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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 young man can hardly declare his passion within a week, and Mr. Anderson's ways in that particular were well known.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A young man can hardly declare his passion within a week, and Mr. Anderson's ways in that particular were well known.
Anderson
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From this reading Lady Mountjoy had certainly prophesied the truth when she said that Mr. Anderson would devote himself to Florence.
ANDERSON'S
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From this reading ANDERSON'S LOVE.
Brussels
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From this reading The first week in Brussels passed by quietly enough.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The first week in Brussels passed by quietly enough.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading A young man can hardly declare his passion within a week, and Mr. Anderson's ways in that particular were well known.
certainly
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From this reading Lady Mountjoy had certainly prophesied the truth when she said that Mr. Anderson would devote himself to Florence.
declare
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From this reading A young man can hardly declare his passion within a week, and Mr. Anderson's ways in that particular were well known.
devote
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From this reading Lady Mountjoy had certainly prophesied the truth when she said that Mr. Anderson would devote himself to Florence.
enough
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From this reading The first week in Brussels passed by quietly enough.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The first week in Brussels passed by quietly enough.
Florence
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From this reading Lady Mountjoy had certainly prophesied the truth when she said that Mr. Anderson would devote himself to Florence.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Lady Mountjoy had certainly prophesied the truth when she said that Mr. Anderson would devote himself to Florence.
hardly
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From this reading A young man can hardly declare his passion within a week, and Mr. Anderson's ways in that particular were well known.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Lady Mountjoy had certainly prophesied the truth when she said that Mr. Anderson would devote himself to Florence.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading A young man can hardly declare his passion within a week, and Mr. Anderson's ways in that particular were well known.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The first week in Brussels passed by quietly enough.
known
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From this reading A young man can hardly declare his passion within a week, and Mr. Anderson's ways in that particular were well known.
Lady
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From this reading Lady Mountjoy had certainly prophesied the truth when she said that Mr. Anderson would devote himself to Florence.
LOVE
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From this reading ANDERSON'S LOVE.
man
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From this reading A young man can hardly declare his passion within a week, and Mr. Anderson's ways in that particular were well known.
Mountjoy
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From this reading Lady Mountjoy had certainly prophesied the truth when she said that Mr. Anderson would devote himself to Florence.
MR
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From this reading MR.
particular
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From this reading A young man can hardly declare his passion within a week, and Mr. Anderson's ways in that particular were well known.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The first week in Brussels passed by quietly enough.
passion
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From this reading A young man can hardly declare his passion within a week, and Mr. Anderson's ways in that particular were well known.
prophesied
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From this reading Lady Mountjoy had certainly prophesied the truth when she said that Mr. Anderson would devote himself to Florence.
quietly
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From this reading The first week in Brussels passed by quietly enough.
said
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From this reading Lady Mountjoy had certainly prophesied the truth when she said that Mr. Anderson would devote himself to Florence.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Lady Mountjoy had certainly prophesied the truth when she said that Mr. Anderson would devote himself to Florence.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Lady Mountjoy had certainly prophesied the truth when she said that Mr. Anderson would devote himself to Florence.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Lady Mountjoy had certainly prophesied the truth when she said that Mr. Anderson would devote himself to Florence.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Lady Mountjoy had certainly prophesied the truth when she said that Mr. Anderson would devote himself to Florence.
truth
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From this reading Lady Mountjoy had certainly prophesied the truth when she said that Mr. Anderson would devote himself to Florence.
ways
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From this reading A young man can hardly declare his passion within a week, and Mr. Anderson's ways in that particular were well known.
week
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From this reading The first week in Brussels passed by quietly enough.
well
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From this reading A young man can hardly declare his passion within a week, and Mr. Anderson's ways in that particular were well known.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading A young man can hardly declare his passion within a week, and Mr. Anderson's ways in that particular were well known.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Lady Mountjoy had certainly prophesied the truth when she said that Mr. Anderson would devote himself to Florence.
withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading A young man can hardly declare his passion within a week, and Mr. Anderson's ways in that particular were well known.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Lady Mountjoy had certainly prophesied the truth when she said that Mr. Anderson would devote himself to Florence.
young
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From this reading A young man can hardly declare his passion within a week, and Mr. Anderson's ways in that particular were well known.