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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 the first time in her life she had ever really cared for any man; until now she had followed the fashion prevalent among many women of pretending to consider love and deep affection “all nonsense” and the hall-mark of a weak intelligence.
admitted
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From this reading And, though he would not have admitted it, even to himself, Preston had for some weeks past been singularly attracted by Yootha.
affection
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From this reading It was the first time in her life she had ever really cared for any man; until now she had followed the fashion prevalent among many women of pretending to consider love and deep affection “all nonsense” and the hall-mark of a weak intelligence.
all
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From this reading It was the first time in her life she had ever really cared for any man; until now she had followed the fashion prevalent among many women of pretending to consider love and deep affection “all nonsense” and the hall-mark of a weak intelligence.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading It was the first time in her life she had ever really cared for any man; until now she had followed the fashion prevalent among many women of pretending to consider love and deep affection “all nonsense” and the hall-mark of a weak intelligence.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading She had come to know his movements and had discovered some of his haunts, with the result that she rarely missed an opportunity of meeting him “by chance.”
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Meanwhile Yootha Hagerston was secretly becoming more and more enamored of Captain Preston.
any
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From this reading It was the first time in her life she had ever really cared for any man; until now she had followed the fashion prevalent among many women of pretending to consider love and deep affection “all nonsense” and the hall-mark of a weak intelligence.
attracted
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From this reading And, though he would not have admitted it, even to himself, Preston had for some weeks past been singularly attracted by Yootha.
becoming
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From this reading Meanwhile Yootha Hagerston was secretly becoming more and more enamored of Captain Preston.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading And, though he would not have admitted it, even to himself, Preston had for some weeks past been singularly attracted by Yootha.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading She had come to know his movements and had discovered some of his haunts, with the result that she rarely missed an opportunity of meeting him “by chance.”
CaptainnounUS /ˈcaptain/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Meanwhile Yootha Hagerston was secretly becoming more and more enamored of Captain Preston.
cared
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From this reading It was the first time in her life she had ever really cared for any man; until now she had followed the fashion prevalent among many women of pretending to consider love and deep affection “all nonsense” and the hall-mark of a weak intelligence.
chance
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From this reading She had come to know his movements and had discovered some of his haunts, with the result that she rarely missed an opportunity of meeting him “by chance.”
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had come to know his movements and had discovered some of his haunts, with the result that she rarely missed an opportunity of meeting him “by chance.”
consider
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From this reading It was the first time in her life she had ever really cared for any man; until now she had followed the fashion prevalent among many women of pretending to consider love and deep affection “all nonsense” and the hall-mark of a weak intelligence.
deep
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From this reading It was the first time in her life she had ever really cared for any man; until now she had followed the fashion prevalent among many women of pretending to consider love and deep affection “all nonsense” and the hall-mark of a weak intelligence.
discovered
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From this reading She had come to know his movements and had discovered some of his haunts, with the result that she rarely missed an opportunity of meeting him “by chance.”
enamored
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From this reading Meanwhile Yootha Hagerston was secretly becoming more and more enamored of Captain Preston.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And, though he would not have admitted it, even to himself, Preston had for some weeks past been singularly attracted by Yootha.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was the first time in her life she had ever really cared for any man; until now she had followed the fashion prevalent among many women of pretending to consider love and deep affection “all nonsense” and the hall-mark of a weak intelligence.
fashion
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From this reading It was the first time in her life she had ever really cared for any man; until now she had followed the fashion prevalent among many women of pretending to consider love and deep affection “all nonsense” and the hall-mark of a weak intelligence.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was the first time in her life she had ever really cared for any man; until now she had followed the fashion prevalent among many women of pretending to consider love and deep affection “all nonsense” and the hall-mark of a weak intelligence.
followed
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From this reading It was the first time in her life she had ever really cared for any man; until now she had followed the fashion prevalent among many women of pretending to consider love and deep affection “all nonsense” and the hall-mark of a weak intelligence.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It was the first time in her life she had ever really cared for any man; until now she had followed the fashion prevalent among many women of pretending to consider love and deep affection “all nonsense” and the hall-mark of a weak intelligence.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It was the first time in her life she had ever really cared for any man; until now she had followed the fashion prevalent among many women of pretending to consider love and deep affection “all nonsense” and the hall-mark of a weak intelligence.
