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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 was a pretty, lively girl, ready to amuse herself in whatever company should be provided for her, and had made it plain that she particularly liked that of Young George.
afternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading THE SECOND LOVE Young George drove himself home with very pleasant recollections of his afternoon.
all
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From this reading He had found the Beckley girls quite humanly entertaining when out of sight and hearing of their 'awful old Mademoiselle,' and when Maggie Williams had joined the party they had all enjoyed themselves exceedingly.
amuse
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From this reading She was a pretty, lively girl, ready to amuse herself in whatever company should be provided for her, and had made it plain that she particularly liked that of Young George.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He had found the Beckley girls quite humanly entertaining when out of sight and hearing of their 'awful old Mademoiselle,' and when Maggie Williams had joined the party they had all enjoyed themselves exceedingly.
awful
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From this reading He had found the Beckley girls quite humanly entertaining when out of sight and hearing of their 'awful old Mademoiselle,' and when Maggie Williams had joined the party they had all enjoyed themselves exceedingly.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading She was a pretty, lively girl, ready to amuse herself in whatever company should be provided for her, and had made it plain that she particularly liked that of Young George.
Beckley
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From this reading He had found the Beckley girls quite humanly entertaining when out of sight and hearing of their 'awful old Mademoiselle,' and when Maggie Williams had joined the party they had all enjoyed themselves exceedingly.
beginningnounUS /ˈbeginning/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Young George felt that he was beginning to know what love really was.
beguiled
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From this reading Memories of the way Maggie tossed her masses of dark hair, and looked when she spoke to him, out of her laughing eyes, beguiled his homeward journey.
company
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From this reading She was a pretty, lively girl, ready to amuse herself in whatever company should be provided for her, and had made it plain that she particularly liked that of Young George.
dark
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From this reading Memories of the way Maggie tossed her masses of dark hair, and looked when she spoke to him, out of her laughing eyes, beguiled his homeward journey.
drove
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From this reading THE SECOND LOVE Young George drove himself home with very pleasant recollections of his afternoon.
enjoyed
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From this reading He had found the Beckley girls quite humanly entertaining when out of sight and hearing of their 'awful old Mademoiselle,' and when Maggie Williams had joined the party they had all enjoyed themselves exceedingly.
entertaining
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From this reading He had found the Beckley girls quite humanly entertaining when out of sight and hearing of their 'awful old Mademoiselle,' and when Maggie Williams had joined the party they had all enjoyed themselves exceedingly.
exceedingly
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From this reading He had found the Beckley girls quite humanly entertaining when out of sight and hearing of their 'awful old Mademoiselle,' and when Maggie Williams had joined the party they had all enjoyed themselves exceedingly.
eyes
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From this reading Memories of the way Maggie tossed her masses of dark hair, and looked when she spoke to him, out of her laughing eyes, beguiled his homeward journey.
felt
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From this reading Young George felt that he was beginning to know what love really was.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She was a pretty, lively girl, ready to amuse herself in whatever company should be provided for her, and had made it plain that she particularly liked that of Young George.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had found the Beckley girls quite humanly entertaining when out of sight and hearing of their 'awful old Mademoiselle,' and when Maggie Williams had joined the party they had all enjoyed themselves exceedingly.
George
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From this reading THE SECOND LOVE Young George drove himself home with very pleasant recollections of his afternoon.
girl
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From this reading She was a pretty, lively girl, ready to amuse herself in whatever company should be provided for her, and had made it plain that she particularly liked that of Young George.
girls
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From this reading He had found the Beckley girls quite humanly entertaining when out of sight and hearing of their 'awful old Mademoiselle,' and when Maggie Williams had joined the party they had all enjoyed themselves exceedingly.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had found the Beckley girls quite humanly entertaining when out of sight and hearing of their 'awful old Mademoiselle,' and when Maggie Williams had joined the party they had all enjoyed themselves exceedingly.
hair
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From this reading Memories of the way Maggie tossed her masses of dark hair, and looked when she spoke to him, out of her laughing eyes, beguiled his homeward journey.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had found the Beckley girls quite humanly entertaining when out of sight and hearing of their 'awful old Mademoiselle,' and when Maggie Williams had joined the party they had all enjoyed themselves exceedingly.
