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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 A young lover, like Edward Wodehouse, would have been at once crushed and rendered furious by the appeal Rose had made so ineffectually to the man of experience who knew what he was about.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading A young lover, like Edward Wodehouse, would have been at once crushed and rendered furious by the appeal Rose had made so ineffectually to the man of experience who knew what he was about.
absent
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From this reading It could be but one person, and the elder lover was glad beyond description to know that his rival had not spoken, and that he was absent and likely to be absent.
accept
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From this reading Mr. Incledon went and came; he did not accept his dismissal, nor, indeed, had any dismissal been given to him.
all
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From this reading If she was worth having at all, she was worth a struggle; and Mr. Incledon, in the calm exercise of his judgment, knew that at the last every good thing falls into the arms of the patient man who can wait.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Mr. Incledon went and came; he did not accept his dismissal, nor, indeed, had any dismissal been given to him.
any
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From this reading Mr. Incledon went and came; he did not accept his dismissal, nor, indeed, had any dismissal been given to him.
appeal
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From this reading A young lover, like Edward Wodehouse, would have been at once crushed and rendered furious by the appeal Rose had made so ineffectually to the man of experience who knew what he was about.
arms
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From this reading If she was worth having at all, she was worth a struggle; and Mr. Incledon, in the calm exercise of his judgment, knew that at the last every good thing falls into the arms of the patient man who can wait.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He had not much difficulty in penetrating the thin veil which she had cast over the “some one” for whom she cared, but who, so far as she knew, did not care for her.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading A young lover, like Edward Wodehouse, would have been at once crushed and rendered furious by the appeal Rose had made so ineffectually to the man of experience who knew what he was about.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It could be but one person, and the elder lover was glad beyond description to know that his rival had not spoken, and that he was absent and likely to be absent.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Mr. Incledon went and came; he did not accept his dismissal, nor, indeed, had any dismissal been given to him.
beyondprepositionUS /bɪˈɑːnd/
on the far side of; further than
From this reading It could be but one person, and the elder lover was glad beyond description to know that his rival had not spoken, and that he was absent and likely to be absent.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He had not much difficulty in penetrating the thin veil which she had cast over the “some one” for whom she cared, but who, so far as she knew, did not care for her.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading A young lover, like Edward Wodehouse, would have been at once crushed and rendered furious by the appeal Rose had made so ineffectually to the man of experience who knew what he was about.
calm
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From this reading If she was worth having at all, she was worth a struggle; and Mr. Incledon, in the calm exercise of his judgment, knew that at the last every good thing falls into the arms of the patient man who can wait.
came
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From this reading Mr. Incledon went and came; he did not accept his dismissal, nor, indeed, had any dismissal been given to him.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading If she was worth having at all, she was worth a struggle; and Mr. Incledon, in the calm exercise of his judgment, knew that at the last every good thing falls into the arms of the patient man who can wait.
care
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From this reading He had not much difficulty in penetrating the thin veil which she had cast over the “some one” for whom she cared, but who, so far as she knew, did not care for her.
cared
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From this reading He had not much difficulty in penetrating the thin veil which she had cast over the “some one” for whom she cared, but who, so far as she knew, did not care for her.
cast
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From this reading He had not much difficulty in penetrating the thin veil which she had cast over the “some one” for whom she cared, but who, so far as she knew, did not care for her.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading It could be but one person, and the elder lover was glad beyond description to know that his rival had not spoken, and that he was absent and likely to be absent.
crushed
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From this reading A young lover, like Edward Wodehouse, would have been at once crushed and rendered furious by the appeal Rose had made so ineffectually to the man of experience who knew what he was about.
description
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From this reading It could be but one person, and the elder lover was glad beyond description to know that his rival had not spoken, and that he was absent and likely to be absent.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Mr. Incledon went and came; he did not accept his dismissal, nor, indeed, had any dismissal been given to him.
difficulty
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From this reading He had not much difficulty in penetrating the thin veil which she had cast over the “some one” for whom she cared, but who, so far as she knew, did not care for her.
dismissal
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From this reading Mr. Incledon went and came; he did not accept his dismissal, nor, indeed, had any dismissal been given to him.
Edward
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From this reading A young lover, like Edward Wodehouse, would have been at once crushed and rendered furious by the appeal Rose had made so ineffectually to the man of experience who knew what he was about.
elder
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From this reading It could be but one person, and the elder lover was glad beyond description to know that his rival had not spoken, and that he was absent and likely to be absent.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading If she was worth having at all, she was worth a struggle; and Mr. Incledon, in the calm exercise of his judgment, knew that at the last every good thing falls into the arms of the patient man who can wait.
exercise
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From this reading If she was worth having at all, she was worth a struggle; and Mr. Incledon, in the calm exercise of his judgment, knew that at the last every good thing falls into the arms of the patient man who can wait.
experience
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From this reading A young lover, like Edward Wodehouse, would have been at once crushed and rendered furious by the appeal Rose had made so ineffectually to the man of experience who knew what he was about.
