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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 APPEAL TO CHARLEY What is a kiss waved by a drunken hand, to a man whose love is like the hills?
acquaintance
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From this reading Was it not enough to wait on the table, without cultivating the acquaintance of her boarders?
affair
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From this reading And this foolish affair, whatever it was, had cost him at least ten thousand dollars.
all
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From this reading It would come to that before he was through with it--in lost time and new machinery and unearned profits--and all because Virginia had smiled at this drunken engineer, who had promptly sent his overalls through the driving-gear.
amorously
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From this reading And yet that kiss, wafted so amorously to Virginia, stirred up a rage in Wiley Holman's heart.
ANdeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading AN APPEAL TO CHARLEY What is a kiss waved by a drunken hand, to a man whose love is like the hills?
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And yet that kiss, wafted so amorously to Virginia, stirred up a rage in Wiley Holman's heart.
APPEAL
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From this reading AN APPEAL TO CHARLEY What is a kiss waved by a drunken hand, to a man whose love is like the hills?
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading And this foolish affair, whatever it was, had cost him at least ten thousand dollars.
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading It would come to that before he was through with it--in lost time and new machinery and unearned profits--and all because Virginia had smiled at this drunken engineer, who had promptly sent his overalls through the driving-gear.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading It would come to that before he was through with it--in lost time and new machinery and unearned profits--and all because Virginia had smiled at this drunken engineer, who had promptly sent his overalls through the driving-gear.
boarders
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From this reading Was it not enough to wait on the table, without cultivating the acquaintance of her boarders?
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading AN APPEAL TO CHARLEY What is a kiss waved by a drunken hand, to a man whose love is like the hills?
CHARLEY
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From this reading AN APPEAL TO CHARLEY What is a kiss waved by a drunken hand, to a man whose love is like the hills?
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It would come to that before he was through with it--in lost time and new machinery and unearned profits--and all because Virginia had smiled at this drunken engineer, who had promptly sent his overalls through the driving-gear.
cost
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From this reading And this foolish affair, whatever it was, had cost him at least ten thousand dollars.
cultivating
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From this reading Was it not enough to wait on the table, without cultivating the acquaintance of her boarders?
dollars
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From this reading And this foolish affair, whatever it was, had cost him at least ten thousand dollars.
driving-gear
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From this reading It would come to that before he was through with it--in lost time and new machinery and unearned profits--and all because Virginia had smiled at this drunken engineer, who had promptly sent his overalls through the driving-gear.
drunken
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From this reading AN APPEAL TO CHARLEY What is a kiss waved by a drunken hand, to a man whose love is like the hills?
engineer
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From this reading It would come to that before he was through with it--in lost time and new machinery and unearned profits--and all because Virginia had smiled at this drunken engineer, who had promptly sent his overalls through the driving-gear.
enough
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From this reading Was it not enough to wait on the table, without cultivating the acquaintance of her boarders?
foolish
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From this reading And this foolish affair, whatever it was, had cost him at least ten thousand dollars.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading And this foolish affair, whatever it was, had cost him at least ten thousand dollars.
hand
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From this reading AN APPEAL TO CHARLEY What is a kiss waved by a drunken hand, to a man whose love is like the hills?
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It would come to that before he was through with it--in lost time and new machinery and unearned profits--and all because Virginia had smiled at this drunken engineer, who had promptly sent his overalls through the driving-gear.
heart
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From this reading And yet that kiss, wafted so amorously to Virginia, stirred up a rage in Wiley Holman's heart.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Was it not enough to wait on the table, without cultivating the acquaintance of her boarders?
hills
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From this reading AN APPEAL TO CHARLEY What is a kiss waved by a drunken hand, to a man whose love is like the hills?
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading And this foolish affair, whatever it was, had cost him at least ten thousand dollars.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It would come to that before he was through with it--in lost time and new machinery and unearned profits--and all because Virginia had smiled at this drunken engineer, who had promptly sent his overalls through the driving-gear.
Holman's
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From this reading And yet that kiss, wafted so amorously to Virginia, stirred up a rage in Wiley Holman's heart.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading And yet that kiss, wafted so amorously to Virginia, stirred up a rage in Wiley Holman's heart.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading AN APPEAL TO CHARLEY What is a kiss waved by a drunken hand, to a man whose love is like the hills?
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Was it not enough to wait on the table, without cultivating the acquaintance of her boarders?
kiss
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From this reading AN APPEAL TO CHARLEY What is a kiss waved by a drunken hand, to a man whose love is like the hills?
leastnounUS /least/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And this foolish affair, whatever it was, had cost him at least ten thousand dollars.
like
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From this reading AN APPEAL TO CHARLEY What is a kiss waved by a drunken hand, to a man whose love is like the hills?
lost
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From this reading It would come to that before he was through with it--in lost time and new machinery and unearned profits--and all because Virginia had smiled at this drunken engineer, who had promptly sent his overalls through the driving-gear.
love
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From this reading AN APPEAL TO CHARLEY What is a kiss waved by a drunken hand, to a man whose love is like the hills?
machinery
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From this reading It would come to that before he was through with it--in lost time and new machinery and unearned profits--and all because Virginia had smiled at this drunken engineer, who had promptly sent his overalls through the driving-gear.
man
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From this reading AN APPEAL TO CHARLEY What is a kiss waved by a drunken hand, to a man whose love is like the hills?
new
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From this reading It would come to that before he was through with it--in lost time and new machinery and unearned profits--and all because Virginia had smiled at this drunken engineer, who had promptly sent his overalls through the driving-gear.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Was it not enough to wait on the table, without cultivating the acquaintance of her boarders?
