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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 "'Soldier, sailor, tinker, tailor, policeman, plowboy, gentleman--' Adelaide Lefroy, lift your lovely head, my dear; you're to marry a gentleman."
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Can't you tell me more about him?
absorbed
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From this reading Miss Adelaide, who is absorbed in the enjoyment of a ruddy ribstone pippin, turns her blooming freckled face to the speaker, and answers pleasantly, though a little indistinctly-- "I'm to marry a gentleman, brother Hal?
Adelaide
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From this reading "'Soldier, sailor, tinker, tailor, policeman, plowboy, gentleman--' Adelaide Lefroy, lift your lovely head, my dear; you're to marry a gentleman."
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Miss Adelaide, who is absorbed in the enjoyment of a ruddy ribstone pippin, turns her blooming freckled face to the speaker, and answers pleasantly, though a little indistinctly-- "I'm to marry a gentleman, brother Hal?
answers
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From this reading Miss Adelaide, who is absorbed in the enjoyment of a ruddy ribstone pippin, turns her blooming freckled face to the speaker, and answers pleasantly, though a little indistinctly-- "I'm to marry a gentleman, brother Hal?
blooming
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From this reading Miss Adelaide, who is absorbed in the enjoyment of a ruddy ribstone pippin, turns her blooming freckled face to the speaker, and answers pleasantly, though a little indistinctly-- "I'm to marry a gentleman, brother Hal?
brother
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From this reading Miss Adelaide, who is absorbed in the enjoyment of a ruddy ribstone pippin, turns her blooming freckled face to the speaker, and answers pleasantly, though a little indistinctly-- "I'm to marry a gentleman, brother Hal?
Can't
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From this reading Can't you tell me more about him?
comes
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From this reading Whenever he comes, he will find me ready to do him homage, and no mistake!
dear
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From this reading "'Soldier, sailor, tinker, tailor, policeman, plowboy, gentleman--' Adelaide Lefroy, lift your lovely head, my dear; you're to marry a gentleman."
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Whenever he comes, he will find me ready to do him homage, and no mistake!
enjoyment
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From this reading Miss Adelaide, who is absorbed in the enjoyment of a ruddy ribstone pippin, turns her blooming freckled face to the speaker, and answers pleasantly, though a little indistinctly-- "I'm to marry a gentleman, brother Hal?
face
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From this reading Miss Adelaide, who is absorbed in the enjoyment of a ruddy ribstone pippin, turns her blooming freckled face to the speaker, and answers pleasantly, though a little indistinctly-- "I'm to marry a gentleman, brother Hal?
find
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From this reading Whenever he comes, he will find me ready to do him homage, and no mistake!
freckled
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From this reading Miss Adelaide, who is absorbed in the enjoyment of a ruddy ribstone pippin, turns her blooming freckled face to the speaker, and answers pleasantly, though a little indistinctly-- "I'm to marry a gentleman, brother Hal?
gentlemannounUS /ˈgentleman/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "'Soldier, sailor, tinker, tailor, policeman, plowboy, gentleman--' Adelaide Lefroy, lift your lovely head, my dear; you're to marry a gentleman."
guess
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From this reading Well, I guess I've no particular objection!
Hal
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From this reading Miss Adelaide, who is absorbed in the enjoyment of a ruddy ribstone pippin, turns her blooming freckled face to the speaker, and answers pleasantly, though a little indistinctly-- "I'm to marry a gentleman, brother Hal?
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Whenever he comes, he will find me ready to do him homage, and no mistake!
head
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From this reading "'Soldier, sailor, tinker, tailor, policeman, plowboy, gentleman--' Adelaide Lefroy, lift your lovely head, my dear; you're to marry a gentleman."
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Miss Adelaide, who is absorbed in the enjoyment of a ruddy ribstone pippin, turns her blooming freckled face to the speaker, and answers pleasantly, though a little indistinctly-- "I'm to marry a gentleman, brother Hal?
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Whenever he comes, he will find me ready to do him homage, and no mistake!
homage
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From this reading Whenever he comes, he will find me ready to do him homage, and no mistake!
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Well, I guess I've no particular objection!
I'm
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From this reading Miss Adelaide, who is absorbed in the enjoyment of a ruddy ribstone pippin, turns her blooming freckled face to the speaker, and answers pleasantly, though a little indistinctly-- "I'm to marry a gentleman, brother Hal?
I've
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From this reading Well, I guess I've no particular objection!
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Miss Adelaide, who is absorbed in the enjoyment of a ruddy ribstone pippin, turns her blooming freckled face to the speaker, and answers pleasantly, though a little indistinctly-- "I'm to marry a gentleman, brother Hal?
indistinctly
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From this reading Miss Adelaide, who is absorbed in the enjoyment of a ruddy ribstone pippin, turns her blooming freckled face to the speaker, and answers pleasantly, though a little indistinctly-- "I'm to marry a gentleman, brother Hal?
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Miss Adelaide, who is absorbed in the enjoyment of a ruddy ribstone pippin, turns her blooming freckled face to the speaker, and answers pleasantly, though a little indistinctly-- "I'm to marry a gentleman, brother Hal?
Lefroy
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From this reading "'Soldier, sailor, tinker, tailor, policeman, plowboy, gentleman--' Adelaide Lefroy, lift your lovely head, my dear; you're to marry a gentleman."
lift
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From this reading "'Soldier, sailor, tinker, tailor, policeman, plowboy, gentleman--' Adelaide Lefroy, lift your lovely head, my dear; you're to marry a gentleman."
