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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 His love for her was a passion at once patient, hopeful, and innocent.
admiration
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From this reading There was one subject in regard to which he made no concealment, and that was his admiration for Miss Babe Hightower.
all
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From this reading That is to say, it was understood by all except Grandsir Hightower, who was apt to chuckle sarcastically when the subject was broached.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There was one subject in regard to which he made no concealment, and that was his admiration for Miss Babe Hightower.
apt
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From this reading That is to say, it was understood by all except Grandsir Hightower, who was apt to chuckle sarcastically when the subject was broached.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading So far as Peevy was concerned, she was the one woman in the world.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading His love for her was a passion at once patient, hopeful, and innocent.
attitude
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From this reading He displayed his devotion less in words than in his attitude; and so successful had he been that it was generally understood that by camp-meeting time Miss Babe Hightower would be Mrs. Tuck Peevy.
Babe
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From this reading There was one subject in regard to which he made no concealment, and that was his admiration for Miss Babe Hightower.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He displayed his devotion less in words than in his attitude; and so successful had he been that it was generally understood that by camp-meeting time Miss Babe Hightower would be Mrs. Tuck Peevy.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading He displayed his devotion less in words than in his attitude; and so successful had he been that it was generally understood that by camp-meeting time Miss Babe Hightower would be Mrs. Tuck Peevy.
broached
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From this reading That is to say, it was understood by all except Grandsir Hightower, who was apt to chuckle sarcastically when the subject was broached.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading He displayed his devotion less in words than in his attitude; and so successful had he been that it was generally understood that by camp-meeting time Miss Babe Hightower would be Mrs. Tuck Peevy.
camp-meeting
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From this reading He displayed his devotion less in words than in his attitude; and so successful had he been that it was generally understood that by camp-meeting time Miss Babe Hightower would be Mrs. Tuck Peevy.
chuckle
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From this reading That is to say, it was understood by all except Grandsir Hightower, who was apt to chuckle sarcastically when the subject was broached.
concealment
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From this reading There was one subject in regard to which he made no concealment, and that was his admiration for Miss Babe Hightower.
concerned
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From this reading So far as Peevy was concerned, she was the one woman in the world.
devotion
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From this reading He displayed his devotion less in words than in his attitude; and so successful had he been that it was generally understood that by camp-meeting time Miss Babe Hightower would be Mrs. Tuck Peevy.
displayed
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From this reading He displayed his devotion less in words than in his attitude; and so successful had he been that it was generally understood that by camp-meeting time Miss Babe Hightower would be Mrs. Tuck Peevy.
exceptprepositionUS /ɪkˈsept/
apart from; not including
From this reading That is to say, it was understood by all except Grandsir Hightower, who was apt to chuckle sarcastically when the subject was broached.
far
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From this reading So far as Peevy was concerned, she was the one woman in the world.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading There was one subject in regard to which he made no concealment, and that was his admiration for Miss Babe Hightower.
generally
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From this reading He displayed his devotion less in words than in his attitude; and so successful had he been that it was generally understood that by camp-meeting time Miss Babe Hightower would be Mrs. Tuck Peevy.
Grandsir
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From this reading That is to say, it was understood by all except Grandsir Hightower, who was apt to chuckle sarcastically when the subject was broached.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He displayed his devotion less in words than in his attitude; and so successful had he been that it was generally understood that by camp-meeting time Miss Babe Hightower would be Mrs. Tuck Peevy.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading There was one subject in regard to which he made no concealment, and that was his admiration for Miss Babe Hightower.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading His love for her was a passion at once patient, hopeful, and innocent.
Hightower
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From this reading There was one subject in regard to which he made no concealment, and that was his admiration for Miss Babe Hightower.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading There was one subject in regard to which he made no concealment, and that was his admiration for Miss Babe Hightower.
hopeful
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From this reading His love for her was a passion at once patient, hopeful, and innocent.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There was one subject in regard to which he made no concealment, and that was his admiration for Miss Babe Hightower.
innocent
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From this reading His love for her was a passion at once patient, hopeful, and innocent.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading That is to say, it was understood by all except Grandsir Hightower, who was apt to chuckle sarcastically when the subject was broached.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He displayed his devotion less in words than in his attitude; and so successful had he been that it was generally understood that by camp-meeting time Miss Babe Hightower would be Mrs. Tuck Peevy.
less
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From this reading He displayed his devotion less in words than in his attitude; and so successful had he been that it was generally understood that by camp-meeting time Miss Babe Hightower would be Mrs. Tuck Peevy.
love
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From this reading His love for her was a passion at once patient, hopeful, and innocent.
made
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From this reading There was one subject in regard to which he made no concealment, and that was his admiration for Miss Babe Hightower.
