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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 _Feminine Reasoning_ With vigour renewed by a night of rest Leslie began her second day at Atwater Cabin.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After lunch she felt a desire to explore her new world.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She had so many and such willing helpers that before noon she could find nothing more to do.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Choosing the shady side, she followed the road toward the club house, but one thought in her mind: she must return in time to take the car and meet Douglas Bruce as she had promised.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading _Feminine Reasoning_ With vigour renewed by a night of rest Leslie began her second day at Atwater Cabin.
Atwater
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From this reading _Feminine Reasoning_ With vigour renewed by a night of rest Leslie began her second day at Atwater Cabin.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading She felt elated that she had so planned her summer as to spend it with her father, while of course it was going to be delightful to have her lover with her.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading She had so many and such willing helpers that before noon she could find nothing more to do.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _Feminine Reasoning_ With vigour renewed by a night of rest Leslie began her second day at Atwater Cabin.
Bruce
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From this reading Choosing the shady side, she followed the road toward the club house, but one thought in her mind: she must return in time to take the car and meet Douglas Bruce as she had promised.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Choosing the shady side, she followed the road toward the club house, but one thought in her mind: she must return in time to take the car and meet Douglas Bruce as she had promised.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading _Feminine Reasoning_ With vigour renewed by a night of rest Leslie began her second day at Atwater Cabin.
Cabin
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From this reading _Feminine Reasoning_ With vigour renewed by a night of rest Leslie began her second day at Atwater Cabin.
car
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From this reading Choosing the shady side, she followed the road toward the club house, but one thought in her mind: she must return in time to take the car and meet Douglas Bruce as she had promised.
Choosing
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From this reading Choosing the shady side, she followed the road toward the club house, but one thought in her mind: she must return in time to take the car and meet Douglas Bruce as she had promised.
club
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From this reading Choosing the shady side, she followed the road toward the club house, but one thought in her mind: she must return in time to take the car and meet Douglas Bruce as she had promised.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading She had so many and such willing helpers that before noon she could find nothing more to do.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She felt elated that she had so planned her summer as to spend it with her father, while of course it was going to be delightful to have her lover with her.
day
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From this reading _Feminine Reasoning_ With vigour renewed by a night of rest Leslie began her second day at Atwater Cabin.
delightful
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From this reading She felt elated that she had so planned her summer as to spend it with her father, while of course it was going to be delightful to have her lover with her.
desire
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From this reading After lunch she felt a desire to explore her new world.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading She had so many and such willing helpers that before noon she could find nothing more to do.
Douglas
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From this reading Choosing the shady side, she followed the road toward the club house, but one thought in her mind: she must return in time to take the car and meet Douglas Bruce as she had promised.
elated
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From this reading She felt elated that she had so planned her summer as to spend it with her father, while of course it was going to be delightful to have her lover with her.
explore
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From this reading After lunch she felt a desire to explore her new world.
father
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From this reading She felt elated that she had so planned her summer as to spend it with her father, while of course it was going to be delightful to have her lover with her.
felt
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From this reading After lunch she felt a desire to explore her new world.
Feminine
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From this reading _Feminine Reasoning_ With vigour renewed by a night of rest Leslie began her second day at Atwater Cabin.
find
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From this reading She had so many and such willing helpers that before noon she could find nothing more to do.
followed
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From this reading Choosing the shady side, she followed the road toward the club house, but one thought in her mind: she must return in time to take the car and meet Douglas Bruce as she had promised.
going
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From this reading She felt elated that she had so planned her summer as to spend it with her father, while of course it was going to be delightful to have her lover with her.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had so many and such willing helpers that before noon she could find nothing more to do.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading She felt elated that she had so planned her summer as to spend it with her father, while of course it was going to be delightful to have her lover with her.
helpers
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From this reading She had so many and such willing helpers that before noon she could find nothing more to do.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading _Feminine Reasoning_ With vigour renewed by a night of rest Leslie began her second day at Atwater Cabin.
house
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From this reading Choosing the shady side, she followed the road toward the club house, but one thought in her mind: she must return in time to take the car and meet Douglas Bruce as she had promised.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Choosing the shady side, she followed the road toward the club house, but one thought in her mind: she must return in time to take the car and meet Douglas Bruce as she had promised.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She felt elated that she had so planned her summer as to spend it with her father, while of course it was going to be delightful to have her lover with her.
