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ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading CONVERSATION BETWEEN GODOLPHIN AND CONSTANCE.--THE COUNTRY LINE AND THE TOWN LINE.
animated
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From this reading He was animated that day even to brilliancy.
appointed
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From this reading And Godolphin came on the appointed Wednesday.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Gifted and cultivated as she was, it was not without delight that she listened to his glowing descriptions of scenery, and to his playful yet somewhat melancholy strain of irony upon men and their pursuits.
BETWEENprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading CONVERSATION BETWEEN GODOLPHIN AND CONSTANCE.--THE COUNTRY LINE AND THE TOWN LINE.
brilliancy
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From this reading He was animated that day even to brilliancy.
came
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From this reading And Godolphin came on the appointed Wednesday.
charming
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From this reading Lady Erpingham thought him the most charming of men; and even Constance forgot that he was no match for herself.
CONSTANCE
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From this reading CONVERSATION BETWEEN GODOLPHIN AND CONSTANCE.--THE COUNTRY LINE AND THE TOWN LINE.
CONVERSATION
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From this reading CONVERSATION BETWEEN GODOLPHIN AND CONSTANCE.--THE COUNTRY LINE AND THE TOWN LINE.
COUNTRY
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From this reading CONVERSATION BETWEEN GODOLPHIN AND CONSTANCE.--THE COUNTRY LINE AND THE TOWN LINE.
cultivated
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From this reading Gifted and cultivated as she was, it was not without delight that she listened to his glowing descriptions of scenery, and to his playful yet somewhat melancholy strain of irony upon men and their pursuits.
day
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From this reading He was animated that day even to brilliancy.
delight
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From this reading Gifted and cultivated as she was, it was not without delight that she listened to his glowing descriptions of scenery, and to his playful yet somewhat melancholy strain of irony upon men and their pursuits.
descriptions
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From this reading Gifted and cultivated as she was, it was not without delight that she listened to his glowing descriptions of scenery, and to his playful yet somewhat melancholy strain of irony upon men and their pursuits.
Erpingham
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From this reading Lady Erpingham thought him the most charming of men; and even Constance forgot that he was no match for herself.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was animated that day even to brilliancy.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Lady Erpingham thought him the most charming of men; and even Constance forgot that he was no match for herself.
forgot
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From this reading Lady Erpingham thought him the most charming of men; and even Constance forgot that he was no match for herself.
Gifted
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From this reading Gifted and cultivated as she was, it was not without delight that she listened to his glowing descriptions of scenery, and to his playful yet somewhat melancholy strain of irony upon men and their pursuits.
glowingnounUS /ˈglowing/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Gifted and cultivated as she was, it was not without delight that she listened to his glowing descriptions of scenery, and to his playful yet somewhat melancholy strain of irony upon men and their pursuits.
GODOLPHIN
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From this reading CONVERSATION BETWEEN GODOLPHIN AND CONSTANCE.--THE COUNTRY LINE AND THE TOWN LINE.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was animated that day even to brilliancy.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Lady Erpingham thought him the most charming of men; and even Constance forgot that he was no match for herself.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Lady Erpingham thought him the most charming of men; and even Constance forgot that he was no match for herself.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Gifted and cultivated as she was, it was not without delight that she listened to his glowing descriptions of scenery, and to his playful yet somewhat melancholy strain of irony upon men and their pursuits.
irony
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From this reading Gifted and cultivated as she was, it was not without delight that she listened to his glowing descriptions of scenery, and to his playful yet somewhat melancholy strain of irony upon men and their pursuits.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Gifted and cultivated as she was, it was not without delight that she listened to his glowing descriptions of scenery, and to his playful yet somewhat melancholy strain of irony upon men and their pursuits.
Lady
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From this reading Lady Erpingham thought him the most charming of men; and even Constance forgot that he was no match for herself.
LINE
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From this reading CONVERSATION BETWEEN GODOLPHIN AND CONSTANCE.--THE COUNTRY LINE AND THE TOWN LINE.
listened
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From this reading Gifted and cultivated as she was, it was not without delight that she listened to his glowing descriptions of scenery, and to his playful yet somewhat melancholy strain of irony upon men and their pursuits.
match
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From this reading Lady Erpingham thought him the most charming of men; and even Constance forgot that he was no match for herself.
melancholy
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From this reading Gifted and cultivated as she was, it was not without delight that she listened to his glowing descriptions of scenery, and to his playful yet somewhat melancholy strain of irony upon men and their pursuits.
men
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From this reading Lady Erpingham thought him the most charming of men; and even Constance forgot that he was no match for herself.
most
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From this reading Lady Erpingham thought him the most charming of men; and even Constance forgot that he was no match for herself.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Lady Erpingham thought him the most charming of men; and even Constance forgot that he was no match for herself.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Gifted and cultivated as she was, it was not without delight that she listened to his glowing descriptions of scenery, and to his playful yet somewhat melancholy strain of irony upon men and their pursuits.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Lady Erpingham thought him the most charming of men; and even Constance forgot that he was no match for herself.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading And Godolphin came on the appointed Wednesday.
playful
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From this reading Gifted and cultivated as she was, it was not without delight that she listened to his glowing descriptions of scenery, and to his playful yet somewhat melancholy strain of irony upon men and their pursuits.
pursuits
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From this reading Gifted and cultivated as she was, it was not without delight that she listened to his glowing descriptions of scenery, and to his playful yet somewhat melancholy strain of irony upon men and their pursuits.
scenery
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From this reading Gifted and cultivated as she was, it was not without delight that she listened to his glowing descriptions of scenery, and to his playful yet somewhat melancholy strain of irony upon men and their pursuits.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Gifted and cultivated as she was, it was not without delight that she listened to his glowing descriptions of scenery, and to his playful yet somewhat melancholy strain of irony upon men and their pursuits.
somewhat
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From this reading Gifted and cultivated as she was, it was not without delight that she listened to his glowing descriptions of scenery, and to his playful yet somewhat melancholy strain of irony upon men and their pursuits.
strain
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From this reading Gifted and cultivated as she was, it was not without delight that she listened to his glowing descriptions of scenery, and to his playful yet somewhat melancholy strain of irony upon men and their pursuits.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He was animated that day even to brilliancy.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading CONVERSATION BETWEEN GODOLPHIN AND CONSTANCE.--THE COUNTRY LINE AND THE TOWN LINE.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Gifted and cultivated as she was, it was not without delight that she listened to his glowing descriptions of scenery, and to his playful yet somewhat melancholy strain of irony upon men and their pursuits.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Lady Erpingham thought him the most charming of men; and even Constance forgot that he was no match for herself.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He was animated that day even to brilliancy.
TOWN
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From this reading CONVERSATION BETWEEN GODOLPHIN AND CONSTANCE.--THE COUNTRY LINE AND THE TOWN LINE.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Gifted and cultivated as she was, it was not without delight that she listened to his glowing descriptions of scenery, and to his playful yet somewhat melancholy strain of irony upon men and their pursuits.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was animated that day even to brilliancy.
Wednesday
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From this reading And Godolphin came on the appointed Wednesday.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Gifted and cultivated as she was, it was not without delight that she listened to his glowing descriptions of scenery, and to his playful yet somewhat melancholy strain of irony upon men and their pursuits.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading Gifted and cultivated as she was, it was not without delight that she listened to his glowing descriptions of scenery, and to his playful yet somewhat melancholy strain of irony upon men and their pursuits.
