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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 most interesting place was St. Cecilia’s.
accepted
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From this reading Montague accepted his friend’s invitation to share her pew at St. Cecilia’s, and next Sunday morning he and Alice went, and found Mrs. Winnie with her cousin.
Alice
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From this reading Montague accepted his friend’s invitation to share her pew at St. Cecilia’s, and next Sunday morning he and Alice went, and found Mrs. Winnie with her cousin.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Montague accepted his friend’s invitation to share her pew at St. Cecilia’s, and next Sunday morning he and Alice went, and found Mrs. Winnie with her cousin.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Church-going was another of the customs of men and women which Society had taken up, like the Opera, and made into a state function.
appeal
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From this reading Poor Charlie had evidently been scrubbed and shined, both physically and morally, and got ready to appeal for “one more chance.”
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Montague accepted his friend’s invitation to share her pew at St. Cecilia’s, and next Sunday morning he and Alice went, and found Mrs. Winnie with her cousin.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading While he shook hands with Alice, he was gazing at her with dumb and pleading eyes; he seemed to be profoundly grateful that she did not refuse to enter the pew with him.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Poor Charlie had evidently been scrubbed and shined, both physically and morally, and got ready to appeal for “one more chance.”
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading Poor Charlie had evidently been scrubbed and shined, both physically and morally, and got ready to appeal for “one more chance.”
Cecilia's
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From this reading Montague accepted his friend’s invitation to share her pew at St. Cecilia’s, and next Sunday morning he and Alice went, and found Mrs. Winnie with her cousin.
chance
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From this reading Poor Charlie had evidently been scrubbed and shined, both physically and morally, and got ready to appeal for “one more chance.”
Charlie
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From this reading Poor Charlie had evidently been scrubbed and shined, both physically and morally, and got ready to appeal for “one more chance.”
Church-going
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From this reading Church-going was another of the customs of men and women which Society had taken up, like the Opera, and made into a state function.
cousin
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From this reading Montague accepted his friend’s invitation to share her pew at St. Cecilia’s, and next Sunday morning he and Alice went, and found Mrs. Winnie with her cousin.
customs
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From this reading Church-going was another of the customs of men and women which Society had taken up, like the Opera, and made into a state function.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading While he shook hands with Alice, he was gazing at her with dumb and pleading eyes; he seemed to be profoundly grateful that she did not refuse to enter the pew with him.
dumb
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From this reading While he shook hands with Alice, he was gazing at her with dumb and pleading eyes; he seemed to be profoundly grateful that she did not refuse to enter the pew with him.
enter
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From this reading While he shook hands with Alice, he was gazing at her with dumb and pleading eyes; he seemed to be profoundly grateful that she did not refuse to enter the pew with him.
evidently
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From this reading Poor Charlie had evidently been scrubbed and shined, both physically and morally, and got ready to appeal for “one more chance.”
eyes
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From this reading While he shook hands with Alice, he was gazing at her with dumb and pleading eyes; he seemed to be profoundly grateful that she did not refuse to enter the pew with him.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Poor Charlie had evidently been scrubbed and shined, both physically and morally, and got ready to appeal for “one more chance.”
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Montague accepted his friend’s invitation to share her pew at St. Cecilia’s, and next Sunday morning he and Alice went, and found Mrs. Winnie with her cousin.
friend's
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From this reading Montague accepted his friend’s invitation to share her pew at St. Cecilia’s, and next Sunday morning he and Alice went, and found Mrs. Winnie with her cousin.
function
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From this reading Church-going was another of the customs of men and women which Society had taken up, like the Opera, and made into a state function.
gazing
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From this reading While he shook hands with Alice, he was gazing at her with dumb and pleading eyes; he seemed to be profoundly grateful that she did not refuse to enter the pew with him.
got
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From this reading Poor Charlie had evidently been scrubbed and shined, both physically and morally, and got ready to appeal for “one more chance.”
grateful
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From this reading While he shook hands with Alice, he was gazing at her with dumb and pleading eyes; he seemed to be profoundly grateful that she did not refuse to enter the pew with him.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Poor Charlie had evidently been scrubbed and shined, both physically and morally, and got ready to appeal for “one more chance.”
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading While he shook hands with Alice, he was gazing at her with dumb and pleading eyes; he seemed to be profoundly grateful that she did not refuse to enter the pew with him.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Montague accepted his friend’s invitation to share her pew at St. Cecilia’s, and next Sunday morning he and Alice went, and found Mrs. Winnie with her cousin.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Montague accepted his friend’s invitation to share her pew at St. Cecilia’s, and next Sunday morning he and Alice went, and found Mrs. Winnie with her cousin.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading While he shook hands with Alice, he was gazing at her with dumb and pleading eyes; he seemed to be profoundly grateful that she did not refuse to enter the pew with him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Montague accepted his friend’s invitation to share her pew at St. Cecilia’s, and next Sunday morning he and Alice went, and found Mrs. Winnie with her cousin.
interesting
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From this reading A most interesting place was St. Cecilia’s.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Church-going was another of the customs of men and women which Society had taken up, like the Opera, and made into a state function.
invitation
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From this reading Montague accepted his friend’s invitation to share her pew at St. Cecilia’s, and next Sunday morning he and Alice went, and found Mrs. Winnie with her cousin.
like
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From this reading Church-going was another of the customs of men and women which Society had taken up, like the Opera, and made into a state function.
made
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From this reading Church-going was another of the customs of men and women which Society had taken up, like the Opera, and made into a state function.
men
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From this reading Church-going was another of the customs of men and women which Society had taken up, like the Opera, and made into a state function.
