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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 “How very warm it is!” said Lady Vaughan at last breaking the dumb spell, and twirling her sunshade round and round to disperse a cloud of gnats and small flies--“Fred, you look absolutely broiled!
absolutely
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From this reading “How very warm it is!” said Lady Vaughan at last breaking the dumb spell, and twirling her sunshade round and round to disperse a cloud of gnats and small flies--“Fred, you look absolutely broiled!
all
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From this reading The carriage went slowly,--the view widened with every upward yard of the way,--and they were all silent, gazing at the glittering expanse of blue ocean below them.
Amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading “Am I?” and Sir Frederick smiled blandly,--he was as much in love with his pretty frivolous wife as it is becoming for a man to be, and all her remarks were received by him with the utmost docility--“Well, I daresay I am.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The carriage went slowly,--the view widened with every upward yard of the way,--and they were all silent, gazing at the glittering expanse of blue ocean below them.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading You are so dreadfully sunburnt!”
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “Am I?” and Sir Frederick smiled blandly,--he was as much in love with his pretty frivolous wife as it is becoming for a man to be, and all her remarks were received by him with the utmost docility--“Well, I daresay I am.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The carriage went slowly,--the view widened with every upward yard of the way,--and they were all silent, gazing at the glittering expanse of blue ocean below them.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “Am I?” and Sir Frederick smiled blandly,--he was as much in love with his pretty frivolous wife as it is becoming for a man to be, and all her remarks were received by him with the utmost docility--“Well, I daresay I am.
becoming
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From this reading “Am I?” and Sir Frederick smiled blandly,--he was as much in love with his pretty frivolous wife as it is becoming for a man to be, and all her remarks were received by him with the utmost docility--“Well, I daresay I am.
belowprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading The carriage went slowly,--the view widened with every upward yard of the way,--and they were all silent, gazing at the glittering expanse of blue ocean below them.
blandly
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From this reading “Am I?” and Sir Frederick smiled blandly,--he was as much in love with his pretty frivolous wife as it is becoming for a man to be, and all her remarks were received by him with the utmost docility--“Well, I daresay I am.
blue
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From this reading The carriage went slowly,--the view widened with every upward yard of the way,--and they were all silent, gazing at the glittering expanse of blue ocean below them.
breaking
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From this reading “How very warm it is!” said Lady Vaughan at last breaking the dumb spell, and twirling her sunshade round and round to disperse a cloud of gnats and small flies--“Fred, you look absolutely broiled!
broiled
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From this reading “How very warm it is!” said Lady Vaughan at last breaking the dumb spell, and twirling her sunshade round and round to disperse a cloud of gnats and small flies--“Fred, you look absolutely broiled!
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading “Am I?” and Sir Frederick smiled blandly,--he was as much in love with his pretty frivolous wife as it is becoming for a man to be, and all her remarks were received by him with the utmost docility--“Well, I daresay I am.
carriage
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From this reading The carriage went slowly,--the view widened with every upward yard of the way,--and they were all silent, gazing at the glittering expanse of blue ocean below them.
cloud
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From this reading “How very warm it is!” said Lady Vaughan at last breaking the dumb spell, and twirling her sunshade round and round to disperse a cloud of gnats and small flies--“Fred, you look absolutely broiled!
complexion
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From this reading Yachting doesn’t improve the transparent delicacy of a man’s complexion.
daresay
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From this reading “Am I?” and Sir Frederick smiled blandly,--he was as much in love with his pretty frivolous wife as it is becoming for a man to be, and all her remarks were received by him with the utmost docility--“Well, I daresay I am.
delicacy
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From this reading Yachting doesn’t improve the transparent delicacy of a man’s complexion.
disperse
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From this reading “How very warm it is!” said Lady Vaughan at last breaking the dumb spell, and twirling her sunshade round and round to disperse a cloud of gnats and small flies--“Fred, you look absolutely broiled!
docility
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From this reading “Am I?” and Sir Frederick smiled blandly,--he was as much in love with his pretty frivolous wife as it is becoming for a man to be, and all her remarks were received by him with the utmost docility--“Well, I daresay I am.
doesn't
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From this reading Yachting doesn’t improve the transparent delicacy of a man’s complexion.
dreadfully
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From this reading You are so dreadfully sunburnt!”
dumb
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From this reading “How very warm it is!” said Lady Vaughan at last breaking the dumb spell, and twirling her sunshade round and round to disperse a cloud of gnats and small flies--“Fred, you look absolutely broiled!
