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aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading But she was one of those silly, vulgar-minded girls who think life is nothing without continually chattering either to young men or about them.
acquaintance
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From this reading Not that she frequented the bar, or had anything to do with the customers--her mother kept her carefully from that; but she had plenty of acquaintance, and to her mind nothing else was so amusing.
all
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From this reading She was in no hurry to be married, for then she knew she must give up all her lively pastime with the lads around her.
amusing
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From this reading Not that she frequented the bar, or had anything to do with the customers--her mother kept her carefully from that; but she had plenty of acquaintance, and to her mind nothing else was so amusing.
AMY'S
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From this reading AMY'S VISITS.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Not that she frequented the bar, or had anything to do with the customers--her mother kept her carefully from that; but she had plenty of acquaintance, and to her mind nothing else was so amusing.
any
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From this reading NOBODY could say any great harm of Florence Cray, or she would not have been bound to Miss Lee.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading Not that she frequented the bar, or had anything to do with the customers--her mother kept her carefully from that; but she had plenty of acquaintance, and to her mind nothing else was so amusing.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading She was in no hurry to be married, for then she knew she must give up all her lively pastime with the lads around her.
bar
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From this reading Not that she frequented the bar, or had anything to do with the customers--her mother kept her carefully from that; but she had plenty of acquaintance, and to her mind nothing else was so amusing.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading She was in no hurry to be married, for then she knew she must give up all her lively pastime with the lads around her.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading NOBODY could say any great harm of Florence Cray, or she would not have been bound to Miss Lee.
bound
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From this reading NOBODY could say any great harm of Florence Cray, or she would not have been bound to Miss Lee.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But she was one of those silly, vulgar-minded girls who think life is nothing without continually chattering either to young men or about them.
carefully
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From this reading Not that she frequented the bar, or had anything to do with the customers--her mother kept her carefully from that; but she had plenty of acquaintance, and to her mind nothing else was so amusing.
chattering
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From this reading But she was one of those silly, vulgar-minded girls who think life is nothing without continually chattering either to young men or about them.
continually
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From this reading But she was one of those silly, vulgar-minded girls who think life is nothing without continually chattering either to young men or about them.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading NOBODY could say any great harm of Florence Cray, or she would not have been bound to Miss Lee.
Cray
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From this reading NOBODY could say any great harm of Florence Cray, or she would not have been bound to Miss Lee.
customers
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From this reading Not that she frequented the bar, or had anything to do with the customers--her mother kept her carefully from that; but she had plenty of acquaintance, and to her mind nothing else was so amusing.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Not that she frequented the bar, or had anything to do with the customers--her mother kept her carefully from that; but she had plenty of acquaintance, and to her mind nothing else was so amusing.
eitherdeterminerUS /ˈiːðər/
one or the other of two
From this reading But she was one of those silly, vulgar-minded girls who think life is nothing without continually chattering either to young men or about them.
else
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From this reading Not that she frequented the bar, or had anything to do with the customers--her mother kept her carefully from that; but she had plenty of acquaintance, and to her mind nothing else was so amusing.
Florence
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From this reading NOBODY could say any great harm of Florence Cray, or she would not have been bound to Miss Lee.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She was in no hurry to be married, for then she knew she must give up all her lively pastime with the lads around her.
frequented
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From this reading Not that she frequented the bar, or had anything to do with the customers--her mother kept her carefully from that; but she had plenty of acquaintance, and to her mind nothing else was so amusing.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Not that she frequented the bar, or had anything to do with the customers--her mother kept her carefully from that; but she had plenty of acquaintance, and to her mind nothing else was so amusing.
girls
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From this reading But she was one of those silly, vulgar-minded girls who think life is nothing without continually chattering either to young men or about them.
give
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From this reading She was in no hurry to be married, for then she knew she must give up all her lively pastime with the lads around her.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading NOBODY could say any great harm of Florence Cray, or she would not have been bound to Miss Lee.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Not that she frequented the bar, or had anything to do with the customers--her mother kept her carefully from that; but she had plenty of acquaintance, and to her mind nothing else was so amusing.
harm
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From this reading NOBODY could say any great harm of Florence Cray, or she would not have been bound to Miss Lee.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading NOBODY could say any great harm of Florence Cray, or she would not have been bound to Miss Lee.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She was in no hurry to be married, for then she knew she must give up all her lively pastime with the lads around her.
hurry
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From this reading She was in no hurry to be married, for then she knew she must give up all her lively pastime with the lads around her.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She was in no hurry to be married, for then she knew she must give up all her lively pastime with the lads around her.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But she was one of those silly, vulgar-minded girls who think life is nothing without continually chattering either to young men or about them.
kept
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From this reading Not that she frequented the bar, or had anything to do with the customers--her mother kept her carefully from that; but she had plenty of acquaintance, and to her mind nothing else was so amusing.
knew
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From this reading She was in no hurry to be married, for then she knew she must give up all her lively pastime with the lads around her.
lads
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From this reading She was in no hurry to be married, for then she knew she must give up all her lively pastime with the lads around her.