Hagerston
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From this reading Meanwhile Yootha Hagerston was secretly becoming more and more enamored of Captain Preston.
hall-mark
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From this reading It was the first time in her life she had ever really cared for any man; until now she had followed the fashion prevalent among many women of pretending to consider love and deep affection “all nonsense” and the hall-mark of a weak intelligence.
haunts
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From this reading She had come to know his movements and had discovered some of his haunts, with the result that she rarely missed an opportunity of meeting him “by chance.”
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading And, though he would not have admitted it, even to himself, Preston had for some weeks past been singularly attracted by Yootha.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And, though he would not have admitted it, even to himself, Preston had for some weeks past been singularly attracted by Yootha.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading It was the first time in her life she had ever really cared for any man; until now she had followed the fashion prevalent among many women of pretending to consider love and deep affection “all nonsense” and the hall-mark of a weak intelligence.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She had come to know his movements and had discovered some of his haunts, with the result that she rarely missed an opportunity of meeting him “by chance.”
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading And, though he would not have admitted it, even to himself, Preston had for some weeks past been singularly attracted by Yootha.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading She had come to know his movements and had discovered some of his haunts, with the result that she rarely missed an opportunity of meeting him “by chance.”
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was the first time in her life she had ever really cared for any man; until now she had followed the fashion prevalent among many women of pretending to consider love and deep affection “all nonsense” and the hall-mark of a weak intelligence.
intelligence
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From this reading It was the first time in her life she had ever really cared for any man; until now she had followed the fashion prevalent among many women of pretending to consider love and deep affection “all nonsense” and the hall-mark of a weak intelligence.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was the first time in her life she had ever really cared for any man; until now she had followed the fashion prevalent among many women of pretending to consider love and deep affection “all nonsense” and the hall-mark of a weak intelligence.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had come to know his movements and had discovered some of his haunts, with the result that she rarely missed an opportunity of meeting him “by chance.”
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was the first time in her life she had ever really cared for any man; until now she had followed the fashion prevalent among many women of pretending to consider love and deep affection “all nonsense” and the hall-mark of a weak intelligence.
love
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From this reading It was the first time in her life she had ever really cared for any man; until now she had followed the fashion prevalent among many women of pretending to consider love and deep affection “all nonsense” and the hall-mark of a weak intelligence.
man
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From this reading It was the first time in her life she had ever really cared for any man; until now she had followed the fashion prevalent among many women of pretending to consider love and deep affection “all nonsense” and the hall-mark of a weak intelligence.
many
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From this reading It was the first time in her life she had ever really cared for any man; until now she had followed the fashion prevalent among many women of pretending to consider love and deep affection “all nonsense” and the hall-mark of a weak intelligence.
MeanwhilenounUS /ˈmeanwhile/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Meanwhile Yootha Hagerston was secretly becoming more and more enamored of Captain Preston.
meeting
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From this reading She had come to know his movements and had discovered some of his haunts, with the result that she rarely missed an opportunity of meeting him “by chance.”
missed
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From this reading She had come to know his movements and had discovered some of his haunts, with the result that she rarely missed an opportunity of meeting him “by chance.”
more
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From this reading Meanwhile Yootha Hagerston was secretly becoming more and more enamored of Captain Preston.
movements
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From this reading She had come to know his movements and had discovered some of his haunts, with the result that she rarely missed an opportunity of meeting him “by chance.”
nonsense
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From this reading It was the first time in her life she had ever really cared for any man; until now she had followed the fashion prevalent among many women of pretending to consider love and deep affection “all nonsense” and the hall-mark of a weak intelligence.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading And, though he would not have admitted it, even to himself, Preston had for some weeks past been singularly attracted by Yootha.
now
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From this reading It was the first time in her life she had ever really cared for any man; until now she had followed the fashion prevalent among many women of pretending to consider love and deep affection “all nonsense” and the hall-mark of a weak intelligence.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Meanwhile Yootha Hagerston was secretly becoming more and more enamored of Captain Preston.
opportunity
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From this reading She had come to know his movements and had discovered some of his haunts, with the result that she rarely missed an opportunity of meeting him “by chance.”
past
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From this reading And, though he would not have admitted it, even to himself, Preston had for some weeks past been singularly attracted by Yootha.
