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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 has been, in the last chapter, a trifle—how shall we say?—touchy—ungracious—narrow-hearted? has shown herself a supercilious chit?
adjective
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From this reading Laura, at the evening ceremonial her mother had taught her, that she had never foregone—Laura, with her Bible and her good little books, holding her day in review, had already used every adjective that you offer me, over and over again, in a bewilderment at her own curmudgeonry that I, for one, find a little laughable and still more pathetic.
adolescence
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From this reading She had her standards of conduct set up like ninepins, and when her adolescence knocked them over, who so puzzled as Laura?
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Laura, at the evening ceremonial her mother had taught her, that she had never foregone—Laura, with her Bible and her good little books, holding her day in review, had already used every adjective that you offer me, over and over again, in a bewilderment at her own curmudgeonry that I, for one, find a little laughable and still more pathetic.
agreement
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From this reading If you thought so, there was one person at least in entire and most penitent agreement with you.
alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Laura, at the evening ceremonial her mother had taught her, that she had never foregone—Laura, with her Bible and her good little books, holding her day in review, had already used every adjective that you offer me, over and over again, in a bewilderment at her own curmudgeonry that I, for one, find a little laughable and still more pathetic.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading If you thought so, there was one person at least in entire and most penitent agreement with you.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading I wonder, Collaborator, if you are out of humour with Laura?
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She had her standards of conduct set up like ninepins, and when her adolescence knocked them over, who so puzzled as Laura?
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading If you thought so, there was one person at least in entire and most penitent agreement with you.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading She has been, in the last chapter, a trifle—how shall we say?—touchy—ungracious—narrow-hearted? has shown herself a supercilious chit?
bewilderment
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From this reading Laura, at the evening ceremonial her mother had taught her, that she had never foregone—Laura, with her Bible and her good little books, holding her day in review, had already used every adjective that you offer me, over and over again, in a bewilderment at her own curmudgeonry that I, for one, find a little laughable and still more pathetic.
Bible
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From this reading Laura, at the evening ceremonial her mother had taught her, that she had never foregone—Laura, with her Bible and her good little books, holding her day in review, had already used every adjective that you offer me, over and over again, in a bewilderment at her own curmudgeonry that I, for one, find a little laughable and still more pathetic.
booksnounUS /bʊks/
Bound written or printed works.
From this reading Laura, at the evening ceremonial her mother had taught her, that she had never foregone—Laura, with her Bible and her good little books, holding her day in review, had already used every adjective that you offer me, over and over again, in a bewilderment at her own curmudgeonry that I, for one, find a little laughable and still more pathetic.
ceremonial
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From this reading Laura, at the evening ceremonial her mother had taught her, that she had never foregone—Laura, with her Bible and her good little books, holding her day in review, had already used every adjective that you offer me, over and over again, in a bewilderment at her own curmudgeonry that I, for one, find a little laughable and still more pathetic.
chapter
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From this reading She has been, in the last chapter, a trifle—how shall we say?—touchy—ungracious—narrow-hearted? has shown herself a supercilious chit?
chit
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From this reading She has been, in the last chapter, a trifle—how shall we say?—touchy—ungracious—narrow-hearted? has shown herself a supercilious chit?
Collaborator
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From this reading I wonder, Collaborator, if you are out of humour with Laura?
conduct
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From this reading She had her standards of conduct set up like ninepins, and when her adolescence knocked them over, who so puzzled as Laura?
curmudgeonry
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From this reading Laura, at the evening ceremonial her mother had taught her, that she had never foregone—Laura, with her Bible and her good little books, holding her day in review, had already used every adjective that you offer me, over and over again, in a bewilderment at her own curmudgeonry that I, for one, find a little laughable and still more pathetic.
day
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From this reading Laura, at the evening ceremonial her mother had taught her, that she had never foregone—Laura, with her Bible and her good little books, holding her day in review, had already used every adjective that you offer me, over and over again, in a bewilderment at her own curmudgeonry that I, for one, find a little laughable and still more pathetic.