Montague
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From this reading Montague accepted his friend’s invitation to share her pew at St. Cecilia’s, and next Sunday morning he and Alice went, and found Mrs. Winnie with her cousin.
morally
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From this reading Poor Charlie had evidently been scrubbed and shined, both physically and morally, and got ready to appeal for “one more chance.”
more
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From this reading Poor Charlie had evidently been scrubbed and shined, both physically and morally, and got ready to appeal for “one more chance.”
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Montague accepted his friend’s invitation to share her pew at St. Cecilia’s, and next Sunday morning he and Alice went, and found Mrs. Winnie with her cousin.
most
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From this reading A most interesting place was St. Cecilia’s.
Mrs
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From this reading Montague accepted his friend’s invitation to share her pew at St. Cecilia’s, and next Sunday morning he and Alice went, and found Mrs. Winnie with her cousin.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Montague accepted his friend’s invitation to share her pew at St. Cecilia’s, and next Sunday morning he and Alice went, and found Mrs. Winnie with her cousin.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading While he shook hands with Alice, he was gazing at her with dumb and pleading eyes; he seemed to be profoundly grateful that she did not refuse to enter the pew with him.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Church-going was another of the customs of men and women which Society had taken up, like the Opera, and made into a state function.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Poor Charlie had evidently been scrubbed and shined, both physically and morally, and got ready to appeal for “one more chance.”
Opera
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From this reading Church-going was another of the customs of men and women which Society had taken up, like the Opera, and made into a state function.
pew
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From this reading Montague accepted his friend’s invitation to share her pew at St. Cecilia’s, and next Sunday morning he and Alice went, and found Mrs. Winnie with her cousin.
physically
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From this reading Poor Charlie had evidently been scrubbed and shined, both physically and morally, and got ready to appeal for “one more chance.”
place
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From this reading A most interesting place was St. Cecilia’s.
pleading
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From this reading While he shook hands with Alice, he was gazing at her with dumb and pleading eyes; he seemed to be profoundly grateful that she did not refuse to enter the pew with him.
PoornounUS /poor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Poor Charlie had evidently been scrubbed and shined, both physically and morally, and got ready to appeal for “one more chance.”
profoundly
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From this reading While he shook hands with Alice, he was gazing at her with dumb and pleading eyes; he seemed to be profoundly grateful that she did not refuse to enter the pew with him.
ready
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From this reading Poor Charlie had evidently been scrubbed and shined, both physically and morally, and got ready to appeal for “one more chance.”
refuse
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From this reading While he shook hands with Alice, he was gazing at her with dumb and pleading eyes; he seemed to be profoundly grateful that she did not refuse to enter the pew with him.
scrubbed
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From this reading Poor Charlie had evidently been scrubbed and shined, both physically and morally, and got ready to appeal for “one more chance.”
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading While he shook hands with Alice, he was gazing at her with dumb and pleading eyes; he seemed to be profoundly grateful that she did not refuse to enter the pew with him.
share
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From this reading Montague accepted his friend’s invitation to share her pew at St. Cecilia’s, and next Sunday morning he and Alice went, and found Mrs. Winnie with her cousin.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading While he shook hands with Alice, he was gazing at her with dumb and pleading eyes; he seemed to be profoundly grateful that she did not refuse to enter the pew with him.
shined
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From this reading Poor Charlie had evidently been scrubbed and shined, both physically and morally, and got ready to appeal for “one more chance.”
shook
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From this reading While he shook hands with Alice, he was gazing at her with dumb and pleading eyes; he seemed to be profoundly grateful that she did not refuse to enter the pew with him.
Society
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From this reading Church-going was another of the customs of men and women which Society had taken up, like the Opera, and made into a state function.
St
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From this reading Montague accepted his friend’s invitation to share her pew at St. Cecilia’s, and next Sunday morning he and Alice went, and found Mrs. Winnie with her cousin.
state
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From this reading Church-going was another of the customs of men and women which Society had taken up, like the Opera, and made into a state function.
Sunday
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From this reading Montague accepted his friend’s invitation to share her pew at St. Cecilia’s, and next Sunday morning he and Alice went, and found Mrs. Winnie with her cousin.
taken
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From this reading Church-going was another of the customs of men and women which Society had taken up, like the Opera, and made into a state function.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading While he shook hands with Alice, he was gazing at her with dumb and pleading eyes; he seemed to be profoundly grateful that she did not refuse to enter the pew with him.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading While he shook hands with Alice, he was gazing at her with dumb and pleading eyes; he seemed to be profoundly grateful that she did not refuse to enter the pew with him.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Montague accepted his friend’s invitation to share her pew at St. Cecilia’s, and next Sunday morning he and Alice went, and found Mrs. Winnie with her cousin.
up
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From this reading Church-going was another of the customs of men and women which Society had taken up, like the Opera, and made into a state function.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading While he shook hands with Alice, he was gazing at her with dumb and pleading eyes; he seemed to be profoundly grateful that she did not refuse to enter the pew with him.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Montague accepted his friend’s invitation to share her pew at St. Cecilia’s, and next Sunday morning he and Alice went, and found Mrs. Winnie with her cousin.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Church-going was another of the customs of men and women which Society had taken up, like the Opera, and made into a state function.
WhileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading While he shook hands with Alice, he was gazing at her with dumb and pleading eyes; he seemed to be profoundly grateful that she did not refuse to enter the pew with him.
Winnie
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From this reading Montague accepted his friend’s invitation to share her pew at St. Cecilia’s, and next Sunday morning he and Alice went, and found Mrs. Winnie with her cousin.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Montague accepted his friend’s invitation to share her pew at St. Cecilia’s, and next Sunday morning he and Alice went, and found Mrs. Winnie with her cousin.
women
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From this reading Church-going was another of the customs of men and women which Society had taken up, like the Opera, and made into a state function.
