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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 About a century ago, there lived in the ancient city of Pisa a famous Italian milliner, who, by way of vindicating to all customers her familiarity with Paris fashions, adopted a French title, and called herself the Demoiselle Grifoni.
AboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading About a century ago, there lived in the ancient city of Pisa a famous Italian milliner, who, by way of vindicating to all customers her familiarity with Paris fashions, adopted a French title, and called herself the Demoiselle Grifoni.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading The one undeniable good quality which raised Demoiselle Grifoni above all her rivals in the trade was her inexhaustible fortitude.
adopted
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From this reading About a century ago, there lived in the ancient city of Pisa a famous Italian milliner, who, by way of vindicating to all customers her familiarity with Paris fashions, adopted a French title, and called herself the Demoiselle Grifoni.
adverse
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From this reading She was never known to yield an inch under any pressure of adverse circumstances.
ago
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From this reading About a century ago, there lived in the ancient city of Pisa a famous Italian milliner, who, by way of vindicating to all customers her familiarity with Paris fashions, adopted a French title, and called herself the Demoiselle Grifoni.
all
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From this reading About a century ago, there lived in the ancient city of Pisa a famous Italian milliner, who, by way of vindicating to all customers her familiarity with Paris fashions, adopted a French title, and called herself the Demoiselle Grifoni.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading She was a wizen little woman with a mischievous face, a quick tongue, a nimble foot, a talent for business, and an uncertain disposition.
ancientadjectiveUS /ˈeɪn.ʃənt/
Belonging to the very distant past and no longer in existence or deeply revered.
From this reading About a century ago, there lived in the ancient city of Pisa a famous Italian milliner, who, by way of vindicating to all customers her familiarity with Paris fashions, adopted a French title, and called herself the Demoiselle Grifoni.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading About a century ago, there lived in the ancient city of Pisa a famous Italian milliner, who, by way of vindicating to all customers her familiarity with Paris fashions, adopted a French title, and called herself the Demoiselle Grifoni.
any
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From this reading She was never known to yield an inch under any pressure of adverse circumstances.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading Rumor hinted that she was immensely rich, and scandal suggested that she would do anything for money.
business
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From this reading She was a wizen little woman with a mischievous face, a quick tongue, a nimble foot, a talent for business, and an uncertain disposition.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading About a century ago, there lived in the ancient city of Pisa a famous Italian milliner, who, by way of vindicating to all customers her familiarity with Paris fashions, adopted a French title, and called herself the Demoiselle Grifoni.
called
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From this reading About a century ago, there lived in the ancient city of Pisa a famous Italian milliner, who, by way of vindicating to all customers her familiarity with Paris fashions, adopted a French title, and called herself the Demoiselle Grifoni.
century
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From this reading About a century ago, there lived in the ancient city of Pisa a famous Italian milliner, who, by way of vindicating to all customers her familiarity with Paris fashions, adopted a French title, and called herself the Demoiselle Grifoni.
circumstances
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From this reading She was never known to yield an inch under any pressure of adverse circumstances.
city
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From this reading About a century ago, there lived in the ancient city of Pisa a famous Italian milliner, who, by way of vindicating to all customers her familiarity with Paris fashions, adopted a French title, and called herself the Demoiselle Grifoni.
customers
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From this reading About a century ago, there lived in the ancient city of Pisa a famous Italian milliner, who, by way of vindicating to all customers her familiarity with Paris fashions, adopted a French title, and called herself the Demoiselle Grifoni.
Demoiselle
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From this reading About a century ago, there lived in the ancient city of Pisa a famous Italian milliner, who, by way of vindicating to all customers her familiarity with Paris fashions, adopted a French title, and called herself the Demoiselle Grifoni.
dispositionnounUS /ˌdɪspəˈzɪʃən/
the way something is arranged or positioned
From this reading She was a wizen little woman with a mischievous face, a quick tongue, a nimble foot, a talent for business, and an uncertain disposition.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Rumor hinted that she was immensely rich, and scandal suggested that she would do anything for money.
face
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From this reading She was a wizen little woman with a mischievous face, a quick tongue, a nimble foot, a talent for business, and an uncertain disposition.
familiarity
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From this reading About a century ago, there lived in the ancient city of Pisa a famous Italian milliner, who, by way of vindicating to all customers her familiarity with Paris fashions, adopted a French title, and called herself the Demoiselle Grifoni.
