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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 She accompanied these coddling little attentions with a hundred affected speeches; for instance, on coming into the room she would say-- "I am intruding, send me away.
absent
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From this reading That good knight being as sharp as a needle, let the lady go on with her tricks, much pleased to see her occupy herself with him, since it was so much gained; but like a loyal brother, he always called her absent husband to the lady's mind.
accompanied
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From this reading She accompanied these coddling little attentions with a hundred affected speeches; for instance, on coming into the room she would say-- "I am intruding, send me away.
affected
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From this reading She accompanied these coddling little attentions with a hundred affected speeches; for instance, on coming into the room she would say-- "I am intruding, send me away.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading You want to be left alone--I will go."
always
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From this reading And always was she graciously invited to remain.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading She accompanied these coddling little attentions with a hundred affected speeches; for instance, on coming into the room she would say-- "I am intruding, send me away.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And always was she graciously invited to remain.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading And the cunning Madame always came lightly attired, showing samples of her beauty, which would have made a patriarch neigh, even were he as much battered by time as must have been Mr. Methusaleh, with his nine hundred and sixty years.
attentions
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From this reading She accompanied these coddling little attentions with a hundred affected speeches; for instance, on coming into the room she would say-- "I am intruding, send me away.
attired
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From this reading And the cunning Madame always came lightly attired, showing samples of her beauty, which would have made a patriarch neigh, even were he as much battered by time as must have been Mr. Methusaleh, with his nine hundred and sixty years.
away
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From this reading She accompanied these coddling little attentions with a hundred affected speeches; for instance, on coming into the room she would say-- "I am intruding, send me away.
battered
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From this reading And the cunning Madame always came lightly attired, showing samples of her beauty, which would have made a patriarch neigh, even were he as much battered by time as must have been Mr. Methusaleh, with his nine hundred and sixty years.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading You want to be left alone--I will go."
beauty
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From this reading And the cunning Madame always came lightly attired, showing samples of her beauty, which would have made a patriarch neigh, even were he as much battered by time as must have been Mr. Methusaleh, with his nine hundred and sixty years.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading And the cunning Madame always came lightly attired, showing samples of her beauty, which would have made a patriarch neigh, even were he as much battered by time as must have been Mr. Methusaleh, with his nine hundred and sixty years.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading That good knight being as sharp as a needle, let the lady go on with her tricks, much pleased to see her occupy herself with him, since it was so much gained; but like a loyal brother, he always called her absent husband to the lady's mind.
brother
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From this reading That good knight being as sharp as a needle, let the lady go on with her tricks, much pleased to see her occupy herself with him, since it was so much gained; but like a loyal brother, he always called her absent husband to the lady's mind.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading That good knight being as sharp as a needle, let the lady go on with her tricks, much pleased to see her occupy herself with him, since it was so much gained; but like a loyal brother, he always called her absent husband to the lady's mind.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading And the cunning Madame always came lightly attired, showing samples of her beauty, which would have made a patriarch neigh, even were he as much battered by time as must have been Mr. Methusaleh, with his nine hundred and sixty years.
called
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From this reading That good knight being as sharp as a needle, let the lady go on with her tricks, much pleased to see her occupy herself with him, since it was so much gained; but like a loyal brother, he always called her absent husband to the lady's mind.
came
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From this reading And the cunning Madame always came lightly attired, showing samples of her beauty, which would have made a patriarch neigh, even were he as much battered by time as must have been Mr. Methusaleh, with his nine hundred and sixty years.
coddling
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From this reading She accompanied these coddling little attentions with a hundred affected speeches; for instance, on coming into the room she would say-- "I am intruding, send me away.
coming
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From this reading She accompanied these coddling little attentions with a hundred affected speeches; for instance, on coming into the room she would say-- "I am intruding, send me away.
cunning
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From this reading And the cunning Madame always came lightly attired, showing samples of her beauty, which would have made a patriarch neigh, even were he as much battered by time as must have been Mr. Methusaleh, with his nine hundred and sixty years.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And the cunning Madame always came lightly attired, showing samples of her beauty, which would have made a patriarch neigh, even were he as much battered by time as must have been Mr. Methusaleh, with his nine hundred and sixty years.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She accompanied these coddling little attentions with a hundred affected speeches; for instance, on coming into the room she would say-- "I am intruding, send me away.
gained
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From this reading That good knight being as sharp as a needle, let the lady go on with her tricks, much pleased to see her occupy herself with him, since it was so much gained; but like a loyal brother, he always called her absent husband to the lady's mind.
go
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From this reading You want to be left alone--I will go."
