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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 I was fortunate in many ways--in making friends, in earning respect, in forming a connection, and in obtaining the services of old Anna, who served me so long and so faithfully.
accepted
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From this reading She had no wooers, no men dancing at her heels; I doubt, if I myself had offered to marry her, whether she would have accepted me.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Year after year passed peacefully and prosperously over my head until eighteen years had gone by.
age
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From this reading Her age and her lack of beauty saved me from much anxiety.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Year after year passed peacefully and prosperously over my head until eighteen years had gone by.
Anna
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From this reading I was fortunate in many ways--in making friends, in earning respect, in forming a connection, and in obtaining the services of old Anna, who served me so long and so faithfully.
anxiety
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From this reading Her age and her lack of beauty saved me from much anxiety.
APPRENTICEnounUS /əˈprɛntɪs/
a person learning a trade from an experienced worker
From this reading RELATES HOW GIDEON WOLF BECAME MASTER FINK'S APPRENTICE.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She had no wooers, no men dancing at her heels; I doubt, if I myself had offered to marry her, whether she would have accepted me.
beauty
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From this reading Her age and her lack of beauty saved me from much anxiety.
BECAME
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From this reading RELATES HOW GIDEON WOLF BECAME MASTER FINK'S APPRENTICE.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Year after year passed peacefully and prosperously over my head until eighteen years had gone by.
connection
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From this reading I was fortunate in many ways--in making friends, in earning respect, in forming a connection, and in obtaining the services of old Anna, who served me so long and so faithfully.
dancing
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From this reading She had no wooers, no men dancing at her heels; I doubt, if I myself had offered to marry her, whether she would have accepted me.
doubt
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From this reading She had no wooers, no men dancing at her heels; I doubt, if I myself had offered to marry her, whether she would have accepted me.
earning
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From this reading I was fortunate in many ways--in making friends, in earning respect, in forming a connection, and in obtaining the services of old Anna, who served me so long and so faithfully.
eighteen
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From this reading Year after year passed peacefully and prosperously over my head until eighteen years had gone by.
faithfully
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From this reading I was fortunate in many ways--in making friends, in earning respect, in forming a connection, and in obtaining the services of old Anna, who served me so long and so faithfully.
FINK'S
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From this reading RELATES HOW GIDEON WOLF BECAME MASTER FINK'S APPRENTICE.
forming
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From this reading I was fortunate in many ways--in making friends, in earning respect, in forming a connection, and in obtaining the services of old Anna, who served me so long and so faithfully.
fortunate
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From this reading I was fortunate in many ways--in making friends, in earning respect, in forming a connection, and in obtaining the services of old Anna, who served me so long and so faithfully.
friends
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From this reading I was fortunate in many ways--in making friends, in earning respect, in forming a connection, and in obtaining the services of old Anna, who served me so long and so faithfully.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Her age and her lack of beauty saved me from much anxiety.
GIDEON
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gone
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From this reading Year after year passed peacefully and prosperously over my head until eighteen years had gone by.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Year after year passed peacefully and prosperously over my head until eighteen years had gone by.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading She had no wooers, no men dancing at her heels; I doubt, if I myself had offered to marry her, whether she would have accepted me.
head
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From this reading Year after year passed peacefully and prosperously over my head until eighteen years had gone by.
heels
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From this reading She had no wooers, no men dancing at her heels; I doubt, if I myself had offered to marry her, whether she would have accepted me.
HerdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Her age and her lack of beauty saved me from much anxiety.
HOW
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From this reading RELATES HOW GIDEON WOLF BECAME MASTER FINK'S APPRENTICE.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I was fortunate in many ways--in making friends, in earning respect, in forming a connection, and in obtaining the services of old Anna, who served me so long and so faithfully.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading She had no wooers, no men dancing at her heels; I doubt, if I myself had offered to marry her, whether she would have accepted me.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I was fortunate in many ways--in making friends, in earning respect, in forming a connection, and in obtaining the services of old Anna, who served me so long and so faithfully.
lack
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From this reading Her age and her lack of beauty saved me from much anxiety.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I was fortunate in many ways--in making friends, in earning respect, in forming a connection, and in obtaining the services of old Anna, who served me so long and so faithfully.
making
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From this reading I was fortunate in many ways--in making friends, in earning respect, in forming a connection, and in obtaining the services of old Anna, who served me so long and so faithfully.
many
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From this reading I was fortunate in many ways--in making friends, in earning respect, in forming a connection, and in obtaining the services of old Anna, who served me so long and so faithfully.
marry
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From this reading She had no wooers, no men dancing at her heels; I doubt, if I myself had offered to marry her, whether she would have accepted me.
