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23
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From this reading ‘And could you induce him to come to my dance on the 23d?’ or to my picnic, or whatever it might be.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading He made what Mrs. Hayward considered quite an exhibition of himself at that school feast--in a way which no man had any right to do, unless---- People asked who he was--a distinguished-looking man, and quite new to society in Richmond.
aged
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From this reading It is well known that in the country a man who is really a man--neither a boy of twenty nor an aged beau masquerading as such--is always received with open arms.
always
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From this reading It is well known that in the country a man who is really a man--neither a boy of twenty nor an aged beau masquerading as such--is always received with open arms.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading He made what Mrs. Hayward considered quite an exhibition of himself at that school feast--in a way which no man had any right to do, unless---- People asked who he was--a distinguished-looking man, and quite new to society in Richmond.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He made what Mrs. Hayward considered quite an exhibition of himself at that school feast--in a way which no man had any right to do, unless---- People asked who he was--a distinguished-looking man, and quite new to society in Richmond.
anxiously
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From this reading Half a dozen ladies, with water-parties, or dances, or some other merrymaking in hand, asked Mrs. Sitwell anxiously who her friend was.
any
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From this reading He made what Mrs. Hayward considered quite an exhibition of himself at that school feast--in a way which no man had any right to do, unless---- People asked who he was--a distinguished-looking man, and quite new to society in Richmond.
appeared
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From this reading Norman Bellendean appeared very often at Richmond.
arms
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From this reading It is well known that in the country a man who is really a man--neither a boy of twenty nor an aged beau masquerading as such--is always received with open arms.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It is well known that in the country a man who is really a man--neither a boy of twenty nor an aged beau masquerading as such--is always received with open arms.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He made what Mrs. Hayward considered quite an exhibition of himself at that school feast--in a way which no man had any right to do, unless---- People asked who he was--a distinguished-looking man, and quite new to society in Richmond.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Norman Bellendean appeared very often at Richmond.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading ‘And could you induce him to come to my dance on the 23d?’ or to my picnic, or whatever it might be.
beau
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From this reading It is well known that in the country a man who is really a man--neither a boy of twenty nor an aged beau masquerading as such--is always received with open arms.
Bellendean
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From this reading Norman Bellendean appeared very often at Richmond.
boy
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From this reading It is well known that in the country a man who is really a man--neither a boy of twenty nor an aged beau masquerading as such--is always received with open arms.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ‘And could you induce him to come to my dance on the 23d?’ or to my picnic, or whatever it might be.
considered
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From this reading He made what Mrs. Hayward considered quite an exhibition of himself at that school feast--in a way which no man had any right to do, unless---- People asked who he was--a distinguished-looking man, and quite new to society in Richmond.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading ‘And could you induce him to come to my dance on the 23d?’ or to my picnic, or whatever it might be.
country
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From this reading It is well known that in the country a man who is really a man--neither a boy of twenty nor an aged beau masquerading as such--is always received with open arms.
d
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From this reading ‘And could you induce him to come to my dance on the 23d?’ or to my picnic, or whatever it might be.
dance
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From this reading ‘And could you induce him to come to my dance on the 23d?’ or to my picnic, or whatever it might be.
dances
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From this reading Half a dozen ladies, with water-parties, or dances, or some other merrymaking in hand, asked Mrs. Sitwell anxiously who her friend was.
distinguished-looking
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From this reading He made what Mrs. Hayward considered quite an exhibition of himself at that school feast--in a way which no man had any right to do, unless---- People asked who he was--a distinguished-looking man, and quite new to society in Richmond.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading He made what Mrs. Hayward considered quite an exhibition of himself at that school feast--in a way which no man had any right to do, unless---- People asked who he was--a distinguished-looking man, and quite new to society in Richmond.
dozen
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From this reading Half a dozen ladies, with water-parties, or dances, or some other merrymaking in hand, asked Mrs. Sitwell anxiously who her friend was.
exhibition
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From this reading He made what Mrs. Hayward considered quite an exhibition of himself at that school feast--in a way which no man had any right to do, unless---- People asked who he was--a distinguished-looking man, and quite new to society in Richmond.
feast
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From this reading He made what Mrs. Hayward considered quite an exhibition of himself at that school feast--in a way which no man had any right to do, unless---- People asked who he was--a distinguished-looking man, and quite new to society in Richmond.
friend
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From this reading Half a dozen ladies, with water-parties, or dances, or some other merrymaking in hand, asked Mrs. Sitwell anxiously who her friend was.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He made what Mrs. Hayward considered quite an exhibition of himself at that school feast--in a way which no man had any right to do, unless---- People asked who he was--a distinguished-looking man, and quite new to society in Richmond.
HalfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Half a dozen ladies, with water-parties, or dances, or some other merrymaking in hand, asked Mrs. Sitwell anxiously who her friend was.
hand
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From this reading Half a dozen ladies, with water-parties, or dances, or some other merrymaking in hand, asked Mrs. Sitwell anxiously who her friend was.
Hayward
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From this reading He made what Mrs. Hayward considered quite an exhibition of himself at that school feast--in a way which no man had any right to do, unless---- People asked who he was--a distinguished-looking man, and quite new to society in Richmond.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He made what Mrs. Hayward considered quite an exhibition of himself at that school feast--in a way which no man had any right to do, unless---- People asked who he was--a distinguished-looking man, and quite new to society in Richmond.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Half a dozen ladies, with water-parties, or dances, or some other merrymaking in hand, asked Mrs. Sitwell anxiously who her friend was.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading ‘And could you induce him to come to my dance on the 23d?’ or to my picnic, or whatever it might be.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He made what Mrs. Hayward considered quite an exhibition of himself at that school feast--in a way which no man had any right to do, unless---- People asked who he was--a distinguished-looking man, and quite new to society in Richmond.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He made what Mrs. Hayward considered quite an exhibition of himself at that school feast--in a way which no man had any right to do, unless---- People asked who he was--a distinguished-looking man, and quite new to society in Richmond.
induce
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From this reading ‘And could you induce him to come to my dance on the 23d?’ or to my picnic, or whatever it might be.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is well known that in the country a man who is really a man--neither a boy of twenty nor an aged beau masquerading as such--is always received with open arms.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is well known that in the country a man who is really a man--neither a boy of twenty nor an aged beau masquerading as such--is always received with open arms.
known
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From this reading It is well known that in the country a man who is really a man--neither a boy of twenty nor an aged beau masquerading as such--is always received with open arms.
ladies
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From this reading Half a dozen ladies, with water-parties, or dances, or some other merrymaking in hand, asked Mrs. Sitwell anxiously who her friend was.
made
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From this reading He made what Mrs. Hayward considered quite an exhibition of himself at that school feast--in a way which no man had any right to do, unless---- People asked who he was--a distinguished-looking man, and quite new to society in Richmond.
man
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From this reading He made what Mrs. Hayward considered quite an exhibition of himself at that school feast--in a way which no man had any right to do, unless---- People asked who he was--a distinguished-looking man, and quite new to society in Richmond.
masquerading
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From this reading It is well known that in the country a man who is really a man--neither a boy of twenty nor an aged beau masquerading as such--is always received with open arms.
merrymaking
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From this reading Half a dozen ladies, with water-parties, or dances, or some other merrymaking in hand, asked Mrs. Sitwell anxiously who her friend was.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading ‘And could you induce him to come to my dance on the 23d?’ or to my picnic, or whatever it might be.
Mrs
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From this reading He made what Mrs. Hayward considered quite an exhibition of himself at that school feast--in a way which no man had any right to do, unless---- People asked who he was--a distinguished-looking man, and quite new to society in Richmond.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading ‘And could you induce him to come to my dance on the 23d?’ or to my picnic, or whatever it might be.
neitherdeterminerUS /ˈniːðər/
not one and not the other of two
From this reading It is well known that in the country a man who is really a man--neither a boy of twenty nor an aged beau masquerading as such--is always received with open arms.
new
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From this reading He made what Mrs. Hayward considered quite an exhibition of himself at that school feast--in a way which no man had any right to do, unless---- People asked who he was--a distinguished-looking man, and quite new to society in Richmond.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading He made what Mrs. Hayward considered quite an exhibition of himself at that school feast--in a way which no man had any right to do, unless---- People asked who he was--a distinguished-looking man, and quite new to society in Richmond.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading It is well known that in the country a man who is really a man--neither a boy of twenty nor an aged beau masquerading as such--is always received with open arms.
Norman
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From this reading Norman Bellendean appeared very often at Richmond.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He made what Mrs. Hayward considered quite an exhibition of himself at that school feast--in a way which no man had any right to do, unless---- People asked who he was--a distinguished-looking man, and quite new to society in Richmond.
often
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From this reading Norman Bellendean appeared very often at Richmond.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading ‘And could you induce him to come to my dance on the 23d?’ or to my picnic, or whatever it might be.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading It is well known that in the country a man who is really a man--neither a boy of twenty nor an aged beau masquerading as such--is always received with open arms.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Half a dozen ladies, with water-parties, or dances, or some other merrymaking in hand, asked Mrs. Sitwell anxiously who her friend was.
other
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From this reading Half a dozen ladies, with water-parties, or dances, or some other merrymaking in hand, asked Mrs. Sitwell anxiously who her friend was.
