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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 Cope, unconscious of this, presently turned his attention to Lemoyne, who was on the eve of his first dress rehearsal and who was a good deal occupied with wigs and lingerie.
afternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He came home one afternoon to find on the corner of his desk a long pair of silk stockings and a too dainty pair of ladies' shoes.
all
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From this reading Their room came to be strown with all the disconcerting items of a theatrical wardrobe.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Cope, unconscious of this, presently turned his attention to Lemoyne, who was on the eve of his first dress rehearsal and who was a good deal occupied with wigs and lingerie.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Here one detail leads to another, and anyone who goes in wholeheartedly may go in dreadfully deep.
anyonepronounUS /ˈeniwʌn/
any person at all
From this reading Here one detail leads to another, and anyone who goes in wholeheartedly may go in dreadfully deep.
attention
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From this reading Cope, unconscious of this, presently turned his attention to Lemoyne, who was on the eve of his first dress rehearsal and who was a good deal occupied with wigs and lingerie.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Their room came to be strown with all the disconcerting items of a theatrical wardrobe.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Cope soon reached the point where he was not quite sure that he liked it all, and he began to develop a distaste for Lemoyne's preoccupation with it.
came
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From this reading Their room came to be strown with all the disconcerting items of a theatrical wardrobe.
Cope
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From this reading Cope, unconscious of this, presently turned his attention to Lemoyne, who was on the eve of his first dress rehearsal and who was a good deal occupied with wigs and lingerie.
corner
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From this reading He came home one afternoon to find on the corner of his desk a long pair of silk stockings and a too dainty pair of ladies' shoes.
dainty
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From this reading He came home one afternoon to find on the corner of his desk a long pair of silk stockings and a too dainty pair of ladies' shoes.
deal
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deep
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From this reading Here one detail leads to another, and anyone who goes in wholeheartedly may go in dreadfully deep.
desk
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From this reading He came home one afternoon to find on the corner of his desk a long pair of silk stockings and a too dainty pair of ladies' shoes.
detail
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From this reading Here one detail leads to another, and anyone who goes in wholeheartedly may go in dreadfully deep.
develop
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From this reading Cope soon reached the point where he was not quite sure that he liked it all, and he began to develop a distaste for Lemoyne's preoccupation with it.
disconcerting
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From this reading Their room came to be strown with all the disconcerting items of a theatrical wardrobe.
distaste
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dreadfully
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dress
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eve
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From this reading Cope, unconscious of this, presently turned his attention to Lemoyne, who was on the eve of his first dress rehearsal and who was a good deal occupied with wigs and lingerie.
find
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From this reading He came home one afternoon to find on the corner of his desk a long pair of silk stockings and a too dainty pair of ladies' shoes.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Cope, unconscious of this, presently turned his attention to Lemoyne, who was on the eve of his first dress rehearsal and who was a good deal occupied with wigs and lingerie.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Cope soon reached the point where he was not quite sure that he liked it all, and he began to develop a distaste for Lemoyne's preoccupation with it.
go
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From this reading Here one detail leads to another, and anyone who goes in wholeheartedly may go in dreadfully deep.
goes
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From this reading Here one detail leads to another, and anyone who goes in wholeheartedly may go in dreadfully deep.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Cope, unconscious of this, presently turned his attention to Lemoyne, who was on the eve of his first dress rehearsal and who was a good deal occupied with wigs and lingerie.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Cope soon reached the point where he was not quite sure that he liked it all, and he began to develop a distaste for Lemoyne's preoccupation with it.
HerenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Here one detail leads to another, and anyone who goes in wholeheartedly may go in dreadfully deep.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Cope, unconscious of this, presently turned his attention to Lemoyne, who was on the eve of his first dress rehearsal and who was a good deal occupied with wigs and lingerie.
home
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From this reading He came home one afternoon to find on the corner of his desk a long pair of silk stockings and a too dainty pair of ladies' shoes.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Here one detail leads to another, and anyone who goes in wholeheartedly may go in dreadfully deep.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Cope soon reached the point where he was not quite sure that he liked it all, and he began to develop a distaste for Lemoyne's preoccupation with it.
items
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From this reading Their room came to be strown with all the disconcerting items of a theatrical wardrobe.
ladies
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From this reading He came home one afternoon to find on the corner of his desk a long pair of silk stockings and a too dainty pair of ladies' shoes.
leads
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From this reading Here one detail leads to another, and anyone who goes in wholeheartedly may go in dreadfully deep.
Lemoyne
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From this reading Cope, unconscious of this, presently turned his attention to Lemoyne, who was on the eve of his first dress rehearsal and who was a good deal occupied with wigs and lingerie.
