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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 Her quick mind and changing moods bewildered him, while her outlook on life was so different from what he conceived a woman's outlook should be, that he was more often than not at sixes and sevens with her.
all
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From this reading It was the first time Sheldon had been at close quarters with an American girl, and he would have wondered if all American girls were like Joan Lackland had he not had wit enough to realize that she was not at all typical.
almost
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From this reading There seemed, too, something almost hysterical in her make-up.
American
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From this reading It was the first time Sheldon had been at close quarters with an American girl, and he would have wondered if all American girls were like Joan Lackland had he not had wit enough to realize that she was not at all typical.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading It was the first time Sheldon had been at close quarters with an American girl, and he would have wondered if all American girls were like Joan Lackland had he not had wit enough to realize that she was not at all typical.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was the first time Sheldon had been at close quarters with an American girl, and he would have wondered if all American girls were like Joan Lackland had he not had wit enough to realize that she was not at all typical.
anticipate
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From this reading He could never anticipate what she would say or do next.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It was the first time Sheldon had been at close quarters with an American girl, and he would have wondered if all American girls were like Joan Lackland had he not had wit enough to realize that she was not at all typical.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Her quick mind and changing moods bewildered him, while her outlook on life was so different from what he conceived a woman's outlook should be, that he was more often than not at sixes and sevens with her.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading It was the first time Sheldon had been at close quarters with an American girl, and he would have wondered if all American girls were like Joan Lackland had he not had wit enough to realize that she was not at all typical.
bewilderednounUS /bewildered/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Her quick mind and changing moods bewildered him, while her outlook on life was so different from what he conceived a woman's outlook should be, that he was more often than not at sixes and sevens with her.
bound
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From this reading Of only one thing was he sure, and that was that whatever she said or did was bound to be unexpected and unsuspected.
changing
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From this reading Her quick mind and changing moods bewildered him, while her outlook on life was so different from what he conceived a woman's outlook should be, that he was more often than not at sixes and sevens with her.
close
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From this reading It was the first time Sheldon had been at close quarters with an American girl, and he would have wondered if all American girls were like Joan Lackland had he not had wit enough to realize that she was not at all typical.
conceived
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From this reading Her quick mind and changing moods bewildered him, while her outlook on life was so different from what he conceived a woman's outlook should be, that he was more often than not at sixes and sevens with her.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading He could never anticipate what she would say or do next.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Of only one thing was he sure, and that was that whatever she said or did was bound to be unexpected and unsuspected.
differentnounUS /ˈdifferent/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Her quick mind and changing moods bewildered him, while her outlook on life was so different from what he conceived a woman's outlook should be, that he was more often than not at sixes and sevens with her.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading He could never anticipate what she would say or do next.
enough
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From this reading It was the first time Sheldon had been at close quarters with an American girl, and he would have wondered if all American girls were like Joan Lackland had he not had wit enough to realize that she was not at all typical.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was the first time Sheldon had been at close quarters with an American girl, and he would have wondered if all American girls were like Joan Lackland had he not had wit enough to realize that she was not at all typical.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Her quick mind and changing moods bewildered him, while her outlook on life was so different from what he conceived a woman's outlook should be, that he was more often than not at sixes and sevens with her.
girl
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From this reading It was the first time Sheldon had been at close quarters with an American girl, and he would have wondered if all American girls were like Joan Lackland had he not had wit enough to realize that she was not at all typical.
girls
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From this reading It was the first time Sheldon had been at close quarters with an American girl, and he would have wondered if all American girls were like Joan Lackland had he not had wit enough to realize that she was not at all typical.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It was the first time Sheldon had been at close quarters with an American girl, and he would have wondered if all American girls were like Joan Lackland had he not had wit enough to realize that she was not at all typical.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading It was the first time Sheldon had been at close quarters with an American girl, and he would have wondered if all American girls were like Joan Lackland had he not had wit enough to realize that she was not at all typical.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was the first time Sheldon had been at close quarters with an American girl, and he would have wondered if all American girls were like Joan Lackland had he not had wit enough to realize that she was not at all typical.
HerdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Her quick mind and changing moods bewildered him, while her outlook on life was so different from what he conceived a woman's outlook should be, that he was more often than not at sixes and sevens with her.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Her quick mind and changing moods bewildered him, while her outlook on life was so different from what he conceived a woman's outlook should be, that he was more often than not at sixes and sevens with her.
hysterical
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From this reading There seemed, too, something almost hysterical in her make-up.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading It was the first time Sheldon had been at close quarters with an American girl, and he would have wondered if all American girls were like Joan Lackland had he not had wit enough to realize that she was not at all typical.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There seemed, too, something almost hysterical in her make-up.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was the first time Sheldon had been at close quarters with an American girl, and he would have wondered if all American girls were like Joan Lackland had he not had wit enough to realize that she was not at all typical.
Joan
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From this reading It was the first time Sheldon had been at close quarters with an American girl, and he would have wondered if all American girls were like Joan Lackland had he not had wit enough to realize that she was not at all typical.
Lackland
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From this reading It was the first time Sheldon had been at close quarters with an American girl, and he would have wondered if all American girls were like Joan Lackland had he not had wit enough to realize that she was not at all typical.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Her quick mind and changing moods bewildered him, while her outlook on life was so different from what he conceived a woman's outlook should be, that he was more often than not at sixes and sevens with her.
like
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From this reading It was the first time Sheldon had been at close quarters with an American girl, and he would have wondered if all American girls were like Joan Lackland had he not had wit enough to realize that she was not at all typical.
make-up
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From this reading There seemed, too, something almost hysterical in her make-up.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Her quick mind and changing moods bewildered him, while her outlook on life was so different from what he conceived a woman's outlook should be, that he was more often than not at sixes and sevens with her.
moods
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From this reading Her quick mind and changing moods bewildered him, while her outlook on life was so different from what he conceived a woman's outlook should be, that he was more often than not at sixes and sevens with her.
more
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From this reading Her quick mind and changing moods bewildered him, while her outlook on life was so different from what he conceived a woman's outlook should be, that he was more often than not at sixes and sevens with her.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He could never anticipate what she would say or do next.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He could never anticipate what she would say or do next.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It was the first time Sheldon had been at close quarters with an American girl, and he would have wondered if all American girls were like Joan Lackland had he not had wit enough to realize that she was not at all typical.
OfprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Of only one thing was he sure, and that was that whatever she said or did was bound to be unexpected and unsuspected.
often
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From this reading Her quick mind and changing moods bewildered him, while her outlook on life was so different from what he conceived a woman's outlook should be, that he was more often than not at sixes and sevens with her.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Her quick mind and changing moods bewildered him, while her outlook on life was so different from what he conceived a woman's outlook should be, that he was more often than not at sixes and sevens with her.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Of only one thing was he sure, and that was that whatever she said or did was bound to be unexpected and unsuspected.
only
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From this reading Of only one thing was he sure, and that was that whatever she said or did was bound to be unexpected and unsuspected.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading He could never anticipate what she would say or do next.
outlook
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From this reading Her quick mind and changing moods bewildered him, while her outlook on life was so different from what he conceived a woman's outlook should be, that he was more often than not at sixes and sevens with her.
quarters
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From this reading It was the first time Sheldon had been at close quarters with an American girl, and he would have wondered if all American girls were like Joan Lackland had he not had wit enough to realize that she was not at all typical.
quick
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From this reading Her quick mind and changing moods bewildered him, while her outlook on life was so different from what he conceived a woman's outlook should be, that he was more often than not at sixes and sevens with her.
realize
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From this reading It was the first time Sheldon had been at close quarters with an American girl, and he would have wondered if all American girls were like Joan Lackland had he not had wit enough to realize that she was not at all typical.
said
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From this reading Of only one thing was he sure, and that was that whatever she said or did was bound to be unexpected and unsuspected.
say
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From this reading He could never anticipate what she would say or do next.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There seemed, too, something almost hysterical in her make-up.
sevens
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From this reading Her quick mind and changing moods bewildered him, while her outlook on life was so different from what he conceived a woman's outlook should be, that he was more often than not at sixes and sevens with her.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was the first time Sheldon had been at close quarters with an American girl, and he would have wondered if all American girls were like Joan Lackland had he not had wit enough to realize that she was not at all typical.
