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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 Le Sage, in the course of a pleasant little drive with Audrey, asked innumerable questions and answered none.
amused
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From this reading This idiosyncrasy of his greatly amused the young lady, who was by disposition frankly outspoken, and whose habit it never was to consider in conversation whether she committed herself or any one else.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading “This Sir Francis,” asked the Baron, “he is an old friend of yours?”
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Le Sage, in the course of a pleasant little drive with Audrey, asked innumerable questions and answered none.
answerednounUS /ˈanswered/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Le Sage, in the course of a pleasant little drive with Audrey, asked innumerable questions and answered none.
any
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From this reading This idiosyncrasy of his greatly amused the young lady, who was by disposition frankly outspoken, and whose habit it never was to consider in conversation whether she committed herself or any one else.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Truth with her was at least a state of nature--though it might sometimes have worn with greater credit to itself a little more trimming--and states of nature are relatively pardonable in the young.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Le Sage, in the course of a pleasant little drive with Audrey, asked innumerable questions and answered none.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Truth with her was at least a state of nature--though it might sometimes have worn with greater credit to itself a little more trimming--and states of nature are relatively pardonable in the young.
Audrey
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From this reading Le Sage, in the course of a pleasant little drive with Audrey, asked innumerable questions and answered none.
Baron
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From this reading “This Sir Francis,” asked the Baron, “he is an old friend of yours?”
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading A child who sees no indecorum in nakedness can hardly be expected to clothe Truth.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading This idiosyncrasy of his greatly amused the young lady, who was by disposition frankly outspoken, and whose habit it never was to consider in conversation whether she committed herself or any one else.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading A child who sees no indecorum in nakedness can hardly be expected to clothe Truth.
child
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From this reading A child who sees no indecorum in nakedness can hardly be expected to clothe Truth.
clothe
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From this reading A child who sees no indecorum in nakedness can hardly be expected to clothe Truth.
committed
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From this reading This idiosyncrasy of his greatly amused the young lady, who was by disposition frankly outspoken, and whose habit it never was to consider in conversation whether she committed herself or any one else.
consider
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From this reading This idiosyncrasy of his greatly amused the young lady, who was by disposition frankly outspoken, and whose habit it never was to consider in conversation whether she committed herself or any one else.
conversation
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From this reading This idiosyncrasy of his greatly amused the young lady, who was by disposition frankly outspoken, and whose habit it never was to consider in conversation whether she committed herself or any one else.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Le Sage, in the course of a pleasant little drive with Audrey, asked innumerable questions and answered none.
credit
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From this reading Truth with her was at least a state of nature--though it might sometimes have worn with greater credit to itself a little more trimming--and states of nature are relatively pardonable in the young.
dispositionnounUS /ˌdɪspəˈzɪʃən/
the way something is arranged or positioned
From this reading This idiosyncrasy of his greatly amused the young lady, who was by disposition frankly outspoken, and whose habit it never was to consider in conversation whether she committed herself or any one else.
drive
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From this reading Le Sage, in the course of a pleasant little drive with Audrey, asked innumerable questions and answered none.
else
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From this reading This idiosyncrasy of his greatly amused the young lady, who was by disposition frankly outspoken, and whose habit it never was to consider in conversation whether she committed herself or any one else.
expected
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From this reading A child who sees no indecorum in nakedness can hardly be expected to clothe Truth.
Francis
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From this reading “This Sir Francis,” asked the Baron, “he is an old friend of yours?”
frankly
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From this reading This idiosyncrasy of his greatly amused the young lady, who was by disposition frankly outspoken, and whose habit it never was to consider in conversation whether she committed herself or any one else.
friend
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From this reading “This Sir Francis,” asked the Baron, “he is an old friend of yours?”
greater
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From this reading Truth with her was at least a state of nature--though it might sometimes have worn with greater credit to itself a little more trimming--and states of nature are relatively pardonable in the young.
greatly
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From this reading This idiosyncrasy of his greatly amused the young lady, who was by disposition frankly outspoken, and whose habit it never was to consider in conversation whether she committed herself or any one else.
habit
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From this reading This idiosyncrasy of his greatly amused the young lady, who was by disposition frankly outspoken, and whose habit it never was to consider in conversation whether she committed herself or any one else.
hardly
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From this reading A child who sees no indecorum in nakedness can hardly be expected to clothe Truth.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Truth with her was at least a state of nature--though it might sometimes have worn with greater credit to itself a little more trimming--and states of nature are relatively pardonable in the young.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “This Sir Francis,” asked the Baron, “he is an old friend of yours?”
