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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 “You’ve asked me now and then not to be afraid to tell you if ever I ran into a woman who interested me particularly.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading She represents in a mild degree the new order of things you’re so mad about; going to live her own life; marriage not in the sketch.
afraid
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From this reading “You’ve asked me now and then not to be afraid to tell you if ever I ran into a woman who interested me particularly.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading But the other night I met a girl,--she’s probably just crossing the line into the twenties,--an interesting, provocative young person.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “You’ve asked me now and then not to be afraid to tell you if ever I ran into a woman who interested me particularly.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading I haven’t had anything to report till now.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “You’ve asked me now and then not to be afraid to tell you if ever I ran into a woman who interested me particularly.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “You’ve asked me now and then not to be afraid to tell you if ever I ran into a woman who interested me particularly.
better
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From this reading She’s a salesgirl in a big shop, but her people have known better days and she went half-way through college.
big
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From this reading She’s a salesgirl in a big shop, but her people have known better days and she went half-way through college.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But the other night I met a girl,--she’s probably just crossing the line into the twenties,--an interesting, provocative young person.
college
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From this reading She’s a salesgirl in a big shop, but her people have known better days and she went half-way through college.
crossing
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From this reading But the other night I met a girl,--she’s probably just crossing the line into the twenties,--an interesting, provocative young person.
days
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From this reading She’s a salesgirl in a big shop, but her people have known better days and she went half-way through college.
degree
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From this reading She represents in a mild degree the new order of things you’re so mad about; going to live her own life; marriage not in the sketch.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “You’ve asked me now and then not to be afraid to tell you if ever I ran into a woman who interested me particularly.
girl
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From this reading But the other night I met a girl,--she’s probably just crossing the line into the twenties,--an interesting, provocative young person.
going
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From this reading She represents in a mild degree the new order of things you’re so mad about; going to live her own life; marriage not in the sketch.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I haven’t had anything to report till now.
half-waynounUS /half-way/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She’s a salesgirl in a big shop, but her people have known better days and she went half-way through college.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading She’s a salesgirl in a big shop, but her people have known better days and she went half-way through college.
haven't
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From this reading I haven’t had anything to report till now.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She represents in a mild degree the new order of things you’re so mad about; going to live her own life; marriage not in the sketch.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “You’ve asked me now and then not to be afraid to tell you if ever I ran into a woman who interested me particularly.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “You’ve asked me now and then not to be afraid to tell you if ever I ran into a woman who interested me particularly.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She represents in a mild degree the new order of things you’re so mad about; going to live her own life; marriage not in the sketch.
interested
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From this reading “You’ve asked me now and then not to be afraid to tell you if ever I ran into a woman who interested me particularly.
interesting
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From this reading But the other night I met a girl,--she’s probably just crossing the line into the twenties,--an interesting, provocative young person.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading “You’ve asked me now and then not to be afraid to tell you if ever I ran into a woman who interested me particularly.
just
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From this reading But the other night I met a girl,--she’s probably just crossing the line into the twenties,--an interesting, provocative young person.
known
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From this reading She’s a salesgirl in a big shop, but her people have known better days and she went half-way through college.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She represents in a mild degree the new order of things you’re so mad about; going to live her own life; marriage not in the sketch.
line
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From this reading But the other night I met a girl,--she’s probably just crossing the line into the twenties,--an interesting, provocative young person.
live
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From this reading She represents in a mild degree the new order of things you’re so mad about; going to live her own life; marriage not in the sketch.
mad
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From this reading She represents in a mild degree the new order of things you’re so mad about; going to live her own life; marriage not in the sketch.
marriage
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From this reading She represents in a mild degree the new order of things you’re so mad about; going to live her own life; marriage not in the sketch.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “You’ve asked me now and then not to be afraid to tell you if ever I ran into a woman who interested me particularly.
met
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From this reading But the other night I met a girl,--she’s probably just crossing the line into the twenties,--an interesting, provocative young person.
mild
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From this reading She represents in a mild degree the new order of things you’re so mad about; going to live her own life; marriage not in the sketch.
