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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 But his intellectual powers are of a very high order.
acquaintance
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From this reading _Anna Wenbourne St. Ives to Louisa Clifton_ _Paris, Hotel de l'Université_ The assiduity of Clifton, my dear Louisa, is so great that we already seem to be acquaintance of seven years standing.
alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _Anna Wenbourne St. Ives to Louisa Clifton_ _Paris, Hotel de l'Université_ The assiduity of Clifton, my dear Louisa, is so great that we already seem to be acquaintance of seven years standing.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading His temper is eager, impatient of delay, quick in resolving, and, if I do not mistake, sometimes precipitate.
Anna
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From this reading _Anna Wenbourne St. Ives to Louisa Clifton_ _Paris, Hotel de l'Université_ The assiduity of Clifton, my dear Louisa, is so great that we already seem to be acquaintance of seven years standing.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading But his intellectual powers are of a very high order.
assiduity
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From this reading _Anna Wenbourne St. Ives to Louisa Clifton_ _Paris, Hotel de l'Université_ The assiduity of Clifton, my dear Louisa, is so great that we already seem to be acquaintance of seven years standing.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading His wit is keen, his invention strong, his language flowing and elegant, and his ideas and figures remarkable, sometimes for their humour, and at others for their splendour.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading _Anna Wenbourne St. Ives to Louisa Clifton_ _Paris, Hotel de l'Université_ The assiduity of Clifton, my dear Louisa, is so great that we already seem to be acquaintance of seven years standing.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But his intellectual powers are of a very high order.
Clifton
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From this reading _Anna Wenbourne St. Ives to Louisa Clifton_ _Paris, Hotel de l'Université_ The assiduity of Clifton, my dear Louisa, is so great that we already seem to be acquaintance of seven years standing.
de
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From this reading _Anna Wenbourne St. Ives to Louisa Clifton_ _Paris, Hotel de l'Université_ The assiduity of Clifton, my dear Louisa, is so great that we already seem to be acquaintance of seven years standing.
dear
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From this reading _Anna Wenbourne St. Ives to Louisa Clifton_ _Paris, Hotel de l'Université_ The assiduity of Clifton, my dear Louisa, is so great that we already seem to be acquaintance of seven years standing.
delay
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From this reading His temper is eager, impatient of delay, quick in resolving, and, if I do not mistake, sometimes precipitate.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading His temper is eager, impatient of delay, quick in resolving, and, if I do not mistake, sometimes precipitate.
eager
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From this reading His temper is eager, impatient of delay, quick in resolving, and, if I do not mistake, sometimes precipitate.
elegant
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From this reading His wit is keen, his invention strong, his language flowing and elegant, and his ideas and figures remarkable, sometimes for their humour, and at others for their splendour.
evidently
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From this reading This is evidently his intention.
figures
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From this reading His wit is keen, his invention strong, his language flowing and elegant, and his ideas and figures remarkable, sometimes for their humour, and at others for their splendour.
flowing
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From this reading His wit is keen, his invention strong, his language flowing and elegant, and his ideas and figures remarkable, sometimes for their humour, and at others for their splendour.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading His wit is keen, his invention strong, his language flowing and elegant, and his ideas and figures remarkable, sometimes for their humour, and at others for their splendour.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _Anna Wenbourne St. Ives to Louisa Clifton_ _Paris, Hotel de l'Université_ The assiduity of Clifton, my dear Louisa, is so great that we already seem to be acquaintance of seven years standing.
high
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From this reading But his intellectual powers are of a very high order.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading This is evidently his intention.
Hotel
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From this reading _Anna Wenbourne St. Ives to Louisa Clifton_ _Paris, Hotel de l'Université_ The assiduity of Clifton, my dear Louisa, is so great that we already seem to be acquaintance of seven years standing.
humour
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From this reading His wit is keen, his invention strong, his language flowing and elegant, and his ideas and figures remarkable, sometimes for their humour, and at others for their splendour.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading His temper is eager, impatient of delay, quick in resolving, and, if I do not mistake, sometimes precipitate.
ideas
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From this reading His wit is keen, his invention strong, his language flowing and elegant, and his ideas and figures remarkable, sometimes for their humour, and at others for their splendour.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading His temper is eager, impatient of delay, quick in resolving, and, if I do not mistake, sometimes precipitate.
impatient
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From this reading His temper is eager, impatient of delay, quick in resolving, and, if I do not mistake, sometimes precipitate.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading His temper is eager, impatient of delay, quick in resolving, and, if I do not mistake, sometimes precipitate.
intellectual
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From this reading But his intellectual powers are of a very high order.
intention
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From this reading This is evidently his intention.
invention
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From this reading His wit is keen, his invention strong, his language flowing and elegant, and his ideas and figures remarkable, sometimes for their humour, and at others for their splendour.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _Anna Wenbourne St. Ives to Louisa Clifton_ _Paris, Hotel de l'Université_ The assiduity of Clifton, my dear Louisa, is so great that we already seem to be acquaintance of seven years standing.
Ives
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From this reading _Anna Wenbourne St. Ives to Louisa Clifton_ _Paris, Hotel de l'Université_ The assiduity of Clifton, my dear Louisa, is so great that we already seem to be acquaintance of seven years standing.
keen
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From this reading His wit is keen, his invention strong, his language flowing and elegant, and his ideas and figures remarkable, sometimes for their humour, and at others for their splendour.
l'Université
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From this reading _Anna Wenbourne St. Ives to Louisa Clifton_ _Paris, Hotel de l'Université_ The assiduity of Clifton, my dear Louisa, is so great that we already seem to be acquaintance of seven years standing.
language
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From this reading His wit is keen, his invention strong, his language flowing and elegant, and his ideas and figures remarkable, sometimes for their humour, and at others for their splendour.