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading That good knight being as sharp as a needle, let the lady go on with her tricks, much pleased to see her occupy herself with him, since it was so much gained; but like a loyal brother, he always called her absent husband to the lady's mind.
graciously
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From this reading And always was she graciously invited to remain.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading And the cunning Madame always came lightly attired, showing samples of her beauty, which would have made a patriarch neigh, even were he as much battered by time as must have been Mr. Methusaleh, with his nine hundred and sixty years.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And the cunning Madame always came lightly attired, showing samples of her beauty, which would have made a patriarch neigh, even were he as much battered by time as must have been Mr. Methusaleh, with his nine hundred and sixty years.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading And the cunning Madame always came lightly attired, showing samples of her beauty, which would have made a patriarch neigh, even were he as much battered by time as must have been Mr. Methusaleh, with his nine hundred and sixty years.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading That good knight being as sharp as a needle, let the lady go on with her tricks, much pleased to see her occupy herself with him, since it was so much gained; but like a loyal brother, he always called her absent husband to the lady's mind.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading That good knight being as sharp as a needle, let the lady go on with her tricks, much pleased to see her occupy herself with him, since it was so much gained; but like a loyal brother, he always called her absent husband to the lady's mind.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading And the cunning Madame always came lightly attired, showing samples of her beauty, which would have made a patriarch neigh, even were he as much battered by time as must have been Mr. Methusaleh, with his nine hundred and sixty years.
hundred
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From this reading She accompanied these coddling little attentions with a hundred affected speeches; for instance, on coming into the room she would say-- "I am intruding, send me away.
husband
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From this reading That good knight being as sharp as a needle, let the lady go on with her tricks, much pleased to see her occupy herself with him, since it was so much gained; but like a loyal brother, he always called her absent husband to the lady's mind.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading She accompanied these coddling little attentions with a hundred affected speeches; for instance, on coming into the room she would say-- "I am intruding, send me away.
instance
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From this reading She accompanied these coddling little attentions with a hundred affected speeches; for instance, on coming into the room she would say-- "I am intruding, send me away.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading She accompanied these coddling little attentions with a hundred affected speeches; for instance, on coming into the room she would say-- "I am intruding, send me away.
intruding
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From this reading She accompanied these coddling little attentions with a hundred affected speeches; for instance, on coming into the room she would say-- "I am intruding, send me away.
invited
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From this reading And always was she graciously invited to remain.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading That good knight being as sharp as a needle, let the lady go on with her tricks, much pleased to see her occupy herself with him, since it was so much gained; but like a loyal brother, he always called her absent husband to the lady's mind.
knight
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From this reading That good knight being as sharp as a needle, let the lady go on with her tricks, much pleased to see her occupy herself with him, since it was so much gained; but like a loyal brother, he always called her absent husband to the lady's mind.
lady
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From this reading That good knight being as sharp as a needle, let the lady go on with her tricks, much pleased to see her occupy herself with him, since it was so much gained; but like a loyal brother, he always called her absent husband to the lady's mind.
lady's
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From this reading That good knight being as sharp as a needle, let the lady go on with her tricks, much pleased to see her occupy herself with him, since it was so much gained; but like a loyal brother, he always called her absent husband to the lady's mind.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading You want to be left alone--I will go."
