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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 “NOTHING BUT A GAY-CAT ANYHOW” With an unusual depression Betty had watched the tramp move down the dusty road to the railroad track after he had declined her offer of employment.
accustomed
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From this reading An energetic young person, she was accustomed to having her own way.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading “NOTHING BUT A GAY-CAT ANYHOW” With an unusual depression Betty had watched the tramp move down the dusty road to the railroad track after he had declined her offer of employment.
always
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From this reading One of her earliest delightful discoveries had been that she could nearly always get what she wanted by being eager for it and assuming that, of course, the others involved would recognize her plan as best, or at least would give up theirs cheerfully when she urged hers.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading “NOTHING BUT A GAY-CAT ANYHOW” With an unusual depression Betty had watched the tramp move down the dusty road to the railroad track after he had declined her offer of employment.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading One of her earliest delightful discoveries had been that she could nearly always get what she wanted by being eager for it and assuming that, of course, the others involved would recognize her plan as best, or at least would give up theirs cheerfully when she urged hers.
ANYHOW
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From this reading “NOTHING BUT A GAY-CAT ANYHOW” With an unusual depression Betty had watched the tramp move down the dusty road to the railroad track after he had declined her offer of employment.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading One of her earliest delightful discoveries had been that she could nearly always get what she wanted by being eager for it and assuming that, of course, the others involved would recognize her plan as best, or at least would give up theirs cheerfully when she urged hers.
assuming
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From this reading One of her earliest delightful discoveries had been that she could nearly always get what she wanted by being eager for it and assuming that, of course, the others involved would recognize her plan as best, or at least would give up theirs cheerfully when she urged hers.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading One of her earliest delightful discoveries had been that she could nearly always get what she wanted by being eager for it and assuming that, of course, the others involved would recognize her plan as best, or at least would give up theirs cheerfully when she urged hers.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading One of her earliest delightful discoveries had been that she could nearly always get what she wanted by being eager for it and assuming that, of course, the others involved would recognize her plan as best, or at least would give up theirs cheerfully when she urged hers.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading One of her earliest delightful discoveries had been that she could nearly always get what she wanted by being eager for it and assuming that, of course, the others involved would recognize her plan as best, or at least would give up theirs cheerfully when she urged hers.
bending
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From this reading She liked to make conquests of people in bending them to the schemes she made for the regulation of her small universe, though she would have denied even to herself that she liked to manage her friends.
best
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From this reading One of her earliest delightful discoveries had been that she could nearly always get what she wanted by being eager for it and assuming that, of course, the others involved would recognize her plan as best, or at least would give up theirs cheerfully when she urged hers.
Betty
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From this reading “NOTHING BUT A GAY-CAT ANYHOW” With an unusual depression Betty had watched the tramp move down the dusty road to the railroad track after he had declined her offer of employment.
BUTconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “NOTHING BUT A GAY-CAT ANYHOW” With an unusual depression Betty had watched the tramp move down the dusty road to the railroad track after he had declined her offer of employment.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading One of her earliest delightful discoveries had been that she could nearly always get what she wanted by being eager for it and assuming that, of course, the others involved would recognize her plan as best, or at least would give up theirs cheerfully when she urged hers.
cheerfully
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From this reading One of her earliest delightful discoveries had been that she could nearly always get what she wanted by being eager for it and assuming that, of course, the others involved would recognize her plan as best, or at least would give up theirs cheerfully when she urged hers.
conquests
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From this reading She liked to make conquests of people in bending them to the schemes she made for the regulation of her small universe, though she would have denied even to herself that she liked to manage her friends.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading One of her earliest delightful discoveries had been that she could nearly always get what she wanted by being eager for it and assuming that, of course, the others involved would recognize her plan as best, or at least would give up theirs cheerfully when she urged hers.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading One of her earliest delightful discoveries had been that she could nearly always get what she wanted by being eager for it and assuming that, of course, the others involved would recognize her plan as best, or at least would give up theirs cheerfully when she urged hers.
dashed
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From this reading But this ragged scamp, out of whose heart youth and hope had been trampled, was leaving her dashed and rebuffed.
declined
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From this reading “NOTHING BUT A GAY-CAT ANYHOW” With an unusual depression Betty had watched the tramp move down the dusty road to the railroad track after he had declined her offer of employment.
delightful
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From this reading One of her earliest delightful discoveries had been that she could nearly always get what she wanted by being eager for it and assuming that, of course, the others involved would recognize her plan as best, or at least would give up theirs cheerfully when she urged hers.