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Truth with her was at least a state of nature--though it might sometimes have worn with greater credit to itself a little more trimming--and states of nature are relatively pardonable in the young.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading This idiosyncrasy of his greatly amused the young lady, who was by disposition frankly outspoken, and whose habit it never was to consider in conversation whether she committed herself or any one else.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading This idiosyncrasy of his greatly amused the young lady, who was by disposition frankly outspoken, and whose habit it never was to consider in conversation whether she committed herself or any one else.
idiosyncrasy
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From this reading This idiosyncrasy of his greatly amused the young lady, who was by disposition frankly outspoken, and whose habit it never was to consider in conversation whether she committed herself or any one else.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Le Sage, in the course of a pleasant little drive with Audrey, asked innumerable questions and answered none.
indecorum
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From this reading A child who sees no indecorum in nakedness can hardly be expected to clothe Truth.
innumerable
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From this reading Le Sage, in the course of a pleasant little drive with Audrey, asked innumerable questions and answered none.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “This Sir Francis,” asked the Baron, “he is an old friend of yours?”
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading This idiosyncrasy of his greatly amused the young lady, who was by disposition frankly outspoken, and whose habit it never was to consider in conversation whether she committed herself or any one else.
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading Truth with her was at least a state of nature--though it might sometimes have worn with greater credit to itself a little more trimming--and states of nature are relatively pardonable in the young.
lady
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From this reading This idiosyncrasy of his greatly amused the young lady, who was by disposition frankly outspoken, and whose habit it never was to consider in conversation whether she committed herself or any one else.
Le
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From this reading Le Sage, in the course of a pleasant little drive with Audrey, asked innumerable questions and answered none.
leastnounUS /least/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Truth with her was at least a state of nature--though it might sometimes have worn with greater credit to itself a little more trimming--and states of nature are relatively pardonable in the young.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Le Sage, in the course of a pleasant little drive with Audrey, asked innumerable questions and answered none.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Truth with her was at least a state of nature--though it might sometimes have worn with greater credit to itself a little more trimming--and states of nature are relatively pardonable in the young.
more
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From this reading Truth with her was at least a state of nature--though it might sometimes have worn with greater credit to itself a little more trimming--and states of nature are relatively pardonable in the young.
nakedness
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From this reading A child who sees no indecorum in nakedness can hardly be expected to clothe Truth.
nature
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From this reading Truth with her was at least a state of nature--though it might sometimes have worn with greater credit to itself a little more trimming--and states of nature are relatively pardonable in the young.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This idiosyncrasy of his greatly amused the young lady, who was by disposition frankly outspoken, and whose habit it never was to consider in conversation whether she committed herself or any one else.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading A child who sees no indecorum in nakedness can hardly be expected to clothe Truth.
nonepronounUS /nʌn/
not one, and not any
From this reading Le Sage, in the course of a pleasant little drive with Audrey, asked innumerable questions and answered none.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Le Sage, in the course of a pleasant little drive with Audrey, asked innumerable questions and answered none.
old
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From this reading “This Sir Francis,” asked the Baron, “he is an old friend of yours?”
