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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 met her quietly in a large, common parlor--the duplicate of a thousand such rooms in New York--and was thoroughly determined to curb the impetuous surging of his feelings.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading She had quite forgotten his words about the will in her worry lest the blow on his head had proved more serious than had at first appeared.
all
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From this reading She was wearing a bunch of his carnations, and had never seemed more beautiful in all her wondrous moods of beauty.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He met her quietly in a large, common parlor--the duplicate of a thousand such rooms in New York--and was thoroughly determined to curb the impetuous surging of his feelings.
anxious
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From this reading She was still excited, still anxious concerning himself.
appeared
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From this reading She had quite forgotten his words about the will in her worry lest the blow on his head had proved more serious than had at first appeared.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She had quite forgotten his words about the will in her worry lest the blow on his head had proved more serious than had at first appeared.
beautiful
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From this reading She was wearing a bunch of his carnations, and had never seemed more beautiful in all her wondrous moods of beauty.
beauty
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From this reading She was wearing a bunch of his carnations, and had never seemed more beautiful in all her wondrous moods of beauty.
blow
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From this reading She had quite forgotten his words about the will in her worry lest the blow on his head had proved more serious than had at first appeared.
bunch
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From this reading She was wearing a bunch of his carnations, and had never seemed more beautiful in all her wondrous moods of beauty.
carnations
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From this reading She was wearing a bunch of his carnations, and had never seemed more beautiful in all her wondrous moods of beauty.
common
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From this reading He met her quietly in a large, common parlor--the duplicate of a thousand such rooms in New York--and was thoroughly determined to curb the impetuous surging of his feelings.
concerning
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From this reading She was still excited, still anxious concerning himself.
curb
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From this reading He met her quietly in a large, common parlor--the duplicate of a thousand such rooms in New York--and was thoroughly determined to curb the impetuous surging of his feelings.
determinedadjectiveUS /dɪˈtɜrmɪnd/
having firmly decided to do something
From this reading He met her quietly in a large, common parlor--the duplicate of a thousand such rooms in New York--and was thoroughly determined to curb the impetuous surging of his feelings.
Dorothy
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From this reading THE RICHES OF THE WORLD Dorothy was waiting to see him.
duplicate
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From this reading He met her quietly in a large, common parlor--the duplicate of a thousand such rooms in New York--and was thoroughly determined to curb the impetuous surging of his feelings.
excitedadjectiveUS /ɪkˈsaɪtɪd/
very enthusiastic or eager
From this reading She was still excited, still anxious concerning himself.
feelings
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From this reading He met her quietly in a large, common parlor--the duplicate of a thousand such rooms in New York--and was thoroughly determined to curb the impetuous surging of his feelings.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had quite forgotten his words about the will in her worry lest the blow on his head had proved more serious than had at first appeared.
forgottenadjectiveUS /fərˈɡɑːt.n̩/
Not remembered; lapsed from memory.
From this reading She had quite forgotten his words about the will in her worry lest the blow on his head had proved more serious than had at first appeared.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had quite forgotten his words about the will in her worry lest the blow on his head had proved more serious than had at first appeared.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He met her quietly in a large, common parlor--the duplicate of a thousand such rooms in New York--and was thoroughly determined to curb the impetuous surging of his feelings.
head
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From this reading She had quite forgotten his words about the will in her worry lest the blow on his head had proved more serious than had at first appeared.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She had quite forgotten his words about the will in her worry lest the blow on his head had proved more serious than had at first appeared.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading THE RICHES OF THE WORLD Dorothy was waiting to see him.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading She was still excited, still anxious concerning himself.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading She had quite forgotten his words about the will in her worry lest the blow on his head had proved more serious than had at first appeared.
impetuous
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From this reading He met her quietly in a large, common parlor--the duplicate of a thousand such rooms in New York--and was thoroughly determined to curb the impetuous surging of his feelings.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She had quite forgotten his words about the will in her worry lest the blow on his head had proved more serious than had at first appeared.
large
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From this reading He met her quietly in a large, common parlor--the duplicate of a thousand such rooms in New York--and was thoroughly determined to curb the impetuous surging of his feelings.
lestconjunctionUS /lest/
in order that something should not happen
From this reading She had quite forgotten his words about the will in her worry lest the blow on his head had proved more serious than had at first appeared.
met
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From this reading He met her quietly in a large, common parlor--the duplicate of a thousand such rooms in New York--and was thoroughly determined to curb the impetuous surging of his feelings.
moods
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From this reading She was wearing a bunch of his carnations, and had never seemed more beautiful in all her wondrous moods of beauty.
more
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From this reading She had quite forgotten his words about the will in her worry lest the blow on his head had proved more serious than had at first appeared.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She was wearing a bunch of his carnations, and had never seemed more beautiful in all her wondrous moods of beauty.
