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advances
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From this reading Mr. Merton, charmed to find his advances not rejected, thrust intimacy upon him.
afternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading One day they spent the afternoon at Burleigh, and Evelyn and Caroline finished their survey of the house,--tapestry, and armour, pictures and all.
all
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From this reading One day they spent the afternoon at Burleigh, and Evelyn and Caroline finished their survey of the house,--tapestry, and armour, pictures and all.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading * "The spirit of man is more penetrating than logical, and gathers more than it can garner."
armour
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From this reading One day they spent the afternoon at Burleigh, and Evelyn and Caroline finished their survey of the house,--tapestry, and armour, pictures and all.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading One day they spent the afternoon at Burleigh, and Evelyn and Caroline finished their survey of the house,--tapestry, and armour, pictures and all.
Burleigh
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From this reading One day they spent the afternoon at Burleigh, and Evelyn and Caroline finished their survey of the house,--tapestry, and armour, pictures and all.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading * "The spirit of man is more penetrating than logical, and gathers more than it can garner."
Caroline
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From this reading One day they spent the afternoon at Burleigh, and Evelyn and Caroline finished their survey of the house,--tapestry, and armour, pictures and all.
charmed
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consequent
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From this reading L'ESPRIT de l'homme est plus penetrant que consequent, et embrasse plus qu'il ne peat lier.*--VAUVENARGUES.
constantly
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From this reading AND now Maltravers was constantly with the Merton family; there was no need of excuse for familiarity on his part.
day
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From this reading One day they spent the afternoon at Burleigh, and Evelyn and Caroline finished their survey of the house,--tapestry, and armour, pictures and all.
de
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From this reading L'ESPRIT de l'homme est plus penetrant que consequent, et embrasse plus qu'il ne peat lier.*--VAUVENARGUES.
embrasse
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From this reading L'ESPRIT de l'homme est plus penetrant que consequent, et embrasse plus qu'il ne peat lier.*--VAUVENARGUES.
est
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From this reading L'ESPRIT de l'homme est plus penetrant que consequent, et embrasse plus qu'il ne peat lier.*--VAUVENARGUES.
et
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From this reading L'ESPRIT de l'homme est plus penetrant que consequent, et embrasse plus qu'il ne peat lier.*--VAUVENARGUES.
Evelyn
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From this reading One day they spent the afternoon at Burleigh, and Evelyn and Caroline finished their survey of the house,--tapestry, and armour, pictures and all.
excuse
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From this reading AND now Maltravers was constantly with the Merton family; there was no need of excuse for familiarity on his part.
familiarity
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From this reading AND now Maltravers was constantly with the Merton family; there was no need of excuse for familiarity on his part.
family
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From this reading AND now Maltravers was constantly with the Merton family; there was no need of excuse for familiarity on his part.
find
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From this reading Mr. Merton, charmed to find his advances not rejected, thrust intimacy upon him.
finished
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From this reading One day they spent the afternoon at Burleigh, and Evelyn and Caroline finished their survey of the house,--tapestry, and armour, pictures and all.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading AND now Maltravers was constantly with the Merton family; there was no need of excuse for familiarity on his part.
garner
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From this reading * "The spirit of man is more penetrating than logical, and gathers more than it can garner."
gathers
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From this reading * "The spirit of man is more penetrating than logical, and gathers more than it can garner."
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Mr. Merton, charmed to find his advances not rejected, thrust intimacy upon him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading AND now Maltravers was constantly with the Merton family; there was no need of excuse for familiarity on his part.
house
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From this reading One day they spent the afternoon at Burleigh, and Evelyn and Caroline finished their survey of the house,--tapestry, and armour, pictures and all.
intimacy
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From this reading Mr. Merton, charmed to find his advances not rejected, thrust intimacy upon him.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading * "The spirit of man is more penetrating than logical, and gathers more than it can garner."
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading * "The spirit of man is more penetrating than logical, and gathers more than it can garner."
L'ESPRIT
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From this reading L'ESPRIT de l'homme est plus penetrant que consequent, et embrasse plus qu'il ne peat lier.*--VAUVENARGUES.
l'homme
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From this reading L'ESPRIT de l'homme est plus penetrant que consequent, et embrasse plus qu'il ne peat lier.*--VAUVENARGUES.
lier
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From this reading L'ESPRIT de l'homme est plus penetrant que consequent, et embrasse plus qu'il ne peat lier.*--VAUVENARGUES.
logical
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From this reading * "The spirit of man is more penetrating than logical, and gathers more than it can garner."
