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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 ANOTHER POINT OF VIEW He turned into Collins Street, and made his way back to his office, still musing in this dangerous fashion: "What a housekeeper she would make!
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Those other girls, once they'd got a house, would let it take care of itself, and their husbands too, while they ruffled about, like peacocks in the sun, and entertained themselves with Platonic love affairs.
affairs
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From this reading Those other girls, once they'd got a house, would let it take care of itself, and their husbands too, while they ruffled about, like peacocks in the sun, and entertained themselves with Platonic love affairs.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading ANOTHER POINT OF VIEW He turned into Collins Street, and made his way back to his office, still musing in this dangerous fashion: "What a housekeeper she would make!
ANOTHERnounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading ANOTHER POINT OF VIEW He turned into Collins Street, and made his way back to his office, still musing in this dangerous fashion: "What a housekeeper she would make!
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As long as there was a useful person to pay the bills they wouldn't bother their heads about the butcher and baker.
back
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From this reading ANOTHER POINT OF VIEW He turned into Collins Street, and made his way back to his office, still musing in this dangerous fashion: "What a housekeeper she would make!
baker
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From this reading As long as there was a useful person to pay the bills they wouldn't bother their heads about the butcher and baker.
bills
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From this reading As long as there was a useful person to pay the bills they wouldn't bother their heads about the butcher and baker.
bother
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From this reading As long as there was a useful person to pay the bills they wouldn't bother their heads about the butcher and baker.
butcher
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From this reading As long as there was a useful person to pay the bills they wouldn't bother their heads about the butcher and baker.
care
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From this reading Those other girls, once they'd got a house, would let it take care of itself, and their husbands too, while they ruffled about, like peacocks in the sun, and entertained themselves with Platonic love affairs.
Collins
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From this reading ANOTHER POINT OF VIEW He turned into Collins Street, and made his way back to his office, still musing in this dangerous fashion: "What a housekeeper she would make!
dangerous
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From this reading ANOTHER POINT OF VIEW He turned into Collins Street, and made his way back to his office, still musing in this dangerous fashion: "What a housekeeper she would make!
entertained
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From this reading Those other girls, once they'd got a house, would let it take care of itself, and their husbands too, while they ruffled about, like peacocks in the sun, and entertained themselves with Platonic love affairs.
fashion
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From this reading ANOTHER POINT OF VIEW He turned into Collins Street, and made his way back to his office, still musing in this dangerous fashion: "What a housekeeper she would make!
girls
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From this reading Those other girls, once they'd got a house, would let it take care of itself, and their husbands too, while they ruffled about, like peacocks in the sun, and entertained themselves with Platonic love affairs.
got
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From this reading Those other girls, once they'd got a house, would let it take care of itself, and their husbands too, while they ruffled about, like peacocks in the sun, and entertained themselves with Platonic love affairs.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading ANOTHER POINT OF VIEW He turned into Collins Street, and made his way back to his office, still musing in this dangerous fashion: "What a housekeeper she would make!
heads
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From this reading As long as there was a useful person to pay the bills they wouldn't bother their heads about the butcher and baker.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading What a pride she'd take in her home!
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading ANOTHER POINT OF VIEW He turned into Collins Street, and made his way back to his office, still musing in this dangerous fashion: "What a housekeeper she would make!
home
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From this reading What a pride she'd take in her home!
house
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From this reading Those other girls, once they'd got a house, would let it take care of itself, and their husbands too, while they ruffled about, like peacocks in the sun, and entertained themselves with Platonic love affairs.
housekeeper
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From this reading ANOTHER POINT OF VIEW He turned into Collins Street, and made his way back to his office, still musing in this dangerous fashion: "What a housekeeper she would make!
husbands
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From this reading Those other girls, once they'd got a house, would let it take care of itself, and their husbands too, while they ruffled about, like peacocks in the sun, and entertained themselves with Platonic love affairs.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading ANOTHER POINT OF VIEW He turned into Collins Street, and made his way back to his office, still musing in this dangerous fashion: "What a housekeeper she would make!
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading ANOTHER POINT OF VIEW He turned into Collins Street, and made his way back to his office, still musing in this dangerous fashion: "What a housekeeper she would make!
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Those other girls, once they'd got a house, would let it take care of itself, and their husbands too, while they ruffled about, like peacocks in the sun, and entertained themselves with Platonic love affairs.
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading Those other girls, once they'd got a house, would let it take care of itself, and their husbands too, while they ruffled about, like peacocks in the sun, and entertained themselves with Platonic love affairs.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Those other girls, once they'd got a house, would let it take care of itself, and their husbands too, while they ruffled about, like peacocks in the sun, and entertained themselves with Platonic love affairs.
like
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From this reading Those other girls, once they'd got a house, would let it take care of itself, and their husbands too, while they ruffled about, like peacocks in the sun, and entertained themselves with Platonic love affairs.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As long as there was a useful person to pay the bills they wouldn't bother their heads about the butcher and baker.
love
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From this reading Those other girls, once they'd got a house, would let it take care of itself, and their husbands too, while they ruffled about, like peacocks in the sun, and entertained themselves with Platonic love affairs.
made
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From this reading ANOTHER POINT OF VIEW He turned into Collins Street, and made his way back to his office, still musing in this dangerous fashion: "What a housekeeper she would make!
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ANOTHER POINT OF VIEW He turned into Collins Street, and made his way back to his office, still musing in this dangerous fashion: "What a housekeeper she would make!
mother
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From this reading What a mother!
musing
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From this reading ANOTHER POINT OF VIEW He turned into Collins Street, and made his way back to his office, still musing in this dangerous fashion: "What a housekeeper she would make!
