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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 understand Lucy’s rapture over any stranger; but you, too, mother--” “I too--well, there is no particular witchcraft about it; a nice young woman has as much chance with me as with any one, Ralph--” “Oh, if it’s only a nice young woman--” “It’s a great deal more,” said Lucy.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “And who is this young widow of yours whom I hear so much about?
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “And who is this young widow of yours whom I hear so much about?
any
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From this reading I understand Lucy’s rapture over any stranger; but you, too, mother--” “I too--well, there is no particular witchcraft about it; a nice young woman has as much chance with me as with any one, Ralph--” “Oh, if it’s only a nice young woman--” “It’s a great deal more,” said Lucy.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I understand Lucy’s rapture over any stranger; but you, too, mother--” “I too--well, there is no particular witchcraft about it; a nice young woman has as much chance with me as with any one, Ralph--” “Oh, if it’s only a nice young woman--” “It’s a great deal more,” said Lucy.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “Why, Miss Jones at the school is a nice young woman--don’t you be taken in by mother’s old-fashioned stilts.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “Why, Miss Jones at the school is a nice young woman--don’t you be taken in by mother’s old-fashioned stilts.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I understand Lucy’s rapture over any stranger; but you, too, mother--” “I too--well, there is no particular witchcraft about it; a nice young woman has as much chance with me as with any one, Ralph--” “Oh, if it’s only a nice young woman--” “It’s a great deal more,” said Lucy.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading “Why, Miss Jones at the school is a nice young woman--don’t you be taken in by mother’s old-fashioned stilts.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading She is a darling--she is as nice as nice can be.
chance
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From this reading I understand Lucy’s rapture over any stranger; but you, too, mother--” “I too--well, there is no particular witchcraft about it; a nice young woman has as much chance with me as with any one, Ralph--” “Oh, if it’s only a nice young woman--” “It’s a great deal more,” said Lucy.
clever
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From this reading She’s pretty, and she’s good, and she’s clever.
darling
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From this reading She is a darling--she is as nice as nice can be.
deal
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From this reading I understand Lucy’s rapture over any stranger; but you, too, mother--” “I too--well, there is no particular witchcraft about it; a nice young woman has as much chance with me as with any one, Ralph--” “Oh, if it’s only a nice young woman--” “It’s a great deal more,” said Lucy.
don't
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From this reading “Why, Miss Jones at the school is a nice young woman--don’t you be taken in by mother’s old-fashioned stilts.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She’s pretty, and she’s good, and she’s clever.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I understand Lucy’s rapture over any stranger; but you, too, mother--” “I too--well, there is no particular witchcraft about it; a nice young woman has as much chance with me as with any one, Ralph--” “Oh, if it’s only a nice young woman--” “It’s a great deal more,” said Lucy.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I understand Lucy’s rapture over any stranger; but you, too, mother--” “I too--well, there is no particular witchcraft about it; a nice young woman has as much chance with me as with any one, Ralph--” “Oh, if it’s only a nice young woman--” “It’s a great deal more,” said Lucy.
hearnounUS /hear/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “And who is this young widow of yours whom I hear so much about?
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “And who is this young widow of yours whom I hear so much about?
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading I understand Lucy’s rapture over any stranger; but you, too, mother--” “I too--well, there is no particular witchcraft about it; a nice young woman has as much chance with me as with any one, Ralph--” “Oh, if it’s only a nice young woman--” “It’s a great deal more,” said Lucy.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Why, Miss Jones at the school is a nice young woman--don’t you be taken in by mother’s old-fashioned stilts.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “And who is this young widow of yours whom I hear so much about?
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I understand Lucy’s rapture over any stranger; but you, too, mother--” “I too--well, there is no particular witchcraft about it; a nice young woman has as much chance with me as with any one, Ralph--” “Oh, if it’s only a nice young woman--” “It’s a great deal more,” said Lucy.
it's
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From this reading I understand Lucy’s rapture over any stranger; but you, too, mother--” “I too--well, there is no particular witchcraft about it; a nice young woman has as much chance with me as with any one, Ralph--” “Oh, if it’s only a nice young woman--” “It’s a great deal more,” said Lucy.
Jones
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From this reading “Why, Miss Jones at the school is a nice young woman--don’t you be taken in by mother’s old-fashioned stilts.
