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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 AN INTERRUPTED WOOING Sir Charles pushed forward the big chair for Patricia, and himself dropped upon a stool at her feet.
adore
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From this reading "Madam, sweet cousin, divinest Patricia," he exclaimed in a carefully impassioned tone; "do you not know that I am your slave, the captive of your bow and spear, that I adore you?
adorned
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From this reading Taking her fan from her, he began to play with it, lightly commenting on the picture of the Rape of Europa with which it was adorned.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "Madam, sweet cousin, divinest Patricia," he exclaimed in a carefully impassioned tone; "do you not know that I am your slave, the captive of your bow and spear, that I adore you?
ANdeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading AN INTERRUPTED WOOING Sir Charles pushed forward the big chair for Patricia, and himself dropped upon a stool at her feet.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading AN INTERRUPTED WOOING Sir Charles pushed forward the big chair for Patricia, and himself dropped upon a stool at her feet.
aside
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From this reading Suddenly he closed it, tossed it aside, and leaning forward, possessed himself of her hand.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading AN INTERRUPTED WOOING Sir Charles pushed forward the big chair for Patricia, and himself dropped upon a stool at her feet.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Taking her fan from her, he began to play with it, lightly commenting on the picture of the Rape of Europa with which it was adorned.
big
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From this reading AN INTERRUPTED WOOING Sir Charles pushed forward the big chair for Patricia, and himself dropped upon a stool at her feet.
bow
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From this reading "Madam, sweet cousin, divinest Patricia," he exclaimed in a carefully impassioned tone; "do you not know that I am your slave, the captive of your bow and spear, that I adore you?
captive
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From this reading "Madam, sweet cousin, divinest Patricia," he exclaimed in a carefully impassioned tone; "do you not know that I am your slave, the captive of your bow and spear, that I adore you?
carefully
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From this reading "Madam, sweet cousin, divinest Patricia," he exclaimed in a carefully impassioned tone; "do you not know that I am your slave, the captive of your bow and spear, that I adore you?
chair
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From this reading AN INTERRUPTED WOOING Sir Charles pushed forward the big chair for Patricia, and himself dropped upon a stool at her feet.
Charles
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From this reading AN INTERRUPTED WOOING Sir Charles pushed forward the big chair for Patricia, and himself dropped upon a stool at her feet.
closed
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From this reading Suddenly he closed it, tossed it aside, and leaning forward, possessed himself of her hand.
commenting
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From this reading Taking her fan from her, he began to play with it, lightly commenting on the picture of the Rape of Europa with which it was adorned.
cousin
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From this reading "Madam, sweet cousin, divinest Patricia," he exclaimed in a carefully impassioned tone; "do you not know that I am your slave, the captive of your bow and spear, that I adore you?
divinest
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From this reading "Madam, sweet cousin, divinest Patricia," he exclaimed in a carefully impassioned tone; "do you not know that I am your slave, the captive of your bow and spear, that I adore you?
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Madam, sweet cousin, divinest Patricia," he exclaimed in a carefully impassioned tone; "do you not know that I am your slave, the captive of your bow and spear, that I adore you?
dropped
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From this reading AN INTERRUPTED WOOING Sir Charles pushed forward the big chair for Patricia, and himself dropped upon a stool at her feet.
encouragement
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From this reading I adore you! and you, flinty-hearted goddess, give no word of encouragement to your prostrate worshiper.
Europa
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From this reading Taking her fan from her, he began to play with it, lightly commenting on the picture of the Rape of Europa with which it was adorned.
exclaimed
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From this reading "Madam, sweet cousin, divinest Patricia," he exclaimed in a carefully impassioned tone; "do you not know that I am your slave, the captive of your bow and spear, that I adore you?
fan
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From this reading Taking her fan from her, he began to play with it, lightly commenting on the picture of the Rape of Europa with which it was adorned.
feet
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From this reading AN INTERRUPTED WOOING Sir Charles pushed forward the big chair for Patricia, and himself dropped upon a stool at her feet.
flinty-hearted
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From this reading I adore you! and you, flinty-hearted goddess, give no word of encouragement to your prostrate worshiper.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading AN INTERRUPTED WOOING Sir Charles pushed forward the big chair for Patricia, and himself dropped upon a stool at her feet.
forwardnounUS /forward/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading AN INTERRUPTED WOOING Sir Charles pushed forward the big chair for Patricia, and himself dropped upon a stool at her feet.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Taking her fan from her, he began to play with it, lightly commenting on the picture of the Rape of Europa with which it was adorned.
give
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From this reading I adore you! and you, flinty-hearted goddess, give no word of encouragement to your prostrate worshiper.
goddess
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From this reading I adore you! and you, flinty-hearted goddess, give no word of encouragement to your prostrate worshiper.
hand
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From this reading Suddenly he closed it, tossed it aside, and leaning forward, possessed himself of her hand.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Taking her fan from her, he began to play with it, lightly commenting on the picture of the Rape of Europa with which it was adorned.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading AN INTERRUPTED WOOING Sir Charles pushed forward the big chair for Patricia, and himself dropped upon a stool at her feet.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading AN INTERRUPTED WOOING Sir Charles pushed forward the big chair for Patricia, and himself dropped upon a stool at her feet.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Madam, sweet cousin, divinest Patricia," he exclaimed in a carefully impassioned tone; "do you not know that I am your slave, the captive of your bow and spear, that I adore you?
impassioned
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From this reading "Madam, sweet cousin, divinest Patricia," he exclaimed in a carefully impassioned tone; "do you not know that I am your slave, the captive of your bow and spear, that I adore you?
