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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 HERBERT MAKES A CLAIM Sylvia finished her round of visits in a state approaching insolvency.
affairs
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From this reading She would not have Bland suspect the state of her affairs, and while he remained in the house she took her part in all that went on, which included card-playing for high stakes.
all
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From this reading She would not have Bland suspect the state of her affairs, and while he remained in the house she took her part in all that went on, which included card-playing for high stakes.
amusements
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From this reading Mrs. Kettering, with whom she stayed some time, indulged in expensive amusements, and though she would have listened with good-humor to a plea of poverty, Sylvia declined to make it.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Mrs. Kettering, with whom she stayed some time, indulged in expensive amusements, and though she would have listened with good-humor to a plea of poverty, Sylvia declined to make it.
approaching
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From this reading HERBERT MAKES A CLAIM Sylvia finished her round of visits in a state approaching insolvency.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As it happened, she had a steady run of misfortune.
Bland
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From this reading She would not have Bland suspect the state of her affairs, and while he remained in the house she took her part in all that went on, which included card-playing for high stakes.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Bland sympathized with her and occasionally ventured a remonstrance, but she could see that the cheerful manner in which she faced her losses had its effect on him.
card-playing
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From this reading She would not have Bland suspect the state of her affairs, and while he remained in the house she took her part in all that went on, which included card-playing for high stakes.
cheerful
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From this reading Bland sympathized with her and occasionally ventured a remonstrance, but she could see that the cheerful manner in which she faced her losses had its effect on him.
CLAIM
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From this reading HERBERT MAKES A CLAIM Sylvia finished her round of visits in a state approaching insolvency.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Bland sympathized with her and occasionally ventured a remonstrance, but she could see that the cheerful manner in which she faced her losses had its effect on him.
declined
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From this reading Mrs. Kettering, with whom she stayed some time, indulged in expensive amusements, and though she would have listened with good-humor to a plea of poverty, Sylvia declined to make it.
effect
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From this reading Bland sympathized with her and occasionally ventured a remonstrance, but she could see that the cheerful manner in which she faced her losses had its effect on him.
expensive
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From this reading Mrs. Kettering, with whom she stayed some time, indulged in expensive amusements, and though she would have listened with good-humor to a plea of poverty, Sylvia declined to make it.
faced
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From this reading Bland sympathized with her and occasionally ventured a remonstrance, but she could see that the cheerful manner in which she faced her losses had its effect on him.
finished
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From this reading HERBERT MAKES A CLAIM Sylvia finished her round of visits in a state approaching insolvency.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She would not have Bland suspect the state of her affairs, and while he remained in the house she took her part in all that went on, which included card-playing for high stakes.
good-humor
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From this reading Mrs. Kettering, with whom she stayed some time, indulged in expensive amusements, and though she would have listened with good-humor to a plea of poverty, Sylvia declined to make it.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading As it happened, she had a steady run of misfortune.
happened
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From this reading As it happened, she had a steady run of misfortune.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Mrs. Kettering, with whom she stayed some time, indulged in expensive amusements, and though she would have listened with good-humor to a plea of poverty, Sylvia declined to make it.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She would not have Bland suspect the state of her affairs, and while he remained in the house she took her part in all that went on, which included card-playing for high stakes.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading HERBERT MAKES A CLAIM Sylvia finished her round of visits in a state approaching insolvency.
HERBERT
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From this reading HERBERT MAKES A CLAIM Sylvia finished her round of visits in a state approaching insolvency.
high
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From this reading She would not have Bland suspect the state of her affairs, and while he remained in the house she took her part in all that went on, which included card-playing for high stakes.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Bland sympathized with her and occasionally ventured a remonstrance, but she could see that the cheerful manner in which she faced her losses had its effect on him.
house
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From this reading She would not have Bland suspect the state of her affairs, and while he remained in the house she took her part in all that went on, which included card-playing for high stakes.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading HERBERT MAKES A CLAIM Sylvia finished her round of visits in a state approaching insolvency.
included
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From this reading She would not have Bland suspect the state of her affairs, and while he remained in the house she took her part in all that went on, which included card-playing for high stakes.
indulged
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From this reading Mrs. Kettering, with whom she stayed some time, indulged in expensive amusements, and though she would have listened with good-humor to a plea of poverty, Sylvia declined to make it.
insolvency
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From this reading HERBERT MAKES A CLAIM Sylvia finished her round of visits in a state approaching insolvency.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Mrs. Kettering, with whom she stayed some time, indulged in expensive amusements, and though she would have listened with good-humor to a plea of poverty, Sylvia declined to make it.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Bland sympathized with her and occasionally ventured a remonstrance, but she could see that the cheerful manner in which she faced her losses had its effect on him.
Kettering
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From this reading Mrs. Kettering, with whom she stayed some time, indulged in expensive amusements, and though she would have listened with good-humor to a plea of poverty, Sylvia declined to make it.
listened
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From this reading Mrs. Kettering, with whom she stayed some time, indulged in expensive amusements, and though she would have listened with good-humor to a plea of poverty, Sylvia declined to make it.
losses
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From this reading Bland sympathized with her and occasionally ventured a remonstrance, but she could see that the cheerful manner in which she faced her losses had its effect on him.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mrs. Kettering, with whom she stayed some time, indulged in expensive amusements, and though she would have listened with good-humor to a plea of poverty, Sylvia declined to make it.