Maltravers
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man
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From this reading * "The spirit of man is more penetrating than logical, and gathers more than it can garner."
Merton
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From this reading AND now Maltravers was constantly with the Merton family; there was no need of excuse for familiarity on his part.
more
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From this reading * "The spirit of man is more penetrating than logical, and gathers more than it can garner."
Mr
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From this reading Mr. Merton, charmed to find his advances not rejected, thrust intimacy upon him.
ne
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From this reading L'ESPRIT de l'homme est plus penetrant que consequent, et embrasse plus qu'il ne peat lier.*--VAUVENARGUES.
neednounUS /need/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading AND now Maltravers was constantly with the Merton family; there was no need of excuse for familiarity on his part.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading AND now Maltravers was constantly with the Merton family; there was no need of excuse for familiarity on his part.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Mr. Merton, charmed to find his advances not rejected, thrust intimacy upon him.
now
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From this reading AND now Maltravers was constantly with the Merton family; there was no need of excuse for familiarity on his part.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading * "The spirit of man is more penetrating than logical, and gathers more than it can garner."
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading AND now Maltravers was constantly with the Merton family; there was no need of excuse for familiarity on his part.
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One day they spent the afternoon at Burleigh, and Evelyn and Caroline finished their survey of the house,--tapestry, and armour, pictures and all.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading AND now Maltravers was constantly with the Merton family; there was no need of excuse for familiarity on his part.
peat
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From this reading L'ESPRIT de l'homme est plus penetrant que consequent, et embrasse plus qu'il ne peat lier.*--VAUVENARGUES.
penetrant
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From this reading L'ESPRIT de l'homme est plus penetrant que consequent, et embrasse plus qu'il ne peat lier.*--VAUVENARGUES.
penetrating
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From this reading * "The spirit of man is more penetrating than logical, and gathers more than it can garner."
pictures
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From this reading One day they spent the afternoon at Burleigh, and Evelyn and Caroline finished their survey of the house,--tapestry, and armour, pictures and all.
plus
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From this reading L'ESPRIT de l'homme est plus penetrant que consequent, et embrasse plus qu'il ne peat lier.*--VAUVENARGUES.
qu'il
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From this reading L'ESPRIT de l'homme est plus penetrant que consequent, et embrasse plus qu'il ne peat lier.*--VAUVENARGUES.
que
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From this reading L'ESPRIT de l'homme est plus penetrant que consequent, et embrasse plus qu'il ne peat lier.*--VAUVENARGUES.
rejected
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spent
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From this reading One day they spent the afternoon at Burleigh, and Evelyn and Caroline finished their survey of the house,--tapestry, and armour, pictures and all.
spirit
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From this reading * "The spirit of man is more penetrating than logical, and gathers more than it can garner."
survey
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From this reading One day they spent the afternoon at Burleigh, and Evelyn and Caroline finished their survey of the house,--tapestry, and armour, pictures and all.
tapestry
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From this reading One day they spent the afternoon at Burleigh, and Evelyn and Caroline finished their survey of the house,--tapestry, and armour, pictures and all.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading * "The spirit of man is more penetrating than logical, and gathers more than it can garner."
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading * "The spirit of man is more penetrating than logical, and gathers more than it can garner."
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading One day they spent the afternoon at Burleigh, and Evelyn and Caroline finished their survey of the house,--tapestry, and armour, pictures and all.
there
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From this reading AND now Maltravers was constantly with the Merton family; there was no need of excuse for familiarity on his part.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading One day they spent the afternoon at Burleigh, and Evelyn and Caroline finished their survey of the house,--tapestry, and armour, pictures and all.
thrust
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From this reading Mr. Merton, charmed to find his advances not rejected, thrust intimacy upon him.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Mr. Merton, charmed to find his advances not rejected, thrust intimacy upon him.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Mr. Merton, charmed to find his advances not rejected, thrust intimacy upon him.
VAUVENARGUES
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From this reading L'ESPRIT de l'homme est plus penetrant que consequent, et embrasse plus qu'il ne peat lier.*--VAUVENARGUES.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading AND now Maltravers was constantly with the Merton family; there was no need of excuse for familiarity on his part.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading AND now Maltravers was constantly with the Merton family; there was no need of excuse for familiarity on his part.