People
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From this reading He made what Mrs. Hayward considered quite an exhibition of himself at that school feast--in a way which no man had any right to do, unless---- People asked who he was--a distinguished-looking man, and quite new to society in Richmond.
picnic
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From this reading ‘And could you induce him to come to my dance on the 23d?’ or to my picnic, or whatever it might be.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He made what Mrs. Hayward considered quite an exhibition of himself at that school feast--in a way which no man had any right to do, unless---- People asked who he was--a distinguished-looking man, and quite new to society in Richmond.
really
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From this reading It is well known that in the country a man who is really a man--neither a boy of twenty nor an aged beau masquerading as such--is always received with open arms.
received
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From this reading It is well known that in the country a man who is really a man--neither a boy of twenty nor an aged beau masquerading as such--is always received with open arms.
Richmond
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From this reading Norman Bellendean appeared very often at Richmond.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He made what Mrs. Hayward considered quite an exhibition of himself at that school feast--in a way which no man had any right to do, unless---- People asked who he was--a distinguished-looking man, and quite new to society in Richmond.
school
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From this reading He made what Mrs. Hayward considered quite an exhibition of himself at that school feast--in a way which no man had any right to do, unless---- People asked who he was--a distinguished-looking man, and quite new to society in Richmond.
Sitwell
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From this reading Half a dozen ladies, with water-parties, or dances, or some other merrymaking in hand, asked Mrs. Sitwell anxiously who her friend was.
society
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From this reading He made what Mrs. Hayward considered quite an exhibition of himself at that school feast--in a way which no man had any right to do, unless---- People asked who he was--a distinguished-looking man, and quite new to society in Richmond.
some
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From this reading Half a dozen ladies, with water-parties, or dances, or some other merrymaking in hand, asked Mrs. Sitwell anxiously who her friend was.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading It is well known that in the country a man who is really a man--neither a boy of twenty nor an aged beau masquerading as such--is always received with open arms.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He made what Mrs. Hayward considered quite an exhibition of himself at that school feast--in a way which no man had any right to do, unless---- People asked who he was--a distinguished-looking man, and quite new to society in Richmond.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It is well known that in the country a man who is really a man--neither a boy of twenty nor an aged beau masquerading as such--is always received with open arms.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He made what Mrs. Hayward considered quite an exhibition of himself at that school feast--in a way which no man had any right to do, unless---- People asked who he was--a distinguished-looking man, and quite new to society in Richmond.
twenty
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From this reading It is well known that in the country a man who is really a man--neither a boy of twenty nor an aged beau masquerading as such--is always received with open arms.
unlessconjunctionUS /ənˈles/
except if; if not
From this reading He made what Mrs. Hayward considered quite an exhibition of himself at that school feast--in a way which no man had any right to do, unless---- People asked who he was--a distinguished-looking man, and quite new to society in Richmond.
very
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From this reading Norman Bellendean appeared very often at Richmond.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He made what Mrs. Hayward considered quite an exhibition of himself at that school feast--in a way which no man had any right to do, unless---- People asked who he was--a distinguished-looking man, and quite new to society in Richmond.
water-parties
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From this reading Half a dozen ladies, with water-parties, or dances, or some other merrymaking in hand, asked Mrs. Sitwell anxiously who her friend was.
way
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From this reading He made what Mrs. Hayward considered quite an exhibition of himself at that school feast--in a way which no man had any right to do, unless---- People asked who he was--a distinguished-looking man, and quite new to society in Richmond.
well
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From this reading It is well known that in the country a man who is really a man--neither a boy of twenty nor an aged beau masquerading as such--is always received with open arms.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading He made what Mrs. Hayward considered quite an exhibition of himself at that school feast--in a way which no man had any right to do, unless---- People asked who he was--a distinguished-looking man, and quite new to society in Richmond.
whateverdeterminerUS /ˌwʌˈtevər/
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading ‘And could you induce him to come to my dance on the 23d?’ or to my picnic, or whatever it might be.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He made what Mrs. Hayward considered quite an exhibition of himself at that school feast--in a way which no man had any right to do, unless---- People asked who he was--a distinguished-looking man, and quite new to society in Richmond.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading He made what Mrs. Hayward considered quite an exhibition of himself at that school feast--in a way which no man had any right to do, unless---- People asked who he was--a distinguished-looking man, and quite new to society in Richmond.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading It is well known that in the country a man who is really a man--neither a boy of twenty nor an aged beau masquerading as such--is always received with open arms.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading ‘And could you induce him to come to my dance on the 23d?’ or to my picnic, or whatever it might be.