famous
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From this reading About a century ago, there lived in the ancient city of Pisa a famous Italian milliner, who, by way of vindicating to all customers her familiarity with Paris fashions, adopted a French title, and called herself the Demoiselle Grifoni.
fashions
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From this reading About a century ago, there lived in the ancient city of Pisa a famous Italian milliner, who, by way of vindicating to all customers her familiarity with Paris fashions, adopted a French title, and called herself the Demoiselle Grifoni.
footnounUS /foot/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She was a wizen little woman with a mischievous face, a quick tongue, a nimble foot, a talent for business, and an uncertain disposition.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She was a wizen little woman with a mischievous face, a quick tongue, a nimble foot, a talent for business, and an uncertain disposition.
fortitude
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From this reading The one undeniable good quality which raised Demoiselle Grifoni above all her rivals in the trade was her inexhaustible fortitude.
French
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From this reading About a century ago, there lived in the ancient city of Pisa a famous Italian milliner, who, by way of vindicating to all customers her familiarity with Paris fashions, adopted a French title, and called herself the Demoiselle Grifoni.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The one undeniable good quality which raised Demoiselle Grifoni above all her rivals in the trade was her inexhaustible fortitude.
Grifoni
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From this reading About a century ago, there lived in the ancient city of Pisa a famous Italian milliner, who, by way of vindicating to all customers her familiarity with Paris fashions, adopted a French title, and called herself the Demoiselle Grifoni.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading About a century ago, there lived in the ancient city of Pisa a famous Italian milliner, who, by way of vindicating to all customers her familiarity with Paris fashions, adopted a French title, and called herself the Demoiselle Grifoni.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading About a century ago, there lived in the ancient city of Pisa a famous Italian milliner, who, by way of vindicating to all customers her familiarity with Paris fashions, adopted a French title, and called herself the Demoiselle Grifoni.
hinted
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From this reading Rumor hinted that she was immensely rich, and scandal suggested that she would do anything for money.
immensely
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From this reading Rumor hinted that she was immensely rich, and scandal suggested that she would do anything for money.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading About a century ago, there lived in the ancient city of Pisa a famous Italian milliner, who, by way of vindicating to all customers her familiarity with Paris fashions, adopted a French title, and called herself the Demoiselle Grifoni.
inch
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From this reading She was never known to yield an inch under any pressure of adverse circumstances.
inexhaustible
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From this reading The one undeniable good quality which raised Demoiselle Grifoni above all her rivals in the trade was her inexhaustible fortitude.
Italian
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From this reading About a century ago, there lived in the ancient city of Pisa a famous Italian milliner, who, by way of vindicating to all customers her familiarity with Paris fashions, adopted a French title, and called herself the Demoiselle Grifoni.
known
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From this reading She was never known to yield an inch under any pressure of adverse circumstances.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She was a wizen little woman with a mischievous face, a quick tongue, a nimble foot, a talent for business, and an uncertain disposition.
lived
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From this reading About a century ago, there lived in the ancient city of Pisa a famous Italian milliner, who, by way of vindicating to all customers her familiarity with Paris fashions, adopted a French title, and called herself the Demoiselle Grifoni.
milliner
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From this reading About a century ago, there lived in the ancient city of Pisa a famous Italian milliner, who, by way of vindicating to all customers her familiarity with Paris fashions, adopted a French title, and called herself the Demoiselle Grifoni.
mischievous
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From this reading She was a wizen little woman with a mischievous face, a quick tongue, a nimble foot, a talent for business, and an uncertain disposition.
money
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From this reading Rumor hinted that she was immensely rich, and scandal suggested that she would do anything for money.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She was never known to yield an inch under any pressure of adverse circumstances.
nimble
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From this reading She was a wizen little woman with a mischievous face, a quick tongue, a nimble foot, a talent for business, and an uncertain disposition.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading About a century ago, there lived in the ancient city of Pisa a famous Italian milliner, who, by way of vindicating to all customers her familiarity with Paris fashions, adopted a French title, and called herself the Demoiselle Grifoni.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The one undeniable good quality which raised Demoiselle Grifoni above all her rivals in the trade was her inexhaustible fortitude.
Paris
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From this reading About a century ago, there lived in the ancient city of Pisa a famous Italian milliner, who, by way of vindicating to all customers her familiarity with Paris fashions, adopted a French title, and called herself the Demoiselle Grifoni.
