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aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading 'You want people to be like peacocks or jackdaws, always showing their feathers or chattering about themselves.'
absence
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From this reading Jessie stepped in to defend me, and said boldly that uncle Bryan was not so fond of our society as to have reasonable cause to grumble at our absence.
adopt
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From this reading Uncle Bryan seemed to resent this, growling that 'new brooms swept clean,' and asking me sarcastically if I intended to adopt the fashion through life of throwing over old friends for new ones.
all
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From this reading In due time I was introduced to other members of the West family, and grew so much attached to them, and so enamoured of their ways, that I spent nearly all my leisure in their company.
always
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From this reading 'You want people to be like peacocks or jackdaws, always showing their feathers or chattering about themselves.'
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading In due time I was introduced to other members of the West family, and grew so much attached to them, and so enamoured of their ways, that I spent nearly all my leisure in their company.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Jessie stepped in to defend me, and said boldly that uncle Bryan was not so fond of our society as to have reasonable cause to grumble at our absence.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading 'How do you know that?' asked uncle Bryan sharply.
asking
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From this reading Uncle Bryan seemed to resent this, growling that 'new brooms swept clean,' and asking me sarcastically if I intended to adopt the fashion through life of throwing over old friends for new ones.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Jessie stepped in to defend me, and said boldly that uncle Bryan was not so fond of our society as to have reasonable cause to grumble at our absence.
attached
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From this reading In due time I was introduced to other members of the West family, and grew so much attached to them, and so enamoured of their ways, that I spent nearly all my leisure in their company.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading 'You want people to be like peacocks or jackdaws, always showing their feathers or chattering about themselves.'
boldly
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From this reading Jessie stepped in to defend me, and said boldly that uncle Bryan was not so fond of our society as to have reasonable cause to grumble at our absence.
brooms
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From this reading Uncle Bryan seemed to resent this, growling that 'new brooms swept clean,' and asking me sarcastically if I intended to adopt the fashion through life of throwing over old friends for new ones.
Bryan
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From this reading Uncle Bryan seemed to resent this, growling that 'new brooms swept clean,' and asking me sarcastically if I intended to adopt the fashion through life of throwing over old friends for new ones.
cause
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From this reading Jessie stepped in to defend me, and said boldly that uncle Bryan was not so fond of our society as to have reasonable cause to grumble at our absence.
chattering
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From this reading 'You want people to be like peacocks or jackdaws, always showing their feathers or chattering about themselves.'
clean
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From this reading Uncle Bryan seemed to resent this, growling that 'new brooms swept clean,' and asking me sarcastically if I intended to adopt the fashion through life of throwing over old friends for new ones.
company
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From this reading In due time I was introduced to other members of the West family, and grew so much attached to them, and so enamoured of their ways, that I spent nearly all my leisure in their company.
defend
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From this reading Jessie stepped in to defend me, and said boldly that uncle Bryan was not so fond of our society as to have reasonable cause to grumble at our absence.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading 'How do you know that?' asked uncle Bryan sharply.
due
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From this reading In due time I was introduced to other members of the West family, and grew so much attached to them, and so enamoured of their ways, that I spent nearly all my leisure in their company.
enamoured
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From this reading In due time I was introduced to other members of the West family, and grew so much attached to them, and so enamoured of their ways, that I spent nearly all my leisure in their company.
family
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From this reading In due time I was introduced to other members of the West family, and grew so much attached to them, and so enamoured of their ways, that I spent nearly all my leisure in their company.
fashion
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From this reading Uncle Bryan seemed to resent this, growling that 'new brooms swept clean,' and asking me sarcastically if I intended to adopt the fashion through life of throwing over old friends for new ones.
feathers
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From this reading 'You want people to be like peacocks or jackdaws, always showing their feathers or chattering about themselves.'
fond
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From this reading Jessie stepped in to defend me, and said boldly that uncle Bryan was not so fond of our society as to have reasonable cause to grumble at our absence.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Uncle Bryan seemed to resent this, growling that 'new brooms swept clean,' and asking me sarcastically if I intended to adopt the fashion through life of throwing over old friends for new ones.
friends
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From this reading Uncle Bryan seemed to resent this, growling that 'new brooms swept clean,' and asking me sarcastically if I intended to adopt the fashion through life of throwing over old friends for new ones.
grew
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From this reading In due time I was introduced to other members of the West family, and grew so much attached to them, and so enamoured of their ways, that I spent nearly all my leisure in their company.
growlingnounUS /ˈgrowling/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Uncle Bryan seemed to resent this, growling that 'new brooms swept clean,' and asking me sarcastically if I intended to adopt the fashion through life of throwing over old friends for new ones.
grumble
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From this reading Jessie stepped in to defend me, and said boldly that uncle Bryan was not so fond of our society as to have reasonable cause to grumble at our absence.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Jessie stepped in to defend me, and said boldly that uncle Bryan was not so fond of our society as to have reasonable cause to grumble at our absence.
