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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 A LAGGARD IN LOVE.
all
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From this reading As Hermia sat playing this evening all the attention she was obliged to give to the music could not keep her uncle's words from ringing in her ears: "He is as changeable as the moon, as I have told him many a time."
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading What if Frank had changed towards her, and were never to come and see her more!
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As Hermia sat playing this evening all the attention she was obliged to give to the music could not keep her uncle's words from ringing in her ears: "He is as changeable as the moon, as I have told him many a time."
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading On the occasion of his last visit, when she was at the piano, and he was turning over her music, there being no one but themselves in the room, he had suddenly stooped and imprinted a kiss on her cheek.
attention
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From this reading As Hermia sat playing this evening all the attention she was obliged to give to the music could not keep her uncle's words from ringing in her ears: "He is as changeable as the moon, as I have told him many a time."
away
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From this reading She knew, or thought she knew, the reason why Frank Derison had kept away from Nairn Cottage for upwards of a week.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading On the occasion of his last visit, when she was at the piano, and he was turning over her music, there being no one but themselves in the room, he had suddenly stooped and imprinted a kiss on her cheek.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading On the occasion of his last visit, when she was at the piano, and he was turning over her music, there being no one but themselves in the room, he had suddenly stooped and imprinted a kiss on her cheek.
changeable
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From this reading As Hermia sat playing this evening all the attention she was obliged to give to the music could not keep her uncle's words from ringing in her ears: "He is as changeable as the moon, as I have told him many a time."
changed
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From this reading What if Frank had changed towards her, and were never to come and see her more!
cheek
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From this reading On the occasion of his last visit, when she was at the piano, and he was turning over her music, there being no one but themselves in the room, he had suddenly stooped and imprinted a kiss on her cheek.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading What if Frank had changed towards her, and were never to come and see her more!
Cottage
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From this reading She knew, or thought she knew, the reason why Frank Derison had kept away from Nairn Cottage for upwards of a week.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading As Hermia sat playing this evening all the attention she was obliged to give to the music could not keep her uncle's words from ringing in her ears: "He is as changeable as the moon, as I have told him many a time."
Derison
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From this reading She knew, or thought she knew, the reason why Frank Derison had kept away from Nairn Cottage for upwards of a week.
ears
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From this reading As Hermia sat playing this evening all the attention she was obliged to give to the music could not keep her uncle's words from ringing in her ears: "He is as changeable as the moon, as I have told him many a time."
evening
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From this reading As Hermia sat playing this evening all the attention she was obliged to give to the music could not keep her uncle's words from ringing in her ears: "He is as changeable as the moon, as I have told him many a time."
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She knew, or thought she knew, the reason why Frank Derison had kept away from Nairn Cottage for upwards of a week.
Frank
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From this reading What if Frank had changed towards her, and were never to come and see her more!
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading As Hermia sat playing this evening all the attention she was obliged to give to the music could not keep her uncle's words from ringing in her ears: "He is as changeable as the moon, as I have told him many a time."
give
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From this reading As Hermia sat playing this evening all the attention she was obliged to give to the music could not keep her uncle's words from ringing in her ears: "He is as changeable as the moon, as I have told him many a time."
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading What if Frank had changed towards her, and were never to come and see her more!
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading As Hermia sat playing this evening all the attention she was obliged to give to the music could not keep her uncle's words from ringing in her ears: "He is as changeable as the moon, as I have told him many a time."
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As Hermia sat playing this evening all the attention she was obliged to give to the music could not keep her uncle's words from ringing in her ears: "He is as changeable as the moon, as I have told him many a time."
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading As Hermia sat playing this evening all the attention she was obliged to give to the music could not keep her uncle's words from ringing in her ears: "He is as changeable as the moon, as I have told him many a time."
Hermia
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From this reading As Hermia sat playing this evening all the attention she was obliged to give to the music could not keep her uncle's words from ringing in her ears: "He is as changeable as the moon, as I have told him many a time."
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading As Hermia sat playing this evening all the attention she was obliged to give to the music could not keep her uncle's words from ringing in her ears: "He is as changeable as the moon, as I have told him many a time."
