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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 HOW CARETTE CAME BY HER GOLDEN BRIDGE And Carette-- I recall her in those days in a thousand different circumstances, and always like the sunlight or the lightning, gleaming, sparkling, flashing.
able
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From this reading And whenever I think of her I thank God for Jeanne Falla, and all that that wisest and sharpest and tenderest of women was able to do for her.
account
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From this reading For she could be as steadily radiant as the one and as unexpectedly fickle as the other, and I do not know that I liked her any the less on that account, though truly it made her none too easy to deal with at times.
alive
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From this reading Her quick changes and childish vagaries kept one, at all events, very much alive and in a state of constant expectation.
all
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From this reading Her quick changes and childish vagaries kept one, at all events, very much alive and in a state of constant expectation.
always
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From this reading HOW CARETTE CAME BY HER GOLDEN BRIDGE And Carette-- I recall her in those days in a thousand different circumstances, and always like the sunlight or the lightning, gleaming, sparkling, flashing.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading HOW CARETTE CAME BY HER GOLDEN BRIDGE And Carette-- I recall her in those days in a thousand different circumstances, and always like the sunlight or the lightning, gleaming, sparkling, flashing.
any
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From this reading For she could be as steadily radiant as the one and as unexpectedly fickle as the other, and I do not know that I liked her any the less on that account, though truly it made her none too easy to deal with at times.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading For she could be as steadily radiant as the one and as unexpectedly fickle as the other, and I do not know that I liked her any the less on that account, though truly it made her none too easy to deal with at times.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading For she could be as steadily radiant as the one and as unexpectedly fickle as the other, and I do not know that I liked her any the less on that account, though truly it made her none too easy to deal with at times.
aunt
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From this reading For, you see, Carette was peculiarly circumstanced, and might have gone to waste but for her aunt Jeanne.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading For she could be as steadily radiant as the one and as unexpectedly fickle as the other, and I do not know that I liked her any the less on that account, though truly it made her none too easy to deal with at times.
BRIDGE
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From this reading HOW CARETTE CAME BY HER GOLDEN BRIDGE And Carette-- I recall her in those days in a thousand different circumstances, and always like the sunlight or the lightning, gleaming, sparkling, flashing.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading For, you see, Carette was peculiarly circumstanced, and might have gone to waste but for her aunt Jeanne.
BYprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading HOW CARETTE CAME BY HER GOLDEN BRIDGE And Carette-- I recall her in those days in a thousand different circumstances, and always like the sunlight or the lightning, gleaming, sparkling, flashing.
CAME
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From this reading HOW CARETTE CAME BY HER GOLDEN BRIDGE And Carette-- I recall her in those days in a thousand different circumstances, and always like the sunlight or the lightning, gleaming, sparkling, flashing.
CARETTE
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From this reading HOW CARETTE CAME BY HER GOLDEN BRIDGE And Carette-- I recall her in those days in a thousand different circumstances, and always like the sunlight or the lightning, gleaming, sparkling, flashing.
changes
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From this reading Her quick changes and childish vagaries kept one, at all events, very much alive and in a state of constant expectation.
childish
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From this reading Her quick changes and childish vagaries kept one, at all events, very much alive and in a state of constant expectation.
circumstanced
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From this reading For, you see, Carette was peculiarly circumstanced, and might have gone to waste but for her aunt Jeanne.
circumstances
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From this reading HOW CARETTE CAME BY HER GOLDEN BRIDGE And Carette-- I recall her in those days in a thousand different circumstances, and always like the sunlight or the lightning, gleaming, sparkling, flashing.
constant
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From this reading Her quick changes and childish vagaries kept one, at all events, very much alive and in a state of constant expectation.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading For she could be as steadily radiant as the one and as unexpectedly fickle as the other, and I do not know that I liked her any the less on that account, though truly it made her none too easy to deal with at times.
days
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From this reading HOW CARETTE CAME BY HER GOLDEN BRIDGE And Carette-- I recall her in those days in a thousand different circumstances, and always like the sunlight or the lightning, gleaming, sparkling, flashing.
