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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 CONTEST OF WILLS ADRIENNE thought a great deal about the English girl and her brother during the next few days.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading A CONTEST OF WILLS ADRIENNE thought a great deal about the English girl and her brother during the next few days.
ADRIENNE
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From this reading A CONTEST OF WILLS ADRIENNE thought a great deal about the English girl and her brother during the next few days.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "My dear Adrienne, I am not in the habit of knowing English tourists; they come and go.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A CONTEST OF WILLS ADRIENNE thought a great deal about the English girl and her brother during the next few days.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading We have a lot of artists in this neighbourhood, and as a rule they are not in our class of life.
artists
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From this reading We have a lot of artists in this neighbourhood, and as a rule they are not in our class of life.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading We have a lot of artists in this neighbourhood, and as a rule they are not in our class of life.
attention
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From this reading She would have liked to call and make inquiries, but her aunt made incessant demands on her time and attention, and when she mentioned them said rather haughtily:
aunt
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From this reading She would have liked to call and make inquiries, but her aunt made incessant demands on her time and attention, and when she mentioned them said rather haughtily:
beg
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From this reading I beg of you to put these people out of your thoughts.
brother
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From this reading A CONTEST OF WILLS ADRIENNE thought a great deal about the English girl and her brother during the next few days.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She would have liked to call and make inquiries, but her aunt made incessant demands on her time and attention, and when she mentioned them said rather haughtily:
call
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From this reading She would have liked to call and make inquiries, but her aunt made incessant demands on her time and attention, and when she mentioned them said rather haughtily:
class
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From this reading We have a lot of artists in this neighbourhood, and as a rule they are not in our class of life.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "My dear Adrienne, I am not in the habit of knowing English tourists; they come and go.
CONTEST
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From this reading A CONTEST OF WILLS ADRIENNE thought a great deal about the English girl and her brother during the next few days.
days
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From this reading A CONTEST OF WILLS ADRIENNE thought a great deal about the English girl and her brother during the next few days.
deal
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From this reading A CONTEST OF WILLS ADRIENNE thought a great deal about the English girl and her brother during the next few days.
dear
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From this reading "My dear Adrienne, I am not in the habit of knowing English tourists; they come and go.
demands
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From this reading She would have liked to call and make inquiries, but her aunt made incessant demands on her time and attention, and when she mentioned them said rather haughtily:
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading A CONTEST OF WILLS ADRIENNE thought a great deal about the English girl and her brother during the next few days.
English
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From this reading A CONTEST OF WILLS ADRIENNE thought a great deal about the English girl and her brother during the next few days.
few
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From this reading A CONTEST OF WILLS ADRIENNE thought a great deal about the English girl and her brother during the next few days.
girl
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From this reading A CONTEST OF WILLS ADRIENNE thought a great deal about the English girl and her brother during the next few days.
go
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From this reading "My dear Adrienne, I am not in the habit of knowing English tourists; they come and go.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A CONTEST OF WILLS ADRIENNE thought a great deal about the English girl and her brother during the next few days.
habit
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From this reading "My dear Adrienne, I am not in the habit of knowing English tourists; they come and go.
haughtily
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From this reading She would have liked to call and make inquiries, but her aunt made incessant demands on her time and attention, and when she mentioned them said rather haughtily:
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading She would have liked to call and make inquiries, but her aunt made incessant demands on her time and attention, and when she mentioned them said rather haughtily:
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading A CONTEST OF WILLS ADRIENNE thought a great deal about the English girl and her brother during the next few days.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "My dear Adrienne, I am not in the habit of knowing English tourists; they come and go.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "My dear Adrienne, I am not in the habit of knowing English tourists; they come and go.
incessant
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From this reading She would have liked to call and make inquiries, but her aunt made incessant demands on her time and attention, and when she mentioned them said rather haughtily:
inquiries
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From this reading She would have liked to call and make inquiries, but her aunt made incessant demands on her time and attention, and when she mentioned them said rather haughtily:
knowing
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From this reading "My dear Adrienne, I am not in the habit of knowing English tourists; they come and go.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We have a lot of artists in this neighbourhood, and as a rule they are not in our class of life.
liked
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From this reading She would have liked to call and make inquiries, but her aunt made incessant demands on her time and attention, and when she mentioned them said rather haughtily:
lot
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From this reading We have a lot of artists in this neighbourhood, and as a rule they are not in our class of life.
made
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From this reading She would have liked to call and make inquiries, but her aunt made incessant demands on her time and attention, and when she mentioned them said rather haughtily:
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She would have liked to call and make inquiries, but her aunt made incessant demands on her time and attention, and when she mentioned them said rather haughtily:
mentioned
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From this reading She would have liked to call and make inquiries, but her aunt made incessant demands on her time and attention, and when she mentioned them said rather haughtily:
MydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "My dear Adrienne, I am not in the habit of knowing English tourists; they come and go.
neighbourhood
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From this reading We have a lot of artists in this neighbourhood, and as a rule they are not in our class of life.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A CONTEST OF WILLS ADRIENNE thought a great deal about the English girl and her brother during the next few days.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "My dear Adrienne, I am not in the habit of knowing English tourists; they come and go.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A CONTEST OF WILLS ADRIENNE thought a great deal about the English girl and her brother during the next few days.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She would have liked to call and make inquiries, but her aunt made incessant demands on her time and attention, and when she mentioned them said rather haughtily:
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading We have a lot of artists in this neighbourhood, and as a rule they are not in our class of life.
out
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From this reading I beg of you to put these people out of your thoughts.
people
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put
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rather
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From this reading She would have liked to call and make inquiries, but her aunt made incessant demands on her time and attention, and when she mentioned them said rather haughtily:
rule
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From this reading We have a lot of artists in this neighbourhood, and as a rule they are not in our class of life.
said
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From this reading She would have liked to call and make inquiries, but her aunt made incessant demands on her time and attention, and when she mentioned them said rather haughtily:
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She would have liked to call and make inquiries, but her aunt made incessant demands on her time and attention, and when she mentioned them said rather haughtily:
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A CONTEST OF WILLS ADRIENNE thought a great deal about the English girl and her brother during the next few days.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading She would have liked to call and make inquiries, but her aunt made incessant demands on her time and attention, and when she mentioned them said rather haughtily:
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading I beg of you to put these people out of your thoughts.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "My dear Adrienne, I am not in the habit of knowing English tourists; they come and go.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading We have a lot of artists in this neighbourhood, and as a rule they are not in our class of life.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A CONTEST OF WILLS ADRIENNE thought a great deal about the English girl and her brother during the next few days.
thoughts
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From this reading I beg of you to put these people out of your thoughts.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She would have liked to call and make inquiries, but her aunt made incessant demands on her time and attention, and when she mentioned them said rather haughtily:
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She would have liked to call and make inquiries, but her aunt made incessant demands on her time and attention, and when she mentioned them said rather haughtily:
tourists
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From this reading "My dear Adrienne, I am not in the habit of knowing English tourists; they come and go.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We have a lot of artists in this neighbourhood, and as a rule they are not in our class of life.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading She would have liked to call and make inquiries, but her aunt made incessant demands on her time and attention, and when she mentioned them said rather haughtily:
WILLS
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From this reading A CONTEST OF WILLS ADRIENNE thought a great deal about the English girl and her brother during the next few days.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading She would have liked to call and make inquiries, but her aunt made incessant demands on her time and attention, and when she mentioned them said rather haughtily:
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I beg of you to put these people out of your thoughts.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I beg of you to put these people out of your thoughts.
