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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 Bernard talked of this matter rather theoretically, inasmuch as to his own sense, he was in a state neither of incipient nor of absorbed fascination.
absorbed
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From this reading Bernard talked of this matter rather theoretically, inasmuch as to his own sense, he was in a state neither of incipient nor of absorbed fascination.
agreeable
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From this reading He regretted her evasive deportment, for he found something agreeable in this shy and scrupulous little woman, who struck him as a curious specimen of a society of which he had once been very fond.
alluded
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From this reading He got on very easily, however, with Angela Vivian, and felt none of the mysterious discomfort alluded to by his friend.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He got on very easily, however, with Angela Vivian, and felt none of the mysterious discomfort alluded to by his friend.
Angela
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From this reading He got on very easily, however, with Angela Vivian, and felt none of the mysterious discomfort alluded to by his friend.
animated
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From this reading He learned that she was of old New England stock, but he had not needed this information to perceive that Mrs. Vivian was animated by the genius of Boston.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Bernard talked of this matter rather theoretically, inasmuch as to his own sense, he was in a state neither of incipient nor of absorbed fascination.
attached
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From this reading The element of mystery attached itself rather to the young lady’s mother, who gave him the impression that for undiscoverable reasons she avoided his society.
avoided
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From this reading The element of mystery attached itself rather to the young lady’s mother, who gave him the impression that for undiscoverable reasons she avoided his society.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading He regretted her evasive deportment, for he found something agreeable in this shy and scrupulous little woman, who struck him as a curious specimen of a society of which he had once been very fond.
Bernard
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From this reading Bernard talked of this matter rather theoretically, inasmuch as to his own sense, he was in a state neither of incipient nor of absorbed fascination.
Boston
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From this reading He learned that she was of old New England stock, but he had not needed this information to perceive that Mrs. Vivian was animated by the genius of Boston.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He learned that she was of old New England stock, but he had not needed this information to perceive that Mrs. Vivian was animated by the genius of Boston.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading He got on very easily, however, with Angela Vivian, and felt none of the mysterious discomfort alluded to by his friend.
curious
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From this reading He regretted her evasive deportment, for he found something agreeable in this shy and scrupulous little woman, who struck him as a curious specimen of a society of which he had once been very fond.
deportment
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From this reading He regretted her evasive deportment, for he found something agreeable in this shy and scrupulous little woman, who struck him as a curious specimen of a society of which he had once been very fond.
discomfort
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From this reading He got on very easily, however, with Angela Vivian, and felt none of the mysterious discomfort alluded to by his friend.
easily
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From this reading He got on very easily, however, with Angela Vivian, and felt none of the mysterious discomfort alluded to by his friend.
element
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From this reading The element of mystery attached itself rather to the young lady’s mother, who gave him the impression that for undiscoverable reasons she avoided his society.
England
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From this reading He learned that she was of old New England stock, but he had not needed this information to perceive that Mrs. Vivian was animated by the genius of Boston.
evasive
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From this reading He regretted her evasive deportment, for he found something agreeable in this shy and scrupulous little woman, who struck him as a curious specimen of a society of which he had once been very fond.
fascination
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From this reading Bernard talked of this matter rather theoretically, inasmuch as to his own sense, he was in a state neither of incipient nor of absorbed fascination.
felt
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From this reading He got on very easily, however, with Angela Vivian, and felt none of the mysterious discomfort alluded to by his friend.
fond
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From this reading He regretted her evasive deportment, for he found something agreeable in this shy and scrupulous little woman, who struck him as a curious specimen of a society of which he had once been very fond.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The element of mystery attached itself rather to the young lady’s mother, who gave him the impression that for undiscoverable reasons she avoided his society.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He regretted her evasive deportment, for he found something agreeable in this shy and scrupulous little woman, who struck him as a curious specimen of a society of which he had once been very fond.
friend
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From this reading He got on very easily, however, with Angela Vivian, and felt none of the mysterious discomfort alluded to by his friend.
gave
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From this reading The element of mystery attached itself rather to the young lady’s mother, who gave him the impression that for undiscoverable reasons she avoided his society.
genius
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From this reading He learned that she was of old New England stock, but he had not needed this information to perceive that Mrs. Vivian was animated by the genius of Boston.
