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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 He pictured her to himself as a whitey-brown young woman with thick lips and rolling eyes, and how Ralph, who was so daintily particular where the _beau sexe_ was concerned, could have been attracted by such a specimen, puzzled Anthony altogether.
accepted
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From this reading When Anthony Pennell received the Baroness’s invitation, penned in the delicate foreign handwriting of Harriet Brandt, he accepted it at once.
allying
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From this reading At anyrate, the idea that there was the least chance of allying herself with their family, must be put out of her head, at once and for ever.
altogether
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From this reading He pictured her to himself as a whitey-brown young woman with thick lips and rolling eyes, and how Ralph, who was so daintily particular where the _beau sexe_ was concerned, could have been attracted by such a specimen, puzzled Anthony altogether.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Being out of the season, he had no engagement for that evening, but he would have broken twenty engagements, sooner than miss the chance, so unexpectedly offered him, of meeting in an intimate family circle, the girl who appeared to have led his cousin Ralph’s fancy astray.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He pictured her to himself as a whitey-brown young woman with thick lips and rolling eyes, and how Ralph, who was so daintily particular where the _beau sexe_ was concerned, could have been attracted by such a specimen, puzzled Anthony altogether.
Anthony
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From this reading When Anthony Pennell received the Baroness’s invitation, penned in the delicate foreign handwriting of Harriet Brandt, he accepted it at once.
anyrate
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From this reading At anyrate, the idea that there was the least chance of allying herself with their family, must be put out of her head, at once and for ever.
appeared
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From this reading Being out of the season, he had no engagement for that evening, but he would have broken twenty engagements, sooner than miss the chance, so unexpectedly offered him, of meeting in an intimate family circle, the girl who appeared to have led his cousin Ralph’s fancy astray.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He pictured her to himself as a whitey-brown young woman with thick lips and rolling eyes, and how Ralph, who was so daintily particular where the _beau sexe_ was concerned, could have been attracted by such a specimen, puzzled Anthony altogether.
astray
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From this reading Being out of the season, he had no engagement for that evening, but he would have broken twenty engagements, sooner than miss the chance, so unexpectedly offered him, of meeting in an intimate family circle, the girl who appeared to have led his cousin Ralph’s fancy astray.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading When Anthony Pennell received the Baroness’s invitation, penned in the delicate foreign handwriting of Harriet Brandt, he accepted it at once.
attracted
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From this reading He pictured her to himself as a whitey-brown young woman with thick lips and rolling eyes, and how Ralph, who was so daintily particular where the _beau sexe_ was concerned, could have been attracted by such a specimen, puzzled Anthony altogether.
Baroness's
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From this reading When Anthony Pennell received the Baroness’s invitation, penned in the delicate foreign handwriting of Harriet Brandt, he accepted it at once.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading At anyrate, the idea that there was the least chance of allying herself with their family, must be put out of her head, at once and for ever.
beau
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From this reading He pictured her to himself as a whitey-brown young woman with thick lips and rolling eyes, and how Ralph, who was so daintily particular where the _beau sexe_ was concerned, could have been attracted by such a specimen, puzzled Anthony altogether.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading He pictured her to himself as a whitey-brown young woman with thick lips and rolling eyes, and how Ralph, who was so daintily particular where the _beau sexe_ was concerned, could have been attracted by such a specimen, puzzled Anthony altogether.
Beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Being out of the season, he had no engagement for that evening, but he would have broken twenty engagements, sooner than miss the chance, so unexpectedly offered him, of meeting in an intimate family circle, the girl who appeared to have led his cousin Ralph’s fancy astray.
Brandt
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From this reading When Anthony Pennell received the Baroness’s invitation, penned in the delicate foreign handwriting of Harriet Brandt, he accepted it at once.
brokennounUS /broken/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Being out of the season, he had no engagement for that evening, but he would have broken twenty engagements, sooner than miss the chance, so unexpectedly offered him, of meeting in an intimate family circle, the girl who appeared to have led his cousin Ralph’s fancy astray.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Being out of the season, he had no engagement for that evening, but he would have broken twenty engagements, sooner than miss the chance, so unexpectedly offered him, of meeting in an intimate family circle, the girl who appeared to have led his cousin Ralph’s fancy astray.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading He pictured her to himself as a whitey-brown young woman with thick lips and rolling eyes, and how Ralph, who was so daintily particular where the _beau sexe_ was concerned, could have been attracted by such a specimen, puzzled Anthony altogether.