denied
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From this reading She liked to make conquests of people in bending them to the schemes she made for the regulation of her small universe, though she would have denied even to herself that she liked to manage her friends.
depression
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From this reading “NOTHING BUT A GAY-CAT ANYHOW” With an unusual depression Betty had watched the tramp move down the dusty road to the railroad track after he had declined her offer of employment.
discoveries
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From this reading One of her earliest delightful discoveries had been that she could nearly always get what she wanted by being eager for it and assuming that, of course, the others involved would recognize her plan as best, or at least would give up theirs cheerfully when she urged hers.
down
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From this reading “NOTHING BUT A GAY-CAT ANYHOW” With an unusual depression Betty had watched the tramp move down the dusty road to the railroad track after he had declined her offer of employment.
dusty
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From this reading “NOTHING BUT A GAY-CAT ANYHOW” With an unusual depression Betty had watched the tramp move down the dusty road to the railroad track after he had declined her offer of employment.
eager
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From this reading One of her earliest delightful discoveries had been that she could nearly always get what she wanted by being eager for it and assuming that, of course, the others involved would recognize her plan as best, or at least would give up theirs cheerfully when she urged hers.
earliest
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From this reading One of her earliest delightful discoveries had been that she could nearly always get what she wanted by being eager for it and assuming that, of course, the others involved would recognize her plan as best, or at least would give up theirs cheerfully when she urged hers.
employment
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From this reading “NOTHING BUT A GAY-CAT ANYHOW” With an unusual depression Betty had watched the tramp move down the dusty road to the railroad track after he had declined her offer of employment.
energetic
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From this reading An energetic young person, she was accustomed to having her own way.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She liked to make conquests of people in bending them to the schemes she made for the regulation of her small universe, though she would have denied even to herself that she liked to manage her friends.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading One of her earliest delightful discoveries had been that she could nearly always get what she wanted by being eager for it and assuming that, of course, the others involved would recognize her plan as best, or at least would give up theirs cheerfully when she urged hers.
friends
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From this reading She liked to make conquests of people in bending them to the schemes she made for the regulation of her small universe, though she would have denied even to herself that she liked to manage her friends.
GAY-CAT
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From this reading “NOTHING BUT A GAY-CAT ANYHOW” With an unusual depression Betty had watched the tramp move down the dusty road to the railroad track after he had declined her offer of employment.
get
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From this reading One of her earliest delightful discoveries had been that she could nearly always get what she wanted by being eager for it and assuming that, of course, the others involved would recognize her plan as best, or at least would give up theirs cheerfully when she urged hers.
give
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From this reading One of her earliest delightful discoveries had been that she could nearly always get what she wanted by being eager for it and assuming that, of course, the others involved would recognize her plan as best, or at least would give up theirs cheerfully when she urged hers.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading “NOTHING BUT A GAY-CAT ANYHOW” With an unusual depression Betty had watched the tramp move down the dusty road to the railroad track after he had declined her offer of employment.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading She liked to make conquests of people in bending them to the schemes she made for the regulation of her small universe, though she would have denied even to herself that she liked to manage her friends.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading An energetic young person, she was accustomed to having her own way.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “NOTHING BUT A GAY-CAT ANYHOW” With an unusual depression Betty had watched the tramp move down the dusty road to the railroad track after he had declined her offer of employment.
heart
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From this reading But this ragged scamp, out of whose heart youth and hope had been trampled, was leaving her dashed and rebuffed.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “NOTHING BUT A GAY-CAT ANYHOW” With an unusual depression Betty had watched the tramp move down the dusty road to the railroad track after he had declined her offer of employment.
herspronounUS /hərz/
the one or ones belonging to her
From this reading One of her earliest delightful discoveries had been that she could nearly always get what she wanted by being eager for it and assuming that, of course, the others involved would recognize her plan as best, or at least would give up theirs cheerfully when she urged hers.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading She liked to make conquests of people in bending them to the schemes she made for the regulation of her small universe, though she would have denied even to herself that she liked to manage her friends.
hope
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From this reading But this ragged scamp, out of whose heart youth and hope had been trampled, was leaving her dashed and rebuffed.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She liked to make conquests of people in bending them to the schemes she made for the regulation of her small universe, though she would have denied even to herself that she liked to manage her friends.
involved
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From this reading One of her earliest delightful discoveries had been that she could nearly always get what she wanted by being eager for it and assuming that, of course, the others involved would recognize her plan as best, or at least would give up theirs cheerfully when she urged hers.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading One of her earliest delightful discoveries had been that she could nearly always get what she wanted by being eager for it and assuming that, of course, the others involved would recognize her plan as best, or at least would give up theirs cheerfully when she urged hers.
