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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 The woman, who finally threw the bear, whether by slight, or by main strength, or by a previous understanding with him, was a slender creature, pathetically small and not altogether plain; and March as they walked away lapsed into a pensive muse upon her strange employ.
air
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From this reading "Well, women have a great deal more strength than we suppose," Kenby began with a philosophical air that gave March the hope of some rational conversation.
altogether
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From this reading The woman, who finally threw the bear, whether by slight, or by main strength, or by a previous understanding with him, was a slender creature, pathetically small and not altogether plain; and March as they walked away lapsed into a pensive muse upon her strange employ.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "When we went through the Dresden gallery together, Rose and I were perfectly used up at the end of an hour, but his mother kept on as long as there was anything to see, and came away as fresh as a peach."
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The woman, who finally threw the bear, whether by slight, or by main strength, or by a previous understanding with him, was a slender creature, pathetically small and not altogether plain; and March as they walked away lapsed into a pensive muse upon her strange employ.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading "When we went through the Dresden gallery together, Rose and I were perfectly used up at the end of an hour, but his mother kept on as long as there was anything to see, and came away as fresh as a peach."
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The woman, who finally threw the bear, whether by slight, or by main strength, or by a previous understanding with him, was a slender creature, pathetically small and not altogether plain; and March as they walked away lapsed into a pensive muse upon her strange employ.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "When we went through the Dresden gallery together, Rose and I were perfectly used up at the end of an hour, but his mother kept on as long as there was anything to see, and came away as fresh as a peach."
away
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From this reading The woman, who finally threw the bear, whether by slight, or by main strength, or by a previous understanding with him, was a slender creature, pathetically small and not altogether plain; and March as they walked away lapsed into a pensive muse upon her strange employ.
bear
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From this reading The woman, who finally threw the bear, whether by slight, or by main strength, or by a previous understanding with him, was a slender creature, pathetically small and not altogether plain; and March as they walked away lapsed into a pensive muse upon her strange employ.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He wondered how she came to take it up, and whether she began with the bear when they were both very young, and she could easily throw him.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading He wondered how she came to take it up, and whether she began with the bear when they were both very young, and she could easily throw him.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "When we went through the Dresden gallery together, Rose and I were perfectly used up at the end of an hour, but his mother kept on as long as there was anything to see, and came away as fresh as a peach."
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The woman, who finally threw the bear, whether by slight, or by main strength, or by a previous understanding with him, was a slender creature, pathetically small and not altogether plain; and March as they walked away lapsed into a pensive muse upon her strange employ.
came
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From this reading He wondered how she came to take it up, and whether she began with the bear when they were both very young, and she could easily throw him.
conversation
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From this reading "Well, women have a great deal more strength than we suppose," Kenby began with a philosophical air that gave March the hope of some rational conversation.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading He wondered how she came to take it up, and whether she began with the bear when they were both very young, and she could easily throw him.
creaturenounUS /ˈcreature/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The woman, who finally threw the bear, whether by slight, or by main strength, or by a previous understanding with him, was a slender creature, pathetically small and not altogether plain; and March as they walked away lapsed into a pensive muse upon her strange employ.
deal
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From this reading "Well, women have a great deal more strength than we suppose," Kenby began with a philosophical air that gave March the hope of some rational conversation.
doting
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From this reading Then his eye glazed with a far-off look, and a doting smile came into his face.
Dresden
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From this reading "When we went through the Dresden gallery together, Rose and I were perfectly used up at the end of an hour, but his mother kept on as long as there was anything to see, and came away as fresh as a peach."
easily
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From this reading He wondered how she came to take it up, and whether she began with the bear when they were both very young, and she could easily throw him.
employ
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From this reading The woman, who finally threw the bear, whether by slight, or by main strength, or by a previous understanding with him, was a slender creature, pathetically small and not altogether plain; and March as they walked away lapsed into a pensive muse upon her strange employ.
end
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From this reading "When we went through the Dresden gallery together, Rose and I were perfectly used up at the end of an hour, but his mother kept on as long as there was anything to see, and came away as fresh as a peach."
eye
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From this reading Then his eye glazed with a far-off look, and a doting smile came into his face.
face
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From this reading Then his eye glazed with a far-off look, and a doting smile came into his face.
far-off
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From this reading Then his eye glazed with a far-off look, and a doting smile came into his face.
finally
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From this reading The woman, who finally threw the bear, whether by slight, or by main strength, or by a previous understanding with him, was a slender creature, pathetically small and not altogether plain; and March as they walked away lapsed into a pensive muse upon her strange employ.
