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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 quiet, refined, graceful, neatly dressed, and spoke with easy, well-bred accents that were essentially those of a lady.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading There was certainly nothing of the adventuress about her.
accents
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From this reading She was quiet, refined, graceful, neatly dressed, and spoke with easy, well-bred accents that were essentially those of a lady.
adventuress
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From this reading There was certainly nothing of the adventuress about her.
Ah
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From this reading Ah!
all
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From this reading It was all over--the old story of the mad passion of a man for one who proved--well, unworthy.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading I do not think my worst enemy has ever declared me to be impressionable where women were concerned, for truth to tell, an incident that had occurred four years before had soured my life, and caused my resolution to ever remain a bachelor.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She was quiet, refined, graceful, neatly dressed, and spoke with easy, well-bred accents that were essentially those of a lady.
bachelor
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From this reading I do not think my worst enemy has ever declared me to be impressionable where women were concerned, for truth to tell, an incident that had occurred four years before had soured my life, and caused my resolution to ever remain a bachelor.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I do not think my worst enemy has ever declared me to be impressionable where women were concerned, for truth to tell, an incident that had occurred four years before had soured my life, and caused my resolution to ever remain a bachelor.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading I do not think my worst enemy has ever declared me to be impressionable where women were concerned, for truth to tell, an incident that had occurred four years before had soured my life, and caused my resolution to ever remain a bachelor.
caused
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From this reading I do not think my worst enemy has ever declared me to be impressionable where women were concerned, for truth to tell, an incident that had occurred four years before had soured my life, and caused my resolution to ever remain a bachelor.
certainly
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From this reading There was certainly nothing of the adventuress about her.
concerned
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From this reading I do not think my worst enemy has ever declared me to be impressionable where women were concerned, for truth to tell, an incident that had occurred four years before had soured my life, and caused my resolution to ever remain a bachelor.
declared
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From this reading I do not think my worst enemy has ever declared me to be impressionable where women were concerned, for truth to tell, an incident that had occurred four years before had soured my life, and caused my resolution to ever remain a bachelor.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading I do not think my worst enemy has ever declared me to be impressionable where women were concerned, for truth to tell, an incident that had occurred four years before had soured my life, and caused my resolution to ever remain a bachelor.
dressed
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From this reading She was quiet, refined, graceful, neatly dressed, and spoke with easy, well-bred accents that were essentially those of a lady.
easy
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From this reading She was quiet, refined, graceful, neatly dressed, and spoke with easy, well-bred accents that were essentially those of a lady.
enemy
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From this reading I do not think my worst enemy has ever declared me to be impressionable where women were concerned, for truth to tell, an incident that had occurred four years before had soured my life, and caused my resolution to ever remain a bachelor.
essentially
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From this reading She was quiet, refined, graceful, neatly dressed, and spoke with easy, well-bred accents that were essentially those of a lady.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I do not think my worst enemy has ever declared me to be impressionable where women were concerned, for truth to tell, an incident that had occurred four years before had soured my life, and caused my resolution to ever remain a bachelor.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I do not think my worst enemy has ever declared me to be impressionable where women were concerned, for truth to tell, an incident that had occurred four years before had soured my life, and caused my resolution to ever remain a bachelor.
four
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From this reading I do not think my worst enemy has ever declared me to be impressionable where women were concerned, for truth to tell, an incident that had occurred four years before had soured my life, and caused my resolution to ever remain a bachelor.
graceful
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From this reading She was quiet, refined, graceful, neatly dressed, and spoke with easy, well-bred accents that were essentially those of a lady.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I do not think my worst enemy has ever declared me to be impressionable where women were concerned, for truth to tell, an incident that had occurred four years before had soured my life, and caused my resolution to ever remain a bachelor.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I do not think my worst enemy has ever declared me to be impressionable where women were concerned, for truth to tell, an incident that had occurred four years before had soured my life, and caused my resolution to ever remain a bachelor.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading There was certainly nothing of the adventuress about her.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I do not think my worst enemy has ever declared me to be impressionable where women were concerned, for truth to tell, an incident that had occurred four years before had soured my life, and caused my resolution to ever remain a bachelor.
impressionable
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From this reading I do not think my worst enemy has ever declared me to be impressionable where women were concerned, for truth to tell, an incident that had occurred four years before had soured my life, and caused my resolution to ever remain a bachelor.
incident
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From this reading I do not think my worst enemy has ever declared me to be impressionable where women were concerned, for truth to tell, an incident that had occurred four years before had soured my life, and caused my resolution to ever remain a bachelor.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was all over--the old story of the mad passion of a man for one who proved--well, unworthy.
lady
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From this reading She was quiet, refined, graceful, neatly dressed, and spoke with easy, well-bred accents that were essentially those of a lady.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I do not think my worst enemy has ever declared me to be impressionable where women were concerned, for truth to tell, an incident that had occurred four years before had soured my life, and caused my resolution to ever remain a bachelor.
mad
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From this reading It was all over--the old story of the mad passion of a man for one who proved--well, unworthy.
