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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 To be able to inflict a severe physical defeat upon an obtrusive admirer may be a highly convenient accomplishment, but the necessity for its exercise cannot but be a humiliating experience.
able
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From this reading To be able to inflict a severe physical defeat upon an obtrusive admirer may be a highly convenient accomplishment, but the necessity for its exercise cannot but be a humiliating experience.
accomplishment
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From this reading To be able to inflict a severe physical defeat upon an obtrusive admirer may be a highly convenient accomplishment, but the necessity for its exercise cannot but be a humiliating experience.
admirer
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From this reading To be able to inflict a severe physical defeat upon an obtrusive admirer may be a highly convenient accomplishment, but the necessity for its exercise cannot but be a humiliating experience.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading To be able to inflict a severe physical defeat upon an obtrusive admirer may be a highly convenient accomplishment, but the necessity for its exercise cannot but be a humiliating experience.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading But Edward was in India with his regiment, and Ernest was tied to a desk in a solicitor’s office in London.
arm
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From this reading She must depend upon her own arm and own head for her protection now; fortunately, neither was of the weakest, as she herself felt with some satisfaction.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Olivia Denison felt the hot tears rise to her eyes as she walked up through the farmyard to the Hall.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading To be able to inflict a severe physical defeat upon an obtrusive admirer may be a highly convenient accomplishment, but the necessity for its exercise cannot but be a humiliating experience.
brothers
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From this reading If only one of her own stalwart brothers, Edward or Ernest, were here to give this insolent cad the thrashing he deserved!
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading To be able to inflict a severe physical defeat upon an obtrusive admirer may be a highly convenient accomplishment, but the necessity for its exercise cannot but be a humiliating experience.
cad
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From this reading If only one of her own stalwart brothers, Edward or Ernest, were here to give this insolent cad the thrashing he deserved!
cannot
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From this reading To be able to inflict a severe physical defeat upon an obtrusive admirer may be a highly convenient accomplishment, but the necessity for its exercise cannot but be a humiliating experience.
convenient
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From this reading To be able to inflict a severe physical defeat upon an obtrusive admirer may be a highly convenient accomplishment, but the necessity for its exercise cannot but be a humiliating experience.
defeat
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From this reading To be able to inflict a severe physical defeat upon an obtrusive admirer may be a highly convenient accomplishment, but the necessity for its exercise cannot but be a humiliating experience.
Denison
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From this reading Olivia Denison felt the hot tears rise to her eyes as she walked up through the farmyard to the Hall.
depend
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From this reading She must depend upon her own arm and own head for her protection now; fortunately, neither was of the weakest, as she herself felt with some satisfaction.
deserved
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From this reading If only one of her own stalwart brothers, Edward or Ernest, were here to give this insolent cad the thrashing he deserved!
desk
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From this reading But Edward was in India with his regiment, and Ernest was tied to a desk in a solicitor’s office in London.
Edward
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From this reading If only one of her own stalwart brothers, Edward or Ernest, were here to give this insolent cad the thrashing he deserved!
Ernest
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From this reading If only one of her own stalwart brothers, Edward or Ernest, were here to give this insolent cad the thrashing he deserved!
exercise
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From this reading To be able to inflict a severe physical defeat upon an obtrusive admirer may be a highly convenient accomplishment, but the necessity for its exercise cannot but be a humiliating experience.
experience
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From this reading To be able to inflict a severe physical defeat upon an obtrusive admirer may be a highly convenient accomplishment, but the necessity for its exercise cannot but be a humiliating experience.
eyes
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From this reading Olivia Denison felt the hot tears rise to her eyes as she walked up through the farmyard to the Hall.
farmyard
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From this reading Olivia Denison felt the hot tears rise to her eyes as she walked up through the farmyard to the Hall.
felt
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From this reading Olivia Denison felt the hot tears rise to her eyes as she walked up through the farmyard to the Hall.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading To be able to inflict a severe physical defeat upon an obtrusive admirer may be a highly convenient accomplishment, but the necessity for its exercise cannot but be a humiliating experience.
fortunately
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From this reading She must depend upon her own arm and own head for her protection now; fortunately, neither was of the weakest, as she herself felt with some satisfaction.
give
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From this reading If only one of her own stalwart brothers, Edward or Ernest, were here to give this insolent cad the thrashing he deserved!
Hall
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From this reading Olivia Denison felt the hot tears rise to her eyes as she walked up through the farmyard to the Hall.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading If only one of her own stalwart brothers, Edward or Ernest, were here to give this insolent cad the thrashing he deserved!
head
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From this reading She must depend upon her own arm and own head for her protection now; fortunately, neither was of the weakest, as she herself felt with some satisfaction.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Olivia Denison felt the hot tears rise to her eyes as she walked up through the farmyard to the Hall.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading If only one of her own stalwart brothers, Edward or Ernest, were here to give this insolent cad the thrashing he deserved!
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading She must depend upon her own arm and own head for her protection now; fortunately, neither was of the weakest, as she herself felt with some satisfaction.
highly
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From this reading To be able to inflict a severe physical defeat upon an obtrusive admirer may be a highly convenient accomplishment, but the necessity for its exercise cannot but be a humiliating experience.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading But Edward was in India with his regiment, and Ernest was tied to a desk in a solicitor’s office in London.
hot
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From this reading Olivia Denison felt the hot tears rise to her eyes as she walked up through the farmyard to the Hall.
humiliating
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From this reading To be able to inflict a severe physical defeat upon an obtrusive admirer may be a highly convenient accomplishment, but the necessity for its exercise cannot but be a humiliating experience.
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If only one of her own stalwart brothers, Edward or Ernest, were here to give this insolent cad the thrashing he deserved!
