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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 When Judge Menefee— sanctioned to the act by his grey hair and widespread repute—had introduced himself to the lady passenger, she had, herself, sweetly breathed a name, in response, that the hearing of the male passengers had variously interpreted.
accurate
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From this reading Again must it be gently urged that in travelling from Paradise to Sunrise City an accurate name is prodigality.
acquaintance
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From this reading For the lady passenger to have reasseverated or corrected would have seemed didactic if not unduly solicitous of a specific acquaintance.
act
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From this reading When Judge Menefee— sanctioned to the act by his grey hair and widespread repute—had introduced himself to the lady passenger, she had, herself, sweetly breathed a name, in response, that the hearing of the male passengers had variously interpreted.
AgainnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Again must it be gently urged that in travelling from Paradise to Sunrise City an accurate name is prodigality.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Again must it be gently urged that in travelling from Paradise to Sunrise City an accurate name is prodigality.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When Judge Menefee— sanctioned to the act by his grey hair and widespread repute—had introduced himself to the lady passenger, she had, herself, sweetly breathed a name, in response, that the hearing of the male passengers had variously interpreted.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Again must it be gently urged that in travelling from Paradise to Sunrise City an accurate name is prodigality.
breathed
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From this reading When Judge Menefee— sanctioned to the act by his grey hair and widespread repute—had introduced himself to the lady passenger, she had, herself, sweetly breathed a name, in response, that the hearing of the male passengers had variously interpreted.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading When Judge Menefee— sanctioned to the act by his grey hair and widespread repute—had introduced himself to the lady passenger, she had, herself, sweetly breathed a name, in response, that the hearing of the male passengers had variously interpreted.
City
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From this reading Again must it be gently urged that in travelling from Paradise to Sunrise City an accurate name is prodigality.
clungnounUS /clung/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the not unjealous spirit of rivalry that eventuated, each clung stubbornly to his own theory.
complacency
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From this reading Therefore the lady passenger permitted herself to be Garlanded and McFarlanded and Solomoned with equal and discreet complacency.
corrected
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From this reading For the lady passenger to have reasseverated or corrected would have seemed didactic if not unduly solicitous of a specific acquaintance.
didactic
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From this reading For the lady passenger to have reasseverated or corrected would have seemed didactic if not unduly solicitous of a specific acquaintance.
discreet
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From this reading Therefore the lady passenger permitted herself to be Garlanded and McFarlanded and Solomoned with equal and discreet complacency.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading In the not unjealous spirit of rivalry that eventuated, each clung stubbornly to his own theory.
equal
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From this reading Therefore the lady passenger permitted herself to be Garlanded and McFarlanded and Solomoned with equal and discreet complacency.
eventuated
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From this reading In the not unjealous spirit of rivalry that eventuated, each clung stubbornly to his own theory.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For the lady passenger to have reasseverated or corrected would have seemed didactic if not unduly solicitous of a specific acquaintance.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Again must it be gently urged that in travelling from Paradise to Sunrise City an accurate name is prodigality.
Garlanded
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From this reading Therefore the lady passenger permitted herself to be Garlanded and McFarlanded and Solomoned with equal and discreet complacency.
gently
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From this reading Again must it be gently urged that in travelling from Paradise to Sunrise City an accurate name is prodigality.
grey
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From this reading When Judge Menefee— sanctioned to the act by his grey hair and widespread repute—had introduced himself to the lady passenger, she had, herself, sweetly breathed a name, in response, that the hearing of the male passengers had variously interpreted.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading When Judge Menefee— sanctioned to the act by his grey hair and widespread repute—had introduced himself to the lady passenger, she had, herself, sweetly breathed a name, in response, that the hearing of the male passengers had variously interpreted.
hair
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From this reading When Judge Menefee— sanctioned to the act by his grey hair and widespread repute—had introduced himself to the lady passenger, she had, herself, sweetly breathed a name, in response, that the hearing of the male passengers had variously interpreted.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading For the lady passenger to have reasseverated or corrected would have seemed didactic if not unduly solicitous of a specific acquaintance.
