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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 A SOUTH AMERICAN LETTER Naturally I expected that some time that night my father would have spoken to me concerning the strange meeting at the house of the woman whom he had called Marcia.
AlreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Already I was beginning to reckon those few hours as an epoch in my life.
AMERICAN
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From this reading A SOUTH AMERICAN LETTER Naturally I expected that some time that night my father would have spoken to me concerning the strange meeting at the house of the woman whom he had called Marcia.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Already I was beginning to reckon those few hours as an epoch in my life.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I found myself thinking of her continually, and the more I thought the more I scoffed at the idea of connecting in any way with her those things at which Lady Naselton had hinted.
any
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From this reading Never had I met any one whom in so short a time had attracted me so much.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Already I was beginning to reckon those few hours as an epoch in my life.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading A SOUTH AMERICAN LETTER Naturally I expected that some time that night my father would have spoken to me concerning the strange meeting at the house of the woman whom he had called Marcia.
attracted
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From this reading Never had I met any one whom in so short a time had attracted me so much.
beginningnounUS /ˈbeginning/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Already I was beginning to reckon those few hours as an epoch in my life.
called
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concerning
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connecting
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From this reading I found myself thinking of her continually, and the more I thought the more I scoffed at the idea of connecting in any way with her those things at which Lady Naselton had hinted.
continually
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From this reading I found myself thinking of her continually, and the more I thought the more I scoffed at the idea of connecting in any way with her those things at which Lady Naselton had hinted.
epoch
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expected
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father
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From this reading A SOUTH AMERICAN LETTER Naturally I expected that some time that night my father would have spoken to me concerning the strange meeting at the house of the woman whom he had called Marcia.
feared
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From this reading In a sense I feared what he might have to say.
few
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From this reading Already I was beginning to reckon those few hours as an epoch in my life.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I found myself thinking of her continually, and the more I thought the more I scoffed at the idea of connecting in any way with her those things at which Lady Naselton had hinted.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading A SOUTH AMERICAN LETTER Naturally I expected that some time that night my father would have spoken to me concerning the strange meeting at the house of the woman whom he had called Marcia.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading A SOUTH AMERICAN LETTER Naturally I expected that some time that night my father would have spoken to me concerning the strange meeting at the house of the woman whom he had called Marcia.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A SOUTH AMERICAN LETTER Naturally I expected that some time that night my father would have spoken to me concerning the strange meeting at the house of the woman whom he had called Marcia.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading I found myself thinking of her continually, and the more I thought the more I scoffed at the idea of connecting in any way with her those things at which Lady Naselton had hinted.
hinted
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From this reading I found myself thinking of her continually, and the more I thought the more I scoffed at the idea of connecting in any way with her those things at which Lady Naselton had hinted.
hours
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From this reading Already I was beginning to reckon those few hours as an epoch in my life.
house
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From this reading A SOUTH AMERICAN LETTER Naturally I expected that some time that night my father would have spoken to me concerning the strange meeting at the house of the woman whom he had called Marcia.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading A SOUTH AMERICAN LETTER Naturally I expected that some time that night my father would have spoken to me concerning the strange meeting at the house of the woman whom he had called Marcia.
idea
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From this reading I found myself thinking of her continually, and the more I thought the more I scoffed at the idea of connecting in any way with her those things at which Lady Naselton had hinted.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In a sense I feared what he might have to say.
Lady
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LETTER
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From this reading A SOUTH AMERICAN LETTER Naturally I expected that some time that night my father would have spoken to me concerning the strange meeting at the house of the woman whom he had called Marcia.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Already I was beginning to reckon those few hours as an epoch in my life.