leastnounUS /least/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading One of her earliest delightful discoveries had been that she could nearly always get what she wanted by being eager for it and assuming that, of course, the others involved would recognize her plan as best, or at least would give up theirs cheerfully when she urged hers.
leaving
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From this reading But this ragged scamp, out of whose heart youth and hope had been trampled, was leaving her dashed and rebuffed.
liked
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From this reading She liked to make conquests of people in bending them to the schemes she made for the regulation of her small universe, though she would have denied even to herself that she liked to manage her friends.
made
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From this reading She liked to make conquests of people in bending them to the schemes she made for the regulation of her small universe, though she would have denied even to herself that she liked to manage her friends.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She liked to make conquests of people in bending them to the schemes she made for the regulation of her small universe, though she would have denied even to herself that she liked to manage her friends.
manage
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From this reading She liked to make conquests of people in bending them to the schemes she made for the regulation of her small universe, though she would have denied even to herself that she liked to manage her friends.
move
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From this reading “NOTHING BUT A GAY-CAT ANYHOW” With an unusual depression Betty had watched the tramp move down the dusty road to the railroad track after he had declined her offer of employment.
nearly
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From this reading One of her earliest delightful discoveries had been that she could nearly always get what she wanted by being eager for it and assuming that, of course, the others involved would recognize her plan as best, or at least would give up theirs cheerfully when she urged hers.
NOTHINGpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “NOTHING BUT A GAY-CAT ANYHOW” With an unusual depression Betty had watched the tramp move down the dusty road to the railroad track after he had declined her offer of employment.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “NOTHING BUT A GAY-CAT ANYHOW” With an unusual depression Betty had watched the tramp move down the dusty road to the railroad track after he had declined her offer of employment.
offer
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From this reading “NOTHING BUT A GAY-CAT ANYHOW” With an unusual depression Betty had watched the tramp move down the dusty road to the railroad track after he had declined her offer of employment.
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One of her earliest delightful discoveries had been that she could nearly always get what she wanted by being eager for it and assuming that, of course, the others involved would recognize her plan as best, or at least would give up theirs cheerfully when she urged hers.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading One of her earliest delightful discoveries had been that she could nearly always get what she wanted by being eager for it and assuming that, of course, the others involved would recognize her plan as best, or at least would give up theirs cheerfully when she urged hers.
others
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From this reading One of her earliest delightful discoveries had been that she could nearly always get what she wanted by being eager for it and assuming that, of course, the others involved would recognize her plan as best, or at least would give up theirs cheerfully when she urged hers.
out
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From this reading But this ragged scamp, out of whose heart youth and hope had been trampled, was leaving her dashed and rebuffed.
own
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From this reading An energetic young person, she was accustomed to having her own way.
people
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From this reading She liked to make conquests of people in bending them to the schemes she made for the regulation of her small universe, though she would have denied even to herself that she liked to manage her friends.
person
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From this reading An energetic young person, she was accustomed to having her own way.
plan
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From this reading One of her earliest delightful discoveries had been that she could nearly always get what she wanted by being eager for it and assuming that, of course, the others involved would recognize her plan as best, or at least would give up theirs cheerfully when she urged hers.
ragged
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From this reading But this ragged scamp, out of whose heart youth and hope had been trampled, was leaving her dashed and rebuffed.
railroad
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From this reading “NOTHING BUT A GAY-CAT ANYHOW” With an unusual depression Betty had watched the tramp move down the dusty road to the railroad track after he had declined her offer of employment.
rebuffed
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From this reading But this ragged scamp, out of whose heart youth and hope had been trampled, was leaving her dashed and rebuffed.
recognize
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From this reading One of her earliest delightful discoveries had been that she could nearly always get what she wanted by being eager for it and assuming that, of course, the others involved would recognize her plan as best, or at least would give up theirs cheerfully when she urged hers.
regulation
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From this reading She liked to make conquests of people in bending them to the schemes she made for the regulation of her small universe, though she would have denied even to herself that she liked to manage her friends.
road
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From this reading “NOTHING BUT A GAY-CAT ANYHOW” With an unusual depression Betty had watched the tramp move down the dusty road to the railroad track after he had declined her offer of employment.
scamp
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From this reading But this ragged scamp, out of whose heart youth and hope had been trampled, was leaving her dashed and rebuffed.
