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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 He rose to go, a little later, rather amused by the skill with which he had been held off.
admired
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From this reading He admired the piquancy of spirit with which she took advantage of the altered positions.
advantage
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From this reading He admired the piquancy of spirit with which she took advantage of the altered positions.
aired
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From this reading "He seems to have aired his views to you pretty thoroughly," said Canning, dryly.
altered
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From this reading He admired the piquancy of spirit with which she took advantage of the altered positions.
amused
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From this reading He rose to go, a little later, rather amused by the skill with which he had been held off.
anew
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From this reading For him tameness was the great disillusionizer; his undefined ideal was a woman who must be won anew every day.
argumentative
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From this reading Still, he had been rubbed a little the wrong way by the new-woman catch-phrases she had picked up somewhere, by the faintly argumentative note in her conversation....
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading For him tameness was the great disillusionizer; his undefined ideal was a woman who must be won anew every day.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading He rose to go, a little later, rather amused by the skill with which he had been held off.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading He rose to go, a little later, rather amused by the skill with which he had been held off.
Canning
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From this reading "He seems to have aired his views to you pretty thoroughly," said Canning, dryly.
catch-phrases
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From this reading Still, he had been rubbed a little the wrong way by the new-woman catch-phrases she had picked up somewhere, by the faintly argumentative note in her conversation....
conversation
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From this reading Still, he had been rubbed a little the wrong way by the new-woman catch-phrases she had picked up somewhere, by the faintly argumentative note in her conversation....
day
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From this reading For him tameness was the great disillusionizer; his undefined ideal was a woman who must be won anew every day.
disillusionizer
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From this reading For him tameness was the great disillusionizer; his undefined ideal was a woman who must be won anew every day.
dryly
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From this reading "He seems to have aired his views to you pretty thoroughly," said Canning, dryly.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading For him tameness was the great disillusionizer; his undefined ideal was a woman who must be won anew every day.
faintly
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From this reading Still, he had been rubbed a little the wrong way by the new-woman catch-phrases she had picked up somewhere, by the faintly argumentative note in her conversation....
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For him tameness was the great disillusionizer; his undefined ideal was a woman who must be won anew every day.
go
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From this reading He rose to go, a little later, rather amused by the skill with which he had been held off.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For him tameness was the great disillusionizer; his undefined ideal was a woman who must be won anew every day.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He rose to go, a little later, rather amused by the skill with which he had been held off.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "He seems to have aired his views to you pretty thoroughly," said Canning, dryly.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "He seems to have aired his views to you pretty thoroughly," said Canning, dryly.
held
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From this reading He rose to go, a little later, rather amused by the skill with which he had been held off.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Still, he had been rubbed a little the wrong way by the new-woman catch-phrases she had picked up somewhere, by the faintly argumentative note in her conversation....
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading For him tameness was the great disillusionizer; his undefined ideal was a woman who must be won anew every day.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "He seems to have aired his views to you pretty thoroughly," said Canning, dryly.
ideal
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From this reading For him tameness was the great disillusionizer; his undefined ideal was a woman who must be won anew every day.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Still, he had been rubbed a little the wrong way by the new-woman catch-phrases she had picked up somewhere, by the faintly argumentative note in her conversation....
later
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From this reading He rose to go, a little later, rather amused by the skill with which he had been held off.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He rose to go, a little later, rather amused by the skill with which he had been held off.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading For him tameness was the great disillusionizer; his undefined ideal was a woman who must be won anew every day.
new-woman
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From this reading Still, he had been rubbed a little the wrong way by the new-woman catch-phrases she had picked up somewhere, by the faintly argumentative note in her conversation....
note
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From this reading Still, he had been rubbed a little the wrong way by the new-woman catch-phrases she had picked up somewhere, by the faintly argumentative note in her conversation....
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He admired the piquancy of spirit with which she took advantage of the altered positions.
off
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From this reading He rose to go, a little later, rather amused by the skill with which he had been held off.
picked
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From this reading Still, he had been rubbed a little the wrong way by the new-woman catch-phrases she had picked up somewhere, by the faintly argumentative note in her conversation....
piquancy
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From this reading He admired the piquancy of spirit with which she took advantage of the altered positions.
positions
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From this reading He admired the piquancy of spirit with which she took advantage of the altered positions.
pretty
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From this reading "He seems to have aired his views to you pretty thoroughly," said Canning, dryly.
rather
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From this reading He rose to go, a little later, rather amused by the skill with which he had been held off.
rose
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From this reading He rose to go, a little later, rather amused by the skill with which he had been held off.
rubbed
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From this reading Still, he had been rubbed a little the wrong way by the new-woman catch-phrases she had picked up somewhere, by the faintly argumentative note in her conversation....
said
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From this reading "He seems to have aired his views to you pretty thoroughly," said Canning, dryly.
seems
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From this reading "He seems to have aired his views to you pretty thoroughly," said Canning, dryly.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He admired the piquancy of spirit with which she took advantage of the altered positions.
skill
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From this reading He rose to go, a little later, rather amused by the skill with which he had been held off.
somewhere
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From this reading Still, he had been rubbed a little the wrong way by the new-woman catch-phrases she had picked up somewhere, by the faintly argumentative note in her conversation....
spirit
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From this reading He admired the piquancy of spirit with which she took advantage of the altered positions.
StillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Still, he had been rubbed a little the wrong way by the new-woman catch-phrases she had picked up somewhere, by the faintly argumentative note in her conversation....
tameness
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From this reading For him tameness was the great disillusionizer; his undefined ideal was a woman who must be won anew every day.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He rose to go, a little later, rather amused by the skill with which he had been held off.
thoroughly
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From this reading "He seems to have aired his views to you pretty thoroughly," said Canning, dryly.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "He seems to have aired his views to you pretty thoroughly," said Canning, dryly.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He admired the piquancy of spirit with which she took advantage of the altered positions.
undefined
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From this reading For him tameness was the great disillusionizer; his undefined ideal was a woman who must be won anew every day.
up
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From this reading Still, he had been rubbed a little the wrong way by the new-woman catch-phrases she had picked up somewhere, by the faintly argumentative note in her conversation....
views
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From this reading "He seems to have aired his views to you pretty thoroughly," said Canning, dryly.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading For him tameness was the great disillusionizer; his undefined ideal was a woman who must be won anew every day.
way
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From this reading Still, he had been rubbed a little the wrong way by the new-woman catch-phrases she had picked up somewhere, by the faintly argumentative note in her conversation....
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He rose to go, a little later, rather amused by the skill with which he had been held off.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading For him tameness was the great disillusionizer; his undefined ideal was a woman who must be won anew every day.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He rose to go, a little later, rather amused by the skill with which he had been held off.
woman
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From this reading For him tameness was the great disillusionizer; his undefined ideal was a woman who must be won anew every day.
won
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From this reading For him tameness was the great disillusionizer; his undefined ideal was a woman who must be won anew every day.
wrong
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From this reading Still, he had been rubbed a little the wrong way by the new-woman catch-phrases she had picked up somewhere, by the faintly argumentative note in her conversation....
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "He seems to have aired his views to you pretty thoroughly," said Canning, dryly.
