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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 BEATING HER WINGS Never was a young man more pleased with himself than Stephen Hurd, on the night he dined at Thorpe-Hatton.
accepted
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From this reading He had shot well all day, and been accepted with the utmost cordiality by the rest of the party.
account
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From this reading At dinner time, his hostess had placed him on her left hand, and though it was true she had not much to say to him, it was equally obvious that her duties were sufficient to account for her divided attention.
all
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From this reading He had shot well all day, and been accepted with the utmost cordiality by the rest of the party.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He had shot well all day, and been accepted with the utmost cordiality by the rest of the party.
any
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From this reading He recognized the fact that, apart from the personal side of the question, he could scarcely hope to be of any interest to her.
apart
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From this reading He recognized the fact that, apart from the personal side of the question, he could scarcely hope to be of any interest to her.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading BEATING HER WINGS Never was a young man more pleased with himself than Stephen Hurd, on the night he dined at Thorpe-Hatton.
attention
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From this reading At dinner time, his hostess had placed him on her left hand, and though it was true she had not much to say to him, it was equally obvious that her duties were sufficient to account for her divided attention.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He was quite willing to be ignored by the lady on his other side--a little elderly, and noted throughout the country for her husband-hunting proclivities.
BEATING
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From this reading BEATING HER WINGS Never was a young man more pleased with himself than Stephen Hurd, on the night he dined at Thorpe-Hatton.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading He had shot well all day, and been accepted with the utmost cordiality by the rest of the party.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading He had shot well all day, and been accepted with the utmost cordiality by the rest of the party.
cordiality
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From this reading He had shot well all day, and been accepted with the utmost cordiality by the rest of the party.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading He recognized the fact that, apart from the personal side of the question, he could scarcely hope to be of any interest to her.
country
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From this reading He was quite willing to be ignored by the lady on his other side--a little elderly, and noted throughout the country for her husband-hunting proclivities.
day
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From this reading He had shot well all day, and been accepted with the utmost cordiality by the rest of the party.
dined
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From this reading BEATING HER WINGS Never was a young man more pleased with himself than Stephen Hurd, on the night he dined at Thorpe-Hatton.
dinner
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From this reading At dinner time, his hostess had placed him on her left hand, and though it was true she had not much to say to him, it was equally obvious that her duties were sufficient to account for her divided attention.
dividednounUS /ˈdivided/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading At dinner time, his hostess had placed him on her left hand, and though it was true she had not much to say to him, it was equally obvious that her duties were sufficient to account for her divided attention.
duties
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From this reading At dinner time, his hostess had placed him on her left hand, and though it was true she had not much to say to him, it was equally obvious that her duties were sufficient to account for her divided attention.
elderly
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From this reading He was quite willing to be ignored by the lady on his other side--a little elderly, and noted throughout the country for her husband-hunting proclivities.
equallynounUS /ˈequally/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading At dinner time, his hostess had placed him on her left hand, and though it was true she had not much to say to him, it was equally obvious that her duties were sufficient to account for her divided attention.
fact
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From this reading He recognized the fact that, apart from the personal side of the question, he could scarcely hope to be of any interest to her.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading At dinner time, his hostess had placed him on her left hand, and though it was true she had not much to say to him, it was equally obvious that her duties were sufficient to account for her divided attention.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He recognized the fact that, apart from the personal side of the question, he could scarcely hope to be of any interest to her.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had shot well all day, and been accepted with the utmost cordiality by the rest of the party.
hand
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From this reading At dinner time, his hostess had placed him on her left hand, and though it was true she had not much to say to him, it was equally obvious that her duties were sufficient to account for her divided attention.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading BEATING HER WINGS Never was a young man more pleased with himself than Stephen Hurd, on the night he dined at Thorpe-Hatton.
HERdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading BEATING HER WINGS Never was a young man more pleased with himself than Stephen Hurd, on the night he dined at Thorpe-Hatton.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading At dinner time, his hostess had placed him on her left hand, and though it was true she had not much to say to him, it was equally obvious that her duties were sufficient to account for her divided attention.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading BEATING HER WINGS Never was a young man more pleased with himself than Stephen Hurd, on the night he dined at Thorpe-Hatton.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading At dinner time, his hostess had placed him on her left hand, and though it was true she had not much to say to him, it was equally obvious that her duties were sufficient to account for her divided attention.
hope
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From this reading He recognized the fact that, apart from the personal side of the question, he could scarcely hope to be of any interest to her.
hostess
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From this reading At dinner time, his hostess had placed him on her left hand, and though it was true she had not much to say to him, it was equally obvious that her duties were sufficient to account for her divided attention.
Hurd
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From this reading BEATING HER WINGS Never was a young man more pleased with himself than Stephen Hurd, on the night he dined at Thorpe-Hatton.
husband-hunting
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From this reading He was quite willing to be ignored by the lady on his other side--a little elderly, and noted throughout the country for her husband-hunting proclivities.
ignored
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From this reading He was quite willing to be ignored by the lady on his other side--a little elderly, and noted throughout the country for her husband-hunting proclivities.
interest
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From this reading He recognized the fact that, apart from the personal side of the question, he could scarcely hope to be of any interest to her.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading At dinner time, his hostess had placed him on her left hand, and though it was true she had not much to say to him, it was equally obvious that her duties were sufficient to account for her divided attention.
lady
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From this reading He was quite willing to be ignored by the lady on his other side--a little elderly, and noted throughout the country for her husband-hunting proclivities.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At dinner time, his hostess had placed him on her left hand, and though it was true she had not much to say to him, it was equally obvious that her duties were sufficient to account for her divided attention.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was quite willing to be ignored by the lady on his other side--a little elderly, and noted throughout the country for her husband-hunting proclivities.
man
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From this reading BEATING HER WINGS Never was a young man more pleased with himself than Stephen Hurd, on the night he dined at Thorpe-Hatton.
more
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From this reading BEATING HER WINGS Never was a young man more pleased with himself than Stephen Hurd, on the night he dined at Thorpe-Hatton.
much
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From this reading At dinner time, his hostess had placed him on her left hand, and though it was true she had not much to say to him, it was equally obvious that her duties were sufficient to account for her divided attention.
NevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading BEATING HER WINGS Never was a young man more pleased with himself than Stephen Hurd, on the night he dined at Thorpe-Hatton.
night
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From this reading BEATING HER WINGS Never was a young man more pleased with himself than Stephen Hurd, on the night he dined at Thorpe-Hatton.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading At dinner time, his hostess had placed him on her left hand, and though it was true she had not much to say to him, it was equally obvious that her duties were sufficient to account for her divided attention.
noted
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From this reading He was quite willing to be ignored by the lady on his other side--a little elderly, and noted throughout the country for her husband-hunting proclivities.
obvious
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From this reading At dinner time, his hostess had placed him on her left hand, and though it was true she had not much to say to him, it was equally obvious that her duties were sufficient to account for her divided attention.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He had shot well all day, and been accepted with the utmost cordiality by the rest of the party.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading BEATING HER WINGS Never was a young man more pleased with himself than Stephen Hurd, on the night he dined at Thorpe-Hatton.
other
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From this reading He was quite willing to be ignored by the lady on his other side--a little elderly, and noted throughout the country for her husband-hunting proclivities.
partynounUS /party/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had shot well all day, and been accepted with the utmost cordiality by the rest of the party.
personal
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From this reading He recognized the fact that, apart from the personal side of the question, he could scarcely hope to be of any interest to her.
placed
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From this reading At dinner time, his hostess had placed him on her left hand, and though it was true she had not much to say to him, it was equally obvious that her duties were sufficient to account for her divided attention.
pleasednounUS /ˈpleased/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading BEATING HER WINGS Never was a young man more pleased with himself than Stephen Hurd, on the night he dined at Thorpe-Hatton.
proclivities
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From this reading He was quite willing to be ignored by the lady on his other side--a little elderly, and noted throughout the country for her husband-hunting proclivities.