Louisa
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From this reading _Anna Wenbourne St. Ives to Louisa Clifton_ _Paris, Hotel de l'Université_ The assiduity of Clifton, my dear Louisa, is so great that we already seem to be acquaintance of seven years standing.
mistake
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From this reading His temper is eager, impatient of delay, quick in resolving, and, if I do not mistake, sometimes precipitate.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading _Anna Wenbourne St. Ives to Louisa Clifton_ _Paris, Hotel de l'Université_ The assiduity of Clifton, my dear Louisa, is so great that we already seem to be acquaintance of seven years standing.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading His temper is eager, impatient of delay, quick in resolving, and, if I do not mistake, sometimes precipitate.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _Anna Wenbourne St. Ives to Louisa Clifton_ _Paris, Hotel de l'Université_ The assiduity of Clifton, my dear Louisa, is so great that we already seem to be acquaintance of seven years standing.
ordernounUS /order/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But his intellectual powers are of a very high order.
others
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From this reading His wit is keen, his invention strong, his language flowing and elegant, and his ideas and figures remarkable, sometimes for their humour, and at others for their splendour.
Paris
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From this reading _Anna Wenbourne St. Ives to Louisa Clifton_ _Paris, Hotel de l'Université_ The assiduity of Clifton, my dear Louisa, is so great that we already seem to be acquaintance of seven years standing.
powersnounUS /powers/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But his intellectual powers are of a very high order.
precipitate
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From this reading His temper is eager, impatient of delay, quick in resolving, and, if I do not mistake, sometimes precipitate.
quick
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From this reading His temper is eager, impatient of delay, quick in resolving, and, if I do not mistake, sometimes precipitate.
remarkablenounUS /ˈremarkable/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading His wit is keen, his invention strong, his language flowing and elegant, and his ideas and figures remarkable, sometimes for their humour, and at others for their splendour.
resolving
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From this reading His temper is eager, impatient of delay, quick in resolving, and, if I do not mistake, sometimes precipitate.
seem
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From this reading _Anna Wenbourne St. Ives to Louisa Clifton_ _Paris, Hotel de l'Université_ The assiduity of Clifton, my dear Louisa, is so great that we already seem to be acquaintance of seven years standing.
seven
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From this reading _Anna Wenbourne St. Ives to Louisa Clifton_ _Paris, Hotel de l'Université_ The assiduity of Clifton, my dear Louisa, is so great that we already seem to be acquaintance of seven years standing.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading _Anna Wenbourne St. Ives to Louisa Clifton_ _Paris, Hotel de l'Université_ The assiduity of Clifton, my dear Louisa, is so great that we already seem to be acquaintance of seven years standing.
sometimes
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From this reading His temper is eager, impatient of delay, quick in resolving, and, if I do not mistake, sometimes precipitate.
splendournounUS /ˈsplendər/
magnificent and impressive appearance
From this reading His wit is keen, his invention strong, his language flowing and elegant, and his ideas and figures remarkable, sometimes for their humour, and at others for their splendour.
St
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From this reading _Anna Wenbourne St. Ives to Louisa Clifton_ _Paris, Hotel de l'Université_ The assiduity of Clifton, my dear Louisa, is so great that we already seem to be acquaintance of seven years standing.
standingnounUS /ˈstanding/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading _Anna Wenbourne St. Ives to Louisa Clifton_ _Paris, Hotel de l'Université_ The assiduity of Clifton, my dear Louisa, is so great that we already seem to be acquaintance of seven years standing.
strong
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From this reading His wit is keen, his invention strong, his language flowing and elegant, and his ideas and figures remarkable, sometimes for their humour, and at others for their splendour.
temper
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From this reading His temper is eager, impatient of delay, quick in resolving, and, if I do not mistake, sometimes precipitate.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading _Anna Wenbourne St. Ives to Louisa Clifton_ _Paris, Hotel de l'Université_ The assiduity of Clifton, my dear Louisa, is so great that we already seem to be acquaintance of seven years standing.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _Anna Wenbourne St. Ives to Louisa Clifton_ _Paris, Hotel de l'Université_ The assiduity of Clifton, my dear Louisa, is so great that we already seem to be acquaintance of seven years standing.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading His wit is keen, his invention strong, his language flowing and elegant, and his ideas and figures remarkable, sometimes for their humour, and at others for their splendour.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This is evidently his intention.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _Anna Wenbourne St. Ives to Louisa Clifton_ _Paris, Hotel de l'Université_ The assiduity of Clifton, my dear Louisa, is so great that we already seem to be acquaintance of seven years standing.
very
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From this reading But his intellectual powers are of a very high order.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading _Anna Wenbourne St. Ives to Louisa Clifton_ _Paris, Hotel de l'Université_ The assiduity of Clifton, my dear Louisa, is so great that we already seem to be acquaintance of seven years standing.
Wenbourne
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From this reading _Anna Wenbourne St. Ives to Louisa Clifton_ _Paris, Hotel de l'Université_ The assiduity of Clifton, my dear Louisa, is so great that we already seem to be acquaintance of seven years standing.
wit
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From this reading His wit is keen, his invention strong, his language flowing and elegant, and his ideas and figures remarkable, sometimes for their humour, and at others for their splendour.
years
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From this reading _Anna Wenbourne St. Ives to Louisa Clifton_ _Paris, Hotel de l'Université_ The assiduity of Clifton, my dear Louisa, is so great that we already seem to be acquaintance of seven years standing.
