In a tongue fight the man proved to be her match; he could pack at least as many disagreeable allusions into a sentence as she could.
discussion
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From this reading AT THE GATE Verbal discussion was plainly useless; it was soon made sufficiently clear that nothing short of physical force would persuade that driver.
driver
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easy
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From this reading Situated as they were it was not easy to see how they could resort to that method of convincing him of the error of his ways.
error
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From this reading Situated as they were it was not easy to see how they could resort to that method of convincing him of the error of his ways.
fight
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From this reading In a tongue fight the man proved to be her match; he could pack at least as many disagreeable allusions into a sentence as she could.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For ten minutes or a quarter of an hour they wrangled, then the driver delivered himself of an ultimatum.
force
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From this reading AT THE GATE Verbal discussion was plainly useless; it was soon made sufficiently clear that nothing short of physical force would persuade that driver.
GATE
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From this reading AT THE GATE Verbal discussion was plainly useless; it was soon made sufficiently clear that nothing short of physical force would persuade that driver.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Mrs. Lamb told him, with the lucidity of which under such circumstances she was past mistress, what she thought of him, and what treatment she would have accorded him if the conditions had only been a little different.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Mrs. Lamb told him, with the lucidity of which under such circumstances she was past mistress, what she thought of him, and what treatment she would have accorded him if the conditions had only been a little different.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In a tongue fight the man proved to be her match; he could pack at least as many disagreeable allusions into a sentence as she could.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading In a tongue fight the man proved to be her match; he could pack at least as many disagreeable allusions into a sentence as she could.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Situated as they were it was not easy to see how they could resort to that method of convincing him of the error of his ways.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading For ten minutes or a quarter of an hour they wrangled, then the driver delivered himself of an ultimatum.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Situated as they were it was not easy to see how they could resort to that method of convincing him of the error of his ways.
hour
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From this reading For ten minutes or a quarter of an hour they wrangled, then the driver delivered himself of an ultimatum.
how
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From this reading Situated as they were it was not easy to see how they could resort to that method of convincing him of the error of his ways.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Mrs. Lamb told him, with the lucidity of which under such circumstances she was past mistress, what she thought of him, and what treatment she would have accorded him if the conditions had only been a little different.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In a tongue fight the man proved to be her match; he could pack at least as many disagreeable allusions into a sentence as she could.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading In a tongue fight the man proved to be her match; he could pack at least as many disagreeable allusions into a sentence as she could.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading AT THE GATE Verbal discussion was plainly useless; it was soon made sufficiently clear that nothing short of physical force would persuade that driver.
Lamb
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From this reading Mrs. Lamb told him, with the lucidity of which under such circumstances she was past mistress, what she thought of him, and what treatment she would have accorded him if the conditions had only been a little different.
leastnounUS /least/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In a tongue fight the man proved to be her match; he could pack at least as many disagreeable allusions into a sentence as she could.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mrs. Lamb told him, with the lucidity of which under such circumstances she was past mistress, what she thought of him, and what treatment she would have accorded him if the conditions had only been a little different.
lucidity
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From this reading Mrs. Lamb told him, with the lucidity of which under such circumstances she was past mistress, what she thought of him, and what treatment she would have accorded him if the conditions had only been a little different.
made
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man
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From this reading In a tongue fight the man proved to be her match; he could pack at least as many disagreeable allusions into a sentence as she could.
many
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From this reading In a tongue fight the man proved to be her match; he could pack at least as many disagreeable allusions into a sentence as she could.
match
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From this reading In a tongue fight the man proved to be her match; he could pack at least as many disagreeable allusions into a sentence as she could.
method
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From this reading Situated as they were it was not easy to see how they could resort to that method of convincing him of the error of his ways.
minutes
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From this reading For ten minutes or a quarter of an hour they wrangled, then the driver delivered himself of an ultimatum.
mistress
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From this reading Mrs. Lamb told him, with the lucidity of which under such circumstances she was past mistress, what she thought of him, and what treatment she would have accorded him if the conditions had only been a little different.
Mrs
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From this reading Mrs. Lamb told him, with the lucidity of which under such circumstances she was past mistress, what she thought of him, and what treatment she would have accorded him if the conditions had only been a little different.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Situated as they were it was not easy to see how they could resort to that method of convincing him of the error of his ways.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading AT THE GATE Verbal discussion was plainly useless; it was soon made sufficiently clear that nothing short of physical force would persuade that driver.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading AT THE GATE Verbal discussion was plainly useless; it was soon made sufficiently clear that nothing short of physical force would persuade that driver.
only
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From this reading Mrs. Lamb told him, with the lucidity of which under such circumstances she was past mistress, what she thought of him, and what treatment she would have accorded him if the conditions had only been a little different.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading For ten minutes or a quarter of an hour they wrangled, then the driver delivered himself of an ultimatum.
pack
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From this reading In a tongue fight the man proved to be her match; he could pack at least as many disagreeable allusions into a sentence as she could.