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading But Edward was in India with his regiment, and Ernest was tied to a desk in a solicitor’s office in London.
India
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From this reading But Edward was in India with his regiment, and Ernest was tied to a desk in a solicitor’s office in London.
inflict
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From this reading To be able to inflict a severe physical defeat upon an obtrusive admirer may be a highly convenient accomplishment, but the necessity for its exercise cannot but be a humiliating experience.
insolent
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From this reading If only one of her own stalwart brothers, Edward or Ernest, were here to give this insolent cad the thrashing he deserved!
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading To be able to inflict a severe physical defeat upon an obtrusive admirer may be a highly convenient accomplishment, but the necessity for its exercise cannot but be a humiliating experience.
London
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From this reading But Edward was in India with his regiment, and Ernest was tied to a desk in a solicitor’s office in London.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading To be able to inflict a severe physical defeat upon an obtrusive admirer may be a highly convenient accomplishment, but the necessity for its exercise cannot but be a humiliating experience.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading She must depend upon her own arm and own head for her protection now; fortunately, neither was of the weakest, as she herself felt with some satisfaction.
necessity
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From this reading To be able to inflict a severe physical defeat upon an obtrusive admirer may be a highly convenient accomplishment, but the necessity for its exercise cannot but be a humiliating experience.
neitherdeterminerUS /ˈniːðər/
not one and not the other of two
From this reading She must depend upon her own arm and own head for her protection now; fortunately, neither was of the weakest, as she herself felt with some satisfaction.
now
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From this reading She must depend upon her own arm and own head for her protection now; fortunately, neither was of the weakest, as she herself felt with some satisfaction.
obtrusive
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From this reading To be able to inflict a severe physical defeat upon an obtrusive admirer may be a highly convenient accomplishment, but the necessity for its exercise cannot but be a humiliating experience.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading If only one of her own stalwart brothers, Edward or Ernest, were here to give this insolent cad the thrashing he deserved!
office
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From this reading But Edward was in India with his regiment, and Ernest was tied to a desk in a solicitor’s office in London.
Olivia
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From this reading Olivia Denison felt the hot tears rise to her eyes as she walked up through the farmyard to the Hall.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading If only one of her own stalwart brothers, Edward or Ernest, were here to give this insolent cad the thrashing he deserved!
only
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From this reading If only one of her own stalwart brothers, Edward or Ernest, were here to give this insolent cad the thrashing he deserved!
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading If only one of her own stalwart brothers, Edward or Ernest, were here to give this insolent cad the thrashing he deserved!
own
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From this reading If only one of her own stalwart brothers, Edward or Ernest, were here to give this insolent cad the thrashing he deserved!
physical
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From this reading To be able to inflict a severe physical defeat upon an obtrusive admirer may be a highly convenient accomplishment, but the necessity for its exercise cannot but be a humiliating experience.
protection
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From this reading She must depend upon her own arm and own head for her protection now; fortunately, neither was of the weakest, as she herself felt with some satisfaction.
regiment
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From this reading But Edward was in India with his regiment, and Ernest was tied to a desk in a solicitor’s office in London.
rise
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From this reading Olivia Denison felt the hot tears rise to her eyes as she walked up through the farmyard to the Hall.
satisfaction
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From this reading She must depend upon her own arm and own head for her protection now; fortunately, neither was of the weakest, as she herself felt with some satisfaction.
severe
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From this reading To be able to inflict a severe physical defeat upon an obtrusive admirer may be a highly convenient accomplishment, but the necessity for its exercise cannot but be a humiliating experience.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Olivia Denison felt the hot tears rise to her eyes as she walked up through the farmyard to the Hall.
solicitor's
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From this reading But Edward was in India with his regiment, and Ernest was tied to a desk in a solicitor’s office in London.
some
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From this reading She must depend upon her own arm and own head for her protection now; fortunately, neither was of the weakest, as she herself felt with some satisfaction.
stalwart
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From this reading If only one of her own stalwart brothers, Edward or Ernest, were here to give this insolent cad the thrashing he deserved!
tears
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From this reading Olivia Denison felt the hot tears rise to her eyes as she walked up through the farmyard to the Hall.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading To be able to inflict a severe physical defeat upon an obtrusive admirer may be a highly convenient accomplishment, but the necessity for its exercise cannot but be a humiliating experience.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading If only one of her own stalwart brothers, Edward or Ernest, were here to give this insolent cad the thrashing he deserved!
thrashing
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From this reading If only one of her own stalwart brothers, Edward or Ernest, were here to give this insolent cad the thrashing he deserved!
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Olivia Denison felt the hot tears rise to her eyes as she walked up through the farmyard to the Hall.
tied
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From this reading But Edward was in India with his regiment, and Ernest was tied to a desk in a solicitor’s office in London.
ToparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To be able to inflict a severe physical defeat upon an obtrusive admirer may be a highly convenient accomplishment, but the necessity for its exercise cannot but be a humiliating experience.
up
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From this reading Olivia Denison felt the hot tears rise to her eyes as she walked up through the farmyard to the Hall.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading To be able to inflict a severe physical defeat upon an obtrusive admirer may be a highly convenient accomplishment, but the necessity for its exercise cannot but be a humiliating experience.
walked
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From this reading Olivia Denison felt the hot tears rise to her eyes as she walked up through the farmyard to the Hall.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But Edward was in India with his regiment, and Ernest was tied to a desk in a solicitor’s office in London.
weakest
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From this reading She must depend upon her own arm and own head for her protection now; fortunately, neither was of the weakest, as she herself felt with some satisfaction.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading If only one of her own stalwart brothers, Edward or Ernest, were here to give this insolent cad the thrashing he deserved!
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading But Edward was in India with his regiment, and Ernest was tied to a desk in a solicitor’s office in London.
