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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 young nymph no longer, but with a daughter not so much younger than herself as to make the contrast of her sixteen years painful.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading The nimblest of the nymphs sprang to her feet from the lounging and crouching circle about Westover.
admired
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From this reading Westover recognized the officious, self-approving kind of the woman, but he admired the brisk efficiency with which she had taken possession of the affair from the beginning and inspired every one to help, in strict subordination to herself.
advanced
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From this reading "Where do you want the things?" the young fellow asked of the company at large, as he advanced upon them from the green portals of the roadway, pulling off his soft wool hat, and wiping his wet forehead with his blue-bordered white handkerchief.
affair
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From this reading Westover recognized the officious, self-approving kind of the woman, but he admired the brisk efficiency with which she had taken possession of the affair from the beginning and inspired every one to help, in strict subordination to herself.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Where do you want the things?" the young fellow asked of the company at large, as he advanced upon them from the green portals of the roadway, pulling off his soft wool hat, and wiping his wet forehead with his blue-bordered white handkerchief.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Where do you want the things?" the young fellow asked of the company at large, as he advanced upon them from the green portals of the roadway, pulling off his soft wool hat, and wiping his wet forehead with his blue-bordered white handkerchief.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Where do you want the things?" the young fellow asked of the company at large, as he advanced upon them from the green portals of the roadway, pulling off his soft wool hat, and wiping his wet forehead with his blue-bordered white handkerchief.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "Where do you want the things?" the young fellow asked of the company at large, as he advanced upon them from the green portals of the roadway, pulling off his soft wool hat, and wiping his wet forehead with his blue-bordered white handkerchief.
beginningnounUS /ˈbeginning/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Westover recognized the officious, self-approving kind of the woman, but he admired the brisk efficiency with which she had taken possession of the affair from the beginning and inspired every one to help, in strict subordination to herself.
blue-bordered
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From this reading "Where do you want the things?" the young fellow asked of the company at large, as he advanced upon them from the green portals of the roadway, pulling off his soft wool hat, and wiping his wet forehead with his blue-bordered white handkerchief.
briskadjectiveUS /brɪsk/
energetic and quick
From this reading Westover recognized the officious, self-approving kind of the woman, but he admired the brisk efficiency with which she had taken possession of the affair from the beginning and inspired every one to help, in strict subordination to herself.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She was a young nymph no longer, but with a daughter not so much younger than herself as to make the contrast of her sixteen years painful.
circle
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From this reading The nimblest of the nymphs sprang to her feet from the lounging and crouching circle about Westover.
company
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From this reading "Where do you want the things?" the young fellow asked of the company at large, as he advanced upon them from the green portals of the roadway, pulling off his soft wool hat, and wiping his wet forehead with his blue-bordered white handkerchief.
contrast
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From this reading She was a young nymph no longer, but with a daughter not so much younger than herself as to make the contrast of her sixteen years painful.
crouching
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From this reading The nimblest of the nymphs sprang to her feet from the lounging and crouching circle about Westover.
daughter
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From this reading She was a young nymph no longer, but with a daughter not so much younger than herself as to make the contrast of her sixteen years painful.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Where do you want the things?" the young fellow asked of the company at large, as he advanced upon them from the green portals of the roadway, pulling off his soft wool hat, and wiping his wet forehead with his blue-bordered white handkerchief.
efficiency
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From this reading Westover recognized the officious, self-approving kind of the woman, but he admired the brisk efficiency with which she had taken possession of the affair from the beginning and inspired every one to help, in strict subordination to herself.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Westover recognized the officious, self-approving kind of the woman, but he admired the brisk efficiency with which she had taken possession of the affair from the beginning and inspired every one to help, in strict subordination to herself.
feet
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From this reading The nimblest of the nymphs sprang to her feet from the lounging and crouching circle about Westover.
fellow
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From this reading "Where do you want the things?" the young fellow asked of the company at large, as he advanced upon them from the green portals of the roadway, pulling off his soft wool hat, and wiping his wet forehead with his blue-bordered white handkerchief.
forehead
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From this reading "Where do you want the things?" the young fellow asked of the company at large, as he advanced upon them from the green portals of the roadway, pulling off his soft wool hat, and wiping his wet forehead with his blue-bordered white handkerchief.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "Where do you want the things?" the young fellow asked of the company at large, as he advanced upon them from the green portals of the roadway, pulling off his soft wool hat, and wiping his wet forehead with his blue-bordered white handkerchief.
green
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From this reading "Where do you want the things?" the young fellow asked of the company at large, as he advanced upon them from the green portals of the roadway, pulling off his soft wool hat, and wiping his wet forehead with his blue-bordered white handkerchief.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Westover recognized the officious, self-approving kind of the woman, but he admired the brisk efficiency with which she had taken possession of the affair from the beginning and inspired every one to help, in strict subordination to herself.
handkerchief
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From this reading "Where do you want the things?" the young fellow asked of the company at large, as he advanced upon them from the green portals of the roadway, pulling off his soft wool hat, and wiping his wet forehead with his blue-bordered white handkerchief.
hat
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From this reading "Where do you want the things?" the young fellow asked of the company at large, as he advanced upon them from the green portals of the roadway, pulling off his soft wool hat, and wiping his wet forehead with his blue-bordered white handkerchief.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Where do you want the things?" the young fellow asked of the company at large, as he advanced upon them from the green portals of the roadway, pulling off his soft wool hat, and wiping his wet forehead with his blue-bordered white handkerchief.
helpnounUS /help/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Westover recognized the officious, self-approving kind of the woman, but he admired the brisk efficiency with which she had taken possession of the affair from the beginning and inspired every one to help, in strict subordination to herself.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The nimblest of the nymphs sprang to her feet from the lounging and crouching circle about Westover.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Oh, right here, Jeff!"
