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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 Excepting that she was a trifle cold, there was really no scope for adverse criticism upon Miss Pierways.
accomplished
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From this reading She was unusually well read, took an intelligent interest in matters on which women of her age were rarely informed, and was accomplished to the extent that she played the piano after dinner with brilliant execution and admirable hands and wrists.
acquaintance
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From this reading The house would not fill until the following month, and the smallness of the party there at present was favourable to the development of acquaintance.
admirable
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From this reading She was unusually well read, took an intelligent interest in matters on which women of her age were rarely informed, and was accomplished to the extent that she played the piano after dinner with brilliant execution and admirable hands and wrists.
adverse
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From this reading Excepting that she was a trifle cold, there was really no scope for adverse criticism upon Miss Pierways.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading She was unusually well read, took an intelligent interest in matters on which women of her age were rarely informed, and was accomplished to the extent that she played the piano after dinner with brilliant execution and admirable hands and wrists.
age
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From this reading She was unusually well read, took an intelligent interest in matters on which women of her age were rarely informed, and was accomplished to the extent that she played the piano after dinner with brilliant execution and admirable hands and wrists.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading She was unusually well read, took an intelligent interest in matters on which women of her age were rarely informed, and was accomplished to the extent that she played the piano after dinner with brilliant execution and admirable hands and wrists.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And during the ensuing fortnight his approval of Miss Pierways deepened.
approval
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From this reading And during the ensuing fortnight his approval of Miss Pierways deepened.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The house would not fill until the following month, and the smallness of the party there at present was favourable to the development of acquaintance.
brilliant
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From this reading She was unusually well read, took an intelligent interest in matters on which women of her age were rarely informed, and was accomplished to the extent that she played the piano after dinner with brilliant execution and admirable hands and wrists.
chance
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From this reading The more he reflected, the more he was convinced of it; in marriage lay his chance of contentment.
cold
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From this reading Excepting that she was a trifle cold, there was really no scope for adverse criticism upon Miss Pierways.
contentment
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From this reading The more he reflected, the more he was convinced of it; in marriage lay his chance of contentment.
convinced
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From this reading The more he reflected, the more he was convinced of it; in marriage lay his chance of contentment.
criticism
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From this reading Excepting that she was a trifle cold, there was really no scope for adverse criticism upon Miss Pierways.
deepened
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From this reading And during the ensuing fortnight his approval of Miss Pierways deepened.
development
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From this reading The house would not fill until the following month, and the smallness of the party there at present was favourable to the development of acquaintance.
dinner
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From this reading She was unusually well read, took an intelligent interest in matters on which women of her age were rarely informed, and was accomplished to the extent that she played the piano after dinner with brilliant execution and admirable hands and wrists.
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading And during the ensuing fortnight his approval of Miss Pierways deepened.
ensuing
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From this reading And during the ensuing fortnight his approval of Miss Pierways deepened.
Excepting
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From this reading Excepting that she was a trifle cold, there was really no scope for adverse criticism upon Miss Pierways.
execution
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From this reading She was unusually well read, took an intelligent interest in matters on which women of her age were rarely informed, and was accomplished to the extent that she played the piano after dinner with brilliant execution and admirable hands and wrists.
extent
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From this reading She was unusually well read, took an intelligent interest in matters on which women of her age were rarely informed, and was accomplished to the extent that she played the piano after dinner with brilliant execution and admirable hands and wrists.
favourable
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From this reading The house would not fill until the following month, and the smallness of the party there at present was favourable to the development of acquaintance.
fill
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From this reading The house would not fill until the following month, and the smallness of the party there at present was favourable to the development of acquaintance.
following
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From this reading The house would not fill until the following month, and the smallness of the party there at present was favourable to the development of acquaintance.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Excepting that she was a trifle cold, there was really no scope for adverse criticism upon Miss Pierways.
fortnight
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From this reading And during the ensuing fortnight his approval of Miss Pierways deepened.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading She was unusually well read, took an intelligent interest in matters on which women of her age were rarely informed, and was accomplished to the extent that she played the piano after dinner with brilliant execution and admirable hands and wrists.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The more he reflected, the more he was convinced of it; in marriage lay his chance of contentment.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She was unusually well read, took an intelligent interest in matters on which women of her age were rarely informed, and was accomplished to the extent that she played the piano after dinner with brilliant execution and admirable hands and wrists.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The more he reflected, the more he was convinced of it; in marriage lay his chance of contentment.
house
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From this reading The house would not fill until the following month, and the smallness of the party there at present was favourable to the development of acquaintance.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The more he reflected, the more he was convinced of it; in marriage lay his chance of contentment.
informed
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From this reading She was unusually well read, took an intelligent interest in matters on which women of her age were rarely informed, and was accomplished to the extent that she played the piano after dinner with brilliant execution and admirable hands and wrists.
intelligent
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From this reading She was unusually well read, took an intelligent interest in matters on which women of her age were rarely informed, and was accomplished to the extent that she played the piano after dinner with brilliant execution and admirable hands and wrists.
interest
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From this reading She was unusually well read, took an intelligent interest in matters on which women of her age were rarely informed, and was accomplished to the extent that she played the piano after dinner with brilliant execution and admirable hands and wrists.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The more he reflected, the more he was convinced of it; in marriage lay his chance of contentment.
lay
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From this reading The more he reflected, the more he was convinced of it; in marriage lay his chance of contentment.
marriage
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From this reading The more he reflected, the more he was convinced of it; in marriage lay his chance of contentment.
matters
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From this reading She was unusually well read, took an intelligent interest in matters on which women of her age were rarely informed, and was accomplished to the extent that she played the piano after dinner with brilliant execution and admirable hands and wrists.
