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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 “That has never been a reason for a man’s not going to see a woman,” said the Princess.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Muniment turned his smiling eyes over the room, looking from one article of furniture to another: this was a way he had when he was engaged in a discussion, and it suggested not so much that he was reflecting on what his interlocutor said as that his thoughts were pursuing a cheerfully independent course.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Muniment turned his smiling eyes over the room, looking from one article of furniture to another: this was a way he had when he was engaged in a discussion, and it suggested not so much that he was reflecting on what his interlocutor said as that his thoughts were pursuing a cheerfully independent course.
article
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From this reading Muniment turned his smiling eyes over the room, looking from one article of furniture to another: this was a way he had when he was engaged in a discussion, and it suggested not so much that he was reflecting on what his interlocutor said as that his thoughts were pursuing a cheerfully independent course.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Muniment turned his smiling eyes over the room, looking from one article of furniture to another: this was a way he had when he was engaged in a discussion, and it suggested not so much that he was reflecting on what his interlocutor said as that his thoughts were pursuing a cheerfully independent course.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “That has never been a reason for a man’s not going to see a woman,” said the Princess.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Presently he observed, “I don’t know that I quite understand what you mean by that question of taking a woman seriously.”
cheerfully
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From this reading Muniment turned his smiling eyes over the room, looking from one article of furniture to another: this was a way he had when he was engaged in a discussion, and it suggested not so much that he was reflecting on what his interlocutor said as that his thoughts were pursuing a cheerfully independent course.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Why else should I have come, especially if I don’t take you seriously?”
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Muniment turned his smiling eyes over the room, looking from one article of furniture to another: this was a way he had when he was engaged in a discussion, and it suggested not so much that he was reflecting on what his interlocutor said as that his thoughts were pursuing a cheerfully independent course.
discussion
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From this reading Muniment turned his smiling eyes over the room, looking from one article of furniture to another: this was a way he had when he was engaged in a discussion, and it suggested not so much that he was reflecting on what his interlocutor said as that his thoughts were pursuing a cheerfully independent course.
don't
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From this reading “Why else should I have come, especially if I don’t take you seriously?”
else
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From this reading “Why else should I have come, especially if I don’t take you seriously?”
engaged
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From this reading Muniment turned his smiling eyes over the room, looking from one article of furniture to another: this was a way he had when he was engaged in a discussion, and it suggested not so much that he was reflecting on what his interlocutor said as that his thoughts were pursuing a cheerfully independent course.
especially
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From this reading “Why else should I have come, especially if I don’t take you seriously?”
eyes
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From this reading Muniment turned his smiling eyes over the room, looking from one article of furniture to another: this was a way he had when he was engaged in a discussion, and it suggested not so much that he was reflecting on what his interlocutor said as that his thoughts were pursuing a cheerfully independent course.
favour
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From this reading “It’s usually a reason in favour of it.”
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “That has never been a reason for a man’s not going to see a woman,” said the Princess.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Muniment turned his smiling eyes over the room, looking from one article of furniture to another: this was a way he had when he was engaged in a discussion, and it suggested not so much that he was reflecting on what his interlocutor said as that his thoughts were pursuing a cheerfully independent course.
furniture
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From this reading Muniment turned his smiling eyes over the room, looking from one article of furniture to another: this was a way he had when he was engaged in a discussion, and it suggested not so much that he was reflecting on what his interlocutor said as that his thoughts were pursuing a cheerfully independent course.
going
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From this reading “That has never been a reason for a man’s not going to see a woman,” said the Princess.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Muniment turned his smiling eyes over the room, looking from one article of furniture to another: this was a way he had when he was engaged in a discussion, and it suggested not so much that he was reflecting on what his interlocutor said as that his thoughts were pursuing a cheerfully independent course.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “That has never been a reason for a man’s not going to see a woman,” said the Princess.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Why else should I have come, especially if I don’t take you seriously?”
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Muniment turned his smiling eyes over the room, looking from one article of furniture to another: this was a way he had when he was engaged in a discussion, and it suggested not so much that he was reflecting on what his interlocutor said as that his thoughts were pursuing a cheerfully independent course.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Muniment turned his smiling eyes over the room, looking from one article of furniture to another: this was a way he had when he was engaged in a discussion, and it suggested not so much that he was reflecting on what his interlocutor said as that his thoughts were pursuing a cheerfully independent course.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Why else should I have come, especially if I don’t take you seriously?”
