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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 It was not always that he favored a customer with his own personal services, and 'Lina felt proportionably flattered when he came forward and asked what he could show her.
afternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading 'LINA'S PURCHASE AND HUGH'S There were piles of handsome dress goods upon the counter at Harney's that afternoon, and Harney was anxious to sell.
all
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From this reading Of course, a dress for the party--he had sold at least a dozen that day, but fortunately he still had the most elegant pattern of all, and he knew it would exactly suit her complexion and style.
always
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From this reading It was not always that he favored a customer with his own personal services, and 'Lina felt proportionably flattered when he came forward and asked what he could show her.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading 'LINA'S PURCHASE AND HUGH'S There were piles of handsome dress goods upon the counter at Harney's that afternoon, and Harney was anxious to sell.
anxious
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From this reading 'LINA'S PURCHASE AND HUGH'S There were piles of handsome dress goods upon the counter at Harney's that afternoon, and Harney was anxious to sell.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was not always that he favored a customer with his own personal services, and 'Lina felt proportionably flattered when he came forward and asked what he could show her.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading 'LINA'S PURCHASE AND HUGH'S There were piles of handsome dress goods upon the counter at Harney's that afternoon, and Harney was anxious to sell.
bachelor
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From this reading Richard Harney, the wealthy bachelor merchant, did not mean one word he said.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Of course, a dress for the party--he had sold at least a dozen that day, but fortunately he still had the most elegant pattern of all, and he knew it would exactly suit her complexion and style.
came
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From this reading It was not always that he favored a customer with his own personal services, and 'Lina felt proportionably flattered when he came forward and asked what he could show her.
complexion
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From this reading Of course, a dress for the party--he had sold at least a dozen that day, but fortunately he still had the most elegant pattern of all, and he knew it would exactly suit her complexion and style.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading It was not always that he favored a customer with his own personal services, and 'Lina felt proportionably flattered when he came forward and asked what he could show her.
counter
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From this reading 'LINA'S PURCHASE AND HUGH'S There were piles of handsome dress goods upon the counter at Harney's that afternoon, and Harney was anxious to sell.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Of course, a dress for the party--he had sold at least a dozen that day, but fortunately he still had the most elegant pattern of all, and he knew it would exactly suit her complexion and style.
customer
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From this reading It was not always that he favored a customer with his own personal services, and 'Lina felt proportionably flattered when he came forward and asked what he could show her.
day
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From this reading Of course, a dress for the party--he had sold at least a dozen that day, but fortunately he still had the most elegant pattern of all, and he knew it would exactly suit her complexion and style.
Deluded
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From this reading Deluded 'Lina!
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Richard Harney, the wealthy bachelor merchant, did not mean one word he said.
dozen
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From this reading Of course, a dress for the party--he had sold at least a dozen that day, but fortunately he still had the most elegant pattern of all, and he knew it would exactly suit her complexion and style.
dress
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From this reading 'LINA'S PURCHASE AND HUGH'S There were piles of handsome dress goods upon the counter at Harney's that afternoon, and Harney was anxious to sell.
elegant
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From this reading Of course, a dress for the party--he had sold at least a dozen that day, but fortunately he still had the most elegant pattern of all, and he knew it would exactly suit her complexion and style.
exactly
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From this reading Of course, a dress for the party--he had sold at least a dozen that day, but fortunately he still had the most elegant pattern of all, and he knew it would exactly suit her complexion and style.
favored
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From this reading It was not always that he favored a customer with his own personal services, and 'Lina felt proportionably flattered when he came forward and asked what he could show her.
felt
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From this reading It was not always that he favored a customer with his own personal services, and 'Lina felt proportionably flattered when he came forward and asked what he could show her.
flattered
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From this reading It was not always that he favored a customer with his own personal services, and 'Lina felt proportionably flattered when he came forward and asked what he could show her.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Of course, a dress for the party--he had sold at least a dozen that day, but fortunately he still had the most elegant pattern of all, and he knew it would exactly suit her complexion and style.
