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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 There was in Perdita a strong element of adventurousness and Bohemianism, which had not as yet been so fully gratified as to lose its poignancy.
adventurousness
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From this reading There was in Perdita a strong element of adventurousness and Bohemianism, which had not as yet been so fully gratified as to lose its poignancy.
althoughnounUS /ˈalthough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading At such times she would regret that she had not been born a gypsy--in oblivion of the fact that although, being a marquise, she might play at vagabondage, it would not be as easy for a vagabond to experience the sensations of a marquise.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There was in Perdita a strong element of adventurousness and Bohemianism, which had not as yet been so fully gratified as to lose its poignancy.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading There was in Perdita a strong element of adventurousness and Bohemianism, which had not as yet been so fully gratified as to lose its poignancy.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At such times she would regret that she had not been born a gypsy--in oblivion of the fact that although, being a marquise, she might play at vagabondage, it would not be as easy for a vagabond to experience the sensations of a marquise.
attacks
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From this reading At this epoch of our history it so happened that Perdita fell a victim to one of the periodical attacks in question.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading At such times she would regret that she had not been born a gypsy--in oblivion of the fact that although, being a marquise, she might play at vagabondage, it would not be as easy for a vagabond to experience the sensations of a marquise.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading There was in Perdita a strong element of adventurousness and Bohemianism, which had not as yet been so fully gratified as to lose its poignancy.
behold
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From this reading A longing came over her, occasionally, to behold phases of life that would not, in the ordinary course of things, come under her observation.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading At such times she would regret that she had not been born a gypsy--in oblivion of the fact that although, being a marquise, she might play at vagabondage, it would not be as easy for a vagabond to experience the sensations of a marquise.
best
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From this reading The latter has the best of it.
Bohemianism
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From this reading There was in Perdita a strong element of adventurousness and Bohemianism, which had not as yet been so fully gratified as to lose its poignancy.
bornnounUS /born/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At such times she would regret that she had not been born a gypsy--in oblivion of the fact that although, being a marquise, she might play at vagabondage, it would not be as easy for a vagabond to experience the sensations of a marquise.
came
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From this reading A longing came over her, occasionally, to behold phases of life that would not, in the ordinary course of things, come under her observation.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A longing came over her, occasionally, to behold phases of life that would not, in the ordinary course of things, come under her observation.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A longing came over her, occasionally, to behold phases of life that would not, in the ordinary course of things, come under her observation.
easy
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From this reading At such times she would regret that she had not been born a gypsy--in oblivion of the fact that although, being a marquise, she might play at vagabondage, it would not be as easy for a vagabond to experience the sensations of a marquise.
element
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From this reading There was in Perdita a strong element of adventurousness and Bohemianism, which had not as yet been so fully gratified as to lose its poignancy.
epoch
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From this reading At this epoch of our history it so happened that Perdita fell a victim to one of the periodical attacks in question.
experience
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From this reading At such times she would regret that she had not been born a gypsy--in oblivion of the fact that although, being a marquise, she might play at vagabondage, it would not be as easy for a vagabond to experience the sensations of a marquise.
fact
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From this reading At such times she would regret that she had not been born a gypsy--in oblivion of the fact that although, being a marquise, she might play at vagabondage, it would not be as easy for a vagabond to experience the sensations of a marquise.
fell
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From this reading At this epoch of our history it so happened that Perdita fell a victim to one of the periodical attacks in question.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading At such times she would regret that she had not been born a gypsy--in oblivion of the fact that although, being a marquise, she might play at vagabondage, it would not be as easy for a vagabond to experience the sensations of a marquise.
fully
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From this reading There was in Perdita a strong element of adventurousness and Bohemianism, which had not as yet been so fully gratified as to lose its poignancy.
gratified
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From this reading There was in Perdita a strong element of adventurousness and Bohemianism, which had not as yet been so fully gratified as to lose its poignancy.
gypsy
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From this reading At such times she would regret that she had not been born a gypsy--in oblivion of the fact that although, being a marquise, she might play at vagabondage, it would not be as easy for a vagabond to experience the sensations of a marquise.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading There was in Perdita a strong element of adventurousness and Bohemianism, which had not as yet been so fully gratified as to lose its poignancy.
happened
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From this reading At this epoch of our history it so happened that Perdita fell a victim to one of the periodical attacks in question.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The latter has the best of it.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading A longing came over her, occasionally, to behold phases of life that would not, in the ordinary course of things, come under her observation.
history
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From this reading At this epoch of our history it so happened that Perdita fell a victim to one of the periodical attacks in question.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There was in Perdita a strong element of adventurousness and Bohemianism, which had not as yet been so fully gratified as to lose its poignancy.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading At such times she would regret that she had not been born a gypsy--in oblivion of the fact that although, being a marquise, she might play at vagabondage, it would not be as easy for a vagabond to experience the sensations of a marquise.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading There was in Perdita a strong element of adventurousness and Bohemianism, which had not as yet been so fully gratified as to lose its poignancy.
latter
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From this reading The latter has the best of it.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A longing came over her, occasionally, to behold phases of life that would not, in the ordinary course of things, come under her observation.
longing
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From this reading A longing came over her, occasionally, to behold phases of life that would not, in the ordinary course of things, come under her observation.
lose
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From this reading There was in Perdita a strong element of adventurousness and Bohemianism, which had not as yet been so fully gratified as to lose its poignancy.