questionnounUS /ˈquestion/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He recognized the fact that, apart from the personal side of the question, he could scarcely hope to be of any interest to her.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was quite willing to be ignored by the lady on his other side--a little elderly, and noted throughout the country for her husband-hunting proclivities.
recognized
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From this reading He recognized the fact that, apart from the personal side of the question, he could scarcely hope to be of any interest to her.
restnounUS /rest/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had shot well all day, and been accepted with the utmost cordiality by the rest of the party.
say
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From this reading At dinner time, his hostess had placed him on her left hand, and though it was true she had not much to say to him, it was equally obvious that her duties were sufficient to account for her divided attention.
scarcely
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From this reading He recognized the fact that, apart from the personal side of the question, he could scarcely hope to be of any interest to her.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading At dinner time, his hostess had placed him on her left hand, and though it was true she had not much to say to him, it was equally obvious that her duties were sufficient to account for her divided attention.
shot
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From this reading He had shot well all day, and been accepted with the utmost cordiality by the rest of the party.
side
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From this reading He was quite willing to be ignored by the lady on his other side--a little elderly, and noted throughout the country for her husband-hunting proclivities.
Stephen
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From this reading BEATING HER WINGS Never was a young man more pleased with himself than Stephen Hurd, on the night he dined at Thorpe-Hatton.
sufficient
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From this reading At dinner time, his hostess had placed him on her left hand, and though it was true she had not much to say to him, it was equally obvious that her duties were sufficient to account for her divided attention.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading BEATING HER WINGS Never was a young man more pleased with himself than Stephen Hurd, on the night he dined at Thorpe-Hatton.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading At dinner time, his hostess had placed him on her left hand, and though it was true she had not much to say to him, it was equally obvious that her duties were sufficient to account for her divided attention.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading BEATING HER WINGS Never was a young man more pleased with himself than Stephen Hurd, on the night he dined at Thorpe-Hatton.
Thorpe-Hatton
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From this reading BEATING HER WINGS Never was a young man more pleased with himself than Stephen Hurd, on the night he dined at Thorpe-Hatton.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading At dinner time, his hostess had placed him on her left hand, and though it was true she had not much to say to him, it was equally obvious that her duties were sufficient to account for her divided attention.
throughoutprepositionUS /θruːˈaʊt/
in every part of a place, or for the whole of a period
From this reading He was quite willing to be ignored by the lady on his other side--a little elderly, and noted throughout the country for her husband-hunting proclivities.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At dinner time, his hostess had placed him on her left hand, and though it was true she had not much to say to him, it was equally obvious that her duties were sufficient to account for her divided attention.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading At dinner time, his hostess had placed him on her left hand, and though it was true she had not much to say to him, it was equally obvious that her duties were sufficient to account for her divided attention.
true
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From this reading At dinner time, his hostess had placed him on her left hand, and though it was true she had not much to say to him, it was equally obvious that her duties were sufficient to account for her divided attention.
utmost
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From this reading He had shot well all day, and been accepted with the utmost cordiality by the rest of the party.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading BEATING HER WINGS Never was a young man more pleased with himself than Stephen Hurd, on the night he dined at Thorpe-Hatton.
well
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From this reading He had shot well all day, and been accepted with the utmost cordiality by the rest of the party.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading At dinner time, his hostess had placed him on her left hand, and though it was true she had not much to say to him, it was equally obvious that her duties were sufficient to account for her divided attention.
willing
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From this reading He was quite willing to be ignored by the lady on his other side--a little elderly, and noted throughout the country for her husband-hunting proclivities.
WINGS
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From this reading BEATING HER WINGS Never was a young man more pleased with himself than Stephen Hurd, on the night he dined at Thorpe-Hatton.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading BEATING HER WINGS Never was a young man more pleased with himself than Stephen Hurd, on the night he dined at Thorpe-Hatton.
young
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From this reading BEATING HER WINGS Never was a young man more pleased with himself than Stephen Hurd, on the night he dined at Thorpe-Hatton.