entire
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From this reading If you thought so, there was one person at least in entire and most penitent agreement with you.
evening
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From this reading Laura, at the evening ceremonial her mother had taught her, that she had never foregone—Laura, with her Bible and her good little books, holding her day in review, had already used every adjective that you offer me, over and over again, in a bewilderment at her own curmudgeonry that I, for one, find a little laughable and still more pathetic.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Laura, at the evening ceremonial her mother had taught her, that she had never foregone—Laura, with her Bible and her good little books, holding her day in review, had already used every adjective that you offer me, over and over again, in a bewilderment at her own curmudgeonry that I, for one, find a little laughable and still more pathetic.
find
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From this reading Laura, at the evening ceremonial her mother had taught her, that she had never foregone—Laura, with her Bible and her good little books, holding her day in review, had already used every adjective that you offer me, over and over again, in a bewilderment at her own curmudgeonry that I, for one, find a little laughable and still more pathetic.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Laura, at the evening ceremonial her mother had taught her, that she had never foregone—Laura, with her Bible and her good little books, holding her day in review, had already used every adjective that you offer me, over and over again, in a bewilderment at her own curmudgeonry that I, for one, find a little laughable and still more pathetic.
foregone
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From this reading Laura, at the evening ceremonial her mother had taught her, that she had never foregone—Laura, with her Bible and her good little books, holding her day in review, had already used every adjective that you offer me, over and over again, in a bewilderment at her own curmudgeonry that I, for one, find a little laughable and still more pathetic.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Laura, at the evening ceremonial her mother had taught her, that she had never foregone—Laura, with her Bible and her good little books, holding her day in review, had already used every adjective that you offer me, over and over again, in a bewilderment at her own curmudgeonry that I, for one, find a little laughable and still more pathetic.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Laura, at the evening ceremonial her mother had taught her, that she had never foregone—Laura, with her Bible and her good little books, holding her day in review, had already used every adjective that you offer me, over and over again, in a bewilderment at her own curmudgeonry that I, for one, find a little laughable and still more pathetic.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She has been, in the last chapter, a trifle—how shall we say?—touchy—ungracious—narrow-hearted? has shown herself a supercilious chit?
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Laura, at the evening ceremonial her mother had taught her, that she had never foregone—Laura, with her Bible and her good little books, holding her day in review, had already used every adjective that you offer me, over and over again, in a bewilderment at her own curmudgeonry that I, for one, find a little laughable and still more pathetic.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading She has been, in the last chapter, a trifle—how shall we say?—touchy—ungracious—narrow-hearted? has shown herself a supercilious chit?
holding
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From this reading Laura, at the evening ceremonial her mother had taught her, that she had never foregone—Laura, with her Bible and her good little books, holding her day in review, had already used every adjective that you offer me, over and over again, in a bewilderment at her own curmudgeonry that I, for one, find a little laughable and still more pathetic.
how
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From this reading She has been, in the last chapter, a trifle—how shall we say?—touchy—ungracious—narrow-hearted? has shown herself a supercilious chit?
humour
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From this reading I wonder, Collaborator, if you are out of humour with Laura?
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I wonder, Collaborator, if you are out of humour with Laura?
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading I wonder, Collaborator, if you are out of humour with Laura?
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She has been, in the last chapter, a trifle—how shall we say?—touchy—ungracious—narrow-hearted? has shown herself a supercilious chit?
knocked
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From this reading She had her standards of conduct set up like ninepins, and when her adolescence knocked them over, who so puzzled as Laura?
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She has been, in the last chapter, a trifle—how shall we say?—touchy—ungracious—narrow-hearted? has shown herself a supercilious chit?
laughable
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From this reading Laura, at the evening ceremonial her mother had taught her, that she had never foregone—Laura, with her Bible and her good little books, holding her day in review, had already used every adjective that you offer me, over and over again, in a bewilderment at her own curmudgeonry that I, for one, find a little laughable and still more pathetic.
