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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 A QUEEN AMONG WOMEN Miss Anne Gattle, seated in Mrs. Jimmie Wellington's seat, had not heard Mr. Jimmie Wellington's sketch of his wife.
accounted
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From this reading Mrs. Jimmie was accounted something of a snob in Chicago society, but perhaps the missionary was a trifle the snobbisher of the two when they met.
AMONGprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading A QUEEN AMONG WOMEN Miss Anne Gattle, seated in Mrs. Jimmie Wellington's seat, had not heard Mr. Jimmie Wellington's sketch of his wife.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading But she needed hardly more than a glance to satisfy herself that she and Mrs. Jimmie were as hopelessly antipathetic as only two polite women can be.
Anne
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From this reading A QUEEN AMONG WOMEN Miss Anne Gattle, seated in Mrs. Jimmie Wellington's seat, had not heard Mr. Jimmie Wellington's sketch of his wife.
antipathetic
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From this reading But she needed hardly more than a glance to satisfy herself that she and Mrs. Jimmie were as hopelessly antipathetic as only two polite women can be.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading But she needed hardly more than a glance to satisfy herself that she and Mrs. Jimmie were as hopelessly antipathetic as only two polite women can be.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading But she needed hardly more than a glance to satisfy herself that she and Mrs. Jimmie were as hopelessly antipathetic as only two polite women can be.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But she needed hardly more than a glance to satisfy herself that she and Mrs. Jimmie were as hopelessly antipathetic as only two polite women can be.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading But she needed hardly more than a glance to satisfy herself that she and Mrs. Jimmie were as hopelessly antipathetic as only two polite women can be.
Chicago
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From this reading Mrs. Jimmie was accounted something of a snob in Chicago society, but perhaps the missionary was a trifle the snobbisher of the two when they met.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Miss Gattle could overlook a hundred vices in a Zulu queen more easily than a few in a fellow countrywoman.
countrywoman
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From this reading Miss Gattle could overlook a hundred vices in a Zulu queen more easily than a few in a fellow countrywoman.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading She did not like Mrs. Jimmie, and she was proud of it.
easily
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From this reading Miss Gattle could overlook a hundred vices in a Zulu queen more easily than a few in a fellow countrywoman.
fellow
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From this reading Miss Gattle could overlook a hundred vices in a Zulu queen more easily than a few in a fellow countrywoman.
few
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From this reading Miss Gattle could overlook a hundred vices in a Zulu queen more easily than a few in a fellow countrywoman.
Gattle
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From this reading A QUEEN AMONG WOMEN Miss Anne Gattle, seated in Mrs. Jimmie Wellington's seat, had not heard Mr. Jimmie Wellington's sketch of his wife.
glance
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From this reading But she needed hardly more than a glance to satisfy herself that she and Mrs. Jimmie were as hopelessly antipathetic as only two polite women can be.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading A QUEEN AMONG WOMEN Miss Anne Gattle, seated in Mrs. Jimmie Wellington's seat, had not heard Mr. Jimmie Wellington's sketch of his wife.
hardly
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From this reading But she needed hardly more than a glance to satisfy herself that she and Mrs. Jimmie were as hopelessly antipathetic as only two polite women can be.
heard
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From this reading A QUEEN AMONG WOMEN Miss Anne Gattle, seated in Mrs. Jimmie Wellington's seat, had not heard Mr. Jimmie Wellington's sketch of his wife.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading But she needed hardly more than a glance to satisfy herself that she and Mrs. Jimmie were as hopelessly antipathetic as only two polite women can be.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading A QUEEN AMONG WOMEN Miss Anne Gattle, seated in Mrs. Jimmie Wellington's seat, had not heard Mr. Jimmie Wellington's sketch of his wife.
hopelessly
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From this reading But she needed hardly more than a glance to satisfy herself that she and Mrs. Jimmie were as hopelessly antipathetic as only two polite women can be.
hundred
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From this reading Miss Gattle could overlook a hundred vices in a Zulu queen more easily than a few in a fellow countrywoman.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A QUEEN AMONG WOMEN Miss Anne Gattle, seated in Mrs. Jimmie Wellington's seat, had not heard Mr. Jimmie Wellington's sketch of his wife.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She did not like Mrs. Jimmie, and she was proud of it.
Jimmie
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From this reading A QUEEN AMONG WOMEN Miss Anne Gattle, seated in Mrs. Jimmie Wellington's seat, had not heard Mr. Jimmie Wellington's sketch of his wife.
like
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From this reading She did not like Mrs. Jimmie, and she was proud of it.
met
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From this reading Mrs. Jimmie was accounted something of a snob in Chicago society, but perhaps the missionary was a trifle the snobbisher of the two when they met.
Miss
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From this reading A QUEEN AMONG WOMEN Miss Anne Gattle, seated in Mrs. Jimmie Wellington's seat, had not heard Mr. Jimmie Wellington's sketch of his wife.
missionary
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From this reading Mrs. Jimmie was accounted something of a snob in Chicago society, but perhaps the missionary was a trifle the snobbisher of the two when they met.
more
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From this reading But she needed hardly more than a glance to satisfy herself that she and Mrs. Jimmie were as hopelessly antipathetic as only two polite women can be.
Mr
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From this reading A QUEEN AMONG WOMEN Miss Anne Gattle, seated in Mrs. Jimmie Wellington's seat, had not heard Mr. Jimmie Wellington's sketch of his wife.