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading On the occasion of his last visit, when she was at the piano, and he was turning over her music, there being no one but themselves in the room, he had suddenly stooped and imprinted a kiss on her cheek.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading As Hermia sat playing this evening all the attention she was obliged to give to the music could not keep her uncle's words from ringing in her ears: "He is as changeable as the moon, as I have told him many a time."
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading What if Frank had changed towards her, and were never to come and see her more!
imprinted
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From this reading On the occasion of his last visit, when she was at the piano, and he was turning over her music, there being no one but themselves in the room, he had suddenly stooped and imprinted a kiss on her cheek.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A LAGGARD IN LOVE.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading As Hermia sat playing this evening all the attention she was obliged to give to the music could not keep her uncle's words from ringing in her ears: "He is as changeable as the moon, as I have told him many a time."
keep
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From this reading As Hermia sat playing this evening all the attention she was obliged to give to the music could not keep her uncle's words from ringing in her ears: "He is as changeable as the moon, as I have told him many a time."
kept
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From this reading She knew, or thought she knew, the reason why Frank Derison had kept away from Nairn Cottage for upwards of a week.
kiss
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From this reading On the occasion of his last visit, when she was at the piano, and he was turning over her music, there being no one but themselves in the room, he had suddenly stooped and imprinted a kiss on her cheek.
knew
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From this reading She knew, or thought she knew, the reason why Frank Derison had kept away from Nairn Cottage for upwards of a week.
LAGGARD
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From this reading A LAGGARD IN LOVE.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On the occasion of his last visit, when she was at the piano, and he was turning over her music, there being no one but themselves in the room, he had suddenly stooped and imprinted a kiss on her cheek.
LOVE
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From this reading A LAGGARD IN LOVE.
many
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From this reading As Hermia sat playing this evening all the attention she was obliged to give to the music could not keep her uncle's words from ringing in her ears: "He is as changeable as the moon, as I have told him many a time."
moon
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From this reading As Hermia sat playing this evening all the attention she was obliged to give to the music could not keep her uncle's words from ringing in her ears: "He is as changeable as the moon, as I have told him many a time."
more
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From this reading What if Frank had changed towards her, and were never to come and see her more!
music
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From this reading As Hermia sat playing this evening all the attention she was obliged to give to the music could not keep her uncle's words from ringing in her ears: "He is as changeable as the moon, as I have told him many a time."
Nairn
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From this reading She knew, or thought she knew, the reason why Frank Derison had kept away from Nairn Cottage for upwards of a week.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading What if Frank had changed towards her, and were never to come and see her more!
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading On the occasion of his last visit, when she was at the piano, and he was turning over her music, there being no one but themselves in the room, he had suddenly stooped and imprinted a kiss on her cheek.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading As Hermia sat playing this evening all the attention she was obliged to give to the music could not keep her uncle's words from ringing in her ears: "He is as changeable as the moon, as I have told him many a time."
obliged
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From this reading As Hermia sat playing this evening all the attention she was obliged to give to the music could not keep her uncle's words from ringing in her ears: "He is as changeable as the moon, as I have told him many a time."
occasion
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From this reading On the occasion of his last visit, when she was at the piano, and he was turning over her music, there being no one but themselves in the room, he had suddenly stooped and imprinted a kiss on her cheek.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She knew, or thought she knew, the reason why Frank Derison had kept away from Nairn Cottage for upwards of a week.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On the occasion of his last visit, when she was at the piano, and he was turning over her music, there being no one but themselves in the room, he had suddenly stooped and imprinted a kiss on her cheek.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading On the occasion of his last visit, when she was at the piano, and he was turning over her music, there being no one but themselves in the room, he had suddenly stooped and imprinted a kiss on her cheek.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading She knew, or thought she knew, the reason why Frank Derison had kept away from Nairn Cottage for upwards of a week.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading On the occasion of his last visit, when she was at the piano, and he was turning over her music, there being no one but themselves in the room, he had suddenly stooped and imprinted a kiss on her cheek.
piano
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From this reading On the occasion of his last visit, when she was at the piano, and he was turning over her music, there being no one but themselves in the room, he had suddenly stooped and imprinted a kiss on her cheek.
playing
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From this reading As Hermia sat playing this evening all the attention she was obliged to give to the music could not keep her uncle's words from ringing in her ears: "He is as changeable as the moon, as I have told him many a time."