hearing
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From this reading When Judge Menefee— sanctioned to the act by his grey hair and widespread repute—had introduced himself to the lady passenger, she had, herself, sweetly breathed a name, in response, that the hearing of the male passengers had variously interpreted.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading When Judge Menefee— sanctioned to the act by his grey hair and widespread repute—had introduced himself to the lady passenger, she had, herself, sweetly breathed a name, in response, that the hearing of the male passengers had variously interpreted.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading When Judge Menefee— sanctioned to the act by his grey hair and widespread repute—had introduced himself to the lady passenger, she had, herself, sweetly breathed a name, in response, that the hearing of the male passengers had variously interpreted.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading When Judge Menefee— sanctioned to the act by his grey hair and widespread repute—had introduced himself to the lady passenger, she had, herself, sweetly breathed a name, in response, that the hearing of the male passengers had variously interpreted.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading For the lady passenger to have reasseverated or corrected would have seemed didactic if not unduly solicitous of a specific acquaintance.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Again must it be gently urged that in travelling from Paradise to Sunrise City an accurate name is prodigality.
interpreted
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From this reading When Judge Menefee— sanctioned to the act by his grey hair and widespread repute—had introduced himself to the lady passenger, she had, herself, sweetly breathed a name, in response, that the hearing of the male passengers had variously interpreted.
introduced
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From this reading When Judge Menefee— sanctioned to the act by his grey hair and widespread repute—had introduced himself to the lady passenger, she had, herself, sweetly breathed a name, in response, that the hearing of the male passengers had variously interpreted.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Again must it be gently urged that in travelling from Paradise to Sunrise City an accurate name is prodigality.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Again must it be gently urged that in travelling from Paradise to Sunrise City an accurate name is prodigality.
Judge
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From this reading When Judge Menefee— sanctioned to the act by his grey hair and widespread repute—had introduced himself to the lady passenger, she had, herself, sweetly breathed a name, in response, that the hearing of the male passengers had variously interpreted.
lady
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From this reading When Judge Menefee— sanctioned to the act by his grey hair and widespread repute—had introduced himself to the lady passenger, she had, herself, sweetly breathed a name, in response, that the hearing of the male passengers had variously interpreted.
male
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From this reading When Judge Menefee— sanctioned to the act by his grey hair and widespread repute—had introduced himself to the lady passenger, she had, herself, sweetly breathed a name, in response, that the hearing of the male passengers had variously interpreted.
McFarlanded
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From this reading Therefore the lady passenger permitted herself to be Garlanded and McFarlanded and Solomoned with equal and discreet complacency.
Menefee
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From this reading When Judge Menefee— sanctioned to the act by his grey hair and widespread repute—had introduced himself to the lady passenger, she had, herself, sweetly breathed a name, in response, that the hearing of the male passengers had variously interpreted.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Again must it be gently urged that in travelling from Paradise to Sunrise City an accurate name is prodigality.
namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Again must it be gently urged that in travelling from Paradise to Sunrise City an accurate name is prodigality.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading In the not unjealous spirit of rivalry that eventuated, each clung stubbornly to his own theory.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading When Judge Menefee— sanctioned to the act by his grey hair and widespread repute—had introduced himself to the lady passenger, she had, herself, sweetly breathed a name, in response, that the hearing of the male passengers had variously interpreted.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading For the lady passenger to have reasseverated or corrected would have seemed didactic if not unduly solicitous of a specific acquaintance.
own
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From this reading In the not unjealous spirit of rivalry that eventuated, each clung stubbornly to his own theory.
Paradise
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From this reading Again must it be gently urged that in travelling from Paradise to Sunrise City an accurate name is prodigality.
passenger
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From this reading When Judge Menefee— sanctioned to the act by his grey hair and widespread repute—had introduced himself to the lady passenger, she had, herself, sweetly breathed a name, in response, that the hearing of the male passengers had variously interpreted.
passengers
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From this reading When Judge Menefee— sanctioned to the act by his grey hair and widespread repute—had introduced himself to the lady passenger, she had, herself, sweetly breathed a name, in response, that the hearing of the male passengers had variously interpreted.
permitted
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From this reading Therefore the lady passenger permitted herself to be Garlanded and McFarlanded and Solomoned with equal and discreet complacency.
prodigality
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From this reading Again must it be gently urged that in travelling from Paradise to Sunrise City an accurate name is prodigality.
reasseverated
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From this reading For the lady passenger to have reasseverated or corrected would have seemed didactic if not unduly solicitous of a specific acquaintance.
