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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 The stupefied Mallory saw Marjorie in a startling imitation of herself at her sweetest; only now it was brazen mimicry, yet how like!
advanced
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From this reading She advanced on the innocent conductor, as the lady from Sorek must have sidled up to Samson, coquetting with one arch hand and snipping the shears with the other.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading She went forward as the shyest young thing in the world, pursed her lips into an ecstatic simper, and began on the unsuspecting official:
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading DELILAH AND THE CONDUCTOR Like the best of women and the worst of men, Marjorie was perfectly willing to do evil, that good might come of it.
arch
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From this reading She advanced on the innocent conductor, as the lady from Sorek must have sidled up to Samson, coquetting with one arch hand and snipping the shears with the other.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She advanced on the innocent conductor, as the lady from Sorek must have sidled up to Samson, coquetting with one arch hand and snipping the shears with the other.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The stupefied Mallory saw Marjorie in a startling imitation of herself at her sweetest; only now it was brazen mimicry, yet how like!
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She went forward as the shyest young thing in the world, pursed her lips into an ecstatic simper, and began on the unsuspecting official:
best
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From this reading DELILAH AND THE CONDUCTOR Like the best of women and the worst of men, Marjorie was perfectly willing to do evil, that good might come of it.
brazen
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From this reading The stupefied Mallory saw Marjorie in a startling imitation of herself at her sweetest; only now it was brazen mimicry, yet how like!
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "Isn't the country perfectly----" "Yes, but I'm getting used to it," the conductor growled, without looking up.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading DELILAH AND THE CONDUCTOR Like the best of women and the worst of men, Marjorie was perfectly willing to do evil, that good might come of it.
CONDUCTOR
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From this reading DELILAH AND THE CONDUCTOR Like the best of women and the worst of men, Marjorie was perfectly willing to do evil, that good might come of it.
coquetting
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From this reading She advanced on the innocent conductor, as the lady from Sorek must have sidled up to Samson, coquetting with one arch hand and snipping the shears with the other.
country
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From this reading "Isn't the country perfectly----" "Yes, but I'm getting used to it," the conductor growled, without looking up.
DELILAH
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From this reading DELILAH AND THE CONDUCTOR Like the best of women and the worst of men, Marjorie was perfectly willing to do evil, that good might come of it.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading DELILAH AND THE CONDUCTOR Like the best of women and the worst of men, Marjorie was perfectly willing to do evil, that good might come of it.
ecstatic
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evil
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From this reading DELILAH AND THE CONDUCTOR Like the best of women and the worst of men, Marjorie was perfectly willing to do evil, that good might come of it.
forwardnounUS /forward/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She went forward as the shyest young thing in the world, pursed her lips into an ecstatic simper, and began on the unsuspecting official:
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading She advanced on the innocent conductor, as the lady from Sorek must have sidled up to Samson, coquetting with one arch hand and snipping the shears with the other.
getting
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From this reading "Isn't the country perfectly----" "Yes, but I'm getting used to it," the conductor growled, without looking up.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading DELILAH AND THE CONDUCTOR Like the best of women and the worst of men, Marjorie was perfectly willing to do evil, that good might come of it.
growlednounUS /ˈgrowled/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "Isn't the country perfectly----" "Yes, but I'm getting used to it," the conductor growled, without looking up.
hand
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From this reading She advanced on the innocent conductor, as the lady from Sorek must have sidled up to Samson, coquetting with one arch hand and snipping the shears with the other.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading She advanced on the innocent conductor, as the lady from Sorek must have sidled up to Samson, coquetting with one arch hand and snipping the shears with the other.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The stupefied Mallory saw Marjorie in a startling imitation of herself at her sweetest; only now it was brazen mimicry, yet how like!
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading The stupefied Mallory saw Marjorie in a startling imitation of herself at her sweetest; only now it was brazen mimicry, yet how like!
how
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From this reading The stupefied Mallory saw Marjorie in a startling imitation of herself at her sweetest; only now it was brazen mimicry, yet how like!
I'm
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From this reading "Isn't the country perfectly----" "Yes, but I'm getting used to it," the conductor growled, without looking up.
imitation
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From this reading The stupefied Mallory saw Marjorie in a startling imitation of herself at her sweetest; only now it was brazen mimicry, yet how like!
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The stupefied Mallory saw Marjorie in a startling imitation of herself at her sweetest; only now it was brazen mimicry, yet how like!
innocent
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From this reading She advanced on the innocent conductor, as the lady from Sorek must have sidled up to Samson, coquetting with one arch hand and snipping the shears with the other.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading She went forward as the shyest young thing in the world, pursed her lips into an ecstatic simper, and began on the unsuspecting official:
Isn't
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From this reading "Isn't the country perfectly----" "Yes, but I'm getting used to it," the conductor growled, without looking up.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading DELILAH AND THE CONDUCTOR Like the best of women and the worst of men, Marjorie was perfectly willing to do evil, that good might come of it.
lady
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Like
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From this reading DELILAH AND THE CONDUCTOR Like the best of women and the worst of men, Marjorie was perfectly willing to do evil, that good might come of it.
lips
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From this reading She went forward as the shyest young thing in the world, pursed her lips into an ecstatic simper, and began on the unsuspecting official:
looking
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From this reading "Isn't the country perfectly----" "Yes, but I'm getting used to it," the conductor growled, without looking up.
Mallory
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From this reading The stupefied Mallory saw Marjorie in a startling imitation of herself at her sweetest; only now it was brazen mimicry, yet how like!
