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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 “And I cordially admit,” he added with his conscious gaiety of courage, “that she’s as wonderful a woman as you like.”
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “Oh yes indeed,” Strether answered for her, “Mrs. Pocock knows about Miss Gostrey.
addednounUS /added/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “And I cordially admit,” he added with his conscious gaiety of courage, “that she’s as wonderful a woman as you like.”
admit
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From this reading “And I cordially admit,” he added with his conscious gaiety of courage, “that she’s as wonderful a woman as you like.”
Ah
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From this reading “Ah it isn’t _I_ who ‘like,’ dear Mr. Strether, anything to do with the matter!”
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “And I cordially admit,” he added with his conscious gaiety of courage, “that she’s as wonderful a woman as you like.”
answerednounUS /ˈanswered/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Oh yes indeed,” Strether answered for her, “Mrs. Pocock knows about Miss Gostrey.
any
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From this reading Sarah Pocock promptly protested; “and I’m by no means sure I have—from my mother or from any one else—a notion of whom you’re talking about.”
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading “Ah it isn’t _I_ who ‘like,’ dear Mr. Strether, anything to do with the matter!”
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “And I cordially admit,” he added with his conscious gaiety of courage, “that she’s as wonderful a woman as you like.”
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Sarah Pocock promptly protested; “and I’m by no means sure I have—from my mother or from any one else—a notion of whom you’re talking about.”
conscious
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From this reading “And I cordially admit,” he added with his conscious gaiety of courage, “that she’s as wonderful a woman as you like.”
cordially
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From this reading “And I cordially admit,” he added with his conscious gaiety of courage, “that she’s as wonderful a woman as you like.”
courage
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From this reading “And I cordially admit,” he added with his conscious gaiety of courage, “that she’s as wonderful a woman as you like.”
dear
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From this reading “Ah it isn’t _I_ who ‘like,’ dear Mr. Strether, anything to do with the matter!”
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “Ah it isn’t _I_ who ‘like,’ dear Mr. Strether, anything to do with the matter!”
else
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From this reading Sarah Pocock promptly protested; “and I’m by no means sure I have—from my mother or from any one else—a notion of whom you’re talking about.”
everythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading Your mother, Sarah, must have told you about her; your mother knows everything,” he sturdily pursued.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “Oh yes indeed,” Strether answered for her, “Mrs. Pocock knows about Miss Gostrey.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Sarah Pocock promptly protested; “and I’m by no means sure I have—from my mother or from any one else—a notion of whom you’re talking about.”
gaiety
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From this reading “And I cordially admit,” he added with his conscious gaiety of courage, “that she’s as wonderful a woman as you like.”
Gostrey
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From this reading “Oh yes indeed,” Strether answered for her, “Mrs. Pocock knows about Miss Gostrey.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Your mother, Sarah, must have told you about her; your mother knows everything,” he sturdily pursued.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Your mother, Sarah, must have told you about her; your mother knows everything,” he sturdily pursued.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “Oh yes indeed,” Strether answered for her, “Mrs. Pocock knows about Miss Gostrey.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “And I cordially admit,” he added with his conscious gaiety of courage, “that she’s as wonderful a woman as you like.”
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “And I cordially admit,” he added with his conscious gaiety of courage, “that she’s as wonderful a woman as you like.”
I'm
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From this reading Sarah Pocock promptly protested; “and I’m by no means sure I have—from my mother or from any one else—a notion of whom you’re talking about.”
indeed
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From this reading “Oh yes indeed,” Strether answered for her, “Mrs. Pocock knows about Miss Gostrey.
isn't
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From this reading “Ah it isn’t _I_ who ‘like,’ dear Mr. Strether, anything to do with the matter!”
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Ah it isn’t _I_ who ‘like,’ dear Mr. Strether, anything to do with the matter!”
knows
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From this reading “Oh yes indeed,” Strether answered for her, “Mrs. Pocock knows about Miss Gostrey.
like
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From this reading “And I cordially admit,” he added with his conscious gaiety of courage, “that she’s as wonderful a woman as you like.”
matter
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From this reading “Ah it isn’t _I_ who ‘like,’ dear Mr. Strether, anything to do with the matter!”
means
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From this reading Sarah Pocock promptly protested; “and I’m by no means sure I have—from my mother or from any one else—a notion of whom you’re talking about.”