hearing
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From this reading He had found the Beckley girls quite humanly entertaining when out of sight and hearing of their 'awful old Mademoiselle,' and when Maggie Williams had joined the party they had all enjoyed themselves exceedingly.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She was a pretty, lively girl, ready to amuse herself in whatever company should be provided for her, and had made it plain that she particularly liked that of Young George.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading She was a pretty, lively girl, ready to amuse herself in whatever company should be provided for her, and had made it plain that she particularly liked that of Young George.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Memories of the way Maggie tossed her masses of dark hair, and looked when she spoke to him, out of her laughing eyes, beguiled his homeward journey.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading THE SECOND LOVE Young George drove himself home with very pleasant recollections of his afternoon.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading THE SECOND LOVE Young George drove himself home with very pleasant recollections of his afternoon.
home
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From this reading THE SECOND LOVE Young George drove himself home with very pleasant recollections of his afternoon.
homeward
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From this reading Memories of the way Maggie tossed her masses of dark hair, and looked when she spoke to him, out of her laughing eyes, beguiled his homeward journey.
humanly
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From this reading He had found the Beckley girls quite humanly entertaining when out of sight and hearing of their 'awful old Mademoiselle,' and when Maggie Williams had joined the party they had all enjoyed themselves exceedingly.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She was a pretty, lively girl, ready to amuse herself in whatever company should be provided for her, and had made it plain that she particularly liked that of Young George.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She was a pretty, lively girl, ready to amuse herself in whatever company should be provided for her, and had made it plain that she particularly liked that of Young George.
joined
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From this reading He had found the Beckley girls quite humanly entertaining when out of sight and hearing of their 'awful old Mademoiselle,' and when Maggie Williams had joined the party they had all enjoyed themselves exceedingly.
journeynounUS /ˈjourney/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Memories of the way Maggie tossed her masses of dark hair, and looked when she spoke to him, out of her laughing eyes, beguiled his homeward journey.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Young George felt that he was beginning to know what love really was.
laughing
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From this reading Memories of the way Maggie tossed her masses of dark hair, and looked when she spoke to him, out of her laughing eyes, beguiled his homeward journey.
liked
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From this reading She was a pretty, lively girl, ready to amuse herself in whatever company should be provided for her, and had made it plain that she particularly liked that of Young George.
lively
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From this reading She was a pretty, lively girl, ready to amuse herself in whatever company should be provided for her, and had made it plain that she particularly liked that of Young George.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Memories of the way Maggie tossed her masses of dark hair, and looked when she spoke to him, out of her laughing eyes, beguiled his homeward journey.
LOVE
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From this reading THE SECOND LOVE Young George drove himself home with very pleasant recollections of his afternoon.
made
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From this reading She was a pretty, lively girl, ready to amuse herself in whatever company should be provided for her, and had made it plain that she particularly liked that of Young George.
Mademoiselle
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From this reading He had found the Beckley girls quite humanly entertaining when out of sight and hearing of their 'awful old Mademoiselle,' and when Maggie Williams had joined the party they had all enjoyed themselves exceedingly.
Maggie
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From this reading He had found the Beckley girls quite humanly entertaining when out of sight and hearing of their 'awful old Mademoiselle,' and when Maggie Williams had joined the party they had all enjoyed themselves exceedingly.
masses
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From this reading Memories of the way Maggie tossed her masses of dark hair, and looked when she spoke to him, out of her laughing eyes, beguiled his homeward journey.
MemoriesnounUS /ˈmɛm.ə.riz/
Recollections of past events.
From this reading Memories of the way Maggie tossed her masses of dark hair, and looked when she spoke to him, out of her laughing eyes, beguiled his homeward journey.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE SECOND LOVE Young George drove himself home with very pleasant recollections of his afternoon.
old
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From this reading He had found the Beckley girls quite humanly entertaining when out of sight and hearing of their 'awful old Mademoiselle,' and when Maggie Williams had joined the party they had all enjoyed themselves exceedingly.
out
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From this reading He had found the Beckley girls quite humanly entertaining when out of sight and hearing of their 'awful old Mademoiselle,' and when Maggie Williams had joined the party they had all enjoyed themselves exceedingly.
particularly
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From this reading She was a pretty, lively girl, ready to amuse herself in whatever company should be provided for her, and had made it plain that she particularly liked that of Young George.
