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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 She saw that he had come back in the highest possible spirits; but this fact, to her own mind, was not a reason for rejoicing.
account
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From this reading That evening at dinner Felix Young gave his sister, the Baroness Münster, an account of his impressions.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading That evening at dinner Felix Young gave his sister, the Baroness Münster, an account of his impressions.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Still, she supposed he could be trusted to give her the mere facts; and she invited him with some eagerness to communicate them.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She had but a limited confidence in her brother’s judgment; his capacity for taking rose-colored views was such as to vulgarize one of the prettiest of tints.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading That evening at dinner Felix Young gave his sister, the Baroness Münster, an account of his impressions.
back
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From this reading She saw that he had come back in the highest possible spirits; but this fact, to her own mind, was not a reason for rejoicing.
Baroness
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From this reading That evening at dinner Felix Young gave his sister, the Baroness Münster, an account of his impressions.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Still, she supposed he could be trusted to give her the mere facts; and she invited him with some eagerness to communicate them.
brother's
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From this reading She had but a limited confidence in her brother’s judgment; his capacity for taking rose-colored views was such as to vulgarize one of the prettiest of tints.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She saw that he had come back in the highest possible spirits; but this fact, to her own mind, was not a reason for rejoicing.
capacity
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From this reading She had but a limited confidence in her brother’s judgment; his capacity for taking rose-colored views was such as to vulgarize one of the prettiest of tints.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She saw that he had come back in the highest possible spirits; but this fact, to her own mind, was not a reason for rejoicing.
communicate
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From this reading Still, she supposed he could be trusted to give her the mere facts; and she invited him with some eagerness to communicate them.
confidencenounUS /ˈconfidence/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She had but a limited confidence in her brother’s judgment; his capacity for taking rose-colored views was such as to vulgarize one of the prettiest of tints.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Still, she supposed he could be trusted to give her the mere facts; and she invited him with some eagerness to communicate them.
didn't
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From this reading “I suppose, at least, they didn’t turn you out from the door;” she said.
dinner
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From this reading That evening at dinner Felix Young gave his sister, the Baroness Münster, an account of his impressions.
door
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From this reading “I suppose, at least, they didn’t turn you out from the door;” she said.
eagerness
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From this reading Still, she supposed he could be trusted to give her the mere facts; and she invited him with some eagerness to communicate them.
evening
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From this reading That evening at dinner Felix Young gave his sister, the Baroness Münster, an account of his impressions.
fact
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From this reading She saw that he had come back in the highest possible spirits; but this fact, to her own mind, was not a reason for rejoicing.
facts
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From this reading Still, she supposed he could be trusted to give her the mere facts; and she invited him with some eagerness to communicate them.
Felix
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From this reading That evening at dinner Felix Young gave his sister, the Baroness Münster, an account of his impressions.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She saw that he had come back in the highest possible spirits; but this fact, to her own mind, was not a reason for rejoicing.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading “I suppose, at least, they didn’t turn you out from the door;” she said.
gave
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From this reading That evening at dinner Felix Young gave his sister, the Baroness Münster, an account of his impressions.
give
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From this reading Still, she supposed he could be trusted to give her the mere facts; and she invited him with some eagerness to communicate them.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She saw that he had come back in the highest possible spirits; but this fact, to her own mind, was not a reason for rejoicing.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She saw that he had come back in the highest possible spirits; but this fact, to her own mind, was not a reason for rejoicing.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She saw that he had come back in the highest possible spirits; but this fact, to her own mind, was not a reason for rejoicing.
highest
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From this reading She saw that he had come back in the highest possible spirits; but this fact, to her own mind, was not a reason for rejoicing.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Still, she supposed he could be trusted to give her the mere facts; and she invited him with some eagerness to communicate them.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading That evening at dinner Felix Young gave his sister, the Baroness Münster, an account of his impressions.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I suppose, at least, they didn’t turn you out from the door;” she said.
impressions
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From this reading That evening at dinner Felix Young gave his sister, the Baroness Münster, an account of his impressions.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She saw that he had come back in the highest possible spirits; but this fact, to her own mind, was not a reason for rejoicing.
invited
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From this reading Still, she supposed he could be trusted to give her the mere facts; and she invited him with some eagerness to communicate them.
judgment
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From this reading She had but a limited confidence in her brother’s judgment; his capacity for taking rose-colored views was such as to vulgarize one of the prettiest of tints.
leastnounUS /least/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I suppose, at least, they didn’t turn you out from the door;” she said.
limited
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From this reading She had but a limited confidence in her brother’s judgment; his capacity for taking rose-colored views was such as to vulgarize one of the prettiest of tints.
mere
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From this reading Still, she supposed he could be trusted to give her the mere facts; and she invited him with some eagerness to communicate them.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She saw that he had come back in the highest possible spirits; but this fact, to her own mind, was not a reason for rejoicing.