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Was it not enough to wait on the table, without cultivating the acquaintance of her boarders?
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Was it not enough to wait on the table, without cultivating the acquaintance of her boarders?
overalls
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From this reading It would come to that before he was through with it--in lost time and new machinery and unearned profits--and all because Virginia had smiled at this drunken engineer, who had promptly sent his overalls through the driving-gear.
profits
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From this reading It would come to that before he was through with it--in lost time and new machinery and unearned profits--and all because Virginia had smiled at this drunken engineer, who had promptly sent his overalls through the driving-gear.
promptly
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From this reading It would come to that before he was through with it--in lost time and new machinery and unearned profits--and all because Virginia had smiled at this drunken engineer, who had promptly sent his overalls through the driving-gear.
rage
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From this reading And yet that kiss, wafted so amorously to Virginia, stirred up a rage in Wiley Holman's heart.
sent
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From this reading It would come to that before he was through with it--in lost time and new machinery and unearned profits--and all because Virginia had smiled at this drunken engineer, who had promptly sent his overalls through the driving-gear.
smiled
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From this reading It would come to that before he was through with it--in lost time and new machinery and unearned profits--and all because Virginia had smiled at this drunken engineer, who had promptly sent his overalls through the driving-gear.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading And yet that kiss, wafted so amorously to Virginia, stirred up a rage in Wiley Holman's heart.
stirred
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From this reading And yet that kiss, wafted so amorously to Virginia, stirred up a rage in Wiley Holman's heart.
table
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From this reading Was it not enough to wait on the table, without cultivating the acquaintance of her boarders?
ten
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From this reading And this foolish affair, whatever it was, had cost him at least ten thousand dollars.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading And yet that kiss, wafted so amorously to Virginia, stirred up a rage in Wiley Holman's heart.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AN APPEAL TO CHARLEY What is a kiss waved by a drunken hand, to a man whose love is like the hills?
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading And this foolish affair, whatever it was, had cost him at least ten thousand dollars.
thousand
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From this reading And this foolish affair, whatever it was, had cost him at least ten thousand dollars.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It would come to that before he was through with it--in lost time and new machinery and unearned profits--and all because Virginia had smiled at this drunken engineer, who had promptly sent his overalls through the driving-gear.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It would come to that before he was through with it--in lost time and new machinery and unearned profits--and all because Virginia had smiled at this drunken engineer, who had promptly sent his overalls through the driving-gear.
TOparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading AN APPEAL TO CHARLEY What is a kiss waved by a drunken hand, to a man whose love is like the hills?
unearned
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From this reading It would come to that before he was through with it--in lost time and new machinery and unearned profits--and all because Virginia had smiled at this drunken engineer, who had promptly sent his overalls through the driving-gear.
up
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From this reading And yet that kiss, wafted so amorously to Virginia, stirred up a rage in Wiley Holman's heart.
Virginia
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From this reading And yet that kiss, wafted so amorously to Virginia, stirred up a rage in Wiley Holman's heart.
wafted
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From this reading And yet that kiss, wafted so amorously to Virginia, stirred up a rage in Wiley Holman's heart.
wait
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From this reading Was it not enough to wait on the table, without cultivating the acquaintance of her boarders?
Wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Was it not enough to wait on the table, without cultivating the acquaintance of her boarders?
waved
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From this reading AN APPEAL TO CHARLEY What is a kiss waved by a drunken hand, to a man whose love is like the hills?
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading AN APPEAL TO CHARLEY What is a kiss waved by a drunken hand, to a man whose love is like the hills?
whateverdeterminerUS /ˌwʌˈtevər/
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading And this foolish affair, whatever it was, had cost him at least ten thousand dollars.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading It would come to that before he was through with it--in lost time and new machinery and unearned profits--and all because Virginia had smiled at this drunken engineer, who had promptly sent his overalls through the driving-gear.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading AN APPEAL TO CHARLEY What is a kiss waved by a drunken hand, to a man whose love is like the hills?
Wiley
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From this reading And yet that kiss, wafted so amorously to Virginia, stirred up a rage in Wiley Holman's heart.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading It would come to that before he was through with it--in lost time and new machinery and unearned profits--and all because Virginia had smiled at this drunken engineer, who had promptly sent his overalls through the driving-gear.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Was it not enough to wait on the table, without cultivating the acquaintance of her boarders?
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading It would come to that before he was through with it--in lost time and new machinery and unearned profits--and all because Virginia had smiled at this drunken engineer, who had promptly sent his overalls through the driving-gear.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading And yet that kiss, wafted so amorously to Virginia, stirred up a rage in Wiley Holman's heart.