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading That good knight being as sharp as a needle, let the lady go on with her tricks, much pleased to see her occupy herself with him, since it was so much gained; but like a loyal brother, he always called her absent husband to the lady's mind.
lightly
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From this reading And the cunning Madame always came lightly attired, showing samples of her beauty, which would have made a patriarch neigh, even were he as much battered by time as must have been Mr. Methusaleh, with his nine hundred and sixty years.
like
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From this reading That good knight being as sharp as a needle, let the lady go on with her tricks, much pleased to see her occupy herself with him, since it was so much gained; but like a loyal brother, he always called her absent husband to the lady's mind.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She accompanied these coddling little attentions with a hundred affected speeches; for instance, on coming into the room she would say-- "I am intruding, send me away.
loyal
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From this reading That good knight being as sharp as a needle, let the lady go on with her tricks, much pleased to see her occupy herself with him, since it was so much gained; but like a loyal brother, he always called her absent husband to the lady's mind.
Madame
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From this reading And the cunning Madame always came lightly attired, showing samples of her beauty, which would have made a patriarch neigh, even were he as much battered by time as must have been Mr. Methusaleh, with his nine hundred and sixty years.
made
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From this reading And the cunning Madame always came lightly attired, showing samples of her beauty, which would have made a patriarch neigh, even were he as much battered by time as must have been Mr. Methusaleh, with his nine hundred and sixty years.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She accompanied these coddling little attentions with a hundred affected speeches; for instance, on coming into the room she would say-- "I am intruding, send me away.
Methusaleh
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From this reading And the cunning Madame always came lightly attired, showing samples of her beauty, which would have made a patriarch neigh, even were he as much battered by time as must have been Mr. Methusaleh, with his nine hundred and sixty years.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading That good knight being as sharp as a needle, let the lady go on with her tricks, much pleased to see her occupy herself with him, since it was so much gained; but like a loyal brother, he always called her absent husband to the lady's mind.
Mr
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From this reading And the cunning Madame always came lightly attired, showing samples of her beauty, which would have made a patriarch neigh, even were he as much battered by time as must have been Mr. Methusaleh, with his nine hundred and sixty years.
much
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From this reading And the cunning Madame always came lightly attired, showing samples of her beauty, which would have made a patriarch neigh, even were he as much battered by time as must have been Mr. Methusaleh, with his nine hundred and sixty years.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading And the cunning Madame always came lightly attired, showing samples of her beauty, which would have made a patriarch neigh, even were he as much battered by time as must have been Mr. Methusaleh, with his nine hundred and sixty years.
needle
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From this reading That good knight being as sharp as a needle, let the lady go on with her tricks, much pleased to see her occupy herself with him, since it was so much gained; but like a loyal brother, he always called her absent husband to the lady's mind.
neigh
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From this reading And the cunning Madame always came lightly attired, showing samples of her beauty, which would have made a patriarch neigh, even were he as much battered by time as must have been Mr. Methusaleh, with his nine hundred and sixty years.
nine
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From this reading And the cunning Madame always came lightly attired, showing samples of her beauty, which would have made a patriarch neigh, even were he as much battered by time as must have been Mr. Methusaleh, with his nine hundred and sixty years.
occupy
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From this reading That good knight being as sharp as a needle, let the lady go on with her tricks, much pleased to see her occupy herself with him, since it was so much gained; but like a loyal brother, he always called her absent husband to the lady's mind.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And the cunning Madame always came lightly attired, showing samples of her beauty, which would have made a patriarch neigh, even were he as much battered by time as must have been Mr. Methusaleh, with his nine hundred and sixty years.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She accompanied these coddling little attentions with a hundred affected speeches; for instance, on coming into the room she would say-- "I am intruding, send me away.
patriarch
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From this reading And the cunning Madame always came lightly attired, showing samples of her beauty, which would have made a patriarch neigh, even were he as much battered by time as must have been Mr. Methusaleh, with his nine hundred and sixty years.
pleasednounUS /ˈpleased/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading That good knight being as sharp as a needle, let the lady go on with her tricks, much pleased to see her occupy herself with him, since it was so much gained; but like a loyal brother, he always called her absent husband to the lady's mind.
remain
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From this reading And always was she graciously invited to remain.