fresh
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From this reading "When we went through the Dresden gallery together, Rose and I were perfectly used up at the end of an hour, but his mother kept on as long as there was anything to see, and came away as fresh as a peach."
gallery
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From this reading "When we went through the Dresden gallery together, Rose and I were perfectly used up at the end of an hour, but his mother kept on as long as there was anything to see, and came away as fresh as a peach."
gave
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From this reading "Well, women have a great deal more strength than we suppose," Kenby began with a philosophical air that gave March the hope of some rational conversation.
glazed
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From this reading Then his eye glazed with a far-off look, and a doting smile came into his face.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Well, women have a great deal more strength than we suppose," Kenby began with a philosophical air that gave March the hope of some rational conversation.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Well, women have a great deal more strength than we suppose," Kenby began with a philosophical air that gave March the hope of some rational conversation.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He wondered how she came to take it up, and whether she began with the bear when they were both very young, and she could easily throw him.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The woman, who finally threw the bear, whether by slight, or by main strength, or by a previous understanding with him, was a slender creature, pathetically small and not altogether plain; and March as they walked away lapsed into a pensive muse upon her strange employ.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The woman, who finally threw the bear, whether by slight, or by main strength, or by a previous understanding with him, was a slender creature, pathetically small and not altogether plain; and March as they walked away lapsed into a pensive muse upon her strange employ.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Then his eye glazed with a far-off look, and a doting smile came into his face.
hope
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From this reading "Well, women have a great deal more strength than we suppose," Kenby began with a philosophical air that gave March the hope of some rational conversation.
hour
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From this reading "When we went through the Dresden gallery together, Rose and I were perfectly used up at the end of an hour, but his mother kept on as long as there was anything to see, and came away as fresh as a peach."
how
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From this reading He wondered how she came to take it up, and whether she began with the bear when they were both very young, and she could easily throw him.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "When we went through the Dresden gallery together, Rose and I were perfectly used up at the end of an hour, but his mother kept on as long as there was anything to see, and came away as fresh as a peach."
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The woman, who finally threw the bear, whether by slight, or by main strength, or by a previous understanding with him, was a slender creature, pathetically small and not altogether plain; and March as they walked away lapsed into a pensive muse upon her strange employ.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He wondered how she came to take it up, and whether she began with the bear when they were both very young, and she could easily throw him.
Kenby
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From this reading "Well, women have a great deal more strength than we suppose," Kenby began with a philosophical air that gave March the hope of some rational conversation.
kept
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From this reading "When we went through the Dresden gallery together, Rose and I were perfectly used up at the end of an hour, but his mother kept on as long as there was anything to see, and came away as fresh as a peach."
lapsed
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From this reading The woman, who finally threw the bear, whether by slight, or by main strength, or by a previous understanding with him, was a slender creature, pathetically small and not altogether plain; and March as they walked away lapsed into a pensive muse upon her strange employ.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "When we went through the Dresden gallery together, Rose and I were perfectly used up at the end of an hour, but his mother kept on as long as there was anything to see, and came away as fresh as a peach."
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then his eye glazed with a far-off look, and a doting smile came into his face.
main
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From this reading The woman, who finally threw the bear, whether by slight, or by main strength, or by a previous understanding with him, was a slender creature, pathetically small and not altogether plain; and March as they walked away lapsed into a pensive muse upon her strange employ.
March
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From this reading The woman, who finally threw the bear, whether by slight, or by main strength, or by a previous understanding with him, was a slender creature, pathetically small and not altogether plain; and March as they walked away lapsed into a pensive muse upon her strange employ.
more
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From this reading "Well, women have a great deal more strength than we suppose," Kenby began with a philosophical air that gave March the hope of some rational conversation.
mother
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From this reading "When we went through the Dresden gallery together, Rose and I were perfectly used up at the end of an hour, but his mother kept on as long as there was anything to see, and came away as fresh as a peach."
muse
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From this reading The woman, who finally threw the bear, whether by slight, or by main strength, or by a previous understanding with him, was a slender creature, pathetically small and not altogether plain; and March as they walked away lapsed into a pensive muse upon her strange employ.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The woman, who finally threw the bear, whether by slight, or by main strength, or by a previous understanding with him, was a slender creature, pathetically small and not altogether plain; and March as they walked away lapsed into a pensive muse upon her strange employ.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Well, women have a great deal more strength than we suppose," Kenby began with a philosophical air that gave March the hope of some rational conversation.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "When we went through the Dresden gallery together, Rose and I were perfectly used up at the end of an hour, but his mother kept on as long as there was anything to see, and came away as fresh as a peach."