deal
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From this reading For she could be as steadily radiant as the one and as unexpectedly fickle as the other, and I do not know that I liked her any the less on that account, though truly it made her none too easy to deal with at times.
differentnounUS /ˈdifferent/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading HOW CARETTE CAME BY HER GOLDEN BRIDGE And Carette-- I recall her in those days in a thousand different circumstances, and always like the sunlight or the lightning, gleaming, sparkling, flashing.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading For she could be as steadily radiant as the one and as unexpectedly fickle as the other, and I do not know that I liked her any the less on that account, though truly it made her none too easy to deal with at times.
easy
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From this reading For she could be as steadily radiant as the one and as unexpectedly fickle as the other, and I do not know that I liked her any the less on that account, though truly it made her none too easy to deal with at times.
events
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From this reading Her quick changes and childish vagaries kept one, at all events, very much alive and in a state of constant expectation.
expectation
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From this reading Her quick changes and childish vagaries kept one, at all events, very much alive and in a state of constant expectation.
Falla
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From this reading And whenever I think of her I thank God for Jeanne Falla, and all that that wisest and sharpest and tenderest of women was able to do for her.
fickle
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From this reading For she could be as steadily radiant as the one and as unexpectedly fickle as the other, and I do not know that I liked her any the less on that account, though truly it made her none too easy to deal with at times.
flashing
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From this reading HOW CARETTE CAME BY HER GOLDEN BRIDGE And Carette-- I recall her in those days in a thousand different circumstances, and always like the sunlight or the lightning, gleaming, sparkling, flashing.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For she could be as steadily radiant as the one and as unexpectedly fickle as the other, and I do not know that I liked her any the less on that account, though truly it made her none too easy to deal with at times.
gleaming
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From this reading HOW CARETTE CAME BY HER GOLDEN BRIDGE And Carette-- I recall her in those days in a thousand different circumstances, and always like the sunlight or the lightning, gleaming, sparkling, flashing.
God
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From this reading And whenever I think of her I thank God for Jeanne Falla, and all that that wisest and sharpest and tenderest of women was able to do for her.
GOLDEN
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From this reading HOW CARETTE CAME BY HER GOLDEN BRIDGE And Carette-- I recall her in those days in a thousand different circumstances, and always like the sunlight or the lightning, gleaming, sparkling, flashing.
gone
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From this reading For, you see, Carette was peculiarly circumstanced, and might have gone to waste but for her aunt Jeanne.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading For, you see, Carette was peculiarly circumstanced, and might have gone to waste but for her aunt Jeanne.
HERdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading HOW CARETTE CAME BY HER GOLDEN BRIDGE And Carette-- I recall her in those days in a thousand different circumstances, and always like the sunlight or the lightning, gleaming, sparkling, flashing.
HOW
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From this reading HOW CARETTE CAME BY HER GOLDEN BRIDGE And Carette-- I recall her in those days in a thousand different circumstances, and always like the sunlight or the lightning, gleaming, sparkling, flashing.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading HOW CARETTE CAME BY HER GOLDEN BRIDGE And Carette-- I recall her in those days in a thousand different circumstances, and always like the sunlight or the lightning, gleaming, sparkling, flashing.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading HOW CARETTE CAME BY HER GOLDEN BRIDGE And Carette-- I recall her in those days in a thousand different circumstances, and always like the sunlight or the lightning, gleaming, sparkling, flashing.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading For she could be as steadily radiant as the one and as unexpectedly fickle as the other, and I do not know that I liked her any the less on that account, though truly it made her none too easy to deal with at times.
