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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 Barbara was aware that in Canada a man can no more set up as a surveyor without the specified training than he can as a solicitor, though she did not think that fact accounted for the constraint in the man's voice and attitude.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "Still," she said, "you must have known a little about the profession?"
accounted
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From this reading Barbara was aware that in Canada a man can no more set up as a surveyor without the specified training than he can as a solicitor, though she did not think that fact accounted for the constraint in the man's voice and attitude.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "Of course, there is a difference, but I had once the management of an estate in England.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Barbara was aware that in Canada a man can no more set up as a surveyor without the specified training than he can as a solicitor, though she did not think that fact accounted for the constraint in the man's voice and attitude.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Barbara was aware that in Canada a man can no more set up as a surveyor without the specified training than he can as a solicitor, though she did not think that fact accounted for the constraint in the man's voice and attitude.
attitude
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From this reading Barbara was aware that in Canada a man can no more set up as a surveyor without the specified training than he can as a solicitor, though she did not think that fact accounted for the constraint in the man's voice and attitude.
aware
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From this reading Barbara was aware that in Canada a man can no more set up as a surveyor without the specified training than he can as a solicitor, though she did not think that fact accounted for the constraint in the man's voice and attitude.
Barbara
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From this reading Barbara was aware that in Canada a man can no more set up as a surveyor without the specified training than he can as a solicitor, though she did not think that fact accounted for the constraint in the man's voice and attitude.
betrayed
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From this reading He was not one who readily betrayed what he felt, but she was tolerably certain that something in connection with his occupation caused him considerable dissatisfaction.
Brooke
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From this reading "Yes," said Brooke, a trifle unguardedly.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He was not one who readily betrayed what he felt, but she was tolerably certain that something in connection with his occupation caused him considerable dissatisfaction.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Barbara was aware that in Canada a man can no more set up as a surveyor without the specified training than he can as a solicitor, though she did not think that fact accounted for the constraint in the man's voice and attitude.
Canada
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From this reading Barbara was aware that in Canada a man can no more set up as a surveyor without the specified training than he can as a solicitor, though she did not think that fact accounted for the constraint in the man's voice and attitude.
caused
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From this reading He was not one who readily betrayed what he felt, but she was tolerably certain that something in connection with his occupation caused him considerable dissatisfaction.
certain
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From this reading He was not one who readily betrayed what he felt, but she was tolerably certain that something in connection with his occupation caused him considerable dissatisfaction.
connection
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From this reading He was not one who readily betrayed what he felt, but she was tolerably certain that something in connection with his occupation caused him considerable dissatisfaction.
considerable
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From this reading He was not one who readily betrayed what he felt, but she was tolerably certain that something in connection with his occupation caused him considerable dissatisfaction.
constraint
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From this reading Barbara was aware that in Canada a man can no more set up as a surveyor without the specified training than he can as a solicitor, though she did not think that fact accounted for the constraint in the man's voice and attitude.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Of course, there is a difference, but I had once the management of an estate in England.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Barbara was aware that in Canada a man can no more set up as a surveyor without the specified training than he can as a solicitor, though she did not think that fact accounted for the constraint in the man's voice and attitude.
difference
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From this reading "Of course, there is a difference, but I had once the management of an estate in England.
dissatisfaction
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From this reading He was not one who readily betrayed what he felt, but she was tolerably certain that something in connection with his occupation caused him considerable dissatisfaction.
England
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From this reading "Of course, there is a difference, but I had once the management of an estate in England.
estate
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From this reading "Of course, there is a difference, but I had once the management of an estate in England.
fact
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From this reading Barbara was aware that in Canada a man can no more set up as a surveyor without the specified training than he can as a solicitor, though she did not think that fact accounted for the constraint in the man's voice and attitude.
felt
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From this reading He was not one who readily betrayed what he felt, but she was tolerably certain that something in connection with his occupation caused him considerable dissatisfaction.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Barbara was aware that in Canada a man can no more set up as a surveyor without the specified training than he can as a solicitor, though she did not think that fact accounted for the constraint in the man's voice and attitude.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "Of course, there is a difference, but I had once the management of an estate in England.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Still," she said, "you must have known a little about the profession?"
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Barbara was aware that in Canada a man can no more set up as a surveyor without the specified training than he can as a solicitor, though she did not think that fact accounted for the constraint in the man's voice and attitude.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He was not one who readily betrayed what he felt, but she was tolerably certain that something in connection with his occupation caused him considerable dissatisfaction.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He was not one who readily betrayed what he felt, but she was tolerably certain that something in connection with his occupation caused him considerable dissatisfaction.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Of course, there is a difference, but I had once the management of an estate in England.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Barbara was aware that in Canada a man can no more set up as a surveyor without the specified training than he can as a solicitor, though she did not think that fact accounted for the constraint in the man's voice and attitude.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Of course, there is a difference, but I had once the management of an estate in England.
known
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From this reading "Still," she said, "you must have known a little about the profession?"