man
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From this reading It was all over--the old story of the mad passion of a man for one who proved--well, unworthy.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I do not think my worst enemy has ever declared me to be impressionable where women were concerned, for truth to tell, an incident that had occurred four years before had soured my life, and caused my resolution to ever remain a bachelor.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I do not think my worst enemy has ever declared me to be impressionable where women were concerned, for truth to tell, an incident that had occurred four years before had soured my life, and caused my resolution to ever remain a bachelor.
neatly
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From this reading She was quiet, refined, graceful, neatly dressed, and spoke with easy, well-bred accents that were essentially those of a lady.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I do not think my worst enemy has ever declared me to be impressionable where women were concerned, for truth to tell, an incident that had occurred four years before had soured my life, and caused my resolution to ever remain a bachelor.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading There was certainly nothing of the adventuress about her.
occurred
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From this reading I do not think my worst enemy has ever declared me to be impressionable where women were concerned, for truth to tell, an incident that had occurred four years before had soured my life, and caused my resolution to ever remain a bachelor.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There was certainly nothing of the adventuress about her.
old
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From this reading It was all over--the old story of the mad passion of a man for one who proved--well, unworthy.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading It was all over--the old story of the mad passion of a man for one who proved--well, unworthy.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading It was all over--the old story of the mad passion of a man for one who proved--well, unworthy.
passion
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From this reading It was all over--the old story of the mad passion of a man for one who proved--well, unworthy.
proved
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From this reading It was all over--the old story of the mad passion of a man for one who proved--well, unworthy.
quiet
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From this reading She was quiet, refined, graceful, neatly dressed, and spoke with easy, well-bred accents that were essentially those of a lady.
refined
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From this reading She was quiet, refined, graceful, neatly dressed, and spoke with easy, well-bred accents that were essentially those of a lady.
remain
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From this reading I do not think my worst enemy has ever declared me to be impressionable where women were concerned, for truth to tell, an incident that had occurred four years before had soured my life, and caused my resolution to ever remain a bachelor.
resolution
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From this reading I do not think my worst enemy has ever declared me to be impressionable where women were concerned, for truth to tell, an incident that had occurred four years before had soured my life, and caused my resolution to ever remain a bachelor.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was quiet, refined, graceful, neatly dressed, and spoke with easy, well-bred accents that were essentially those of a lady.
soured
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From this reading I do not think my worst enemy has ever declared me to be impressionable where women were concerned, for truth to tell, an incident that had occurred four years before had soured my life, and caused my resolution to ever remain a bachelor.
spoke
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From this reading She was quiet, refined, graceful, neatly dressed, and spoke with easy, well-bred accents that were essentially those of a lady.
story
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From this reading It was all over--the old story of the mad passion of a man for one who proved--well, unworthy.
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I do not think my worst enemy has ever declared me to be impressionable where women were concerned, for truth to tell, an incident that had occurred four years before had soured my life, and caused my resolution to ever remain a bachelor.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She was quiet, refined, graceful, neatly dressed, and spoke with easy, well-bred accents that were essentially those of a lady.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading There was certainly nothing of the adventuress about her.
There
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From this reading There was certainly nothing of the adventuress about her.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I do not think my worst enemy has ever declared me to be impressionable where women were concerned, for truth to tell, an incident that had occurred four years before had soured my life, and caused my resolution to ever remain a bachelor.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading She was quiet, refined, graceful, neatly dressed, and spoke with easy, well-bred accents that were essentially those of a lady.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I do not think my worst enemy has ever declared me to be impressionable where women were concerned, for truth to tell, an incident that had occurred four years before had soured my life, and caused my resolution to ever remain a bachelor.
truth
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From this reading I do not think my worst enemy has ever declared me to be impressionable where women were concerned, for truth to tell, an incident that had occurred four years before had soured my life, and caused my resolution to ever remain a bachelor.
unworthy
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From this reading It was all over--the old story of the mad passion of a man for one who proved--well, unworthy.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was certainly nothing of the adventuress about her.
well
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From this reading It was all over--the old story of the mad passion of a man for one who proved--well, unworthy.
well-bred
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From this reading She was quiet, refined, graceful, neatly dressed, and spoke with easy, well-bred accents that were essentially those of a lady.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading She was quiet, refined, graceful, neatly dressed, and spoke with easy, well-bred accents that were essentially those of a lady.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading I do not think my worst enemy has ever declared me to be impressionable where women were concerned, for truth to tell, an incident that had occurred four years before had soured my life, and caused my resolution to ever remain a bachelor.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading It was all over--the old story of the mad passion of a man for one who proved--well, unworthy.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading She was quiet, refined, graceful, neatly dressed, and spoke with easy, well-bred accents that were essentially those of a lady.
women
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From this reading I do not think my worst enemy has ever declared me to be impressionable where women were concerned, for truth to tell, an incident that had occurred four years before had soured my life, and caused my resolution to ever remain a bachelor.
worst
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From this reading I do not think my worst enemy has ever declared me to be impressionable where women were concerned, for truth to tell, an incident that had occurred four years before had soured my life, and caused my resolution to ever remain a bachelor.
years
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From this reading I do not think my worst enemy has ever declared me to be impressionable where women were concerned, for truth to tell, an incident that had occurred four years before had soured my life, and caused my resolution to ever remain a bachelor.
