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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 Athalie in her tender wisdom understood how it was with him before he did himself, and she was already deftly guiding his balked energy into a brand new channel, the same being a bucolic one.
alleging
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From this reading At first he had demurred, alleging total ignorance of husbandry; and, seated on the sill of an open window and looking down at him in the garden, she tormented him to her heart's content:
alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Athalie in her tender wisdom understood how it was with him before he did himself, and she was already deftly guiding his balked energy into a brand new channel, the same being a bucolic one.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading At first he had demurred, alleging total ignorance of husbandry; and, seated on the sill of an open window and looking down at him in the garden, she tormented him to her heart's content:
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Clive's enforced idleness had secretly humiliated him and made him restless.
any
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From this reading "Ignorant of husbandry!" she mimicked,--"when any husband I ever heard of could go to school to you and learn what a real husband ought to be!
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Why _will_ you pretend to be so painfully modest, Clive, when you are really secretly pleased with yourself and entirely convinced that, in you, the world might discover a living pattern of model domesticity!"
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At first he had demurred, alleging total ignorance of husbandry; and, seated on the sill of an open window and looking down at him in the garden, she tormented him to her heart's content:
Athalie
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From this reading Athalie in her tender wisdom understood how it was with him before he did himself, and she was already deftly guiding his balked energy into a brand new channel, the same being a bucolic one.
balked
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From this reading Athalie in her tender wisdom understood how it was with him before he did himself, and she was already deftly guiding his balked energy into a brand new channel, the same being a bucolic one.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Ignorant of husbandry!" she mimicked,--"when any husband I ever heard of could go to school to you and learn what a real husband ought to be!
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Athalie in her tender wisdom understood how it was with him before he did himself, and she was already deftly guiding his balked energy into a brand new channel, the same being a bucolic one.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Athalie in her tender wisdom understood how it was with him before he did himself, and she was already deftly guiding his balked energy into a brand new channel, the same being a bucolic one.
brand
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From this reading Athalie in her tender wisdom understood how it was with him before he did himself, and she was already deftly guiding his balked energy into a brand new channel, the same being a bucolic one.
bucolic
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From this reading Athalie in her tender wisdom understood how it was with him before he did himself, and she was already deftly guiding his balked energy into a brand new channel, the same being a bucolic one.
channel
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From this reading Athalie in her tender wisdom understood how it was with him before he did himself, and she was already deftly guiding his balked energy into a brand new channel, the same being a bucolic one.
Clive
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From this reading Why _will_ you pretend to be so painfully modest, Clive, when you are really secretly pleased with yourself and entirely convinced that, in you, the world might discover a living pattern of model domesticity!"
Clive's
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From this reading Clive's enforced idleness had secretly humiliated him and made him restless.
content
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From this reading At first he had demurred, alleging total ignorance of husbandry; and, seated on the sill of an open window and looking down at him in the garden, she tormented him to her heart's content:
convinced
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From this reading Why _will_ you pretend to be so painfully modest, Clive, when you are really secretly pleased with yourself and entirely convinced that, in you, the world might discover a living pattern of model domesticity!"
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading "Ignorant of husbandry!" she mimicked,--"when any husband I ever heard of could go to school to you and learn what a real husband ought to be!
deftly
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From this reading Athalie in her tender wisdom understood how it was with him before he did himself, and she was already deftly guiding his balked energy into a brand new channel, the same being a bucolic one.
demurred
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From this reading At first he had demurred, alleging total ignorance of husbandry; and, seated on the sill of an open window and looking down at him in the garden, she tormented him to her heart's content:
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Athalie in her tender wisdom understood how it was with him before he did himself, and she was already deftly guiding his balked energy into a brand new channel, the same being a bucolic one.
discover
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From this reading Why _will_ you pretend to be so painfully modest, Clive, when you are really secretly pleased with yourself and entirely convinced that, in you, the world might discover a living pattern of model domesticity!"