Miss
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From this reading “Oh yes indeed,” Strether answered for her, “Mrs. Pocock knows about Miss Gostrey.
mother
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From this reading Your mother, Sarah, must have told you about her; your mother knows everything,” he sturdily pursued.
Mr
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From this reading “Ah it isn’t _I_ who ‘like,’ dear Mr. Strether, anything to do with the matter!”
Mrs
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From this reading “Oh yes indeed,” Strether answered for her, “Mrs. Pocock knows about Miss Gostrey.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Your mother, Sarah, must have told you about her; your mother knows everything,” he sturdily pursued.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Sarah Pocock promptly protested; “and I’m by no means sure I have—from my mother or from any one else—a notion of whom you’re talking about.”
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Sarah Pocock promptly protested; “and I’m by no means sure I have—from my mother or from any one else—a notion of whom you’re talking about.”
notion
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From this reading Sarah Pocock promptly protested; “and I’m by no means sure I have—from my mother or from any one else—a notion of whom you’re talking about.”
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “And I cordially admit,” he added with his conscious gaiety of courage, “that she’s as wonderful a woman as you like.”
Oh
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From this reading “Oh yes indeed,” Strether answered for her, “Mrs. Pocock knows about Miss Gostrey.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Sarah Pocock promptly protested; “and I’m by no means sure I have—from my mother or from any one else—a notion of whom you’re talking about.”
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Sarah Pocock promptly protested; “and I’m by no means sure I have—from my mother or from any one else—a notion of whom you’re talking about.”
Pocock
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From this reading “Oh yes indeed,” Strether answered for her, “Mrs. Pocock knows about Miss Gostrey.
promptly
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From this reading Sarah Pocock promptly protested; “and I’m by no means sure I have—from my mother or from any one else—a notion of whom you’re talking about.”
protested
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From this reading Sarah Pocock promptly protested; “and I’m by no means sure I have—from my mother or from any one else—a notion of whom you’re talking about.”
pursued
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From this reading Your mother, Sarah, must have told you about her; your mother knows everything,” he sturdily pursued.
Sarah
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From this reading Your mother, Sarah, must have told you about her; your mother knows everything,” he sturdily pursued.
she's
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From this reading “And I cordially admit,” he added with his conscious gaiety of courage, “that she’s as wonderful a woman as you like.”
Strether
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From this reading “Oh yes indeed,” Strether answered for her, “Mrs. Pocock knows about Miss Gostrey.
sturdily
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From this reading Your mother, Sarah, must have told you about her; your mother knows everything,” he sturdily pursued.
surenounUS /sure/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Sarah Pocock promptly protested; “and I’m by no means sure I have—from my mother or from any one else—a notion of whom you’re talking about.”
talking
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From this reading Sarah Pocock promptly protested; “and I’m by no means sure I have—from my mother or from any one else—a notion of whom you’re talking about.”
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “And I cordially admit,” he added with his conscious gaiety of courage, “that she’s as wonderful a woman as you like.”
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Ah it isn’t _I_ who ‘like,’ dear Mr. Strether, anything to do with the matter!”
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Ah it isn’t _I_ who ‘like,’ dear Mr. Strether, anything to do with the matter!”
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Your mother, Sarah, must have told you about her; your mother knows everything,” he sturdily pursued.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading “Ah it isn’t _I_ who ‘like,’ dear Mr. Strether, anything to do with the matter!”
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Sarah Pocock promptly protested; “and I’m by no means sure I have—from my mother or from any one else—a notion of whom you’re talking about.”
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading “And I cordially admit,” he added with his conscious gaiety of courage, “that she’s as wonderful a woman as you like.”
woman
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From this reading “And I cordially admit,” he added with his conscious gaiety of courage, “that she’s as wonderful a woman as you like.”
wonderfulnounUS /ˈwonderful/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “And I cordially admit,” he added with his conscious gaiety of courage, “that she’s as wonderful a woman as you like.”
yes
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From this reading “Oh yes indeed,” Strether answered for her, “Mrs. Pocock knows about Miss Gostrey.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Your mother, Sarah, must have told you about her; your mother knows everything,” he sturdily pursued.
you're
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From this reading Sarah Pocock promptly protested; “and I’m by no means sure I have—from my mother or from any one else—a notion of whom you’re talking about.”
YourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Your mother, Sarah, must have told you about her; your mother knows everything,” he sturdily pursued.
