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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 Clarissa, however, had a faculty of enjoying herself at all times, and she did not show that she felt certain slights offered her, notably that of keeping her off the team.
all
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From this reading Clarissa, however, had a faculty of enjoying herself at all times, and she did not show that she felt certain slights offered her, notably that of keeping her off the team.
Alma
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From this reading In the natural course of events, she should have been chosen captain, but the influence of Alma Stacey was strong, and Clarissa was not even on the team.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Clarissa, however, had a faculty of enjoying herself at all times, and she did not show that she felt certain slights offered her, notably that of keeping her off the team.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Clarissa went to the Junior dances, but she was not sufficiently in society to be asked to the Assemblies.
Assemblies
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From this reading Clarissa went to the Junior dances, but she was not sufficiently in society to be asked to the Assemblies.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Clarissa, however, had a faculty of enjoying herself at all times, and she did not show that she felt certain slights offered her, notably that of keeping her off the team.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Clarissa went to the Junior dances, but she was not sufficiently in society to be asked to the Assemblies.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading In the natural course of events, she should have been chosen captain, but the influence of Alma Stacey was strong, and Clarissa was not even on the team.
Boston
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From this reading Not a few of the class who lived at home in Boston or Cambridge or the suburbs entertained at their own houses.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Clarissa went to the Junior dances, but she was not sufficiently in society to be asked to the Assemblies.
Cambridge
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From this reading Not a few of the class who lived at home in Boston or Cambridge or the suburbs entertained at their own houses.
captainnounUS /ˈcaptain/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading In the natural course of events, she should have been chosen captain, but the influence of Alma Stacey was strong, and Clarissa was not even on the team.
certain
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From this reading Clarissa, however, had a faculty of enjoying herself at all times, and she did not show that she felt certain slights offered her, notably that of keeping her off the team.
chosen
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From this reading In the natural course of events, she should have been chosen captain, but the influence of Alma Stacey was strong, and Clarissa was not even on the team.
Clarissa
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From this reading Clarissa went to the Junior dances, but she was not sufficiently in society to be asked to the Assemblies.
class
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From this reading Not a few of the class who lived at home in Boston or Cambridge or the suburbs entertained at their own houses.
college
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From this reading But college festivities were not the only pleasures offered the girls.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the natural course of events, she should have been chosen captain, but the influence of Alma Stacey was strong, and Clarissa was not even on the team.
dances
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From this reading Clarissa went to the Junior dances, but she was not sufficiently in society to be asked to the Assemblies.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Clarissa, however, had a faculty of enjoying herself at all times, and she did not show that she felt certain slights offered her, notably that of keeping her off the team.
enjoying
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From this reading Clarissa, however, had a faculty of enjoying herself at all times, and she did not show that she felt certain slights offered her, notably that of keeping her off the team.
entertained
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From this reading Not a few of the class who lived at home in Boston or Cambridge or the suburbs entertained at their own houses.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the natural course of events, she should have been chosen captain, but the influence of Alma Stacey was strong, and Clarissa was not even on the team.
events
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From this reading In the natural course of events, she should have been chosen captain, but the influence of Alma Stacey was strong, and Clarissa was not even on the team.
faculty
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From this reading Clarissa, however, had a faculty of enjoying herself at all times, and she did not show that she felt certain slights offered her, notably that of keeping her off the team.
felt
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From this reading Clarissa, however, had a faculty of enjoying herself at all times, and she did not show that she felt certain slights offered her, notably that of keeping her off the team.
festivities
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From this reading But college festivities were not the only pleasures offered the girls.
few
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From this reading Not a few of the class who lived at home in Boston or Cambridge or the suburbs entertained at their own houses.
girls
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From this reading But college festivities were not the only pleasures offered the girls.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Clarissa, however, had a faculty of enjoying herself at all times, and she did not show that she felt certain slights offered her, notably that of keeping her off the team.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading In the natural course of events, she should have been chosen captain, but the influence of Alma Stacey was strong, and Clarissa was not even on the team.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Clarissa, however, had a faculty of enjoying herself at all times, and she did not show that she felt certain slights offered her, notably that of keeping her off the team.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Clarissa, however, had a faculty of enjoying herself at all times, and she did not show that she felt certain slights offered her, notably that of keeping her off the team.
home
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From this reading Not a few of the class who lived at home in Boston or Cambridge or the suburbs entertained at their own houses.
houses
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From this reading Not a few of the class who lived at home in Boston or Cambridge or the suburbs entertained at their own houses.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading Clarissa, however, had a faculty of enjoying herself at all times, and she did not show that she felt certain slights offered her, notably that of keeping her off the team.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Clarissa went to the Junior dances, but she was not sufficiently in society to be asked to the Assemblies.
influence
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From this reading In the natural course of events, she should have been chosen captain, but the influence of Alma Stacey was strong, and Clarissa was not even on the team.