got
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From this reading He got on very easily, however, with Angela Vivian, and felt none of the mysterious discomfort alluded to by his friend.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He regretted her evasive deportment, for he found something agreeable in this shy and scrupulous little woman, who struck him as a curious specimen of a society of which he had once been very fond.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Bernard talked of this matter rather theoretically, inasmuch as to his own sense, he was in a state neither of incipient nor of absorbed fascination.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He regretted her evasive deportment, for he found something agreeable in this shy and scrupulous little woman, who struck him as a curious specimen of a society of which he had once been very fond.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The element of mystery attached itself rather to the young lady’s mother, who gave him the impression that for undiscoverable reasons she avoided his society.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Bernard talked of this matter rather theoretically, inasmuch as to his own sense, he was in a state neither of incipient nor of absorbed fascination.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading He got on very easily, however, with Angela Vivian, and felt none of the mysterious discomfort alluded to by his friend.
impression
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From this reading The element of mystery attached itself rather to the young lady’s mother, who gave him the impression that for undiscoverable reasons she avoided his society.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Bernard talked of this matter rather theoretically, inasmuch as to his own sense, he was in a state neither of incipient nor of absorbed fascination.
inasmuch
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From this reading Bernard talked of this matter rather theoretically, inasmuch as to his own sense, he was in a state neither of incipient nor of absorbed fascination.
incipient
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From this reading Bernard talked of this matter rather theoretically, inasmuch as to his own sense, he was in a state neither of incipient nor of absorbed fascination.
information
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From this reading He learned that she was of old New England stock, but he had not needed this information to perceive that Mrs. Vivian was animated by the genius of Boston.
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading The element of mystery attached itself rather to the young lady’s mother, who gave him the impression that for undiscoverable reasons she avoided his society.
lady's
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From this reading The element of mystery attached itself rather to the young lady’s mother, who gave him the impression that for undiscoverable reasons she avoided his society.
learned
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From this reading He learned that she was of old New England stock, but he had not needed this information to perceive that Mrs. Vivian was animated by the genius of Boston.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He regretted her evasive deportment, for he found something agreeable in this shy and scrupulous little woman, who struck him as a curious specimen of a society of which he had once been very fond.
matter
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From this reading Bernard talked of this matter rather theoretically, inasmuch as to his own sense, he was in a state neither of incipient nor of absorbed fascination.
mother
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From this reading The element of mystery attached itself rather to the young lady’s mother, who gave him the impression that for undiscoverable reasons she avoided his society.
Mrs
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From this reading He learned that she was of old New England stock, but he had not needed this information to perceive that Mrs. Vivian was animated by the genius of Boston.
mysteriousadjectiveUS /mɪˈstɪriəs/
difficult to explain or understand
From this reading He got on very easily, however, with Angela Vivian, and felt none of the mysterious discomfort alluded to by his friend.
mystery
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From this reading The element of mystery attached itself rather to the young lady’s mother, who gave him the impression that for undiscoverable reasons she avoided his society.
needed
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From this reading He learned that she was of old New England stock, but he had not needed this information to perceive that Mrs. Vivian was animated by the genius of Boston.
neitherdeterminerUS /ˈniːðər/
not one and not the other of two
From this reading Bernard talked of this matter rather theoretically, inasmuch as to his own sense, he was in a state neither of incipient nor of absorbed fascination.
New
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From this reading He learned that she was of old New England stock, but he had not needed this information to perceive that Mrs. Vivian was animated by the genius of Boston.
nonepronounUS /nʌn/
not one, and not any
From this reading He got on very easily, however, with Angela Vivian, and felt none of the mysterious discomfort alluded to by his friend.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading Bernard talked of this matter rather theoretically, inasmuch as to his own sense, he was in a state neither of incipient nor of absorbed fascination.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He learned that she was of old New England stock, but he had not needed this information to perceive that Mrs. Vivian was animated by the genius of Boston.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Bernard talked of this matter rather theoretically, inasmuch as to his own sense, he was in a state neither of incipient nor of absorbed fascination.
old
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From this reading He learned that she was of old New England stock, but he had not needed this information to perceive that Mrs. Vivian was animated by the genius of Boston.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He got on very easily, however, with Angela Vivian, and felt none of the mysterious discomfort alluded to by his friend.
once
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From this reading He regretted her evasive deportment, for he found something agreeable in this shy and scrupulous little woman, who struck him as a curious specimen of a society of which he had once been very fond.