Marcia
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From this reading A SOUTH AMERICAN LETTER Naturally I expected that some time that night my father would have spoken to me concerning the strange meeting at the house of the woman whom he had called Marcia.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading A SOUTH AMERICAN LETTER Naturally I expected that some time that night my father would have spoken to me concerning the strange meeting at the house of the woman whom he had called Marcia.
meeting
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met
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From this reading Never had I met any one whom in so short a time had attracted me so much.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading In a sense I feared what he might have to say.
more
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From this reading I found myself thinking of her continually, and the more I thought the more I scoffed at the idea of connecting in any way with her those things at which Lady Naselton had hinted.
much
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From this reading Never had I met any one whom in so short a time had attracted me so much.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading A SOUTH AMERICAN LETTER Naturally I expected that some time that night my father would have spoken to me concerning the strange meeting at the house of the woman whom he had called Marcia.
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading I found myself thinking of her continually, and the more I thought the more I scoffed at the idea of connecting in any way with her those things at which Lady Naselton had hinted.
Naselton
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Naturally
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NevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Never had I met any one whom in so short a time had attracted me so much.
night
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ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A SOUTH AMERICAN LETTER Naturally I expected that some time that night my father would have spoken to me concerning the strange meeting at the house of the woman whom he had called Marcia.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Never had I met any one whom in so short a time had attracted me so much.
reckon
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say
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From this reading In a sense I feared what he might have to say.
scoffed
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From this reading I found myself thinking of her continually, and the more I thought the more I scoffed at the idea of connecting in any way with her those things at which Lady Naselton had hinted.
sense
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From this reading In a sense I feared what he might have to say.
shortadjectiveUS /ʃɔrt/
brief or direct in expression
From this reading Never had I met any one whom in so short a time had attracted me so much.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Never had I met any one whom in so short a time had attracted me so much.
some
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From this reading A SOUTH AMERICAN LETTER Naturally I expected that some time that night my father would have spoken to me concerning the strange meeting at the house of the woman whom he had called Marcia.
SOUTH
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spoken
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strange
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thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading A SOUTH AMERICAN LETTER Naturally I expected that some time that night my father would have spoken to me concerning the strange meeting at the house of the woman whom he had called Marcia.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A SOUTH AMERICAN LETTER Naturally I expected that some time that night my father would have spoken to me concerning the strange meeting at the house of the woman whom he had called Marcia.
things
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From this reading I found myself thinking of her continually, and the more I thought the more I scoffed at the idea of connecting in any way with her those things at which Lady Naselton had hinted.
thinkingnounUS /thinking/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I found myself thinking of her continually, and the more I thought the more I scoffed at the idea of connecting in any way with her those things at which Lady Naselton had hinted.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Already I was beginning to reckon those few hours as an epoch in my life.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I found myself thinking of her continually, and the more I thought the more I scoffed at the idea of connecting in any way with her those things at which Lady Naselton had hinted.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A SOUTH AMERICAN LETTER Naturally I expected that some time that night my father would have spoken to me concerning the strange meeting at the house of the woman whom he had called Marcia.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A SOUTH AMERICAN LETTER Naturally I expected that some time that night my father would have spoken to me concerning the strange meeting at the house of the woman whom he had called Marcia.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Already I was beginning to reckon those few hours as an epoch in my life.
way
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From this reading I found myself thinking of her continually, and the more I thought the more I scoffed at the idea of connecting in any way with her those things at which Lady Naselton had hinted.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading In a sense I feared what he might have to say.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading I found myself thinking of her continually, and the more I thought the more I scoffed at the idea of connecting in any way with her those things at which Lady Naselton had hinted.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading A SOUTH AMERICAN LETTER Naturally I expected that some time that night my father would have spoken to me concerning the strange meeting at the house of the woman whom he had called Marcia.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading I found myself thinking of her continually, and the more I thought the more I scoffed at the idea of connecting in any way with her those things at which Lady Naselton had hinted.
woman
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From this reading A SOUTH AMERICAN LETTER Naturally I expected that some time that night my father would have spoken to me concerning the strange meeting at the house of the woman whom he had called Marcia.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading A SOUTH AMERICAN LETTER Naturally I expected that some time that night my father would have spoken to me concerning the strange meeting at the house of the woman whom he had called Marcia.
