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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 "I wish we had brought some of our friends--they would have been delighted to come if we had given them a chance," said Mr. Burrage.
air
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From this reading The young man spoke these words freely and lightly, smiling at Verena, and even a little at Olive, with the air of one to whom a mastery of clever "chaff" was commonly attributed.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading Gracie and I are only two, but Gracie is a host in himself, and I am sure he will say as much of me."
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "There is an immense desire throughout the University to hear you, and there is no such sympathetic audience as an audience of Harvard men.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "There is an immense desire throughout the University to hear you, and there is no such sympathetic audience as an audience of Harvard men.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Gracie and I are only two, but Gracie is a host in himself, and I am sure he will say as much of me."
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "There is an immense desire throughout the University to hear you, and there is no such sympathetic audience as an audience of Harvard men.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The young man spoke these words freely and lightly, smiling at Verena, and even a little at Olive, with the air of one to whom a mastery of clever "chaff" was commonly attributed.
attributed
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From this reading The young man spoke these words freely and lightly, smiling at Verena, and even a little at Olive, with the air of one to whom a mastery of clever "chaff" was commonly attributed.
audience
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From this reading "There is an immense desire throughout the University to hear you, and there is no such sympathetic audience as an audience of Harvard men.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "I wish we had brought some of our friends--they would have been delighted to come if we had given them a chance," said Mr. Burrage.
better
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From this reading "Mr. Burrage listens even better than he talks," his companion declared.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "I wish we had brought some of our friends--they would have been delighted to come if we had given them a chance," said Mr. Burrage.
Burrage
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From this reading "I wish we had brought some of our friends--they would have been delighted to come if we had given them a chance," said Mr. Burrage.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Gracie and I are only two, but Gracie is a host in himself, and I am sure he will say as much of me."
chaff
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From this reading The young man spoke these words freely and lightly, smiling at Verena, and even a little at Olive, with the air of one to whom a mastery of clever "chaff" was commonly attributed.
chance
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From this reading "I wish we had brought some of our friends--they would have been delighted to come if we had given them a chance," said Mr. Burrage.
clever
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From this reading The young man spoke these words freely and lightly, smiling at Verena, and even a little at Olive, with the air of one to whom a mastery of clever "chaff" was commonly attributed.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I wish we had brought some of our friends--they would have been delighted to come if we had given them a chance," said Mr. Burrage.
commonly
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From this reading The young man spoke these words freely and lightly, smiling at Verena, and even a little at Olive, with the air of one to whom a mastery of clever "chaff" was commonly attributed.
companion
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From this reading "Mr. Burrage listens even better than he talks," his companion declared.
declared
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From this reading "Mr. Burrage listens even better than he talks," his companion declared.
delighted
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From this reading "I wish we had brought some of our friends--they would have been delighted to come if we had given them a chance," said Mr. Burrage.
desire
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From this reading "There is an immense desire throughout the University to hear you, and there is no such sympathetic audience as an audience of Harvard men.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The young man spoke these words freely and lightly, smiling at Verena, and even a little at Olive, with the air of one to whom a mastery of clever "chaff" was commonly attributed.
freely
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From this reading The young man spoke these words freely and lightly, smiling at Verena, and even a little at Olive, with the air of one to whom a mastery of clever "chaff" was commonly attributed.
friends
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From this reading "I wish we had brought some of our friends--they would have been delighted to come if we had given them a chance," said Mr. Burrage.
given
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From this reading "I wish we had brought some of our friends--they would have been delighted to come if we had given them a chance," said Mr. Burrage.
Gracie
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From this reading Gracie and I are only two, but Gracie is a host in himself, and I am sure he will say as much of me."
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "I wish we had brought some of our friends--they would have been delighted to come if we had given them a chance," said Mr. Burrage.
Harvard
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From this reading "There is an immense desire throughout the University to hear you, and there is no such sympathetic audience as an audience of Harvard men.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "I wish we had brought some of our friends--they would have been delighted to come if we had given them a chance," said Mr. Burrage.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Gracie and I are only two, but Gracie is a host in himself, and I am sure he will say as much of me."
hearnounUS /hear/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "There is an immense desire throughout the University to hear you, and there is no such sympathetic audience as an audience of Harvard men.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Gracie and I are only two, but Gracie is a host in himself, and I am sure he will say as much of me."
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Mr. Burrage listens even better than he talks," his companion declared.
host
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From this reading Gracie and I are only two, but Gracie is a host in himself, and I am sure he will say as much of me."
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I wish we had brought some of our friends--they would have been delighted to come if we had given them a chance," said Mr. Burrage.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "I wish we had brought some of our friends--they would have been delighted to come if we had given them a chance," said Mr. Burrage.
immense
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From this reading "There is an immense desire throughout the University to hear you, and there is no such sympathetic audience as an audience of Harvard men.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Gracie and I are only two, but Gracie is a host in himself, and I am sure he will say as much of me."
