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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 I found a good deal of difference in Leslie since his marriage.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading He moved unobtrusively about the room while Lettie was chattering, and in his demeanour there was a new reserve, a gentleness and grace.
always
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From this reading He no longer pronounced emphatically and ultimately on every subject, nor did he seek to dominate, as he had always done, the company in which he found himself.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He no longer pronounced emphatically and ultimately on every subject, nor did he seek to dominate, as he had always done, the company in which he found himself.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He no longer pronounced emphatically and ultimately on every subject, nor did he seek to dominate, as he had always done, the company in which he found himself.
assertive
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From this reading He had lost his assertive self-confidence.
attentive
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From this reading I was surprised to see him so courteous and attentive to George.
chattering
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From this reading He moved unobtrusively about the room while Lettie was chattering, and in his demeanour there was a new reserve, a gentleness and grace.
company
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From this reading He no longer pronounced emphatically and ultimately on every subject, nor did he seek to dominate, as he had always done, the company in which he found himself.
courteous
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From this reading I was surprised to see him so courteous and attentive to George.
deal
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From this reading I found a good deal of difference in Leslie since his marriage.
demeanour
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From this reading He moved unobtrusively about the room while Lettie was chattering, and in his demeanour there was a new reserve, a gentleness and grace.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading He no longer pronounced emphatically and ultimately on every subject, nor did he seek to dominate, as he had always done, the company in which he found himself.
difference
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From this reading I found a good deal of difference in Leslie since his marriage.
dominate
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From this reading He no longer pronounced emphatically and ultimately on every subject, nor did he seek to dominate, as he had always done, the company in which he found himself.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He no longer pronounced emphatically and ultimately on every subject, nor did he seek to dominate, as he had always done, the company in which he found himself.
emphatically
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From this reading He no longer pronounced emphatically and ultimately on every subject, nor did he seek to dominate, as he had always done, the company in which he found himself.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading He no longer pronounced emphatically and ultimately on every subject, nor did he seek to dominate, as he had always done, the company in which he found himself.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I found a good deal of difference in Leslie since his marriage.
gentleness
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From this reading He moved unobtrusively about the room while Lettie was chattering, and in his demeanour there was a new reserve, a gentleness and grace.
George
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From this reading I was surprised to see him so courteous and attentive to George.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I found a good deal of difference in Leslie since his marriage.
grace
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From this reading He moved unobtrusively about the room while Lettie was chattering, and in his demeanour there was a new reserve, a gentleness and grace.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had lost his assertive self-confidence.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had lost his assertive self-confidence.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I was surprised to see him so courteous and attentive to George.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He no longer pronounced emphatically and ultimately on every subject, nor did he seek to dominate, as he had always done, the company in which he found himself.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading I found a good deal of difference in Leslie since his marriage.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I found a good deal of difference in Leslie since his marriage.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I found a good deal of difference in Leslie since his marriage.
Leslie
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From this reading I found a good deal of difference in Leslie since his marriage.
Lettie
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From this reading He moved unobtrusively about the room while Lettie was chattering, and in his demeanour there was a new reserve, a gentleness and grace.
longer
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From this reading He no longer pronounced emphatically and ultimately on every subject, nor did he seek to dominate, as he had always done, the company in which he found himself.
lost
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From this reading He had lost his assertive self-confidence.
marriage
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From this reading I found a good deal of difference in Leslie since his marriage.
moved
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From this reading He moved unobtrusively about the room while Lettie was chattering, and in his demeanour there was a new reserve, a gentleness and grace.
new
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From this reading He moved unobtrusively about the room while Lettie was chattering, and in his demeanour there was a new reserve, a gentleness and grace.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading He no longer pronounced emphatically and ultimately on every subject, nor did he seek to dominate, as he had always done, the company in which he found himself.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading He no longer pronounced emphatically and ultimately on every subject, nor did he seek to dominate, as he had always done, the company in which he found himself.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I found a good deal of difference in Leslie since his marriage.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He no longer pronounced emphatically and ultimately on every subject, nor did he seek to dominate, as he had always done, the company in which he found himself.
pronounced
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From this reading He no longer pronounced emphatically and ultimately on every subject, nor did he seek to dominate, as he had always done, the company in which he found himself.
reserve
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From this reading He moved unobtrusively about the room while Lettie was chattering, and in his demeanour there was a new reserve, a gentleness and grace.
room
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From this reading He moved unobtrusively about the room while Lettie was chattering, and in his demeanour there was a new reserve, a gentleness and grace.
see
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From this reading I was surprised to see him so courteous and attentive to George.
seek
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From this reading He no longer pronounced emphatically and ultimately on every subject, nor did he seek to dominate, as he had always done, the company in which he found himself.
self-confidence
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From this reading He had lost his assertive self-confidence.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading I found a good deal of difference in Leslie since his marriage.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading I was surprised to see him so courteous and attentive to George.
subject
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From this reading He no longer pronounced emphatically and ultimately on every subject, nor did he seek to dominate, as he had always done, the company in which he found himself.
surprisednounUS /surprised/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I was surprised to see him so courteous and attentive to George.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He no longer pronounced emphatically and ultimately on every subject, nor did he seek to dominate, as he had always done, the company in which he found himself.
there
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From this reading He moved unobtrusively about the room while Lettie was chattering, and in his demeanour there was a new reserve, a gentleness and grace.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He no longer pronounced emphatically and ultimately on every subject, nor did he seek to dominate, as he had always done, the company in which he found himself.
ultimately
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From this reading He no longer pronounced emphatically and ultimately on every subject, nor did he seek to dominate, as he had always done, the company in which he found himself.
unobtrusively
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From this reading He moved unobtrusively about the room while Lettie was chattering, and in his demeanour there was a new reserve, a gentleness and grace.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I was surprised to see him so courteous and attentive to George.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He no longer pronounced emphatically and ultimately on every subject, nor did he seek to dominate, as he had always done, the company in which he found himself.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading He moved unobtrusively about the room while Lettie was chattering, and in his demeanour there was a new reserve, a gentleness and grace.
