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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 Do you think it is possible at her age that a young creature could resist all the excitement and the importance, and the wedding presents and the wedding clothes?
age
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From this reading Do you think it is possible at her age that a young creature could resist all the excitement and the importance, and the wedding presents and the wedding clothes?
all
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From this reading Do you think it is possible at her age that a young creature could resist all the excitement and the importance, and the wedding presents and the wedding clothes?
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Do you think it is possible at her age that a young creature could resist all the excitement and the importance, and the wedding presents and the wedding clothes?
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading It was bad enough in our own time, but it’s just twice as bad now when every mortal thinks it needful to give their present, and boxes are coming in every day for months.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It was bad enough in our own time, but it’s just twice as bad now when every mortal thinks it needful to give their present, and boxes are coming in every day for months.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Do you think it is possible at her age that a young creature could resist all the excitement and the importance, and the wedding presents and the wedding clothes?
bad
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From this reading It was bad enough in our own time, but it’s just twice as bad now when every mortal thinks it needful to give their present, and boxes are coming in every day for months.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading But to think a young thing would be quite indifferent to all that, if everything was natural, is more than I can understand.”
Beenie
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From this reading “No, Beenie,” said Miss Dempster solemnly, “her heart is not in it.
better
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From this reading That’s a terrible bad custom: it’s no better than the penny weddings the poor people used to have.
boxes
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From this reading It was bad enough in our own time, but it’s just twice as bad now when every mortal thinks it needful to give their present, and boxes are coming in every day for months.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It was bad enough in our own time, but it’s just twice as bad now when every mortal thinks it needful to give their present, and boxes are coming in every day for months.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading But to think a young thing would be quite indifferent to all that, if everything was natural, is more than I can understand.”
clothes
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From this reading Do you think it is possible at her age that a young creature could resist all the excitement and the importance, and the wedding presents and the wedding clothes?
coming
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From this reading It was bad enough in our own time, but it’s just twice as bad now when every mortal thinks it needful to give their present, and boxes are coming in every day for months.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Do you think it is possible at her age that a young creature could resist all the excitement and the importance, and the wedding presents and the wedding clothes?
creaturenounUS /ˈcreature/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Do you think it is possible at her age that a young creature could resist all the excitement and the importance, and the wedding presents and the wedding clothes?
custom
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From this reading That’s a terrible bad custom: it’s no better than the penny weddings the poor people used to have.
day
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From this reading It was bad enough in our own time, but it’s just twice as bad now when every mortal thinks it needful to give their present, and boxes are coming in every day for months.
Dempster
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From this reading “No, Beenie,” said Miss Dempster solemnly, “her heart is not in it.
Doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Do you think it is possible at her age that a young creature could resist all the excitement and the importance, and the wedding presents and the wedding clothes?
enough
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From this reading It was bad enough in our own time, but it’s just twice as bad now when every mortal thinks it needful to give their present, and boxes are coming in every day for months.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading It was bad enough in our own time, but it’s just twice as bad now when every mortal thinks it needful to give their present, and boxes are coming in every day for months.
everythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading But to think a young thing would be quite indifferent to all that, if everything was natural, is more than I can understand.”
excitement
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From this reading Do you think it is possible at her age that a young creature could resist all the excitement and the importance, and the wedding presents and the wedding clothes?
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It was bad enough in our own time, but it’s just twice as bad now when every mortal thinks it needful to give their present, and boxes are coming in every day for months.
give
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From this reading It was bad enough in our own time, but it’s just twice as bad now when every mortal thinks it needful to give their present, and boxes are coming in every day for months.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading That’s a terrible bad custom: it’s no better than the penny weddings the poor people used to have.
heart
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From this reading “No, Beenie,” said Miss Dempster solemnly, “her heart is not in it.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “No, Beenie,” said Miss Dempster solemnly, “her heart is not in it.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading But to think a young thing would be quite indifferent to all that, if everything was natural, is more than I can understand.”
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading But to think a young thing would be quite indifferent to all that, if everything was natural, is more than I can understand.”
importance
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From this reading Do you think it is possible at her age that a young creature could resist all the excitement and the importance, and the wedding presents and the wedding clothes?
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “No, Beenie,” said Miss Dempster solemnly, “her heart is not in it.
indifferent
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From this reading But to think a young thing would be quite indifferent to all that, if everything was natural, is more than I can understand.”
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “No, Beenie,” said Miss Dempster solemnly, “her heart is not in it.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “No, Beenie,” said Miss Dempster solemnly, “her heart is not in it.
it's
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From this reading It was bad enough in our own time, but it’s just twice as bad now when every mortal thinks it needful to give their present, and boxes are coming in every day for months.
just
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From this reading It was bad enough in our own time, but it’s just twice as bad now when every mortal thinks it needful to give their present, and boxes are coming in every day for months.