schemes
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From this reading She liked to make conquests of people in bending them to the schemes she made for the regulation of her small universe, though she would have denied even to herself that she liked to manage her friends.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading An energetic young person, she was accustomed to having her own way.
small
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From this reading She liked to make conquests of people in bending them to the schemes she made for the regulation of her small universe, though she would have denied even to herself that she liked to manage her friends.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading One of her earliest delightful discoveries had been that she could nearly always get what she wanted by being eager for it and assuming that, of course, the others involved would recognize her plan as best, or at least would give up theirs cheerfully when she urged hers.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “NOTHING BUT A GAY-CAT ANYHOW” With an unusual depression Betty had watched the tramp move down the dusty road to the railroad track after he had declined her offer of employment.
theirspronounUS /ðerz/
the one or ones belonging to them
From this reading One of her earliest delightful discoveries had been that she could nearly always get what she wanted by being eager for it and assuming that, of course, the others involved would recognize her plan as best, or at least would give up theirs cheerfully when she urged hers.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading She liked to make conquests of people in bending them to the schemes she made for the regulation of her small universe, though she would have denied even to herself that she liked to manage her friends.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading But this ragged scamp, out of whose heart youth and hope had been trampled, was leaving her dashed and rebuffed.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading She liked to make conquests of people in bending them to the schemes she made for the regulation of her small universe, though she would have denied even to herself that she liked to manage her friends.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “NOTHING BUT A GAY-CAT ANYHOW” With an unusual depression Betty had watched the tramp move down the dusty road to the railroad track after he had declined her offer of employment.
tracknounUS /træk/
a route or signs showing the way someone went
From this reading “NOTHING BUT A GAY-CAT ANYHOW” With an unusual depression Betty had watched the tramp move down the dusty road to the railroad track after he had declined her offer of employment.
tramp
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From this reading “NOTHING BUT A GAY-CAT ANYHOW” With an unusual depression Betty had watched the tramp move down the dusty road to the railroad track after he had declined her offer of employment.
trampled
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From this reading But this ragged scamp, out of whose heart youth and hope had been trampled, was leaving her dashed and rebuffed.
universe
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From this reading She liked to make conquests of people in bending them to the schemes she made for the regulation of her small universe, though she would have denied even to herself that she liked to manage her friends.
unusual
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From this reading “NOTHING BUT A GAY-CAT ANYHOW” With an unusual depression Betty had watched the tramp move down the dusty road to the railroad track after he had declined her offer of employment.
up
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From this reading One of her earliest delightful discoveries had been that she could nearly always get what she wanted by being eager for it and assuming that, of course, the others involved would recognize her plan as best, or at least would give up theirs cheerfully when she urged hers.
urged
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From this reading One of her earliest delightful discoveries had been that she could nearly always get what she wanted by being eager for it and assuming that, of course, the others involved would recognize her plan as best, or at least would give up theirs cheerfully when she urged hers.
wanted
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From this reading One of her earliest delightful discoveries had been that she could nearly always get what she wanted by being eager for it and assuming that, of course, the others involved would recognize her plan as best, or at least would give up theirs cheerfully when she urged hers.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading An energetic young person, she was accustomed to having her own way.
watched
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From this reading “NOTHING BUT A GAY-CAT ANYHOW” With an unusual depression Betty had watched the tramp move down the dusty road to the railroad track after he had declined her offer of employment.
way
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From this reading An energetic young person, she was accustomed to having her own way.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading One of her earliest delightful discoveries had been that she could nearly always get what she wanted by being eager for it and assuming that, of course, the others involved would recognize her plan as best, or at least would give up theirs cheerfully when she urged hers.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading One of her earliest delightful discoveries had been that she could nearly always get what she wanted by being eager for it and assuming that, of course, the others involved would recognize her plan as best, or at least would give up theirs cheerfully when she urged hers.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading But this ragged scamp, out of whose heart youth and hope had been trampled, was leaving her dashed and rebuffed.
WithprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading “NOTHING BUT A GAY-CAT ANYHOW” With an unusual depression Betty had watched the tramp move down the dusty road to the railroad track after he had declined her offer of employment.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading One of her earliest delightful discoveries had been that she could nearly always get what she wanted by being eager for it and assuming that, of course, the others involved would recognize her plan as best, or at least would give up theirs cheerfully when she urged hers.
young
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From this reading An energetic young person, she was accustomed to having her own way.
youth
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From this reading But this ragged scamp, out of whose heart youth and hope had been trampled, was leaving her dashed and rebuffed.
