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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 He was crazily in love with me once; he was kind to me when no one else was kind; he treated me like a lady; while other men, who by way of being my friends, were insulting me, more or less directly, every day.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "You hardly know enough about me to be amused by it; but I have no doubt that the regiment would consider it an exquisite joke if I were to assert that I had married Bob Annesley because I loved him.
amused
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From this reading "You hardly know enough about me to be amused by it; but I have no doubt that the regiment would consider it an exquisite joke if I were to assert that I had married Bob Annesley because I loved him.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "You hardly know enough about me to be amused by it; but I have no doubt that the regiment would consider it an exquisite joke if I were to assert that I had married Bob Annesley because I loved him.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And yet it isn't very odd that I should love him.
Annesley
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From this reading "You hardly know enough about me to be amused by it; but I have no doubt that the regiment would consider it an exquisite joke if I were to assert that I had married Bob Annesley because I loved him.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Oh, I know what you are saying to yourself.
assert
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From this reading "You hardly know enough about me to be amused by it; but I have no doubt that the regiment would consider it an exquisite joke if I were to assert that I had married Bob Annesley because I loved him.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "You hardly know enough about me to be amused by it; but I have no doubt that the regiment would consider it an exquisite joke if I were to assert that I had married Bob Annesley because I loved him.
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading "You hardly know enough about me to be amused by it; but I have no doubt that the regiment would consider it an exquisite joke if I were to assert that I had married Bob Annesley because I loved him.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading He was crazily in love with me once; he was kind to me when no one else was kind; he treated me like a lady; while other men, who by way of being my friends, were insulting me, more or less directly, every day.
Bob
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From this reading "You hardly know enough about me to be amused by it; but I have no doubt that the regiment would consider it an exquisite joke if I were to assert that I had married Bob Annesley because I loved him.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "You hardly know enough about me to be amused by it; but I have no doubt that the regiment would consider it an exquisite joke if I were to assert that I had married Bob Annesley because I loved him.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "You hardly know enough about me to be amused by it; but I have no doubt that the regiment would consider it an exquisite joke if I were to assert that I had married Bob Annesley because I loved him.
consider
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From this reading "You hardly know enough about me to be amused by it; but I have no doubt that the regiment would consider it an exquisite joke if I were to assert that I had married Bob Annesley because I loved him.
crazily
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From this reading He was crazily in love with me once; he was kind to me when no one else was kind; he treated me like a lady; while other men, who by way of being my friends, were insulting me, more or less directly, every day.
day
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From this reading He was crazily in love with me once; he was kind to me when no one else was kind; he treated me like a lady; while other men, who by way of being my friends, were insulting me, more or less directly, every day.
didn't
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From this reading "There was one motive which I didn't mention," said Mrs. Harrington.
directlynounUS /ˈdirectly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He was crazily in love with me once; he was kind to me when no one else was kind; he treated me like a lady; while other men, who by way of being my friends, were insulting me, more or less directly, every day.
doubt
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From this reading "You hardly know enough about me to be amused by it; but I have no doubt that the regiment would consider it an exquisite joke if I were to assert that I had married Bob Annesley because I loved him.
else
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From this reading He was crazily in love with me once; he was kind to me when no one else was kind; he treated me like a lady; while other men, who by way of being my friends, were insulting me, more or less directly, every day.
enough
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From this reading "You hardly know enough about me to be amused by it; but I have no doubt that the regiment would consider it an exquisite joke if I were to assert that I had married Bob Annesley because I loved him.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading He was crazily in love with me once; he was kind to me when no one else was kind; he treated me like a lady; while other men, who by way of being my friends, were insulting me, more or less directly, every day.
exquisite
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From this reading "You hardly know enough about me to be amused by it; but I have no doubt that the regiment would consider it an exquisite joke if I were to assert that I had married Bob Annesley because I loved him.
friends
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From this reading He was crazily in love with me once; he was kind to me when no one else was kind; he treated me like a lady; while other men, who by way of being my friends, were insulting me, more or less directly, every day.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "You hardly know enough about me to be amused by it; but I have no doubt that the regiment would consider it an exquisite joke if I were to assert that I had married Bob Annesley because I loved him.
hardly
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From this reading "You hardly know enough about me to be amused by it; but I have no doubt that the regiment would consider it an exquisite joke if I were to assert that I had married Bob Annesley because I loved him.