How
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From this reading 'How do you know that?' asked uncle Bryan sharply.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading In due time I was introduced to other members of the West family, and grew so much attached to them, and so enamoured of their ways, that I spent nearly all my leisure in their company.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Uncle Bryan seemed to resent this, growling that 'new brooms swept clean,' and asking me sarcastically if I intended to adopt the fashion through life of throwing over old friends for new ones.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In due time I was introduced to other members of the West family, and grew so much attached to them, and so enamoured of their ways, that I spent nearly all my leisure in their company.
intended
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From this reading Uncle Bryan seemed to resent this, growling that 'new brooms swept clean,' and asking me sarcastically if I intended to adopt the fashion through life of throwing over old friends for new ones.
introduced
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From this reading In due time I was introduced to other members of the West family, and grew so much attached to them, and so enamoured of their ways, that I spent nearly all my leisure in their company.
jackdaws
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From this reading 'You want people to be like peacocks or jackdaws, always showing their feathers or chattering about themselves.'
Jessie
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From this reading Jessie stepped in to defend me, and said boldly that uncle Bryan was not so fond of our society as to have reasonable cause to grumble at our absence.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading 'How do you know that?' asked uncle Bryan sharply.
leisure
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From this reading In due time I was introduced to other members of the West family, and grew so much attached to them, and so enamoured of their ways, that I spent nearly all my leisure in their company.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Uncle Bryan seemed to resent this, growling that 'new brooms swept clean,' and asking me sarcastically if I intended to adopt the fashion through life of throwing over old friends for new ones.
like
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From this reading 'You want people to be like peacocks or jackdaws, always showing their feathers or chattering about themselves.'
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Uncle Bryan seemed to resent this, growling that 'new brooms swept clean,' and asking me sarcastically if I intended to adopt the fashion through life of throwing over old friends for new ones.
members
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From this reading In due time I was introduced to other members of the West family, and grew so much attached to them, and so enamoured of their ways, that I spent nearly all my leisure in their company.
much
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From this reading In due time I was introduced to other members of the West family, and grew so much attached to them, and so enamoured of their ways, that I spent nearly all my leisure in their company.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading In due time I was introduced to other members of the West family, and grew so much attached to them, and so enamoured of their ways, that I spent nearly all my leisure in their company.
nearly
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From this reading In due time I was introduced to other members of the West family, and grew so much attached to them, and so enamoured of their ways, that I spent nearly all my leisure in their company.
new
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From this reading Uncle Bryan seemed to resent this, growling that 'new brooms swept clean,' and asking me sarcastically if I intended to adopt the fashion through life of throwing over old friends for new ones.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Jessie stepped in to defend me, and said boldly that uncle Bryan was not so fond of our society as to have reasonable cause to grumble at our absence.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In due time I was introduced to other members of the West family, and grew so much attached to them, and so enamoured of their ways, that I spent nearly all my leisure in their company.
old
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From this reading Uncle Bryan seemed to resent this, growling that 'new brooms swept clean,' and asking me sarcastically if I intended to adopt the fashion through life of throwing over old friends for new ones.
ones
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From this reading Uncle Bryan seemed to resent this, growling that 'new brooms swept clean,' and asking me sarcastically if I intended to adopt the fashion through life of throwing over old friends for new ones.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading 'You want people to be like peacocks or jackdaws, always showing their feathers or chattering about themselves.'
other
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From this reading In due time I was introduced to other members of the West family, and grew so much attached to them, and so enamoured of their ways, that I spent nearly all my leisure in their company.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Jessie stepped in to defend me, and said boldly that uncle Bryan was not so fond of our society as to have reasonable cause to grumble at our absence.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Uncle Bryan seemed to resent this, growling that 'new brooms swept clean,' and asking me sarcastically if I intended to adopt the fashion through life of throwing over old friends for new ones.