room
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From this reading She accompanied these coddling little attentions with a hundred affected speeches; for instance, on coming into the room she would say-- "I am intruding, send me away.
samples
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From this reading And the cunning Madame always came lightly attired, showing samples of her beauty, which would have made a patriarch neigh, even were he as much battered by time as must have been Mr. Methusaleh, with his nine hundred and sixty years.
say
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From this reading She accompanied these coddling little attentions with a hundred affected speeches; for instance, on coming into the room she would say-- "I am intruding, send me away.
see
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From this reading That good knight being as sharp as a needle, let the lady go on with her tricks, much pleased to see her occupy herself with him, since it was so much gained; but like a loyal brother, he always called her absent husband to the lady's mind.
send
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From this reading She accompanied these coddling little attentions with a hundred affected speeches; for instance, on coming into the room she would say-- "I am intruding, send me away.
sharp
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From this reading That good knight being as sharp as a needle, let the lady go on with her tricks, much pleased to see her occupy herself with him, since it was so much gained; but like a loyal brother, he always called her absent husband to the lady's mind.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She accompanied these coddling little attentions with a hundred affected speeches; for instance, on coming into the room she would say-- "I am intruding, send me away.
showing
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From this reading And the cunning Madame always came lightly attired, showing samples of her beauty, which would have made a patriarch neigh, even were he as much battered by time as must have been Mr. Methusaleh, with his nine hundred and sixty years.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading That good knight being as sharp as a needle, let the lady go on with her tricks, much pleased to see her occupy herself with him, since it was so much gained; but like a loyal brother, he always called her absent husband to the lady's mind.
sixty
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From this reading And the cunning Madame always came lightly attired, showing samples of her beauty, which would have made a patriarch neigh, even were he as much battered by time as must have been Mr. Methusaleh, with his nine hundred and sixty years.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading That good knight being as sharp as a needle, let the lady go on with her tricks, much pleased to see her occupy herself with him, since it was so much gained; but like a loyal brother, he always called her absent husband to the lady's mind.
speeches
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From this reading She accompanied these coddling little attentions with a hundred affected speeches; for instance, on coming into the room she would say-- "I am intruding, send me away.
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That good knight being as sharp as a needle, let the lady go on with her tricks, much pleased to see her occupy herself with him, since it was so much gained; but like a loyal brother, he always called her absent husband to the lady's mind.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She accompanied these coddling little attentions with a hundred affected speeches; for instance, on coming into the room she would say-- "I am intruding, send me away.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading She accompanied these coddling little attentions with a hundred affected speeches; for instance, on coming into the room she would say-- "I am intruding, send me away.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And the cunning Madame always came lightly attired, showing samples of her beauty, which would have made a patriarch neigh, even were he as much battered by time as must have been Mr. Methusaleh, with his nine hundred and sixty years.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading You want to be left alone--I will go."
tricks
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From this reading That good knight being as sharp as a needle, let the lady go on with her tricks, much pleased to see her occupy herself with him, since it was so much gained; but like a loyal brother, he always called her absent husband to the lady's mind.
want
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From this reading You want to be left alone--I will go."
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And always was she graciously invited to remain.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading And the cunning Madame always came lightly attired, showing samples of her beauty, which would have made a patriarch neigh, even were he as much battered by time as must have been Mr. Methusaleh, with his nine hundred and sixty years.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading And the cunning Madame always came lightly attired, showing samples of her beauty, which would have made a patriarch neigh, even were he as much battered by time as must have been Mr. Methusaleh, with his nine hundred and sixty years.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading You want to be left alone--I will go."
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading She accompanied these coddling little attentions with a hundred affected speeches; for instance, on coming into the room she would say-- "I am intruding, send me away.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading She accompanied these coddling little attentions with a hundred affected speeches; for instance, on coming into the room she would say-- "I am intruding, send me away.
years
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From this reading And the cunning Madame always came lightly attired, showing samples of her beauty, which would have made a patriarch neigh, even were he as much battered by time as must have been Mr. Methusaleh, with his nine hundred and sixty years.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You want to be left alone--I will go."