Lee
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From this reading NOBODY could say any great harm of Florence Cray, or she would not have been bound to Miss Lee.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But she was one of those silly, vulgar-minded girls who think life is nothing without continually chattering either to young men or about them.
lively
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From this reading She was in no hurry to be married, for then she knew she must give up all her lively pastime with the lads around her.
married
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From this reading She was in no hurry to be married, for then she knew she must give up all her lively pastime with the lads around her.
men
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From this reading But she was one of those silly, vulgar-minded girls who think life is nothing without continually chattering either to young men or about them.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Not that she frequented the bar, or had anything to do with the customers--her mother kept her carefully from that; but she had plenty of acquaintance, and to her mind nothing else was so amusing.
Miss
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From this reading NOBODY could say any great harm of Florence Cray, or she would not have been bound to Miss Lee.
mother
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From this reading Not that she frequented the bar, or had anything to do with the customers--her mother kept her carefully from that; but she had plenty of acquaintance, and to her mind nothing else was so amusing.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading She was in no hurry to be married, for then she knew she must give up all her lively pastime with the lads around her.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading She was in no hurry to be married, for then she knew she must give up all her lively pastime with the lads around her.
NOBODYpronounUS /ˈnoʊbɑːdiː/
no person; not anyone
From this reading NOBODY could say any great harm of Florence Cray, or she would not have been bound to Miss Lee.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading NOBODY could say any great harm of Florence Cray, or she would not have been bound to Miss Lee.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading But she was one of those silly, vulgar-minded girls who think life is nothing without continually chattering either to young men or about them.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading NOBODY could say any great harm of Florence Cray, or she would not have been bound to Miss Lee.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading But she was one of those silly, vulgar-minded girls who think life is nothing without continually chattering either to young men or about them.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading NOBODY could say any great harm of Florence Cray, or she would not have been bound to Miss Lee.
pastime
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From this reading She was in no hurry to be married, for then she knew she must give up all her lively pastime with the lads around her.
plenty
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From this reading Not that she frequented the bar, or had anything to do with the customers--her mother kept her carefully from that; but she had plenty of acquaintance, and to her mind nothing else was so amusing.
say
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From this reading NOBODY could say any great harm of Florence Cray, or she would not have been bound to Miss Lee.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading NOBODY could say any great harm of Florence Cray, or she would not have been bound to Miss Lee.
silly
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From this reading But she was one of those silly, vulgar-minded girls who think life is nothing without continually chattering either to young men or about them.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Not that she frequented the bar, or had anything to do with the customers--her mother kept her carefully from that; but she had plenty of acquaintance, and to her mind nothing else was so amusing.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Not that she frequented the bar, or had anything to do with the customers--her mother kept her carefully from that; but she had plenty of acquaintance, and to her mind nothing else was so amusing.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She was in no hurry to be married, for then she knew she must give up all her lively pastime with the lads around her.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading But she was one of those silly, vulgar-minded girls who think life is nothing without continually chattering either to young men or about them.
then
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From this reading She was in no hurry to be married, for then she knew she must give up all her lively pastime with the lads around her.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But she was one of those silly, vulgar-minded girls who think life is nothing without continually chattering either to young men or about them.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading But she was one of those silly, vulgar-minded girls who think life is nothing without continually chattering either to young men or about them.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading NOBODY could say any great harm of Florence Cray, or she would not have been bound to Miss Lee.
up
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From this reading She was in no hurry to be married, for then she knew she must give up all her lively pastime with the lads around her.
VISITS
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From this reading AMY'S VISITS.
vulgar-minded
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From this reading But she was one of those silly, vulgar-minded girls who think life is nothing without continually chattering either to young men or about them.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But she was one of those silly, vulgar-minded girls who think life is nothing without continually chattering either to young men or about them.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading But she was one of those silly, vulgar-minded girls who think life is nothing without continually chattering either to young men or about them.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading She was in no hurry to be married, for then she knew she must give up all her lively pastime with the lads around her.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading But she was one of those silly, vulgar-minded girls who think life is nothing without continually chattering either to young men or about them.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading NOBODY could say any great harm of Florence Cray, or she would not have been bound to Miss Lee.
young
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From this reading But she was one of those silly, vulgar-minded girls who think life is nothing without continually chattering either to young men or about them.
