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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 "WHAT, MARRY A FARMER!"
all
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From this reading They asked each other where all her pride came from.
amused
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From this reading People looked at her in wonder; her beauty dazzled them; her defiance amused them.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They asked each other where all her pride came from.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading One can imagine the sensation that a bright, beautiful eagle would produce in a dove's nest; the presence of that beautiful, imperious child at the farm was very much the same.
beautiful
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From this reading One can imagine the sensation that a bright, beautiful eagle would produce in a dove's nest; the presence of that beautiful, imperious child at the farm was very much the same.
beauty
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From this reading People looked at her in wonder; her beauty dazzled them; her defiance amused them.
bright
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From this reading One can imagine the sensation that a bright, beautiful eagle would produce in a dove's nest; the presence of that beautiful, imperious child at the farm was very much the same.
business
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From this reading Uncle Robert often said in his slow fashion that he retired from business when Leone was seven.
came
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From this reading They asked each other where all her pride came from.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading One can imagine the sensation that a bright, beautiful eagle would produce in a dove's nest; the presence of that beautiful, imperious child at the farm was very much the same.
child
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From this reading One can imagine the sensation that a bright, beautiful eagle would produce in a dove's nest; the presence of that beautiful, imperious child at the farm was very much the same.
dazzled
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From this reading People looked at her in wonder; her beauty dazzled them; her defiance amused them.
defiance
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From this reading People looked at her in wonder; her beauty dazzled them; her defiance amused them.
dove's
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From this reading One can imagine the sensation that a bright, beautiful eagle would produce in a dove's nest; the presence of that beautiful, imperious child at the farm was very much the same.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading They asked each other where all her pride came from.
eagle
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From this reading One can imagine the sensation that a bright, beautiful eagle would produce in a dove's nest; the presence of that beautiful, imperious child at the farm was very much the same.
farm
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From this reading One can imagine the sensation that a bright, beautiful eagle would produce in a dove's nest; the presence of that beautiful, imperious child at the farm was very much the same.
FARMER
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From this reading "WHAT, MARRY A FARMER!"
fashion
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From this reading Uncle Robert often said in his slow fashion that he retired from business when Leone was seven.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading They asked each other where all her pride came from.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Uncle Robert often said in his slow fashion that he retired from business when Leone was seven.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading People looked at her in wonder; her beauty dazzled them; her defiance amused them.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Uncle Robert often said in his slow fashion that he retired from business when Leone was seven.
imaginenounUS /ˈimagine/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading One can imagine the sensation that a bright, beautiful eagle would produce in a dove's nest; the presence of that beautiful, imperious child at the farm was very much the same.
imperiousadjUS /ɪmˈpɪr.i.əs/
Assuming power or authority without justification; arrogant and domineering. (Hách dịch, độc đoán, kiêu kỳ.)
From this reading One can imagine the sensation that a bright, beautiful eagle would produce in a dove's nest; the presence of that beautiful, imperious child at the farm was very much the same.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading One can imagine the sensation that a bright, beautiful eagle would produce in a dove's nest; the presence of that beautiful, imperious child at the farm was very much the same.
Leone
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From this reading Uncle Robert often said in his slow fashion that he retired from business when Leone was seven.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading People looked at her in wonder; her beauty dazzled them; her defiance amused them.
MARRY
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From this reading "WHAT, MARRY A FARMER!"
much
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From this reading One can imagine the sensation that a bright, beautiful eagle would produce in a dove's nest; the presence of that beautiful, imperious child at the farm was very much the same.
nest
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From this reading One can imagine the sensation that a bright, beautiful eagle would produce in a dove's nest; the presence of that beautiful, imperious child at the farm was very much the same.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading One can imagine the sensation that a bright, beautiful eagle would produce in a dove's nest; the presence of that beautiful, imperious child at the farm was very much the same.
often
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From this reading Uncle Robert often said in his slow fashion that he retired from business when Leone was seven.
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One can imagine the sensation that a bright, beautiful eagle would produce in a dove's nest; the presence of that beautiful, imperious child at the farm was very much the same.
other
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From this reading They asked each other where all her pride came from.
People
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From this reading People looked at her in wonder; her beauty dazzled them; her defiance amused them.
presence
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From this reading One can imagine the sensation that a bright, beautiful eagle would produce in a dove's nest; the presence of that beautiful, imperious child at the farm was very much the same.
pride
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From this reading They asked each other where all her pride came from.
produce
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From this reading One can imagine the sensation that a bright, beautiful eagle would produce in a dove's nest; the presence of that beautiful, imperious child at the farm was very much the same.
retiredverbUS /rɪˈtaɪərd/
went away to a private place
From this reading Uncle Robert often said in his slow fashion that he retired from business when Leone was seven.
Robert
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From this reading Uncle Robert often said in his slow fashion that he retired from business when Leone was seven.
said
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From this reading Uncle Robert often said in his slow fashion that he retired from business when Leone was seven.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading One can imagine the sensation that a bright, beautiful eagle would produce in a dove's nest; the presence of that beautiful, imperious child at the farm was very much the same.
sensation
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From this reading One can imagine the sensation that a bright, beautiful eagle would produce in a dove's nest; the presence of that beautiful, imperious child at the farm was very much the same.
seven
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From this reading Uncle Robert often said in his slow fashion that he retired from business when Leone was seven.
slow
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From this reading Uncle Robert often said in his slow fashion that he retired from business when Leone was seven.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading One can imagine the sensation that a bright, beautiful eagle would produce in a dove's nest; the presence of that beautiful, imperious child at the farm was very much the same.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading One can imagine the sensation that a bright, beautiful eagle would produce in a dove's nest; the presence of that beautiful, imperious child at the farm was very much the same.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading People looked at her in wonder; her beauty dazzled them; her defiance amused them.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They asked each other where all her pride came from.
Uncle
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From this reading Uncle Robert often said in his slow fashion that he retired from business when Leone was seven.
very
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From this reading One can imagine the sensation that a bright, beautiful eagle would produce in a dove's nest; the presence of that beautiful, imperious child at the farm was very much the same.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading One can imagine the sensation that a bright, beautiful eagle would produce in a dove's nest; the presence of that beautiful, imperious child at the farm was very much the same.
WHATpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "WHAT, MARRY A FARMER!"
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Uncle Robert often said in his slow fashion that he retired from business when Leone was seven.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading They asked each other where all her pride came from.
wonder
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From this reading People looked at her in wonder; her beauty dazzled them; her defiance amused them.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading One can imagine the sensation that a bright, beautiful eagle would produce in a dove's nest; the presence of that beautiful, imperious child at the farm was very much the same.