past
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From this reading Mrs. Lamb told him, with the lucidity of which under such circumstances she was past mistress, what she thought of him, and what treatment she would have accorded him if the conditions had only been a little different.
persuade
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From this reading AT THE GATE Verbal discussion was plainly useless; it was soon made sufficiently clear that nothing short of physical force would persuade that driver.
physical
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From this reading AT THE GATE Verbal discussion was plainly useless; it was soon made sufficiently clear that nothing short of physical force would persuade that driver.
plainlynounUS /ˈplainly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading AT THE GATE Verbal discussion was plainly useless; it was soon made sufficiently clear that nothing short of physical force would persuade that driver.
proved
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From this reading In a tongue fight the man proved to be her match; he could pack at least as many disagreeable allusions into a sentence as she could.
quarter
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From this reading For ten minutes or a quarter of an hour they wrangled, then the driver delivered himself of an ultimatum.
resort
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From this reading Situated as they were it was not easy to see how they could resort to that method of convincing him of the error of his ways.
see
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From this reading Situated as they were it was not easy to see how they could resort to that method of convincing him of the error of his ways.
sentence
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From this reading In a tongue fight the man proved to be her match; he could pack at least as many disagreeable allusions into a sentence as she could.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Mrs. Lamb told him, with the lucidity of which under such circumstances she was past mistress, what she thought of him, and what treatment she would have accorded him if the conditions had only been a little different.
shortadjectiveUS /ʃɔrt/
brief or direct in expression
From this reading AT THE GATE Verbal discussion was plainly useless; it was soon made sufficiently clear that nothing short of physical force would persuade that driver.
Situated
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From this reading Situated as they were it was not easy to see how they could resort to that method of convincing him of the error of his ways.
soon
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From this reading AT THE GATE Verbal discussion was plainly useless; it was soon made sufficiently clear that nothing short of physical force would persuade that driver.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Mrs. Lamb told him, with the lucidity of which under such circumstances she was past mistress, what she thought of him, and what treatment she would have accorded him if the conditions had only been a little different.
sufficiently
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From this reading AT THE GATE Verbal discussion was plainly useless; it was soon made sufficiently clear that nothing short of physical force would persuade that driver.
ten
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From this reading For ten minutes or a quarter of an hour they wrangled, then the driver delivered himself of an ultimatum.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading AT THE GATE Verbal discussion was plainly useless; it was soon made sufficiently clear that nothing short of physical force would persuade that driver.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AT THE GATE Verbal discussion was plainly useless; it was soon made sufficiently clear that nothing short of physical force would persuade that driver.
then
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From this reading For ten minutes or a quarter of an hour they wrangled, then the driver delivered himself of an ultimatum.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Situated as they were it was not easy to see how they could resort to that method of convincing him of the error of his ways.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mrs. Lamb told him, with the lucidity of which under such circumstances she was past mistress, what she thought of him, and what treatment she would have accorded him if the conditions had only been a little different.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Situated as they were it was not easy to see how they could resort to that method of convincing him of the error of his ways.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mrs. Lamb told him, with the lucidity of which under such circumstances she was past mistress, what she thought of him, and what treatment she would have accorded him if the conditions had only been a little different.
tonguenounUS /tongue/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In a tongue fight the man proved to be her match; he could pack at least as many disagreeable allusions into a sentence as she could.
treatment
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From this reading Mrs. Lamb told him, with the lucidity of which under such circumstances she was past mistress, what she thought of him, and what treatment she would have accorded him if the conditions had only been a little different.
ultimatum
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From this reading For ten minutes or a quarter of an hour they wrangled, then the driver delivered himself of an ultimatum.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Mrs. Lamb told him, with the lucidity of which under such circumstances she was past mistress, what she thought of him, and what treatment she would have accorded him if the conditions had only been a little different.
useless
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From this reading AT THE GATE Verbal discussion was plainly useless; it was soon made sufficiently clear that nothing short of physical force would persuade that driver.
Verbal
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wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading AT THE GATE Verbal discussion was plainly useless; it was soon made sufficiently clear that nothing short of physical force would persuade that driver.
ways
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From this reading Situated as they were it was not easy to see how they could resort to that method of convincing him of the error of his ways.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Situated as they were it was not easy to see how they could resort to that method of convincing him of the error of his ways.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Mrs. Lamb told him, with the lucidity of which under such circumstances she was past mistress, what she thought of him, and what treatment she would have accorded him if the conditions had only been a little different.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Mrs. Lamb told him, with the lucidity of which under such circumstances she was past mistress, what she thought of him, and what treatment she would have accorded him if the conditions had only been a little different.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Mrs. Lamb told him, with the lucidity of which under such circumstances she was past mistress, what she thought of him, and what treatment she would have accorded him if the conditions had only been a little different.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading AT THE GATE Verbal discussion was plainly useless; it was soon made sufficiently clear that nothing short of physical force would persuade that driver.
wrangled
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From this reading For ten minutes or a quarter of an hour they wrangled, then the driver delivered himself of an ultimatum.