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Still," she said, "you must have known a little about the profession?"
man
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From this reading Barbara was aware that in Canada a man can no more set up as a surveyor without the specified training than he can as a solicitor, though she did not think that fact accounted for the constraint in the man's voice and attitude.
man's
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From this reading Barbara was aware that in Canada a man can no more set up as a surveyor without the specified training than he can as a solicitor, though she did not think that fact accounted for the constraint in the man's voice and attitude.
management
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From this reading "Of course, there is a difference, but I had once the management of an estate in England.
more
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From this reading Barbara was aware that in Canada a man can no more set up as a surveyor without the specified training than he can as a solicitor, though she did not think that fact accounted for the constraint in the man's voice and attitude.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "Still," she said, "you must have known a little about the profession?"
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Barbara was aware that in Canada a man can no more set up as a surveyor without the specified training than he can as a solicitor, though she did not think that fact accounted for the constraint in the man's voice and attitude.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Barbara was aware that in Canada a man can no more set up as a surveyor without the specified training than he can as a solicitor, though she did not think that fact accounted for the constraint in the man's voice and attitude.
occupation
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From this reading He was not one who readily betrayed what he felt, but she was tolerably certain that something in connection with his occupation caused him considerable dissatisfaction.
OfprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Of course, there is a difference, but I had once the management of an estate in England.
once
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From this reading "Of course, there is a difference, but I had once the management of an estate in England.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading He was not one who readily betrayed what he felt, but she was tolerably certain that something in connection with his occupation caused him considerable dissatisfaction.
profession
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From this reading "Still," she said, "you must have known a little about the profession?"
readilynounUS /readily/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was not one who readily betrayed what he felt, but she was tolerably certain that something in connection with his occupation caused him considerable dissatisfaction.
said
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From this reading "Still," she said, "you must have known a little about the profession?"
set
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From this reading Barbara was aware that in Canada a man can no more set up as a surveyor without the specified training than he can as a solicitor, though she did not think that fact accounted for the constraint in the man's voice and attitude.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Barbara was aware that in Canada a man can no more set up as a surveyor without the specified training than he can as a solicitor, though she did not think that fact accounted for the constraint in the man's voice and attitude.
solicitor
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From this reading Barbara was aware that in Canada a man can no more set up as a surveyor without the specified training than he can as a solicitor, though she did not think that fact accounted for the constraint in the man's voice and attitude.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading He was not one who readily betrayed what he felt, but she was tolerably certain that something in connection with his occupation caused him considerable dissatisfaction.
specified
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From this reading Barbara was aware that in Canada a man can no more set up as a surveyor without the specified training than he can as a solicitor, though she did not think that fact accounted for the constraint in the man's voice and attitude.
StillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Still," she said, "you must have known a little about the profession?"
surveyor
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From this reading Barbara was aware that in Canada a man can no more set up as a surveyor without the specified training than he can as a solicitor, though she did not think that fact accounted for the constraint in the man's voice and attitude.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Barbara was aware that in Canada a man can no more set up as a surveyor without the specified training than he can as a solicitor, though she did not think that fact accounted for the constraint in the man's voice and attitude.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Barbara was aware that in Canada a man can no more set up as a surveyor without the specified training than he can as a solicitor, though she did not think that fact accounted for the constraint in the man's voice and attitude.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Barbara was aware that in Canada a man can no more set up as a surveyor without the specified training than he can as a solicitor, though she did not think that fact accounted for the constraint in the man's voice and attitude.
there
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From this reading "Of course, there is a difference, but I had once the management of an estate in England.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Barbara was aware that in Canada a man can no more set up as a surveyor without the specified training than he can as a solicitor, though she did not think that fact accounted for the constraint in the man's voice and attitude.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Barbara was aware that in Canada a man can no more set up as a surveyor without the specified training than he can as a solicitor, though she did not think that fact accounted for the constraint in the man's voice and attitude.
tolerably
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From this reading He was not one who readily betrayed what he felt, but she was tolerably certain that something in connection with his occupation caused him considerable dissatisfaction.
training
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From this reading Barbara was aware that in Canada a man can no more set up as a surveyor without the specified training than he can as a solicitor, though she did not think that fact accounted for the constraint in the man's voice and attitude.
triflenounUS /ˈtraɪfəl/
something that needs very little effort
From this reading "Yes," said Brooke, a trifle unguardedly.
unguardedly
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From this reading "Yes," said Brooke, a trifle unguardedly.
up
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From this reading Barbara was aware that in Canada a man can no more set up as a surveyor without the specified training than he can as a solicitor, though she did not think that fact accounted for the constraint in the man's voice and attitude.
voice
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From this reading Barbara was aware that in Canada a man can no more set up as a surveyor without the specified training than he can as a solicitor, though she did not think that fact accounted for the constraint in the man's voice and attitude.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Barbara was aware that in Canada a man can no more set up as a surveyor without the specified training than he can as a solicitor, though she did not think that fact accounted for the constraint in the man's voice and attitude.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading He was not one who readily betrayed what he felt, but she was tolerably certain that something in connection with his occupation caused him considerable dissatisfaction.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading He was not one who readily betrayed what he felt, but she was tolerably certain that something in connection with his occupation caused him considerable dissatisfaction.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He was not one who readily betrayed what he felt, but she was tolerably certain that something in connection with his occupation caused him considerable dissatisfaction.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Barbara was aware that in Canada a man can no more set up as a surveyor without the specified training than he can as a solicitor, though she did not think that fact accounted for the constraint in the man's voice and attitude.
Yes
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From this reading "Yes," said Brooke, a trifle unguardedly.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Still," she said, "you must have known a little about the profession?"