fortunately
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From this reading Of course, a dress for the party--he had sold at least a dozen that day, but fortunately he still had the most elegant pattern of all, and he knew it would exactly suit her complexion and style.
forwardnounUS /forward/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was not always that he favored a customer with his own personal services, and 'Lina felt proportionably flattered when he came forward and asked what he could show her.
goods
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From this reading 'LINA'S PURCHASE AND HUGH'S There were piles of handsome dress goods upon the counter at Harney's that afternoon, and Harney was anxious to sell.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Of course, a dress for the party--he had sold at least a dozen that day, but fortunately he still had the most elegant pattern of all, and he knew it would exactly suit her complexion and style.
handsomenounUS /ˈhandsome/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading 'LINA'S PURCHASE AND HUGH'S There were piles of handsome dress goods upon the counter at Harney's that afternoon, and Harney was anxious to sell.
Harney
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From this reading 'LINA'S PURCHASE AND HUGH'S There were piles of handsome dress goods upon the counter at Harney's that afternoon, and Harney was anxious to sell.
Harney's
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From this reading 'LINA'S PURCHASE AND HUGH'S There were piles of handsome dress goods upon the counter at Harney's that afternoon, and Harney was anxious to sell.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was not always that he favored a customer with his own personal services, and 'Lina felt proportionably flattered when he came forward and asked what he could show her.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading It was not always that he favored a customer with his own personal services, and 'Lina felt proportionably flattered when he came forward and asked what he could show her.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It was not always that he favored a customer with his own personal services, and 'Lina felt proportionably flattered when he came forward and asked what he could show her.
HUGH'S
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From this reading 'LINA'S PURCHASE AND HUGH'S There were piles of handsome dress goods upon the counter at Harney's that afternoon, and Harney was anxious to sell.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was not always that he favored a customer with his own personal services, and 'Lina felt proportionably flattered when he came forward and asked what he could show her.
knew
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From this reading Of course, a dress for the party--he had sold at least a dozen that day, but fortunately he still had the most elegant pattern of all, and he knew it would exactly suit her complexion and style.
leastnounUS /least/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Of course, a dress for the party--he had sold at least a dozen that day, but fortunately he still had the most elegant pattern of all, and he knew it would exactly suit her complexion and style.
Lina
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From this reading It was not always that he favored a customer with his own personal services, and 'Lina felt proportionably flattered when he came forward and asked what he could show her.
LINA'S
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From this reading 'LINA'S PURCHASE AND HUGH'S There were piles of handsome dress goods upon the counter at Harney's that afternoon, and Harney was anxious to sell.
mean
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From this reading Richard Harney, the wealthy bachelor merchant, did not mean one word he said.
merchantnounUS /ˈmɜːr.tʃənt/
A person or company involved in wholesale trade, especially with foreign countries.
From this reading Richard Harney, the wealthy bachelor merchant, did not mean one word he said.
most
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From this reading Of course, a dress for the party--he had sold at least a dozen that day, but fortunately he still had the most elegant pattern of all, and he knew it would exactly suit her complexion and style.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It was not always that he favored a customer with his own personal services, and 'Lina felt proportionably flattered when he came forward and asked what he could show her.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading 'LINA'S PURCHASE AND HUGH'S There were piles of handsome dress goods upon the counter at Harney's that afternoon, and Harney was anxious to sell.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Richard Harney, the wealthy bachelor merchant, did not mean one word he said.
own
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From this reading It was not always that he favored a customer with his own personal services, and 'Lina felt proportionably flattered when he came forward and asked what he could show her.
partynounUS /party/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Of course, a dress for the party--he had sold at least a dozen that day, but fortunately he still had the most elegant pattern of all, and he knew it would exactly suit her complexion and style.
pattern
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From this reading Of course, a dress for the party--he had sold at least a dozen that day, but fortunately he still had the most elegant pattern of all, and he knew it would exactly suit her complexion and style.
personal
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From this reading It was not always that he favored a customer with his own personal services, and 'Lina felt proportionably flattered when he came forward and asked what he could show her.
piles
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From this reading 'LINA'S PURCHASE AND HUGH'S There were piles of handsome dress goods upon the counter at Harney's that afternoon, and Harney was anxious to sell.
proportionably
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From this reading It was not always that he favored a customer with his own personal services, and 'Lina felt proportionably flattered when he came forward and asked what he could show her.