Jeanne
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From this reading And whenever I think of her I thank God for Jeanne Falla, and all that that wisest and sharpest and tenderest of women was able to do for her.
kept
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From this reading Her quick changes and childish vagaries kept one, at all events, very much alive and in a state of constant expectation.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For she could be as steadily radiant as the one and as unexpectedly fickle as the other, and I do not know that I liked her any the less on that account, though truly it made her none too easy to deal with at times.
less
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From this reading For she could be as steadily radiant as the one and as unexpectedly fickle as the other, and I do not know that I liked her any the less on that account, though truly it made her none too easy to deal with at times.
lightning
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From this reading HOW CARETTE CAME BY HER GOLDEN BRIDGE And Carette-- I recall her in those days in a thousand different circumstances, and always like the sunlight or the lightning, gleaming, sparkling, flashing.
like
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From this reading HOW CARETTE CAME BY HER GOLDEN BRIDGE And Carette-- I recall her in those days in a thousand different circumstances, and always like the sunlight or the lightning, gleaming, sparkling, flashing.
liked
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From this reading For she could be as steadily radiant as the one and as unexpectedly fickle as the other, and I do not know that I liked her any the less on that account, though truly it made her none too easy to deal with at times.
made
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From this reading For she could be as steadily radiant as the one and as unexpectedly fickle as the other, and I do not know that I liked her any the less on that account, though truly it made her none too easy to deal with at times.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading For, you see, Carette was peculiarly circumstanced, and might have gone to waste but for her aunt Jeanne.
much
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From this reading Her quick changes and childish vagaries kept one, at all events, very much alive and in a state of constant expectation.
nonepronounUS /nʌn/
not one, and not any
From this reading For she could be as steadily radiant as the one and as unexpectedly fickle as the other, and I do not know that I liked her any the less on that account, though truly it made her none too easy to deal with at times.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading For she could be as steadily radiant as the one and as unexpectedly fickle as the other, and I do not know that I liked her any the less on that account, though truly it made her none too easy to deal with at times.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Her quick changes and childish vagaries kept one, at all events, very much alive and in a state of constant expectation.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading For she could be as steadily radiant as the one and as unexpectedly fickle as the other, and I do not know that I liked her any the less on that account, though truly it made her none too easy to deal with at times.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading For she could be as steadily radiant as the one and as unexpectedly fickle as the other, and I do not know that I liked her any the less on that account, though truly it made her none too easy to deal with at times.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading HOW CARETTE CAME BY HER GOLDEN BRIDGE And Carette-- I recall her in those days in a thousand different circumstances, and always like the sunlight or the lightning, gleaming, sparkling, flashing.
other
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From this reading For she could be as steadily radiant as the one and as unexpectedly fickle as the other, and I do not know that I liked her any the less on that account, though truly it made her none too easy to deal with at times.
peculiarly
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From this reading For, you see, Carette was peculiarly circumstanced, and might have gone to waste but for her aunt Jeanne.
quick
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From this reading Her quick changes and childish vagaries kept one, at all events, very much alive and in a state of constant expectation.
radiantadjectiveUS /ˈreɪdiənt/
shining brightly
From this reading For she could be as steadily radiant as the one and as unexpectedly fickle as the other, and I do not know that I liked her any the less on that account, though truly it made her none too easy to deal with at times.
recall
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From this reading HOW CARETTE CAME BY HER GOLDEN BRIDGE And Carette-- I recall her in those days in a thousand different circumstances, and always like the sunlight or the lightning, gleaming, sparkling, flashing.
see
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From this reading For, you see, Carette was peculiarly circumstanced, and might have gone to waste but for her aunt Jeanne.
sharpest
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From this reading And whenever I think of her I thank God for Jeanne Falla, and all that that wisest and sharpest and tenderest of women was able to do for her.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading For she could be as steadily radiant as the one and as unexpectedly fickle as the other, and I do not know that I liked her any the less on that account, though truly it made her none too easy to deal with at times.
sparkling
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From this reading HOW CARETTE CAME BY HER GOLDEN BRIDGE And Carette-- I recall her in those days in a thousand different circumstances, and always like the sunlight or the lightning, gleaming, sparkling, flashing.
state
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From this reading Her quick changes and childish vagaries kept one, at all events, very much alive and in a state of constant expectation.
