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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_ don’t say so, my dear Louis, I assure you,” returned Mrs. Gaston opening her door and appearing before him in a tasteful morning toilet.
amusement
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From this reading I find myself quite equal to the task of providing for her amusement, and so it has not been difficult for me to keep my promise of not calling upon you in her behalf.”
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Eugenia,” said Louis Gaston, tapping at his sister-in-law’s door one morning, “I stopped to say that I will get tickets for Miss Trevennon and yourself for the opera Monday evening, if you say so.”
appearing
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From this reading “_I_ don’t say so, my dear Louis, I assure you,” returned Mrs. Gaston opening her door and appearing before him in a tasteful morning toilet.
assure
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From this reading “_I_ don’t say so, my dear Louis, I assure you,” returned Mrs. Gaston opening her door and appearing before him in a tasteful morning toilet.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “Eugenia,” said Louis Gaston, tapping at his sister-in-law’s door one morning, “I stopped to say that I will get tickets for Miss Trevennon and yourself for the opera Monday evening, if you say so.”
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “If you take Margaret and me to the opera, it must be for your own pleasure; she is not the kind of guest to hang heavily on her hostess’ hands.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading I’ve never been at a loss for her entertainment for a moment since she has been here, and what is more, scarcely ever for my own.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “_I_ don’t say so, my dear Louis, I assure you,” returned Mrs. Gaston opening her door and appearing before him in a tasteful morning toilet.
behalf
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From this reading I find myself quite equal to the task of providing for her amusement, and so it has not been difficult for me to keep my promise of not calling upon you in her behalf.”
calling
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From this reading I find myself quite equal to the task of providing for her amusement, and so it has not been difficult for me to keep my promise of not calling upon you in her behalf.”
dear
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From this reading “_I_ don’t say so, my dear Louis, I assure you,” returned Mrs. Gaston opening her door and appearing before him in a tasteful morning toilet.
difficult
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From this reading I find myself quite equal to the task of providing for her amusement, and so it has not been difficult for me to keep my promise of not calling upon you in her behalf.”
don't
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From this reading “_I_ don’t say so, my dear Louis, I assure you,” returned Mrs. Gaston opening her door and appearing before him in a tasteful morning toilet.
door
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From this reading “Eugenia,” said Louis Gaston, tapping at his sister-in-law’s door one morning, “I stopped to say that I will get tickets for Miss Trevennon and yourself for the opera Monday evening, if you say so.”
entertainment
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From this reading I’ve never been at a loss for her entertainment for a moment since she has been here, and what is more, scarcely ever for my own.
equal
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From this reading I find myself quite equal to the task of providing for her amusement, and so it has not been difficult for me to keep my promise of not calling upon you in her behalf.”
Eugenia
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From this reading “Eugenia,” said Louis Gaston, tapping at his sister-in-law’s door one morning, “I stopped to say that I will get tickets for Miss Trevennon and yourself for the opera Monday evening, if you say so.”
evening
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From this reading “Eugenia,” said Louis Gaston, tapping at his sister-in-law’s door one morning, “I stopped to say that I will get tickets for Miss Trevennon and yourself for the opera Monday evening, if you say so.”
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I’ve never been at a loss for her entertainment for a moment since she has been here, and what is more, scarcely ever for my own.
find
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From this reading I find myself quite equal to the task of providing for her amusement, and so it has not been difficult for me to keep my promise of not calling upon you in her behalf.”
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “Eugenia,” said Louis Gaston, tapping at his sister-in-law’s door one morning, “I stopped to say that I will get tickets for Miss Trevennon and yourself for the opera Monday evening, if you say so.”
Gaston
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From this reading “Eugenia,” said Louis Gaston, tapping at his sister-in-law’s door one morning, “I stopped to say that I will get tickets for Miss Trevennon and yourself for the opera Monday evening, if you say so.”
get
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From this reading “Eugenia,” said Louis Gaston, tapping at his sister-in-law’s door one morning, “I stopped to say that I will get tickets for Miss Trevennon and yourself for the opera Monday evening, if you say so.”
guest
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From this reading “If you take Margaret and me to the opera, it must be for your own pleasure; she is not the kind of guest to hang heavily on her hostess’ hands.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading “If you take Margaret and me to the opera, it must be for your own pleasure; she is not the kind of guest to hang heavily on her hostess’ hands.
hang
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From this reading “If you take Margaret and me to the opera, it must be for your own pleasure; she is not the kind of guest to hang heavily on her hostess’ hands.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I’ve never been at a loss for her entertainment for a moment since she has been here, and what is more, scarcely ever for my own.
heavily
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From this reading “If you take Margaret and me to the opera, it must be for your own pleasure; she is not the kind of guest to hang heavily on her hostess’ hands.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “_I_ don’t say so, my dear Louis, I assure you,” returned Mrs. Gaston opening her door and appearing before him in a tasteful morning toilet.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I’ve never been at a loss for her entertainment for a moment since she has been here, and what is more, scarcely ever for my own.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “_I_ don’t say so, my dear Louis, I assure you,” returned Mrs. Gaston opening her door and appearing before him in a tasteful morning toilet.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “Eugenia,” said Louis Gaston, tapping at his sister-in-law’s door one morning, “I stopped to say that I will get tickets for Miss Trevennon and yourself for the opera Monday evening, if you say so.”
hostess
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From this reading “If you take Margaret and me to the opera, it must be for your own pleasure; she is not the kind of guest to hang heavily on her hostess’ hands.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Eugenia,” said Louis Gaston, tapping at his sister-in-law’s door one morning, “I stopped to say that I will get tickets for Miss Trevennon and yourself for the opera Monday evening, if you say so.”
