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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 It proves rather dull for Violet, though Eugene insists upon giving her a few lessons, and she feels really interested, but she does not want to detach him from Miss Murray.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "And what's the thing beneath the skies We two would most forget?"
attractive
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From this reading "Of course you will go," decides Miss Murray, persuasively, for she must have some one to keep her in countenance with this attractive young man.
beneathprepositionUS /bɪˈniːθ/
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading "And what's the thing beneath the skies We two would most forget?"
Brade
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From this reading Lucia Brade comes over the next morning and renews her invitation to the rather impromptu lawn tennis, including Violet.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It proves rather dull for Violet, though Eugene insists upon giving her a few lessons, and she feels really interested, but she does not want to detach him from Miss Murray.
comes
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From this reading Lucia Brade comes over the next morning and renews her invitation to the rather impromptu lawn tennis, including Violet.
countenance
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From this reading "Of course you will go," decides Miss Murray, persuasively, for she must have some one to keep her in countenance with this attractive young man.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Of course you will go," decides Miss Murray, persuasively, for she must have some one to keep her in countenance with this attractive young man.
decides
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From this reading "Of course you will go," decides Miss Murray, persuasively, for she must have some one to keep her in countenance with this attractive young man.
detach
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From this reading It proves rather dull for Violet, though Eugene insists upon giving her a few lessons, and she feels really interested, but she does not want to detach him from Miss Murray.
doesauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It proves rather dull for Violet, though Eugene insists upon giving her a few lessons, and she feels really interested, but she does not want to detach him from Miss Murray.
doors
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From this reading The supper is out of doors and is undeniably gay.
dull
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From this reading It proves rather dull for Violet, though Eugene insists upon giving her a few lessons, and she feels really interested, but she does not want to detach him from Miss Murray.
Eugene
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From this reading It proves rather dull for Violet, though Eugene insists upon giving her a few lessons, and she feels really interested, but she does not want to detach him from Miss Murray.
feels
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From this reading It proves rather dull for Violet, though Eugene insists upon giving her a few lessons, and she feels really interested, but she does not want to detach him from Miss Murray.
few
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From this reading It proves rather dull for Violet, though Eugene insists upon giving her a few lessons, and she feels really interested, but she does not want to detach him from Miss Murray.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Of course you will go," decides Miss Murray, persuasively, for she must have some one to keep her in countenance with this attractive young man.
forget
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From this reading "And what's the thing beneath the skies We two would most forget?"
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It proves rather dull for Violet, though Eugene insists upon giving her a few lessons, and she feels really interested, but she does not want to detach him from Miss Murray.
gay
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From this reading The supper is out of doors and is undeniably gay.
giving
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From this reading It proves rather dull for Violet, though Eugene insists upon giving her a few lessons, and she feels really interested, but she does not want to detach him from Miss Murray.
go
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From this reading "Of course you will go," decides Miss Murray, persuasively, for she must have some one to keep her in countenance with this attractive young man.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Of course you will go," decides Miss Murray, persuasively, for she must have some one to keep her in countenance with this attractive young man.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Lucia Brade comes over the next morning and renews her invitation to the rather impromptu lawn tennis, including Violet.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It proves rather dull for Violet, though Eugene insists upon giving her a few lessons, and she feels really interested, but she does not want to detach him from Miss Murray.
impromptu
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From this reading Lucia Brade comes over the next morning and renews her invitation to the rather impromptu lawn tennis, including Violet.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Of course you will go," decides Miss Murray, persuasively, for she must have some one to keep her in countenance with this attractive young man.
including
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From this reading Lucia Brade comes over the next morning and renews her invitation to the rather impromptu lawn tennis, including Violet.
insists
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From this reading It proves rather dull for Violet, though Eugene insists upon giving her a few lessons, and she feels really interested, but she does not want to detach him from Miss Murray.
interested
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From this reading It proves rather dull for Violet, though Eugene insists upon giving her a few lessons, and she feels really interested, but she does not want to detach him from Miss Murray.
invitation
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From this reading Lucia Brade comes over the next morning and renews her invitation to the rather impromptu lawn tennis, including Violet.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The supper is out of doors and is undeniably gay.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It proves rather dull for Violet, though Eugene insists upon giving her a few lessons, and she feels really interested, but she does not want to detach him from Miss Murray.
keep
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From this reading "Of course you will go," decides Miss Murray, persuasively, for she must have some one to keep her in countenance with this attractive young man.
lawn
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From this reading Lucia Brade comes over the next morning and renews her invitation to the rather impromptu lawn tennis, including Violet.
lessons
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From this reading It proves rather dull for Violet, though Eugene insists upon giving her a few lessons, and she feels really interested, but she does not want to detach him from Miss Murray.
