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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
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aberration
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allusion
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andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading IN LONDON Jordan Kellock made no allusion whatever to Medora’s nocturnal aberration as they ate together, but directed her as to his taste in tea and was very anxious to know her own likes and dislikes in matters of food.
anxious
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any
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asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
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ate
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beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
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boy
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From this reading It seemed too childish; yet even the cleverest men retained a streak of the boy.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading IN LONDON Jordan Kellock made no allusion whatever to Medora’s nocturnal aberration as they ate together, but directed her as to his taste in tea and was very anxious to know her own likes and dislikes in matters of food.
childish
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From this reading It seemed too childish; yet even the cleverest men retained a streak of the boy.
cleverest
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From this reading It seemed too childish; yet even the cleverest men retained a streak of the boy.
copies
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From this reading “I’ll write final copies of my letters,” he said, “then we’ll go out and get the ring.”
Couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
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difference
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From this reading Could it be possible, she wondered, that a ring made any difference to his mind?
directed
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dislikes
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From this reading IN LONDON Jordan Kellock made no allusion whatever to Medora’s nocturnal aberration as they ate together, but directed her as to his taste in tea and was very anxious to know her own likes and dislikes in matters of food.
escaped
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From this reading It was from the eternal boy, as exemplified in Ned, that she had escaped.
eternal
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From this reading It was from the eternal boy, as exemplified in Ned, that she had escaped.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It seemed too childish; yet even the cleverest men retained a streak of the boy.
exemplified
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From this reading It was from the eternal boy, as exemplified in Ned, that she had escaped.
final
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From this reading “I’ll write final copies of my letters,” he said, “then we’ll go out and get the ring.”
food
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From this reading IN LONDON Jordan Kellock made no allusion whatever to Medora’s nocturnal aberration as they ate together, but directed her as to his taste in tea and was very anxious to know her own likes and dislikes in matters of food.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It was from the eternal boy, as exemplified in Ned, that she had escaped.
get
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From this reading “I’ll write final copies of my letters,” he said, “then we’ll go out and get the ring.”
go
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From this reading “I’ll write final copies of my letters,” he said, “then we’ll go out and get the ring.”
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It was from the eternal boy, as exemplified in Ned, that she had escaped.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “I’ll write final copies of my letters,” he said, “then we’ll go out and get the ring.”
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading IN LONDON Jordan Kellock made no allusion whatever to Medora’s nocturnal aberration as they ate together, but directed her as to his taste in tea and was very anxious to know her own likes and dislikes in matters of food.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading IN LONDON Jordan Kellock made no allusion whatever to Medora’s nocturnal aberration as they ate together, but directed her as to his taste in tea and was very anxious to know her own likes and dislikes in matters of food.
I'll
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From this reading “I’ll write final copies of my letters,” he said, “then we’ll go out and get the ring.”
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN LONDON Jordan Kellock made no allusion whatever to Medora’s nocturnal aberration as they ate together, but directed her as to his taste in tea and was very anxious to know her own likes and dislikes in matters of food.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
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Jordan
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Kellock
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knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading IN LONDON Jordan Kellock made no allusion whatever to Medora’s nocturnal aberration as they ate together, but directed her as to his taste in tea and was very anxious to know her own likes and dislikes in matters of food.
letters
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From this reading “I’ll write final copies of my letters,” he said, “then we’ll go out and get the ring.”
likes
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LONDON
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made
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matters
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Medora's
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men
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From this reading It seemed too childish; yet even the cleverest men retained a streak of the boy.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “I’ll write final copies of my letters,” he said, “then we’ll go out and get the ring.”
Ned
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From this reading It was from the eternal boy, as exemplified in Ned, that she had escaped.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading IN LONDON Jordan Kellock made no allusion whatever to Medora’s nocturnal aberration as they ate together, but directed her as to his taste in tea and was very anxious to know her own likes and dislikes in matters of food.
nocturnal
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ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading IN LONDON Jordan Kellock made no allusion whatever to Medora’s nocturnal aberration as they ate together, but directed her as to his taste in tea and was very anxious to know her own likes and dislikes in matters of food.
out
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From this reading “I’ll write final copies of my letters,” he said, “then we’ll go out and get the ring.”
own
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From this reading IN LONDON Jordan Kellock made no allusion whatever to Medora’s nocturnal aberration as they ate together, but directed her as to his taste in tea and was very anxious to know her own likes and dislikes in matters of food.
possible
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retained
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From this reading It seemed too childish; yet even the cleverest men retained a streak of the boy.
ring
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From this reading “I’ll write final copies of my letters,” he said, “then we’ll go out and get the ring.”
said
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From this reading “I’ll write final copies of my letters,” he said, “then we’ll go out and get the ring.”
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It seemed too childish; yet even the cleverest men retained a streak of the boy.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Could it be possible, she wondered, that a ring made any difference to his mind?
streak
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From this reading It seemed too childish; yet even the cleverest men retained a streak of the boy.
tasteverbUS /teɪst/
To perceive flavor through the mouth.
From this reading IN LONDON Jordan Kellock made no allusion whatever to Medora’s nocturnal aberration as they ate together, but directed her as to his taste in tea and was very anxious to know her own likes and dislikes in matters of food.
tea
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From this reading IN LONDON Jordan Kellock made no allusion whatever to Medora’s nocturnal aberration as they ate together, but directed her as to his taste in tea and was very anxious to know her own likes and dislikes in matters of food.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
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thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “I’ll write final copies of my letters,” he said, “then we’ll go out and get the ring.”
then
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From this reading “I’ll write final copies of my letters,” he said, “then we’ll go out and get the ring.”
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading IN LONDON Jordan Kellock made no allusion whatever to Medora’s nocturnal aberration as they ate together, but directed her as to his taste in tea and was very anxious to know her own likes and dislikes in matters of food.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading IN LONDON Jordan Kellock made no allusion whatever to Medora’s nocturnal aberration as they ate together, but directed her as to his taste in tea and was very anxious to know her own likes and dislikes in matters of food.
together
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too
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From this reading It seemed too childish; yet even the cleverest men retained a streak of the boy.
very
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From this reading IN LONDON Jordan Kellock made no allusion whatever to Medora’s nocturnal aberration as they ate together, but directed her as to his taste in tea and was very anxious to know her own likes and dislikes in matters of food.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading IN LONDON Jordan Kellock made no allusion whatever to Medora’s nocturnal aberration as they ate together, but directed her as to his taste in tea and was very anxious to know her own likes and dislikes in matters of food.
we'll
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From this reading “I’ll write final copies of my letters,” he said, “then we’ll go out and get the ring.”
whateverdeterminerUS /ˌwʌˈtevər/
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading IN LONDON Jordan Kellock made no allusion whatever to Medora’s nocturnal aberration as they ate together, but directed her as to his taste in tea and was very anxious to know her own likes and dislikes in matters of food.
wonderednounUS /wondered/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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write
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From this reading “I’ll write final copies of my letters,” he said, “then we’ll go out and get the ring.”
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading It seemed too childish; yet even the cleverest men retained a streak of the boy.