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading The carriage went slowly,--the view widened with every upward yard of the way,--and they were all silent, gazing at the glittering expanse of blue ocean below them.
expanse
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From this reading The carriage went slowly,--the view widened with every upward yard of the way,--and they were all silent, gazing at the glittering expanse of blue ocean below them.
flies
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From this reading “How very warm it is!” said Lady Vaughan at last breaking the dumb spell, and twirling her sunshade round and round to disperse a cloud of gnats and small flies--“Fred, you look absolutely broiled!
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “Am I?” and Sir Frederick smiled blandly,--he was as much in love with his pretty frivolous wife as it is becoming for a man to be, and all her remarks were received by him with the utmost docility--“Well, I daresay I am.
Fred
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From this reading “How very warm it is!” said Lady Vaughan at last breaking the dumb spell, and twirling her sunshade round and round to disperse a cloud of gnats and small flies--“Fred, you look absolutely broiled!
Frederick
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From this reading “Am I?” and Sir Frederick smiled blandly,--he was as much in love with his pretty frivolous wife as it is becoming for a man to be, and all her remarks were received by him with the utmost docility--“Well, I daresay I am.
frivolous
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From this reading “Am I?” and Sir Frederick smiled blandly,--he was as much in love with his pretty frivolous wife as it is becoming for a man to be, and all her remarks were received by him with the utmost docility--“Well, I daresay I am.
gazing
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From this reading The carriage went slowly,--the view widened with every upward yard of the way,--and they were all silent, gazing at the glittering expanse of blue ocean below them.
glittering
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From this reading The carriage went slowly,--the view widened with every upward yard of the way,--and they were all silent, gazing at the glittering expanse of blue ocean below them.
gnats
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From this reading “How very warm it is!” said Lady Vaughan at last breaking the dumb spell, and twirling her sunshade round and round to disperse a cloud of gnats and small flies--“Fred, you look absolutely broiled!
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Am I?” and Sir Frederick smiled blandly,--he was as much in love with his pretty frivolous wife as it is becoming for a man to be, and all her remarks were received by him with the utmost docility--“Well, I daresay I am.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “How very warm it is!” said Lady Vaughan at last breaking the dumb spell, and twirling her sunshade round and round to disperse a cloud of gnats and small flies--“Fred, you look absolutely broiled!
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Am I?” and Sir Frederick smiled blandly,--he was as much in love with his pretty frivolous wife as it is becoming for a man to be, and all her remarks were received by him with the utmost docility--“Well, I daresay I am.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “Am I?” and Sir Frederick smiled blandly,--he was as much in love with his pretty frivolous wife as it is becoming for a man to be, and all her remarks were received by him with the utmost docility--“Well, I daresay I am.
How
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From this reading “How very warm it is!” said Lady Vaughan at last breaking the dumb spell, and twirling her sunshade round and round to disperse a cloud of gnats and small flies--“Fred, you look absolutely broiled!
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Am I?” and Sir Frederick smiled blandly,--he was as much in love with his pretty frivolous wife as it is becoming for a man to be, and all her remarks were received by him with the utmost docility--“Well, I daresay I am.
improve
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From this reading Yachting doesn’t improve the transparent delicacy of a man’s complexion.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Am I?” and Sir Frederick smiled blandly,--he was as much in love with his pretty frivolous wife as it is becoming for a man to be, and all her remarks were received by him with the utmost docility--“Well, I daresay I am.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “How very warm it is!” said Lady Vaughan at last breaking the dumb spell, and twirling her sunshade round and round to disperse a cloud of gnats and small flies--“Fred, you look absolutely broiled!