PURCHASE
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From this reading 'LINA'S PURCHASE AND HUGH'S There were piles of handsome dress goods upon the counter at Harney's that afternoon, and Harney was anxious to sell.
Richard
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From this reading Richard Harney, the wealthy bachelor merchant, did not mean one word he said.
said
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From this reading Richard Harney, the wealthy bachelor merchant, did not mean one word he said.
sell
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From this reading 'LINA'S PURCHASE AND HUGH'S There were piles of handsome dress goods upon the counter at Harney's that afternoon, and Harney was anxious to sell.
services
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From this reading It was not always that he favored a customer with his own personal services, and 'Lina felt proportionably flattered when he came forward and asked what he could show her.
show
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From this reading It was not always that he favored a customer with his own personal services, and 'Lina felt proportionably flattered when he came forward and asked what he could show her.
sold
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From this reading Of course, a dress for the party--he had sold at least a dozen that day, but fortunately he still had the most elegant pattern of all, and he knew it would exactly suit her complexion and style.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Of course, a dress for the party--he had sold at least a dozen that day, but fortunately he still had the most elegant pattern of all, and he knew it would exactly suit her complexion and style.
style
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From this reading Of course, a dress for the party--he had sold at least a dozen that day, but fortunately he still had the most elegant pattern of all, and he knew it would exactly suit her complexion and style.
suit
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From this reading Of course, a dress for the party--he had sold at least a dozen that day, but fortunately he still had the most elegant pattern of all, and he knew it would exactly suit her complexion and style.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading 'LINA'S PURCHASE AND HUGH'S There were piles of handsome dress goods upon the counter at Harney's that afternoon, and Harney was anxious to sell.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading 'LINA'S PURCHASE AND HUGH'S There were piles of handsome dress goods upon the counter at Harney's that afternoon, and Harney was anxious to sell.
There
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From this reading 'LINA'S PURCHASE AND HUGH'S There were piles of handsome dress goods upon the counter at Harney's that afternoon, and Harney was anxious to sell.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading 'LINA'S PURCHASE AND HUGH'S There were piles of handsome dress goods upon the counter at Harney's that afternoon, and Harney was anxious to sell.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading 'LINA'S PURCHASE AND HUGH'S There were piles of handsome dress goods upon the counter at Harney's that afternoon, and Harney was anxious to sell.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading 'LINA'S PURCHASE AND HUGH'S There were piles of handsome dress goods upon the counter at Harney's that afternoon, and Harney was anxious to sell.
wealthy
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From this reading Richard Harney, the wealthy bachelor merchant, did not mean one word he said.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading 'LINA'S PURCHASE AND HUGH'S There were piles of handsome dress goods upon the counter at Harney's that afternoon, and Harney was anxious to sell.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading It was not always that he favored a customer with his own personal services, and 'Lina felt proportionably flattered when he came forward and asked what he could show her.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading It was not always that he favored a customer with his own personal services, and 'Lina felt proportionably flattered when he came forward and asked what he could show her.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading It was not always that he favored a customer with his own personal services, and 'Lina felt proportionably flattered when he came forward and asked what he could show her.
word
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From this reading Richard Harney, the wealthy bachelor merchant, did not mean one word he said.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Of course, a dress for the party--he had sold at least a dozen that day, but fortunately he still had the most elegant pattern of all, and he knew it would exactly suit her complexion and style.
