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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 The interim of waiting for a lady to make up her mind is sufficiently trying on a man's nerves under the most favourable circumstances; but to be obliged to endure the company of all his rivals meanwhile was almost too much.
all
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From this reading The interim of waiting for a lady to make up her mind is sufficiently trying on a man's nerves under the most favourable circumstances; but to be obliged to endure the company of all his rivals meanwhile was almost too much.
almost
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From this reading The interim of waiting for a lady to make up her mind is sufficiently trying on a man's nerves under the most favourable circumstances; but to be obliged to endure the company of all his rivals meanwhile was almost too much.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading No man dared to speak of what was in every man's mind, and to make trivial conversation was impossible under that atmospheric pressure.
answer
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From this reading The twenty-four hours she required for her answer promised to be hard to get through.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE LITTLE MEADOW The situation at Nine-Mile Point was not improved by the wholesale proposal for Bela's hand.
atmospheric
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From this reading No man dared to speak of what was in every man's mind, and to make trivial conversation was impossible under that atmospheric pressure.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The twenty-four hours she required for her answer promised to be hard to get through.
Bela's
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From this reading THE LITTLE MEADOW The situation at Nine-Mile Point was not improved by the wholesale proposal for Bela's hand.
Breakfast
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From this reading Breakfast was eaten in a dangerous electrical silence.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The interim of waiting for a lady to make up her mind is sufficiently trying on a man's nerves under the most favourable circumstances; but to be obliged to endure the company of all his rivals meanwhile was almost too much.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading THE LITTLE MEADOW The situation at Nine-Mile Point was not improved by the wholesale proposal for Bela's hand.
circumstances
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From this reading The interim of waiting for a lady to make up her mind is sufficiently trying on a man's nerves under the most favourable circumstances; but to be obliged to endure the company of all his rivals meanwhile was almost too much.
company
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From this reading The interim of waiting for a lady to make up her mind is sufficiently trying on a man's nerves under the most favourable circumstances; but to be obliged to endure the company of all his rivals meanwhile was almost too much.
conversation
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From this reading No man dared to speak of what was in every man's mind, and to make trivial conversation was impossible under that atmospheric pressure.
dangerous
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From this reading Breakfast was eaten in a dangerous electrical silence.
dared
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From this reading No man dared to speak of what was in every man's mind, and to make trivial conversation was impossible under that atmospheric pressure.
eaten
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From this reading Breakfast was eaten in a dangerous electrical silence.
electrical
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From this reading Breakfast was eaten in a dangerous electrical silence.
endure
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From this reading The interim of waiting for a lady to make up her mind is sufficiently trying on a man's nerves under the most favourable circumstances; but to be obliged to endure the company of all his rivals meanwhile was almost too much.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading No man dared to speak of what was in every man's mind, and to make trivial conversation was impossible under that atmospheric pressure.
favourable
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From this reading The interim of waiting for a lady to make up her mind is sufficiently trying on a man's nerves under the most favourable circumstances; but to be obliged to endure the company of all his rivals meanwhile was almost too much.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading THE LITTLE MEADOW The situation at Nine-Mile Point was not improved by the wholesale proposal for Bela's hand.
get
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From this reading The twenty-four hours she required for her answer promised to be hard to get through.
hand
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From this reading THE LITTLE MEADOW The situation at Nine-Mile Point was not improved by the wholesale proposal for Bela's hand.
hard
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From this reading The twenty-four hours she required for her answer promised to be hard to get through.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The twenty-four hours she required for her answer promised to be hard to get through.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The interim of waiting for a lady to make up her mind is sufficiently trying on a man's nerves under the most favourable circumstances; but to be obliged to endure the company of all his rivals meanwhile was almost too much.
hours
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From this reading The twenty-four hours she required for her answer promised to be hard to get through.
impossible
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From this reading No man dared to speak of what was in every man's mind, and to make trivial conversation was impossible under that atmospheric pressure.
improved
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From this reading THE LITTLE MEADOW The situation at Nine-Mile Point was not improved by the wholesale proposal for Bela's hand.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Breakfast was eaten in a dangerous electrical silence.
interim
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From this reading The interim of waiting for a lady to make up her mind is sufficiently trying on a man's nerves under the most favourable circumstances; but to be obliged to endure the company of all his rivals meanwhile was almost too much.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The interim of waiting for a lady to make up her mind is sufficiently trying on a man's nerves under the most favourable circumstances; but to be obliged to endure the company of all his rivals meanwhile was almost too much.
lady
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From this reading The interim of waiting for a lady to make up her mind is sufficiently trying on a man's nerves under the most favourable circumstances; but to be obliged to endure the company of all his rivals meanwhile was almost too much.
LITTLEnounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE LITTLE MEADOW The situation at Nine-Mile Point was not improved by the wholesale proposal for Bela's hand.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The interim of waiting for a lady to make up her mind is sufficiently trying on a man's nerves under the most favourable circumstances; but to be obliged to endure the company of all his rivals meanwhile was almost too much.
man
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From this reading No man dared to speak of what was in every man's mind, and to make trivial conversation was impossible under that atmospheric pressure.
man's
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From this reading The interim of waiting for a lady to make up her mind is sufficiently trying on a man's nerves under the most favourable circumstances; but to be obliged to endure the company of all his rivals meanwhile was almost too much.
