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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 Three nights after this she took Pansy to a great party, to which Osmond, who never went to dances, did not accompany them.
accompany
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From this reading Three nights after this she took Pansy to a great party, to which Osmond, who never went to dances, did not accompany them.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Three nights after this she took Pansy to a great party, to which Osmond, who never went to dances, did not accompany them.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Pansy was as ready for a dance as ever; she was not of a generalising turn and had not extended to other pleasures the interdict she had seen placed on those of love.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Pansy was as ready for a dance as ever; she was not of a generalising turn and had not extended to other pleasures the interdict she had seen placed on those of love.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Isabel thought this unlikely; it was much more likely that Pansy had simply determined to be a good girl.
biding
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From this reading If she was biding her time or hoping to circumvent her father she must have had a prevision of success.
chance
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From this reading She had never had such a chance, and she had a proper esteem for chances.
chances
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From this reading She had never had such a chance, and she had a proper esteem for chances.
circumvent
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From this reading If she was biding her time or hoping to circumvent her father she must have had a prevision of success.
dance
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From this reading Pansy was as ready for a dance as ever; she was not of a generalising turn and had not extended to other pleasures the interdict she had seen placed on those of love.
dances
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From this reading Three nights after this she took Pansy to a great party, to which Osmond, who never went to dances, did not accompany them.
determinedadjectiveUS /dɪˈtɜrmɪnd/
having firmly decided to do something
From this reading Isabel thought this unlikely; it was much more likely that Pansy had simply determined to be a good girl.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Three nights after this she took Pansy to a great party, to which Osmond, who never went to dances, did not accompany them.
esteem
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From this reading She had never had such a chance, and she had a proper esteem for chances.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Pansy was as ready for a dance as ever; she was not of a generalising turn and had not extended to other pleasures the interdict she had seen placed on those of love.
extended
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From this reading Pansy was as ready for a dance as ever; she was not of a generalising turn and had not extended to other pleasures the interdict she had seen placed on those of love.
father
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From this reading If she was biding her time or hoping to circumvent her father she must have had a prevision of success.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Pansy was as ready for a dance as ever; she was not of a generalising turn and had not extended to other pleasures the interdict she had seen placed on those of love.
generalising
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From this reading Pansy was as ready for a dance as ever; she was not of a generalising turn and had not extended to other pleasures the interdict she had seen placed on those of love.
girl
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From this reading Isabel thought this unlikely; it was much more likely that Pansy had simply determined to be a good girl.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Isabel thought this unlikely; it was much more likely that Pansy had simply determined to be a good girl.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Three nights after this she took Pansy to a great party, to which Osmond, who never went to dances, did not accompany them.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Pansy was as ready for a dance as ever; she was not of a generalising turn and had not extended to other pleasures the interdict she had seen placed on those of love.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading If she was biding her time or hoping to circumvent her father she must have had a prevision of success.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading If she was biding her time or hoping to circumvent her father she must have had a prevision of success.
hoping
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From this reading If she was biding her time or hoping to circumvent her father she must have had a prevision of success.
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If she was biding her time or hoping to circumvent her father she must have had a prevision of success.
interdict
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From this reading Pansy was as ready for a dance as ever; she was not of a generalising turn and had not extended to other pleasures the interdict she had seen placed on those of love.
Isabel
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From this reading Isabel thought this unlikely; it was much more likely that Pansy had simply determined to be a good girl.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Isabel thought this unlikely; it was much more likely that Pansy had simply determined to be a good girl.
likely
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From this reading Isabel thought this unlikely; it was much more likely that Pansy had simply determined to be a good girl.
love
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From this reading Pansy was as ready for a dance as ever; she was not of a generalising turn and had not extended to other pleasures the interdict she had seen placed on those of love.
more
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From this reading Isabel thought this unlikely; it was much more likely that Pansy had simply determined to be a good girl.
much
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From this reading Isabel thought this unlikely; it was much more likely that Pansy had simply determined to be a good girl.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading If she was biding her time or hoping to circumvent her father she must have had a prevision of success.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Three nights after this she took Pansy to a great party, to which Osmond, who never went to dances, did not accompany them.
nightsnounUS /naɪts/
Periods of darkness between sunset and sunrise.