Junior
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From this reading Clarissa went to the Junior dances, but she was not sufficiently in society to be asked to the Assemblies.
keeping
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From this reading Clarissa, however, had a faculty of enjoying herself at all times, and she did not show that she felt certain slights offered her, notably that of keeping her off the team.
lived
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From this reading Not a few of the class who lived at home in Boston or Cambridge or the suburbs entertained at their own houses.
natural
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From this reading In the natural course of events, she should have been chosen captain, but the influence of Alma Stacey was strong, and Clarissa was not even on the team.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Clarissa went to the Junior dances, but she was not sufficiently in society to be asked to the Assemblies.
notably
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From this reading Clarissa, however, had a faculty of enjoying herself at all times, and she did not show that she felt certain slights offered her, notably that of keeping her off the team.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Clarissa, however, had a faculty of enjoying herself at all times, and she did not show that she felt certain slights offered her, notably that of keeping her off the team.
off
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From this reading Clarissa, however, had a faculty of enjoying herself at all times, and she did not show that she felt certain slights offered her, notably that of keeping her off the team.
offered
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From this reading Clarissa, however, had a faculty of enjoying herself at all times, and she did not show that she felt certain slights offered her, notably that of keeping her off the team.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading In the natural course of events, she should have been chosen captain, but the influence of Alma Stacey was strong, and Clarissa was not even on the team.
only
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From this reading But college festivities were not the only pleasures offered the girls.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Not a few of the class who lived at home in Boston or Cambridge or the suburbs entertained at their own houses.
own
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From this reading Not a few of the class who lived at home in Boston or Cambridge or the suburbs entertained at their own houses.
pleasures
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From this reading But college festivities were not the only pleasures offered the girls.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Clarissa went to the Junior dances, but she was not sufficiently in society to be asked to the Assemblies.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading In the natural course of events, she should have been chosen captain, but the influence of Alma Stacey was strong, and Clarissa was not even on the team.
show
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From this reading Clarissa, however, had a faculty of enjoying herself at all times, and she did not show that she felt certain slights offered her, notably that of keeping her off the team.
slights
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From this reading Clarissa, however, had a faculty of enjoying herself at all times, and she did not show that she felt certain slights offered her, notably that of keeping her off the team.
society
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From this reading Clarissa went to the Junior dances, but she was not sufficiently in society to be asked to the Assemblies.
Stacey
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From this reading In the natural course of events, she should have been chosen captain, but the influence of Alma Stacey was strong, and Clarissa was not even on the team.
strong
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From this reading In the natural course of events, she should have been chosen captain, but the influence of Alma Stacey was strong, and Clarissa was not even on the team.
suburbs
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From this reading Not a few of the class who lived at home in Boston or Cambridge or the suburbs entertained at their own houses.
sufficiently
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From this reading Clarissa went to the Junior dances, but she was not sufficiently in society to be asked to the Assemblies.
team
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From this reading Clarissa, however, had a faculty of enjoying herself at all times, and she did not show that she felt certain slights offered her, notably that of keeping her off the team.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Clarissa, however, had a faculty of enjoying herself at all times, and she did not show that she felt certain slights offered her, notably that of keeping her off the team.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Clarissa went to the Junior dances, but she was not sufficiently in society to be asked to the Assemblies.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Not a few of the class who lived at home in Boston or Cambridge or the suburbs entertained at their own houses.
times
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From this reading Clarissa, however, had a faculty of enjoying herself at all times, and she did not show that she felt certain slights offered her, notably that of keeping her off the team.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Clarissa went to the Junior dances, but she was not sufficiently in society to be asked to the Assemblies.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Clarissa went to the Junior dances, but she was not sufficiently in society to be asked to the Assemblies.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Clarissa went to the Junior dances, but she was not sufficiently in society to be asked to the Assemblies.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading But college festivities were not the only pleasures offered the girls.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Not a few of the class who lived at home in Boston or Cambridge or the suburbs entertained at their own houses.