I've
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From this reading I’ve never been at a loss for her entertainment for a moment since she has been here, and what is more, scarcely ever for my own.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “Eugenia,” said Louis Gaston, tapping at his sister-in-law’s door one morning, “I stopped to say that I will get tickets for Miss Trevennon and yourself for the opera Monday evening, if you say so.”
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “_I_ don’t say so, my dear Louis, I assure you,” returned Mrs. Gaston opening her door and appearing before him in a tasteful morning toilet.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “If you take Margaret and me to the opera, it must be for your own pleasure; she is not the kind of guest to hang heavily on her hostess’ hands.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “If you take Margaret and me to the opera, it must be for your own pleasure; she is not the kind of guest to hang heavily on her hostess’ hands.
keep
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From this reading I find myself quite equal to the task of providing for her amusement, and so it has not been difficult for me to keep my promise of not calling upon you in her behalf.”
kind
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From this reading “If you take Margaret and me to the opera, it must be for your own pleasure; she is not the kind of guest to hang heavily on her hostess’ hands.
loss
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From this reading I’ve never been at a loss for her entertainment for a moment since she has been here, and what is more, scarcely ever for my own.
Louis
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From this reading “Eugenia,” said Louis Gaston, tapping at his sister-in-law’s door one morning, “I stopped to say that I will get tickets for Miss Trevennon and yourself for the opera Monday evening, if you say so.”
Margaret
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From this reading “If you take Margaret and me to the opera, it must be for your own pleasure; she is not the kind of guest to hang heavily on her hostess’ hands.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “If you take Margaret and me to the opera, it must be for your own pleasure; she is not the kind of guest to hang heavily on her hostess’ hands.
Miss
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From this reading “Eugenia,” said Louis Gaston, tapping at his sister-in-law’s door one morning, “I stopped to say that I will get tickets for Miss Trevennon and yourself for the opera Monday evening, if you say so.”
moment
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From this reading I’ve never been at a loss for her entertainment for a moment since she has been here, and what is more, scarcely ever for my own.
Monday
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From this reading “Eugenia,” said Louis Gaston, tapping at his sister-in-law’s door one morning, “I stopped to say that I will get tickets for Miss Trevennon and yourself for the opera Monday evening, if you say so.”
more
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From this reading I’ve never been at a loss for her entertainment for a moment since she has been here, and what is more, scarcely ever for my own.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Eugenia,” said Louis Gaston, tapping at his sister-in-law’s door one morning, “I stopped to say that I will get tickets for Miss Trevennon and yourself for the opera Monday evening, if you say so.”
Mrs
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From this reading “_I_ don’t say so, my dear Louis, I assure you,” returned Mrs. Gaston opening her door and appearing before him in a tasteful morning toilet.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “If you take Margaret and me to the opera, it must be for your own pleasure; she is not the kind of guest to hang heavily on her hostess’ hands.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “_I_ don’t say so, my dear Louis, I assure you,” returned Mrs. Gaston opening her door and appearing before him in a tasteful morning toilet.
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading I find myself quite equal to the task of providing for her amusement, and so it has not been difficult for me to keep my promise of not calling upon you in her behalf.”
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I’ve never been at a loss for her entertainment for a moment since she has been here, and what is more, scarcely ever for my own.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “If you take Margaret and me to the opera, it must be for your own pleasure; she is not the kind of guest to hang heavily on her hostess’ hands.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “If you take Margaret and me to the opera, it must be for your own pleasure; she is not the kind of guest to hang heavily on her hostess’ hands.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “If you take Margaret and me to the opera, it must be for your own pleasure; she is not the kind of guest to hang heavily on her hostess’ hands.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “Eugenia,” said Louis Gaston, tapping at his sister-in-law’s door one morning, “I stopped to say that I will get tickets for Miss Trevennon and yourself for the opera Monday evening, if you say so.”
opening
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From this reading “_I_ don’t say so, my dear Louis, I assure you,” returned Mrs. Gaston opening her door and appearing before him in a tasteful morning toilet.
opera
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From this reading “Eugenia,” said Louis Gaston, tapping at his sister-in-law’s door one morning, “I stopped to say that I will get tickets for Miss Trevennon and yourself for the opera Monday evening, if you say so.”
own
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From this reading “If you take Margaret and me to the opera, it must be for your own pleasure; she is not the kind of guest to hang heavily on her hostess’ hands.
pleasure
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From this reading “If you take Margaret and me to the opera, it must be for your own pleasure; she is not the kind of guest to hang heavily on her hostess’ hands.
promise
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From this reading I find myself quite equal to the task of providing for her amusement, and so it has not been difficult for me to keep my promise of not calling upon you in her behalf.”
providing
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From this reading I find myself quite equal to the task of providing for her amusement, and so it has not been difficult for me to keep my promise of not calling upon you in her behalf.”