peacocks
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From this reading 'You want people to be like peacocks or jackdaws, always showing their feathers or chattering about themselves.'
people
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From this reading 'You want people to be like peacocks or jackdaws, always showing their feathers or chattering about themselves.'
reasonable
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From this reading Jessie stepped in to defend me, and said boldly that uncle Bryan was not so fond of our society as to have reasonable cause to grumble at our absence.
resent
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From this reading Uncle Bryan seemed to resent this, growling that 'new brooms swept clean,' and asking me sarcastically if I intended to adopt the fashion through life of throwing over old friends for new ones.
said
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From this reading Jessie stepped in to defend me, and said boldly that uncle Bryan was not so fond of our society as to have reasonable cause to grumble at our absence.
sarcastically
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From this reading Uncle Bryan seemed to resent this, growling that 'new brooms swept clean,' and asking me sarcastically if I intended to adopt the fashion through life of throwing over old friends for new ones.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Uncle Bryan seemed to resent this, growling that 'new brooms swept clean,' and asking me sarcastically if I intended to adopt the fashion through life of throwing over old friends for new ones.
sharplynounUS /ˈsharply/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading 'How do you know that?' asked uncle Bryan sharply.
showing
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From this reading 'You want people to be like peacocks or jackdaws, always showing their feathers or chattering about themselves.'
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading In due time I was introduced to other members of the West family, and grew so much attached to them, and so enamoured of their ways, that I spent nearly all my leisure in their company.
society
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From this reading Jessie stepped in to defend me, and said boldly that uncle Bryan was not so fond of our society as to have reasonable cause to grumble at our absence.
spent
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From this reading In due time I was introduced to other members of the West family, and grew so much attached to them, and so enamoured of their ways, that I spent nearly all my leisure in their company.
stepped
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From this reading Jessie stepped in to defend me, and said boldly that uncle Bryan was not so fond of our society as to have reasonable cause to grumble at our absence.
swept
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From this reading Uncle Bryan seemed to resent this, growling that 'new brooms swept clean,' and asking me sarcastically if I intended to adopt the fashion through life of throwing over old friends for new ones.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading In due time I was introduced to other members of the West family, and grew so much attached to them, and so enamoured of their ways, that I spent nearly all my leisure in their company.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In due time I was introduced to other members of the West family, and grew so much attached to them, and so enamoured of their ways, that I spent nearly all my leisure in their company.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading In due time I was introduced to other members of the West family, and grew so much attached to them, and so enamoured of their ways, that I spent nearly all my leisure in their company.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading In due time I was introduced to other members of the West family, and grew so much attached to them, and so enamoured of their ways, that I spent nearly all my leisure in their company.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading 'You want people to be like peacocks or jackdaws, always showing their feathers or chattering about themselves.'
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Uncle Bryan seemed to resent this, growling that 'new brooms swept clean,' and asking me sarcastically if I intended to adopt the fashion through life of throwing over old friends for new ones.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Uncle Bryan seemed to resent this, growling that 'new brooms swept clean,' and asking me sarcastically if I intended to adopt the fashion through life of throwing over old friends for new ones.
throwing
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From this reading Uncle Bryan seemed to resent this, growling that 'new brooms swept clean,' and asking me sarcastically if I intended to adopt the fashion through life of throwing over old friends for new ones.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In due time I was introduced to other members of the West family, and grew so much attached to them, and so enamoured of their ways, that I spent nearly all my leisure in their company.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In due time I was introduced to other members of the West family, and grew so much attached to them, and so enamoured of their ways, that I spent nearly all my leisure in their company.
Uncle
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From this reading Uncle Bryan seemed to resent this, growling that 'new brooms swept clean,' and asking me sarcastically if I intended to adopt the fashion through life of throwing over old friends for new ones.
want
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From this reading 'You want people to be like peacocks or jackdaws, always showing their feathers or chattering about themselves.'
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In due time I was introduced to other members of the West family, and grew so much attached to them, and so enamoured of their ways, that I spent nearly all my leisure in their company.
ways
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From this reading In due time I was introduced to other members of the West family, and grew so much attached to them, and so enamoured of their ways, that I spent nearly all my leisure in their company.
West
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From this reading In due time I was introduced to other members of the West family, and grew so much attached to them, and so enamoured of their ways, that I spent nearly all my leisure in their company.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading 'How do you know that?' asked uncle Bryan sharply.