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The woman, who finally threw the bear, whether by slight, or by main strength, or by a previous understanding with him, was a slender creature, pathetically small and not altogether plain; and March as they walked away lapsed into a pensive muse upon her strange employ.
pathetically
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From this reading The woman, who finally threw the bear, whether by slight, or by main strength, or by a previous understanding with him, was a slender creature, pathetically small and not altogether plain; and March as they walked away lapsed into a pensive muse upon her strange employ.
peachverbUS /piːtʃ/
inform against or betray someone
From this reading "When we went through the Dresden gallery together, Rose and I were perfectly used up at the end of an hour, but his mother kept on as long as there was anything to see, and came away as fresh as a peach."
pensive
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From this reading The woman, who finally threw the bear, whether by slight, or by main strength, or by a previous understanding with him, was a slender creature, pathetically small and not altogether plain; and March as they walked away lapsed into a pensive muse upon her strange employ.
perfectly
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From this reading "When we went through the Dresden gallery together, Rose and I were perfectly used up at the end of an hour, but his mother kept on as long as there was anything to see, and came away as fresh as a peach."
philosophical
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From this reading "Well, women have a great deal more strength than we suppose," Kenby began with a philosophical air that gave March the hope of some rational conversation.
plain
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From this reading The woman, who finally threw the bear, whether by slight, or by main strength, or by a previous understanding with him, was a slender creature, pathetically small and not altogether plain; and March as they walked away lapsed into a pensive muse upon her strange employ.
previous
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From this reading The woman, who finally threw the bear, whether by slight, or by main strength, or by a previous understanding with him, was a slender creature, pathetically small and not altogether plain; and March as they walked away lapsed into a pensive muse upon her strange employ.
rationaladjectiveUS /ˈræʃ.ən.əl/
Based on or in accordance with reason or logic rather than turbulent emotions.
From this reading "Well, women have a great deal more strength than we suppose," Kenby began with a philosophical air that gave March the hope of some rational conversation.
Rose
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From this reading "When we went through the Dresden gallery together, Rose and I were perfectly used up at the end of an hour, but his mother kept on as long as there was anything to see, and came away as fresh as a peach."
see
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From this reading "When we went through the Dresden gallery together, Rose and I were perfectly used up at the end of an hour, but his mother kept on as long as there was anything to see, and came away as fresh as a peach."
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He wondered how she came to take it up, and whether she began with the bear when they were both very young, and she could easily throw him.
slender
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From this reading The woman, who finally threw the bear, whether by slight, or by main strength, or by a previous understanding with him, was a slender creature, pathetically small and not altogether plain; and March as they walked away lapsed into a pensive muse upon her strange employ.
slight
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From this reading The woman, who finally threw the bear, whether by slight, or by main strength, or by a previous understanding with him, was a slender creature, pathetically small and not altogether plain; and March as they walked away lapsed into a pensive muse upon her strange employ.
small
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From this reading The woman, who finally threw the bear, whether by slight, or by main strength, or by a previous understanding with him, was a slender creature, pathetically small and not altogether plain; and March as they walked away lapsed into a pensive muse upon her strange employ.
smile
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From this reading Then his eye glazed with a far-off look, and a doting smile came into his face.
some
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From this reading "Well, women have a great deal more strength than we suppose," Kenby began with a philosophical air that gave March the hope of some rational conversation.
strange
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From this reading The woman, who finally threw the bear, whether by slight, or by main strength, or by a previous understanding with him, was a slender creature, pathetically small and not altogether plain; and March as they walked away lapsed into a pensive muse upon her strange employ.
strengthnounUS /ˈstrength/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The woman, who finally threw the bear, whether by slight, or by main strength, or by a previous understanding with him, was a slender creature, pathetically small and not altogether plain; and March as they walked away lapsed into a pensive muse upon her strange employ.
supposenounUS /ˈsuppose/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "Well, women have a great deal more strength than we suppose," Kenby began with a philosophical air that gave March the hope of some rational conversation.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He wondered how she came to take it up, and whether she began with the bear when they were both very young, and she could easily throw him.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading "Well, women have a great deal more strength than we suppose," Kenby began with a philosophical air that gave March the hope of some rational conversation.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Well, women have a great deal more strength than we suppose," Kenby began with a philosophical air that gave March the hope of some rational conversation.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The woman, who finally threw the bear, whether by slight, or by main strength, or by a previous understanding with him, was a slender creature, pathetically small and not altogether plain; and March as they walked away lapsed into a pensive muse upon her strange employ.
