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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 “Oh, dear Aunt, what do you want to do with me?” cried the “girl” with a piteous quaver.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “I know all about the place!”
age
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From this reading You ought to see them and at your age (I don’t mean because you’re so young) you ought to take the chances that come.
all
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From this reading “I know all about the place!”
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading “Well then, go with him as a cicerone!” said Miss Bordereau with an effort of something like cruelty in her implacable power of retort--an incongruous suggestion that she was a sarcastic, profane, cynical old woman.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading You ought to see them and at your age (I don’t mean because you’re so young) you ought to take the chances that come.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “Well then, go with him as a cicerone!” said Miss Bordereau with an effort of something like cruelty in her implacable power of retort--an incongruous suggestion that she was a sarcastic, profane, cynical old woman.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading You ought to see them and at your age (I don’t mean because you’re so young) you ought to take the chances that come.
Aunt
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From this reading “Oh, dear Aunt, what do you want to do with me?” cried the “girl” with a piteous quaver.
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading You ought to see them and at your age (I don’t mean because you’re so young) you ought to take the chances that come.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “Haven’t we heard that there have been all sorts of changes in all these years?
Bordereau
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From this reading “Well then, go with him as a cicerone!” said Miss Bordereau with an effort of something like cruelty in her implacable power of retort--an incongruous suggestion that she was a sarcastic, profane, cynical old woman.
chances
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From this reading You ought to see them and at your age (I don’t mean because you’re so young) you ought to take the chances that come.
changes
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From this reading “Haven’t we heard that there have been all sorts of changes in all these years?
cicerone
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From this reading “Well then, go with him as a cicerone!” said Miss Bordereau with an effort of something like cruelty in her implacable power of retort--an incongruous suggestion that she was a sarcastic, profane, cynical old woman.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading You ought to see them and at your age (I don’t mean because you’re so young) you ought to take the chances that come.
criednounUS /cried/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Oh, dear Aunt, what do you want to do with me?” cried the “girl” with a piteous quaver.
cruelty
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From this reading “Well then, go with him as a cicerone!” said Miss Bordereau with an effort of something like cruelty in her implacable power of retort--an incongruous suggestion that she was a sarcastic, profane, cynical old woman.
cynical
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From this reading “Well then, go with him as a cicerone!” said Miss Bordereau with an effort of something like cruelty in her implacable power of retort--an incongruous suggestion that she was a sarcastic, profane, cynical old woman.
dear
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From this reading “Oh, dear Aunt, what do you want to do with me?” cried the “girl” with a piteous quaver.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “Oh, dear Aunt, what do you want to do with me?” cried the “girl” with a piteous quaver.
don't
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From this reading You ought to see them and at your age (I don’t mean because you’re so young) you ought to take the chances that come.
effort
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From this reading “Well then, go with him as a cicerone!” said Miss Bordereau with an effort of something like cruelty in her implacable power of retort--an incongruous suggestion that she was a sarcastic, profane, cynical old woman.
girl
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From this reading “Oh, dear Aunt, what do you want to do with me?” cried the “girl” with a piteous quaver.
go
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From this reading “Well then, go with him as a cicerone!” said Miss Bordereau with an effort of something like cruelty in her implacable power of retort--an incongruous suggestion that she was a sarcastic, profane, cynical old woman.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Haven’t we heard that there have been all sorts of changes in all these years?
Haven't
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From this reading “Haven’t we heard that there have been all sorts of changes in all these years?
heard
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From this reading “Haven’t we heard that there have been all sorts of changes in all these years?
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “Well then, go with him as a cicerone!” said Miss Bordereau with an effort of something like cruelty in her implacable power of retort--an incongruous suggestion that she was a sarcastic, profane, cynical old woman.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Well then, go with him as a cicerone!” said Miss Bordereau with an effort of something like cruelty in her implacable power of retort--an incongruous suggestion that she was a sarcastic, profane, cynical old woman.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I know all about the place!”
implacable
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From this reading “Well then, go with him as a cicerone!” said Miss Bordereau with an effort of something like cruelty in her implacable power of retort--an incongruous suggestion that she was a sarcastic, profane, cynical old woman.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Well then, go with him as a cicerone!” said Miss Bordereau with an effort of something like cruelty in her implacable power of retort--an incongruous suggestion that she was a sarcastic, profane, cynical old woman.
incongruous
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From this reading “Well then, go with him as a cicerone!” said Miss Bordereau with an effort of something like cruelty in her implacable power of retort--an incongruous suggestion that she was a sarcastic, profane, cynical old woman.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I know all about the place!”
like
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From this reading “Well then, go with him as a cicerone!” said Miss Bordereau with an effort of something like cruelty in her implacable power of retort--an incongruous suggestion that she was a sarcastic, profane, cynical old woman.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Oh, dear Aunt, what do you want to do with me?” cried the “girl” with a piteous quaver.
mean
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From this reading You ought to see them and at your age (I don’t mean because you’re so young) you ought to take the chances that come.
Miss
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From this reading “Well then, go with him as a cicerone!” said Miss Bordereau with an effort of something like cruelty in her implacable power of retort--an incongruous suggestion that she was a sarcastic, profane, cynical old woman.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Well then, go with him as a cicerone!” said Miss Bordereau with an effort of something like cruelty in her implacable power of retort--an incongruous suggestion that she was a sarcastic, profane, cynical old woman.