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Miss Adelaide, who is absorbed in the enjoyment of a ruddy ribstone pippin, turns her blooming freckled face to the speaker, and answers pleasantly, though a little indistinctly-- "I'm to marry a gentleman, brother Hal?
lovely
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From this reading "'Soldier, sailor, tinker, tailor, policeman, plowboy, gentleman--' Adelaide Lefroy, lift your lovely head, my dear; you're to marry a gentleman."
marry
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From this reading "'Soldier, sailor, tinker, tailor, policeman, plowboy, gentleman--' Adelaide Lefroy, lift your lovely head, my dear; you're to marry a gentleman."
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Whenever he comes, he will find me ready to do him homage, and no mistake!
Miss
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From this reading Miss Adelaide, who is absorbed in the enjoyment of a ruddy ribstone pippin, turns her blooming freckled face to the speaker, and answers pleasantly, though a little indistinctly-- "I'm to marry a gentleman, brother Hal?
mistake
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From this reading Whenever he comes, he will find me ready to do him homage, and no mistake!
more
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From this reading Can't you tell me more about him?
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "'Soldier, sailor, tinker, tailor, policeman, plowboy, gentleman--' Adelaide Lefroy, lift your lovely head, my dear; you're to marry a gentleman."
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Well, I guess I've no particular objection!
objection
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From this reading Well, I guess I've no particular objection!
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Miss Adelaide, who is absorbed in the enjoyment of a ruddy ribstone pippin, turns her blooming freckled face to the speaker, and answers pleasantly, though a little indistinctly-- "I'm to marry a gentleman, brother Hal?
particular
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From this reading Well, I guess I've no particular objection!
pippin
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From this reading Miss Adelaide, who is absorbed in the enjoyment of a ruddy ribstone pippin, turns her blooming freckled face to the speaker, and answers pleasantly, though a little indistinctly-- "I'm to marry a gentleman, brother Hal?
pleasantly
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From this reading Miss Adelaide, who is absorbed in the enjoyment of a ruddy ribstone pippin, turns her blooming freckled face to the speaker, and answers pleasantly, though a little indistinctly-- "I'm to marry a gentleman, brother Hal?
plowboy
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From this reading "'Soldier, sailor, tinker, tailor, policeman, plowboy, gentleman--' Adelaide Lefroy, lift your lovely head, my dear; you're to marry a gentleman."
policeman
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From this reading "'Soldier, sailor, tinker, tailor, policeman, plowboy, gentleman--' Adelaide Lefroy, lift your lovely head, my dear; you're to marry a gentleman."
ready
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From this reading Whenever he comes, he will find me ready to do him homage, and no mistake!
ribstone
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From this reading Miss Adelaide, who is absorbed in the enjoyment of a ruddy ribstone pippin, turns her blooming freckled face to the speaker, and answers pleasantly, though a little indistinctly-- "I'm to marry a gentleman, brother Hal?
ruddy
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From this reading Miss Adelaide, who is absorbed in the enjoyment of a ruddy ribstone pippin, turns her blooming freckled face to the speaker, and answers pleasantly, though a little indistinctly-- "I'm to marry a gentleman, brother Hal?
sailor
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From this reading "'Soldier, sailor, tinker, tailor, policeman, plowboy, gentleman--' Adelaide Lefroy, lift your lovely head, my dear; you're to marry a gentleman."
Soldier
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From this reading "'Soldier, sailor, tinker, tailor, policeman, plowboy, gentleman--' Adelaide Lefroy, lift your lovely head, my dear; you're to marry a gentleman."
speaker
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From this reading Miss Adelaide, who is absorbed in the enjoyment of a ruddy ribstone pippin, turns her blooming freckled face to the speaker, and answers pleasantly, though a little indistinctly-- "I'm to marry a gentleman, brother Hal?
tailor
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From this reading "'Soldier, sailor, tinker, tailor, policeman, plowboy, gentleman--' Adelaide Lefroy, lift your lovely head, my dear; you're to marry a gentleman."
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Can't you tell me more about him?
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Miss Adelaide, who is absorbed in the enjoyment of a ruddy ribstone pippin, turns her blooming freckled face to the speaker, and answers pleasantly, though a little indistinctly-- "I'm to marry a gentleman, brother Hal?
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Miss Adelaide, who is absorbed in the enjoyment of a ruddy ribstone pippin, turns her blooming freckled face to the speaker, and answers pleasantly, though a little indistinctly-- "I'm to marry a gentleman, brother Hal?
tinker
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From this reading "'Soldier, sailor, tinker, tailor, policeman, plowboy, gentleman--' Adelaide Lefroy, lift your lovely head, my dear; you're to marry a gentleman."
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "'Soldier, sailor, tinker, tailor, policeman, plowboy, gentleman--' Adelaide Lefroy, lift your lovely head, my dear; you're to marry a gentleman."
turns
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From this reading Miss Adelaide, who is absorbed in the enjoyment of a ruddy ribstone pippin, turns her blooming freckled face to the speaker, and answers pleasantly, though a little indistinctly-- "I'm to marry a gentleman, brother Hal?
Well
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From this reading Well, I guess I've no particular objection!
WheneverconjunctionUS /weˈnevər/
at any time that; every time that
From this reading Whenever he comes, he will find me ready to do him homage, and no mistake!
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Miss Adelaide, who is absorbed in the enjoyment of a ruddy ribstone pippin, turns her blooming freckled face to the speaker, and answers pleasantly, though a little indistinctly-- "I'm to marry a gentleman, brother Hal?
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Whenever he comes, he will find me ready to do him homage, and no mistake!
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Can't you tell me more about him?
you're
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From this reading "'Soldier, sailor, tinker, tailor, policeman, plowboy, gentleman--' Adelaide Lefroy, lift your lovely head, my dear; you're to marry a gentleman."
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "'Soldier, sailor, tinker, tailor, policeman, plowboy, gentleman--' Adelaide Lefroy, lift your lovely head, my dear; you're to marry a gentleman."