New
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From this reading He met her quietly in a large, common parlor--the duplicate of a thousand such rooms in New York--and was thoroughly determined to curb the impetuous surging of his feelings.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE RICHES OF THE WORLD Dorothy was waiting to see him.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She had quite forgotten his words about the will in her worry lest the blow on his head had proved more serious than had at first appeared.
parlornounUS /ˈpɑːrlər/
an old-fashioned sitting room
From this reading He met her quietly in a large, common parlor--the duplicate of a thousand such rooms in New York--and was thoroughly determined to curb the impetuous surging of his feelings.
proved
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From this reading She had quite forgotten his words about the will in her worry lest the blow on his head had proved more serious than had at first appeared.
quietly
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From this reading He met her quietly in a large, common parlor--the duplicate of a thousand such rooms in New York--and was thoroughly determined to curb the impetuous surging of his feelings.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had quite forgotten his words about the will in her worry lest the blow on his head had proved more serious than had at first appeared.
RICHES
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From this reading THE RICHES OF THE WORLD Dorothy was waiting to see him.
rooms
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From this reading He met her quietly in a large, common parlor--the duplicate of a thousand such rooms in New York--and was thoroughly determined to curb the impetuous surging of his feelings.
see
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From this reading THE RICHES OF THE WORLD Dorothy was waiting to see him.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She was wearing a bunch of his carnations, and had never seemed more beautiful in all her wondrous moods of beauty.
serious
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From this reading She had quite forgotten his words about the will in her worry lest the blow on his head had proved more serious than had at first appeared.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was still excited, still anxious concerning himself.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She was still excited, still anxious concerning himself.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading He met her quietly in a large, common parlor--the duplicate of a thousand such rooms in New York--and was thoroughly determined to curb the impetuous surging of his feelings.
surging
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From this reading He met her quietly in a large, common parlor--the duplicate of a thousand such rooms in New York--and was thoroughly determined to curb the impetuous surging of his feelings.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading She had quite forgotten his words about the will in her worry lest the blow on his head had proved more serious than had at first appeared.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE RICHES OF THE WORLD Dorothy was waiting to see him.
thoroughly
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From this reading He met her quietly in a large, common parlor--the duplicate of a thousand such rooms in New York--and was thoroughly determined to curb the impetuous surging of his feelings.
thousand
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From this reading He met her quietly in a large, common parlor--the duplicate of a thousand such rooms in New York--and was thoroughly determined to curb the impetuous surging of his feelings.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE RICHES OF THE WORLD Dorothy was waiting to see him.
waiting
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From this reading THE RICHES OF THE WORLD Dorothy was waiting to see him.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE RICHES OF THE WORLD Dorothy was waiting to see him.
wearing
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From this reading She was wearing a bunch of his carnations, and had never seemed more beautiful in all her wondrous moods of beauty.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading She had quite forgotten his words about the will in her worry lest the blow on his head had proved more serious than had at first appeared.
wondrousadjectiveUS /ˈwʌndrəs/
strange, beautiful, and impressive
From this reading She was wearing a bunch of his carnations, and had never seemed more beautiful in all her wondrous moods of beauty.
words
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From this reading She had quite forgotten his words about the will in her worry lest the blow on his head had proved more serious than had at first appeared.
WORLD
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From this reading THE RICHES OF THE WORLD Dorothy was waiting to see him.
worry
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From this reading She had quite forgotten his words about the will in her worry lest the blow on his head had proved more serious than had at first appeared.
York
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From this reading He met her quietly in a large, common parlor--the duplicate of a thousand such rooms in New York--and was thoroughly determined to curb the impetuous surging of his feelings.