Laura
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From this reading I wonder, Collaborator, if you are out of humour with Laura?
leastnounUS /least/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading If you thought so, there was one person at least in entire and most penitent agreement with you.
like
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From this reading She had her standards of conduct set up like ninepins, and when her adolescence knocked them over, who so puzzled as Laura?
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Laura, at the evening ceremonial her mother had taught her, that she had never foregone—Laura, with her Bible and her good little books, holding her day in review, had already used every adjective that you offer me, over and over again, in a bewilderment at her own curmudgeonry that I, for one, find a little laughable and still more pathetic.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Laura, at the evening ceremonial her mother had taught her, that she had never foregone—Laura, with her Bible and her good little books, holding her day in review, had already used every adjective that you offer me, over and over again, in a bewilderment at her own curmudgeonry that I, for one, find a little laughable and still more pathetic.
more
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From this reading Laura, at the evening ceremonial her mother had taught her, that she had never foregone—Laura, with her Bible and her good little books, holding her day in review, had already used every adjective that you offer me, over and over again, in a bewilderment at her own curmudgeonry that I, for one, find a little laughable and still more pathetic.
most
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From this reading If you thought so, there was one person at least in entire and most penitent agreement with you.
mother
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From this reading Laura, at the evening ceremonial her mother had taught her, that she had never foregone—Laura, with her Bible and her good little books, holding her day in review, had already used every adjective that you offer me, over and over again, in a bewilderment at her own curmudgeonry that I, for one, find a little laughable and still more pathetic.
narrow-hearted
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From this reading She has been, in the last chapter, a trifle—how shall we say?—touchy—ungracious—narrow-hearted? has shown herself a supercilious chit?
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Laura, at the evening ceremonial her mother had taught her, that she had never foregone—Laura, with her Bible and her good little books, holding her day in review, had already used every adjective that you offer me, over and over again, in a bewilderment at her own curmudgeonry that I, for one, find a little laughable and still more pathetic.
ninepins
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From this reading She had her standards of conduct set up like ninepins, and when her adolescence knocked them over, who so puzzled as Laura?
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I wonder, Collaborator, if you are out of humour with Laura?
offer
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From this reading Laura, at the evening ceremonial her mother had taught her, that she had never foregone—Laura, with her Bible and her good little books, holding her day in review, had already used every adjective that you offer me, over and over again, in a bewilderment at her own curmudgeonry that I, for one, find a little laughable and still more pathetic.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading If you thought so, there was one person at least in entire and most penitent agreement with you.
out
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From this reading I wonder, Collaborator, if you are out of humour with Laura?
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Laura, at the evening ceremonial her mother had taught her, that she had never foregone—Laura, with her Bible and her good little books, holding her day in review, had already used every adjective that you offer me, over and over again, in a bewilderment at her own curmudgeonry that I, for one, find a little laughable and still more pathetic.
own
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From this reading Laura, at the evening ceremonial her mother had taught her, that she had never foregone—Laura, with her Bible and her good little books, holding her day in review, had already used every adjective that you offer me, over and over again, in a bewilderment at her own curmudgeonry that I, for one, find a little laughable and still more pathetic.
pathetic
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From this reading Laura, at the evening ceremonial her mother had taught her, that she had never foregone—Laura, with her Bible and her good little books, holding her day in review, had already used every adjective that you offer me, over and over again, in a bewilderment at her own curmudgeonry that I, for one, find a little laughable and still more pathetic.
penitent
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From this reading If you thought so, there was one person at least in entire and most penitent agreement with you.
person
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From this reading If you thought so, there was one person at least in entire and most penitent agreement with you.
puzzled
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From this reading She had her standards of conduct set up like ninepins, and when her adolescence knocked them over, who so puzzled as Laura?
review
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From this reading Laura, at the evening ceremonial her mother had taught her, that she had never foregone—Laura, with her Bible and her good little books, holding her day in review, had already used every adjective that you offer me, over and over again, in a bewilderment at her own curmudgeonry that I, for one, find a little laughable and still more pathetic.
say
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From this reading She has been, in the last chapter, a trifle—how shall we say?—touchy—ungracious—narrow-hearted? has shown herself a supercilious chit?
set
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From this reading She had her standards of conduct set up like ninepins, and when her adolescence knocked them over, who so puzzled as Laura?