Oh
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From this reading “Oh, dear Aunt, what do you want to do with me?” cried the “girl” with a piteous quaver.
old
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From this reading “Well then, go with him as a cicerone!” said Miss Bordereau with an effort of something like cruelty in her implacable power of retort--an incongruous suggestion that she was a sarcastic, profane, cynical old woman.
oughtmodal verbUS /ɔːt/
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading You ought to see them and at your age (I don’t mean because you’re so young) you ought to take the chances that come.
piteous
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From this reading “Oh, dear Aunt, what do you want to do with me?” cried the “girl” with a piteous quaver.
place
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From this reading “I know all about the place!”
power
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From this reading “Well then, go with him as a cicerone!” said Miss Bordereau with an effort of something like cruelty in her implacable power of retort--an incongruous suggestion that she was a sarcastic, profane, cynical old woman.
profane
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From this reading “Well then, go with him as a cicerone!” said Miss Bordereau with an effort of something like cruelty in her implacable power of retort--an incongruous suggestion that she was a sarcastic, profane, cynical old woman.
quaver
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From this reading “Oh, dear Aunt, what do you want to do with me?” cried the “girl” with a piteous quaver.
retort
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From this reading “Well then, go with him as a cicerone!” said Miss Bordereau with an effort of something like cruelty in her implacable power of retort--an incongruous suggestion that she was a sarcastic, profane, cynical old woman.
said
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From this reading “Well then, go with him as a cicerone!” said Miss Bordereau with an effort of something like cruelty in her implacable power of retort--an incongruous suggestion that she was a sarcastic, profane, cynical old woman.
sarcastic
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From this reading “Well then, go with him as a cicerone!” said Miss Bordereau with an effort of something like cruelty in her implacable power of retort--an incongruous suggestion that she was a sarcastic, profane, cynical old woman.
see
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From this reading You ought to see them and at your age (I don’t mean because you’re so young) you ought to take the chances that come.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Well then, go with him as a cicerone!” said Miss Bordereau with an effort of something like cruelty in her implacable power of retort--an incongruous suggestion that she was a sarcastic, profane, cynical old woman.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading You ought to see them and at your age (I don’t mean because you’re so young) you ought to take the chances that come.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “Well then, go with him as a cicerone!” said Miss Bordereau with an effort of something like cruelty in her implacable power of retort--an incongruous suggestion that she was a sarcastic, profane, cynical old woman.
sorts
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From this reading “Haven’t we heard that there have been all sorts of changes in all these years?
suggestion
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From this reading “Well then, go with him as a cicerone!” said Miss Bordereau with an effort of something like cruelty in her implacable power of retort--an incongruous suggestion that she was a sarcastic, profane, cynical old woman.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading You ought to see them and at your age (I don’t mean because you’re so young) you ought to take the chances that come.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Well then, go with him as a cicerone!” said Miss Bordereau with an effort of something like cruelty in her implacable power of retort--an incongruous suggestion that she was a sarcastic, profane, cynical old woman.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Oh, dear Aunt, what do you want to do with me?” cried the “girl” with a piteous quaver.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading You ought to see them and at your age (I don’t mean because you’re so young) you ought to take the chances that come.
then
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From this reading “Well then, go with him as a cicerone!” said Miss Bordereau with an effort of something like cruelty in her implacable power of retort--an incongruous suggestion that she was a sarcastic, profane, cynical old woman.
there
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From this reading “Haven’t we heard that there have been all sorts of changes in all these years?
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading “Haven’t we heard that there have been all sorts of changes in all these years?
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Oh, dear Aunt, what do you want to do with me?” cried the “girl” with a piteous quaver.
want
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From this reading “Oh, dear Aunt, what do you want to do with me?” cried the “girl” with a piteous quaver.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Well then, go with him as a cicerone!” said Miss Bordereau with an effort of something like cruelty in her implacable power of retort--an incongruous suggestion that she was a sarcastic, profane, cynical old woman.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “Haven’t we heard that there have been all sorts of changes in all these years?
Well
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From this reading “Well then, go with him as a cicerone!” said Miss Bordereau with an effort of something like cruelty in her implacable power of retort--an incongruous suggestion that she was a sarcastic, profane, cynical old woman.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “Oh, dear Aunt, what do you want to do with me?” cried the “girl” with a piteous quaver.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading “Oh, dear Aunt, what do you want to do with me?” cried the “girl” with a piteous quaver.
woman
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From this reading “Well then, go with him as a cicerone!” said Miss Bordereau with an effort of something like cruelty in her implacable power of retort--an incongruous suggestion that she was a sarcastic, profane, cynical old woman.
years
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From this reading “Haven’t we heard that there have been all sorts of changes in all these years?
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Oh, dear Aunt, what do you want to do with me?” cried the “girl” with a piteous quaver.
you're
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From this reading You ought to see them and at your age (I don’t mean because you’re so young) you ought to take the chances that come.
young
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From this reading You ought to see them and at your age (I don’t mean because you’re so young) you ought to take the chances that come.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You ought to see them and at your age (I don’t mean because you’re so young) you ought to take the chances that come.
