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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 It was a mad freak of dame Nature to fashion Mary Ford after so dainty a model, and then open her blue eyes in a tumble-down house in Peck-lane.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading It was a mad freak of dame Nature to fashion Mary Ford after so dainty a model, and then open her blue eyes in a tumble-down house in Peck-lane.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was a mad freak of dame Nature to fashion Mary Ford after so dainty a model, and then open her blue eyes in a tumble-down house in Peck-lane.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Mary sees the young and the old, the grave and the gay, the wise and the ignorant, smile on her sweet face; as she passes, men murmur “beautiful,” and women pick flaws in her face and figure.
beautiful
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From this reading Mary sees the young and the old, the grave and the gay, the wise and the ignorant, smile on her sweet face; as she passes, men murmur “beautiful,” and women pick flaws in her face and figure.
blue
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From this reading It was a mad freak of dame Nature to fashion Mary Ford after so dainty a model, and then open her blue eyes in a tumble-down house in Peck-lane.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But Mary cares little for that.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading She can not sleep for serenades, and her little room is perfumed, from May to January, with the rarest of hot-house flowers.
cares
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From this reading But Mary cares little for that.
dainty
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From this reading It was a mad freak of dame Nature to fashion Mary Ford after so dainty a model, and then open her blue eyes in a tumble-down house in Peck-lane.
dame
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From this reading It was a mad freak of dame Nature to fashion Mary Ford after so dainty a model, and then open her blue eyes in a tumble-down house in Peck-lane.
eyes
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From this reading It was a mad freak of dame Nature to fashion Mary Ford after so dainty a model, and then open her blue eyes in a tumble-down house in Peck-lane.
face
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From this reading Mary sees the young and the old, the grave and the gay, the wise and the ignorant, smile on her sweet face; as she passes, men murmur “beautiful,” and women pick flaws in her face and figure.
fashion
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From this reading It was a mad freak of dame Nature to fashion Mary Ford after so dainty a model, and then open her blue eyes in a tumble-down house in Peck-lane.
figure
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From this reading Mary sees the young and the old, the grave and the gay, the wise and the ignorant, smile on her sweet face; as she passes, men murmur “beautiful,” and women pick flaws in her face and figure.
flaws
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From this reading Mary sees the young and the old, the grave and the gay, the wise and the ignorant, smile on her sweet face; as she passes, men murmur “beautiful,” and women pick flaws in her face and figure.
flowers
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From this reading She can not sleep for serenades, and her little room is perfumed, from May to January, with the rarest of hot-house flowers.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading But Mary cares little for that.
Ford
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From this reading It was a mad freak of dame Nature to fashion Mary Ford after so dainty a model, and then open her blue eyes in a tumble-down house in Peck-lane.
FortunenounUS /ˈfortune/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Fortune has given her wheel a whirl since then, and Jacob Ford is now on the top.
freak
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From this reading It was a mad freak of dame Nature to fashion Mary Ford after so dainty a model, and then open her blue eyes in a tumble-down house in Peck-lane.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading She can not sleep for serenades, and her little room is perfumed, from May to January, with the rarest of hot-house flowers.
gay
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From this reading Mary sees the young and the old, the grave and the gay, the wise and the ignorant, smile on her sweet face; as she passes, men murmur “beautiful,” and women pick flaws in her face and figure.
given
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From this reading Fortune has given her wheel a whirl since then, and Jacob Ford is now on the top.
grave
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From this reading Mary sees the young and the old, the grave and the gay, the wise and the ignorant, smile on her sweet face; as she passes, men murmur “beautiful,” and women pick flaws in her face and figure.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Fortune has given her wheel a whirl since then, and Jacob Ford is now on the top.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading It was a mad freak of dame Nature to fashion Mary Ford after so dainty a model, and then open her blue eyes in a tumble-down house in Peck-lane.
hot-house
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From this reading She can not sleep for serenades, and her little room is perfumed, from May to January, with the rarest of hot-house flowers.
house
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From this reading It was a mad freak of dame Nature to fashion Mary Ford after so dainty a model, and then open her blue eyes in a tumble-down house in Peck-lane.
ignorantnounUS /ˈignorant/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Mary sees the young and the old, the grave and the gay, the wise and the ignorant, smile on her sweet face; as she passes, men murmur “beautiful,” and women pick flaws in her face and figure.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was a mad freak of dame Nature to fashion Mary Ford after so dainty a model, and then open her blue eyes in a tumble-down house in Peck-lane.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Fortune has given her wheel a whirl since then, and Jacob Ford is now on the top.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a mad freak of dame Nature to fashion Mary Ford after so dainty a model, and then open her blue eyes in a tumble-down house in Peck-lane.
Jacob
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From this reading Fortune has given her wheel a whirl since then, and Jacob Ford is now on the top.
January
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From this reading She can not sleep for serenades, and her little room is perfumed, from May to January, with the rarest of hot-house flowers.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But Mary cares little for that.
mad
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From this reading It was a mad freak of dame Nature to fashion Mary Ford after so dainty a model, and then open her blue eyes in a tumble-down house in Peck-lane.
Mary
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From this reading It was a mad freak of dame Nature to fashion Mary Ford after so dainty a model, and then open her blue eyes in a tumble-down house in Peck-lane.
Maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading She can not sleep for serenades, and her little room is perfumed, from May to January, with the rarest of hot-house flowers.
men
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From this reading Mary sees the young and the old, the grave and the gay, the wise and the ignorant, smile on her sweet face; as she passes, men murmur “beautiful,” and women pick flaws in her face and figure.
model
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From this reading It was a mad freak of dame Nature to fashion Mary Ford after so dainty a model, and then open her blue eyes in a tumble-down house in Peck-lane.
murmur
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From this reading Mary sees the young and the old, the grave and the gay, the wise and the ignorant, smile on her sweet face; as she passes, men murmur “beautiful,” and women pick flaws in her face and figure.
Nature
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From this reading It was a mad freak of dame Nature to fashion Mary Ford after so dainty a model, and then open her blue eyes in a tumble-down house in Peck-lane.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She can not sleep for serenades, and her little room is perfumed, from May to January, with the rarest of hot-house flowers.
now
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From this reading Fortune has given her wheel a whirl since then, and Jacob Ford is now on the top.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was a mad freak of dame Nature to fashion Mary Ford after so dainty a model, and then open her blue eyes in a tumble-down house in Peck-lane.
old
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From this reading Mary sees the young and the old, the grave and the gay, the wise and the ignorant, smile on her sweet face; as she passes, men murmur “beautiful,” and women pick flaws in her face and figure.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Fortune has given her wheel a whirl since then, and Jacob Ford is now on the top.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading It was a mad freak of dame Nature to fashion Mary Ford after so dainty a model, and then open her blue eyes in a tumble-down house in Peck-lane.
passes
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From this reading Mary sees the young and the old, the grave and the gay, the wise and the ignorant, smile on her sweet face; as she passes, men murmur “beautiful,” and women pick flaws in her face and figure.
Peck-lane
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From this reading It was a mad freak of dame Nature to fashion Mary Ford after so dainty a model, and then open her blue eyes in a tumble-down house in Peck-lane.
perfumed
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From this reading She can not sleep for serenades, and her little room is perfumed, from May to January, with the rarest of hot-house flowers.
pick
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From this reading Mary sees the young and the old, the grave and the gay, the wise and the ignorant, smile on her sweet face; as she passes, men murmur “beautiful,” and women pick flaws in her face and figure.
rarest
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From this reading She can not sleep for serenades, and her little room is perfumed, from May to January, with the rarest of hot-house flowers.
room
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From this reading She can not sleep for serenades, and her little room is perfumed, from May to January, with the rarest of hot-house flowers.
sees
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From this reading Mary sees the young and the old, the grave and the gay, the wise and the ignorant, smile on her sweet face; as she passes, men murmur “beautiful,” and women pick flaws in her face and figure.
serenades
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From this reading She can not sleep for serenades, and her little room is perfumed, from May to January, with the rarest of hot-house flowers.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Mary sees the young and the old, the grave and the gay, the wise and the ignorant, smile on her sweet face; as she passes, men murmur “beautiful,” and women pick flaws in her face and figure.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Fortune has given her wheel a whirl since then, and Jacob Ford is now on the top.
sleep
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From this reading She can not sleep for serenades, and her little room is perfumed, from May to January, with the rarest of hot-house flowers.
smile
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From this reading Mary sees the young and the old, the grave and the gay, the wise and the ignorant, smile on her sweet face; as she passes, men murmur “beautiful,” and women pick flaws in her face and figure.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading It was a mad freak of dame Nature to fashion Mary Ford after so dainty a model, and then open her blue eyes in a tumble-down house in Peck-lane.
sweet
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From this reading Mary sees the young and the old, the grave and the gay, the wise and the ignorant, smile on her sweet face; as she passes, men murmur “beautiful,” and women pick flaws in her face and figure.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But Mary cares little for that.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Fortune has given her wheel a whirl since then, and Jacob Ford is now on the top.
then
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From this reading It was a mad freak of dame Nature to fashion Mary Ford after so dainty a model, and then open her blue eyes in a tumble-down house in Peck-lane.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was a mad freak of dame Nature to fashion Mary Ford after so dainty a model, and then open her blue eyes in a tumble-down house in Peck-lane.
top
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From this reading Fortune has given her wheel a whirl since then, and Jacob Ford is now on the top.
tumble-down
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From this reading It was a mad freak of dame Nature to fashion Mary Ford after so dainty a model, and then open her blue eyes in a tumble-down house in Peck-lane.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was a mad freak of dame Nature to fashion Mary Ford after so dainty a model, and then open her blue eyes in a tumble-down house in Peck-lane.
wheel
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From this reading Fortune has given her wheel a whirl since then, and Jacob Ford is now on the top.
whirl
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From this reading Fortune has given her wheel a whirl since then, and Jacob Ford is now on the top.
wise
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From this reading Mary sees the young and the old, the grave and the gay, the wise and the ignorant, smile on her sweet face; as she passes, men murmur “beautiful,” and women pick flaws in her face and figure.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading She can not sleep for serenades, and her little room is perfumed, from May to January, with the rarest of hot-house flowers.
women
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From this reading Mary sees the young and the old, the grave and the gay, the wise and the ignorant, smile on her sweet face; as she passes, men murmur “beautiful,” and women pick flaws in her face and figure.
young
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From this reading Mary sees the young and the old, the grave and the gay, the wise and the ignorant, smile on her sweet face; as she passes, men murmur “beautiful,” and women pick flaws in her face and figure.