domesticity
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From this reading Why _will_ you pretend to be so painfully modest, Clive, when you are really secretly pleased with yourself and entirely convinced that, in you, the world might discover a living pattern of model domesticity!"
down
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From this reading At first he had demurred, alleging total ignorance of husbandry; and, seated on the sill of an open window and looking down at him in the garden, she tormented him to her heart's content:
energy
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From this reading Athalie in her tender wisdom understood how it was with him before he did himself, and she was already deftly guiding his balked energy into a brand new channel, the same being a bucolic one.
enforced
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From this reading Clive's enforced idleness had secretly humiliated him and made him restless.
entirelynounUS /ˈentirely/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Why _will_ you pretend to be so painfully modest, Clive, when you are really secretly pleased with yourself and entirely convinced that, in you, the world might discover a living pattern of model domesticity!"
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Ignorant of husbandry!" she mimicked,--"when any husband I ever heard of could go to school to you and learn what a real husband ought to be!
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At first he had demurred, alleging total ignorance of husbandry; and, seated on the sill of an open window and looking down at him in the garden, she tormented him to her heart's content:
garden
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From this reading At first he had demurred, alleging total ignorance of husbandry; and, seated on the sill of an open window and looking down at him in the garden, she tormented him to her heart's content:
go
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From this reading "Ignorant of husbandry!" she mimicked,--"when any husband I ever heard of could go to school to you and learn what a real husband ought to be!
guiding
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From this reading Athalie in her tender wisdom understood how it was with him before he did himself, and she was already deftly guiding his balked energy into a brand new channel, the same being a bucolic one.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Clive's enforced idleness had secretly humiliated him and made him restless.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Athalie in her tender wisdom understood how it was with him before he did himself, and she was already deftly guiding his balked energy into a brand new channel, the same being a bucolic one.
heard
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From this reading "Ignorant of husbandry!" she mimicked,--"when any husband I ever heard of could go to school to you and learn what a real husband ought to be!
heart's
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From this reading At first he had demurred, alleging total ignorance of husbandry; and, seated on the sill of an open window and looking down at him in the garden, she tormented him to her heart's content:
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Athalie in her tender wisdom understood how it was with him before he did himself, and she was already deftly guiding his balked energy into a brand new channel, the same being a bucolic one.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Clive's enforced idleness had secretly humiliated him and made him restless.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Athalie in her tender wisdom understood how it was with him before he did himself, and she was already deftly guiding his balked energy into a brand new channel, the same being a bucolic one.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Athalie in her tender wisdom understood how it was with him before he did himself, and she was already deftly guiding his balked energy into a brand new channel, the same being a bucolic one.
how
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From this reading Athalie in her tender wisdom understood how it was with him before he did himself, and she was already deftly guiding his balked energy into a brand new channel, the same being a bucolic one.
humiliated
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From this reading Clive's enforced idleness had secretly humiliated him and made him restless.
husband
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From this reading "Ignorant of husbandry!" she mimicked,--"when any husband I ever heard of could go to school to you and learn what a real husband ought to be!
husbandry
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From this reading At first he had demurred, alleging total ignorance of husbandry; and, seated on the sill of an open window and looking down at him in the garden, she tormented him to her heart's content:
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Ignorant of husbandry!" she mimicked,--"when any husband I ever heard of could go to school to you and learn what a real husband ought to be!
idleness
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From this reading Clive's enforced idleness had secretly humiliated him and made him restless.
ignorance
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From this reading At first he had demurred, alleging total ignorance of husbandry; and, seated on the sill of an open window and looking down at him in the garden, she tormented him to her heart's content:
IgnorantnounUS /ˈignorant/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "Ignorant of husbandry!" she mimicked,--"when any husband I ever heard of could go to school to you and learn what a real husband ought to be!
