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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 What did I do ten months ago which inspired you with such a particular affection for me?
affection
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ago
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all
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From this reading If you are really so very fond, you would do better to run away down and find the Schinken and some bread, instead of talking all this nonsense.”
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading If you are really so very fond, you would do better to run away down and find the Schinken and some bread, instead of talking all this nonsense.”
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading If you are really so very fond, you would do better to run away down and find the Schinken and some bread, instead of talking all this nonsense.”
arms
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From this reading “Oh, my darling!” cried the unhappy maiden, throwing herself into the arms of what she imagined to be her lover, “you do but joke in order to frighten your little Elise.”
away
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From this reading If you are really so very fond, you would do better to run away down and find the Schinken and some bread, instead of talking all this nonsense.”
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “Oh, my darling!” cried the unhappy maiden, throwing herself into the arms of what she imagined to be her lover, “you do but joke in order to frighten your little Elise.”
better
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From this reading If you are really so very fond, you would do better to run away down and find the Schinken and some bread, instead of talking all this nonsense.”
bread
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From this reading If you are really so very fond, you would do better to run away down and find the Schinken and some bread, instead of talking all this nonsense.”
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “Oh, my darling!” cried the unhappy maiden, throwing herself into the arms of what she imagined to be her lover, “you do but joke in order to frighten your little Elise.”
can't
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From this reading “I can’t stand much more of this,” roared Von Hartmann furiously.
criednounUS /cried/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Oh, my darling!” cried the unhappy maiden, throwing herself into the arms of what she imagined to be her lover, “you do but joke in order to frighten your little Elise.”
darling
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From this reading “Oh, my darling!” cried the unhappy maiden, throwing herself into the arms of what she imagined to be her lover, “you do but joke in order to frighten your little Elise.”
deuce
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From this reading “What the deuce does the girl mean?
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading What did I do ten months ago which inspired you with such a particular affection for me?
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading What did I do ten months ago which inspired you with such a particular affection for me?
doesauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “What the deuce does the girl mean?
down
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From this reading If you are really so very fond, you would do better to run away down and find the Schinken and some bread, instead of talking all this nonsense.”
Elise
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From this reading “Oh, my darling!” cried the unhappy maiden, throwing herself into the arms of what she imagined to be her lover, “you do but joke in order to frighten your little Elise.”
find
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From this reading If you are really so very fond, you would do better to run away down and find the Schinken and some bread, instead of talking all this nonsense.”
fond
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From this reading If you are really so very fond, you would do better to run away down and find the Schinken and some bread, instead of talking all this nonsense.”
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading What did I do ten months ago which inspired you with such a particular affection for me?
frighten
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From this reading “Oh, my darling!” cried the unhappy maiden, throwing herself into the arms of what she imagined to be her lover, “you do but joke in order to frighten your little Elise.”
furiously
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From this reading “I can’t stand much more of this,” roared Von Hartmann furiously.
girl
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From this reading “What the deuce does the girl mean?
Hartmann
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From this reading “I can’t stand much more of this,” roared Von Hartmann furiously.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “Oh, my darling!” cried the unhappy maiden, throwing herself into the arms of what she imagined to be her lover, “you do but joke in order to frighten your little Elise.”
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading “Oh, my darling!” cried the unhappy maiden, throwing herself into the arms of what she imagined to be her lover, “you do but joke in order to frighten your little Elise.”
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I can’t stand much more of this,” roared Von Hartmann furiously.
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If you are really so very fond, you would do better to run away down and find the Schinken and some bread, instead of talking all this nonsense.”
imagined
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From this reading “Oh, my darling!” cried the unhappy maiden, throwing herself into the arms of what she imagined to be her lover, “you do but joke in order to frighten your little Elise.”
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Oh, my darling!” cried the unhappy maiden, throwing herself into the arms of what she imagined to be her lover, “you do but joke in order to frighten your little Elise.”
inspired
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From this reading What did I do ten months ago which inspired you with such a particular affection for me?
instead
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From this reading If you are really so very fond, you would do better to run away down and find the Schinken and some bread, instead of talking all this nonsense.”
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading “Oh, my darling!” cried the unhappy maiden, throwing herself into the arms of what she imagined to be her lover, “you do but joke in order to frighten your little Elise.”
joke
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From this reading “Oh, my darling!” cried the unhappy maiden, throwing herself into the arms of what she imagined to be her lover, “you do but joke in order to frighten your little Elise.”