From this reading Three nights after this she took Pansy to a great party, to which Osmond, who never went to dances, did not accompany them.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Three nights after this she took Pansy to a great party, to which Osmond, who never went to dances, did not accompany them.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Pansy was as ready for a dance as ever; she was not of a generalising turn and had not extended to other pleasures the interdict she had seen placed on those of love.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Pansy was as ready for a dance as ever; she was not of a generalising turn and had not extended to other pleasures the interdict she had seen placed on those of love.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading If she was biding her time or hoping to circumvent her father she must have had a prevision of success.
Osmond
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From this reading Three nights after this she took Pansy to a great party, to which Osmond, who never went to dances, did not accompany them.
other
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From this reading Pansy was as ready for a dance as ever; she was not of a generalising turn and had not extended to other pleasures the interdict she had seen placed on those of love.
Pansy
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From this reading Three nights after this she took Pansy to a great party, to which Osmond, who never went to dances, did not accompany them.
partynounUS /party/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Three nights after this she took Pansy to a great party, to which Osmond, who never went to dances, did not accompany them.
placed
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From this reading Pansy was as ready for a dance as ever; she was not of a generalising turn and had not extended to other pleasures the interdict she had seen placed on those of love.
pleasures
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From this reading Pansy was as ready for a dance as ever; she was not of a generalising turn and had not extended to other pleasures the interdict she had seen placed on those of love.
prevision
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From this reading If she was biding her time or hoping to circumvent her father she must have had a prevision of success.
proper
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From this reading She had never had such a chance, and she had a proper esteem for chances.
ready
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From this reading Pansy was as ready for a dance as ever; she was not of a generalising turn and had not extended to other pleasures the interdict she had seen placed on those of love.
seen
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From this reading Pansy was as ready for a dance as ever; she was not of a generalising turn and had not extended to other pleasures the interdict she had seen placed on those of love.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Three nights after this she took Pansy to a great party, to which Osmond, who never went to dances, did not accompany them.
simply
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From this reading Isabel thought this unlikely; it was much more likely that Pansy had simply determined to be a good girl.
success
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From this reading If she was biding her time or hoping to circumvent her father she must have had a prevision of success.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading She had never had such a chance, and she had a proper esteem for chances.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Isabel thought this unlikely; it was much more likely that Pansy had simply determined to be a good girl.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Pansy was as ready for a dance as ever; she was not of a generalising turn and had not extended to other pleasures the interdict she had seen placed on those of love.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Three nights after this she took Pansy to a great party, to which Osmond, who never went to dances, did not accompany them.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Three nights after this she took Pansy to a great party, to which Osmond, who never went to dances, did not accompany them.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Pansy was as ready for a dance as ever; she was not of a generalising turn and had not extended to other pleasures the interdict she had seen placed on those of love.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Isabel thought this unlikely; it was much more likely that Pansy had simply determined to be a good girl.
Three
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From this reading Three nights after this she took Pansy to a great party, to which Osmond, who never went to dances, did not accompany them.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading If she was biding her time or hoping to circumvent her father she must have had a prevision of success.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Three nights after this she took Pansy to a great party, to which Osmond, who never went to dances, did not accompany them.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Three nights after this she took Pansy to a great party, to which Osmond, who never went to dances, did not accompany them.
turn
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From this reading Pansy was as ready for a dance as ever; she was not of a generalising turn and had not extended to other pleasures the interdict she had seen placed on those of love.
unlikely
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From this reading Isabel thought this unlikely; it was much more likely that Pansy had simply determined to be a good girl.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Pansy was as ready for a dance as ever; she was not of a generalising turn and had not extended to other pleasures the interdict she had seen placed on those of love.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Three nights after this she took Pansy to a great party, to which Osmond, who never went to dances, did not accompany them.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Three nights after this she took Pansy to a great party, to which Osmond, who never went to dances, did not accompany them.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Three nights after this she took Pansy to a great party, to which Osmond, who never went to dances, did not accompany them.
