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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 ‘You’re such an awful flatterer,’ she replied, bridling under the compliment; ‘but don’t make too sure of a dance with me, for papa and my brothers will be there, and they are so horribly particular about me.’
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading ‘You’re such an awful flatterer,’ she replied, bridling under the compliment; ‘but don’t make too sure of a dance with me, for papa and my brothers will be there, and they are so horribly particular about me.’
all
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From this reading ‘And not particularly fond of me—I know it, Miss Murray—but I care nothing at all about it so long as—as—’ ‘As what?’
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading ‘You’re such an awful flatterer,’ she replied, bridling under the compliment; ‘but don’t make too sure of a dance with me, for papa and my brothers will be there, and they are so horribly particular about me.’
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading ‘You’re such an awful flatterer,’ she replied, bridling under the compliment; ‘but don’t make too sure of a dance with me, for papa and my brothers will be there, and they are so horribly particular about me.’
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading ‘You’re such an awful flatterer,’ she replied, bridling under the compliment; ‘but don’t make too sure of a dance with me, for papa and my brothers will be there, and they are so horribly particular about me.’
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading ‘And not particularly fond of me—I know it, Miss Murray—but I care nothing at all about it so long as—as—’ ‘As what?’
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading ‘And not particularly fond of me—I know it, Miss Murray—but I care nothing at all about it so long as—as—’ ‘As what?’
awful
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From this reading ‘You’re such an awful flatterer,’ she replied, bridling under the compliment; ‘but don’t make too sure of a dance with me, for papa and my brothers will be there, and they are so horribly particular about me.’
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading ‘You’re such an awful flatterer,’ she replied, bridling under the compliment; ‘but don’t make too sure of a dance with me, for papa and my brothers will be there, and they are so horribly particular about me.’
bridling
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From this reading ‘You’re such an awful flatterer,’ she replied, bridling under the compliment; ‘but don’t make too sure of a dance with me, for papa and my brothers will be there, and they are so horribly particular about me.’
brothers
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From this reading ‘You’re such an awful flatterer,’ she replied, bridling under the compliment; ‘but don’t make too sure of a dance with me, for papa and my brothers will be there, and they are so horribly particular about me.’
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading ‘You’re such an awful flatterer,’ she replied, bridling under the compliment; ‘but don’t make too sure of a dance with me, for papa and my brothers will be there, and they are so horribly particular about me.’
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading ‘_As you are._’ ‘Oh, Mr Darley! how can you talk such nonsense?’
care
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From this reading ‘And not particularly fond of me—I know it, Miss Murray—but I care nothing at all about it so long as—as—’ ‘As what?’
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ‘It’s not nonsense! it’s sober sense—come, Rosa, tell me the truth.
compliment
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From this reading ‘You’re such an awful flatterer,’ she replied, bridling under the compliment; ‘but don’t make too sure of a dance with me, for papa and my brothers will be there, and they are so horribly particular about me.’
dance
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From this reading ‘You’re such an awful flatterer,’ she replied, bridling under the compliment; ‘but don’t make too sure of a dance with me, for papa and my brothers will be there, and they are so horribly particular about me.’
Darley
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From this reading ‘_As you are._’ ‘Oh, Mr Darley! how can you talk such nonsense?’
don't
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From this reading ‘You’re such an awful flatterer,’ she replied, bridling under the compliment; ‘but don’t make too sure of a dance with me, for papa and my brothers will be there, and they are so horribly particular about me.’
flatterer
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From this reading ‘You’re such an awful flatterer,’ she replied, bridling under the compliment; ‘but don’t make too sure of a dance with me, for papa and my brothers will be there, and they are so horribly particular about me.’
fond
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From this reading ‘And not particularly fond of me—I know it, Miss Murray—but I care nothing at all about it so long as—as—’ ‘As what?’
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading ‘You’re such an awful flatterer,’ she replied, bridling under the compliment; ‘but don’t make too sure of a dance with me, for papa and my brothers will be there, and they are so horribly particular about me.’
horribly
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From this reading ‘You’re such an awful flatterer,’ she replied, bridling under the compliment; ‘but don’t make too sure of a dance with me, for papa and my brothers will be there, and they are so horribly particular about me.’
how
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From this reading ‘_As you are._’ ‘Oh, Mr Darley! how can you talk such nonsense?’
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading ‘And not particularly fond of me—I know it, Miss Murray—but I care nothing at all about it so long as—as—’ ‘As what?’
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading ‘And not particularly fond of me—I know it, Miss Murray—but I care nothing at all about it so long as—as—’ ‘As what?’
It's
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From this reading ‘It’s not nonsense! it’s sober sense—come, Rosa, tell me the truth.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ‘And not particularly fond of me—I know it, Miss Murray—but I care nothing at all about it so long as—as—’ ‘As what?’
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ‘And not particularly fond of me—I know it, Miss Murray—but I care nothing at all about it so long as—as—’ ‘As what?’
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ‘You’re such an awful flatterer,’ she replied, bridling under the compliment; ‘but don’t make too sure of a dance with me, for papa and my brothers will be there, and they are so horribly particular about me.’
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading ‘You’re such an awful flatterer,’ she replied, bridling under the compliment; ‘but don’t make too sure of a dance with me, for papa and my brothers will be there, and they are so horribly particular about me.’
