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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 NEW EXPERIENCE.
all
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From this reading “I knew that you liked to be satirical, and make fine, cutting speeches,” she said, with the prettiest indignation; “but I did not think you would have gone so far as to be openly rude, and to Lisbeth, of all people!
almost
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From this reading Hector Anstruthers looked at her sweet face almost mournfully.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The next time that Georgie found herself alone with Mr. Anstruthers, she read him a very severe little lecture on the subject of his shortcomings.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “I knew that you liked to be satirical, and make fine, cutting speeches,” she said, with the prettiest indignation; “but I did not think you would have gone so far as to be openly rude, and to Lisbeth, of all people!
Anstruthers
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From this reading The next time that Georgie found herself alone with Mr. Anstruthers, she read him a very severe little lecture on the subject of his shortcomings.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “I knew that you liked to be satirical, and make fine, cutting speeches,” she said, with the prettiest indignation; “but I did not think you would have gone so far as to be openly rude, and to Lisbeth, of all people!
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Hector Anstruthers looked at her sweet face almost mournfully.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “I knew that you liked to be satirical, and make fine, cutting speeches,” she said, with the prettiest indignation; “but I did not think you would have gone so far as to be openly rude, and to Lisbeth, of all people!
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “I knew that you liked to be satirical, and make fine, cutting speeches,” she said, with the prettiest indignation; “but I did not think you would have gone so far as to be openly rude, and to Lisbeth, of all people!
cutting
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From this reading “I knew that you liked to be satirical, and make fine, cutting speeches,” she said, with the prettiest indignation; “but I did not think you would have gone so far as to be openly rude, and to Lisbeth, of all people!
dearest
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From this reading Lisbeth, who is so good, and unselfish, and kind, and who is my dearest friend.”
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading “I knew that you liked to be satirical, and make fine, cutting speeches,” she said, with the prettiest indignation; “but I did not think you would have gone so far as to be openly rude, and to Lisbeth, of all people!
EXPERIENCE
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From this reading A NEW EXPERIENCE.
face
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From this reading Hector Anstruthers looked at her sweet face almost mournfully.
far
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From this reading “I knew that you liked to be satirical, and make fine, cutting speeches,” she said, with the prettiest indignation; “but I did not think you would have gone so far as to be openly rude, and to Lisbeth, of all people!
finenounUS /fine/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I knew that you liked to be satirical, and make fine, cutting speeches,” she said, with the prettiest indignation; “but I did not think you would have gone so far as to be openly rude, and to Lisbeth, of all people!
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The next time that Georgie found herself alone with Mr. Anstruthers, she read him a very severe little lecture on the subject of his shortcomings.
friend
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From this reading Lisbeth, who is so good, and unselfish, and kind, and who is my dearest friend.”
Georgie
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From this reading The next time that Georgie found herself alone with Mr. Anstruthers, she read him a very severe little lecture on the subject of his shortcomings.
gone
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From this reading “I knew that you liked to be satirical, and make fine, cutting speeches,” she said, with the prettiest indignation; “but I did not think you would have gone so far as to be openly rude, and to Lisbeth, of all people!
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Lisbeth, who is so good, and unselfish, and kind, and who is my dearest friend.”
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “I knew that you liked to be satirical, and make fine, cutting speeches,” she said, with the prettiest indignation; “but I did not think you would have gone so far as to be openly rude, and to Lisbeth, of all people!
Hector
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From this reading Hector Anstruthers looked at her sweet face almost mournfully.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Hector Anstruthers looked at her sweet face almost mournfully.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading The next time that Georgie found herself alone with Mr. Anstruthers, she read him a very severe little lecture on the subject of his shortcomings.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The next time that Georgie found herself alone with Mr. Anstruthers, she read him a very severe little lecture on the subject of his shortcomings.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The next time that Georgie found herself alone with Mr. Anstruthers, she read him a very severe little lecture on the subject of his shortcomings.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I knew that you liked to be satirical, and make fine, cutting speeches,” she said, with the prettiest indignation; “but I did not think you would have gone so far as to be openly rude, and to Lisbeth, of all people!
indignation
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From this reading “I knew that you liked to be satirical, and make fine, cutting speeches,” she said, with the prettiest indignation; “but I did not think you would have gone so far as to be openly rude, and to Lisbeth, of all people!
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Lisbeth, who is so good, and unselfish, and kind, and who is my dearest friend.”
kind
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From this reading Lisbeth, who is so good, and unselfish, and kind, and who is my dearest friend.”
knew
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From this reading “I knew that you liked to be satirical, and make fine, cutting speeches,” she said, with the prettiest indignation; “but I did not think you would have gone so far as to be openly rude, and to Lisbeth, of all people!
lecture
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From this reading The next time that Georgie found herself alone with Mr. Anstruthers, she read him a very severe little lecture on the subject of his shortcomings.
liked
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From this reading “I knew that you liked to be satirical, and make fine, cutting speeches,” she said, with the prettiest indignation; “but I did not think you would have gone so far as to be openly rude, and to Lisbeth, of all people!
Lisbeth
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From this reading “I knew that you liked to be satirical, and make fine, cutting speeches,” she said, with the prettiest indignation; “but I did not think you would have gone so far as to be openly rude, and to Lisbeth, of all people!
