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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 Lavinia tries to frown, but the whimsical way in which her cousin utters his disgraceful aspiration, coupled with her conviction that, if put to the test, he would prove how little his claim to consummate cowardice was worth, sends her into the dining-room with a smile on her face.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading “That means that I am not worth repeating it to!” he rejoins, with an injured look, and pushing away the dish that is being offered him.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading “That means that I am not worth repeating it to!” he rejoins, with an injured look, and pushing away the dish that is being offered him.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “That means that I am not worth repeating it to!” he rejoins, with an injured look, and pushing away the dish that is being offered him.
answers
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From this reading “Nothing worth repeating,” she answers, grave, though suddenly.
asks
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From this reading The tone in which Sir George asks her what the joke is at once extinguishes it.
aspiration
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From this reading Lavinia tries to frown, but the whimsical way in which her cousin utters his disgraceful aspiration, coupled with her conviction that, if put to the test, he would prove how little his claim to consummate cowardice was worth, sends her into the dining-room with a smile on her face.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The tone in which Sir George asks her what the joke is at once extinguishes it.
away
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From this reading “That means that I am not worth repeating it to!” he rejoins, with an injured look, and pushing away the dish that is being offered him.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading “That means that I am not worth repeating it to!” he rejoins, with an injured look, and pushing away the dish that is being offered him.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Lavinia tries to frown, but the whimsical way in which her cousin utters his disgraceful aspiration, coupled with her conviction that, if put to the test, he would prove how little his claim to consummate cowardice was worth, sends her into the dining-room with a smile on her face.
claim
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From this reading Lavinia tries to frown, but the whimsical way in which her cousin utters his disgraceful aspiration, coupled with her conviction that, if put to the test, he would prove how little his claim to consummate cowardice was worth, sends her into the dining-room with a smile on her face.
consummate
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From this reading Lavinia tries to frown, but the whimsical way in which her cousin utters his disgraceful aspiration, coupled with her conviction that, if put to the test, he would prove how little his claim to consummate cowardice was worth, sends her into the dining-room with a smile on her face.
conviction
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From this reading Lavinia tries to frown, but the whimsical way in which her cousin utters his disgraceful aspiration, coupled with her conviction that, if put to the test, he would prove how little his claim to consummate cowardice was worth, sends her into the dining-room with a smile on her face.
coupled
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From this reading Lavinia tries to frown, but the whimsical way in which her cousin utters his disgraceful aspiration, coupled with her conviction that, if put to the test, he would prove how little his claim to consummate cowardice was worth, sends her into the dining-room with a smile on her face.
cousin
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From this reading Lavinia tries to frown, but the whimsical way in which her cousin utters his disgraceful aspiration, coupled with her conviction that, if put to the test, he would prove how little his claim to consummate cowardice was worth, sends her into the dining-room with a smile on her face.
cowardice
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From this reading Lavinia tries to frown, but the whimsical way in which her cousin utters his disgraceful aspiration, coupled with her conviction that, if put to the test, he would prove how little his claim to consummate cowardice was worth, sends her into the dining-room with a smile on her face.
dining-room
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From this reading Lavinia tries to frown, but the whimsical way in which her cousin utters his disgraceful aspiration, coupled with her conviction that, if put to the test, he would prove how little his claim to consummate cowardice was worth, sends her into the dining-room with a smile on her face.
disgraceful
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From this reading Lavinia tries to frown, but the whimsical way in which her cousin utters his disgraceful aspiration, coupled with her conviction that, if put to the test, he would prove how little his claim to consummate cowardice was worth, sends her into the dining-room with a smile on her face.
dish
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From this reading “That means that I am not worth repeating it to!” he rejoins, with an injured look, and pushing away the dish that is being offered him.
extinguishes
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From this reading The tone in which Sir George asks her what the joke is at once extinguishes it.
face
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From this reading Lavinia tries to frown, but the whimsical way in which her cousin utters his disgraceful aspiration, coupled with her conviction that, if put to the test, he would prove how little his claim to consummate cowardice was worth, sends her into the dining-room with a smile on her face.
frown
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From this reading Lavinia tries to frown, but the whimsical way in which her cousin utters his disgraceful aspiration, coupled with her conviction that, if put to the test, he would prove how little his claim to consummate cowardice was worth, sends her into the dining-room with a smile on her face.
