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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 The young soldier was heartily welcomed by his friends of the merchant's family; but old Damia was a little uneasy at the attitude which he and Gorgo had taken up after their first greeting.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading The young soldier was heartily welcomed by his friends of the merchant's family; but old Damia was a little uneasy at the attitude which he and Gorgo had taken up after their first greeting.
agitated
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From this reading He was agitated and grave, she was eager and excited, with an air of determined enterprise.
air
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From this reading He was agitated and grave, she was eager and excited, with an air of determined enterprise.
all
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From this reading Was Eros at the bottom of it all?
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading He was agitated and grave, she was eager and excited, with an air of determined enterprise.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The young soldier was heartily welcomed by his friends of the merchant's family; but old Damia was a little uneasy at the attitude which he and Gorgo had taken up after their first greeting.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The young soldier was heartily welcomed by his friends of the merchant's family; but old Damia was a little uneasy at the attitude which he and Gorgo had taken up after their first greeting.
attitude
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From this reading The young soldier was heartily welcomed by his friends of the merchant's family; but old Damia was a little uneasy at the attitude which he and Gorgo had taken up after their first greeting.
attractive
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From this reading The young officer was handsome and attractive enough, and her granddaughter after all was but a woman.
bottom
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From this reading Was Eros at the bottom of it all?
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The young soldier was heartily welcomed by his friends of the merchant's family; but old Damia was a little uneasy at the attitude which he and Gorgo had taken up after their first greeting.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The young soldier was heartily welcomed by his friends of the merchant's family; but old Damia was a little uneasy at the attitude which he and Gorgo had taken up after their first greeting.
carry
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From this reading Were the young people going to carry out the jest of their childhood in sober earnest?
childhood
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From this reading Were the young people going to carry out the jest of their childhood in sober earnest?
Damia
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From this reading The young soldier was heartily welcomed by his friends of the merchant's family; but old Damia was a little uneasy at the attitude which he and Gorgo had taken up after their first greeting.
determinedadjectiveUS /dɪˈtɜrmɪnd/
having firmly decided to do something
From this reading He was agitated and grave, she was eager and excited, with an air of determined enterprise.
eager
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From this reading He was agitated and grave, she was eager and excited, with an air of determined enterprise.
earnest
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From this reading Were the young people going to carry out the jest of their childhood in sober earnest?
enough
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From this reading The young officer was handsome and attractive enough, and her granddaughter after all was but a woman.
enterprise
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From this reading He was agitated and grave, she was eager and excited, with an air of determined enterprise.
Eros
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From this reading Was Eros at the bottom of it all?
excitedadjectiveUS /ɪkˈsaɪtɪd/
very enthusiastic or eager
From this reading He was agitated and grave, she was eager and excited, with an air of determined enterprise.
family
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From this reading The young soldier was heartily welcomed by his friends of the merchant's family; but old Damia was a little uneasy at the attitude which he and Gorgo had taken up after their first greeting.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The young soldier was heartily welcomed by his friends of the merchant's family; but old Damia was a little uneasy at the attitude which he and Gorgo had taken up after their first greeting.
friends
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From this reading The young soldier was heartily welcomed by his friends of the merchant's family; but old Damia was a little uneasy at the attitude which he and Gorgo had taken up after their first greeting.
going
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From this reading Were the young people going to carry out the jest of their childhood in sober earnest?
Gorgo
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From this reading The young soldier was heartily welcomed by his friends of the merchant's family; but old Damia was a little uneasy at the attitude which he and Gorgo had taken up after their first greeting.
granddaughter
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From this reading The young officer was handsome and attractive enough, and her granddaughter after all was but a woman.
grave
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From this reading He was agitated and grave, she was eager and excited, with an air of determined enterprise.
greeting
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From this reading The young soldier was heartily welcomed by his friends of the merchant's family; but old Damia was a little uneasy at the attitude which he and Gorgo had taken up after their first greeting.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The young soldier was heartily welcomed by his friends of the merchant's family; but old Damia was a little uneasy at the attitude which he and Gorgo had taken up after their first greeting.