Harrington
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From this reading "There was one motive which I didn't mention," said Mrs. Harrington.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "You hardly know enough about me to be amused by it; but I have no doubt that the regiment would consider it an exquisite joke if I were to assert that I had married Bob Annesley because I loved him.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was crazily in love with me once; he was kind to me when no one else was kind; he treated me like a lady; while other men, who by way of being my friends, were insulting me, more or less directly, every day.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "You hardly know enough about me to be amused by it; but I have no doubt that the regiment would consider it an exquisite joke if I were to assert that I had married Bob Annesley because I loved him.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "There was one motive which I didn't mention," said Mrs. Harrington.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "You hardly know enough about me to be amused by it; but I have no doubt that the regiment would consider it an exquisite joke if I were to assert that I had married Bob Annesley because I loved him.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He was crazily in love with me once; he was kind to me when no one else was kind; he treated me like a lady; while other men, who by way of being my friends, were insulting me, more or less directly, every day.
insulting
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From this reading He was crazily in love with me once; he was kind to me when no one else was kind; he treated me like a lady; while other men, who by way of being my friends, were insulting me, more or less directly, every day.
isn't
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From this reading And yet it isn't very odd that I should love him.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "You hardly know enough about me to be amused by it; but I have no doubt that the regiment would consider it an exquisite joke if I were to assert that I had married Bob Annesley because I loved him.
joke
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From this reading "You hardly know enough about me to be amused by it; but I have no doubt that the regiment would consider it an exquisite joke if I were to assert that I had married Bob Annesley because I loved him.
kind
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From this reading He was crazily in love with me once; he was kind to me when no one else was kind; he treated me like a lady; while other men, who by way of being my friends, were insulting me, more or less directly, every day.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "You hardly know enough about me to be amused by it; but I have no doubt that the regiment would consider it an exquisite joke if I were to assert that I had married Bob Annesley because I loved him.
lady
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From this reading He was crazily in love with me once; he was kind to me when no one else was kind; he treated me like a lady; while other men, who by way of being my friends, were insulting me, more or less directly, every day.
less
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From this reading He was crazily in love with me once; he was kind to me when no one else was kind; he treated me like a lady; while other men, who by way of being my friends, were insulting me, more or less directly, every day.
like
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From this reading He was crazily in love with me once; he was kind to me when no one else was kind; he treated me like a lady; while other men, who by way of being my friends, were insulting me, more or less directly, every day.
love
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From this reading And yet it isn't very odd that I should love him.
loved
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From this reading "You hardly know enough about me to be amused by it; but I have no doubt that the regiment would consider it an exquisite joke if I were to assert that I had married Bob Annesley because I loved him.
married
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From this reading "You hardly know enough about me to be amused by it; but I have no doubt that the regiment would consider it an exquisite joke if I were to assert that I had married Bob Annesley because I loved him.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "You hardly know enough about me to be amused by it; but I have no doubt that the regiment would consider it an exquisite joke if I were to assert that I had married Bob Annesley because I loved him.
men
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From this reading He was crazily in love with me once; he was kind to me when no one else was kind; he treated me like a lady; while other men, who by way of being my friends, were insulting me, more or less directly, every day.
mention
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From this reading "There was one motive which I didn't mention," said Mrs. Harrington.
more
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From this reading He was crazily in love with me once; he was kind to me when no one else was kind; he treated me like a lady; while other men, who by way of being my friends, were insulting me, more or less directly, every day.
motive
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From this reading "There was one motive which I didn't mention," said Mrs. Harrington.