new
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From this reading She represents in a mild degree the new order of things you’re so mad about; going to live her own life; marriage not in the sketch.
night
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From this reading But the other night I met a girl,--she’s probably just crossing the line into the twenties,--an interesting, provocative young person.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “You’ve asked me now and then not to be afraid to tell you if ever I ran into a woman who interested me particularly.
now
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From this reading “You’ve asked me now and then not to be afraid to tell you if ever I ran into a woman who interested me particularly.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She represents in a mild degree the new order of things you’re so mad about; going to live her own life; marriage not in the sketch.
ordernounUS /order/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She represents in a mild degree the new order of things you’re so mad about; going to live her own life; marriage not in the sketch.
other
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From this reading But the other night I met a girl,--she’s probably just crossing the line into the twenties,--an interesting, provocative young person.
own
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From this reading She represents in a mild degree the new order of things you’re so mad about; going to live her own life; marriage not in the sketch.
particularly
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From this reading “You’ve asked me now and then not to be afraid to tell you if ever I ran into a woman who interested me particularly.
people
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From this reading She’s a salesgirl in a big shop, but her people have known better days and she went half-way through college.
person
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From this reading But the other night I met a girl,--she’s probably just crossing the line into the twenties,--an interesting, provocative young person.
probably
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From this reading But the other night I met a girl,--she’s probably just crossing the line into the twenties,--an interesting, provocative young person.
provocative
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From this reading But the other night I met a girl,--she’s probably just crossing the line into the twenties,--an interesting, provocative young person.
ran
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From this reading “You’ve asked me now and then not to be afraid to tell you if ever I ran into a woman who interested me particularly.
report
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From this reading I haven’t had anything to report till now.
represents
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From this reading She represents in a mild degree the new order of things you’re so mad about; going to live her own life; marriage not in the sketch.
salesgirl
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From this reading She’s a salesgirl in a big shop, but her people have known better days and she went half-way through college.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She represents in a mild degree the new order of things you’re so mad about; going to live her own life; marriage not in the sketch.
she's
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From this reading But the other night I met a girl,--she’s probably just crossing the line into the twenties,--an interesting, provocative young person.
shop
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From this reading She’s a salesgirl in a big shop, but her people have known better days and she went half-way through college.
sketch
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From this reading She represents in a mild degree the new order of things you’re so mad about; going to live her own life; marriage not in the sketch.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading She represents in a mild degree the new order of things you’re so mad about; going to live her own life; marriage not in the sketch.
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “You’ve asked me now and then not to be afraid to tell you if ever I ran into a woman who interested me particularly.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading But the other night I met a girl,--she’s probably just crossing the line into the twenties,--an interesting, provocative young person.
then
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From this reading “You’ve asked me now and then not to be afraid to tell you if ever I ran into a woman who interested me particularly.
things
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From this reading She represents in a mild degree the new order of things you’re so mad about; going to live her own life; marriage not in the sketch.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She’s a salesgirl in a big shop, but her people have known better days and she went half-way through college.
tillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading I haven’t had anything to report till now.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “You’ve asked me now and then not to be afraid to tell you if ever I ran into a woman who interested me particularly.
twenties
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From this reading But the other night I met a girl,--she’s probably just crossing the line into the twenties,--an interesting, provocative young person.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She’s a salesgirl in a big shop, but her people have known better days and she went half-way through college.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading “You’ve asked me now and then not to be afraid to tell you if ever I ran into a woman who interested me particularly.
woman
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From this reading “You’ve asked me now and then not to be afraid to tell you if ever I ran into a woman who interested me particularly.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You’ve asked me now and then not to be afraid to tell you if ever I ran into a woman who interested me particularly.
you're
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From this reading She represents in a mild degree the new order of things you’re so mad about; going to live her own life; marriage not in the sketch.
You've
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From this reading “You’ve asked me now and then not to be afraid to tell you if ever I ran into a woman who interested me particularly.
young
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From this reading But the other night I met a girl,--she’s probably just crossing the line into the twenties,--an interesting, provocative young person.