partynounUS /party/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had found the Beckley girls quite humanly entertaining when out of sight and hearing of their 'awful old Mademoiselle,' and when Maggie Williams had joined the party they had all enjoyed themselves exceedingly.
plain
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From this reading She was a pretty, lively girl, ready to amuse herself in whatever company should be provided for her, and had made it plain that she particularly liked that of Young George.
pleasantnounUS /pleasant/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE SECOND LOVE Young George drove himself home with very pleasant recollections of his afternoon.
pretty
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From this reading She was a pretty, lively girl, ready to amuse herself in whatever company should be provided for her, and had made it plain that she particularly liked that of Young George.
provided
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From this reading She was a pretty, lively girl, ready to amuse herself in whatever company should be provided for her, and had made it plain that she particularly liked that of Young George.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had found the Beckley girls quite humanly entertaining when out of sight and hearing of their 'awful old Mademoiselle,' and when Maggie Williams had joined the party they had all enjoyed themselves exceedingly.
ready
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From this reading She was a pretty, lively girl, ready to amuse herself in whatever company should be provided for her, and had made it plain that she particularly liked that of Young George.
really
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From this reading Young George felt that he was beginning to know what love really was.
recollections
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From this reading THE SECOND LOVE Young George drove himself home with very pleasant recollections of his afternoon.
SECOND
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From this reading THE SECOND LOVE Young George drove himself home with very pleasant recollections of his afternoon.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was a pretty, lively girl, ready to amuse herself in whatever company should be provided for her, and had made it plain that she particularly liked that of Young George.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading She was a pretty, lively girl, ready to amuse herself in whatever company should be provided for her, and had made it plain that she particularly liked that of Young George.
sight
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From this reading He had found the Beckley girls quite humanly entertaining when out of sight and hearing of their 'awful old Mademoiselle,' and when Maggie Williams had joined the party they had all enjoyed themselves exceedingly.
spoke
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From this reading Memories of the way Maggie tossed her masses of dark hair, and looked when she spoke to him, out of her laughing eyes, beguiled his homeward journey.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She was a pretty, lively girl, ready to amuse herself in whatever company should be provided for her, and had made it plain that she particularly liked that of Young George.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE SECOND LOVE Young George drove himself home with very pleasant recollections of his afternoon.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading He had found the Beckley girls quite humanly entertaining when out of sight and hearing of their 'awful old Mademoiselle,' and when Maggie Williams had joined the party they had all enjoyed themselves exceedingly.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading He had found the Beckley girls quite humanly entertaining when out of sight and hearing of their 'awful old Mademoiselle,' and when Maggie Williams had joined the party they had all enjoyed themselves exceedingly.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had found the Beckley girls quite humanly entertaining when out of sight and hearing of their 'awful old Mademoiselle,' and when Maggie Williams had joined the party they had all enjoyed themselves exceedingly.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She was a pretty, lively girl, ready to amuse herself in whatever company should be provided for her, and had made it plain that she particularly liked that of Young George.
tossed
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From this reading Memories of the way Maggie tossed her masses of dark hair, and looked when she spoke to him, out of her laughing eyes, beguiled his homeward journey.
very
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From this reading THE SECOND LOVE Young George drove himself home with very pleasant recollections of his afternoon.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was a pretty, lively girl, ready to amuse herself in whatever company should be provided for her, and had made it plain that she particularly liked that of Young George.
way
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From this reading Memories of the way Maggie tossed her masses of dark hair, and looked when she spoke to him, out of her laughing eyes, beguiled his homeward journey.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Young George felt that he was beginning to know what love really was.
whateverdeterminerUS /ˌwʌˈtevər/
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading She was a pretty, lively girl, ready to amuse herself in whatever company should be provided for her, and had made it plain that she particularly liked that of Young George.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading He had found the Beckley girls quite humanly entertaining when out of sight and hearing of their 'awful old Mademoiselle,' and when Maggie Williams had joined the party they had all enjoyed themselves exceedingly.
Williams
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From this reading He had found the Beckley girls quite humanly entertaining when out of sight and hearing of their 'awful old Mademoiselle,' and when Maggie Williams had joined the party they had all enjoyed themselves exceedingly.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading THE SECOND LOVE Young George drove himself home with very pleasant recollections of his afternoon.
Young
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From this reading THE SECOND LOVE Young George drove himself home with very pleasant recollections of his afternoon.
