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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 De Burgh was told off to take Katherine in to dinner that day and the next, and bestowed a good deal of his attention on her during the evening.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading De Burgh's style was curiously--almost roughly--frank, yet there was an unmistakable air of distinction about him.
air
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From this reading De Burgh's style was curiously--almost roughly--frank, yet there was an unmistakable air of distinction about him.
almost
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From this reading De Burgh's style was curiously--almost roughly--frank, yet there was an unmistakable air of distinction about him.
amused
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From this reading He rather amused her, for he was a new type to her.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading De Burgh's style was curiously--almost roughly--frank, yet there was an unmistakable air of distinction about him.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading De Burgh was told off to take Katherine in to dinner that day and the next, and bestowed a good deal of his attention on her during the evening.
attention
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From this reading De Burgh was told off to take Katherine in to dinner that day and the next, and bestowed a good deal of his attention on her during the evening.
bestowed
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From this reading De Burgh was told off to take Katherine in to dinner that day and the next, and bestowed a good deal of his attention on her during the evening.
Burgh
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From this reading De Burgh was told off to take Katherine in to dinner that day and the next, and bestowed a good deal of his attention on her during the evening.
Burgh's
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From this reading De Burgh's style was curiously--almost roughly--frank, yet there was an unmistakable air of distinction about him.
chiefly
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From this reading The men she had met during her sojourn on the Continent were chiefly polished French and Italians, whose softness and respectful manner to women were perhaps exaggerated, and a sprinkling of diplomatic and dilettante Englishmen.
Continent
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From this reading The men she had met during her sojourn on the Continent were chiefly polished French and Italians, whose softness and respectful manner to women were perhaps exaggerated, and a sprinkling of diplomatic and dilettante Englishmen.
curiously
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From this reading De Burgh's style was curiously--almost roughly--frank, yet there was an unmistakable air of distinction about him.
day
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From this reading De Burgh was told off to take Katherine in to dinner that day and the next, and bestowed a good deal of his attention on her during the evening.
De
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From this reading De Burgh was told off to take Katherine in to dinner that day and the next, and bestowed a good deal of his attention on her during the evening.
deal
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From this reading De Burgh was told off to take Katherine in to dinner that day and the next, and bestowed a good deal of his attention on her during the evening.
dilettante
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From this reading The men she had met during her sojourn on the Continent were chiefly polished French and Italians, whose softness and respectful manner to women were perhaps exaggerated, and a sprinkling of diplomatic and dilettante Englishmen.
dinner
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From this reading De Burgh was told off to take Katherine in to dinner that day and the next, and bestowed a good deal of his attention on her during the evening.
diplomatic
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From this reading The men she had met during her sojourn on the Continent were chiefly polished French and Italians, whose softness and respectful manner to women were perhaps exaggerated, and a sprinkling of diplomatic and dilettante Englishmen.
distinction
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From this reading De Burgh's style was curiously--almost roughly--frank, yet there was an unmistakable air of distinction about him.
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading De Burgh was told off to take Katherine in to dinner that day and the next, and bestowed a good deal of his attention on her during the evening.
Englishmen
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From this reading The men she had met during her sojourn on the Continent were chiefly polished French and Italians, whose softness and respectful manner to women were perhaps exaggerated, and a sprinkling of diplomatic and dilettante Englishmen.
evening
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From this reading De Burgh was told off to take Katherine in to dinner that day and the next, and bestowed a good deal of his attention on her during the evening.
exaggerated
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From this reading The men she had met during her sojourn on the Continent were chiefly polished French and Italians, whose softness and respectful manner to women were perhaps exaggerated, and a sprinkling of diplomatic and dilettante Englishmen.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He rather amused her, for he was a new type to her.
frank
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From this reading De Burgh's style was curiously--almost roughly--frank, yet there was an unmistakable air of distinction about him.
French
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From this reading The men she had met during her sojourn on the Continent were chiefly polished French and Italians, whose softness and respectful manner to women were perhaps exaggerated, and a sprinkling of diplomatic and dilettante Englishmen.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading De Burgh was told off to take Katherine in to dinner that day and the next, and bestowed a good deal of his attention on her during the evening.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The men she had met during her sojourn on the Continent were chiefly polished French and Italians, whose softness and respectful manner to women were perhaps exaggerated, and a sprinkling of diplomatic and dilettante Englishmen.
HANDLING
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From this reading HANDLING THE RIBBONS.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He rather amused her, for he was a new type to her.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading De Burgh was told off to take Katherine in to dinner that day and the next, and bestowed a good deal of his attention on her during the evening.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading De Burgh's style was curiously--almost roughly--frank, yet there was an unmistakable air of distinction about him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading De Burgh was told off to take Katherine in to dinner that day and the next, and bestowed a good deal of his attention on her during the evening.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading De Burgh was told off to take Katherine in to dinner that day and the next, and bestowed a good deal of his attention on her during the evening.
