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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 If a young man's fancy turns to thoughts of love only under the allurements of spring weather, Zaida Finch surpassed the average youth by full three seasons.
allurements
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From this reading If a young man's fancy turns to thoughts of love only under the allurements of spring weather, Zaida Finch surpassed the average youth by full three seasons.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading DAY DREAMS For the first time since she could remember, Miss Finch felt herself living in an atmosphere of romance.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Love and matrimony occupied her thoughts twelve months in the year, and to an extent inconceivable in view of her general colorless and withered aspect.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Though as far as possible removed from the designing spinster of the comic stage, Miss Finch had not as yet surrendered the hope of changing her name.
aspect
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From this reading Love and matrimony occupied her thoughts twelve months in the year, and to an extent inconceivable in view of her general colorless and withered aspect.
atmosphere
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From this reading DAY DREAMS For the first time since she could remember, Miss Finch felt herself living in an atmosphere of romance.
average
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From this reading If a young man's fancy turns to thoughts of love only under the allurements of spring weather, Zaida Finch surpassed the average youth by full three seasons.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading If a young man's fancy turns to thoughts of love only under the allurements of spring weather, Zaida Finch surpassed the average youth by full three seasons.
changing
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From this reading Though as far as possible removed from the designing spinster of the comic stage, Miss Finch had not as yet surrendered the hope of changing her name.
colorless
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From this reading Love and matrimony occupied her thoughts twelve months in the year, and to an extent inconceivable in view of her general colorless and withered aspect.
comic
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From this reading Though as far as possible removed from the designing spinster of the comic stage, Miss Finch had not as yet surrendered the hope of changing her name.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading DAY DREAMS For the first time since she could remember, Miss Finch felt herself living in an atmosphere of romance.
DAY
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From this reading DAY DREAMS For the first time since she could remember, Miss Finch felt herself living in an atmosphere of romance.
designing
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From this reading Though as far as possible removed from the designing spinster of the comic stage, Miss Finch had not as yet surrendered the hope of changing her name.
DREAMS
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From this reading DAY DREAMS For the first time since she could remember, Miss Finch felt herself living in an atmosphere of romance.
extent
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From this reading Love and matrimony occupied her thoughts twelve months in the year, and to an extent inconceivable in view of her general colorless and withered aspect.
failure
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From this reading From her point of view the unmarried woman was a self-advertised failure.
fancy
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From this reading If a young man's fancy turns to thoughts of love only under the allurements of spring weather, Zaida Finch surpassed the average youth by full three seasons.
far
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From this reading Though as far as possible removed from the designing spinster of the comic stage, Miss Finch had not as yet surrendered the hope of changing her name.
felt
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From this reading DAY DREAMS For the first time since she could remember, Miss Finch felt herself living in an atmosphere of romance.
Finch
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From this reading DAY DREAMS For the first time since she could remember, Miss Finch felt herself living in an atmosphere of romance.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading DAY DREAMS For the first time since she could remember, Miss Finch felt herself living in an atmosphere of romance.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading DAY DREAMS For the first time since she could remember, Miss Finch felt herself living in an atmosphere of romance.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Though as far as possible removed from the designing spinster of the comic stage, Miss Finch had not as yet surrendered the hope of changing her name.
full
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From this reading If a young man's fancy turns to thoughts of love only under the allurements of spring weather, Zaida Finch surpassed the average youth by full three seasons.
general
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From this reading Love and matrimony occupied her thoughts twelve months in the year, and to an extent inconceivable in view of her general colorless and withered aspect.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Though as far as possible removed from the designing spinster of the comic stage, Miss Finch had not as yet surrendered the hope of changing her name.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Love and matrimony occupied her thoughts twelve months in the year, and to an extent inconceivable in view of her general colorless and withered aspect.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading DAY DREAMS For the first time since she could remember, Miss Finch felt herself living in an atmosphere of romance.
hope
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From this reading Though as far as possible removed from the designing spinster of the comic stage, Miss Finch had not as yet surrendered the hope of changing her name.
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If a young man's fancy turns to thoughts of love only under the allurements of spring weather, Zaida Finch surpassed the average youth by full three seasons.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading DAY DREAMS For the first time since she could remember, Miss Finch felt herself living in an atmosphere of romance.
inconceivable
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From this reading Love and matrimony occupied her thoughts twelve months in the year, and to an extent inconceivable in view of her general colorless and withered aspect.
living
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From this reading DAY DREAMS For the first time since she could remember, Miss Finch felt herself living in an atmosphere of romance.
love
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From this reading If a young man's fancy turns to thoughts of love only under the allurements of spring weather, Zaida Finch surpassed the average youth by full three seasons.
man's
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From this reading If a young man's fancy turns to thoughts of love only under the allurements of spring weather, Zaida Finch surpassed the average youth by full three seasons.
matrimony
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From this reading Love and matrimony occupied her thoughts twelve months in the year, and to an extent inconceivable in view of her general colorless and withered aspect.