CaptainnounUS /ˈcaptain/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The knowledge that she had money struck him unpleasantly, for he could think of no other motive for Captain Pullen having philandered with her, as he evidently had done.
chance
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From this reading Being out of the season, he had no engagement for that evening, but he would have broken twenty engagements, sooner than miss the chance, so unexpectedly offered him, of meeting in an intimate family circle, the girl who appeared to have led his cousin Ralph’s fancy astray.
circle
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From this reading Being out of the season, he had no engagement for that evening, but he would have broken twenty engagements, sooner than miss the chance, so unexpectedly offered him, of meeting in an intimate family circle, the girl who appeared to have led his cousin Ralph’s fancy astray.
concerned
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From this reading He pictured her to himself as a whitey-brown young woman with thick lips and rolling eyes, and how Ralph, who was so daintily particular where the _beau sexe_ was concerned, could have been attracted by such a specimen, puzzled Anthony altogether.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading He pictured her to himself as a whitey-brown young woman with thick lips and rolling eyes, and how Ralph, who was so daintily particular where the _beau sexe_ was concerned, could have been attracted by such a specimen, puzzled Anthony altogether.
cousin
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From this reading Being out of the season, he had no engagement for that evening, but he would have broken twenty engagements, sooner than miss the chance, so unexpectedly offered him, of meeting in an intimate family circle, the girl who appeared to have led his cousin Ralph’s fancy astray.
daintily
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From this reading He pictured her to himself as a whitey-brown young woman with thick lips and rolling eyes, and how Ralph, who was so daintily particular where the _beau sexe_ was concerned, could have been attracted by such a specimen, puzzled Anthony altogether.
delicate
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From this reading When Anthony Pennell received the Baroness’s invitation, penned in the delicate foreign handwriting of Harriet Brandt, he accepted it at once.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The knowledge that she had money struck him unpleasantly, for he could think of no other motive for Captain Pullen having philandered with her, as he evidently had done.
engagement
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From this reading Being out of the season, he had no engagement for that evening, but he would have broken twenty engagements, sooner than miss the chance, so unexpectedly offered him, of meeting in an intimate family circle, the girl who appeared to have led his cousin Ralph’s fancy astray.
engagements
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From this reading Being out of the season, he had no engagement for that evening, but he would have broken twenty engagements, sooner than miss the chance, so unexpectedly offered him, of meeting in an intimate family circle, the girl who appeared to have led his cousin Ralph’s fancy astray.
evening
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From this reading Being out of the season, he had no engagement for that evening, but he would have broken twenty engagements, sooner than miss the chance, so unexpectedly offered him, of meeting in an intimate family circle, the girl who appeared to have led his cousin Ralph’s fancy astray.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At anyrate, the idea that there was the least chance of allying herself with their family, must be put out of her head, at once and for ever.
evidently
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From this reading The knowledge that she had money struck him unpleasantly, for he could think of no other motive for Captain Pullen having philandered with her, as he evidently had done.
eyes
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From this reading He pictured her to himself as a whitey-brown young woman with thick lips and rolling eyes, and how Ralph, who was so daintily particular where the _beau sexe_ was concerned, could have been attracted by such a specimen, puzzled Anthony altogether.
family
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From this reading Being out of the season, he had no engagement for that evening, but he would have broken twenty engagements, sooner than miss the chance, so unexpectedly offered him, of meeting in an intimate family circle, the girl who appeared to have led his cousin Ralph’s fancy astray.
fancy
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From this reading Being out of the season, he had no engagement for that evening, but he would have broken twenty engagements, sooner than miss the chance, so unexpectedly offered him, of meeting in an intimate family circle, the girl who appeared to have led his cousin Ralph’s fancy astray.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Being out of the season, he had no engagement for that evening, but he would have broken twenty engagements, sooner than miss the chance, so unexpectedly offered him, of meeting in an intimate family circle, the girl who appeared to have led his cousin Ralph’s fancy astray.
foreign
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From this reading When Anthony Pennell received the Baroness’s invitation, penned in the delicate foreign handwriting of Harriet Brandt, he accepted it at once.
girl
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From this reading Being out of the season, he had no engagement for that evening, but he would have broken twenty engagements, sooner than miss the chance, so unexpectedly offered him, of meeting in an intimate family circle, the girl who appeared to have led his cousin Ralph’s fancy astray.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Being out of the season, he had no engagement for that evening, but he would have broken twenty engagements, sooner than miss the chance, so unexpectedly offered him, of meeting in an intimate family circle, the girl who appeared to have led his cousin Ralph’s fancy astray.
handwriting
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From this reading When Anthony Pennell received the Baroness’s invitation, penned in the delicate foreign handwriting of Harriet Brandt, he accepted it at once.