Miss
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From this reading ‘And not particularly fond of me—I know it, Miss Murray—but I care nothing at all about it so long as—as—’ ‘As what?’
Mr
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From this reading ‘_As you are._’ ‘Oh, Mr Darley! how can you talk such nonsense?’
Murray
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From this reading ‘And not particularly fond of me—I know it, Miss Murray—but I care nothing at all about it so long as—as—’ ‘As what?’
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading ‘You’re such an awful flatterer,’ she replied, bridling under the compliment; ‘but don’t make too sure of a dance with me, for papa and my brothers will be there, and they are so horribly particular about me.’
nonsense
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From this reading ‘_As you are._’ ‘Oh, Mr Darley! how can you talk such nonsense?’
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading ‘And not particularly fond of me—I know it, Miss Murray—but I care nothing at all about it so long as—as—’ ‘As what?’
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading ‘And not particularly fond of me—I know it, Miss Murray—but I care nothing at all about it so long as—as—’ ‘As what?’
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading ‘You’re such an awful flatterer,’ she replied, bridling under the compliment; ‘but don’t make too sure of a dance with me, for papa and my brothers will be there, and they are so horribly particular about me.’
Oh
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From this reading ‘_As you are._’ ‘Oh, Mr Darley! how can you talk such nonsense?’
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Are you playing with me, or not?’
papa
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From this reading ‘You’re such an awful flatterer,’ she replied, bridling under the compliment; ‘but don’t make too sure of a dance with me, for papa and my brothers will be there, and they are so horribly particular about me.’
particular
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From this reading ‘You’re such an awful flatterer,’ she replied, bridling under the compliment; ‘but don’t make too sure of a dance with me, for papa and my brothers will be there, and they are so horribly particular about me.’
particularly
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From this reading ‘And not particularly fond of me—I know it, Miss Murray—but I care nothing at all about it so long as—as—’ ‘As what?’
playing
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From this reading Are you playing with me, or not?’
repliednounUS /replied/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ‘You’re such an awful flatterer,’ she replied, bridling under the compliment; ‘but don’t make too sure of a dance with me, for papa and my brothers will be there, and they are so horribly particular about me.’
Rosa
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From this reading ‘It’s not nonsense! it’s sober sense—come, Rosa, tell me the truth.
sense
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From this reading ‘It’s not nonsense! it’s sober sense—come, Rosa, tell me the truth.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading ‘You’re such an awful flatterer,’ she replied, bridling under the compliment; ‘but don’t make too sure of a dance with me, for papa and my brothers will be there, and they are so horribly particular about me.’
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading ‘You’re such an awful flatterer,’ she replied, bridling under the compliment; ‘but don’t make too sure of a dance with me, for papa and my brothers will be there, and they are so horribly particular about me.’
soberadjectiveUS /ˈsoʊbər/
not affected by alcohol
From this reading ‘It’s not nonsense! it’s sober sense—come, Rosa, tell me the truth.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading ‘You’re such an awful flatterer,’ she replied, bridling under the compliment; ‘but don’t make too sure of a dance with me, for papa and my brothers will be there, and they are so horribly particular about me.’
surenounUS /sure/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ‘You’re such an awful flatterer,’ she replied, bridling under the compliment; ‘but don’t make too sure of a dance with me, for papa and my brothers will be there, and they are so horribly particular about me.’
talk
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From this reading ‘_As you are._’ ‘Oh, Mr Darley! how can you talk such nonsense?’
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ‘It’s not nonsense! it’s sober sense—come, Rosa, tell me the truth.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ‘You’re such an awful flatterer,’ she replied, bridling under the compliment; ‘but don’t make too sure of a dance with me, for papa and my brothers will be there, and they are so horribly particular about me.’
there
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From this reading ‘You’re such an awful flatterer,’ she replied, bridling under the compliment; ‘but don’t make too sure of a dance with me, for papa and my brothers will be there, and they are so horribly particular about me.’
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading ‘You’re such an awful flatterer,’ she replied, bridling under the compliment; ‘but don’t make too sure of a dance with me, for papa and my brothers will be there, and they are so horribly particular about me.’
too
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From this reading ‘You’re such an awful flatterer,’ she replied, bridling under the compliment; ‘but don’t make too sure of a dance with me, for papa and my brothers will be there, and they are so horribly particular about me.’
truth
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From this reading ‘It’s not nonsense! it’s sober sense—come, Rosa, tell me the truth.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading ‘You’re such an awful flatterer,’ she replied, bridling under the compliment; ‘but don’t make too sure of a dance with me, for papa and my brothers will be there, and they are so horribly particular about me.’
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading ‘And not particularly fond of me—I know it, Miss Murray—but I care nothing at all about it so long as—as—’ ‘As what?’
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading ‘You’re such an awful flatterer,’ she replied, bridling under the compliment; ‘but don’t make too sure of a dance with me, for papa and my brothers will be there, and they are so horribly particular about me.’
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading ‘You’re such an awful flatterer,’ she replied, bridling under the compliment; ‘but don’t make too sure of a dance with me, for papa and my brothers will be there, and they are so horribly particular about me.’
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading ‘_As you are._’ ‘Oh, Mr Darley! how can you talk such nonsense?’
You're
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From this reading ‘You’re such an awful flatterer,’ she replied, bridling under the compliment; ‘but don’t make too sure of a dance with me, for papa and my brothers will be there, and they are so horribly particular about me.’