Lucia
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From this reading Lucia Brade comes over the next morning and renews her invitation to the rather impromptu lawn tennis, including Violet.
man
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From this reading "Of course you will go," decides Miss Murray, persuasively, for she must have some one to keep her in countenance with this attractive young man.
Miss
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From this reading "Of course you will go," decides Miss Murray, persuasively, for she must have some one to keep her in countenance with this attractive young man.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Lucia Brade comes over the next morning and renews her invitation to the rather impromptu lawn tennis, including Violet.
most
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From this reading "And what's the thing beneath the skies We two would most forget?"
Murray
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From this reading "Of course you will go," decides Miss Murray, persuasively, for she must have some one to keep her in countenance with this attractive young man.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "Of course you will go," decides Miss Murray, persuasively, for she must have some one to keep her in countenance with this attractive young man.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Lucia Brade comes over the next morning and renews her invitation to the rather impromptu lawn tennis, including Violet.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It proves rather dull for Violet, though Eugene insists upon giving her a few lessons, and she feels really interested, but she does not want to detach him from Miss Murray.
OfprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Of course you will go," decides Miss Murray, persuasively, for she must have some one to keep her in countenance with this attractive young man.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "Of course you will go," decides Miss Murray, persuasively, for she must have some one to keep her in countenance with this attractive young man.
out
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From this reading The supper is out of doors and is undeniably gay.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Lucia Brade comes over the next morning and renews her invitation to the rather impromptu lawn tennis, including Violet.
persuasively
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From this reading "Of course you will go," decides Miss Murray, persuasively, for she must have some one to keep her in countenance with this attractive young man.
proves
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From this reading It proves rather dull for Violet, though Eugene insists upon giving her a few lessons, and she feels really interested, but she does not want to detach him from Miss Murray.
rather
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From this reading Lucia Brade comes over the next morning and renews her invitation to the rather impromptu lawn tennis, including Violet.
really
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From this reading It proves rather dull for Violet, though Eugene insists upon giving her a few lessons, and she feels really interested, but she does not want to detach him from Miss Murray.
renews
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From this reading Lucia Brade comes over the next morning and renews her invitation to the rather impromptu lawn tennis, including Violet.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Of course you will go," decides Miss Murray, persuasively, for she must have some one to keep her in countenance with this attractive young man.
skies
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some
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From this reading "Of course you will go," decides Miss Murray, persuasively, for she must have some one to keep her in countenance with this attractive young man.
supper
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From this reading The supper is out of doors and is undeniably gay.
tennis
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From this reading Lucia Brade comes over the next morning and renews her invitation to the rather impromptu lawn tennis, including Violet.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "And what's the thing beneath the skies We two would most forget?"
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "And what's the thing beneath the skies We two would most forget?"
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "Of course you will go," decides Miss Murray, persuasively, for she must have some one to keep her in countenance with this attractive young man.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading It proves rather dull for Violet, though Eugene insists upon giving her a few lessons, and she feels really interested, but she does not want to detach him from Miss Murray.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Lucia Brade comes over the next morning and renews her invitation to the rather impromptu lawn tennis, including Violet.
two
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From this reading "And what's the thing beneath the skies We two would most forget?"
undeniably
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From this reading The supper is out of doors and is undeniably gay.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading It proves rather dull for Violet, though Eugene insists upon giving her a few lessons, and she feels really interested, but she does not want to detach him from Miss Murray.
Violet
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From this reading Lucia Brade comes over the next morning and renews her invitation to the rather impromptu lawn tennis, including Violet.
want
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From this reading It proves rather dull for Violet, though Eugene insists upon giving her a few lessons, and she feels really interested, but she does not want to detach him from Miss Murray.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "And what's the thing beneath the skies We two would most forget?"
what's
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From this reading "And what's the thing beneath the skies We two would most forget?"
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "Of course you will go," decides Miss Murray, persuasively, for she must have some one to keep her in countenance with this attractive young man.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Of course you will go," decides Miss Murray, persuasively, for she must have some one to keep her in countenance with this attractive young man.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "And what's the thing beneath the skies We two would most forget?"
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Of course you will go," decides Miss Murray, persuasively, for she must have some one to keep her in countenance with this attractive young man.
young
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From this reading "Of course you will go," decides Miss Murray, persuasively, for she must have some one to keep her in countenance with this attractive young man.
