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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 is true that Freeman tried to monopolize Gay, rather driving Carter to Lorna, but Carter would not be wholly driven and managed to make it a party of four on the steps, talking across Lorna at Gay.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading It is true that Freeman tried to monopolize Gay, rather driving Carter to Lorna, but Carter would not be wholly driven and managed to make it a party of four on the steps, talking across Lorna at Gay.
Alberson
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From this reading Neither was Johnnie Alberson as fearsome as Henrietta had feared.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It is true that Freeman tried to monopolize Gay, rather driving Carter to Lorna, but Carter would not be wholly driven and managed to make it a party of four on the steps, talking across Lorna at Gay.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Neither was Johnnie Alberson as fearsome as Henrietta had feared.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It is true that Freeman tried to monopolize Gay, rather driving Carter to Lorna, but Carter would not be wholly driven and managed to make it a party of four on the steps, talking across Lorna at Gay.
attentions
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From this reading If he meant to press his attentions on her--and he certainly did mean to--he was too wise to begin too violently.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It is true that Freeman tried to monopolize Gay, rather driving Carter to Lorna, but Carter would not be wholly driven and managed to make it a party of four on the steps, talking across Lorna at Gay.
begin
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From this reading If he meant to press his attentions on her--and he certainly did mean to--he was too wise to begin too violently.
Bruce
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From this reading Carter Bruce did not leave Gay to Freeman, but seemed to have taken Henrietta's warning thoroughly to heart.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Carter Bruce did not leave Gay to Freeman, but seemed to have taken Henrietta's warning thoroughly to heart.
Carter
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From this reading Carter Bruce did not leave Gay to Freeman, but seemed to have taken Henrietta's warning thoroughly to heart.
certainly
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From this reading If he meant to press his attentions on her--and he certainly did mean to--he was too wise to begin too violently.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Carter Bruce did not leave Gay to Freeman, but seemed to have taken Henrietta's warning thoroughly to heart.
driven
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From this reading It is true that Freeman tried to monopolize Gay, rather driving Carter to Lorna, but Carter would not be wholly driven and managed to make it a party of four on the steps, talking across Lorna at Gay.
driving
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From this reading It is true that Freeman tried to monopolize Gay, rather driving Carter to Lorna, but Carter would not be wholly driven and managed to make it a party of four on the steps, talking across Lorna at Gay.
evening
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From this reading The evening proved more satisfactory than Henrietta had feared.
feared
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From this reading The evening proved more satisfactory than Henrietta had feared.
fearsome
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From this reading Neither was Johnnie Alberson as fearsome as Henrietta had feared.
four
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From this reading It is true that Freeman tried to monopolize Gay, rather driving Carter to Lorna, but Carter would not be wholly driven and managed to make it a party of four on the steps, talking across Lorna at Gay.
Freeman
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From this reading Carter Bruce did not leave Gay to Freeman, but seemed to have taken Henrietta's warning thoroughly to heart.
Gay
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From this reading Carter Bruce did not leave Gay to Freeman, but seemed to have taken Henrietta's warning thoroughly to heart.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The evening proved more satisfactory than Henrietta had feared.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Carter Bruce did not leave Gay to Freeman, but seemed to have taken Henrietta's warning thoroughly to heart.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading If he meant to press his attentions on her--and he certainly did mean to--he was too wise to begin too violently.
heart
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From this reading Carter Bruce did not leave Gay to Freeman, but seemed to have taken Henrietta's warning thoroughly to heart.
Henrietta
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From this reading The evening proved more satisfactory than Henrietta had feared.
Henrietta's
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From this reading Carter Bruce did not leave Gay to Freeman, but seemed to have taken Henrietta's warning thoroughly to heart.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading If he meant to press his attentions on her--and he certainly did mean to--he was too wise to begin too violently.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading If he meant to press his attentions on her--and he certainly did mean to--he was too wise to begin too violently.
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If he meant to press his attentions on her--and he certainly did mean to--he was too wise to begin too violently.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is true that Freeman tried to monopolize Gay, rather driving Carter to Lorna, but Carter would not be wholly driven and managed to make it a party of four on the steps, talking across Lorna at Gay.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is true that Freeman tried to monopolize Gay, rather driving Carter to Lorna, but Carter would not be wholly driven and managed to make it a party of four on the steps, talking across Lorna at Gay.
Johnnie
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From this reading Neither was Johnnie Alberson as fearsome as Henrietta had feared.
leave
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From this reading Carter Bruce did not leave Gay to Freeman, but seemed to have taken Henrietta's warning thoroughly to heart.