George
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From this reading The tone in which Sir George asks her what the joke is at once extinguishes it.
grave
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From this reading “Nothing worth repeating,” she answers, grave, though suddenly.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Lavinia tries to frown, but the whimsical way in which her cousin utters his disgraceful aspiration, coupled with her conviction that, if put to the test, he would prove how little his claim to consummate cowardice was worth, sends her into the dining-room with a smile on her face.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Lavinia tries to frown, but the whimsical way in which her cousin utters his disgraceful aspiration, coupled with her conviction that, if put to the test, he would prove how little his claim to consummate cowardice was worth, sends her into the dining-room with a smile on her face.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “That means that I am not worth repeating it to!” he rejoins, with an injured look, and pushing away the dish that is being offered him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Lavinia tries to frown, but the whimsical way in which her cousin utters his disgraceful aspiration, coupled with her conviction that, if put to the test, he would prove how little his claim to consummate cowardice was worth, sends her into the dining-room with a smile on her face.
how
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From this reading Lavinia tries to frown, but the whimsical way in which her cousin utters his disgraceful aspiration, coupled with her conviction that, if put to the test, he would prove how little his claim to consummate cowardice was worth, sends her into the dining-room with a smile on her face.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “That means that I am not worth repeating it to!” he rejoins, with an injured look, and pushing away the dish that is being offered him.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Lavinia tries to frown, but the whimsical way in which her cousin utters his disgraceful aspiration, coupled with her conviction that, if put to the test, he would prove how little his claim to consummate cowardice was worth, sends her into the dining-room with a smile on her face.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Lavinia tries to frown, but the whimsical way in which her cousin utters his disgraceful aspiration, coupled with her conviction that, if put to the test, he would prove how little his claim to consummate cowardice was worth, sends her into the dining-room with a smile on her face.
injured
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From this reading “That means that I am not worth repeating it to!” he rejoins, with an injured look, and pushing away the dish that is being offered him.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Lavinia tries to frown, but the whimsical way in which her cousin utters his disgraceful aspiration, coupled with her conviction that, if put to the test, he would prove how little his claim to consummate cowardice was worth, sends her into the dining-room with a smile on her face.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The tone in which Sir George asks her what the joke is at once extinguishes it.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The tone in which Sir George asks her what the joke is at once extinguishes it.
joke
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From this reading The tone in which Sir George asks her what the joke is at once extinguishes it.
Lavinia
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From this reading Lavinia tries to frown, but the whimsical way in which her cousin utters his disgraceful aspiration, coupled with her conviction that, if put to the test, he would prove how little his claim to consummate cowardice was worth, sends her into the dining-room with a smile on her face.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Lavinia tries to frown, but the whimsical way in which her cousin utters his disgraceful aspiration, coupled with her conviction that, if put to the test, he would prove how little his claim to consummate cowardice was worth, sends her into the dining-room with a smile on her face.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “That means that I am not worth repeating it to!” he rejoins, with an injured look, and pushing away the dish that is being offered him.
means
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From this reading “That means that I am not worth repeating it to!” he rejoins, with an injured look, and pushing away the dish that is being offered him.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “That means that I am not worth repeating it to!” he rejoins, with an injured look, and pushing away the dish that is being offered him.
NothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “Nothing worth repeating,” she answers, grave, though suddenly.
offered
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From this reading “That means that I am not worth repeating it to!” he rejoins, with an injured look, and pushing away the dish that is being offered him.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Lavinia tries to frown, but the whimsical way in which her cousin utters his disgraceful aspiration, coupled with her conviction that, if put to the test, he would prove how little his claim to consummate cowardice was worth, sends her into the dining-room with a smile on her face.
once
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From this reading The tone in which Sir George asks her what the joke is at once extinguishes it.
persuasively
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From this reading “Won’t you try it?” she asks persuasively.
prove
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From this reading Lavinia tries to frown, but the whimsical way in which her cousin utters his disgraceful aspiration, coupled with her conviction that, if put to the test, he would prove how little his claim to consummate cowardice was worth, sends her into the dining-room with a smile on her face.
pushing
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From this reading “That means that I am not worth repeating it to!” he rejoins, with an injured look, and pushing away the dish that is being offered him.
put
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From this reading Lavinia tries to frown, but the whimsical way in which her cousin utters his disgraceful aspiration, coupled with her conviction that, if put to the test, he would prove how little his claim to consummate cowardice was worth, sends her into the dining-room with a smile on her face.
rejoins
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From this reading “That means that I am not worth repeating it to!” he rejoins, with an injured look, and pushing away the dish that is being offered him.
repeating
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From this reading “Nothing worth repeating,” she answers, grave, though suddenly.
sends
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From this reading Lavinia tries to frown, but the whimsical way in which her cousin utters his disgraceful aspiration, coupled with her conviction that, if put to the test, he would prove how little his claim to consummate cowardice was worth, sends her into the dining-room with a smile on her face.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Nothing worth repeating,” she answers, grave, though suddenly.