Mrs
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From this reading "There was one motive which I didn't mention," said Mrs. Harrington.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading He was crazily in love with me once; he was kind to me when no one else was kind; he treated me like a lady; while other men, who by way of being my friends, were insulting me, more or less directly, every day.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading "You hardly know enough about me to be amused by it; but I have no doubt that the regiment would consider it an exquisite joke if I were to assert that I had married Bob Annesley because I loved him.
odd
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From this reading And yet it isn't very odd that I should love him.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He was crazily in love with me once; he was kind to me when no one else was kind; he treated me like a lady; while other men, who by way of being my friends, were insulting me, more or less directly, every day.
Oh
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From this reading Oh, I know what you are saying to yourself.
once
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From this reading He was crazily in love with me once; he was kind to me when no one else was kind; he treated me like a lady; while other men, who by way of being my friends, were insulting me, more or less directly, every day.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "There was one motive which I didn't mention," said Mrs. Harrington.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading He was crazily in love with me once; he was kind to me when no one else was kind; he treated me like a lady; while other men, who by way of being my friends, were insulting me, more or less directly, every day.
other
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From this reading He was crazily in love with me once; he was kind to me when no one else was kind; he treated me like a lady; while other men, who by way of being my friends, were insulting me, more or less directly, every day.
regiment
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From this reading "You hardly know enough about me to be amused by it; but I have no doubt that the regiment would consider it an exquisite joke if I were to assert that I had married Bob Annesley because I loved him.
said
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From this reading "There was one motive which I didn't mention," said Mrs. Harrington.
saying
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From this reading Oh, I know what you are saying to yourself.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading And yet it isn't very odd that I should love him.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "You hardly know enough about me to be amused by it; but I have no doubt that the regiment would consider it an exquisite joke if I were to assert that I had married Bob Annesley because I loved him.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "You hardly know enough about me to be amused by it; but I have no doubt that the regiment would consider it an exquisite joke if I were to assert that I had married Bob Annesley because I loved him.
There
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From this reading "There was one motive which I didn't mention," said Mrs. Harrington.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "You hardly know enough about me to be amused by it; but I have no doubt that the regiment would consider it an exquisite joke if I were to assert that I had married Bob Annesley because I loved him.
treated
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From this reading He was crazily in love with me once; he was kind to me when no one else was kind; he treated me like a lady; while other men, who by way of being my friends, were insulting me, more or less directly, every day.
very
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From this reading And yet it isn't very odd that I should love him.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "There was one motive which I didn't mention," said Mrs. Harrington.
way
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From this reading He was crazily in love with me once; he was kind to me when no one else was kind; he treated me like a lady; while other men, who by way of being my friends, were insulting me, more or less directly, every day.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "You hardly know enough about me to be amused by it; but I have no doubt that the regiment would consider it an exquisite joke if I were to assert that I had married Bob Annesley because I loved him.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Oh, I know what you are saying to yourself.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading He was crazily in love with me once; he was kind to me when no one else was kind; he treated me like a lady; while other men, who by way of being my friends, were insulting me, more or less directly, every day.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading "There was one motive which I didn't mention," said Mrs. Harrington.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading He was crazily in love with me once; he was kind to me when no one else was kind; he treated me like a lady; while other men, who by way of being my friends, were insulting me, more or less directly, every day.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading He was crazily in love with me once; he was kind to me when no one else was kind; he treated me like a lady; while other men, who by way of being my friends, were insulting me, more or less directly, every day.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He was crazily in love with me once; he was kind to me when no one else was kind; he treated me like a lady; while other men, who by way of being my friends, were insulting me, more or less directly, every day.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "You hardly know enough about me to be amused by it; but I have no doubt that the regiment would consider it an exquisite joke if I were to assert that I had married Bob Annesley because I loved him.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading And yet it isn't very odd that I should love him.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You hardly know enough about me to be amused by it; but I have no doubt that the regiment would consider it an exquisite joke if I were to assert that I had married Bob Annesley because I loved him.
yourselfpronounUS /jərˈself/
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading Oh, I know what you are saying to yourself.