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Athalie in her tender wisdom understood how it was with him before he did himself, and she was already deftly guiding his balked energy into a brand new channel, the same being a bucolic one.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Athalie in her tender wisdom understood how it was with him before he did himself, and she was already deftly guiding his balked energy into a brand new channel, the same being a bucolic one.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Athalie in her tender wisdom understood how it was with him before he did himself, and she was already deftly guiding his balked energy into a brand new channel, the same being a bucolic one.
learn
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From this reading "Ignorant of husbandry!" she mimicked,--"when any husband I ever heard of could go to school to you and learn what a real husband ought to be!
living
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From this reading Why _will_ you pretend to be so painfully modest, Clive, when you are really secretly pleased with yourself and entirely convinced that, in you, the world might discover a living pattern of model domesticity!"
looking
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From this reading At first he had demurred, alleging total ignorance of husbandry; and, seated on the sill of an open window and looking down at him in the garden, she tormented him to her heart's content:
made
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From this reading Clive's enforced idleness had secretly humiliated him and made him restless.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Why _will_ you pretend to be so painfully modest, Clive, when you are really secretly pleased with yourself and entirely convinced that, in you, the world might discover a living pattern of model domesticity!"
mimicked
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From this reading "Ignorant of husbandry!" she mimicked,--"when any husband I ever heard of could go to school to you and learn what a real husband ought to be!
model
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From this reading Why _will_ you pretend to be so painfully modest, Clive, when you are really secretly pleased with yourself and entirely convinced that, in you, the world might discover a living pattern of model domesticity!"
modest
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From this reading Why _will_ you pretend to be so painfully modest, Clive, when you are really secretly pleased with yourself and entirely convinced that, in you, the world might discover a living pattern of model domesticity!"
new
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From this reading Athalie in her tender wisdom understood how it was with him before he did himself, and she was already deftly guiding his balked energy into a brand new channel, the same being a bucolic one.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading At first he had demurred, alleging total ignorance of husbandry; and, seated on the sill of an open window and looking down at him in the garden, she tormented him to her heart's content:
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading At first he had demurred, alleging total ignorance of husbandry; and, seated on the sill of an open window and looking down at him in the garden, she tormented him to her heart's content:
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Athalie in her tender wisdom understood how it was with him before he did himself, and she was already deftly guiding his balked energy into a brand new channel, the same being a bucolic one.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading At first he had demurred, alleging total ignorance of husbandry; and, seated on the sill of an open window and looking down at him in the garden, she tormented him to her heart's content:
oughtmodal verbUS /ɔːt/
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading "Ignorant of husbandry!" she mimicked,--"when any husband I ever heard of could go to school to you and learn what a real husband ought to be!
painfully
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From this reading Why _will_ you pretend to be so painfully modest, Clive, when you are really secretly pleased with yourself and entirely convinced that, in you, the world might discover a living pattern of model domesticity!"
pattern
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From this reading Why _will_ you pretend to be so painfully modest, Clive, when you are really secretly pleased with yourself and entirely convinced that, in you, the world might discover a living pattern of model domesticity!"
pleasednounUS /ˈpleased/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Why _will_ you pretend to be so painfully modest, Clive, when you are really secretly pleased with yourself and entirely convinced that, in you, the world might discover a living pattern of model domesticity!"
pretend
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From this reading Why _will_ you pretend to be so painfully modest, Clive, when you are really secretly pleased with yourself and entirely convinced that, in you, the world might discover a living pattern of model domesticity!"
real
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From this reading "Ignorant of husbandry!" she mimicked,--"when any husband I ever heard of could go to school to you and learn what a real husband ought to be!
really
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From this reading Why _will_ you pretend to be so painfully modest, Clive, when you are really secretly pleased with yourself and entirely convinced that, in you, the world might discover a living pattern of model domesticity!"
restless
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From this reading Clive's enforced idleness had secretly humiliated him and made him restless.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Athalie in her tender wisdom understood how it was with him before he did himself, and she was already deftly guiding his balked energy into a brand new channel, the same being a bucolic one.