steadily
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From this reading For she could be as steadily radiant as the one and as unexpectedly fickle as the other, and I do not know that I liked her any the less on that account, though truly it made her none too easy to deal with at times.
sunlight
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From this reading HOW CARETTE CAME BY HER GOLDEN BRIDGE And Carette-- I recall her in those days in a thousand different circumstances, and always like the sunlight or the lightning, gleaming, sparkling, flashing.
tenderest
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From this reading And whenever I think of her I thank God for Jeanne Falla, and all that that wisest and sharpest and tenderest of women was able to do for her.
thank
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From this reading And whenever I think of her I thank God for Jeanne Falla, and all that that wisest and sharpest and tenderest of women was able to do for her.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading For she could be as steadily radiant as the one and as unexpectedly fickle as the other, and I do not know that I liked her any the less on that account, though truly it made her none too easy to deal with at times.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading HOW CARETTE CAME BY HER GOLDEN BRIDGE And Carette-- I recall her in those days in a thousand different circumstances, and always like the sunlight or the lightning, gleaming, sparkling, flashing.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And whenever I think of her I thank God for Jeanne Falla, and all that that wisest and sharpest and tenderest of women was able to do for her.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading HOW CARETTE CAME BY HER GOLDEN BRIDGE And Carette-- I recall her in those days in a thousand different circumstances, and always like the sunlight or the lightning, gleaming, sparkling, flashing.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading For she could be as steadily radiant as the one and as unexpectedly fickle as the other, and I do not know that I liked her any the less on that account, though truly it made her none too easy to deal with at times.
thousand
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From this reading HOW CARETTE CAME BY HER GOLDEN BRIDGE And Carette-- I recall her in those days in a thousand different circumstances, and always like the sunlight or the lightning, gleaming, sparkling, flashing.
times
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From this reading For she could be as steadily radiant as the one and as unexpectedly fickle as the other, and I do not know that I liked her any the less on that account, though truly it made her none too easy to deal with at times.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading For she could be as steadily radiant as the one and as unexpectedly fickle as the other, and I do not know that I liked her any the less on that account, though truly it made her none too easy to deal with at times.
too
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From this reading For she could be as steadily radiant as the one and as unexpectedly fickle as the other, and I do not know that I liked her any the less on that account, though truly it made her none too easy to deal with at times.
truly
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From this reading For she could be as steadily radiant as the one and as unexpectedly fickle as the other, and I do not know that I liked her any the less on that account, though truly it made her none too easy to deal with at times.
unexpectedly
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From this reading For she could be as steadily radiant as the one and as unexpectedly fickle as the other, and I do not know that I liked her any the less on that account, though truly it made her none too easy to deal with at times.
vagaries
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From this reading Her quick changes and childish vagaries kept one, at all events, very much alive and in a state of constant expectation.
very
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From this reading Her quick changes and childish vagaries kept one, at all events, very much alive and in a state of constant expectation.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And whenever I think of her I thank God for Jeanne Falla, and all that that wisest and sharpest and tenderest of women was able to do for her.
wastenounUS /weɪst/
an empty, uncultivated area of land
From this reading For, you see, Carette was peculiarly circumstanced, and might have gone to waste but for her aunt Jeanne.
wheneverconjunctionUS /weˈnevər/
at any time that; every time that
From this reading And whenever I think of her I thank God for Jeanne Falla, and all that that wisest and sharpest and tenderest of women was able to do for her.
wisest
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From this reading And whenever I think of her I thank God for Jeanne Falla, and all that that wisest and sharpest and tenderest of women was able to do for her.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading For she could be as steadily radiant as the one and as unexpectedly fickle as the other, and I do not know that I liked her any the less on that account, though truly it made her none too easy to deal with at times.
women
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From this reading And whenever I think of her I thank God for Jeanne Falla, and all that that wisest and sharpest and tenderest of women was able to do for her.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading For, you see, Carette was peculiarly circumstanced, and might have gone to waste but for her aunt Jeanne.