Pisa
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From this reading About a century ago, there lived in the ancient city of Pisa a famous Italian milliner, who, by way of vindicating to all customers her familiarity with Paris fashions, adopted a French title, and called herself the Demoiselle Grifoni.
pressure
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From this reading She was never known to yield an inch under any pressure of adverse circumstances.
quality
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From this reading The one undeniable good quality which raised Demoiselle Grifoni above all her rivals in the trade was her inexhaustible fortitude.
quick
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From this reading She was a wizen little woman with a mischievous face, a quick tongue, a nimble foot, a talent for business, and an uncertain disposition.
raised
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From this reading The one undeniable good quality which raised Demoiselle Grifoni above all her rivals in the trade was her inexhaustible fortitude.
rich
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From this reading Rumor hinted that she was immensely rich, and scandal suggested that she would do anything for money.
rivals
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From this reading The one undeniable good quality which raised Demoiselle Grifoni above all her rivals in the trade was her inexhaustible fortitude.
Rumor
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From this reading Rumor hinted that she was immensely rich, and scandal suggested that she would do anything for money.
scandal
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From this reading Rumor hinted that she was immensely rich, and scandal suggested that she would do anything for money.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was a wizen little woman with a mischievous face, a quick tongue, a nimble foot, a talent for business, and an uncertain disposition.
suggested
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From this reading Rumor hinted that she was immensely rich, and scandal suggested that she would do anything for money.
talent
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From this reading She was a wizen little woman with a mischievous face, a quick tongue, a nimble foot, a talent for business, and an uncertain disposition.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Rumor hinted that she was immensely rich, and scandal suggested that she would do anything for money.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading About a century ago, there lived in the ancient city of Pisa a famous Italian milliner, who, by way of vindicating to all customers her familiarity with Paris fashions, adopted a French title, and called herself the Demoiselle Grifoni.
there
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From this reading About a century ago, there lived in the ancient city of Pisa a famous Italian milliner, who, by way of vindicating to all customers her familiarity with Paris fashions, adopted a French title, and called herself the Demoiselle Grifoni.
title
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From this reading About a century ago, there lived in the ancient city of Pisa a famous Italian milliner, who, by way of vindicating to all customers her familiarity with Paris fashions, adopted a French title, and called herself the Demoiselle Grifoni.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading About a century ago, there lived in the ancient city of Pisa a famous Italian milliner, who, by way of vindicating to all customers her familiarity with Paris fashions, adopted a French title, and called herself the Demoiselle Grifoni.
tonguenounUS /tongue/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She was a wizen little woman with a mischievous face, a quick tongue, a nimble foot, a talent for business, and an uncertain disposition.
trade
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From this reading The one undeniable good quality which raised Demoiselle Grifoni above all her rivals in the trade was her inexhaustible fortitude.
uncertain
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From this reading She was a wizen little woman with a mischievous face, a quick tongue, a nimble foot, a talent for business, and an uncertain disposition.
undeniable
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From this reading The one undeniable good quality which raised Demoiselle Grifoni above all her rivals in the trade was her inexhaustible fortitude.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading She was never known to yield an inch under any pressure of adverse circumstances.
vindicating
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From this reading About a century ago, there lived in the ancient city of Pisa a famous Italian milliner, who, by way of vindicating to all customers her familiarity with Paris fashions, adopted a French title, and called herself the Demoiselle Grifoni.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was a wizen little woman with a mischievous face, a quick tongue, a nimble foot, a talent for business, and an uncertain disposition.
way
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From this reading About a century ago, there lived in the ancient city of Pisa a famous Italian milliner, who, by way of vindicating to all customers her familiarity with Paris fashions, adopted a French title, and called herself the Demoiselle Grifoni.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The one undeniable good quality which raised Demoiselle Grifoni above all her rivals in the trade was her inexhaustible fortitude.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading About a century ago, there lived in the ancient city of Pisa a famous Italian milliner, who, by way of vindicating to all customers her familiarity with Paris fashions, adopted a French title, and called herself the Demoiselle Grifoni.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading About a century ago, there lived in the ancient city of Pisa a famous Italian milliner, who, by way of vindicating to all customers her familiarity with Paris fashions, adopted a French title, and called herself the Demoiselle Grifoni.
wizen
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From this reading She was a wizen little woman with a mischievous face, a quick tongue, a nimble foot, a talent for business, and an uncertain disposition.
woman
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From this reading She was a wizen little woman with a mischievous face, a quick tongue, a nimble foot, a talent for business, and an uncertain disposition.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Rumor hinted that she was immensely rich, and scandal suggested that she would do anything for money.
yield
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From this reading She was never known to yield an inch under any pressure of adverse circumstances.