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading She was a young nymph no longer, but with a daughter not so much younger than herself as to make the contrast of her sixteen years painful.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Where do you want the things?" the young fellow asked of the company at large, as he advanced upon them from the green portals of the roadway, pulling off his soft wool hat, and wiping his wet forehead with his blue-bordered white handkerchief.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Westover recognized the officious, self-approving kind of the woman, but he admired the brisk efficiency with which she had taken possession of the affair from the beginning and inspired every one to help, in strict subordination to herself.
inspired
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From this reading Westover recognized the officious, self-approving kind of the woman, but he admired the brisk efficiency with which she had taken possession of the affair from the beginning and inspired every one to help, in strict subordination to herself.
Jeff
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From this reading "Oh, right here, Jeff!"
kind
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From this reading Westover recognized the officious, self-approving kind of the woman, but he admired the brisk efficiency with which she had taken possession of the affair from the beginning and inspired every one to help, in strict subordination to herself.
large
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From this reading "Where do you want the things?" the young fellow asked of the company at large, as he advanced upon them from the green portals of the roadway, pulling off his soft wool hat, and wiping his wet forehead with his blue-bordered white handkerchief.
longer
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From this reading She was a young nymph no longer, but with a daughter not so much younger than herself as to make the contrast of her sixteen years painful.
lounging
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From this reading The nimblest of the nymphs sprang to her feet from the lounging and crouching circle about Westover.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She was a young nymph no longer, but with a daughter not so much younger than herself as to make the contrast of her sixteen years painful.
much
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From this reading She was a young nymph no longer, but with a daughter not so much younger than herself as to make the contrast of her sixteen years painful.
nimblest
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From this reading The nimblest of the nymphs sprang to her feet from the lounging and crouching circle about Westover.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading She was a young nymph no longer, but with a daughter not so much younger than herself as to make the contrast of her sixteen years painful.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She was a young nymph no longer, but with a daughter not so much younger than herself as to make the contrast of her sixteen years painful.
nymph
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From this reading She was a young nymph no longer, but with a daughter not so much younger than herself as to make the contrast of her sixteen years painful.
nymphs
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From this reading The nimblest of the nymphs sprang to her feet from the lounging and crouching circle about Westover.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Where do you want the things?" the young fellow asked of the company at large, as he advanced upon them from the green portals of the roadway, pulling off his soft wool hat, and wiping his wet forehead with his blue-bordered white handkerchief.
off
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From this reading "Where do you want the things?" the young fellow asked of the company at large, as he advanced upon them from the green portals of the roadway, pulling off his soft wool hat, and wiping his wet forehead with his blue-bordered white handkerchief.
officious
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From this reading Westover recognized the officious, self-approving kind of the woman, but he admired the brisk efficiency with which she had taken possession of the affair from the beginning and inspired every one to help, in strict subordination to herself.
Oh
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From this reading "Oh, right here, Jeff!"
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Westover recognized the officious, self-approving kind of the woman, but he admired the brisk efficiency with which she had taken possession of the affair from the beginning and inspired every one to help, in strict subordination to herself.
painful
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From this reading She was a young nymph no longer, but with a daughter not so much younger than herself as to make the contrast of her sixteen years painful.
portals
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From this reading "Where do you want the things?" the young fellow asked of the company at large, as he advanced upon them from the green portals of the roadway, pulling off his soft wool hat, and wiping his wet forehead with his blue-bordered white handkerchief.
possession
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From this reading Westover recognized the officious, self-approving kind of the woman, but he admired the brisk efficiency with which she had taken possession of the affair from the beginning and inspired every one to help, in strict subordination to herself.
pulling
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From this reading "Where do you want the things?" the young fellow asked of the company at large, as he advanced upon them from the green portals of the roadway, pulling off his soft wool hat, and wiping his wet forehead with his blue-bordered white handkerchief.
recognized
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From this reading Westover recognized the officious, self-approving kind of the woman, but he admired the brisk efficiency with which she had taken possession of the affair from the beginning and inspired every one to help, in strict subordination to herself.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Oh, right here, Jeff!"
roadway
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From this reading "Where do you want the things?" the young fellow asked of the company at large, as he advanced upon them from the green portals of the roadway, pulling off his soft wool hat, and wiping his wet forehead with his blue-bordered white handkerchief.
