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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 Woodhouse could not believe that Mr. May was absolutely final in his horror of any sort of coming-on-ness in a woman.
absolutely
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From this reading Woodhouse could not believe that Mr. May was absolutely final in his horror of any sort of coming-on-ness in a woman.
almost
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From this reading Mr. May and Alvina became almost inseparable, and Woodhouse buzzed with scandal.
althoughnounUS /ˈalthough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading For although Mr. May was rather fond, in an epicurean way, of his own body, yet other people’s bodies rather made him shudder.
Alvina
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From this reading Mr. May and Alvina became almost inseparable, and Woodhouse buzzed with scandal.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading For although Mr. May was rather fond, in an epicurean way, of his own body, yet other people’s bodies rather made him shudder.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Mr. May and Alvina became almost inseparable, and Woodhouse buzzed with scandal.
any
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From this reading Woodhouse could not believe that Mr. May was absolutely final in his horror of any sort of coming-on-ness in a woman.
became
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From this reading Mr. May and Alvina became almost inseparable, and Woodhouse buzzed with scandal.
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading It could not believe that he was only _so_ fond of Alvina because she was like a sister to him, poor, lonely, harassed soul that he was: a pure sister who really hadn’t any body.
believenounUS /ˈbelieve/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Woodhouse could not believe that Mr. May was absolutely final in his horror of any sort of coming-on-ness in a woman.
bodies
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From this reading For although Mr. May was rather fond, in an epicurean way, of his own body, yet other people’s bodies rather made him shudder.
bodynounUS /body/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It could not believe that he was only _so_ fond of Alvina because she was like a sister to him, poor, lonely, harassed soul that he was: a pure sister who really hadn’t any body.
buzzed
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From this reading Mr. May and Alvina became almost inseparable, and Woodhouse buzzed with scandal.
coming-on-ness
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From this reading Woodhouse could not believe that Mr. May was absolutely final in his horror of any sort of coming-on-ness in a woman.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Woodhouse could not believe that Mr. May was absolutely final in his horror of any sort of coming-on-ness in a woman.
epicurean
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From this reading For although Mr. May was rather fond, in an epicurean way, of his own body, yet other people’s bodies rather made him shudder.
final
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From this reading Woodhouse could not believe that Mr. May was absolutely final in his horror of any sort of coming-on-ness in a woman.
fond
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From this reading It could not believe that he was only _so_ fond of Alvina because she was like a sister to him, poor, lonely, harassed soul that he was: a pure sister who really hadn’t any body.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For although Mr. May was rather fond, in an epicurean way, of his own body, yet other people’s bodies rather made him shudder.
grand
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From this reading So that his grand utterance on Alvina was: “She’s not physical, she’s mental.”
hadn't
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From this reading It could not believe that he was only _so_ fond of Alvina because she was like a sister to him, poor, lonely, harassed soul that he was: a pure sister who really hadn’t any body.
harassed
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From this reading It could not believe that he was only _so_ fond of Alvina because she was like a sister to him, poor, lonely, harassed soul that he was: a pure sister who really hadn’t any body.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It could not believe that he was only _so_ fond of Alvina because she was like a sister to him, poor, lonely, harassed soul that he was: a pure sister who really hadn’t any body.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It could not believe that he was only _so_ fond of Alvina because she was like a sister to him, poor, lonely, harassed soul that he was: a pure sister who really hadn’t any body.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Woodhouse could not believe that Mr. May was absolutely final in his horror of any sort of coming-on-ness in a woman.
horror
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From this reading Woodhouse could not believe that Mr. May was absolutely final in his horror of any sort of coming-on-ness in a woman.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Woodhouse could not believe that Mr. May was absolutely final in his horror of any sort of coming-on-ness in a woman.
inseparable
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From this reading Mr. May and Alvina became almost inseparable, and Woodhouse buzzed with scandal.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It could not believe that he was only _so_ fond of Alvina because she was like a sister to him, poor, lonely, harassed soul that he was: a pure sister who really hadn’t any body.
like
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From this reading It could not believe that he was only _so_ fond of Alvina because she was like a sister to him, poor, lonely, harassed soul that he was: a pure sister who really hadn’t any body.
lonely
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From this reading It could not believe that he was only _so_ fond of Alvina because she was like a sister to him, poor, lonely, harassed soul that he was: a pure sister who really hadn’t any body.
made
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From this reading For although Mr. May was rather fond, in an epicurean way, of his own body, yet other people’s bodies rather made him shudder.
Maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading Mr. May and Alvina became almost inseparable, and Woodhouse buzzed with scandal.
mental
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From this reading So that his grand utterance on Alvina was: “She’s not physical, she’s mental.”
Mr
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From this reading Mr. May and Alvina became almost inseparable, and Woodhouse buzzed with scandal.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Woodhouse could not believe that Mr. May was absolutely final in his horror of any sort of coming-on-ness in a woman.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Woodhouse could not believe that Mr. May was absolutely final in his horror of any sort of coming-on-ness in a woman.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading So that his grand utterance on Alvina was: “She’s not physical, she’s mental.”
only
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From this reading It could not believe that he was only _so_ fond of Alvina because she was like a sister to him, poor, lonely, harassed soul that he was: a pure sister who really hadn’t any body.
other
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From this reading For although Mr. May was rather fond, in an epicurean way, of his own body, yet other people’s bodies rather made him shudder.
own
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From this reading For although Mr. May was rather fond, in an epicurean way, of his own body, yet other people’s bodies rather made him shudder.
people's
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From this reading For although Mr. May was rather fond, in an epicurean way, of his own body, yet other people’s bodies rather made him shudder.
physical
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From this reading So that his grand utterance on Alvina was: “She’s not physical, she’s mental.”
poornounUS /poor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It could not believe that he was only _so_ fond of Alvina because she was like a sister to him, poor, lonely, harassed soul that he was: a pure sister who really hadn’t any body.
pure
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From this reading It could not believe that he was only _so_ fond of Alvina because she was like a sister to him, poor, lonely, harassed soul that he was: a pure sister who really hadn’t any body.
rather
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From this reading For although Mr. May was rather fond, in an epicurean way, of his own body, yet other people’s bodies rather made him shudder.
really
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From this reading It could not believe that he was only _so_ fond of Alvina because she was like a sister to him, poor, lonely, harassed soul that he was: a pure sister who really hadn’t any body.
scandal
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From this reading Mr. May and Alvina became almost inseparable, and Woodhouse buzzed with scandal.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It could not believe that he was only _so_ fond of Alvina because she was like a sister to him, poor, lonely, harassed soul that he was: a pure sister who really hadn’t any body.
She's
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From this reading So that his grand utterance on Alvina was: “She’s not physical, she’s mental.”
shudder
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From this reading For although Mr. May was rather fond, in an epicurean way, of his own body, yet other people’s bodies rather made him shudder.
sister
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From this reading It could not believe that he was only _so_ fond of Alvina because she was like a sister to him, poor, lonely, harassed soul that he was: a pure sister who really hadn’t any body.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading It could not believe that he was only _so_ fond of Alvina because she was like a sister to him, poor, lonely, harassed soul that he was: a pure sister who really hadn’t any body.
sort
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From this reading Woodhouse could not believe that Mr. May was absolutely final in his horror of any sort of coming-on-ness in a woman.
soul
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From this reading It could not believe that he was only _so_ fond of Alvina because she was like a sister to him, poor, lonely, harassed soul that he was: a pure sister who really hadn’t any body.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Woodhouse could not believe that Mr. May was absolutely final in his horror of any sort of coming-on-ness in a woman.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It could not believe that he was only _so_ fond of Alvina because she was like a sister to him, poor, lonely, harassed soul that he was: a pure sister who really hadn’t any body.
utterance
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From this reading So that his grand utterance on Alvina was: “She’s not physical, she’s mental.”
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Woodhouse could not believe that Mr. May was absolutely final in his horror of any sort of coming-on-ness in a woman.
way
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From this reading For although Mr. May was rather fond, in an epicurean way, of his own body, yet other people’s bodies rather made him shudder.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading It could not believe that he was only _so_ fond of Alvina because she was like a sister to him, poor, lonely, harassed soul that he was: a pure sister who really hadn’t any body.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Mr. May and Alvina became almost inseparable, and Woodhouse buzzed with scandal.
woman
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From this reading Woodhouse could not believe that Mr. May was absolutely final in his horror of any sort of coming-on-ness in a woman.
Woodhouse
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From this reading Mr. May and Alvina became almost inseparable, and Woodhouse buzzed with scandal.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading For although Mr. May was rather fond, in an epicurean way, of his own body, yet other people’s bodies rather made him shudder.
