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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 Frances spent a very unhappy night.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading She could not doubt Philip's affection for her, but she knew very little about men, and was just then incapable of grasping its depth.
absolutely
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From this reading Like many another woman, she overlooked the fact that in absolutely sacrificing herself she also sacrificed the faithful heart of the man who had clung to her memory for ten long years.
affection
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From this reading She could not doubt Philip's affection for her, but she knew very little about men, and was just then incapable of grasping its depth.
also
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From this reading Like many another woman, she overlooked the fact that in absolutely sacrificing herself she also sacrificed the faithful heart of the man who had clung to her memory for ten long years.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She could not doubt Philip's affection for her, but she knew very little about men, and was just then incapable of grasping its depth.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Like many another woman, she overlooked the fact that in absolutely sacrificing herself she also sacrificed the faithful heart of the man who had clung to her memory for ten long years.
any
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From this reading Frances was too humble to suppose it possible that any man could be in serious trouble because he could not win her.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Frances was too humble to suppose it possible that any man could be in serious trouble because he could not win her.
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading Frances was too humble to suppose it possible that any man could be in serious trouble because he could not win her.
BEST
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From this reading "FLUFF WILL SUIT HIM BEST."
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She could not doubt Philip's affection for her, but she knew very little about men, and was just then incapable of grasping its depth.
clungnounUS /clung/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Like many another woman, she overlooked the fact that in absolutely sacrificing herself she also sacrificed the faithful heart of the man who had clung to her memory for ten long years.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading She could not doubt Philip's affection for her, but she knew very little about men, and was just then incapable of grasping its depth.
depth
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From this reading She could not doubt Philip's affection for her, but she knew very little about men, and was just then incapable of grasping its depth.
doubt
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From this reading She could not doubt Philip's affection for her, but she knew very little about men, and was just then incapable of grasping its depth.
fact
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From this reading Like many another woman, she overlooked the fact that in absolutely sacrificing herself she also sacrificed the faithful heart of the man who had clung to her memory for ten long years.
faithfulnounUS /ˈfaithful/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Like many another woman, she overlooked the fact that in absolutely sacrificing herself she also sacrificed the faithful heart of the man who had clung to her memory for ten long years.
FLUFF
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From this reading "FLUFF WILL SUIT HIM BEST."
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She could not doubt Philip's affection for her, but she knew very little about men, and was just then incapable of grasping its depth.
Frances
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From this reading Frances spent a very unhappy night.
grasping
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From this reading She could not doubt Philip's affection for her, but she knew very little about men, and was just then incapable of grasping its depth.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Like many another woman, she overlooked the fact that in absolutely sacrificing herself she also sacrificed the faithful heart of the man who had clung to her memory for ten long years.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Frances was too humble to suppose it possible that any man could be in serious trouble because he could not win her.
heart
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From this reading Like many another woman, she overlooked the fact that in absolutely sacrificing herself she also sacrificed the faithful heart of the man who had clung to her memory for ten long years.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She could not doubt Philip's affection for her, but she knew very little about men, and was just then incapable of grasping its depth.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Like many another woman, she overlooked the fact that in absolutely sacrificing herself she also sacrificed the faithful heart of the man who had clung to her memory for ten long years.
HIMpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "FLUFF WILL SUIT HIM BEST."
humble
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From this reading Frances was too humble to suppose it possible that any man could be in serious trouble because he could not win her.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Like many another woman, she overlooked the fact that in absolutely sacrificing herself she also sacrificed the faithful heart of the man who had clung to her memory for ten long years.
incapable
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From this reading She could not doubt Philip's affection for her, but she knew very little about men, and was just then incapable of grasping its depth.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Frances was too humble to suppose it possible that any man could be in serious trouble because he could not win her.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading She could not doubt Philip's affection for her, but she knew very little about men, and was just then incapable of grasping its depth.
just
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From this reading She could not doubt Philip's affection for her, but she knew very little about men, and was just then incapable of grasping its depth.
knew
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From this reading She could not doubt Philip's affection for her, but she knew very little about men, and was just then incapable of grasping its depth.