Lorna
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From this reading It is true that Freeman tried to monopolize Gay, rather driving Carter to Lorna, but Carter would not be wholly driven and managed to make it a party of four on the steps, talking across Lorna at Gay.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It is true that Freeman tried to monopolize Gay, rather driving Carter to Lorna, but Carter would not be wholly driven and managed to make it a party of four on the steps, talking across Lorna at Gay.
managed
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From this reading It is true that Freeman tried to monopolize Gay, rather driving Carter to Lorna, but Carter would not be wholly driven and managed to make it a party of four on the steps, talking across Lorna at Gay.
mean
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From this reading If he meant to press his attentions on her--and he certainly did mean to--he was too wise to begin too violently.
meant
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From this reading If he meant to press his attentions on her--and he certainly did mean to--he was too wise to begin too violently.
monopolize
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From this reading It is true that Freeman tried to monopolize Gay, rather driving Carter to Lorna, but Carter would not be wholly driven and managed to make it a party of four on the steps, talking across Lorna at Gay.
more
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From this reading The evening proved more satisfactory than Henrietta had feared.
NeitherdeterminerUS /ˈniːðər/
not one and not the other of two
From this reading Neither was Johnnie Alberson as fearsome as Henrietta had feared.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Carter Bruce did not leave Gay to Freeman, but seemed to have taken Henrietta's warning thoroughly to heart.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It is true that Freeman tried to monopolize Gay, rather driving Carter to Lorna, but Carter would not be wholly driven and managed to make it a party of four on the steps, talking across Lorna at Gay.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It is true that Freeman tried to monopolize Gay, rather driving Carter to Lorna, but Carter would not be wholly driven and managed to make it a party of four on the steps, talking across Lorna at Gay.
partynounUS /party/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It is true that Freeman tried to monopolize Gay, rather driving Carter to Lorna, but Carter would not be wholly driven and managed to make it a party of four on the steps, talking across Lorna at Gay.
press
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From this reading If he meant to press his attentions on her--and he certainly did mean to--he was too wise to begin too violently.
proved
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From this reading The evening proved more satisfactory than Henrietta had feared.
rather
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From this reading It is true that Freeman tried to monopolize Gay, rather driving Carter to Lorna, but Carter would not be wholly driven and managed to make it a party of four on the steps, talking across Lorna at Gay.
satisfactory
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From this reading The evening proved more satisfactory than Henrietta had feared.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Carter Bruce did not leave Gay to Freeman, but seemed to have taken Henrietta's warning thoroughly to heart.
steps
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From this reading It is true that Freeman tried to monopolize Gay, rather driving Carter to Lorna, but Carter would not be wholly driven and managed to make it a party of four on the steps, talking across Lorna at Gay.
taken
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From this reading Carter Bruce did not leave Gay to Freeman, but seemed to have taken Henrietta's warning thoroughly to heart.
talking
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From this reading It is true that Freeman tried to monopolize Gay, rather driving Carter to Lorna, but Carter would not be wholly driven and managed to make it a party of four on the steps, talking across Lorna at Gay.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading The evening proved more satisfactory than Henrietta had feared.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It is true that Freeman tried to monopolize Gay, rather driving Carter to Lorna, but Carter would not be wholly driven and managed to make it a party of four on the steps, talking across Lorna at Gay.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The evening proved more satisfactory than Henrietta had feared.
thoroughly
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From this reading Carter Bruce did not leave Gay to Freeman, but seemed to have taken Henrietta's warning thoroughly to heart.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Carter Bruce did not leave Gay to Freeman, but seemed to have taken Henrietta's warning thoroughly to heart.
too
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From this reading If he meant to press his attentions on her--and he certainly did mean to--he was too wise to begin too violently.
tried
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From this reading It is true that Freeman tried to monopolize Gay, rather driving Carter to Lorna, but Carter would not be wholly driven and managed to make it a party of four on the steps, talking across Lorna at Gay.
true
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From this reading It is true that Freeman tried to monopolize Gay, rather driving Carter to Lorna, but Carter would not be wholly driven and managed to make it a party of four on the steps, talking across Lorna at Gay.
violently
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From this reading If he meant to press his attentions on her--and he certainly did mean to--he was too wise to begin too violently.
warning
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From this reading Carter Bruce did not leave Gay to Freeman, but seemed to have taken Henrietta's warning thoroughly to heart.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Neither was Johnnie Alberson as fearsome as Henrietta had feared.
wholly
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From this reading It is true that Freeman tried to monopolize Gay, rather driving Carter to Lorna, but Carter would not be wholly driven and managed to make it a party of four on the steps, talking across Lorna at Gay.
wise
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From this reading If he meant to press his attentions on her--and he certainly did mean to--he was too wise to begin too violently.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading It is true that Freeman tried to monopolize Gay, rather driving Carter to Lorna, but Carter would not be wholly driven and managed to make it a party of four on the steps, talking across Lorna at Gay.