Mrs
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From this reading A QUEEN AMONG WOMEN Miss Anne Gattle, seated in Mrs. Jimmie Wellington's seat, had not heard Mr. Jimmie Wellington's sketch of his wife.
needed
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From this reading But she needed hardly more than a glance to satisfy herself that she and Mrs. Jimmie were as hopelessly antipathetic as only two polite women can be.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading A QUEEN AMONG WOMEN Miss Anne Gattle, seated in Mrs. Jimmie Wellington's seat, had not heard Mr. Jimmie Wellington's sketch of his wife.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A QUEEN AMONG WOMEN Miss Anne Gattle, seated in Mrs. Jimmie Wellington's seat, had not heard Mr. Jimmie Wellington's sketch of his wife.
only
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From this reading But she needed hardly more than a glance to satisfy herself that she and Mrs. Jimmie were as hopelessly antipathetic as only two polite women can be.
overlook
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From this reading Miss Gattle could overlook a hundred vices in a Zulu queen more easily than a few in a fellow countrywoman.
perhaps
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From this reading Mrs. Jimmie was accounted something of a snob in Chicago society, but perhaps the missionary was a trifle the snobbisher of the two when they met.
polite
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From this reading But she needed hardly more than a glance to satisfy herself that she and Mrs. Jimmie were as hopelessly antipathetic as only two polite women can be.
proud
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From this reading She did not like Mrs. Jimmie, and she was proud of it.
QUEEN
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From this reading A QUEEN AMONG WOMEN Miss Anne Gattle, seated in Mrs. Jimmie Wellington's seat, had not heard Mr. Jimmie Wellington's sketch of his wife.
satisfy
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From this reading But she needed hardly more than a glance to satisfy herself that she and Mrs. Jimmie were as hopelessly antipathetic as only two polite women can be.
seat
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From this reading A QUEEN AMONG WOMEN Miss Anne Gattle, seated in Mrs. Jimmie Wellington's seat, had not heard Mr. Jimmie Wellington's sketch of his wife.
seated
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From this reading A QUEEN AMONG WOMEN Miss Anne Gattle, seated in Mrs. Jimmie Wellington's seat, had not heard Mr. Jimmie Wellington's sketch of his wife.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But she needed hardly more than a glance to satisfy herself that she and Mrs. Jimmie were as hopelessly antipathetic as only two polite women can be.
sketch
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From this reading A QUEEN AMONG WOMEN Miss Anne Gattle, seated in Mrs. Jimmie Wellington's seat, had not heard Mr. Jimmie Wellington's sketch of his wife.
snob
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From this reading Mrs. Jimmie was accounted something of a snob in Chicago society, but perhaps the missionary was a trifle the snobbisher of the two when they met.
snobbisher
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From this reading Mrs. Jimmie was accounted something of a snob in Chicago society, but perhaps the missionary was a trifle the snobbisher of the two when they met.
society
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From this reading Mrs. Jimmie was accounted something of a snob in Chicago society, but perhaps the missionary was a trifle the snobbisher of the two when they met.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Mrs. Jimmie was accounted something of a snob in Chicago society, but perhaps the missionary was a trifle the snobbisher of the two when they met.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading But she needed hardly more than a glance to satisfy herself that she and Mrs. Jimmie were as hopelessly antipathetic as only two polite women can be.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But she needed hardly more than a glance to satisfy herself that she and Mrs. Jimmie were as hopelessly antipathetic as only two polite women can be.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Mrs. Jimmie was accounted something of a snob in Chicago society, but perhaps the missionary was a trifle the snobbisher of the two when they met.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Mrs. Jimmie was accounted something of a snob in Chicago society, but perhaps the missionary was a trifle the snobbisher of the two when they met.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But she needed hardly more than a glance to satisfy herself that she and Mrs. Jimmie were as hopelessly antipathetic as only two polite women can be.
triflenounUS /ˈtraɪfəl/
something that needs very little effort
From this reading Mrs. Jimmie was accounted something of a snob in Chicago society, but perhaps the missionary was a trifle the snobbisher of the two when they met.
two
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From this reading But she needed hardly more than a glance to satisfy herself that she and Mrs. Jimmie were as hopelessly antipathetic as only two polite women can be.
vices
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From this reading Miss Gattle could overlook a hundred vices in a Zulu queen more easily than a few in a fellow countrywoman.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Mrs. Jimmie was accounted something of a snob in Chicago society, but perhaps the missionary was a trifle the snobbisher of the two when they met.
Wellington's
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From this reading A QUEEN AMONG WOMEN Miss Anne Gattle, seated in Mrs. Jimmie Wellington's seat, had not heard Mr. Jimmie Wellington's sketch of his wife.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading But she needed hardly more than a glance to satisfy herself that she and Mrs. Jimmie were as hopelessly antipathetic as only two polite women can be.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Mrs. Jimmie was accounted something of a snob in Chicago society, but perhaps the missionary was a trifle the snobbisher of the two when they met.
wife
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From this reading A QUEEN AMONG WOMEN Miss Anne Gattle, seated in Mrs. Jimmie Wellington's seat, had not heard Mr. Jimmie Wellington's sketch of his wife.
WOMEN
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From this reading A QUEEN AMONG WOMEN Miss Anne Gattle, seated in Mrs. Jimmie Wellington's seat, had not heard Mr. Jimmie Wellington's sketch of his wife.
Zulu
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From this reading Miss Gattle could overlook a hundred vices in a Zulu queen more easily than a few in a fellow countrywoman.