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Oh, my darling!” cried the unhappy maiden, throwing herself into the arms of what she imagined to be her lover, “you do but joke in order to frighten your little Elise.”
lover
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From this reading “Oh, my darling!” cried the unhappy maiden, throwing herself into the arms of what she imagined to be her lover, “you do but joke in order to frighten your little Elise.”
maidennoun, literaryUS /ˈmeɪdən/
a young woman who is not married
From this reading “Oh, my darling!” cried the unhappy maiden, throwing herself into the arms of what she imagined to be her lover, “you do but joke in order to frighten your little Elise.”
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading What did I do ten months ago which inspired you with such a particular affection for me?
mean
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From this reading “What the deuce does the girl mean?
months
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From this reading What did I do ten months ago which inspired you with such a particular affection for me?
more
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From this reading “I can’t stand much more of this,” roared Von Hartmann furiously.
much
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From this reading “I can’t stand much more of this,” roared Von Hartmann furiously.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “Oh, my darling!” cried the unhappy maiden, throwing herself into the arms of what she imagined to be her lover, “you do but joke in order to frighten your little Elise.”
nonsense
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From this reading If you are really so very fond, you would do better to run away down and find the Schinken and some bread, instead of talking all this nonsense.”
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “I can’t stand much more of this,” roared Von Hartmann furiously.
Oh
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From this reading “Oh, my darling!” cried the unhappy maiden, throwing herself into the arms of what she imagined to be her lover, “you do but joke in order to frighten your little Elise.”
ordernounUS /order/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Oh, my darling!” cried the unhappy maiden, throwing herself into the arms of what she imagined to be her lover, “you do but joke in order to frighten your little Elise.”
particular
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From this reading What did I do ten months ago which inspired you with such a particular affection for me?
really
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From this reading If you are really so very fond, you would do better to run away down and find the Schinken and some bread, instead of talking all this nonsense.”
roarednounUS /roared/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I can’t stand much more of this,” roared Von Hartmann furiously.
run
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From this reading If you are really so very fond, you would do better to run away down and find the Schinken and some bread, instead of talking all this nonsense.”
Schinken
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From this reading If you are really so very fond, you would do better to run away down and find the Schinken and some bread, instead of talking all this nonsense.”
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Oh, my darling!” cried the unhappy maiden, throwing herself into the arms of what she imagined to be her lover, “you do but joke in order to frighten your little Elise.”
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading If you are really so very fond, you would do better to run away down and find the Schinken and some bread, instead of talking all this nonsense.”
some
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From this reading If you are really so very fond, you would do better to run away down and find the Schinken and some bread, instead of talking all this nonsense.”
stand
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From this reading “I can’t stand much more of this,” roared Von Hartmann furiously.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading What did I do ten months ago which inspired you with such a particular affection for me?
talking
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From this reading If you are really so very fond, you would do better to run away down and find the Schinken and some bread, instead of talking all this nonsense.”
ten
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From this reading What did I do ten months ago which inspired you with such a particular affection for me?
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “What the deuce does the girl mean?
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “I can’t stand much more of this,” roared Von Hartmann furiously.
throwing
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From this reading “Oh, my darling!” cried the unhappy maiden, throwing herself into the arms of what she imagined to be her lover, “you do but joke in order to frighten your little Elise.”
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading If you are really so very fond, you would do better to run away down and find the Schinken and some bread, instead of talking all this nonsense.”
unhappy
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From this reading “Oh, my darling!” cried the unhappy maiden, throwing herself into the arms of what she imagined to be her lover, “you do but joke in order to frighten your little Elise.”
very
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From this reading If you are really so very fond, you would do better to run away down and find the Schinken and some bread, instead of talking all this nonsense.”
Von
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From this reading “I can’t stand much more of this,” roared Von Hartmann furiously.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “What the deuce does the girl mean?
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading What did I do ten months ago which inspired you with such a particular affection for me?
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading What did I do ten months ago which inspired you with such a particular affection for me?
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading If you are really so very fond, you would do better to run away down and find the Schinken and some bread, instead of talking all this nonsense.”
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading What did I do ten months ago which inspired you with such a particular affection for me?
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Oh, my darling!” cried the unhappy maiden, throwing herself into the arms of what she imagined to be her lover, “you do but joke in order to frighten your little Elise.”