falls
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From this reading If she was worth having at all, she was worth a struggle; and Mr. Incledon, in the calm exercise of his judgment, knew that at the last every good thing falls into the arms of the patient man who can wait.
far
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From this reading He had not much difficulty in penetrating the thin veil which she had cast over the “some one” for whom she cared, but who, so far as she knew, did not care for her.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He had not much difficulty in penetrating the thin veil which she had cast over the “some one” for whom she cared, but who, so far as she knew, did not care for her.
furious
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From this reading A young lover, like Edward Wodehouse, would have been at once crushed and rendered furious by the appeal Rose had made so ineffectually to the man of experience who knew what he was about.
given
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From this reading Mr. Incledon went and came; he did not accept his dismissal, nor, indeed, had any dismissal been given to him.
glad
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From this reading It could be but one person, and the elder lover was glad beyond description to know that his rival had not spoken, and that he was absent and likely to be absent.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading If she was worth having at all, she was worth a struggle; and Mr. Incledon, in the calm exercise of his judgment, knew that at the last every good thing falls into the arms of the patient man who can wait.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Mr. Incledon went and came; he did not accept his dismissal, nor, indeed, had any dismissal been given to him.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading A young lover, like Edward Wodehouse, would have been at once crushed and rendered furious by the appeal Rose had made so ineffectually to the man of experience who knew what he was about.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading If she was worth having at all, she was worth a struggle; and Mr. Incledon, in the calm exercise of his judgment, knew that at the last every good thing falls into the arms of the patient man who can wait.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Mr. Incledon went and came; he did not accept his dismissal, nor, indeed, had any dismissal been given to him.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He had not much difficulty in penetrating the thin veil which she had cast over the “some one” for whom she cared, but who, so far as she knew, did not care for her.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Mr. Incledon went and came; he did not accept his dismissal, nor, indeed, had any dismissal been given to him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Mr. Incledon went and came; he did not accept his dismissal, nor, indeed, had any dismissal been given to him.
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If she was worth having at all, she was worth a struggle; and Mr. Incledon, in the calm exercise of his judgment, knew that at the last every good thing falls into the arms of the patient man who can wait.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading If she was worth having at all, she was worth a struggle; and Mr. Incledon, in the calm exercise of his judgment, knew that at the last every good thing falls into the arms of the patient man who can wait.
Incledon
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From this reading Mr. Incledon went and came; he did not accept his dismissal, nor, indeed, had any dismissal been given to him.
indeed
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From this reading Mr. Incledon went and came; he did not accept his dismissal, nor, indeed, had any dismissal been given to him.
ineffectually
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From this reading A young lover, like Edward Wodehouse, would have been at once crushed and rendered furious by the appeal Rose had made so ineffectually to the man of experience who knew what he was about.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading If she was worth having at all, she was worth a struggle; and Mr. Incledon, in the calm exercise of his judgment, knew that at the last every good thing falls into the arms of the patient man who can wait.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It could be but one person, and the elder lover was glad beyond description to know that his rival had not spoken, and that he was absent and likely to be absent.
judgment
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From this reading If she was worth having at all, she was worth a struggle; and Mr. Incledon, in the calm exercise of his judgment, knew that at the last every good thing falls into the arms of the patient man who can wait.
knew
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From this reading A young lover, like Edward Wodehouse, would have been at once crushed and rendered furious by the appeal Rose had made so ineffectually to the man of experience who knew what he was about.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It could be but one person, and the elder lover was glad beyond description to know that his rival had not spoken, and that he was absent and likely to be absent.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading If she was worth having at all, she was worth a struggle; and Mr. Incledon, in the calm exercise of his judgment, knew that at the last every good thing falls into the arms of the patient man who can wait.
like
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From this reading A young lover, like Edward Wodehouse, would have been at once crushed and rendered furious by the appeal Rose had made so ineffectually to the man of experience who knew what he was about.
likely
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From this reading It could be but one person, and the elder lover was glad beyond description to know that his rival had not spoken, and that he was absent and likely to be absent.
lover
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From this reading A young lover, like Edward Wodehouse, would have been at once crushed and rendered furious by the appeal Rose had made so ineffectually to the man of experience who knew what he was about.
made
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From this reading A young lover, like Edward Wodehouse, would have been at once crushed and rendered furious by the appeal Rose had made so ineffectually to the man of experience who knew what he was about.
man
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From this reading A young lover, like Edward Wodehouse, would have been at once crushed and rendered furious by the appeal Rose had made so ineffectually to the man of experience who knew what he was about.