Marjorie
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From this reading DELILAH AND THE CONDUCTOR Like the best of women and the worst of men, Marjorie was perfectly willing to do evil, that good might come of it.
men
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From this reading DELILAH AND THE CONDUCTOR Like the best of women and the worst of men, Marjorie was perfectly willing to do evil, that good might come of it.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading DELILAH AND THE CONDUCTOR Like the best of women and the worst of men, Marjorie was perfectly willing to do evil, that good might come of it.
mimicry
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From this reading The stupefied Mallory saw Marjorie in a startling imitation of herself at her sweetest; only now it was brazen mimicry, yet how like!
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading She advanced on the innocent conductor, as the lady from Sorek must have sidled up to Samson, coquetting with one arch hand and snipping the shears with the other.
now
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From this reading The stupefied Mallory saw Marjorie in a startling imitation of herself at her sweetest; only now it was brazen mimicry, yet how like!
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading DELILAH AND THE CONDUCTOR Like the best of women and the worst of men, Marjorie was perfectly willing to do evil, that good might come of it.
official
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From this reading She went forward as the shyest young thing in the world, pursed her lips into an ecstatic simper, and began on the unsuspecting official:
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She advanced on the innocent conductor, as the lady from Sorek must have sidled up to Samson, coquetting with one arch hand and snipping the shears with the other.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading She advanced on the innocent conductor, as the lady from Sorek must have sidled up to Samson, coquetting with one arch hand and snipping the shears with the other.
only
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other
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From this reading She advanced on the innocent conductor, as the lady from Sorek must have sidled up to Samson, coquetting with one arch hand and snipping the shears with the other.
perfectly
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From this reading DELILAH AND THE CONDUCTOR Like the best of women and the worst of men, Marjorie was perfectly willing to do evil, that good might come of it.
pursed
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From this reading She went forward as the shyest young thing in the world, pursed her lips into an ecstatic simper, and began on the unsuspecting official:
Samson
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saw
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From this reading The stupefied Mallory saw Marjorie in a startling imitation of herself at her sweetest; only now it was brazen mimicry, yet how like!
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She advanced on the innocent conductor, as the lady from Sorek must have sidled up to Samson, coquetting with one arch hand and snipping the shears with the other.
shears
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From this reading She advanced on the innocent conductor, as the lady from Sorek must have sidled up to Samson, coquetting with one arch hand and snipping the shears with the other.
shyest
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From this reading She went forward as the shyest young thing in the world, pursed her lips into an ecstatic simper, and began on the unsuspecting official:
sidled
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From this reading She advanced on the innocent conductor, as the lady from Sorek must have sidled up to Samson, coquetting with one arch hand and snipping the shears with the other.
simper
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From this reading She went forward as the shyest young thing in the world, pursed her lips into an ecstatic simper, and began on the unsuspecting official:
snipping
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From this reading She advanced on the innocent conductor, as the lady from Sorek must have sidled up to Samson, coquetting with one arch hand and snipping the shears with the other.
Sorek
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From this reading She advanced on the innocent conductor, as the lady from Sorek must have sidled up to Samson, coquetting with one arch hand and snipping the shears with the other.
startling
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From this reading The stupefied Mallory saw Marjorie in a startling imitation of herself at her sweetest; only now it was brazen mimicry, yet how like!
stupefied
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From this reading The stupefied Mallory saw Marjorie in a startling imitation of herself at her sweetest; only now it was brazen mimicry, yet how like!
sweetest
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From this reading The stupefied Mallory saw Marjorie in a startling imitation of herself at her sweetest; only now it was brazen mimicry, yet how like!
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading DELILAH AND THE CONDUCTOR Like the best of women and the worst of men, Marjorie was perfectly willing to do evil, that good might come of it.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading DELILAH AND THE CONDUCTOR Like the best of women and the worst of men, Marjorie was perfectly willing to do evil, that good might come of it.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She went forward as the shyest young thing in the world, pursed her lips into an ecstatic simper, and began on the unsuspecting official:
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading DELILAH AND THE CONDUCTOR Like the best of women and the worst of men, Marjorie was perfectly willing to do evil, that good might come of it.
unsuspecting
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From this reading She went forward as the shyest young thing in the world, pursed her lips into an ecstatic simper, and began on the unsuspecting official:
up
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From this reading She advanced on the innocent conductor, as the lady from Sorek must have sidled up to Samson, coquetting with one arch hand and snipping the shears with the other.
used
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From this reading "Isn't the country perfectly----" "Yes, but I'm getting used to it," the conductor growled, without looking up.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading DELILAH AND THE CONDUCTOR Like the best of women and the worst of men, Marjorie was perfectly willing to do evil, that good might come of it.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She went forward as the shyest young thing in the world, pursed her lips into an ecstatic simper, and began on the unsuspecting official:
willing
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From this reading DELILAH AND THE CONDUCTOR Like the best of women and the worst of men, Marjorie was perfectly willing to do evil, that good might come of it.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading She advanced on the innocent conductor, as the lady from Sorek must have sidled up to Samson, coquetting with one arch hand and snipping the shears with the other.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading "Isn't the country perfectly----" "Yes, but I'm getting used to it," the conductor growled, without looking up.
women
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From this reading DELILAH AND THE CONDUCTOR Like the best of women and the worst of men, Marjorie was perfectly willing to do evil, that good might come of it.
world
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From this reading She went forward as the shyest young thing in the world, pursed her lips into an ecstatic simper, and began on the unsuspecting official:
worst
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From this reading DELILAH AND THE CONDUCTOR Like the best of women and the worst of men, Marjorie was perfectly willing to do evil, that good might come of it.
Yes
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From this reading "Isn't the country perfectly----" "Yes, but I'm getting used to it," the conductor growled, without looking up.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading The stupefied Mallory saw Marjorie in a startling imitation of herself at her sweetest; only now it was brazen mimicry, yet how like!
young
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