school
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From this reading "Ignorant of husbandry!" she mimicked,--"when any husband I ever heard of could go to school to you and learn what a real husband ought to be!
seated
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From this reading At first he had demurred, alleging total ignorance of husbandry; and, seated on the sill of an open window and looking down at him in the garden, she tormented him to her heart's content:
secretly
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From this reading Clive's enforced idleness had secretly humiliated him and made him restless.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Athalie in her tender wisdom understood how it was with him before he did himself, and she was already deftly guiding his balked energy into a brand new channel, the same being a bucolic one.
sill
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From this reading At first he had demurred, alleging total ignorance of husbandry; and, seated on the sill of an open window and looking down at him in the garden, she tormented him to her heart's content:
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Why _will_ you pretend to be so painfully modest, Clive, when you are really secretly pleased with yourself and entirely convinced that, in you, the world might discover a living pattern of model domesticity!"
tender
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From this reading Athalie in her tender wisdom understood how it was with him before he did himself, and she was already deftly guiding his balked energy into a brand new channel, the same being a bucolic one.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Why _will_ you pretend to be so painfully modest, Clive, when you are really secretly pleased with yourself and entirely convinced that, in you, the world might discover a living pattern of model domesticity!"
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Athalie in her tender wisdom understood how it was with him before he did himself, and she was already deftly guiding his balked energy into a brand new channel, the same being a bucolic one.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading At first he had demurred, alleging total ignorance of husbandry; and, seated on the sill of an open window and looking down at him in the garden, she tormented him to her heart's content:
tormented
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From this reading At first he had demurred, alleging total ignorance of husbandry; and, seated on the sill of an open window and looking down at him in the garden, she tormented him to her heart's content:
total
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From this reading At first he had demurred, alleging total ignorance of husbandry; and, seated on the sill of an open window and looking down at him in the garden, she tormented him to her heart's content:
understood
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From this reading Athalie in her tender wisdom understood how it was with him before he did himself, and she was already deftly guiding his balked energy into a brand new channel, the same being a bucolic one.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Athalie in her tender wisdom understood how it was with him before he did himself, and she was already deftly guiding his balked energy into a brand new channel, the same being a bucolic one.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "Ignorant of husbandry!" she mimicked,--"when any husband I ever heard of could go to school to you and learn what a real husband ought to be!
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading "Ignorant of husbandry!" she mimicked,--"when any husband I ever heard of could go to school to you and learn what a real husband ought to be!
Why
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From this reading Why _will_ you pretend to be so painfully modest, Clive, when you are really secretly pleased with yourself and entirely convinced that, in you, the world might discover a living pattern of model domesticity!"
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Why _will_ you pretend to be so painfully modest, Clive, when you are really secretly pleased with yourself and entirely convinced that, in you, the world might discover a living pattern of model domesticity!"
window
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From this reading At first he had demurred, alleging total ignorance of husbandry; and, seated on the sill of an open window and looking down at him in the garden, she tormented him to her heart's content:
wisdom
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From this reading Athalie in her tender wisdom understood how it was with him before he did himself, and she was already deftly guiding his balked energy into a brand new channel, the same being a bucolic one.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Athalie in her tender wisdom understood how it was with him before he did himself, and she was already deftly guiding his balked energy into a brand new channel, the same being a bucolic one.
world
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From this reading Why _will_ you pretend to be so painfully modest, Clive, when you are really secretly pleased with yourself and entirely convinced that, in you, the world might discover a living pattern of model domesticity!"
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Ignorant of husbandry!" she mimicked,--"when any husband I ever heard of could go to school to you and learn what a real husband ought to be!
yourselfpronounUS /jərˈself/
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading Why _will_ you pretend to be so painfully modest, Clive, when you are really secretly pleased with yourself and entirely convinced that, in you, the world might discover a living pattern of model domesticity!"