Mr
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From this reading Mr. Incledon went and came; he did not accept his dismissal, nor, indeed, had any dismissal been given to him.
much
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From this reading He had not much difficulty in penetrating the thin veil which she had cast over the “some one” for whom she cared, but who, so far as she knew, did not care for her.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading Mr. Incledon went and came; he did not accept his dismissal, nor, indeed, had any dismissal been given to him.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Mr. Incledon went and came; he did not accept his dismissal, nor, indeed, had any dismissal been given to him.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A young lover, like Edward Wodehouse, would have been at once crushed and rendered furious by the appeal Rose had made so ineffectually to the man of experience who knew what he was about.
once
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From this reading A young lover, like Edward Wodehouse, would have been at once crushed and rendered furious by the appeal Rose had made so ineffectually to the man of experience who knew what he was about.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading He had not much difficulty in penetrating the thin veil which she had cast over the “some one” for whom she cared, but who, so far as she knew, did not care for her.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading He had not much difficulty in penetrating the thin veil which she had cast over the “some one” for whom she cared, but who, so far as she knew, did not care for her.
patient
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From this reading If she was worth having at all, she was worth a struggle; and Mr. Incledon, in the calm exercise of his judgment, knew that at the last every good thing falls into the arms of the patient man who can wait.
penetrating
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From this reading He had not much difficulty in penetrating the thin veil which she had cast over the “some one” for whom she cared, but who, so far as she knew, did not care for her.
person
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From this reading It could be but one person, and the elder lover was glad beyond description to know that his rival had not spoken, and that he was absent and likely to be absent.
rendered
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From this reading A young lover, like Edward Wodehouse, would have been at once crushed and rendered furious by the appeal Rose had made so ineffectually to the man of experience who knew what he was about.
rival
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From this reading It could be but one person, and the elder lover was glad beyond description to know that his rival had not spoken, and that he was absent and likely to be absent.
Rose
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From this reading A young lover, like Edward Wodehouse, would have been at once crushed and rendered furious by the appeal Rose had made so ineffectually to the man of experience who knew what he was about.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading If she was worth having at all, she was worth a struggle; and Mr. Incledon, in the calm exercise of his judgment, knew that at the last every good thing falls into the arms of the patient man who can wait.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading A young lover, like Edward Wodehouse, would have been at once crushed and rendered furious by the appeal Rose had made so ineffectually to the man of experience who knew what he was about.
some
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From this reading He had not much difficulty in penetrating the thin veil which she had cast over the “some one” for whom she cared, but who, so far as she knew, did not care for her.
spoken
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From this reading It could be but one person, and the elder lover was glad beyond description to know that his rival had not spoken, and that he was absent and likely to be absent.
struggle
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From this reading If she was worth having at all, she was worth a struggle; and Mr. Incledon, in the calm exercise of his judgment, knew that at the last every good thing falls into the arms of the patient man who can wait.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading If she was worth having at all, she was worth a struggle; and Mr. Incledon, in the calm exercise of his judgment, knew that at the last every good thing falls into the arms of the patient man who can wait.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A young lover, like Edward Wodehouse, would have been at once crushed and rendered furious by the appeal Rose had made so ineffectually to the man of experience who knew what he was about.
thinadjectiveUS /θɪn/
Having little thickness or extent.
From this reading He had not much difficulty in penetrating the thin veil which she had cast over the “some one” for whom she cared, but who, so far as she knew, did not care for her.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading If she was worth having at all, she was worth a struggle; and Mr. Incledon, in the calm exercise of his judgment, knew that at the last every good thing falls into the arms of the patient man who can wait.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Mr. Incledon went and came; he did not accept his dismissal, nor, indeed, had any dismissal been given to him.
veil
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From this reading He had not much difficulty in penetrating the thin veil which she had cast over the “some one” for whom she cared, but who, so far as she knew, did not care for her.
wait
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From this reading If she was worth having at all, she was worth a struggle; and Mr. Incledon, in the calm exercise of his judgment, knew that at the last every good thing falls into the arms of the patient man who can wait.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A young lover, like Edward Wodehouse, would have been at once crushed and rendered furious by the appeal Rose had made so ineffectually to the man of experience who knew what he was about.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mr. Incledon went and came; he did not accept his dismissal, nor, indeed, had any dismissal been given to him.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading A young lover, like Edward Wodehouse, would have been at once crushed and rendered furious by the appeal Rose had made so ineffectually to the man of experience who knew what he was about.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He had not much difficulty in penetrating the thin veil which she had cast over the “some one” for whom she cared, but who, so far as she knew, did not care for her.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading A young lover, like Edward Wodehouse, would have been at once crushed and rendered furious by the appeal Rose had made so ineffectually to the man of experience who knew what he was about.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He had not much difficulty in penetrating the thin veil which she had cast over the “some one” for whom she cared, but who, so far as she knew, did not care for her.
Wodehouse
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From this reading A young lover, like Edward Wodehouse, would have been at once crushed and rendered furious by the appeal Rose had made so ineffectually to the man of experience who knew what he was about.
worth
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From this reading If she was worth having at all, she was worth a struggle; and Mr. Incledon, in the calm exercise of his judgment, knew that at the last every good thing falls into the arms of the patient man who can wait.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading A young lover, like Edward Wodehouse, would have been at once crushed and rendered furious by the appeal Rose had made so ineffectually to the man of experience who knew what he was about.
young
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From this reading A young lover, like Edward Wodehouse, would have been at once crushed and rendered furious by the appeal Rose had made so ineffectually to the man of experience who knew what he was about.
