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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 “By what means,” she continued, “can he have tamed these animals to such a point as to be certain of their affection for----” “What seems to you a problem,” said I, interrupting, “is really quite natural.”
affection
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From this reading “By what means,” she continued, “can he have tamed these animals to such a point as to be certain of their affection for----” “What seems to you a problem,” said I, interrupting, “is really quite natural.”
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading “Oh!” she cried, letting an incredulous smile wander over her lips.
animals
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From this reading “By what means,” she continued, “can he have tamed these animals to such a point as to be certain of their affection for----” “What seems to you a problem,” said I, interrupting, “is really quite natural.”
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “You think that beasts are wholly without passions?”
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “By what means,” she continued, “can he have tamed these animals to such a point as to be certain of their affection for----” “What seems to you a problem,” said I, interrupting, “is really quite natural.”
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She had just been looking at that daring speculator “working with his hyena,”--to speak in the style of the programme.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “By what means,” she continued, “can he have tamed these animals to such a point as to be certain of their affection for----” “What seems to you a problem,” said I, interrupting, “is really quite natural.”
beasts
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From this reading “You think that beasts are wholly without passions?”
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading She had just been looking at that daring speculator “working with his hyena,”--to speak in the style of the programme.
ByprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading “By what means,” she continued, “can he have tamed these animals to such a point as to be certain of their affection for----” “What seems to you a problem,” said I, interrupting, “is really quite natural.”
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading “By what means,” she continued, “can he have tamed these animals to such a point as to be certain of their affection for----” “What seems to you a problem,” said I, interrupting, “is really quite natural.”
certain
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From this reading “By what means,” she continued, “can he have tamed these animals to such a point as to be certain of their affection for----” “What seems to you a problem,” said I, interrupting, “is really quite natural.”
coming
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From this reading “The whole show is dreadful,” she cried coming out of the menagerie of M. Martin.
continuednounUS /ˈcontinued/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “By what means,” she continued, “can he have tamed these animals to such a point as to be certain of their affection for----” “What seems to you a problem,” said I, interrupting, “is really quite natural.”
criednounUS /cried/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The whole show is dreadful,” she cried coming out of the menagerie of M. Martin.
daring
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From this reading She had just been looking at that daring speculator “working with his hyena,”--to speak in the style of the programme.
dreadfuladjectiveUS /ˈdrɛdfəl/
extremely frightening or unpleasant
From this reading “The whole show is dreadful,” she cried coming out of the menagerie of M. Martin.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “By what means,” she continued, “can he have tamed these animals to such a point as to be certain of their affection for----” “What seems to you a problem,” said I, interrupting, “is really quite natural.”
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had just been looking at that daring speculator “working with his hyena,”--to speak in the style of the programme.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “By what means,” she continued, “can he have tamed these animals to such a point as to be certain of their affection for----” “What seems to you a problem,” said I, interrupting, “is really quite natural.”
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “By what means,” she continued, “can he have tamed these animals to such a point as to be certain of their affection for----” “What seems to you a problem,” said I, interrupting, “is really quite natural.”
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “Oh!” she cried, letting an incredulous smile wander over her lips.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading She had just been looking at that daring speculator “working with his hyena,”--to speak in the style of the programme.
hyena
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From this reading She had just been looking at that daring speculator “working with his hyena,”--to speak in the style of the programme.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “By what means,” she continued, “can he have tamed these animals to such a point as to be certain of their affection for----” “What seems to you a problem,” said I, interrupting, “is really quite natural.”
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She had just been looking at that daring speculator “working with his hyena,”--to speak in the style of the programme.
incredulous
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From this reading “Oh!” she cried, letting an incredulous smile wander over her lips.
interrupting
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From this reading “By what means,” she continued, “can he have tamed these animals to such a point as to be certain of their affection for----” “What seems to you a problem,” said I, interrupting, “is really quite natural.”
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “The whole show is dreadful,” she cried coming out of the menagerie of M. Martin.
just
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From this reading She had just been looking at that daring speculator “working with his hyena,”--to speak in the style of the programme.
letting
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From this reading “Oh!” she cried, letting an incredulous smile wander over her lips.
lips
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From this reading “Oh!” she cried, letting an incredulous smile wander over her lips.
looking
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From this reading She had just been looking at that daring speculator “working with his hyena,”--to speak in the style of the programme.
M
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From this reading “The whole show is dreadful,” she cried coming out of the menagerie of M. Martin.