Italians
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From this reading The men she had met during her sojourn on the Continent were chiefly polished French and Italians, whose softness and respectful manner to women were perhaps exaggerated, and a sprinkling of diplomatic and dilettante Englishmen.
Katherine
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From this reading De Burgh was told off to take Katherine in to dinner that day and the next, and bestowed a good deal of his attention on her during the evening.
manner
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From this reading The men she had met during her sojourn on the Continent were chiefly polished French and Italians, whose softness and respectful manner to women were perhaps exaggerated, and a sprinkling of diplomatic and dilettante Englishmen.
men
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From this reading The men she had met during her sojourn on the Continent were chiefly polished French and Italians, whose softness and respectful manner to women were perhaps exaggerated, and a sprinkling of diplomatic and dilettante Englishmen.
met
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From this reading The men she had met during her sojourn on the Continent were chiefly polished French and Italians, whose softness and respectful manner to women were perhaps exaggerated, and a sprinkling of diplomatic and dilettante Englishmen.
new
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From this reading He rather amused her, for he was a new type to her.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading De Burgh was told off to take Katherine in to dinner that day and the next, and bestowed a good deal of his attention on her during the evening.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading De Burgh was told off to take Katherine in to dinner that day and the next, and bestowed a good deal of his attention on her during the evening.
off
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From this reading De Burgh was told off to take Katherine in to dinner that day and the next, and bestowed a good deal of his attention on her during the evening.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading De Burgh was told off to take Katherine in to dinner that day and the next, and bestowed a good deal of his attention on her during the evening.
perhaps
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From this reading The men she had met during her sojourn on the Continent were chiefly polished French and Italians, whose softness and respectful manner to women were perhaps exaggerated, and a sprinkling of diplomatic and dilettante Englishmen.
polished
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From this reading The men she had met during her sojourn on the Continent were chiefly polished French and Italians, whose softness and respectful manner to women were perhaps exaggerated, and a sprinkling of diplomatic and dilettante Englishmen.
rather
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From this reading He rather amused her, for he was a new type to her.
respectful
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From this reading The men she had met during her sojourn on the Continent were chiefly polished French and Italians, whose softness and respectful manner to women were perhaps exaggerated, and a sprinkling of diplomatic and dilettante Englishmen.
RIBBONS
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From this reading HANDLING THE RIBBONS.
roughly
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From this reading De Burgh's style was curiously--almost roughly--frank, yet there was an unmistakable air of distinction about him.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The men she had met during her sojourn on the Continent were chiefly polished French and Italians, whose softness and respectful manner to women were perhaps exaggerated, and a sprinkling of diplomatic and dilettante Englishmen.
softness
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From this reading The men she had met during her sojourn on the Continent were chiefly polished French and Italians, whose softness and respectful manner to women were perhaps exaggerated, and a sprinkling of diplomatic and dilettante Englishmen.
sojourn
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From this reading The men she had met during her sojourn on the Continent were chiefly polished French and Italians, whose softness and respectful manner to women were perhaps exaggerated, and a sprinkling of diplomatic and dilettante Englishmen.
sprinkling
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From this reading The men she had met during her sojourn on the Continent were chiefly polished French and Italians, whose softness and respectful manner to women were perhaps exaggerated, and a sprinkling of diplomatic and dilettante Englishmen.
style
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From this reading De Burgh's style was curiously--almost roughly--frank, yet there was an unmistakable air of distinction about him.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading De Burgh was told off to take Katherine in to dinner that day and the next, and bestowed a good deal of his attention on her during the evening.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading De Burgh was told off to take Katherine in to dinner that day and the next, and bestowed a good deal of his attention on her during the evening.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading HANDLING THE RIBBONS.
there
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From this reading De Burgh's style was curiously--almost roughly--frank, yet there was an unmistakable air of distinction about him.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading De Burgh was told off to take Katherine in to dinner that day and the next, and bestowed a good deal of his attention on her during the evening.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading De Burgh was told off to take Katherine in to dinner that day and the next, and bestowed a good deal of his attention on her during the evening.
type
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From this reading He rather amused her, for he was a new type to her.
unmistakable
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From this reading De Burgh's style was curiously--almost roughly--frank, yet there was an unmistakable air of distinction about him.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading De Burgh was told off to take Katherine in to dinner that day and the next, and bestowed a good deal of his attention on her during the evening.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The men she had met during her sojourn on the Continent were chiefly polished French and Italians, whose softness and respectful manner to women were perhaps exaggerated, and a sprinkling of diplomatic and dilettante Englishmen.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading The men she had met during her sojourn on the Continent were chiefly polished French and Italians, whose softness and respectful manner to women were perhaps exaggerated, and a sprinkling of diplomatic and dilettante Englishmen.
women
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From this reading The men she had met during her sojourn on the Continent were chiefly polished French and Italians, whose softness and respectful manner to women were perhaps exaggerated, and a sprinkling of diplomatic and dilettante Englishmen.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading De Burgh's style was curiously--almost roughly--frank, yet there was an unmistakable air of distinction about him.