Miss
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From this reading “No, Beenie,” said Miss Dempster solemnly, “her heart is not in it.
months
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From this reading It was bad enough in our own time, but it’s just twice as bad now when every mortal thinks it needful to give their present, and boxes are coming in every day for months.
more
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From this reading But to think a young thing would be quite indifferent to all that, if everything was natural, is more than I can understand.”
mortaladjectiveUS /ˈmɔːrtəl/
causing or relating to death
From this reading It was bad enough in our own time, but it’s just twice as bad now when every mortal thinks it needful to give their present, and boxes are coming in every day for months.
natural
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From this reading But to think a young thing would be quite indifferent to all that, if everything was natural, is more than I can understand.”
needful
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From this reading It was bad enough in our own time, but it’s just twice as bad now when every mortal thinks it needful to give their present, and boxes are coming in every day for months.
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading “No, Beenie,” said Miss Dempster solemnly, “her heart is not in it.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “No, Beenie,” said Miss Dempster solemnly, “her heart is not in it.
now
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From this reading It was bad enough in our own time, but it’s just twice as bad now when every mortal thinks it needful to give their present, and boxes are coming in every day for months.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading It was bad enough in our own time, but it’s just twice as bad now when every mortal thinks it needful to give their present, and boxes are coming in every day for months.
own
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From this reading It was bad enough in our own time, but it’s just twice as bad now when every mortal thinks it needful to give their present, and boxes are coming in every day for months.
penny
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From this reading That’s a terrible bad custom: it’s no better than the penny weddings the poor people used to have.
people
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From this reading That’s a terrible bad custom: it’s no better than the penny weddings the poor people used to have.
poornounUS /poor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading That’s a terrible bad custom: it’s no better than the penny weddings the poor people used to have.
possible
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From this reading Do you think it is possible at her age that a young creature could resist all the excitement and the importance, and the wedding presents and the wedding clothes?
present
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From this reading It was bad enough in our own time, but it’s just twice as bad now when every mortal thinks it needful to give their present, and boxes are coming in every day for months.
presents
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From this reading Do you think it is possible at her age that a young creature could resist all the excitement and the importance, and the wedding presents and the wedding clothes?
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But to think a young thing would be quite indifferent to all that, if everything was natural, is more than I can understand.”
resist
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From this reading Do you think it is possible at her age that a young creature could resist all the excitement and the importance, and the wedding presents and the wedding clothes?
said
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From this reading “No, Beenie,” said Miss Dempster solemnly, “her heart is not in it.
solemnlyadverbUS /ˈsɑləmli/
seriously and formally
From this reading “No, Beenie,” said Miss Dempster solemnly, “her heart is not in it.
terriblenounUS /ˈterrible/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading That’s a terrible bad custom: it’s no better than the penny weddings the poor people used to have.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading That’s a terrible bad custom: it’s no better than the penny weddings the poor people used to have.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Do you think it is possible at her age that a young creature could resist all the excitement and the importance, and the wedding presents and the wedding clothes?
That's
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From this reading That’s a terrible bad custom: it’s no better than the penny weddings the poor people used to have.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Do you think it is possible at her age that a young creature could resist all the excitement and the importance, and the wedding presents and the wedding clothes?
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading It was bad enough in our own time, but it’s just twice as bad now when every mortal thinks it needful to give their present, and boxes are coming in every day for months.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But to think a young thing would be quite indifferent to all that, if everything was natural, is more than I can understand.”
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Do you think it is possible at her age that a young creature could resist all the excitement and the importance, and the wedding presents and the wedding clothes?
thinks
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From this reading It was bad enough in our own time, but it’s just twice as bad now when every mortal thinks it needful to give their present, and boxes are coming in every day for months.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was bad enough in our own time, but it’s just twice as bad now when every mortal thinks it needful to give their present, and boxes are coming in every day for months.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was bad enough in our own time, but it’s just twice as bad now when every mortal thinks it needful to give their present, and boxes are coming in every day for months.
twice
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From this reading It was bad enough in our own time, but it’s just twice as bad now when every mortal thinks it needful to give their present, and boxes are coming in every day for months.
understandnounUS /understand/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But to think a young thing would be quite indifferent to all that, if everything was natural, is more than I can understand.”
used
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From this reading That’s a terrible bad custom: it’s no better than the penny weddings the poor people used to have.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was bad enough in our own time, but it’s just twice as bad now when every mortal thinks it needful to give their present, and boxes are coming in every day for months.
wedding
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From this reading Do you think it is possible at her age that a young creature could resist all the excitement and the importance, and the wedding presents and the wedding clothes?
weddings
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From this reading That’s a terrible bad custom: it’s no better than the penny weddings the poor people used to have.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading It was bad enough in our own time, but it’s just twice as bad now when every mortal thinks it needful to give their present, and boxes are coming in every day for months.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading But to think a young thing would be quite indifferent to all that, if everything was natural, is more than I can understand.”
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Do you think it is possible at her age that a young creature could resist all the excitement and the importance, and the wedding presents and the wedding clothes?
young
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From this reading Do you think it is possible at her age that a young creature could resist all the excitement and the importance, and the wedding presents and the wedding clothes?
