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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 Tom, her brother, with the mind of a solicitor's clerk, looked down upon her; her mother, fond, conventional, socially ambitious, despaired of her; her father alone held the opinion, 'There's something in that girl.
agreed
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From this reading For Joan certainly was no ordinary girl; some called her backward, some considered her deficient, but all agreed that she was singular.
all
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From this reading For Joan certainly was no ordinary girl; some called her backward, some considered her deficient, but all agreed that she was singular.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Tom, her brother, with the mind of a solicitor's clerk, looked down upon her; her mother, fond, conventional, socially ambitious, despaired of her; her father alone held the opinion, 'There's something in that girl.
always
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From this reading She's always herself.
ambitious
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From this reading Tom, her brother, with the mind of a solicitor's clerk, looked down upon her; her mother, fond, conventional, socially ambitious, despaired of her; her father alone held the opinion, 'There's something in that girl.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Tall, slim and fair, with plenty of golden hair and eyes of merry brightness, she was out of the common in an attractive sort of way.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Tall, slim and fair, with plenty of golden hair and eyes of merry brightness, she was out of the common in an attractive sort of way.
attractive
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From this reading Tall, slim and fair, with plenty of golden hair and eyes of merry brightness, she was out of the common in an attractive sort of way.
backward
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From this reading For Joan certainly was no ordinary girl; some called her backward, some considered her deficient, but all agreed that she was singular.
brightness
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From this reading Tall, slim and fair, with plenty of golden hair and eyes of merry brightness, she was out of the common in an attractive sort of way.
brother
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From this reading Tom, her brother, with the mind of a solicitor's clerk, looked down upon her; her mother, fond, conventional, socially ambitious, despaired of her; her father alone held the opinion, 'There's something in that girl.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading For Joan certainly was no ordinary girl; some called her backward, some considered her deficient, but all agreed that she was singular.
called
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From this reading For Joan certainly was no ordinary girl; some called her backward, some considered her deficient, but all agreed that she was singular.
certainly
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From this reading For Joan certainly was no ordinary girl; some called her backward, some considered her deficient, but all agreed that she was singular.
clerk
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From this reading Tom, her brother, with the mind of a solicitor's clerk, looked down upon her; her mother, fond, conventional, socially ambitious, despaired of her; her father alone held the opinion, 'There's something in that girl.
common
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From this reading Tall, slim and fair, with plenty of golden hair and eyes of merry brightness, she was out of the common in an attractive sort of way.
considered
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From this reading For Joan certainly was no ordinary girl; some called her backward, some considered her deficient, but all agreed that she was singular.
conventional
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From this reading Tom, her brother, with the mind of a solicitor's clerk, looked down upon her; her mother, fond, conventional, socially ambitious, despaired of her; her father alone held the opinion, 'There's something in that girl.
deficient
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From this reading For Joan certainly was no ordinary girl; some called her backward, some considered her deficient, but all agreed that she was singular.
despaired
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From this reading Tom, her brother, with the mind of a solicitor's clerk, looked down upon her; her mother, fond, conventional, socially ambitious, despaired of her; her father alone held the opinion, 'There's something in that girl.
down
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From this reading Tom, her brother, with the mind of a solicitor's clerk, looked down upon her; her mother, fond, conventional, socially ambitious, despaired of her; her father alone held the opinion, 'There's something in that girl.
eyes
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From this reading Tall, slim and fair, with plenty of golden hair and eyes of merry brightness, she was out of the common in an attractive sort of way.
fairnounUS /fair/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Tall, slim and fair, with plenty of golden hair and eyes of merry brightness, she was out of the common in an attractive sort of way.
father
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From this reading Tom, her brother, with the mind of a solicitor's clerk, looked down upon her; her mother, fond, conventional, socially ambitious, despaired of her; her father alone held the opinion, 'There's something in that girl.
fond
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From this reading Tom, her brother, with the mind of a solicitor's clerk, looked down upon her; her mother, fond, conventional, socially ambitious, despaired of her; her father alone held the opinion, 'There's something in that girl.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For Joan certainly was no ordinary girl; some called her backward, some considered her deficient, but all agreed that she was singular.
girl
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From this reading For Joan certainly was no ordinary girl; some called her backward, some considered her deficient, but all agreed that she was singular.
golden
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From this reading Tall, slim and fair, with plenty of golden hair and eyes of merry brightness, she was out of the common in an attractive sort of way.
hair
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From this reading Tall, slim and fair, with plenty of golden hair and eyes of merry brightness, she was out of the common in an attractive sort of way.
held
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From this reading Tom, her brother, with the mind of a solicitor's clerk, looked down upon her; her mother, fond, conventional, socially ambitious, despaired of her; her father alone held the opinion, 'There's something in that girl.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading For Joan certainly was no ordinary girl; some called her backward, some considered her deficient, but all agreed that she was singular.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading She's always herself.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Tall, slim and fair, with plenty of golden hair and eyes of merry brightness, she was out of the common in an attractive sort of way.