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading ANOTHER POINT OF VIEW He turned into Collins Street, and made his way back to his office, still musing in this dangerous fashion: "What a housekeeper she would make!
office
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From this reading ANOTHER POINT OF VIEW He turned into Collins Street, and made his way back to his office, still musing in this dangerous fashion: "What a housekeeper she would make!
once
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From this reading Those other girls, once they'd got a house, would let it take care of itself, and their husbands too, while they ruffled about, like peacocks in the sun, and entertained themselves with Platonic love affairs.
other
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From this reading Those other girls, once they'd got a house, would let it take care of itself, and their husbands too, while they ruffled about, like peacocks in the sun, and entertained themselves with Platonic love affairs.
pay
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From this reading As long as there was a useful person to pay the bills they wouldn't bother their heads about the butcher and baker.
peacocks
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From this reading Those other girls, once they'd got a house, would let it take care of itself, and their husbands too, while they ruffled about, like peacocks in the sun, and entertained themselves with Platonic love affairs.
person
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From this reading As long as there was a useful person to pay the bills they wouldn't bother their heads about the butcher and baker.
Platonic
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From this reading Those other girls, once they'd got a house, would let it take care of itself, and their husbands too, while they ruffled about, like peacocks in the sun, and entertained themselves with Platonic love affairs.
POINTnounUS /pɔɪnt/
the main matter or purpose being discussed
From this reading ANOTHER POINT OF VIEW He turned into Collins Street, and made his way back to his office, still musing in this dangerous fashion: "What a housekeeper she would make!
pride
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From this reading What a pride she'd take in her home!
ruffled
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From this reading Those other girls, once they'd got a house, would let it take care of itself, and their husbands too, while they ruffled about, like peacocks in the sun, and entertained themselves with Platonic love affairs.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading ANOTHER POINT OF VIEW He turned into Collins Street, and made his way back to his office, still musing in this dangerous fashion: "What a housekeeper she would make!
she'd
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From this reading What a pride she'd take in her home!
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ANOTHER POINT OF VIEW He turned into Collins Street, and made his way back to his office, still musing in this dangerous fashion: "What a housekeeper she would make!
Street
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From this reading ANOTHER POINT OF VIEW He turned into Collins Street, and made his way back to his office, still musing in this dangerous fashion: "What a housekeeper she would make!
sun
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From this reading Those other girls, once they'd got a house, would let it take care of itself, and their husbands too, while they ruffled about, like peacocks in the sun, and entertained themselves with Platonic love affairs.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading What a pride she'd take in her home!
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Those other girls, once they'd got a house, would let it take care of itself, and their husbands too, while they ruffled about, like peacocks in the sun, and entertained themselves with Platonic love affairs.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Those other girls, once they'd got a house, would let it take care of itself, and their husbands too, while they ruffled about, like peacocks in the sun, and entertained themselves with Platonic love affairs.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading Those other girls, once they'd got a house, would let it take care of itself, and their husbands too, while they ruffled about, like peacocks in the sun, and entertained themselves with Platonic love affairs.
there
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From this reading As long as there was a useful person to pay the bills they wouldn't bother their heads about the butcher and baker.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Those other girls, once they'd got a house, would let it take care of itself, and their husbands too, while they ruffled about, like peacocks in the sun, and entertained themselves with Platonic love affairs.
they'd
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From this reading Those other girls, once they'd got a house, would let it take care of itself, and their husbands too, while they ruffled about, like peacocks in the sun, and entertained themselves with Platonic love affairs.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading ANOTHER POINT OF VIEW He turned into Collins Street, and made his way back to his office, still musing in this dangerous fashion: "What a housekeeper she would make!
ThosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Those other girls, once they'd got a house, would let it take care of itself, and their husbands too, while they ruffled about, like peacocks in the sun, and entertained themselves with Platonic love affairs.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading ANOTHER POINT OF VIEW He turned into Collins Street, and made his way back to his office, still musing in this dangerous fashion: "What a housekeeper she would make!
too
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From this reading Those other girls, once they'd got a house, would let it take care of itself, and their husbands too, while they ruffled about, like peacocks in the sun, and entertained themselves with Platonic love affairs.
turned
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From this reading ANOTHER POINT OF VIEW He turned into Collins Street, and made his way back to his office, still musing in this dangerous fashion: "What a housekeeper she would make!
useful
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From this reading As long as there was a useful person to pay the bills they wouldn't bother their heads about the butcher and baker.
VIEW
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From this reading ANOTHER POINT OF VIEW He turned into Collins Street, and made his way back to his office, still musing in this dangerous fashion: "What a housekeeper she would make!
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading As long as there was a useful person to pay the bills they wouldn't bother their heads about the butcher and baker.
way
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From this reading ANOTHER POINT OF VIEW He turned into Collins Street, and made his way back to his office, still musing in this dangerous fashion: "What a housekeeper she would make!
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading ANOTHER POINT OF VIEW He turned into Collins Street, and made his way back to his office, still musing in this dangerous fashion: "What a housekeeper she would make!
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading Those other girls, once they'd got a house, would let it take care of itself, and their husbands too, while they ruffled about, like peacocks in the sun, and entertained themselves with Platonic love affairs.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Those other girls, once they'd got a house, would let it take care of itself, and their husbands too, while they ruffled about, like peacocks in the sun, and entertained themselves with Platonic love affairs.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading ANOTHER POINT OF VIEW He turned into Collins Street, and made his way back to his office, still musing in this dangerous fashion: "What a housekeeper she would make!
wouldn't
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From this reading As long as there was a useful person to pay the bills they wouldn't bother their heads about the butcher and baker.
