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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 A WOMAN’S HEART The papers next morning, with one accord, were almost unanimous in their praise of _Honeysuckle_.
accord
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From this reading A WOMAN’S HEART The papers next morning, with one accord, were almost unanimous in their praise of _Honeysuckle_.
almost
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From this reading A WOMAN’S HEART The papers next morning, with one accord, were almost unanimous in their praise of _Honeysuckle_.
amountverbUS /əˈmaʊnt/
to reach or total a particular quantity or value
From this reading Will’s operetta didn’t set the Thames on fire, to be sure—a first work seldom does—but it secured such an amount of modest success as decided him to change his plans largely for the future.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Will’s operetta didn’t set the Thames on fire, to be sure—a first work seldom does—but it secured such an amount of modest success as decided him to change his plans largely for the future.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading So he began to drop off to some extent from the hack work of journalism, and devote his energies in earnest to his new task in life as a playwright and composer.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Will’s operetta didn’t set the Thames on fire, to be sure—a first work seldom does—but it secured such an amount of modest success as decided him to change his plans largely for the future.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Will’s operetta didn’t set the Thames on fire, to be sure—a first work seldom does—but it secured such an amount of modest success as decided him to change his plans largely for the future.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading So he began to drop off to some extent from the hack work of journalism, and devote his energies in earnest to his new task in life as a playwright and composer.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Will’s operetta didn’t set the Thames on fire, to be sure—a first work seldom does—but it secured such an amount of modest success as decided him to change his plans largely for the future.
certain
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From this reading It was certain, now, that he might take himself seriously as a musical purveyor.
change
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From this reading Will’s operetta didn’t set the Thames on fire, to be sure—a first work seldom does—but it secured such an amount of modest success as decided him to change his plans largely for the future.
composer
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From this reading So he began to drop off to some extent from the hack work of journalism, and devote his energies in earnest to his new task in life as a playwright and composer.
contrary
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From this reading Rue had nothing to pay for her guarantee of _Honeysuckle_; on the contrary, Will received a very solid sum for his royalties on the run through the remainder of that season.
decided
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From this reading Will’s operetta didn’t set the Thames on fire, to be sure—a first work seldom does—but it secured such an amount of modest success as decided him to change his plans largely for the future.
devote
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From this reading So he began to drop off to some extent from the hack work of journalism, and devote his energies in earnest to his new task in life as a playwright and composer.
didn't
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From this reading Will’s operetta didn’t set the Thames on fire, to be sure—a first work seldom does—but it secured such an amount of modest success as decided him to change his plans largely for the future.
doesauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Will’s operetta didn’t set the Thames on fire, to be sure—a first work seldom does—but it secured such an amount of modest success as decided him to change his plans largely for the future.
drop
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From this reading So he began to drop off to some extent from the hack work of journalism, and devote his energies in earnest to his new task in life as a playwright and composer.
earnest
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From this reading So he began to drop off to some extent from the hack work of journalism, and devote his energies in earnest to his new task in life as a playwright and composer.
energies
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From this reading So he began to drop off to some extent from the hack work of journalism, and devote his energies in earnest to his new task in life as a playwright and composer.
extent
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From this reading So he began to drop off to some extent from the hack work of journalism, and devote his energies in earnest to his new task in life as a playwright and composer.
fire
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From this reading Will’s operetta didn’t set the Thames on fire, to be sure—a first work seldom does—but it secured such an amount of modest success as decided him to change his plans largely for the future.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Will’s operetta didn’t set the Thames on fire, to be sure—a first work seldom does—but it secured such an amount of modest success as decided him to change his plans largely for the future.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Will’s operetta didn’t set the Thames on fire, to be sure—a first work seldom does—but it secured such an amount of modest success as decided him to change his plans largely for the future.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading So he began to drop off to some extent from the hack work of journalism, and devote his energies in earnest to his new task in life as a playwright and composer.
future
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From this reading Will’s operetta didn’t set the Thames on fire, to be sure—a first work seldom does—but it secured such an amount of modest success as decided him to change his plans largely for the future.
guarantee
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From this reading Rue had nothing to pay for her guarantee of _Honeysuckle_; on the contrary, Will received a very solid sum for his royalties on the run through the remainder of that season.
hack
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From this reading So he began to drop off to some extent from the hack work of journalism, and devote his energies in earnest to his new task in life as a playwright and composer.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Rue had nothing to pay for her guarantee of _Honeysuckle_; on the contrary, Will received a very solid sum for his royalties on the run through the remainder of that season.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was certain, now, that he might take himself seriously as a musical purveyor.