MASTER
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From this reading RELATES HOW GIDEON WOLF BECAME MASTER FINK'S APPRENTICE.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I was fortunate in many ways--in making friends, in earning respect, in forming a connection, and in obtaining the services of old Anna, who served me so long and so faithfully.
men
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From this reading She had no wooers, no men dancing at her heels; I doubt, if I myself had offered to marry her, whether she would have accepted me.
much
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From this reading Her age and her lack of beauty saved me from much anxiety.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Year after year passed peacefully and prosperously over my head until eighteen years had gone by.
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading She had no wooers, no men dancing at her heels; I doubt, if I myself had offered to marry her, whether she would have accepted me.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading She had no wooers, no men dancing at her heels; I doubt, if I myself had offered to marry her, whether she would have accepted me.
obtaining
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From this reading I was fortunate in many ways--in making friends, in earning respect, in forming a connection, and in obtaining the services of old Anna, who served me so long and so faithfully.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I was fortunate in many ways--in making friends, in earning respect, in forming a connection, and in obtaining the services of old Anna, who served me so long and so faithfully.
offered
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From this reading She had no wooers, no men dancing at her heels; I doubt, if I myself had offered to marry her, whether she would have accepted me.
old
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From this reading I was fortunate in many ways--in making friends, in earning respect, in forming a connection, and in obtaining the services of old Anna, who served me so long and so faithfully.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Year after year passed peacefully and prosperously over my head until eighteen years had gone by.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Year after year passed peacefully and prosperously over my head until eighteen years had gone by.
peacefully
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From this reading Year after year passed peacefully and prosperously over my head until eighteen years had gone by.
prosperously
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From this reading Year after year passed peacefully and prosperously over my head until eighteen years had gone by.
RELATES
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From this reading RELATES HOW GIDEON WOLF BECAME MASTER FINK'S APPRENTICE.
respect
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From this reading I was fortunate in many ways--in making friends, in earning respect, in forming a connection, and in obtaining the services of old Anna, who served me so long and so faithfully.
savednounUS /saved/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Her age and her lack of beauty saved me from much anxiety.
served
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From this reading I was fortunate in many ways--in making friends, in earning respect, in forming a connection, and in obtaining the services of old Anna, who served me so long and so faithfully.
services
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From this reading I was fortunate in many ways--in making friends, in earning respect, in forming a connection, and in obtaining the services of old Anna, who served me so long and so faithfully.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had no wooers, no men dancing at her heels; I doubt, if I myself had offered to marry her, whether she would have accepted me.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading I was fortunate in many ways--in making friends, in earning respect, in forming a connection, and in obtaining the services of old Anna, who served me so long and so faithfully.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I was fortunate in many ways--in making friends, in earning respect, in forming a connection, and in obtaining the services of old Anna, who served me so long and so faithfully.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She had no wooers, no men dancing at her heels; I doubt, if I myself had offered to marry her, whether she would have accepted me.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading Year after year passed peacefully and prosperously over my head until eighteen years had gone by.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I was fortunate in many ways--in making friends, in earning respect, in forming a connection, and in obtaining the services of old Anna, who served me so long and so faithfully.
ways
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From this reading I was fortunate in many ways--in making friends, in earning respect, in forming a connection, and in obtaining the services of old Anna, who served me so long and so faithfully.
whetherconjunctionUS /ˈweðər/
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading She had no wooers, no men dancing at her heels; I doubt, if I myself had offered to marry her, whether she would have accepted me.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading I was fortunate in many ways--in making friends, in earning respect, in forming a connection, and in obtaining the services of old Anna, who served me so long and so faithfully.
WOLF
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wooers
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From this reading She had no wooers, no men dancing at her heels; I doubt, if I myself had offered to marry her, whether she would have accepted me.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading She had no wooers, no men dancing at her heels; I doubt, if I myself had offered to marry her, whether she would have accepted me.
Year
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From this reading Year after year passed peacefully and prosperously over my head until eighteen years had gone by.
years
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From this reading Year after year passed peacefully and prosperously over my head until eighteen years had gone by.