Harriet
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From this reading When Anthony Pennell received the Baroness’s invitation, penned in the delicate foreign handwriting of Harriet Brandt, he accepted it at once.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Being out of the season, he had no engagement for that evening, but he would have broken twenty engagements, sooner than miss the chance, so unexpectedly offered him, of meeting in an intimate family circle, the girl who appeared to have led his cousin Ralph’s fancy astray.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading The knowledge that she had money struck him unpleasantly, for he could think of no other motive for Captain Pullen having philandered with her, as he evidently had done.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When Anthony Pennell received the Baroness’s invitation, penned in the delicate foreign handwriting of Harriet Brandt, he accepted it at once.
head
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From this reading At anyrate, the idea that there was the least chance of allying herself with their family, must be put out of her head, at once and for ever.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He pictured her to himself as a whitey-brown young woman with thick lips and rolling eyes, and how Ralph, who was so daintily particular where the _beau sexe_ was concerned, could have been attracted by such a specimen, puzzled Anthony altogether.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading At anyrate, the idea that there was the least chance of allying herself with their family, must be put out of her head, at once and for ever.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Being out of the season, he had no engagement for that evening, but he would have broken twenty engagements, sooner than miss the chance, so unexpectedly offered him, of meeting in an intimate family circle, the girl who appeared to have led his cousin Ralph’s fancy astray.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He pictured her to himself as a whitey-brown young woman with thick lips and rolling eyes, and how Ralph, who was so daintily particular where the _beau sexe_ was concerned, could have been attracted by such a specimen, puzzled Anthony altogether.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Being out of the season, he had no engagement for that evening, but he would have broken twenty engagements, sooner than miss the chance, so unexpectedly offered him, of meeting in an intimate family circle, the girl who appeared to have led his cousin Ralph’s fancy astray.
how
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From this reading He pictured her to himself as a whitey-brown young woman with thick lips and rolling eyes, and how Ralph, who was so daintily particular where the _beau sexe_ was concerned, could have been attracted by such a specimen, puzzled Anthony altogether.
idea
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From this reading At anyrate, the idea that there was the least chance of allying herself with their family, must be put out of her head, at once and for ever.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading When Anthony Pennell received the Baroness’s invitation, penned in the delicate foreign handwriting of Harriet Brandt, he accepted it at once.
intimate
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From this reading Being out of the season, he had no engagement for that evening, but he would have broken twenty engagements, sooner than miss the chance, so unexpectedly offered him, of meeting in an intimate family circle, the girl who appeared to have led his cousin Ralph’s fancy astray.
invitation
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From this reading When Anthony Pennell received the Baroness’s invitation, penned in the delicate foreign handwriting of Harriet Brandt, he accepted it at once.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading When Anthony Pennell received the Baroness’s invitation, penned in the delicate foreign handwriting of Harriet Brandt, he accepted it at once.
knowledge
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From this reading The knowledge that she had money struck him unpleasantly, for he could think of no other motive for Captain Pullen having philandered with her, as he evidently had done.
leastnounUS /least/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At anyrate, the idea that there was the least chance of allying herself with their family, must be put out of her head, at once and for ever.
led
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From this reading Being out of the season, he had no engagement for that evening, but he would have broken twenty engagements, sooner than miss the chance, so unexpectedly offered him, of meeting in an intimate family circle, the girl who appeared to have led his cousin Ralph’s fancy astray.
lips
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From this reading He pictured her to himself as a whitey-brown young woman with thick lips and rolling eyes, and how Ralph, who was so daintily particular where the _beau sexe_ was concerned, could have been attracted by such a specimen, puzzled Anthony altogether.
meeting
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From this reading Being out of the season, he had no engagement for that evening, but he would have broken twenty engagements, sooner than miss the chance, so unexpectedly offered him, of meeting in an intimate family circle, the girl who appeared to have led his cousin Ralph’s fancy astray.
miss
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From this reading Being out of the season, he had no engagement for that evening, but he would have broken twenty engagements, sooner than miss the chance, so unexpectedly offered him, of meeting in an intimate family circle, the girl who appeared to have led his cousin Ralph’s fancy astray.
money
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From this reading The knowledge that she had money struck him unpleasantly, for he could think of no other motive for Captain Pullen having philandered with her, as he evidently had done.
motive
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From this reading The knowledge that she had money struck him unpleasantly, for he could think of no other motive for Captain Pullen having philandered with her, as he evidently had done.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading At anyrate, the idea that there was the least chance of allying herself with their family, must be put out of her head, at once and for ever.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Being out of the season, he had no engagement for that evening, but he would have broken twenty engagements, sooner than miss the chance, so unexpectedly offered him, of meeting in an intimate family circle, the girl who appeared to have led his cousin Ralph’s fancy astray.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading When Anthony Pennell received the Baroness’s invitation, penned in the delicate foreign handwriting of Harriet Brandt, he accepted it at once.