Lemoyne's
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liked
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From this reading Cope soon reached the point where he was not quite sure that he liked it all, and he began to develop a distaste for Lemoyne's preoccupation with it.
lingerie
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From this reading Cope, unconscious of this, presently turned his attention to Lemoyne, who was on the eve of his first dress rehearsal and who was a good deal occupied with wigs and lingerie.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He came home one afternoon to find on the corner of his desk a long pair of silk stockings and a too dainty pair of ladies' shoes.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading Here one detail leads to another, and anyone who goes in wholeheartedly may go in dreadfully deep.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Cope soon reached the point where he was not quite sure that he liked it all, and he began to develop a distaste for Lemoyne's preoccupation with it.
occupied
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From this reading Cope, unconscious of this, presently turned his attention to Lemoyne, who was on the eve of his first dress rehearsal and who was a good deal occupied with wigs and lingerie.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Cope, unconscious of this, presently turned his attention to Lemoyne, who was on the eve of his first dress rehearsal and who was a good deal occupied with wigs and lingerie.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Cope, unconscious of this, presently turned his attention to Lemoyne, who was on the eve of his first dress rehearsal and who was a good deal occupied with wigs and lingerie.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Here one detail leads to another, and anyone who goes in wholeheartedly may go in dreadfully deep.
pair
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From this reading He came home one afternoon to find on the corner of his desk a long pair of silk stockings and a too dainty pair of ladies' shoes.
pointnounUS /pɔɪnt/
the main matter or purpose being discussed
From this reading Cope soon reached the point where he was not quite sure that he liked it all, and he began to develop a distaste for Lemoyne's preoccupation with it.
preoccupation
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From this reading Cope soon reached the point where he was not quite sure that he liked it all, and he began to develop a distaste for Lemoyne's preoccupation with it.
presently
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From this reading Cope, unconscious of this, presently turned his attention to Lemoyne, who was on the eve of his first dress rehearsal and who was a good deal occupied with wigs and lingerie.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Cope soon reached the point where he was not quite sure that he liked it all, and he began to develop a distaste for Lemoyne's preoccupation with it.
reached
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rehearsal
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From this reading Cope, unconscious of this, presently turned his attention to Lemoyne, who was on the eve of his first dress rehearsal and who was a good deal occupied with wigs and lingerie.
room
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From this reading Their room came to be strown with all the disconcerting items of a theatrical wardrobe.
shoes
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From this reading He came home one afternoon to find on the corner of his desk a long pair of silk stockings and a too dainty pair of ladies' shoes.
silk
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From this reading He came home one afternoon to find on the corner of his desk a long pair of silk stockings and a too dainty pair of ladies' shoes.
soon
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From this reading Cope soon reached the point where he was not quite sure that he liked it all, and he began to develop a distaste for Lemoyne's preoccupation with it.
stockings
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From this reading He came home one afternoon to find on the corner of his desk a long pair of silk stockings and a too dainty pair of ladies' shoes.
strown
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From this reading Their room came to be strown with all the disconcerting items of a theatrical wardrobe.
surenounUS /sure/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Cope soon reached the point where he was not quite sure that he liked it all, and he began to develop a distaste for Lemoyne's preoccupation with it.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Cope soon reached the point where he was not quite sure that he liked it all, and he began to develop a distaste for Lemoyne's preoccupation with it.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Cope, unconscious of this, presently turned his attention to Lemoyne, who was on the eve of his first dress rehearsal and who was a good deal occupied with wigs and lingerie.
theatrical
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From this reading Their room came to be strown with all the disconcerting items of a theatrical wardrobe.
TheirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Their room came to be strown with all the disconcerting items of a theatrical wardrobe.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Cope, unconscious of this, presently turned his attention to Lemoyne, who was on the eve of his first dress rehearsal and who was a good deal occupied with wigs and lingerie.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Cope, unconscious of this, presently turned his attention to Lemoyne, who was on the eve of his first dress rehearsal and who was a good deal occupied with wigs and lingerie.
too
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From this reading He came home one afternoon to find on the corner of his desk a long pair of silk stockings and a too dainty pair of ladies' shoes.
turned
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From this reading Cope, unconscious of this, presently turned his attention to Lemoyne, who was on the eve of his first dress rehearsal and who was a good deal occupied with wigs and lingerie.
unconscious
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From this reading Cope, unconscious of this, presently turned his attention to Lemoyne, who was on the eve of his first dress rehearsal and who was a good deal occupied with wigs and lingerie.
wardrobe
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From this reading Their room came to be strown with all the disconcerting items of a theatrical wardrobe.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Cope, unconscious of this, presently turned his attention to Lemoyne, who was on the eve of his first dress rehearsal and who was a good deal occupied with wigs and lingerie.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Cope soon reached the point where he was not quite sure that he liked it all, and he began to develop a distaste for Lemoyne's preoccupation with it.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Cope, unconscious of this, presently turned his attention to Lemoyne, who was on the eve of his first dress rehearsal and who was a good deal occupied with wigs and lingerie.
wholeheartedly
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From this reading Here one detail leads to another, and anyone who goes in wholeheartedly may go in dreadfully deep.
wigs
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From this reading Cope, unconscious of this, presently turned his attention to Lemoyne, who was on the eve of his first dress rehearsal and who was a good deal occupied with wigs and lingerie.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Cope, unconscious of this, presently turned his attention to Lemoyne, who was on the eve of his first dress rehearsal and who was a good deal occupied with wigs and lingerie.