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “Why else should I have come, especially if I don’t take you seriously?”
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “It’s usually a reason in favour of it.”
independent
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From this reading Muniment turned his smiling eyes over the room, looking from one article of furniture to another: this was a way he had when he was engaged in a discussion, and it suggested not so much that he was reflecting on what his interlocutor said as that his thoughts were pursuing a cheerfully independent course.
interlocutor
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From this reading Muniment turned his smiling eyes over the room, looking from one article of furniture to another: this was a way he had when he was engaged in a discussion, and it suggested not so much that he was reflecting on what his interlocutor said as that his thoughts were pursuing a cheerfully independent course.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “It’s usually a reason in favour of it.”
It's
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From this reading “It’s usually a reason in favour of it.”
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Presently he observed, “I don’t know that I quite understand what you mean by that question of taking a woman seriously.”
looking
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From this reading Muniment turned his smiling eyes over the room, looking from one article of furniture to another: this was a way he had when he was engaged in a discussion, and it suggested not so much that he was reflecting on what his interlocutor said as that his thoughts were pursuing a cheerfully independent course.
man's
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From this reading “That has never been a reason for a man’s not going to see a woman,” said the Princess.
mean
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From this reading Presently he observed, “I don’t know that I quite understand what you mean by that question of taking a woman seriously.”
much
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From this reading Muniment turned his smiling eyes over the room, looking from one article of furniture to another: this was a way he had when he was engaged in a discussion, and it suggested not so much that he was reflecting on what his interlocutor said as that his thoughts were pursuing a cheerfully independent course.
Muniment
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From this reading Muniment turned his smiling eyes over the room, looking from one article of furniture to another: this was a way he had when he was engaged in a discussion, and it suggested not so much that he was reflecting on what his interlocutor said as that his thoughts were pursuing a cheerfully independent course.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “That has never been a reason for a man’s not going to see a woman,” said the Princess.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “That has never been a reason for a man’s not going to see a woman,” said the Princess.
observed
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From this reading Presently he observed, “I don’t know that I quite understand what you mean by that question of taking a woman seriously.”
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “It’s usually a reason in favour of it.”
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Muniment turned his smiling eyes over the room, looking from one article of furniture to another: this was a way he had when he was engaged in a discussion, and it suggested not so much that he was reflecting on what his interlocutor said as that his thoughts were pursuing a cheerfully independent course.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Muniment turned his smiling eyes over the room, looking from one article of furniture to another: this was a way he had when he was engaged in a discussion, and it suggested not so much that he was reflecting on what his interlocutor said as that his thoughts were pursuing a cheerfully independent course.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Muniment turned his smiling eyes over the room, looking from one article of furniture to another: this was a way he had when he was engaged in a discussion, and it suggested not so much that he was reflecting on what his interlocutor said as that his thoughts were pursuing a cheerfully independent course.
Presently
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From this reading Presently he observed, “I don’t know that I quite understand what you mean by that question of taking a woman seriously.”
PrincessnounUS /ˈprɪn.ses/
The daughter of a monarch; a female member of a royal family.
From this reading “That has never been a reason for a man’s not going to see a woman,” said the Princess.
pursuing
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From this reading Muniment turned his smiling eyes over the room, looking from one article of furniture to another: this was a way he had when he was engaged in a discussion, and it suggested not so much that he was reflecting on what his interlocutor said as that his thoughts were pursuing a cheerfully independent course.
questionnounUS /ˈquestion/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Presently he observed, “I don’t know that I quite understand what you mean by that question of taking a woman seriously.”