own
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From this reading Bernard talked of this matter rather theoretically, inasmuch as to his own sense, he was in a state neither of incipient nor of absorbed fascination.
perceive
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From this reading He learned that she was of old New England stock, but he had not needed this information to perceive that Mrs. Vivian was animated by the genius of Boston.
rather
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From this reading Bernard talked of this matter rather theoretically, inasmuch as to his own sense, he was in a state neither of incipient nor of absorbed fascination.
reasonsnounUS /ˈreasons/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The element of mystery attached itself rather to the young lady’s mother, who gave him the impression that for undiscoverable reasons she avoided his society.
regretted
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From this reading He regretted her evasive deportment, for he found something agreeable in this shy and scrupulous little woman, who struck him as a curious specimen of a society of which he had once been very fond.
scrupulous
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From this reading He regretted her evasive deportment, for he found something agreeable in this shy and scrupulous little woman, who struck him as a curious specimen of a society of which he had once been very fond.
sense
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From this reading Bernard talked of this matter rather theoretically, inasmuch as to his own sense, he was in a state neither of incipient nor of absorbed fascination.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The element of mystery attached itself rather to the young lady’s mother, who gave him the impression that for undiscoverable reasons she avoided his society.
shy
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From this reading He regretted her evasive deportment, for he found something agreeable in this shy and scrupulous little woman, who struck him as a curious specimen of a society of which he had once been very fond.
society
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From this reading The element of mystery attached itself rather to the young lady’s mother, who gave him the impression that for undiscoverable reasons she avoided his society.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading He regretted her evasive deportment, for he found something agreeable in this shy and scrupulous little woman, who struck him as a curious specimen of a society of which he had once been very fond.
specimen
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From this reading He regretted her evasive deportment, for he found something agreeable in this shy and scrupulous little woman, who struck him as a curious specimen of a society of which he had once been very fond.
state
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From this reading Bernard talked of this matter rather theoretically, inasmuch as to his own sense, he was in a state neither of incipient nor of absorbed fascination.
stock
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From this reading He learned that she was of old New England stock, but he had not needed this information to perceive that Mrs. Vivian was animated by the genius of Boston.
strucknounUS /struck/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He regretted her evasive deportment, for he found something agreeable in this shy and scrupulous little woman, who struck him as a curious specimen of a society of which he had once been very fond.
talked
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From this reading Bernard talked of this matter rather theoretically, inasmuch as to his own sense, he was in a state neither of incipient nor of absorbed fascination.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The element of mystery attached itself rather to the young lady’s mother, who gave him the impression that for undiscoverable reasons she avoided his society.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He got on very easily, however, with Angela Vivian, and felt none of the mysterious discomfort alluded to by his friend.
theoretically
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From this reading Bernard talked of this matter rather theoretically, inasmuch as to his own sense, he was in a state neither of incipient nor of absorbed fascination.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Bernard talked of this matter rather theoretically, inasmuch as to his own sense, he was in a state neither of incipient nor of absorbed fascination.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Bernard talked of this matter rather theoretically, inasmuch as to his own sense, he was in a state neither of incipient nor of absorbed fascination.
undiscoverable
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From this reading The element of mystery attached itself rather to the young lady’s mother, who gave him the impression that for undiscoverable reasons she avoided his society.
very
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From this reading He got on very easily, however, with Angela Vivian, and felt none of the mysterious discomfort alluded to by his friend.
Vivian
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From this reading He got on very easily, however, with Angela Vivian, and felt none of the mysterious discomfort alluded to by his friend.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Bernard talked of this matter rather theoretically, inasmuch as to his own sense, he was in a state neither of incipient nor of absorbed fascination.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He regretted her evasive deportment, for he found something agreeable in this shy and scrupulous little woman, who struck him as a curious specimen of a society of which he had once been very fond.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading The element of mystery attached itself rather to the young lady’s mother, who gave him the impression that for undiscoverable reasons she avoided his society.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He got on very easily, however, with Angela Vivian, and felt none of the mysterious discomfort alluded to by his friend.
woman
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From this reading He regretted her evasive deportment, for he found something agreeable in this shy and scrupulous little woman, who struck him as a curious specimen of a society of which he had once been very fond.
young
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From this reading The element of mystery attached itself rather to the young lady’s mother, who gave him the impression that for undiscoverable reasons she avoided his society.