Lucy
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From this reading I understand Lucy’s rapture over any stranger; but you, too, mother--” “I too--well, there is no particular witchcraft about it; a nice young woman has as much chance with me as with any one, Ralph--” “Oh, if it’s only a nice young woman--” “It’s a great deal more,” said Lucy.
Lucy's
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From this reading I understand Lucy’s rapture over any stranger; but you, too, mother--” “I too--well, there is no particular witchcraft about it; a nice young woman has as much chance with me as with any one, Ralph--” “Oh, if it’s only a nice young woman--” “It’s a great deal more,” said Lucy.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I understand Lucy’s rapture over any stranger; but you, too, mother--” “I too--well, there is no particular witchcraft about it; a nice young woman has as much chance with me as with any one, Ralph--” “Oh, if it’s only a nice young woman--” “It’s a great deal more,” said Lucy.
Miss
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From this reading “Why, Miss Jones at the school is a nice young woman--don’t you be taken in by mother’s old-fashioned stilts.
more
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From this reading I understand Lucy’s rapture over any stranger; but you, too, mother--” “I too--well, there is no particular witchcraft about it; a nice young woman has as much chance with me as with any one, Ralph--” “Oh, if it’s only a nice young woman--” “It’s a great deal more,” said Lucy.
mother
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From this reading I understand Lucy’s rapture over any stranger; but you, too, mother--” “I too--well, there is no particular witchcraft about it; a nice young woman has as much chance with me as with any one, Ralph--” “Oh, if it’s only a nice young woman--” “It’s a great deal more,” said Lucy.
mother's
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From this reading “Why, Miss Jones at the school is a nice young woman--don’t you be taken in by mother’s old-fashioned stilts.
much
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From this reading “And who is this young widow of yours whom I hear so much about?
nice
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From this reading I understand Lucy’s rapture over any stranger; but you, too, mother--” “I too--well, there is no particular witchcraft about it; a nice young woman has as much chance with me as with any one, Ralph--” “Oh, if it’s only a nice young woman--” “It’s a great deal more,” said Lucy.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading I understand Lucy’s rapture over any stranger; but you, too, mother--” “I too--well, there is no particular witchcraft about it; a nice young woman has as much chance with me as with any one, Ralph--” “Oh, if it’s only a nice young woman--” “It’s a great deal more,” said Lucy.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “And who is this young widow of yours whom I hear so much about?
Oh
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From this reading I understand Lucy’s rapture over any stranger; but you, too, mother--” “I too--well, there is no particular witchcraft about it; a nice young woman has as much chance with me as with any one, Ralph--” “Oh, if it’s only a nice young woman--” “It’s a great deal more,” said Lucy.
old-fashioned
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From this reading “Why, Miss Jones at the school is a nice young woman--don’t you be taken in by mother’s old-fashioned stilts.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading I understand Lucy’s rapture over any stranger; but you, too, mother--” “I too--well, there is no particular witchcraft about it; a nice young woman has as much chance with me as with any one, Ralph--” “Oh, if it’s only a nice young woman--” “It’s a great deal more,” said Lucy.
only
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From this reading I understand Lucy’s rapture over any stranger; but you, too, mother--” “I too--well, there is no particular witchcraft about it; a nice young woman has as much chance with me as with any one, Ralph--” “Oh, if it’s only a nice young woman--” “It’s a great deal more,” said Lucy.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading I understand Lucy’s rapture over any stranger; but you, too, mother--” “I too--well, there is no particular witchcraft about it; a nice young woman has as much chance with me as with any one, Ralph--” “Oh, if it’s only a nice young woman--” “It’s a great deal more,” said Lucy.
particular
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From this reading I understand Lucy’s rapture over any stranger; but you, too, mother--” “I too--well, there is no particular witchcraft about it; a nice young woman has as much chance with me as with any one, Ralph--” “Oh, if it’s only a nice young woman--” “It’s a great deal more,” said Lucy.
pretty
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From this reading She’s pretty, and she’s good, and she’s clever.