PRESENTIMENT
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From this reading YOOTHA’S PRESENTIMENT.
Preston
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From this reading Meanwhile Yootha Hagerston was secretly becoming more and more enamored of Captain Preston.
pretending
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From this reading It was the first time in her life she had ever really cared for any man; until now she had followed the fashion prevalent among many women of pretending to consider love and deep affection “all nonsense” and the hall-mark of a weak intelligence.
prevalent
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From this reading It was the first time in her life she had ever really cared for any man; until now she had followed the fashion prevalent among many women of pretending to consider love and deep affection “all nonsense” and the hall-mark of a weak intelligence.
rarely
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From this reading She had come to know his movements and had discovered some of his haunts, with the result that she rarely missed an opportunity of meeting him “by chance.”
really
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From this reading It was the first time in her life she had ever really cared for any man; until now she had followed the fashion prevalent among many women of pretending to consider love and deep affection “all nonsense” and the hall-mark of a weak intelligence.
result
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From this reading She had come to know his movements and had discovered some of his haunts, with the result that she rarely missed an opportunity of meeting him “by chance.”
secretly
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From this reading Meanwhile Yootha Hagerston was secretly becoming more and more enamored of Captain Preston.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was the first time in her life she had ever really cared for any man; until now she had followed the fashion prevalent among many women of pretending to consider love and deep affection “all nonsense” and the hall-mark of a weak intelligence.
singularly
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From this reading And, though he would not have admitted it, even to himself, Preston had for some weeks past been singularly attracted by Yootha.
some
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From this reading She had come to know his movements and had discovered some of his haunts, with the result that she rarely missed an opportunity of meeting him “by chance.”
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She had come to know his movements and had discovered some of his haunts, with the result that she rarely missed an opportunity of meeting him “by chance.”
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 in her life she had ever really cared for any man; until now she had followed the fashion prevalent among many women of pretending to consider love and deep affection “all nonsense” and the hall-mark of a weak intelligence.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading And, though he would not have admitted it, even to himself, Preston had for some weeks past been singularly attracted by Yootha.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was the first time in her life she had ever really cared for any man; until now she had followed the fashion prevalent among many women of pretending to consider love and deep affection “all nonsense” and the hall-mark of a weak intelligence.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was the first time in her life she had ever really cared for any man; until now she had followed the fashion prevalent among many women of pretending to consider love and deep affection “all nonsense” and the hall-mark of a weak intelligence.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading It was the first time in her life she had ever really cared for any man; until now she had followed the fashion prevalent among many women of pretending to consider love and deep affection “all nonsense” and the hall-mark of a weak intelligence.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Meanwhile Yootha Hagerston was secretly becoming more and more enamored of Captain Preston.
weak
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From this reading It was the first time in her life she had ever really cared for any man; until now she had followed the fashion prevalent among many women of pretending to consider love and deep affection “all nonsense” and the hall-mark of a weak intelligence.
weeks
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From this reading And, though he would not have admitted it, even to himself, Preston had for some weeks past been singularly attracted by Yootha.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading She had come to know his movements and had discovered some of his haunts, with the result that she rarely missed an opportunity of meeting him “by chance.”
women
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From this reading It was the first time in her life she had ever really cared for any man; until now she had followed the fashion prevalent among many women of pretending to consider love and deep affection “all nonsense” and the hall-mark of a weak intelligence.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading And, though he would not have admitted it, even to himself, Preston had for some weeks past been singularly attracted by Yootha.
Yootha
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From this reading Meanwhile Yootha Hagerston was secretly becoming more and more enamored of Captain Preston.
YOOTHA'S
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From this reading YOOTHA’S PRESENTIMENT.