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The next time that Georgie found herself alone with Mr. Anstruthers, she read him a very severe little lecture on the subject of his shortcomings.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Hector Anstruthers looked at her sweet face almost mournfully.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I knew that you liked to be satirical, and make fine, cutting speeches,” she said, with the prettiest indignation; “but I did not think you would have gone so far as to be openly rude, and to Lisbeth, of all people!
mournfully
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From this reading Hector Anstruthers looked at her sweet face almost mournfully.
Mr
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From this reading The next time that Georgie found herself alone with Mr. Anstruthers, she read him a very severe little lecture on the subject of his shortcomings.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Lisbeth, who is so good, and unselfish, and kind, and who is my dearest friend.”
NEW
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From this reading A NEW EXPERIENCE.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The next time that Georgie found herself alone with Mr. Anstruthers, she read him a very severe little lecture on the subject of his shortcomings.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “I knew that you liked to be satirical, and make fine, cutting speeches,” she said, with the prettiest indignation; “but I did not think you would have gone so far as to be openly rude, and to Lisbeth, of all people!
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The next time that Georgie found herself alone with Mr. Anstruthers, she read him a very severe little lecture on the subject of his shortcomings.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The next time that Georgie found herself alone with Mr. Anstruthers, she read him a very severe little lecture on the subject of his shortcomings.
openly
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From this reading “I knew that you liked to be satirical, and make fine, cutting speeches,” she said, with the prettiest indignation; “but I did not think you would have gone so far as to be openly rude, and to Lisbeth, of all people!
people
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From this reading “I knew that you liked to be satirical, and make fine, cutting speeches,” she said, with the prettiest indignation; “but I did not think you would have gone so far as to be openly rude, and to Lisbeth, of all people!
prettiest
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From this reading “I knew that you liked to be satirical, and make fine, cutting speeches,” she said, with the prettiest indignation; “but I did not think you would have gone so far as to be openly rude, and to Lisbeth, of all people!
read
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From this reading The next time that Georgie found herself alone with Mr. Anstruthers, she read him a very severe little lecture on the subject of his shortcomings.
rude
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From this reading “I knew that you liked to be satirical, and make fine, cutting speeches,” she said, with the prettiest indignation; “but I did not think you would have gone so far as to be openly rude, and to Lisbeth, of all people!
said
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From this reading “I knew that you liked to be satirical, and make fine, cutting speeches,” she said, with the prettiest indignation; “but I did not think you would have gone so far as to be openly rude, and to Lisbeth, of all people!
satirical
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From this reading “I knew that you liked to be satirical, and make fine, cutting speeches,” she said, with the prettiest indignation; “but I did not think you would have gone so far as to be openly rude, and to Lisbeth, of all people!
severe
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From this reading The next time that Georgie found herself alone with Mr. Anstruthers, she read him a very severe little lecture on the subject of his shortcomings.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The next time that Georgie found herself alone with Mr. Anstruthers, she read him a very severe little lecture on the subject of his shortcomings.
shortcomings
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From this reading The next time that Georgie found herself alone with Mr. Anstruthers, she read him a very severe little lecture on the subject of his shortcomings.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “I knew that you liked to be satirical, and make fine, cutting speeches,” she said, with the prettiest indignation; “but I did not think you would have gone so far as to be openly rude, and to Lisbeth, of all people!
speeches
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From this reading “I knew that you liked to be satirical, and make fine, cutting speeches,” she said, with the prettiest indignation; “but I did not think you would have gone so far as to be openly rude, and to Lisbeth, of all people!
subject
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From this reading The next time that Georgie found herself alone with Mr. Anstruthers, she read him a very severe little lecture on the subject of his shortcomings.
sweet
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From this reading Hector Anstruthers looked at her sweet face almost mournfully.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The next time that Georgie found herself alone with Mr. Anstruthers, she read him a very severe little lecture on the subject of his shortcomings.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The next time that Georgie found herself alone with Mr. Anstruthers, she read him a very severe little lecture on the subject of his shortcomings.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I knew that you liked to be satirical, and make fine, cutting speeches,” she said, with the prettiest indignation; “but I did not think you would have gone so far as to be openly rude, and to Lisbeth, of all people!
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The next time that Georgie found herself alone with Mr. Anstruthers, she read him a very severe little lecture on the subject of his shortcomings.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “I knew that you liked to be satirical, and make fine, cutting speeches,” she said, with the prettiest indignation; “but I did not think you would have gone so far as to be openly rude, and to Lisbeth, of all people!
unselfish
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From this reading Lisbeth, who is so good, and unselfish, and kind, and who is my dearest friend.”
very
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From this reading The next time that Georgie found herself alone with Mr. Anstruthers, she read him a very severe little lecture on the subject of his shortcomings.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Lisbeth, who is so good, and unselfish, and kind, and who is my dearest friend.”
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The next time that Georgie found herself alone with Mr. Anstruthers, she read him a very severe little lecture on the subject of his shortcomings.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “I knew that you liked to be satirical, and make fine, cutting speeches,” she said, with the prettiest indignation; “but I did not think you would have gone so far as to be openly rude, and to Lisbeth, of all people!
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “I knew that you liked to be satirical, and make fine, cutting speeches,” she said, with the prettiest indignation; “but I did not think you would have gone so far as to be openly rude, and to Lisbeth, of all people!