HEART
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From this reading A WOMAN’S HEART The papers next morning, with one accord, were almost unanimous in their praise of _Honeysuckle_.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Rue had nothing to pay for her guarantee of _Honeysuckle_; on the contrary, Will received a very solid sum for his royalties on the run through the remainder of that season.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Will’s operetta didn’t set the Thames on fire, to be sure—a first work seldom does—but it secured such an amount of modest success as decided him to change his plans largely for the future.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading It was certain, now, that he might take himself seriously as a musical purveyor.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Will’s operetta didn’t set the Thames on fire, to be sure—a first work seldom does—but it secured such an amount of modest success as decided him to change his plans largely for the future.
Honeysuckle
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From this reading A WOMAN’S HEART The papers next morning, with one accord, were almost unanimous in their praise of _Honeysuckle_.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A WOMAN’S HEART The papers next morning, with one accord, were almost unanimous in their praise of _Honeysuckle_.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Will’s operetta didn’t set the Thames on fire, to be sure—a first work seldom does—but it secured such an amount of modest success as decided him to change his plans largely for the future.
journalism
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From this reading So he began to drop off to some extent from the hack work of journalism, and devote his energies in earnest to his new task in life as a playwright and composer.
largely
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From this reading Will’s operetta didn’t set the Thames on fire, to be sure—a first work seldom does—but it secured such an amount of modest success as decided him to change his plans largely for the future.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading So he began to drop off to some extent from the hack work of journalism, and devote his energies in earnest to his new task in life as a playwright and composer.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading It was certain, now, that he might take himself seriously as a musical purveyor.
modest
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From this reading Will’s operetta didn’t set the Thames on fire, to be sure—a first work seldom does—but it secured such an amount of modest success as decided him to change his plans largely for the future.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A WOMAN’S HEART The papers next morning, with one accord, were almost unanimous in their praise of _Honeysuckle_.
musical
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From this reading It was certain, now, that he might take himself seriously as a musical purveyor.
new
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From this reading So he began to drop off to some extent from the hack work of journalism, and devote his energies in earnest to his new task in life as a playwright and composer.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A WOMAN’S HEART The papers next morning, with one accord, were almost unanimous in their praise of _Honeysuckle_.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Rue had nothing to pay for her guarantee of _Honeysuckle_; on the contrary, Will received a very solid sum for his royalties on the run through the remainder of that season.
now
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From this reading It was certain, now, that he might take himself seriously as a musical purveyor.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A WOMAN’S HEART The papers next morning, with one accord, were almost unanimous in their praise of _Honeysuckle_.
off
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From this reading So he began to drop off to some extent from the hack work of journalism, and devote his energies in earnest to his new task in life as a playwright and composer.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Will’s operetta didn’t set the Thames on fire, to be sure—a first work seldom does—but it secured such an amount of modest success as decided him to change his plans largely for the future.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading A WOMAN’S HEART The papers next morning, with one accord, were almost unanimous in their praise of _Honeysuckle_.
operetta
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From this reading Will’s operetta didn’t set the Thames on fire, to be sure—a first work seldom does—but it secured such an amount of modest success as decided him to change his plans largely for the future.
papers
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From this reading A WOMAN’S HEART The papers next morning, with one accord, were almost unanimous in their praise of _Honeysuckle_.
pay
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From this reading Rue had nothing to pay for her guarantee of _Honeysuckle_; on the contrary, Will received a very solid sum for his royalties on the run through the remainder of that season.
plans
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From this reading Will’s operetta didn’t set the Thames on fire, to be sure—a first work seldom does—but it secured such an amount of modest success as decided him to change his plans largely for the future.
playwright
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From this reading So he began to drop off to some extent from the hack work of journalism, and devote his energies in earnest to his new task in life as a playwright and composer.
praise
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From this reading A WOMAN’S HEART The papers next morning, with one accord, were almost unanimous in their praise of _Honeysuckle_.
purveyor
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From this reading It was certain, now, that he might take himself seriously as a musical purveyor.
received
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From this reading Rue had nothing to pay for her guarantee of _Honeysuckle_; on the contrary, Will received a very solid sum for his royalties on the run through the remainder of that season.
remainder
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From this reading Rue had nothing to pay for her guarantee of _Honeysuckle_; on the contrary, Will received a very solid sum for his royalties on the run through the remainder of that season.
royalties
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From this reading Rue had nothing to pay for her guarantee of _Honeysuckle_; on the contrary, Will received a very solid sum for his royalties on the run through the remainder of that season.