Sir
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From this reading The tone in which Sir George asks her what the joke is at once extinguishes it.
smile
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From this reading Lavinia tries to frown, but the whimsical way in which her cousin utters his disgraceful aspiration, coupled with her conviction that, if put to the test, he would prove how little his claim to consummate cowardice was worth, sends her into the dining-room with a smile on her face.
suddenlynounUS /ˈsuddenly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Nothing worth repeating,” she answers, grave, though suddenly.
test
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From this reading Lavinia tries to frown, but the whimsical way in which her cousin utters his disgraceful aspiration, coupled with her conviction that, if put to the test, he would prove how little his claim to consummate cowardice was worth, sends her into the dining-room with a smile on her face.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Lavinia tries to frown, but the whimsical way in which her cousin utters his disgraceful aspiration, coupled with her conviction that, if put to the test, he would prove how little his claim to consummate cowardice was worth, sends her into the dining-room with a smile on her face.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Lavinia tries to frown, but the whimsical way in which her cousin utters his disgraceful aspiration, coupled with her conviction that, if put to the test, he would prove how little his claim to consummate cowardice was worth, sends her into the dining-room with a smile on her face.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading “Nothing worth repeating,” she answers, grave, though suddenly.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Lavinia tries to frown, but the whimsical way in which her cousin utters his disgraceful aspiration, coupled with her conviction that, if put to the test, he would prove how little his claim to consummate cowardice was worth, sends her into the dining-room with a smile on her face.
tone
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From this reading The tone in which Sir George asks her what the joke is at once extinguishes it.
tries
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From this reading Lavinia tries to frown, but the whimsical way in which her cousin utters his disgraceful aspiration, coupled with her conviction that, if put to the test, he would prove how little his claim to consummate cowardice was worth, sends her into the dining-room with a smile on her face.
try
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From this reading “Won’t you try it?” she asks persuasively.
utters
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From this reading Lavinia tries to frown, but the whimsical way in which her cousin utters his disgraceful aspiration, coupled with her conviction that, if put to the test, he would prove how little his claim to consummate cowardice was worth, sends her into the dining-room with a smile on her face.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Lavinia tries to frown, but the whimsical way in which her cousin utters his disgraceful aspiration, coupled with her conviction that, if put to the test, he would prove how little his claim to consummate cowardice was worth, sends her into the dining-room with a smile on her face.
way
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From this reading Lavinia tries to frown, but the whimsical way in which her cousin utters his disgraceful aspiration, coupled with her conviction that, if put to the test, he would prove how little his claim to consummate cowardice was worth, sends her into the dining-room with a smile on her face.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading The tone in which Sir George asks her what the joke is at once extinguishes it.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Lavinia tries to frown, but the whimsical way in which her cousin utters his disgraceful aspiration, coupled with her conviction that, if put to the test, he would prove how little his claim to consummate cowardice was worth, sends her into the dining-room with a smile on her face.
whimsical
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From this reading Lavinia tries to frown, but the whimsical way in which her cousin utters his disgraceful aspiration, coupled with her conviction that, if put to the test, he would prove how little his claim to consummate cowardice was worth, sends her into the dining-room with a smile on her face.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Lavinia tries to frown, but the whimsical way in which her cousin utters his disgraceful aspiration, coupled with her conviction that, if put to the test, he would prove how little his claim to consummate cowardice was worth, sends her into the dining-room with a smile on her face.
Won't
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From this reading “Won’t you try it?” she asks persuasively.
worth
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From this reading Lavinia tries to frown, but the whimsical way in which her cousin utters his disgraceful aspiration, coupled with her conviction that, if put to the test, he would prove how little his claim to consummate cowardice was worth, sends her into the dining-room with a smile on her face.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Lavinia tries to frown, but the whimsical way in which her cousin utters his disgraceful aspiration, coupled with her conviction that, if put to the test, he would prove how little his claim to consummate cowardice was worth, sends her into the dining-room with a smile on her face.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Won’t you try it?” she asks persuasively.