MEADOW
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From this reading THE LITTLE MEADOW The situation at Nine-Mile Point was not improved by the wholesale proposal for Bela's hand.
meanwhilenounUS /ˈmeanwhile/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The interim of waiting for a lady to make up her mind is sufficiently trying on a man's nerves under the most favourable circumstances; but to be obliged to endure the company of all his rivals meanwhile was almost too much.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The interim of waiting for a lady to make up her mind is sufficiently trying on a man's nerves under the most favourable circumstances; but to be obliged to endure the company of all his rivals meanwhile was almost too much.
most
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From this reading The interim of waiting for a lady to make up her mind is sufficiently trying on a man's nerves under the most favourable circumstances; but to be obliged to endure the company of all his rivals meanwhile was almost too much.
much
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From this reading The interim of waiting for a lady to make up her mind is sufficiently trying on a man's nerves under the most favourable circumstances; but to be obliged to endure the company of all his rivals meanwhile was almost too much.
nerves
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From this reading The interim of waiting for a lady to make up her mind is sufficiently trying on a man's nerves under the most favourable circumstances; but to be obliged to endure the company of all his rivals meanwhile was almost too much.
Nine-Mile
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From this reading THE LITTLE MEADOW The situation at Nine-Mile Point was not improved by the wholesale proposal for Bela's hand.
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading No man dared to speak of what was in every man's mind, and to make trivial conversation was impossible under that atmospheric pressure.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading THE LITTLE MEADOW The situation at Nine-Mile Point was not improved by the wholesale proposal for Bela's hand.
obliged
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From this reading The interim of waiting for a lady to make up her mind is sufficiently trying on a man's nerves under the most favourable circumstances; but to be obliged to endure the company of all his rivals meanwhile was almost too much.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The interim of waiting for a lady to make up her mind is sufficiently trying on a man's nerves under the most favourable circumstances; but to be obliged to endure the company of all his rivals meanwhile was almost too much.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The interim of waiting for a lady to make up her mind is sufficiently trying on a man's nerves under the most favourable circumstances; but to be obliged to endure the company of all his rivals meanwhile was almost too much.
PointnounUS /pɔɪnt/
the main matter or purpose being discussed
From this reading THE LITTLE MEADOW The situation at Nine-Mile Point was not improved by the wholesale proposal for Bela's hand.
pressure
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From this reading No man dared to speak of what was in every man's mind, and to make trivial conversation was impossible under that atmospheric pressure.
promised
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From this reading The twenty-four hours she required for her answer promised to be hard to get through.
proposal
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From this reading THE LITTLE MEADOW The situation at Nine-Mile Point was not improved by the wholesale proposal for Bela's hand.
requirednounUS /required/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The twenty-four hours she required for her answer promised to be hard to get through.
rivals
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From this reading The interim of waiting for a lady to make up her mind is sufficiently trying on a man's nerves under the most favourable circumstances; but to be obliged to endure the company of all his rivals meanwhile was almost too much.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The twenty-four hours she required for her answer promised to be hard to get through.
silencenounUS /ˈsaɪ.ləns/
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading Breakfast was eaten in a dangerous electrical silence.
situation
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From this reading THE LITTLE MEADOW The situation at Nine-Mile Point was not improved by the wholesale proposal for Bela's hand.
speak
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From this reading No man dared to speak of what was in every man's mind, and to make trivial conversation was impossible under that atmospheric pressure.
sufficiently
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From this reading The interim of waiting for a lady to make up her mind is sufficiently trying on a man's nerves under the most favourable circumstances; but to be obliged to endure the company of all his rivals meanwhile was almost too much.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading No man dared to speak of what was in every man's mind, and to make trivial conversation was impossible under that atmospheric pressure.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE LITTLE MEADOW The situation at Nine-Mile Point was not improved by the wholesale proposal for Bela's hand.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The twenty-four hours she required for her answer promised to be hard to get through.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The twenty-four hours she required for her answer promised to be hard to get through.
too
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From this reading The interim of waiting for a lady to make up her mind is sufficiently trying on a man's nerves under the most favourable circumstances; but to be obliged to endure the company of all his rivals meanwhile was almost too much.
trivial
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From this reading No man dared to speak of what was in every man's mind, and to make trivial conversation was impossible under that atmospheric pressure.
trying
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From this reading The interim of waiting for a lady to make up her mind is sufficiently trying on a man's nerves under the most favourable circumstances; but to be obliged to endure the company of all his rivals meanwhile was almost too much.
twenty-four
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From this reading The twenty-four hours she required for her answer promised to be hard to get through.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading The interim of waiting for a lady to make up her mind is sufficiently trying on a man's nerves under the most favourable circumstances; but to be obliged to endure the company of all his rivals meanwhile was almost too much.
up
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From this reading The interim of waiting for a lady to make up her mind is sufficiently trying on a man's nerves under the most favourable circumstances; but to be obliged to endure the company of all his rivals meanwhile was almost too much.
waiting
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From this reading The interim of waiting for a lady to make up her mind is sufficiently trying on a man's nerves under the most favourable circumstances; but to be obliged to endure the company of all his rivals meanwhile was almost too much.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE LITTLE MEADOW The situation at Nine-Mile Point was not improved by the wholesale proposal for Bela's hand.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading No man dared to speak of what was in every man's mind, and to make trivial conversation was impossible under that atmospheric pressure.
wholesale
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From this reading THE LITTLE MEADOW The situation at Nine-Mile Point was not improved by the wholesale proposal for Bela's hand.