self-approving
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From this reading Westover recognized the officious, self-approving kind of the woman, but he admired the brisk efficiency with which she had taken possession of the affair from the beginning and inspired every one to help, in strict subordination to herself.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was a young nymph no longer, but with a daughter not so much younger than herself as to make the contrast of her sixteen years painful.
sixteen
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From this reading She was a young nymph no longer, but with a daughter not so much younger than herself as to make the contrast of her sixteen years painful.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading She was a young nymph no longer, but with a daughter not so much younger than herself as to make the contrast of her sixteen years painful.
soft
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From this reading "Where do you want the things?" the young fellow asked of the company at large, as he advanced upon them from the green portals of the roadway, pulling off his soft wool hat, and wiping his wet forehead with his blue-bordered white handkerchief.
sprang
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From this reading The nimblest of the nymphs sprang to her feet from the lounging and crouching circle about Westover.
strict
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From this reading Westover recognized the officious, self-approving kind of the woman, but he admired the brisk efficiency with which she had taken possession of the affair from the beginning and inspired every one to help, in strict subordination to herself.
subordination
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From this reading Westover recognized the officious, self-approving kind of the woman, but he admired the brisk efficiency with which she had taken possession of the affair from the beginning and inspired every one to help, in strict subordination to herself.
taken
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From this reading Westover recognized the officious, self-approving kind of the woman, but he admired the brisk efficiency with which she had taken possession of the affair from the beginning and inspired every one to help, in strict subordination to herself.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading She was a young nymph no longer, but with a daughter not so much younger than herself as to make the contrast of her sixteen years painful.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Where do you want the things?" the young fellow asked of the company at large, as he advanced upon them from the green portals of the roadway, pulling off his soft wool hat, and wiping his wet forehead with his blue-bordered white handkerchief.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading "Where do you want the things?" the young fellow asked of the company at large, as he advanced upon them from the green portals of the roadway, pulling off his soft wool hat, and wiping his wet forehead with his blue-bordered white handkerchief.
things
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From this reading "Where do you want the things?" the young fellow asked of the company at large, as he advanced upon them from the green portals of the roadway, pulling off his soft wool hat, and wiping his wet forehead with his blue-bordered white handkerchief.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The nimblest of the nymphs sprang to her feet from the lounging and crouching circle about Westover.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading "Where do you want the things?" the young fellow asked of the company at large, as he advanced upon them from the green portals of the roadway, pulling off his soft wool hat, and wiping his wet forehead with his blue-bordered white handkerchief.
want
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From this reading "Where do you want the things?" the young fellow asked of the company at large, as he advanced upon them from the green portals of the roadway, pulling off his soft wool hat, and wiping his wet forehead with his blue-bordered white handkerchief.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was a young nymph no longer, but with a daughter not so much younger than herself as to make the contrast of her sixteen years painful.
Westover
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From this reading The nimblest of the nymphs sprang to her feet from the lounging and crouching circle about Westover.
wet
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From this reading "Where do you want the things?" the young fellow asked of the company at large, as he advanced upon them from the green portals of the roadway, pulling off his soft wool hat, and wiping his wet forehead with his blue-bordered white handkerchief.
WhereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading "Where do you want the things?" the young fellow asked of the company at large, as he advanced upon them from the green portals of the roadway, pulling off his soft wool hat, and wiping his wet forehead with his blue-bordered white handkerchief.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Westover recognized the officious, self-approving kind of the woman, but he admired the brisk efficiency with which she had taken possession of the affair from the beginning and inspired every one to help, in strict subordination to herself.
white
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From this reading "Where do you want the things?" the young fellow asked of the company at large, as he advanced upon them from the green portals of the roadway, pulling off his soft wool hat, and wiping his wet forehead with his blue-bordered white handkerchief.
wiping
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From this reading "Where do you want the things?" the young fellow asked of the company at large, as he advanced upon them from the green portals of the roadway, pulling off his soft wool hat, and wiping his wet forehead with his blue-bordered white handkerchief.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Where do you want the things?" the young fellow asked of the company at large, as he advanced upon them from the green portals of the roadway, pulling off his soft wool hat, and wiping his wet forehead with his blue-bordered white handkerchief.
woman
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From this reading Westover recognized the officious, self-approving kind of the woman, but he admired the brisk efficiency with which she had taken possession of the affair from the beginning and inspired every one to help, in strict subordination to herself.
wool
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From this reading "Where do you want the things?" the young fellow asked of the company at large, as he advanced upon them from the green portals of the roadway, pulling off his soft wool hat, and wiping his wet forehead with his blue-bordered white handkerchief.
years
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From this reading She was a young nymph no longer, but with a daughter not so much younger than herself as to make the contrast of her sixteen years painful.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Where do you want the things?" the young fellow asked of the company at large, as he advanced upon them from the green portals of the roadway, pulling off his soft wool hat, and wiping his wet forehead with his blue-bordered white handkerchief.
young
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From this reading "Where do you want the things?" the young fellow asked of the company at large, as he advanced upon them from the green portals of the roadway, pulling off his soft wool hat, and wiping his wet forehead with his blue-bordered white handkerchief.
younger
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From this reading She was a young nymph no longer, but with a daughter not so much younger than herself as to make the contrast of her sixteen years painful.