Martin
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From this reading “The whole show is dreadful,” she cried coming out of the menagerie of M. Martin.
means
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From this reading “By what means,” she continued, “can he have tamed these animals to such a point as to be certain of their affection for----” “What seems to you a problem,” said I, interrupting, “is really quite natural.”
menagerie
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From this reading “The whole show is dreadful,” she cried coming out of the menagerie of M. Martin.
natural
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From this reading “By what means,” she continued, “can he have tamed these animals to such a point as to be certain of their affection for----” “What seems to you a problem,” said I, interrupting, “is really quite natural.”
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “The whole show is dreadful,” she cried coming out of the menagerie of M. Martin.
Oh
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From this reading “Oh!” she cried, letting an incredulous smile wander over her lips.
out
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From this reading “The whole show is dreadful,” she cried coming out of the menagerie of M. Martin.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading “Oh!” she cried, letting an incredulous smile wander over her lips.
passions
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From this reading “You think that beasts are wholly without passions?”
pointnounUS /pɔɪnt/
the main matter or purpose being discussed
From this reading “By what means,” she continued, “can he have tamed these animals to such a point as to be certain of their affection for----” “What seems to you a problem,” said I, interrupting, “is really quite natural.”
problem
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From this reading “By what means,” she continued, “can he have tamed these animals to such a point as to be certain of their affection for----” “What seems to you a problem,” said I, interrupting, “is really quite natural.”
programme
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From this reading She had just been looking at that daring speculator “working with his hyena,”--to speak in the style of the programme.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “By what means,” she continued, “can he have tamed these animals to such a point as to be certain of their affection for----” “What seems to you a problem,” said I, interrupting, “is really quite natural.”
really
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From this reading “By what means,” she continued, “can he have tamed these animals to such a point as to be certain of their affection for----” “What seems to you a problem,” said I, interrupting, “is really quite natural.”
said
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From this reading “By what means,” she continued, “can he have tamed these animals to such a point as to be certain of their affection for----” “What seems to you a problem,” said I, interrupting, “is really quite natural.”
seems
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From this reading “By what means,” she continued, “can he have tamed these animals to such a point as to be certain of their affection for----” “What seems to you a problem,” said I, interrupting, “is really quite natural.”
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “The whole show is dreadful,” she cried coming out of the menagerie of M. Martin.
show
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From this reading “The whole show is dreadful,” she cried coming out of the menagerie of M. Martin.
smile
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From this reading “Oh!” she cried, letting an incredulous smile wander over her lips.
speak
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From this reading She had just been looking at that daring speculator “working with his hyena,”--to speak in the style of the programme.
speculator
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From this reading She had just been looking at that daring speculator “working with his hyena,”--to speak in the style of the programme.
style
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From this reading She had just been looking at that daring speculator “working with his hyena,”--to speak in the style of the programme.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading “By what means,” she continued, “can he have tamed these animals to such a point as to be certain of their affection for----” “What seems to you a problem,” said I, interrupting, “is really quite natural.”
tamed
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From this reading “By what means,” she continued, “can he have tamed these animals to such a point as to be certain of their affection for----” “What seems to you a problem,” said I, interrupting, “is really quite natural.”
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She had just been looking at that daring speculator “working with his hyena,”--to speak in the style of the programme.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “The whole show is dreadful,” she cried coming out of the menagerie of M. Martin.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading “By what means,” she continued, “can he have tamed these animals to such a point as to be certain of their affection for----” “What seems to you a problem,” said I, interrupting, “is really quite natural.”
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading “By what means,” she continued, “can he have tamed these animals to such a point as to be certain of their affection for----” “What seems to you a problem,” said I, interrupting, “is really quite natural.”
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “You think that beasts are wholly without passions?”
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She had just been looking at that daring speculator “working with his hyena,”--to speak in the style of the programme.
wander
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From this reading “Oh!” she cried, letting an incredulous smile wander over her lips.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “By what means,” she continued, “can he have tamed these animals to such a point as to be certain of their affection for----” “What seems to you a problem,” said I, interrupting, “is really quite natural.”
whole
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From this reading “The whole show is dreadful,” she cried coming out of the menagerie of M. Martin.
wholly
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From this reading “You think that beasts are wholly without passions?”
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading She had just been looking at that daring speculator “working with his hyena,”--to speak in the style of the programme.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading “You think that beasts are wholly without passions?”
working
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From this reading She had just been looking at that daring speculator “working with his hyena,”--to speak in the style of the programme.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “By what means,” she continued, “can he have tamed these animals to such a point as to be certain of their affection for----” “What seems to you a problem,” said I, interrupting, “is really quite natural.”