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading She has been, in the last chapter, a trifle—how shall we say?—touchy—ungracious—narrow-hearted? has shown herself a supercilious chit?
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She has been, in the last chapter, a trifle—how shall we say?—touchy—ungracious—narrow-hearted? has shown herself a supercilious chit?
shown
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From this reading She has been, in the last chapter, a trifle—how shall we say?—touchy—ungracious—narrow-hearted? has shown herself a supercilious chit?
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading If you thought so, there was one person at least in entire and most penitent agreement with you.
standards
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From this reading She had her standards of conduct set up like ninepins, and when her adolescence knocked them over, who so puzzled as Laura?
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Laura, at the evening ceremonial her mother had taught her, that she had never foregone—Laura, with her Bible and her good little books, holding her day in review, had already used every adjective that you offer me, over and over again, in a bewilderment at her own curmudgeonry that I, for one, find a little laughable and still more pathetic.
supercilious
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From this reading She has been, in the last chapter, a trifle—how shall we say?—touchy—ungracious—narrow-hearted? has shown herself a supercilious chit?
taught
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From this reading Laura, at the evening ceremonial her mother had taught her, that she had never foregone—Laura, with her Bible and her good little books, holding her day in review, had already used every adjective that you offer me, over and over again, in a bewilderment at her own curmudgeonry that I, for one, find a little laughable and still more pathetic.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Laura, at the evening ceremonial her mother had taught her, that she had never foregone—Laura, with her Bible and her good little books, holding her day in review, had already used every adjective that you offer me, over and over again, in a bewilderment at her own curmudgeonry that I, for one, find a little laughable and still more pathetic.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She has been, in the last chapter, a trifle—how shall we say?—touchy—ungracious—narrow-hearted? has shown herself a supercilious chit?
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading She had her standards of conduct set up like ninepins, and when her adolescence knocked them over, who so puzzled as Laura?
there
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From this reading If you thought so, there was one person at least in entire and most penitent agreement with you.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading If you thought so, there was one person at least in entire and most penitent agreement with you.
touchy
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From this reading She has been, in the last chapter, a trifle—how shall we say?—touchy—ungracious—narrow-hearted? has shown herself a supercilious chit?
triflenounUS /ˈtraɪfəl/
something that needs very little effort
From this reading She has been, in the last chapter, a trifle—how shall we say?—touchy—ungracious—narrow-hearted? has shown herself a supercilious chit?
ungracious
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From this reading She has been, in the last chapter, a trifle—how shall we say?—touchy—ungracious—narrow-hearted? has shown herself a supercilious chit?
up
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From this reading She had her standards of conduct set up like ninepins, and when her adolescence knocked them over, who so puzzled as Laura?
used
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From this reading Laura, at the evening ceremonial her mother had taught her, that she had never foregone—Laura, with her Bible and her good little books, holding her day in review, had already used every adjective that you offer me, over and over again, in a bewilderment at her own curmudgeonry that I, for one, find a little laughable and still more pathetic.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading If you thought so, there was one person at least in entire and most penitent agreement with you.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading She has been, in the last chapter, a trifle—how shall we say?—touchy—ungracious—narrow-hearted? has shown herself a supercilious chit?
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading She had her standards of conduct set up like ninepins, and when her adolescence knocked them over, who so puzzled as Laura?
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading She had her standards of conduct set up like ninepins, and when her adolescence knocked them over, who so puzzled as Laura?
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading I wonder, Collaborator, if you are out of humour with Laura?
wonder
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From this reading I wonder, Collaborator, if you are out of humour with Laura?
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I wonder, Collaborator, if you are out of humour with Laura?