marquise
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From this reading At such times she would regret that she had not been born a gypsy--in oblivion of the fact that although, being a marquise, she might play at vagabondage, it would not be as easy for a vagabond to experience the sensations of a marquise.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading At such times she would regret that she had not been born a gypsy--in oblivion of the fact that although, being a marquise, she might play at vagabondage, it would not be as easy for a vagabond to experience the sensations of a marquise.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading There was in Perdita a strong element of adventurousness and Bohemianism, which had not as yet been so fully gratified as to lose its poignancy.
oblivion
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From this reading At such times she would regret that she had not been born a gypsy--in oblivion of the fact that although, being a marquise, she might play at vagabondage, it would not be as easy for a vagabond to experience the sensations of a marquise.
observationnounUS /ˈobservation/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading A longing came over her, occasionally, to behold phases of life that would not, in the ordinary course of things, come under her observation.
occasionally
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From this reading A longing came over her, occasionally, to behold phases of life that would not, in the ordinary course of things, come under her observation.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There was in Perdita a strong element of adventurousness and Bohemianism, which had not as yet been so fully gratified as to lose its poignancy.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading At this epoch of our history it so happened that Perdita fell a victim to one of the periodical attacks in question.
ordinary
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From this reading A longing came over her, occasionally, to behold phases of life that would not, in the ordinary course of things, come under her observation.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading At this epoch of our history it so happened that Perdita fell a victim to one of the periodical attacks in question.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading A longing came over her, occasionally, to behold phases of life that would not, in the ordinary course of things, come under her observation.
Perdita
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From this reading There was in Perdita a strong element of adventurousness and Bohemianism, which had not as yet been so fully gratified as to lose its poignancy.
periodical
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From this reading At this epoch of our history it so happened that Perdita fell a victim to one of the periodical attacks in question.
phases
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From this reading A longing came over her, occasionally, to behold phases of life that would not, in the ordinary course of things, come under her observation.
play
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From this reading At such times she would regret that she had not been born a gypsy--in oblivion of the fact that although, being a marquise, she might play at vagabondage, it would not be as easy for a vagabond to experience the sensations of a marquise.
poignancy
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From this reading There was in Perdita a strong element of adventurousness and Bohemianism, which had not as yet been so fully gratified as to lose its poignancy.
questionnounUS /ˈquestion/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading At this epoch of our history it so happened that Perdita fell a victim to one of the periodical attacks in question.
regret
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From this reading At such times she would regret that she had not been born a gypsy--in oblivion of the fact that although, being a marquise, she might play at vagabondage, it would not be as easy for a vagabond to experience the sensations of a marquise.
sensations
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From this reading At such times she would regret that she had not been born a gypsy--in oblivion of the fact that although, being a marquise, she might play at vagabondage, it would not be as easy for a vagabond to experience the sensations of a marquise.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading At such times she would regret that she had not been born a gypsy--in oblivion of the fact that although, being a marquise, she might play at vagabondage, it would not be as easy for a vagabond to experience the sensations of a marquise.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading There was in Perdita a strong element of adventurousness and Bohemianism, which had not as yet been so fully gratified as to lose its poignancy.
strong
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From this reading There was in Perdita a strong element of adventurousness and Bohemianism, which had not as yet been so fully gratified as to lose its poignancy.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading At such times she would regret that she had not been born a gypsy--in oblivion of the fact that although, being a marquise, she might play at vagabondage, it would not be as easy for a vagabond to experience the sensations of a marquise.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading A longing came over her, occasionally, to behold phases of life that would not, in the ordinary course of things, come under her observation.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A longing came over her, occasionally, to behold phases of life that would not, in the ordinary course of things, come under her observation.
There
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From this reading There was in Perdita a strong element of adventurousness and Bohemianism, which had not as yet been so fully gratified as to lose its poignancy.
things
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From this reading A longing came over her, occasionally, to behold phases of life that would not, in the ordinary course of things, come under her observation.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading At this epoch of our history it so happened that Perdita fell a victim to one of the periodical attacks in question.
times
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From this reading At such times she would regret that she had not been born a gypsy--in oblivion of the fact that although, being a marquise, she might play at vagabondage, it would not be as easy for a vagabond to experience the sensations of a marquise.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There was in Perdita a strong element of adventurousness and Bohemianism, which had not as yet been so fully gratified as to lose its poignancy.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading A longing came over her, occasionally, to behold phases of life that would not, in the ordinary course of things, come under her observation.
vagabond
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From this reading At such times she would regret that she had not been born a gypsy--in oblivion of the fact that although, being a marquise, she might play at vagabondage, it would not be as easy for a vagabond to experience the sensations of a marquise.
vagabondage
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From this reading At such times she would regret that she had not been born a gypsy--in oblivion of the fact that although, being a marquise, she might play at vagabondage, it would not be as easy for a vagabond to experience the sensations of a marquise.
victim
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From this reading At this epoch of our history it so happened that Perdita fell a victim to one of the periodical attacks in question.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was in Perdita a strong element of adventurousness and Bohemianism, which had not as yet been so fully gratified as to lose its poignancy.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading There was in Perdita a strong element of adventurousness and Bohemianism, which had not as yet been so fully gratified as to lose its poignancy.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading A longing came over her, occasionally, to behold phases of life that would not, in the ordinary course of things, come under her observation.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading There was in Perdita a strong element of adventurousness and Bohemianism, which had not as yet been so fully gratified as to lose its poignancy.