Miss
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From this reading And during the ensuing fortnight his approval of Miss Pierways deepened.
month
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From this reading The house would not fill until the following month, and the smallness of the party there at present was favourable to the development of acquaintance.
more
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From this reading The more he reflected, the more he was convinced of it; in marriage lay his chance of contentment.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Excepting that she was a trifle cold, there was really no scope for adverse criticism upon Miss Pierways.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The house would not fill until the following month, and the smallness of the party there at present was favourable to the development of acquaintance.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The more he reflected, the more he was convinced of it; in marriage lay his chance of contentment.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She was unusually well read, took an intelligent interest in matters on which women of her age were rarely informed, and was accomplished to the extent that she played the piano after dinner with brilliant execution and admirable hands and wrists.
partynounUS /party/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The house would not fill until the following month, and the smallness of the party there at present was favourable to the development of acquaintance.
piano
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From this reading She was unusually well read, took an intelligent interest in matters on which women of her age were rarely informed, and was accomplished to the extent that she played the piano after dinner with brilliant execution and admirable hands and wrists.
Pierways
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From this reading And during the ensuing fortnight his approval of Miss Pierways deepened.
played
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From this reading She was unusually well read, took an intelligent interest in matters on which women of her age were rarely informed, and was accomplished to the extent that she played the piano after dinner with brilliant execution and admirable hands and wrists.
present
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From this reading The house would not fill until the following month, and the smallness of the party there at present was favourable to the development of acquaintance.
rarely
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From this reading She was unusually well read, took an intelligent interest in matters on which women of her age were rarely informed, and was accomplished to the extent that she played the piano after dinner with brilliant execution and admirable hands and wrists.
read
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From this reading She was unusually well read, took an intelligent interest in matters on which women of her age were rarely informed, and was accomplished to the extent that she played the piano after dinner with brilliant execution and admirable hands and wrists.
really
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From this reading Excepting that she was a trifle cold, there was really no scope for adverse criticism upon Miss Pierways.
reflected
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From this reading The more he reflected, the more he was convinced of it; in marriage lay his chance of contentment.
scope
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From this reading Excepting that she was a trifle cold, there was really no scope for adverse criticism upon Miss Pierways.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Excepting that she was a trifle cold, there was really no scope for adverse criticism upon Miss Pierways.
smallness
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From this reading The house would not fill until the following month, and the smallness of the party there at present was favourable to the development of acquaintance.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Excepting that she was a trifle cold, there was really no scope for adverse criticism upon Miss Pierways.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The more he reflected, the more he was convinced of it; in marriage lay his chance of contentment.
there
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From this reading The house would not fill until the following month, and the smallness of the party there at present was favourable to the development of acquaintance.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The house would not fill until the following month, and the smallness of the party there at present was favourable to the development of acquaintance.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She was unusually well read, took an intelligent interest in matters on which women of her age were rarely informed, and was accomplished to the extent that she played the piano after dinner with brilliant execution and admirable hands and wrists.
triflenounUS /ˈtraɪfəl/
something that needs very little effort
From this reading Excepting that she was a trifle cold, there was really no scope for adverse criticism upon Miss Pierways.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading The house would not fill until the following month, and the smallness of the party there at present was favourable to the development of acquaintance.
unusually
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From this reading She was unusually well read, took an intelligent interest in matters on which women of her age were rarely informed, and was accomplished to the extent that she played the piano after dinner with brilliant execution and admirable hands and wrists.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Excepting that she was a trifle cold, there was really no scope for adverse criticism upon Miss Pierways.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The more he reflected, the more he was convinced of it; in marriage lay his chance of contentment.
well
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From this reading She was unusually well read, took an intelligent interest in matters on which women of her age were rarely informed, and was accomplished to the extent that she played the piano after dinner with brilliant execution and admirable hands and wrists.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading She was unusually well read, took an intelligent interest in matters on which women of her age were rarely informed, and was accomplished to the extent that she played the piano after dinner with brilliant execution and admirable hands and wrists.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading She was unusually well read, took an intelligent interest in matters on which women of her age were rarely informed, and was accomplished to the extent that she played the piano after dinner with brilliant execution and admirable hands and wrists.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading She was unusually well read, took an intelligent interest in matters on which women of her age were rarely informed, and was accomplished to the extent that she played the piano after dinner with brilliant execution and admirable hands and wrists.
women
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From this reading She was unusually well read, took an intelligent interest in matters on which women of her age were rarely informed, and was accomplished to the extent that she played the piano after dinner with brilliant execution and admirable hands and wrists.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading The house would not fill until the following month, and the smallness of the party there at present was favourable to the development of acquaintance.
wrists
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From this reading She was unusually well read, took an intelligent interest in matters on which women of her age were rarely informed, and was accomplished to the extent that she played the piano after dinner with brilliant execution and admirable hands and wrists.
