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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 Yet, by carefully watching the others, he managed to acquit himself creditably, and avoided drinking out of the finger-bowl by first secretly testing its contents with a spoon.
acquit
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From this reading Yet, by carefully watching the others, he managed to acquit himself creditably, and avoided drinking out of the finger-bowl by first secretly testing its contents with a spoon.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Yet, by carefully watching the others, he managed to acquit himself creditably, and avoided drinking out of the finger-bowl by first secretly testing its contents with a spoon.
avoided
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From this reading Yet, by carefully watching the others, he managed to acquit himself creditably, and avoided drinking out of the finger-bowl by first secretly testing its contents with a spoon.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "I certainly think that polygamy should be limited by isothermal lines," replied Lothaw.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Yet, by carefully watching the others, he managed to acquit himself creditably, and avoided drinking out of the finger-bowl by first secretly testing its contents with a spoon.
carefully
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From this reading Yet, by carefully watching the others, he managed to acquit himself creditably, and avoided drinking out of the finger-bowl by first secretly testing its contents with a spoon.
certainly
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From this reading "I certainly think that polygamy should be limited by isothermal lines," replied Lothaw.
companion
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From this reading "Then you think that monogamy is simply a question of the thermometer?" said Mrs. Putney Giles to her companion.
contents
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From this reading Yet, by carefully watching the others, he managed to acquit himself creditably, and avoided drinking out of the finger-bowl by first secretly testing its contents with a spoon.
conversation
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From this reading The conversation was peculiar and singularly interesting.
creditably
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From this reading Yet, by carefully watching the others, he managed to acquit himself creditably, and avoided drinking out of the finger-bowl by first secretly testing its contents with a spoon.
dinner-party
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From this reading Mr. Putney Giles's was Lothaw's first grand dinner-party.
drinking
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From this reading Yet, by carefully watching the others, he managed to acquit himself creditably, and avoided drinking out of the finger-bowl by first secretly testing its contents with a spoon.
finger-bowl
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From this reading Yet, by carefully watching the others, he managed to acquit himself creditably, and avoided drinking out of the finger-bowl by first secretly testing its contents with a spoon.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mr. Putney Giles's was Lothaw's first grand dinner-party.
Giles
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From this reading "Then you think that monogamy is simply a question of the thermometer?" said Mrs. Putney Giles to her companion.
Giles's
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From this reading Mr. Putney Giles's was Lothaw's first grand dinner-party.
grand
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From this reading Mr. Putney Giles's was Lothaw's first grand dinner-party.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Yet, by carefully watching the others, he managed to acquit himself creditably, and avoided drinking out of the finger-bowl by first secretly testing its contents with a spoon.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "Then you think that monogamy is simply a question of the thermometer?" said Mrs. Putney Giles to her companion.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Yet, by carefully watching the others, he managed to acquit himself creditably, and avoided drinking out of the finger-bowl by first secretly testing its contents with a spoon.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I certainly think that polygamy should be limited by isothermal lines," replied Lothaw.
interesting
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From this reading The conversation was peculiar and singularly interesting.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Then you think that monogamy is simply a question of the thermometer?" said Mrs. Putney Giles to her companion.
isothermal
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From this reading "I certainly think that polygamy should be limited by isothermal lines," replied Lothaw.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Yet, by carefully watching the others, he managed to acquit himself creditably, and avoided drinking out of the finger-bowl by first secretly testing its contents with a spoon.
limited
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From this reading "I certainly think that polygamy should be limited by isothermal lines," replied Lothaw.
lines
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From this reading "I certainly think that polygamy should be limited by isothermal lines," replied Lothaw.
Lothaw
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From this reading "I certainly think that polygamy should be limited by isothermal lines," replied Lothaw.
Lothaw's
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From this reading Mr. Putney Giles's was Lothaw's first grand dinner-party.
managed
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From this reading Yet, by carefully watching the others, he managed to acquit himself creditably, and avoided drinking out of the finger-bowl by first secretly testing its contents with a spoon.
monogamy
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From this reading "Then you think that monogamy is simply a question of the thermometer?" said Mrs. Putney Giles to her companion.
Mr
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From this reading Mr. Putney Giles's was Lothaw's first grand dinner-party.
Mrs
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From this reading "Then you think that monogamy is simply a question of the thermometer?" said Mrs. Putney Giles to her companion.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Yet, by carefully watching the others, he managed to acquit himself creditably, and avoided drinking out of the finger-bowl by first secretly testing its contents with a spoon.
others
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From this reading Yet, by carefully watching the others, he managed to acquit himself creditably, and avoided drinking out of the finger-bowl by first secretly testing its contents with a spoon.
out
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From this reading Yet, by carefully watching the others, he managed to acquit himself creditably, and avoided drinking out of the finger-bowl by first secretly testing its contents with a spoon.
peculiar
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From this reading The conversation was peculiar and singularly interesting.
polygamy
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From this reading "I certainly think that polygamy should be limited by isothermal lines," replied Lothaw.
Putney
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From this reading Mr. Putney Giles's was Lothaw's first grand dinner-party.
questionnounUS /ˈquestion/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "Then you think that monogamy is simply a question of the thermometer?" said Mrs. Putney Giles to her companion.
repliednounUS /replied/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I certainly think that polygamy should be limited by isothermal lines," replied Lothaw.
said
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From this reading "Then you think that monogamy is simply a question of the thermometer?" said Mrs. Putney Giles to her companion.
secretly
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From this reading Yet, by carefully watching the others, he managed to acquit himself creditably, and avoided drinking out of the finger-bowl by first secretly testing its contents with a spoon.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading "I certainly think that polygamy should be limited by isothermal lines," replied Lothaw.
simply
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From this reading "Then you think that monogamy is simply a question of the thermometer?" said Mrs. Putney Giles to her companion.
singularly
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From this reading The conversation was peculiar and singularly interesting.
spoon
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From this reading Yet, by carefully watching the others, he managed to acquit himself creditably, and avoided drinking out of the finger-bowl by first secretly testing its contents with a spoon.
testing
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From this reading Yet, by carefully watching the others, he managed to acquit himself creditably, and avoided drinking out of the finger-bowl by first secretly testing its contents with a spoon.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Then you think that monogamy is simply a question of the thermometer?" said Mrs. Putney Giles to her companion.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Yet, by carefully watching the others, he managed to acquit himself creditably, and avoided drinking out of the finger-bowl by first secretly testing its contents with a spoon.
Then
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From this reading "Then you think that monogamy is simply a question of the thermometer?" said Mrs. Putney Giles to her companion.
thermometer
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From this reading "Then you think that monogamy is simply a question of the thermometer?" said Mrs. Putney Giles to her companion.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Then you think that monogamy is simply a question of the thermometer?" said Mrs. Putney Giles to her companion.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Yet, by carefully watching the others, he managed to acquit himself creditably, and avoided drinking out of the finger-bowl by first secretly testing its contents with a spoon.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Mr. Putney Giles's was Lothaw's first grand dinner-party.
watching
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From this reading Yet, by carefully watching the others, he managed to acquit himself creditably, and avoided drinking out of the finger-bowl by first secretly testing its contents with a spoon.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Yet, by carefully watching the others, he managed to acquit himself creditably, and avoided drinking out of the finger-bowl by first secretly testing its contents with a spoon.
YetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading Yet, by carefully watching the others, he managed to acquit himself creditably, and avoided drinking out of the finger-bowl by first secretly testing its contents with a spoon.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Then you think that monogamy is simply a question of the thermometer?" said Mrs. Putney Giles to her companion.