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "There is an immense desire throughout the University to hear you, and there is no such sympathetic audience as an audience of Harvard men.
lightly
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From this reading The young man spoke these words freely and lightly, smiling at Verena, and even a little at Olive, with the air of one to whom a mastery of clever "chaff" was commonly attributed.
listens
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From this reading "Mr. Burrage listens even better than he talks," his companion declared.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The young man spoke these words freely and lightly, smiling at Verena, and even a little at Olive, with the air of one to whom a mastery of clever "chaff" was commonly attributed.
man
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From this reading The young man spoke these words freely and lightly, smiling at Verena, and even a little at Olive, with the air of one to whom a mastery of clever "chaff" was commonly attributed.
mastery
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From this reading The young man spoke these words freely and lightly, smiling at Verena, and even a little at Olive, with the air of one to whom a mastery of clever "chaff" was commonly attributed.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Gracie and I are only two, but Gracie is a host in himself, and I am sure he will say as much of me."
men
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From this reading "There is an immense desire throughout the University to hear you, and there is no such sympathetic audience as an audience of Harvard men.
Mr
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From this reading "I wish we had brought some of our friends--they would have been delighted to come if we had given them a chance," said Mr. Burrage.
much
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From this reading Gracie and I are only two, but Gracie is a host in himself, and I am sure he will say as much of me."
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading "There is an immense desire throughout the University to hear you, and there is no such sympathetic audience as an audience of Harvard men.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "I wish we had brought some of our friends--they would have been delighted to come if we had given them a chance," said Mr. Burrage.
Olive
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From this reading The young man spoke these words freely and lightly, smiling at Verena, and even a little at Olive, with the air of one to whom a mastery of clever "chaff" was commonly attributed.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The young man spoke these words freely and lightly, smiling at Verena, and even a little at Olive, with the air of one to whom a mastery of clever "chaff" was commonly attributed.
only
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From this reading Gracie and I are only two, but Gracie is a host in himself, and I am sure he will say as much of me."
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading "I wish we had brought some of our friends--they would have been delighted to come if we had given them a chance," said Mr. Burrage.
said
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From this reading "I wish we had brought some of our friends--they would have been delighted to come if we had given them a chance," said Mr. Burrage.
say
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From this reading Gracie and I are only two, but Gracie is a host in himself, and I am sure he will say as much of me."
smiling
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From this reading The young man spoke these words freely and lightly, smiling at Verena, and even a little at Olive, with the air of one to whom a mastery of clever "chaff" was commonly attributed.
some
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From this reading "I wish we had brought some of our friends--they would have been delighted to come if we had given them a chance," said Mr. Burrage.
spoke
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From this reading The young man spoke these words freely and lightly, smiling at Verena, and even a little at Olive, with the air of one to whom a mastery of clever "chaff" was commonly attributed.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading "There is an immense desire throughout the University to hear you, and there is no such sympathetic audience as an audience of Harvard men.
surenounUS /sure/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Gracie and I are only two, but Gracie is a host in himself, and I am sure he will say as much of me."
sympathetic
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From this reading "There is an immense desire throughout the University to hear you, and there is no such sympathetic audience as an audience of Harvard men.
talks
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From this reading "Mr. Burrage listens even better than he talks," his companion declared.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading "Mr. Burrage listens even better than he talks," his companion declared.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "There is an immense desire throughout the University to hear you, and there is no such sympathetic audience as an audience of Harvard men.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading "I wish we had brought some of our friends--they would have been delighted to come if we had given them a chance," said Mr. Burrage.
There
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From this reading "There is an immense desire throughout the University to hear you, and there is no such sympathetic audience as an audience of Harvard men.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading The young man spoke these words freely and lightly, smiling at Verena, and even a little at Olive, with the air of one to whom a mastery of clever "chaff" was commonly attributed.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "I wish we had brought some of our friends--they would have been delighted to come if we had given them a chance," said Mr. Burrage.
throughoutprepositionUS /θruːˈaʊt/
in every part of a place, or for the whole of a period
From this reading "There is an immense desire throughout the University to hear you, and there is no such sympathetic audience as an audience of Harvard men.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I wish we had brought some of our friends--they would have been delighted to come if we had given them a chance," said Mr. Burrage.
two
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From this reading Gracie and I are only two, but Gracie is a host in himself, and I am sure he will say as much of me."
University
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From this reading "There is an immense desire throughout the University to hear you, and there is no such sympathetic audience as an audience of Harvard men.
Verena
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From this reading The young man spoke these words freely and lightly, smiling at Verena, and even a little at Olive, with the air of one to whom a mastery of clever "chaff" was commonly attributed.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The young man spoke these words freely and lightly, smiling at Verena, and even a little at Olive, with the air of one to whom a mastery of clever "chaff" was commonly attributed.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "I wish we had brought some of our friends--they would have been delighted to come if we had given them a chance," said Mr. Burrage.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The young man spoke these words freely and lightly, smiling at Verena, and even a little at Olive, with the air of one to whom a mastery of clever "chaff" was commonly attributed.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Gracie and I are only two, but Gracie is a host in himself, and I am sure he will say as much of me."
wish
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From this reading "I wish we had brought some of our friends--they would have been delighted to come if we had given them a chance," said Mr. Burrage.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The young man spoke these words freely and lightly, smiling at Verena, and even a little at Olive, with the air of one to whom a mastery of clever "chaff" was commonly attributed.
words
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From this reading The young man spoke these words freely and lightly, smiling at Verena, and even a little at Olive, with the air of one to whom a mastery of clever "chaff" was commonly attributed.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "I wish we had brought some of our friends--they would have been delighted to come if we had given them a chance," said Mr. Burrage.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "There is an immense desire throughout the University to hear you, and there is no such sympathetic audience as an audience of Harvard men.
young
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From this reading The young man spoke these words freely and lightly, smiling at Verena, and even a little at Olive, with the air of one to whom a mastery of clever "chaff" was commonly attributed.