offered
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From this reading Being out of the season, he had no engagement for that evening, but he would have broken twenty engagements, sooner than miss the chance, so unexpectedly offered him, of meeting in an intimate family circle, the girl who appeared to have led his cousin Ralph’s fancy astray.
once
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From this reading When Anthony Pennell received the Baroness’s invitation, penned in the delicate foreign handwriting of Harriet Brandt, he accepted it at once.
other
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From this reading The knowledge that she had money struck him unpleasantly, for he could think of no other motive for Captain Pullen having philandered with her, as he evidently had done.
out
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From this reading Being out of the season, he had no engagement for that evening, but he would have broken twenty engagements, sooner than miss the chance, so unexpectedly offered him, of meeting in an intimate family circle, the girl who appeared to have led his cousin Ralph’s fancy astray.
particular
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From this reading He pictured her to himself as a whitey-brown young woman with thick lips and rolling eyes, and how Ralph, who was so daintily particular where the _beau sexe_ was concerned, could have been attracted by such a specimen, puzzled Anthony altogether.
penned
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From this reading When Anthony Pennell received the Baroness’s invitation, penned in the delicate foreign handwriting of Harriet Brandt, he accepted it at once.
Pennell
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From this reading When Anthony Pennell received the Baroness’s invitation, penned in the delicate foreign handwriting of Harriet Brandt, he accepted it at once.
philandered
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From this reading The knowledge that she had money struck him unpleasantly, for he could think of no other motive for Captain Pullen having philandered with her, as he evidently had done.
pictured
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From this reading He pictured her to himself as a whitey-brown young woman with thick lips and rolling eyes, and how Ralph, who was so daintily particular where the _beau sexe_ was concerned, could have been attracted by such a specimen, puzzled Anthony altogether.
Pullen
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From this reading The knowledge that she had money struck him unpleasantly, for he could think of no other motive for Captain Pullen having philandered with her, as he evidently had done.
put
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From this reading At anyrate, the idea that there was the least chance of allying herself with their family, must be put out of her head, at once and for ever.
puzzled
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From this reading He pictured her to himself as a whitey-brown young woman with thick lips and rolling eyes, and how Ralph, who was so daintily particular where the _beau sexe_ was concerned, could have been attracted by such a specimen, puzzled Anthony altogether.
Ralph
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From this reading He pictured her to himself as a whitey-brown young woman with thick lips and rolling eyes, and how Ralph, who was so daintily particular where the _beau sexe_ was concerned, could have been attracted by such a specimen, puzzled Anthony altogether.
Ralph's
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From this reading Being out of the season, he had no engagement for that evening, but he would have broken twenty engagements, sooner than miss the chance, so unexpectedly offered him, of meeting in an intimate family circle, the girl who appeared to have led his cousin Ralph’s fancy astray.
received
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From this reading When Anthony Pennell received the Baroness’s invitation, penned in the delicate foreign handwriting of Harriet Brandt, he accepted it at once.
rolling
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From this reading He pictured her to himself as a whitey-brown young woman with thick lips and rolling eyes, and how Ralph, who was so daintily particular where the _beau sexe_ was concerned, could have been attracted by such a specimen, puzzled Anthony altogether.
season
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From this reading Being out of the season, he had no engagement for that evening, but he would have broken twenty engagements, sooner than miss the chance, so unexpectedly offered him, of meeting in an intimate family circle, the girl who appeared to have led his cousin Ralph’s fancy astray.
sexe
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From this reading He pictured her to himself as a whitey-brown young woman with thick lips and rolling eyes, and how Ralph, who was so daintily particular where the _beau sexe_ was concerned, could have been attracted by such a specimen, puzzled Anthony altogether.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The knowledge that she had money struck him unpleasantly, for he could think of no other motive for Captain Pullen having philandered with her, as he evidently had done.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Being out of the season, he had no engagement for that evening, but he would have broken twenty engagements, sooner than miss the chance, so unexpectedly offered him, of meeting in an intimate family circle, the girl who appeared to have led his cousin Ralph’s fancy astray.
sooner
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From this reading Being out of the season, he had no engagement for that evening, but he would have broken twenty engagements, sooner than miss the chance, so unexpectedly offered him, of meeting in an intimate family circle, the girl who appeared to have led his cousin Ralph’s fancy astray.