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Madam, sweet cousin, divinest Patricia," he exclaimed in a carefully impassioned tone; "do you not know that I am your slave, the captive of your bow and spear, that I adore you?
INTERRUPTEDnounUS /ˈinterrupted/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading AN INTERRUPTED WOOING Sir Charles pushed forward the big chair for Patricia, and himself dropped upon a stool at her feet.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Taking her fan from her, he began to play with it, lightly commenting on the picture of the Rape of Europa with which it was adorned.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Madam, sweet cousin, divinest Patricia," he exclaimed in a carefully impassioned tone; "do you not know that I am your slave, the captive of your bow and spear, that I adore you?
leaning
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From this reading Suddenly he closed it, tossed it aside, and leaning forward, possessed himself of her hand.
lightly
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From this reading Taking her fan from her, he began to play with it, lightly commenting on the picture of the Rape of Europa with which it was adorned.
Madam
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From this reading "Madam, sweet cousin, divinest Patricia," he exclaimed in a carefully impassioned tone; "do you not know that I am your slave, the captive of your bow and spear, that I adore you?
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading I adore you! and you, flinty-hearted goddess, give no word of encouragement to your prostrate worshiper.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Madam, sweet cousin, divinest Patricia," he exclaimed in a carefully impassioned tone; "do you not know that I am your slave, the captive of your bow and spear, that I adore you?
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Taking her fan from her, he began to play with it, lightly commenting on the picture of the Rape of Europa with which it was adorned.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Taking her fan from her, he began to play with it, lightly commenting on the picture of the Rape of Europa with which it was adorned.
Patricia
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From this reading AN INTERRUPTED WOOING Sir Charles pushed forward the big chair for Patricia, and himself dropped upon a stool at her feet.
picture
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From this reading Taking her fan from her, he began to play with it, lightly commenting on the picture of the Rape of Europa with which it was adorned.
play
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From this reading Taking her fan from her, he began to play with it, lightly commenting on the picture of the Rape of Europa with which it was adorned.
possessed
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From this reading Suddenly he closed it, tossed it aside, and leaning forward, possessed himself of her hand.
prostrate
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From this reading I adore you! and you, flinty-hearted goddess, give no word of encouragement to your prostrate worshiper.
pushed
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From this reading AN INTERRUPTED WOOING Sir Charles pushed forward the big chair for Patricia, and himself dropped upon a stool at her feet.
Rape
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From this reading Taking her fan from her, he began to play with it, lightly commenting on the picture of the Rape of Europa with which it was adorned.
Sir
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From this reading AN INTERRUPTED WOOING Sir Charles pushed forward the big chair for Patricia, and himself dropped upon a stool at her feet.
slave
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From this reading "Madam, sweet cousin, divinest Patricia," he exclaimed in a carefully impassioned tone; "do you not know that I am your slave, the captive of your bow and spear, that I adore you?
spear
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From this reading "Madam, sweet cousin, divinest Patricia," he exclaimed in a carefully impassioned tone; "do you not know that I am your slave, the captive of your bow and spear, that I adore you?
stool
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From this reading AN INTERRUPTED WOOING Sir Charles pushed forward the big chair for Patricia, and himself dropped upon a stool at her feet.
SuddenlynounUS /ˈsuddenly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Suddenly he closed it, tossed it aside, and leaning forward, possessed himself of her hand.
sweet
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From this reading "Madam, sweet cousin, divinest Patricia," he exclaimed in a carefully impassioned tone; "do you not know that I am your slave, the captive of your bow and spear, that I adore you?
Taking
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From this reading Taking her fan from her, he began to play with it, lightly commenting on the picture of the Rape of Europa with which it was adorned.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Madam, sweet cousin, divinest Patricia," he exclaimed in a carefully impassioned tone; "do you not know that I am your slave, the captive of your bow and spear, that I adore you?
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AN INTERRUPTED WOOING Sir Charles pushed forward the big chair for Patricia, and himself dropped upon a stool at her feet.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Taking her fan from her, he began to play with it, lightly commenting on the picture of the Rape of Europa with which it was adorned.
tone
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From this reading "Madam, sweet cousin, divinest Patricia," he exclaimed in a carefully impassioned tone; "do you not know that I am your slave, the captive of your bow and spear, that I adore you?
tossed
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From this reading Suddenly he closed it, tossed it aside, and leaning forward, possessed himself of her hand.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading AN INTERRUPTED WOOING Sir Charles pushed forward the big chair for Patricia, and himself dropped upon a stool at her feet.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Taking her fan from her, he began to play with it, lightly commenting on the picture of the Rape of Europa with which it was adorned.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Taking her fan from her, he began to play with it, lightly commenting on the picture of the Rape of Europa with which it was adorned.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Taking her fan from her, he began to play with it, lightly commenting on the picture of the Rape of Europa with which it was adorned.
WOOING
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From this reading AN INTERRUPTED WOOING Sir Charles pushed forward the big chair for Patricia, and himself dropped upon a stool at her feet.
word
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From this reading I adore you! and you, flinty-hearted goddess, give no word of encouragement to your prostrate worshiper.
worshiper
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From this reading I adore you! and you, flinty-hearted goddess, give no word of encouragement to your prostrate worshiper.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Madam, sweet cousin, divinest Patricia," he exclaimed in a carefully impassioned tone; "do you not know that I am your slave, the captive of your bow and spear, that I adore you?
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Madam, sweet cousin, divinest Patricia," he exclaimed in a carefully impassioned tone; "do you not know that I am your slave, the captive of your bow and spear, that I adore you?