Sheldon
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From this reading It was the first time Sheldon had been at close quarters with an American girl, and he would have wondered if all American girls were like Joan Lackland had he not had wit enough to realize that she was not at all typical.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Her quick mind and changing moods bewildered him, while her outlook on life was so different from what he conceived a woman's outlook should be, that he was more often than not at sixes and sevens with her.
sixes
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From this reading Her quick mind and changing moods bewildered him, while her outlook on life was so different from what he conceived a woman's outlook should be, that he was more often than not at sixes and sevens with her.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Her quick mind and changing moods bewildered him, while her outlook on life was so different from what he conceived a woman's outlook should be, that he was more often than not at sixes and sevens with her.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading There seemed, too, something almost hysterical in her make-up.
surenounUS /sure/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Of only one thing was he sure, and that was that whatever she said or did was bound to be unexpected and unsuspected.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Her quick mind and changing moods bewildered him, while her outlook on life was so different from what he conceived a woman's outlook should be, that he was more often than not at sixes and sevens with her.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was the first time Sheldon had been at close quarters with an American girl, and he would have wondered if all American girls were like Joan Lackland had he not had wit enough to realize that she was not at all typical.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was the first time Sheldon had been at close quarters with an American girl, and he would have wondered if all American girls were like Joan Lackland had he not had wit enough to realize that she was not at all typical.
There
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From this reading There seemed, too, something almost hysterical in her make-up.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Of only one thing was he sure, and that was that whatever she said or did was bound to be unexpected and unsuspected.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was the first time Sheldon had been at close quarters with an American girl, and he would have wondered if all American girls were like Joan Lackland had he not had wit enough to realize that she was not at all typical.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was the first time Sheldon had been at close quarters with an American girl, and he would have wondered if all American girls were like Joan Lackland had he not had wit enough to realize that she was not at all typical.
too
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From this reading There seemed, too, something almost hysterical in her make-up.
typical
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From this reading It was the first time Sheldon had been at close quarters with an American girl, and he would have wondered if all American girls were like Joan Lackland had he not had wit enough to realize that she was not at all typical.
unexpected
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From this reading Of only one thing was he sure, and that was that whatever she said or did was bound to be unexpected and unsuspected.
unsuspected
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From this reading Of only one thing was he sure, and that was that whatever she said or did was bound to be unexpected and unsuspected.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was the first time Sheldon had been at close quarters with an American girl, and he would have wondered if all American girls were like Joan Lackland had he not had wit enough to realize that she was not at all typical.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading It was the first time Sheldon had been at close quarters with an American girl, and he would have wondered if all American girls were like Joan Lackland had he not had wit enough to realize that she was not at all typical.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Her quick mind and changing moods bewildered him, while her outlook on life was so different from what he conceived a woman's outlook should be, that he was more often than not at sixes and sevens with her.
whateverdeterminerUS /ˌwʌˈtevər/
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading Of only one thing was he sure, and that was that whatever she said or did was bound to be unexpected and unsuspected.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading Her quick mind and changing moods bewildered him, while her outlook on life was so different from what he conceived a woman's outlook should be, that he was more often than not at sixes and sevens with her.
wit
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From this reading It was the first time Sheldon had been at close quarters with an American girl, and he would have wondered if all American girls were like Joan Lackland had he not had wit enough to realize that she was not at all typical.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading It was the first time Sheldon had been at close quarters with an American girl, and he would have wondered if all American girls were like Joan Lackland had he not had wit enough to realize that she was not at all typical.
woman's
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From this reading Her quick mind and changing moods bewildered him, while her outlook on life was so different from what he conceived a woman's outlook should be, that he was more often than not at sixes and sevens with her.
wonderednounUS /wondered/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was the first time Sheldon had been at close quarters with an American girl, and he would have wondered if all American girls were like Joan Lackland had he not had wit enough to realize that she was not at all typical.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading It was the first time Sheldon had been at close quarters with an American girl, and he would have wondered if all American girls were like Joan Lackland had he not had wit enough to realize that she was not at all typical.