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I find myself quite equal to the task of providing for her amusement, and so it has not been difficult for me to keep my promise of not calling upon you in her behalf.”
returnednounUS /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “_I_ don’t say so, my dear Louis, I assure you,” returned Mrs. Gaston opening her door and appearing before him in a tasteful morning toilet.
said
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From this reading “Eugenia,” said Louis Gaston, tapping at his sister-in-law’s door one morning, “I stopped to say that I will get tickets for Miss Trevennon and yourself for the opera Monday evening, if you say so.”
say
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From this reading “Eugenia,” said Louis Gaston, tapping at his sister-in-law’s door one morning, “I stopped to say that I will get tickets for Miss Trevennon and yourself for the opera Monday evening, if you say so.”
scarcely
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From this reading I’ve never been at a loss for her entertainment for a moment since she has been here, and what is more, scarcely ever for my own.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “If you take Margaret and me to the opera, it must be for your own pleasure; she is not the kind of guest to hang heavily on her hostess’ hands.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading I’ve never been at a loss for her entertainment for a moment since she has been here, and what is more, scarcely ever for my own.
sister-in-law's
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From this reading “Eugenia,” said Louis Gaston, tapping at his sister-in-law’s door one morning, “I stopped to say that I will get tickets for Miss Trevennon and yourself for the opera Monday evening, if you say so.”
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “Eugenia,” said Louis Gaston, tapping at his sister-in-law’s door one morning, “I stopped to say that I will get tickets for Miss Trevennon and yourself for the opera Monday evening, if you say so.”
stoppednounUS /stopped/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Eugenia,” said Louis Gaston, tapping at his sister-in-law’s door one morning, “I stopped to say that I will get tickets for Miss Trevennon and yourself for the opera Monday evening, if you say so.”
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “If you take Margaret and me to the opera, it must be for your own pleasure; she is not the kind of guest to hang heavily on her hostess’ hands.
tapping
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From this reading “Eugenia,” said Louis Gaston, tapping at his sister-in-law’s door one morning, “I stopped to say that I will get tickets for Miss Trevennon and yourself for the opera Monday evening, if you say so.”
task
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From this reading I find myself quite equal to the task of providing for her amusement, and so it has not been difficult for me to keep my promise of not calling upon you in her behalf.”
tasteful
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From this reading “_I_ don’t say so, my dear Louis, I assure you,” returned Mrs. Gaston opening her door and appearing before him in a tasteful morning toilet.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Eugenia,” said Louis Gaston, tapping at his sister-in-law’s door one morning, “I stopped to say that I will get tickets for Miss Trevennon and yourself for the opera Monday evening, if you say so.”
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Eugenia,” said Louis Gaston, tapping at his sister-in-law’s door one morning, “I stopped to say that I will get tickets for Miss Trevennon and yourself for the opera Monday evening, if you say so.”
tickets
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From this reading “Eugenia,” said Louis Gaston, tapping at his sister-in-law’s door one morning, “I stopped to say that I will get tickets for Miss Trevennon and yourself for the opera Monday evening, if you say so.”
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Eugenia,” said Louis Gaston, tapping at his sister-in-law’s door one morning, “I stopped to say that I will get tickets for Miss Trevennon and yourself for the opera Monday evening, if you say so.”
toilet
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From this reading “_I_ don’t say so, my dear Louis, I assure you,” returned Mrs. Gaston opening her door and appearing before him in a tasteful morning toilet.
Trevennon
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From this reading “Eugenia,” said Louis Gaston, tapping at his sister-in-law’s door one morning, “I stopped to say that I will get tickets for Miss Trevennon and yourself for the opera Monday evening, if you say so.”
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading I find myself quite equal to the task of providing for her amusement, and so it has not been difficult for me to keep my promise of not calling upon you in her behalf.”
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading I’ve never been at a loss for her entertainment for a moment since she has been here, and what is more, scarcely ever for my own.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “Eugenia,” said Louis Gaston, tapping at his sister-in-law’s door one morning, “I stopped to say that I will get tickets for Miss Trevennon and yourself for the opera Monday evening, if you say so.”
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Eugenia,” said Louis Gaston, tapping at his sister-in-law’s door one morning, “I stopped to say that I will get tickets for Miss Trevennon and yourself for the opera Monday evening, if you say so.”
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “If you take Margaret and me to the opera, it must be for your own pleasure; she is not the kind of guest to hang heavily on her hostess’ hands.
yourselfpronounUS /jərˈself/
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading “Eugenia,” said Louis Gaston, tapping at his sister-in-law’s door one morning, “I stopped to say that I will get tickets for Miss Trevennon and yourself for the opera Monday evening, if you say so.”