MAKES
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From this reading HERBERT MAKES A CLAIM Sylvia finished her round of visits in a state approaching insolvency.
manner
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From this reading Bland sympathized with her and occasionally ventured a remonstrance, but she could see that the cheerful manner in which she faced her losses had its effect on him.
misfortune
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From this reading As it happened, she had a steady run of misfortune.
Mrs
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From this reading Mrs. Kettering, with whom she stayed some time, indulged in expensive amusements, and though she would have listened with good-humor to a plea of poverty, Sylvia declined to make it.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She would not have Bland suspect the state of her affairs, and while he remained in the house she took her part in all that went on, which included card-playing for high stakes.
occasionally
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From this reading Bland sympathized with her and occasionally ventured a remonstrance, but she could see that the cheerful manner in which she faced her losses had its effect on him.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading HERBERT MAKES A CLAIM Sylvia finished her round of visits in a state approaching insolvency.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She would not have Bland suspect the state of her affairs, and while he remained in the house she took her part in all that went on, which included card-playing for high stakes.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She would not have Bland suspect the state of her affairs, and while he remained in the house she took her part in all that went on, which included card-playing for high stakes.
plea
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From this reading Mrs. Kettering, with whom she stayed some time, indulged in expensive amusements, and though she would have listened with good-humor to a plea of poverty, Sylvia declined to make it.
poverty
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From this reading Mrs. Kettering, with whom she stayed some time, indulged in expensive amusements, and though she would have listened with good-humor to a plea of poverty, Sylvia declined to make it.
remainednounUS /ˈremained/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She would not have Bland suspect the state of her affairs, and while he remained in the house she took her part in all that went on, which included card-playing for high stakes.
remonstrance
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From this reading Bland sympathized with her and occasionally ventured a remonstrance, but she could see that the cheerful manner in which she faced her losses had its effect on him.
round
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From this reading HERBERT MAKES A CLAIM Sylvia finished her round of visits in a state approaching insolvency.
run
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From this reading As it happened, she had a steady run of misfortune.
see
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From this reading Bland sympathized with her and occasionally ventured a remonstrance, but she could see that the cheerful manner in which she faced her losses had its effect on him.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Mrs. Kettering, with whom she stayed some time, indulged in expensive amusements, and though she would have listened with good-humor to a plea of poverty, Sylvia declined to make it.
some
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From this reading Mrs. Kettering, with whom she stayed some time, indulged in expensive amusements, and though she would have listened with good-humor to a plea of poverty, Sylvia declined to make it.
stakes
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From this reading She would not have Bland suspect the state of her affairs, and while he remained in the house she took her part in all that went on, which included card-playing for high stakes.
state
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From this reading HERBERT MAKES A CLAIM Sylvia finished her round of visits in a state approaching insolvency.
stayed
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From this reading Mrs. Kettering, with whom she stayed some time, indulged in expensive amusements, and though she would have listened with good-humor to a plea of poverty, Sylvia declined to make it.
steady
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From this reading As it happened, she had a steady run of misfortune.
suspect
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From this reading She would not have Bland suspect the state of her affairs, and while he remained in the house she took her part in all that went on, which included card-playing for high stakes.
Sylvia
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From this reading HERBERT MAKES A CLAIM Sylvia finished her round of visits in a state approaching insolvency.
sympathized
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From this reading Bland sympathized with her and occasionally ventured a remonstrance, but she could see that the cheerful manner in which she faced her losses had its effect on him.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She would not have Bland suspect the state of her affairs, and while he remained in the house she took her part in all that went on, which included card-playing for high stakes.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She would not have Bland suspect the state of her affairs, and while he remained in the house she took her part in all that went on, which included card-playing for high stakes.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Mrs. Kettering, with whom she stayed some time, indulged in expensive amusements, and though she would have listened with good-humor to a plea of poverty, Sylvia declined to make it.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mrs. Kettering, with whom she stayed some time, indulged in expensive amusements, and though she would have listened with good-humor to a plea of poverty, Sylvia declined to make it.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Mrs. Kettering, with whom she stayed some time, indulged in expensive amusements, and though she would have listened with good-humor to a plea of poverty, Sylvia declined to make it.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She would not have Bland suspect the state of her affairs, and while he remained in the house she took her part in all that went on, which included card-playing for high stakes.
ventured
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From this reading Bland sympathized with her and occasionally ventured a remonstrance, but she could see that the cheerful manner in which she faced her losses had its effect on him.
visits
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From this reading HERBERT MAKES A CLAIM Sylvia finished her round of visits in a state approaching insolvency.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She would not have Bland suspect the state of her affairs, and while he remained in the house she took her part in all that went on, which included card-playing for high stakes.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading She would not have Bland suspect the state of her affairs, and while he remained in the house she took her part in all that went on, which included card-playing for high stakes.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading She would not have Bland suspect the state of her affairs, and while he remained in the house she took her part in all that went on, which included card-playing for high stakes.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Mrs. Kettering, with whom she stayed some time, indulged in expensive amusements, and though she would have listened with good-humor to a plea of poverty, Sylvia declined to make it.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Mrs. Kettering, with whom she stayed some time, indulged in expensive amusements, and though she would have listened with good-humor to a plea of poverty, Sylvia declined to make it.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Mrs. Kettering, with whom she stayed some time, indulged in expensive amusements, and though she would have listened with good-humor to a plea of poverty, Sylvia declined to make it.