Joan
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From this reading For Joan certainly was no ordinary girl; some called her backward, some considered her deficient, but all agreed that she was singular.
liked
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From this reading Yet all liked her.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Tom, her brother, with the mind of a solicitor's clerk, looked down upon her; her mother, fond, conventional, socially ambitious, despaired of her; her father alone held the opinion, 'There's something in that girl.
merry
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From this reading Tall, slim and fair, with plenty of golden hair and eyes of merry brightness, she was out of the common in an attractive sort of way.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Tom, her brother, with the mind of a solicitor's clerk, looked down upon her; her mother, fond, conventional, socially ambitious, despaired of her; her father alone held the opinion, 'There's something in that girl.
mother
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From this reading Tom, her brother, with the mind of a solicitor's clerk, looked down upon her; her mother, fond, conventional, socially ambitious, despaired of her; her father alone held the opinion, 'There's something in that girl.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading For Joan certainly was no ordinary girl; some called her backward, some considered her deficient, but all agreed that she was singular.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Tall, slim and fair, with plenty of golden hair and eyes of merry brightness, she was out of the common in an attractive sort of way.
opinion
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From this reading Tom, her brother, with the mind of a solicitor's clerk, looked down upon her; her mother, fond, conventional, socially ambitious, despaired of her; her father alone held the opinion, 'There's something in that girl.
ordinary
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From this reading For Joan certainly was no ordinary girl; some called her backward, some considered her deficient, but all agreed that she was singular.
out
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From this reading Tall, slim and fair, with plenty of golden hair and eyes of merry brightness, she was out of the common in an attractive sort of way.
plenty
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From this reading Tall, slim and fair, with plenty of golden hair and eyes of merry brightness, she was out of the common in an attractive sort of way.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading For Joan certainly was no ordinary girl; some called her backward, some considered her deficient, but all agreed that she was singular.
She's
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From this reading She's always herself.
singular
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From this reading For Joan certainly was no ordinary girl; some called her backward, some considered her deficient, but all agreed that she was singular.
slim
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From this reading Tall, slim and fair, with plenty of golden hair and eyes of merry brightness, she was out of the common in an attractive sort of way.
socially
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From this reading Tom, her brother, with the mind of a solicitor's clerk, looked down upon her; her mother, fond, conventional, socially ambitious, despaired of her; her father alone held the opinion, 'There's something in that girl.
solicitor's
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From this reading Tom, her brother, with the mind of a solicitor's clerk, looked down upon her; her mother, fond, conventional, socially ambitious, despaired of her; her father alone held the opinion, 'There's something in that girl.
some
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From this reading For Joan certainly was no ordinary girl; some called her backward, some considered her deficient, but all agreed that she was singular.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Tom, her brother, with the mind of a solicitor's clerk, looked down upon her; her mother, fond, conventional, socially ambitious, despaired of her; her father alone held the opinion, 'There's something in that girl.
sort
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From this reading Tall, slim and fair, with plenty of golden hair and eyes of merry brightness, she was out of the common in an attractive sort of way.
Tall
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From this reading Tall, slim and fair, with plenty of golden hair and eyes of merry brightness, she was out of the common in an attractive sort of way.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading For Joan certainly was no ordinary girl; some called her backward, some considered her deficient, but all agreed that she was singular.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Tall, slim and fair, with plenty of golden hair and eyes of merry brightness, she was out of the common in an attractive sort of way.
There's
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From this reading Tom, her brother, with the mind of a solicitor's clerk, looked down upon her; her mother, fond, conventional, socially ambitious, despaired of her; her father alone held the opinion, 'There's something in that girl.
Tom
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From this reading Tom, her brother, with the mind of a solicitor's clerk, looked down upon her; her mother, fond, conventional, socially ambitious, despaired of her; her father alone held the opinion, 'There's something in that girl.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Tom, her brother, with the mind of a solicitor's clerk, looked down upon her; her mother, fond, conventional, socially ambitious, despaired of her; her father alone held the opinion, 'There's something in that girl.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading For Joan certainly was no ordinary girl; some called her backward, some considered her deficient, but all agreed that she was singular.
way
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From this reading Tall, slim and fair, with plenty of golden hair and eyes of merry brightness, she was out of the common in an attractive sort of way.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Tall, slim and fair, with plenty of golden hair and eyes of merry brightness, she was out of the common in an attractive sort of way.
YetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading Yet all liked her.