Miss
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From this reading There was one subject in regard to which he made no concealment, and that was his admiration for Miss Babe Hightower.
Mrs
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From this reading He displayed his devotion less in words than in his attitude; and so successful had he been that it was generally understood that by camp-meeting time Miss Babe Hightower would be Mrs. Tuck Peevy.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading There was one subject in regard to which he made no concealment, and that was his admiration for Miss Babe Hightower.
once
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From this reading His love for her was a passion at once patient, hopeful, and innocent.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading There was one subject in regard to which he made no concealment, and that was his admiration for Miss Babe Hightower.
passion
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From this reading His love for her was a passion at once patient, hopeful, and innocent.
patient
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From this reading His love for her was a passion at once patient, hopeful, and innocent.
Peevy
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From this reading So far as Peevy was concerned, she was the one woman in the world.
regard
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From this reading There was one subject in regard to which he made no concealment, and that was his admiration for Miss Babe Hightower.
sarcastically
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From this reading That is to say, it was understood by all except Grandsir Hightower, who was apt to chuckle sarcastically when the subject was broached.
say
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From this reading That is to say, it was understood by all except Grandsir Hightower, who was apt to chuckle sarcastically when the subject was broached.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading So far as Peevy was concerned, she was the one woman in the world.
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So far as Peevy was concerned, she was the one woman in the world.
subject
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From this reading There was one subject in regard to which he made no concealment, and that was his admiration for Miss Babe Hightower.
successful
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From this reading He displayed his devotion less in words than in his attitude; and so successful had he been that it was generally understood that by camp-meeting time Miss Babe Hightower would be Mrs. Tuck Peevy.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading He displayed his devotion less in words than in his attitude; and so successful had he been that it was generally understood that by camp-meeting time Miss Babe Hightower would be Mrs. Tuck Peevy.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading There was one subject in regard to which he made no concealment, and that was his admiration for Miss Babe Hightower.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading So far as Peevy was concerned, she was the one woman in the world.
There
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From this reading There was one subject in regard to which he made no concealment, and that was his admiration for Miss Babe Hightower.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He displayed his devotion less in words than in his attitude; and so successful had he been that it was generally understood that by camp-meeting time Miss Babe Hightower would be Mrs. Tuck Peevy.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There was one subject in regard to which he made no concealment, and that was his admiration for Miss Babe Hightower.
Tuck
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From this reading He displayed his devotion less in words than in his attitude; and so successful had he been that it was generally understood that by camp-meeting time Miss Babe Hightower would be Mrs. Tuck Peevy.
understood
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From this reading He displayed his devotion less in words than in his attitude; and so successful had he been that it was generally understood that by camp-meeting time Miss Babe Hightower would be Mrs. Tuck Peevy.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was one subject in regard to which he made no concealment, and that was his admiration for Miss Babe Hightower.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading That is to say, it was understood by all except Grandsir Hightower, who was apt to chuckle sarcastically when the subject was broached.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading There was one subject in regard to which he made no concealment, and that was his admiration for Miss Babe Hightower.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading That is to say, it was understood by all except Grandsir Hightower, who was apt to chuckle sarcastically when the subject was broached.
woman
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From this reading So far as Peevy was concerned, she was the one woman in the world.
words
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From this reading He displayed his devotion less in words than in his attitude; and so successful had he been that it was generally understood that by camp-meeting time Miss Babe Hightower would be Mrs. Tuck Peevy.
world
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From this reading So far as Peevy was concerned, she was the one woman in the world.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading He displayed his devotion less in words than in his attitude; and so successful had he been that it was generally understood that by camp-meeting time Miss Babe Hightower would be Mrs. Tuck Peevy.