Leslie
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From this reading _Feminine Reasoning_ With vigour renewed by a night of rest Leslie began her second day at Atwater Cabin.
lover
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From this reading She felt elated that she had so planned her summer as to spend it with her father, while of course it was going to be delightful to have her lover with her.
lunch
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From this reading After lunch she felt a desire to explore her new world.
many
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From this reading She had so many and such willing helpers that before noon she could find nothing more to do.
meet
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From this reading Choosing the shady side, she followed the road toward the club house, but one thought in her mind: she must return in time to take the car and meet Douglas Bruce as she had promised.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Choosing the shady side, she followed the road toward the club house, but one thought in her mind: she must return in time to take the car and meet Douglas Bruce as she had promised.
more
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From this reading She had so many and such willing helpers that before noon she could find nothing more to do.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Choosing the shady side, she followed the road toward the club house, but one thought in her mind: she must return in time to take the car and meet Douglas Bruce as she had promised.
new
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From this reading After lunch she felt a desire to explore her new world.
night
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From this reading _Feminine Reasoning_ With vigour renewed by a night of rest Leslie began her second day at Atwater Cabin.
noon
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From this reading She had so many and such willing helpers that before noon she could find nothing more to do.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading She had so many and such willing helpers that before noon she could find nothing more to do.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _Feminine Reasoning_ With vigour renewed by a night of rest Leslie began her second day at Atwater Cabin.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Choosing the shady side, she followed the road toward the club house, but one thought in her mind: she must return in time to take the car and meet Douglas Bruce as she had promised.
planned
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From this reading She felt elated that she had so planned her summer as to spend it with her father, while of course it was going to be delightful to have her lover with her.
promised
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From this reading Choosing the shady side, she followed the road toward the club house, but one thought in her mind: she must return in time to take the car and meet Douglas Bruce as she had promised.
Reasoning
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From this reading _Feminine Reasoning_ With vigour renewed by a night of rest Leslie began her second day at Atwater Cabin.
renewed
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From this reading _Feminine Reasoning_ With vigour renewed by a night of rest Leslie began her second day at Atwater Cabin.
restnounUS /rest/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _Feminine Reasoning_ With vigour renewed by a night of rest Leslie began her second day at Atwater Cabin.
return
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From this reading Choosing the shady side, she followed the road toward the club house, but one thought in her mind: she must return in time to take the car and meet Douglas Bruce as she had promised.
road
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From this reading Choosing the shady side, she followed the road toward the club house, but one thought in her mind: she must return in time to take the car and meet Douglas Bruce as she had promised.
second
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From this reading _Feminine Reasoning_ With vigour renewed by a night of rest Leslie began her second day at Atwater Cabin.
shady
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From this reading Choosing the shady side, she followed the road toward the club house, but one thought in her mind: she must return in time to take the car and meet Douglas Bruce as she had promised.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had so many and such willing helpers that before noon she could find nothing more to do.
side
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From this reading Choosing the shady side, she followed the road toward the club house, but one thought in her mind: she must return in time to take the car and meet Douglas Bruce as she had promised.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading She had so many and such willing helpers that before noon she could find nothing more to do.
spend
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From this reading She felt elated that she had so planned her summer as to spend it with her father, while of course it was going to be delightful to have her lover with her.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading She had so many and such willing helpers that before noon she could find nothing more to do.
summer
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From this reading She felt elated that she had so planned her summer as to spend it with her father, while of course it was going to be delightful to have her lover with her.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Choosing the shady side, she followed the road toward the club house, but one thought in her mind: she must return in time to take the car and meet Douglas Bruce as she had promised.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She had so many and such willing helpers that before noon she could find nothing more to do.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Choosing the shady side, she followed the road toward the club house, but one thought in her mind: she must return in time to take the car and meet Douglas Bruce as she had promised.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Choosing the shady side, she followed the road toward the club house, but one thought in her mind: she must return in time to take the car and meet Douglas Bruce as she had promised.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Choosing the shady side, she followed the road toward the club house, but one thought in her mind: she must return in time to take the car and meet Douglas Bruce as she had promised.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She had so many and such willing helpers that before noon she could find nothing more to do.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading Choosing the shady side, she followed the road toward the club house, but one thought in her mind: she must return in time to take the car and meet Douglas Bruce as she had promised.
vigour
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From this reading _Feminine Reasoning_ With vigour renewed by a night of rest Leslie began her second day at Atwater Cabin.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She felt elated that she had so planned her summer as to spend it with her father, while of course it was going to be delightful to have her lover with her.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading She felt elated that she had so planned her summer as to spend it with her father, while of course it was going to be delightful to have her lover with her.
willing
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From this reading She had so many and such willing helpers that before noon she could find nothing more to do.
WithprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading _Feminine Reasoning_ With vigour renewed by a night of rest Leslie began her second day at Atwater Cabin.
world
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From this reading After lunch she felt a desire to explore her new world.