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Presently he observed, “I don’t know that I quite understand what you mean by that question of taking a woman seriously.”
reason
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From this reading “That has never been a reason for a man’s not going to see a woman,” said the Princess.
reflecting
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From this reading Muniment turned his smiling eyes over the room, looking from one article of furniture to another: this was a way he had when he was engaged in a discussion, and it suggested not so much that he was reflecting on what his interlocutor said as that his thoughts were pursuing a cheerfully independent course.
room
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From this reading Muniment turned his smiling eyes over the room, looking from one article of furniture to another: this was a way he had when he was engaged in a discussion, and it suggested not so much that he was reflecting on what his interlocutor said as that his thoughts were pursuing a cheerfully independent course.
said
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From this reading “That has never been a reason for a man’s not going to see a woman,” said the Princess.
see
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From this reading “That has never been a reason for a man’s not going to see a woman,” said the Princess.
seriously
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From this reading “Why else should I have come, especially if I don’t take you seriously?”
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading “Why else should I have come, especially if I don’t take you seriously?”
smiling
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From this reading Muniment turned his smiling eyes over the room, looking from one article of furniture to another: this was a way he had when he was engaged in a discussion, and it suggested not so much that he was reflecting on what his interlocutor said as that his thoughts were pursuing a cheerfully independent course.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Muniment turned his smiling eyes over the room, looking from one article of furniture to another: this was a way he had when he was engaged in a discussion, and it suggested not so much that he was reflecting on what his interlocutor said as that his thoughts were pursuing a cheerfully independent course.
suggested
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From this reading Muniment turned his smiling eyes over the room, looking from one article of furniture to another: this was a way he had when he was engaged in a discussion, and it suggested not so much that he was reflecting on what his interlocutor said as that his thoughts were pursuing a cheerfully independent course.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Why else should I have come, especially if I don’t take you seriously?”
taking
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From this reading Presently he observed, “I don’t know that I quite understand what you mean by that question of taking a woman seriously.”
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “That has never been a reason for a man’s not going to see a woman,” said the Princess.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “That has never been a reason for a man’s not going to see a woman,” said the Princess.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Muniment turned his smiling eyes over the room, looking from one article of furniture to another: this was a way he had when he was engaged in a discussion, and it suggested not so much that he was reflecting on what his interlocutor said as that his thoughts were pursuing a cheerfully independent course.
thoughts
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From this reading Muniment turned his smiling eyes over the room, looking from one article of furniture to another: this was a way he had when he was engaged in a discussion, and it suggested not so much that he was reflecting on what his interlocutor said as that his thoughts were pursuing a cheerfully independent course.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “That has never been a reason for a man’s not going to see a woman,” said the Princess.
turned
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From this reading Muniment turned his smiling eyes over the room, looking from one article of furniture to another: this was a way he had when he was engaged in a discussion, and it suggested not so much that he was reflecting on what his interlocutor said as that his thoughts were pursuing a cheerfully independent course.
understandnounUS /understand/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Presently he observed, “I don’t know that I quite understand what you mean by that question of taking a woman seriously.”
usually
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From this reading “It’s usually a reason in favour of it.”
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Muniment turned his smiling eyes over the room, looking from one article of furniture to another: this was a way he had when he was engaged in a discussion, and it suggested not so much that he was reflecting on what his interlocutor said as that his thoughts were pursuing a cheerfully independent course.
way
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From this reading Muniment turned his smiling eyes over the room, looking from one article of furniture to another: this was a way he had when he was engaged in a discussion, and it suggested not so much that he was reflecting on what his interlocutor said as that his thoughts were pursuing a cheerfully independent course.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Muniment turned his smiling eyes over the room, looking from one article of furniture to another: this was a way he had when he was engaged in a discussion, and it suggested not so much that he was reflecting on what his interlocutor said as that his thoughts were pursuing a cheerfully independent course.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Muniment turned his smiling eyes over the room, looking from one article of furniture to another: this was a way he had when he was engaged in a discussion, and it suggested not so much that he was reflecting on what his interlocutor said as that his thoughts were pursuing a cheerfully independent course.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Muniment turned his smiling eyes over the room, looking from one article of furniture to another: this was a way he had when he was engaged in a discussion, and it suggested not so much that he was reflecting on what his interlocutor said as that his thoughts were pursuing a cheerfully independent course.
Why
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From this reading “Why else should I have come, especially if I don’t take you seriously?”
woman
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From this reading “That has never been a reason for a man’s not going to see a woman,” said the Princess.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Why else should I have come, especially if I don’t take you seriously?”