Ralph
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From this reading I understand Lucy’s rapture over any stranger; but you, too, mother--” “I too--well, there is no particular witchcraft about it; a nice young woman has as much chance with me as with any one, Ralph--” “Oh, if it’s only a nice young woman--” “It’s a great deal more,” said Lucy.
rapture
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From this reading I understand Lucy’s rapture over any stranger; but you, too, mother--” “I too--well, there is no particular witchcraft about it; a nice young woman has as much chance with me as with any one, Ralph--” “Oh, if it’s only a nice young woman--” “It’s a great deal more,” said Lucy.
said
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From this reading I understand Lucy’s rapture over any stranger; but you, too, mother--” “I too--well, there is no particular witchcraft about it; a nice young woman has as much chance with me as with any one, Ralph--” “Oh, if it’s only a nice young woman--” “It’s a great deal more,” said Lucy.
school
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From this reading “Why, Miss Jones at the school is a nice young woman--don’t you be taken in by mother’s old-fashioned stilts.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She is a darling--she is as nice as nice can be.
She's
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From this reading She’s pretty, and she’s good, and she’s clever.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “And who is this young widow of yours whom I hear so much about?
stilts
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From this reading “Why, Miss Jones at the school is a nice young woman--don’t you be taken in by mother’s old-fashioned stilts.
stranger
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From this reading I understand Lucy’s rapture over any stranger; but you, too, mother--” “I too--well, there is no particular witchcraft about it; a nice young woman has as much chance with me as with any one, Ralph--” “Oh, if it’s only a nice young woman--” “It’s a great deal more,” said Lucy.
taken
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From this reading “Why, Miss Jones at the school is a nice young woman--don’t you be taken in by mother’s old-fashioned stilts.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Why, Miss Jones at the school is a nice young woman--don’t you be taken in by mother’s old-fashioned stilts.
there
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From this reading I understand Lucy’s rapture over any stranger; but you, too, mother--” “I too--well, there is no particular witchcraft about it; a nice young woman has as much chance with me as with any one, Ralph--” “Oh, if it’s only a nice young woman--” “It’s a great deal more,” said Lucy.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “And who is this young widow of yours whom I hear so much about?
too
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From this reading I understand Lucy’s rapture over any stranger; but you, too, mother--” “I too--well, there is no particular witchcraft about it; a nice young woman has as much chance with me as with any one, Ralph--” “Oh, if it’s only a nice young woman--” “It’s a great deal more,” said Lucy.
understandnounUS /understand/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I understand Lucy’s rapture over any stranger; but you, too, mother--” “I too--well, there is no particular witchcraft about it; a nice young woman has as much chance with me as with any one, Ralph--” “Oh, if it’s only a nice young woman--” “It’s a great deal more,” said Lucy.
well
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From this reading I understand Lucy’s rapture over any stranger; but you, too, mother--” “I too--well, there is no particular witchcraft about it; a nice young woman has as much chance with me as with any one, Ralph--” “Oh, if it’s only a nice young woman--” “It’s a great deal more,” said Lucy.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading “And who is this young widow of yours whom I hear so much about?
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “And who is this young widow of yours whom I hear so much about?
Why
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From this reading “Why, Miss Jones at the school is a nice young woman--don’t you be taken in by mother’s old-fashioned stilts.
widow
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From this reading “And who is this young widow of yours whom I hear so much about?
witchcraft
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From this reading I understand Lucy’s rapture over any stranger; but you, too, mother--” “I too--well, there is no particular witchcraft about it; a nice young woman has as much chance with me as with any one, Ralph--” “Oh, if it’s only a nice young woman--” “It’s a great deal more,” said Lucy.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading I understand Lucy’s rapture over any stranger; but you, too, mother--” “I too--well, there is no particular witchcraft about it; a nice young woman has as much chance with me as with any one, Ralph--” “Oh, if it’s only a nice young woman--” “It’s a great deal more,” said Lucy.
woman
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From this reading I understand Lucy’s rapture over any stranger; but you, too, mother--” “I too--well, there is no particular witchcraft about it; a nice young woman has as much chance with me as with any one, Ralph--” “Oh, if it’s only a nice young woman--” “It’s a great deal more,” said Lucy.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I understand Lucy’s rapture over any stranger; but you, too, mother--” “I too--well, there is no particular witchcraft about it; a nice young woman has as much chance with me as with any one, Ralph--” “Oh, if it’s only a nice young woman--” “It’s a great deal more,” said Lucy.
young
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From this reading “And who is this young widow of yours whom I hear so much about?
yourspronounUS /jʊrz/
the one or ones belonging to the person spoken to
From this reading “And who is this young widow of yours whom I hear so much about?