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading This idiosyncrasy of his greatly amused the young lady, who was by disposition frankly outspoken, and whose habit it never was to consider in conversation whether she committed herself or any one else.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading This idiosyncrasy of his greatly amused the young lady, who was by disposition frankly outspoken, and whose habit it never was to consider in conversation whether she committed herself or any one else.
outspoken
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From this reading This idiosyncrasy of his greatly amused the young lady, who was by disposition frankly outspoken, and whose habit it never was to consider in conversation whether she committed herself or any one else.
pardonable
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From this reading Truth with her was at least a state of nature--though it might sometimes have worn with greater credit to itself a little more trimming--and states of nature are relatively pardonable in the young.
pleasantnounUS /pleasant/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Le Sage, in the course of a pleasant little drive with Audrey, asked innumerable questions and answered none.
questions
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From this reading Le Sage, in the course of a pleasant little drive with Audrey, asked innumerable questions and answered none.
relatively
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From this reading Truth with her was at least a state of nature--though it might sometimes have worn with greater credit to itself a little more trimming--and states of nature are relatively pardonable in the young.
Sage
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From this reading Le Sage, in the course of a pleasant little drive with Audrey, asked innumerable questions and answered none.
sees
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From this reading A child who sees no indecorum in nakedness can hardly be expected to clothe Truth.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading This idiosyncrasy of his greatly amused the young lady, who was by disposition frankly outspoken, and whose habit it never was to consider in conversation whether she committed herself or any one else.
Sir
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From this reading “This Sir Francis,” asked the Baron, “he is an old friend of yours?”
sometimes
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From this reading Truth with her was at least a state of nature--though it might sometimes have worn with greater credit to itself a little more trimming--and states of nature are relatively pardonable in the young.
state
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From this reading Truth with her was at least a state of nature--though it might sometimes have worn with greater credit to itself a little more trimming--and states of nature are relatively pardonable in the young.
states
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From this reading Truth with her was at least a state of nature--though it might sometimes have worn with greater credit to itself a little more trimming--and states of nature are relatively pardonable in the young.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Le Sage, in the course of a pleasant little drive with Audrey, asked innumerable questions and answered none.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This idiosyncrasy of his greatly amused the young lady, who was by disposition frankly outspoken, and whose habit it never was to consider in conversation whether she committed herself or any one else.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Truth with her was at least a state of nature--though it might sometimes have worn with greater credit to itself a little more trimming--and states of nature are relatively pardonable in the young.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading This idiosyncrasy of his greatly amused the young lady, who was by disposition frankly outspoken, and whose habit it never was to consider in conversation whether she committed herself or any one else.
trimming
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From this reading Truth with her was at least a state of nature--though it might sometimes have worn with greater credit to itself a little more trimming--and states of nature are relatively pardonable in the young.
Truth
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From this reading Truth with her was at least a state of nature--though it might sometimes have worn with greater credit to itself a little more trimming--and states of nature are relatively pardonable in the young.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This idiosyncrasy of his greatly amused the young lady, who was by disposition frankly outspoken, and whose habit it never was to consider in conversation whether she committed herself or any one else.
whetherconjunctionUS /ˈweðər/
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading This idiosyncrasy of his greatly amused the young lady, who was by disposition frankly outspoken, and whose habit it never was to consider in conversation whether she committed herself or any one else.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading This idiosyncrasy of his greatly amused the young lady, who was by disposition frankly outspoken, and whose habit it never was to consider in conversation whether she committed herself or any one else.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading This idiosyncrasy of his greatly amused the young lady, who was by disposition frankly outspoken, and whose habit it never was to consider in conversation whether she committed herself or any one else.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Le Sage, in the course of a pleasant little drive with Audrey, asked innumerable questions and answered none.
wornverbUS /wɔːrn/
Damaged or thinned by continuous use.
From this reading Truth with her was at least a state of nature--though it might sometimes have worn with greater credit to itself a little more trimming--and states of nature are relatively pardonable in the young.
young
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From this reading This idiosyncrasy of his greatly amused the young lady, who was by disposition frankly outspoken, and whose habit it never was to consider in conversation whether she committed herself or any one else.
yourspronounUS /jʊrz/
the one or ones belonging to the person spoken to
From this reading “This Sir Francis,” asked the Baron, “he is an old friend of yours?”