Miss
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From this reading DAY DREAMS For the first time since she could remember, Miss Finch felt herself living in an atmosphere of romance.
months
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From this reading Love and matrimony occupied her thoughts twelve months in the year, and to an extent inconceivable in view of her general colorless and withered aspect.
namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Though as far as possible removed from the designing spinster of the comic stage, Miss Finch had not as yet surrendered the hope of changing her name.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Though as far as possible removed from the designing spinster of the comic stage, Miss Finch had not as yet surrendered the hope of changing her name.
occupied
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From this reading Love and matrimony occupied her thoughts twelve months in the year, and to an extent inconceivable in view of her general colorless and withered aspect.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading DAY DREAMS For the first time since she could remember, Miss Finch felt herself living in an atmosphere of romance.
only
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From this reading If a young man's fancy turns to thoughts of love only under the allurements of spring weather, Zaida Finch surpassed the average youth by full three seasons.
pointnounUS /pɔɪnt/
the main matter or purpose being discussed
From this reading From her point of view the unmarried woman was a self-advertised failure.
possible
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From this reading Though as far as possible removed from the designing spinster of the comic stage, Miss Finch had not as yet surrendered the hope of changing her name.
rememberverbUS /rɪˈmɛm.bər/
To recall to mind.
From this reading DAY DREAMS For the first time since she could remember, Miss Finch felt herself living in an atmosphere of romance.
removed
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From this reading Though as far as possible removed from the designing spinster of the comic stage, Miss Finch had not as yet surrendered the hope of changing her name.
romance
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From this reading DAY DREAMS For the first time since she could remember, Miss Finch felt herself living in an atmosphere of romance.
seasons
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From this reading If a young man's fancy turns to thoughts of love only under the allurements of spring weather, Zaida Finch surpassed the average youth by full three seasons.
self-advertised
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From this reading From her point of view the unmarried woman was a self-advertised failure.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading DAY DREAMS For the first time since she could remember, Miss Finch felt herself living in an atmosphere of romance.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading DAY DREAMS For the first time since she could remember, Miss Finch felt herself living in an atmosphere of romance.
spinster
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From this reading Though as far as possible removed from the designing spinster of the comic stage, Miss Finch had not as yet surrendered the hope of changing her name.
spring
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From this reading If a young man's fancy turns to thoughts of love only under the allurements of spring weather, Zaida Finch surpassed the average youth by full three seasons.
stage
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From this reading Though as far as possible removed from the designing spinster of the comic stage, Miss Finch had not as yet surrendered the hope of changing her name.
surpassed
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From this reading If a young man's fancy turns to thoughts of love only under the allurements of spring weather, Zaida Finch surpassed the average youth by full three seasons.
surrendered
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From this reading Though as far as possible removed from the designing spinster of the comic stage, Miss Finch had not as yet surrendered the hope of changing her name.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading DAY DREAMS For the first time since she could remember, Miss Finch felt herself living in an atmosphere of romance.
ThoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Though as far as possible removed from the designing spinster of the comic stage, Miss Finch had not as yet surrendered the hope of changing her name.
thoughts
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From this reading If a young man's fancy turns to thoughts of love only under the allurements of spring weather, Zaida Finch surpassed the average youth by full three seasons.
three
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From this reading If a young man's fancy turns to thoughts of love only under the allurements of spring weather, Zaida Finch surpassed the average youth by full three seasons.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading DAY DREAMS For the first time since she could remember, Miss Finch felt herself living in an atmosphere of romance.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading If a young man's fancy turns to thoughts of love only under the allurements of spring weather, Zaida Finch surpassed the average youth by full three seasons.
turns
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From this reading If a young man's fancy turns to thoughts of love only under the allurements of spring weather, Zaida Finch surpassed the average youth by full three seasons.
twelve
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From this reading Love and matrimony occupied her thoughts twelve months in the year, and to an extent inconceivable in view of her general colorless and withered aspect.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading If a young man's fancy turns to thoughts of love only under the allurements of spring weather, Zaida Finch surpassed the average youth by full three seasons.
unmarried
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From this reading From her point of view the unmarried woman was a self-advertised failure.
view
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From this reading Love and matrimony occupied her thoughts twelve months in the year, and to an extent inconceivable in view of her general colorless and withered aspect.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading From her point of view the unmarried woman was a self-advertised failure.
weather
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From this reading If a young man's fancy turns to thoughts of love only under the allurements of spring weather, Zaida Finch surpassed the average youth by full three seasons.
withered
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From this reading Love and matrimony occupied her thoughts twelve months in the year, and to an extent inconceivable in view of her general colorless and withered aspect.
woman
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From this reading From her point of view the unmarried woman was a self-advertised failure.
year
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From this reading Love and matrimony occupied her thoughts twelve months in the year, and to an extent inconceivable in view of her general colorless and withered aspect.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading Though as far as possible removed from the designing spinster of the comic stage, Miss Finch had not as yet surrendered the hope of changing her name.
young
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From this reading If a young man's fancy turns to thoughts of love only under the allurements of spring weather, Zaida Finch surpassed the average youth by full three seasons.
youth
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From this reading If a young man's fancy turns to thoughts of love only under the allurements of spring weather, Zaida Finch surpassed the average youth by full three seasons.
Zaida
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From this reading If a young man's fancy turns to thoughts of love only under the allurements of spring weather, Zaida Finch surpassed the average youth by full three seasons.