Like
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From this reading Like many another woman, she overlooked the fact that in absolutely sacrificing herself she also sacrificed the faithful heart of the man who had clung to her memory for ten long years.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She could not doubt Philip's affection for her, but she knew very little about men, and was just then incapable of grasping its depth.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Like many another woman, she overlooked the fact that in absolutely sacrificing herself she also sacrificed the faithful heart of the man who had clung to her memory for ten long years.
man
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From this reading Like many another woman, she overlooked the fact that in absolutely sacrificing herself she also sacrificed the faithful heart of the man who had clung to her memory for ten long years.
many
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From this reading Like many another woman, she overlooked the fact that in absolutely sacrificing herself she also sacrificed the faithful heart of the man who had clung to her memory for ten long years.
memorynounUS /ˈmem.ər.i/
The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.
From this reading Like many another woman, she overlooked the fact that in absolutely sacrificing herself she also sacrificed the faithful heart of the man who had clung to her memory for ten long years.
men
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From this reading She could not doubt Philip's affection for her, but she knew very little about men, and was just then incapable of grasping its depth.
night
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From this reading Frances spent a very unhappy night.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She could not doubt Philip's affection for her, but she knew very little about men, and was just then incapable of grasping its depth.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She could not doubt Philip's affection for her, but she knew very little about men, and was just then incapable of grasping its depth.
overlooked
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From this reading Like many another woman, she overlooked the fact that in absolutely sacrificing herself she also sacrificed the faithful heart of the man who had clung to her memory for ten long years.
Philip's
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From this reading She could not doubt Philip's affection for her, but she knew very little about men, and was just then incapable of grasping its depth.
possible
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From this reading Frances was too humble to suppose it possible that any man could be in serious trouble because he could not win her.
sacrificed
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From this reading Like many another woman, she overlooked the fact that in absolutely sacrificing herself she also sacrificed the faithful heart of the man who had clung to her memory for ten long years.
sacrificing
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From this reading Like many another woman, she overlooked the fact that in absolutely sacrificing herself she also sacrificed the faithful heart of the man who had clung to her memory for ten long years.
serious
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From this reading Frances was too humble to suppose it possible that any man could be in serious trouble because he could not win her.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She could not doubt Philip's affection for her, but she knew very little about men, and was just then incapable of grasping its depth.
spent
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From this reading Frances spent a very unhappy night.
SUIT
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From this reading "FLUFF WILL SUIT HIM BEST."
supposenounUS /ˈsuppose/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Frances was too humble to suppose it possible that any man could be in serious trouble because he could not win her.
ten
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From this reading Like many another woman, she overlooked the fact that in absolutely sacrificing herself she also sacrificed the faithful heart of the man who had clung to her memory for ten long years.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Like many another woman, she overlooked the fact that in absolutely sacrificing herself she also sacrificed the faithful heart of the man who had clung to her memory for ten long years.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Like many another woman, she overlooked the fact that in absolutely sacrificing herself she also sacrificed the faithful heart of the man who had clung to her memory for ten long years.
then
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From this reading She could not doubt Philip's affection for her, but she knew very little about men, and was just then incapable of grasping its depth.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Like many another woman, she overlooked the fact that in absolutely sacrificing herself she also sacrificed the faithful heart of the man who had clung to her memory for ten long years.
too
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From this reading Frances was too humble to suppose it possible that any man could be in serious trouble because he could not win her.
trouble
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From this reading Frances was too humble to suppose it possible that any man could be in serious trouble because he could not win her.
unhappy
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From this reading Frances spent a very unhappy night.
very
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From this reading Frances spent a very unhappy night.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She could not doubt Philip's affection for her, but she knew very little about men, and was just then incapable of grasping its depth.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Like many another woman, she overlooked the fact that in absolutely sacrificing herself she also sacrificed the faithful heart of the man who had clung to her memory for ten long years.
WILLmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "FLUFF WILL SUIT HIM BEST."
win
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From this reading Frances was too humble to suppose it possible that any man could be in serious trouble because he could not win her.
woman
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From this reading Like many another woman, she overlooked the fact that in absolutely sacrificing herself she also sacrificed the faithful heart of the man who had clung to her memory for ten long years.
years
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From this reading Like many another woman, she overlooked the fact that in absolutely sacrificing herself she also sacrificed the faithful heart of the man who had clung to her memory for ten long years.