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “How very warm it is!” said Lady Vaughan at last breaking the dumb spell, and twirling her sunshade round and round to disperse a cloud of gnats and small flies--“Fred, you look absolutely broiled!
Lady
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From this reading “How very warm it is!” said Lady Vaughan at last breaking the dumb spell, and twirling her sunshade round and round to disperse a cloud of gnats and small flies--“Fred, you look absolutely broiled!
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “How very warm it is!” said Lady Vaughan at last breaking the dumb spell, and twirling her sunshade round and round to disperse a cloud of gnats and small flies--“Fred, you look absolutely broiled!
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “How very warm it is!” said Lady Vaughan at last breaking the dumb spell, and twirling her sunshade round and round to disperse a cloud of gnats and small flies--“Fred, you look absolutely broiled!
love
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From this reading “Am I?” and Sir Frederick smiled blandly,--he was as much in love with his pretty frivolous wife as it is becoming for a man to be, and all her remarks were received by him with the utmost docility--“Well, I daresay I am.
man
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From this reading “Am I?” and Sir Frederick smiled blandly,--he was as much in love with his pretty frivolous wife as it is becoming for a man to be, and all her remarks were received by him with the utmost docility--“Well, I daresay I am.
man's
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From this reading Yachting doesn’t improve the transparent delicacy of a man’s complexion.
much
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From this reading “Am I?” and Sir Frederick smiled blandly,--he was as much in love with his pretty frivolous wife as it is becoming for a man to be, and all her remarks were received by him with the utmost docility--“Well, I daresay I am.
ocean
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From this reading The carriage went slowly,--the view widened with every upward yard of the way,--and they were all silent, gazing at the glittering expanse of blue ocean below them.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The carriage went slowly,--the view widened with every upward yard of the way,--and they were all silent, gazing at the glittering expanse of blue ocean below them.
pretty
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From this reading “Am I?” and Sir Frederick smiled blandly,--he was as much in love with his pretty frivolous wife as it is becoming for a man to be, and all her remarks were received by him with the utmost docility--“Well, I daresay I am.
received
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From this reading “Am I?” and Sir Frederick smiled blandly,--he was as much in love with his pretty frivolous wife as it is becoming for a man to be, and all her remarks were received by him with the utmost docility--“Well, I daresay I am.
remarks
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From this reading “Am I?” and Sir Frederick smiled blandly,--he was as much in love with his pretty frivolous wife as it is becoming for a man to be, and all her remarks were received by him with the utmost docility--“Well, I daresay I am.
round
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From this reading “How very warm it is!” said Lady Vaughan at last breaking the dumb spell, and twirling her sunshade round and round to disperse a cloud of gnats and small flies--“Fred, you look absolutely broiled!
said
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From this reading “How very warm it is!” said Lady Vaughan at last breaking the dumb spell, and twirling her sunshade round and round to disperse a cloud of gnats and small flies--“Fred, you look absolutely broiled!
silent
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From this reading The carriage went slowly,--the view widened with every upward yard of the way,--and they were all silent, gazing at the glittering expanse of blue ocean below them.
Sir
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From this reading “Am I?” and Sir Frederick smiled blandly,--he was as much in love with his pretty frivolous wife as it is becoming for a man to be, and all her remarks were received by him with the utmost docility--“Well, I daresay I am.
slowly
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From this reading The carriage went slowly,--the view widened with every upward yard of the way,--and they were all silent, gazing at the glittering expanse of blue ocean below them.
small
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From this reading “How very warm it is!” said Lady Vaughan at last breaking the dumb spell, and twirling her sunshade round and round to disperse a cloud of gnats and small flies--“Fred, you look absolutely broiled!
smiled
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From this reading “Am I?” and Sir Frederick smiled blandly,--he was as much in love with his pretty frivolous wife as it is becoming for a man to be, and all her remarks were received by him with the utmost docility--“Well, I daresay I am.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading You are so dreadfully sunburnt!”
spell
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From this reading “How very warm it is!” said Lady Vaughan at last breaking the dumb spell, and twirling her sunshade round and round to disperse a cloud of gnats and small flies--“Fred, you look absolutely broiled!
sunburnt
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From this reading You are so dreadfully sunburnt!”
sunshade
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From this reading “How very warm it is!” said Lady Vaughan at last breaking the dumb spell, and twirling her sunshade round and round to disperse a cloud of gnats and small flies--“Fred, you look absolutely broiled!