handsomenounUS /ˈhandsome/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The young officer was handsome and attractive enough, and her granddaughter after all was but a woman.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The young soldier was heartily welcomed by his friends of the merchant's family; but old Damia was a little uneasy at the attitude which he and Gorgo had taken up after their first greeting.
heartily
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From this reading The young soldier was heartily welcomed by his friends of the merchant's family; but old Damia was a little uneasy at the attitude which he and Gorgo had taken up after their first greeting.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The young officer was handsome and attractive enough, and her granddaughter after all was but a woman.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The young soldier was heartily welcomed by his friends of the merchant's family; but old Damia was a little uneasy at the attitude which he and Gorgo had taken up after their first greeting.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Were the young people going to carry out the jest of their childhood in sober earnest?
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Was Eros at the bottom of it all?
jest
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From this reading Were the young people going to carry out the jest of their childhood in sober earnest?
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The young soldier was heartily welcomed by his friends of the merchant's family; but old Damia was a little uneasy at the attitude which he and Gorgo had taken up after their first greeting.
merchant's
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From this reading The young soldier was heartily welcomed by his friends of the merchant's family; but old Damia was a little uneasy at the attitude which he and Gorgo had taken up after their first greeting.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The young soldier was heartily welcomed by his friends of the merchant's family; but old Damia was a little uneasy at the attitude which he and Gorgo had taken up after their first greeting.
officer
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From this reading The young officer was handsome and attractive enough, and her granddaughter after all was but a woman.
old
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From this reading The young soldier was heartily welcomed by his friends of the merchant's family; but old Damia was a little uneasy at the attitude which he and Gorgo had taken up after their first greeting.
out
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From this reading Were the young people going to carry out the jest of their childhood in sober earnest?
people
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From this reading Were the young people going to carry out the jest of their childhood in sober earnest?
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was agitated and grave, she was eager and excited, with an air of determined enterprise.
soberadjectiveUS /ˈsoʊbər/
not affected by alcohol
From this reading Were the young people going to carry out the jest of their childhood in sober earnest?
soldier
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From this reading The young soldier was heartily welcomed by his friends of the merchant's family; but old Damia was a little uneasy at the attitude which he and Gorgo had taken up after their first greeting.
taken
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From this reading The young soldier was heartily welcomed by his friends of the merchant's family; but old Damia was a little uneasy at the attitude which he and Gorgo had taken up after their first greeting.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The young soldier was heartily welcomed by his friends of the merchant's family; but old Damia was a little uneasy at the attitude which he and Gorgo had taken up after their first greeting.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The young soldier was heartily welcomed by his friends of the merchant's family; but old Damia was a little uneasy at the attitude which he and Gorgo had taken up after their first greeting.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Were the young people going to carry out the jest of their childhood in sober earnest?
uneasy
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From this reading The young soldier was heartily welcomed by his friends of the merchant's family; but old Damia was a little uneasy at the attitude which he and Gorgo had taken up after their first greeting.
up
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From this reading The young soldier was heartily welcomed by his friends of the merchant's family; but old Damia was a little uneasy at the attitude which he and Gorgo had taken up after their first greeting.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The young soldier was heartily welcomed by his friends of the merchant's family; but old Damia was a little uneasy at the attitude which he and Gorgo had taken up after their first greeting.
welcomed
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From this reading The young soldier was heartily welcomed by his friends of the merchant's family; but old Damia was a little uneasy at the attitude which he and Gorgo had taken up after their first greeting.
Wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Were the young people going to carry out the jest of their childhood in sober earnest?
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The young soldier was heartily welcomed by his friends of the merchant's family; but old Damia was a little uneasy at the attitude which he and Gorgo had taken up after their first greeting.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He was agitated and grave, she was eager and excited, with an air of determined enterprise.
woman
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From this reading The young officer was handsome and attractive enough, and her granddaughter after all was but a woman.
young
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From this reading The young soldier was heartily welcomed by his friends of the merchant's family; but old Damia was a little uneasy at the attitude which he and Gorgo had taken up after their first greeting.