specimen
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From this reading He pictured her to himself as a whitey-brown young woman with thick lips and rolling eyes, and how Ralph, who was so daintily particular where the _beau sexe_ was concerned, could have been attracted by such a specimen, puzzled Anthony altogether.
strucknounUS /struck/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The knowledge that she had money struck him unpleasantly, for he could think of no other motive for Captain Pullen having philandered with her, as he evidently had done.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading He pictured her to himself as a whitey-brown young woman with thick lips and rolling eyes, and how Ralph, who was so daintily particular where the _beau sexe_ was concerned, could have been attracted by such a specimen, puzzled Anthony altogether.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Being out of the season, he had no engagement for that evening, but he would have broken twenty engagements, sooner than miss the chance, so unexpectedly offered him, of meeting in an intimate family circle, the girl who appeared to have led his cousin Ralph’s fancy astray.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Being out of the season, he had no engagement for that evening, but he would have broken twenty engagements, sooner than miss the chance, so unexpectedly offered him, of meeting in an intimate family circle, the girl who appeared to have led his cousin Ralph’s fancy astray.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When Anthony Pennell received the Baroness’s invitation, penned in the delicate foreign handwriting of Harriet Brandt, he accepted it at once.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading At anyrate, the idea that there was the least chance of allying herself with their family, must be put out of her head, at once and for ever.
there
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From this reading At anyrate, the idea that there was the least chance of allying herself with their family, must be put out of her head, at once and for ever.
thick
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From this reading He pictured her to himself as a whitey-brown young woman with thick lips and rolling eyes, and how Ralph, who was so daintily particular where the _beau sexe_ was concerned, could have been attracted by such a specimen, puzzled Anthony altogether.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The knowledge that she had money struck him unpleasantly, for he could think of no other motive for Captain Pullen having philandered with her, as he evidently had done.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Being out of the season, he had no engagement for that evening, but he would have broken twenty engagements, sooner than miss the chance, so unexpectedly offered him, of meeting in an intimate family circle, the girl who appeared to have led his cousin Ralph’s fancy astray.
twenty
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From this reading Being out of the season, he had no engagement for that evening, but he would have broken twenty engagements, sooner than miss the chance, so unexpectedly offered him, of meeting in an intimate family circle, the girl who appeared to have led his cousin Ralph’s fancy astray.
unexpectedly
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From this reading Being out of the season, he had no engagement for that evening, but he would have broken twenty engagements, sooner than miss the chance, so unexpectedly offered him, of meeting in an intimate family circle, the girl who appeared to have led his cousin Ralph’s fancy astray.
unpleasantly
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From this reading The knowledge that she had money struck him unpleasantly, for he could think of no other motive for Captain Pullen having philandered with her, as he evidently had done.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He pictured her to himself as a whitey-brown young woman with thick lips and rolling eyes, and how Ralph, who was so daintily particular where the _beau sexe_ was concerned, could have been attracted by such a specimen, puzzled Anthony altogether.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When Anthony Pennell received the Baroness’s invitation, penned in the delicate foreign handwriting of Harriet Brandt, he accepted it at once.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading He pictured her to himself as a whitey-brown young woman with thick lips and rolling eyes, and how Ralph, who was so daintily particular where the _beau sexe_ was concerned, could have been attracted by such a specimen, puzzled Anthony altogether.
whitey-brown
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From this reading He pictured her to himself as a whitey-brown young woman with thick lips and rolling eyes, and how Ralph, who was so daintily particular where the _beau sexe_ was concerned, could have been attracted by such a specimen, puzzled Anthony altogether.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Being out of the season, he had no engagement for that evening, but he would have broken twenty engagements, sooner than miss the chance, so unexpectedly offered him, of meeting in an intimate family circle, the girl who appeared to have led his cousin Ralph’s fancy astray.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He pictured her to himself as a whitey-brown young woman with thick lips and rolling eyes, and how Ralph, who was so daintily particular where the _beau sexe_ was concerned, could have been attracted by such a specimen, puzzled Anthony altogether.
woman
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From this reading He pictured her to himself as a whitey-brown young woman with thick lips and rolling eyes, and how Ralph, who was so daintily particular where the _beau sexe_ was concerned, could have been attracted by such a specimen, puzzled Anthony altogether.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Being out of the season, he had no engagement for that evening, but he would have broken twenty engagements, sooner than miss the chance, so unexpectedly offered him, of meeting in an intimate family circle, the girl who appeared to have led his cousin Ralph’s fancy astray.
young
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From this reading He pictured her to himself as a whitey-brown young woman with thick lips and rolling eyes, and how Ralph, who was so daintily particular where the _beau sexe_ was concerned, could have been attracted by such a specimen, puzzled Anthony altogether.