Rue
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From this reading Rue had nothing to pay for her guarantee of _Honeysuckle_; on the contrary, Will received a very solid sum for his royalties on the run through the remainder of that season.
run
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From this reading Rue had nothing to pay for her guarantee of _Honeysuckle_; on the contrary, Will received a very solid sum for his royalties on the run through the remainder of that season.
season
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From this reading Rue had nothing to pay for her guarantee of _Honeysuckle_; on the contrary, Will received a very solid sum for his royalties on the run through the remainder of that season.
secured
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From this reading Will’s operetta didn’t set the Thames on fire, to be sure—a first work seldom does—but it secured such an amount of modest success as decided him to change his plans largely for the future.
seldom
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From this reading Will’s operetta didn’t set the Thames on fire, to be sure—a first work seldom does—but it secured such an amount of modest success as decided him to change his plans largely for the future.
seriously
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From this reading It was certain, now, that he might take himself seriously as a musical purveyor.
set
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From this reading Will’s operetta didn’t set the Thames on fire, to be sure—a first work seldom does—but it secured such an amount of modest success as decided him to change his plans largely for the future.
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So he began to drop off to some extent from the hack work of journalism, and devote his energies in earnest to his new task in life as a playwright and composer.
solid
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From this reading Rue had nothing to pay for her guarantee of _Honeysuckle_; on the contrary, Will received a very solid sum for his royalties on the run through the remainder of that season.
some
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From this reading So he began to drop off to some extent from the hack work of journalism, and devote his energies in earnest to his new task in life as a playwright and composer.
success
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From this reading Will’s operetta didn’t set the Thames on fire, to be sure—a first work seldom does—but it secured such an amount of modest success as decided him to change his plans largely for the future.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Will’s operetta didn’t set the Thames on fire, to be sure—a first work seldom does—but it secured such an amount of modest success as decided him to change his plans largely for the future.
sum
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From this reading Rue had nothing to pay for her guarantee of _Honeysuckle_; on the contrary, Will received a very solid sum for his royalties on the run through the remainder of that season.
surenounUS /sure/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Will’s operetta didn’t set the Thames on fire, to be sure—a first work seldom does—but it secured such an amount of modest success as decided him to change his plans largely for the future.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was certain, now, that he might take himself seriously as a musical purveyor.
task
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From this reading So he began to drop off to some extent from the hack work of journalism, and devote his energies in earnest to his new task in life as a playwright and composer.
Thames
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From this reading Will’s operetta didn’t set the Thames on fire, to be sure—a first work seldom does—but it secured such an amount of modest success as decided him to change his plans largely for the future.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was certain, now, that he might take himself seriously as a musical purveyor.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A WOMAN’S HEART The papers next morning, with one accord, were almost unanimous in their praise of _Honeysuckle_.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading A WOMAN’S HEART The papers next morning, with one accord, were almost unanimous in their praise of _Honeysuckle_.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Rue had nothing to pay for her guarantee of _Honeysuckle_; on the contrary, Will received a very solid sum for his royalties on the run through the remainder of that season.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Will’s operetta didn’t set the Thames on fire, to be sure—a first work seldom does—but it secured such an amount of modest success as decided him to change his plans largely for the future.
unanimous
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From this reading A WOMAN’S HEART The papers next morning, with one accord, were almost unanimous in their praise of _Honeysuckle_.
very
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From this reading Rue had nothing to pay for her guarantee of _Honeysuckle_; on the contrary, Will received a very solid sum for his royalties on the run through the remainder of that season.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was certain, now, that he might take himself seriously as a musical purveyor.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading A WOMAN’S HEART The papers next morning, with one accord, were almost unanimous in their praise of _Honeysuckle_.
Willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Rue had nothing to pay for her guarantee of _Honeysuckle_; on the contrary, Will received a very solid sum for his royalties on the run through the remainder of that season.
Will's
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From this reading Will’s operetta didn’t set the Thames on fire, to be sure—a first work seldom does—but it secured such an amount of modest success as decided him to change his plans largely for the future.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading A WOMAN’S HEART The papers next morning, with one accord, were almost unanimous in their praise of _Honeysuckle_.
WOMAN'S
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From this reading A WOMAN’S HEART The papers next morning, with one accord, were almost unanimous in their praise of _Honeysuckle_.
work
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From this reading Will’s operetta didn’t set the Thames on fire, to be sure—a first work seldom does—but it secured such an amount of modest success as decided him to change his plans largely for the future.