Then
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From this reading Then his eye glazed with a far-off look, and a doting smile came into his face.
there
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From this reading "When we went through the Dresden gallery together, Rose and I were perfectly used up at the end of an hour, but his mother kept on as long as there was anything to see, and came away as fresh as a peach."
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The woman, who finally threw the bear, whether by slight, or by main strength, or by a previous understanding with him, was a slender creature, pathetically small and not altogether plain; and March as they walked away lapsed into a pensive muse upon her strange employ.
threw
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From this reading The woman, who finally threw the bear, whether by slight, or by main strength, or by a previous understanding with him, was a slender creature, pathetically small and not altogether plain; and March as they walked away lapsed into a pensive muse upon her strange employ.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "When we went through the Dresden gallery together, Rose and I were perfectly used up at the end of an hour, but his mother kept on as long as there was anything to see, and came away as fresh as a peach."
throw
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From this reading He wondered how she came to take it up, and whether she began with the bear when they were both very young, and she could easily throw him.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He wondered how she came to take it up, and whether she began with the bear when they were both very young, and she could easily throw him.
together
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From this reading "When we went through the Dresden gallery together, Rose and I were perfectly used up at the end of an hour, but his mother kept on as long as there was anything to see, and came away as fresh as a peach."
understanding
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From this reading The woman, who finally threw the bear, whether by slight, or by main strength, or by a previous understanding with him, was a slender creature, pathetically small and not altogether plain; and March as they walked away lapsed into a pensive muse upon her strange employ.
up
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From this reading He wondered how she came to take it up, and whether she began with the bear when they were both very young, and she could easily throw him.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The woman, who finally threw the bear, whether by slight, or by main strength, or by a previous understanding with him, was a slender creature, pathetically small and not altogether plain; and March as they walked away lapsed into a pensive muse upon her strange employ.
used
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From this reading "When we went through the Dresden gallery together, Rose and I were perfectly used up at the end of an hour, but his mother kept on as long as there was anything to see, and came away as fresh as a peach."
very
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From this reading He wondered how she came to take it up, and whether she began with the bear when they were both very young, and she could easily throw him.
walked
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From this reading The woman, who finally threw the bear, whether by slight, or by main strength, or by a previous understanding with him, was a slender creature, pathetically small and not altogether plain; and March as they walked away lapsed into a pensive muse upon her strange employ.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The woman, who finally threw the bear, whether by slight, or by main strength, or by a previous understanding with him, was a slender creature, pathetically small and not altogether plain; and March as they walked away lapsed into a pensive muse upon her strange employ.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "Well, women have a great deal more strength than we suppose," Kenby began with a philosophical air that gave March the hope of some rational conversation.
Well
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From this reading "Well, women have a great deal more strength than we suppose," Kenby began with a philosophical air that gave March the hope of some rational conversation.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "When we went through the Dresden gallery together, Rose and I were perfectly used up at the end of an hour, but his mother kept on as long as there was anything to see, and came away as fresh as a peach."
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading He wondered how she came to take it up, and whether she began with the bear when they were both very young, and she could easily throw him.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading He wondered how she came to take it up, and whether she began with the bear when they were both very young, and she could easily throw him.
whetherconjunctionUS /ˈweðər/
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading The woman, who finally threw the bear, whether by slight, or by main strength, or by a previous understanding with him, was a slender creature, pathetically small and not altogether plain; and March as they walked away lapsed into a pensive muse upon her strange employ.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading The woman, who finally threw the bear, whether by slight, or by main strength, or by a previous understanding with him, was a slender creature, pathetically small and not altogether plain; and March as they walked away lapsed into a pensive muse upon her strange employ.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The woman, who finally threw the bear, whether by slight, or by main strength, or by a previous understanding with him, was a slender creature, pathetically small and not altogether plain; and March as they walked away lapsed into a pensive muse upon her strange employ.
woman
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From this reading The woman, who finally threw the bear, whether by slight, or by main strength, or by a previous understanding with him, was a slender creature, pathetically small and not altogether plain; and March as they walked away lapsed into a pensive muse upon her strange employ.
women
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From this reading "Well, women have a great deal more strength than we suppose," Kenby began with a philosophical air that gave March the hope of some rational conversation.
wonderednounUS /wondered/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He wondered how she came to take it up, and whether she began with the bear when they were both very young, and she could easily throw him.
young
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From this reading He wondered how she came to take it up, and whether she began with the bear when they were both very young, and she could easily throw him.