Münster
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From this reading That evening at dinner Felix Young gave his sister, the Baroness Münster, an account of his impressions.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She saw that he had come back in the highest possible spirits; but this fact, to her own mind, was not a reason for rejoicing.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading That evening at dinner Felix Young gave his sister, the Baroness Münster, an account of his impressions.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading She had but a limited confidence in her brother’s judgment; his capacity for taking rose-colored views was such as to vulgarize one of the prettiest of tints.
out
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From this reading “I suppose, at least, they didn’t turn you out from the door;” she said.
own
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From this reading She saw that he had come back in the highest possible spirits; but this fact, to her own mind, was not a reason for rejoicing.
possible
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From this reading She saw that he had come back in the highest possible spirits; but this fact, to her own mind, was not a reason for rejoicing.
prettiest
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From this reading She had but a limited confidence in her brother’s judgment; his capacity for taking rose-colored views was such as to vulgarize one of the prettiest of tints.
reason
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From this reading She saw that he had come back in the highest possible spirits; but this fact, to her own mind, was not a reason for rejoicing.
rejoicing
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From this reading She saw that he had come back in the highest possible spirits; but this fact, to her own mind, was not a reason for rejoicing.
rose-colored
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From this reading She had but a limited confidence in her brother’s judgment; his capacity for taking rose-colored views was such as to vulgarize one of the prettiest of tints.
said
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From this reading “I suppose, at least, they didn’t turn you out from the door;” she said.
saw
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From this reading She saw that he had come back in the highest possible spirits; but this fact, to her own mind, was not a reason for rejoicing.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She saw that he had come back in the highest possible spirits; but this fact, to her own mind, was not a reason for rejoicing.
sister
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From this reading That evening at dinner Felix Young gave his sister, the Baroness Münster, an account of his impressions.
some
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From this reading Still, she supposed he could be trusted to give her the mere facts; and she invited him with some eagerness to communicate them.
spirits
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From this reading She saw that he had come back in the highest possible spirits; but this fact, to her own mind, was not a reason for rejoicing.
StillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Still, she supposed he could be trusted to give her the mere facts; and she invited him with some eagerness to communicate them.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading She had but a limited confidence in her brother’s judgment; his capacity for taking rose-colored views was such as to vulgarize one of the prettiest of tints.
supposenounUS /ˈsuppose/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “I suppose, at least, they didn’t turn you out from the door;” she said.
supposed
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From this reading Still, she supposed he could be trusted to give her the mere facts; and she invited him with some eagerness to communicate them.
taking
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From this reading She had but a limited confidence in her brother’s judgment; his capacity for taking rose-colored views was such as to vulgarize one of the prettiest of tints.
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That evening at dinner Felix Young gave his sister, the Baroness Münster, an account of his impressions.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading That evening at dinner Felix Young gave his sister, the Baroness Münster, an account of his impressions.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Still, she supposed he could be trusted to give her the mere facts; and she invited him with some eagerness to communicate them.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “I suppose, at least, they didn’t turn you out from the door;” she said.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading She saw that he had come back in the highest possible spirits; but this fact, to her own mind, was not a reason for rejoicing.
tints
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From this reading She had but a limited confidence in her brother’s judgment; his capacity for taking rose-colored views was such as to vulgarize one of the prettiest of tints.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She saw that he had come back in the highest possible spirits; but this fact, to her own mind, was not a reason for rejoicing.
trusted
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From this reading Still, she supposed he could be trusted to give her the mere facts; and she invited him with some eagerness to communicate them.
turn
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From this reading “I suppose, at least, they didn’t turn you out from the door;” she said.
views
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From this reading She had but a limited confidence in her brother’s judgment; his capacity for taking rose-colored views was such as to vulgarize one of the prettiest of tints.
vulgarize
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From this reading She had but a limited confidence in her brother’s judgment; his capacity for taking rose-colored views was such as to vulgarize one of the prettiest of tints.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She saw that he had come back in the highest possible spirits; but this fact, to her own mind, was not a reason for rejoicing.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Still, she supposed he could be trusted to give her the mere facts; and she invited him with some eagerness to communicate them.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “I suppose, at least, they didn’t turn you out from the door;” she said.
Young
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From this reading That evening at dinner Felix Young gave his sister, the Baroness Münster, an account of his impressions.