reason
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From this reading She knew, or thought she knew, the reason why Frank Derison had kept away from Nairn Cottage for upwards of a week.
ringing
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From this reading As Hermia sat playing this evening all the attention she was obliged to give to the music could not keep her uncle's words from ringing in her ears: "He is as changeable as the moon, as I have told him many a time."
room
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From this reading On the occasion of his last visit, when she was at the piano, and he was turning over her music, there being no one but themselves in the room, he had suddenly stooped and imprinted a kiss on her cheek.
sat
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From this reading As Hermia sat playing this evening all the attention she was obliged to give to the music could not keep her uncle's words from ringing in her ears: "He is as changeable as the moon, as I have told him many a time."
see
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From this reading What if Frank had changed towards her, and were never to come and see her more!
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As Hermia sat playing this evening all the attention she was obliged to give to the music could not keep her uncle's words from ringing in her ears: "He is as changeable as the moon, as I have told him many a time."
stooped
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From this reading On the occasion of his last visit, when she was at the piano, and he was turning over her music, there being no one but themselves in the room, he had suddenly stooped and imprinted a kiss on her cheek.
suddenlynounUS /ˈsuddenly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading On the occasion of his last visit, when she was at the piano, and he was turning over her music, there being no one but themselves in the room, he had suddenly stooped and imprinted a kiss on her cheek.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading As Hermia sat playing this evening all the attention she was obliged to give to the music could not keep her uncle's words from ringing in her ears: "He is as changeable as the moon, as I have told him many a time."
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading On the occasion of his last visit, when she was at the piano, and he was turning over her music, there being no one but themselves in the room, he had suddenly stooped and imprinted a kiss on her cheek.
there
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From this reading On the occasion of his last visit, when she was at the piano, and he was turning over her music, there being no one but themselves in the room, he had suddenly stooped and imprinted a kiss on her cheek.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading As Hermia sat playing this evening all the attention she was obliged to give to the music could not keep her uncle's words from ringing in her ears: "He is as changeable as the moon, as I have told him many a time."
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She knew, or thought she knew, the reason why Frank Derison had kept away from Nairn Cottage for upwards of a week.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As Hermia sat playing this evening all the attention she was obliged to give to the music could not keep her uncle's words from ringing in her ears: "He is as changeable as the moon, as I have told him many a time."
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading As Hermia sat playing this evening all the attention she was obliged to give to the music could not keep her uncle's words from ringing in her ears: "He is as changeable as the moon, as I have told him many a time."
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As Hermia sat playing this evening all the attention she was obliged to give to the music could not keep her uncle's words from ringing in her ears: "He is as changeable as the moon, as I have told him many a time."
towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading What if Frank had changed towards her, and were never to come and see her more!
turning
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From this reading On the occasion of his last visit, when she was at the piano, and he was turning over her music, there being no one but themselves in the room, he had suddenly stooped and imprinted a kiss on her cheek.
uncle's
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From this reading As Hermia sat playing this evening all the attention she was obliged to give to the music could not keep her uncle's words from ringing in her ears: "He is as changeable as the moon, as I have told him many a time."
upwards
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From this reading She knew, or thought she knew, the reason why Frank Derison had kept away from Nairn Cottage for upwards of a week.
visit
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From this reading On the occasion of his last visit, when she was at the piano, and he was turning over her music, there being no one but themselves in the room, he had suddenly stooped and imprinted a kiss on her cheek.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading As Hermia sat playing this evening all the attention she was obliged to give to the music could not keep her uncle's words from ringing in her ears: "He is as changeable as the moon, as I have told him many a time."
week
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From this reading She knew, or thought she knew, the reason why Frank Derison had kept away from Nairn Cottage for upwards of a week.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading What if Frank had changed towards her, and were never to come and see her more!
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What if Frank had changed towards her, and were never to come and see her more!
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading On the occasion of his last visit, when she was at the piano, and he was turning over her music, there being no one but themselves in the room, he had suddenly stooped and imprinted a kiss on her cheek.
why
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From this reading She knew, or thought she knew, the reason why Frank Derison had kept away from Nairn Cottage for upwards of a week.
words
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From this reading As Hermia sat playing this evening all the attention she was obliged to give to the music could not keep her uncle's words from ringing in her ears: "He is as changeable as the moon, as I have told him many a time."