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The carriage went slowly,--the view widened with every upward yard of the way,--and they were all silent, gazing at the glittering expanse of blue ocean below them.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The carriage went slowly,--the view widened with every upward yard of the way,--and they were all silent, gazing at the glittering expanse of blue ocean below them.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The carriage went slowly,--the view widened with every upward yard of the way,--and they were all silent, gazing at the glittering expanse of blue ocean below them.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “How very warm it is!” said Lady Vaughan at last breaking the dumb spell, and twirling her sunshade round and round to disperse a cloud of gnats and small flies--“Fred, you look absolutely broiled!
transparent
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From this reading Yachting doesn’t improve the transparent delicacy of a man’s complexion.
twirling
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From this reading “How very warm it is!” said Lady Vaughan at last breaking the dumb spell, and twirling her sunshade round and round to disperse a cloud of gnats and small flies--“Fred, you look absolutely broiled!
upward
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From this reading The carriage went slowly,--the view widened with every upward yard of the way,--and they were all silent, gazing at the glittering expanse of blue ocean below them.
utmost
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From this reading “Am I?” and Sir Frederick smiled blandly,--he was as much in love with his pretty frivolous wife as it is becoming for a man to be, and all her remarks were received by him with the utmost docility--“Well, I daresay I am.
Vaughan
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From this reading “How very warm it is!” said Lady Vaughan at last breaking the dumb spell, and twirling her sunshade round and round to disperse a cloud of gnats and small flies--“Fred, you look absolutely broiled!
very
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From this reading “How very warm it is!” said Lady Vaughan at last breaking the dumb spell, and twirling her sunshade round and round to disperse a cloud of gnats and small flies--“Fred, you look absolutely broiled!
view
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From this reading The carriage went slowly,--the view widened with every upward yard of the way,--and they were all silent, gazing at the glittering expanse of blue ocean below them.
warm
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From this reading “How very warm it is!” said Lady Vaughan at last breaking the dumb spell, and twirling her sunshade round and round to disperse a cloud of gnats and small flies--“Fred, you look absolutely broiled!
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Am I?” and Sir Frederick smiled blandly,--he was as much in love with his pretty frivolous wife as it is becoming for a man to be, and all her remarks were received by him with the utmost docility--“Well, I daresay I am.
way
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From this reading The carriage went slowly,--the view widened with every upward yard of the way,--and they were all silent, gazing at the glittering expanse of blue ocean below them.
Well
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From this reading “Am I?” and Sir Frederick smiled blandly,--he was as much in love with his pretty frivolous wife as it is becoming for a man to be, and all her remarks were received by him with the utmost docility--“Well, I daresay I am.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The carriage went slowly,--the view widened with every upward yard of the way,--and they were all silent, gazing at the glittering expanse of blue ocean below them.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The carriage went slowly,--the view widened with every upward yard of the way,--and they were all silent, gazing at the glittering expanse of blue ocean below them.
widened
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From this reading The carriage went slowly,--the view widened with every upward yard of the way,--and they were all silent, gazing at the glittering expanse of blue ocean below them.
wife
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From this reading “Am I?” and Sir Frederick smiled blandly,--he was as much in love with his pretty frivolous wife as it is becoming for a man to be, and all her remarks were received by him with the utmost docility--“Well, I daresay I am.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The carriage went slowly,--the view widened with every upward yard of the way,--and they were all silent, gazing at the glittering expanse of blue ocean below them.
Yachting
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From this reading Yachting doesn’t improve the transparent delicacy of a man’s complexion.
yard
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From this reading The carriage went slowly,--the view widened with every upward yard of the way,--and they were all silent, gazing at the glittering expanse of blue ocean below them.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “How very warm it is!” said Lady Vaughan at last breaking the dumb spell, and twirling her sunshade round and round to disperse a cloud of gnats and small flies--“Fred, you look absolutely broiled!