repute
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From this reading When Judge Menefee— sanctioned to the act by his grey hair and widespread repute—had introduced himself to the lady passenger, she had, herself, sweetly breathed a name, in response, that the hearing of the male passengers had variously interpreted.
response
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From this reading When Judge Menefee— sanctioned to the act by his grey hair and widespread repute—had introduced himself to the lady passenger, she had, herself, sweetly breathed a name, in response, that the hearing of the male passengers had variously interpreted.
rivalry
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From this reading In the not unjealous spirit of rivalry that eventuated, each clung stubbornly to his own theory.
sanctioned
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From this reading When Judge Menefee— sanctioned to the act by his grey hair and widespread repute—had introduced himself to the lady passenger, she had, herself, sweetly breathed a name, in response, that the hearing of the male passengers had variously interpreted.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For the lady passenger to have reasseverated or corrected would have seemed didactic if not unduly solicitous of a specific acquaintance.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When Judge Menefee— sanctioned to the act by his grey hair and widespread repute—had introduced himself to the lady passenger, she had, herself, sweetly breathed a name, in response, that the hearing of the male passengers had variously interpreted.
solicitous
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From this reading For the lady passenger to have reasseverated or corrected would have seemed didactic if not unduly solicitous of a specific acquaintance.
Solomoned
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From this reading Therefore the lady passenger permitted herself to be Garlanded and McFarlanded and Solomoned with equal and discreet complacency.
specific
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From this reading For the lady passenger to have reasseverated or corrected would have seemed didactic if not unduly solicitous of a specific acquaintance.
spirit
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From this reading In the not unjealous spirit of rivalry that eventuated, each clung stubbornly to his own theory.
stubbornly
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From this reading In the not unjealous spirit of rivalry that eventuated, each clung stubbornly to his own theory.
Sunrise
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From this reading Again must it be gently urged that in travelling from Paradise to Sunrise City an accurate name is prodigality.
sweetly
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From this reading When Judge Menefee— sanctioned to the act by his grey hair and widespread repute—had introduced himself to the lady passenger, she had, herself, sweetly breathed a name, in response, that the hearing of the male passengers had variously interpreted.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Again must it be gently urged that in travelling from Paradise to Sunrise City an accurate name is prodigality.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When Judge Menefee— sanctioned to the act by his grey hair and widespread repute—had introduced himself to the lady passenger, she had, herself, sweetly breathed a name, in response, that the hearing of the male passengers had variously interpreted.
theory
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From this reading In the not unjealous spirit of rivalry that eventuated, each clung stubbornly to his own theory.
ThereforeadverbUS /ˈðerfɔːr/
for that reason; as a result
From this reading Therefore the lady passenger permitted herself to be Garlanded and McFarlanded and Solomoned with equal and discreet complacency.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Again must it be gently urged that in travelling from Paradise to Sunrise City an accurate name is prodigality.
travelling
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From this reading Again must it be gently urged that in travelling from Paradise to Sunrise City an accurate name is prodigality.
unduly
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From this reading For the lady passenger to have reasseverated or corrected would have seemed didactic if not unduly solicitous of a specific acquaintance.
unjealous
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From this reading In the not unjealous spirit of rivalry that eventuated, each clung stubbornly to his own theory.
urged
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From this reading Again must it be gently urged that in travelling from Paradise to Sunrise City an accurate name is prodigality.
variously
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From this reading When Judge Menefee— sanctioned to the act by his grey hair and widespread repute—had introduced himself to the lady passenger, she had, herself, sweetly breathed a name, in response, that the hearing of the male passengers had variously interpreted.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When Judge Menefee— sanctioned to the act by his grey hair and widespread repute—had introduced himself to the lady passenger, she had, herself, sweetly breathed a name, in response, that the hearing of the male passengers had variously interpreted.
widespread
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From this reading When Judge Menefee— sanctioned to the act by his grey hair and widespread repute—had introduced himself to the lady passenger, she had, herself, sweetly breathed a name, in response, that the hearing of the male passengers had variously interpreted.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Therefore the lady passenger permitted herself to be Garlanded and McFarlanded and Solomoned with equal and discreet complacency.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading For the lady passenger to have reasseverated or corrected would have seemed didactic if not unduly solicitous of a specific acquaintance.
