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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 Major St. John had spent part of the preceding summer at a seaside resort, and his daughter had inevitably attracted not a little attention.
accordance
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From this reading Among those that sought her favor was Warren Hilland, and in accordance with his nature he had been rather precipitate.
all
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From this reading He was ardent, impulsive, and, indulged from earliest childhood, he had been spoiled in only one respect--when he wanted anything he wanted it with all his heart and immediately.
AmongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading Among those that sought her favor was Warren Hilland, and in accordance with his nature he had been rather precipitate.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Major St. John had spent part of the preceding summer at a seaside resort, and his daughter had inevitably attracted not a little attention.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading He was ardent, impulsive, and, indulged from earliest childhood, he had been spoiled in only one respect--when he wanted anything he wanted it with all his heart and immediately.
ardent
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From this reading He was ardent, impulsive, and, indulged from earliest childhood, he had been spoiled in only one respect--when he wanted anything he wanted it with all his heart and immediately.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Major St. John had spent part of the preceding summer at a seaside resort, and his daughter had inevitably attracted not a little attention.
attention
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From this reading Major St. John had spent part of the preceding summer at a seaside resort, and his daughter had inevitably attracted not a little attention.
attracted
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From this reading Major St. John had spent part of the preceding summer at a seaside resort, and his daughter had inevitably attracted not a little attention.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Among those that sought her favor was Warren Hilland, and in accordance with his nature he had been rather precipitate.
chapter
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From this reading WARREN HILLAND The closing scenes of the preceding chapter demand some explanation.
childhood
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From this reading He was ardent, impulsive, and, indulged from earliest childhood, he had been spoiled in only one respect--when he wanted anything he wanted it with all his heart and immediately.
closing
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From this reading WARREN HILLAND The closing scenes of the preceding chapter demand some explanation.
daughter
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From this reading Major St. John had spent part of the preceding summer at a seaside resort, and his daughter had inevitably attracted not a little attention.
demand
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From this reading WARREN HILLAND The closing scenes of the preceding chapter demand some explanation.
earliest
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From this reading He was ardent, impulsive, and, indulged from earliest childhood, he had been spoiled in only one respect--when he wanted anything he wanted it with all his heart and immediately.
explanation
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From this reading WARREN HILLAND The closing scenes of the preceding chapter demand some explanation.
favor
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From this reading Among those that sought her favor was Warren Hilland, and in accordance with his nature he had been rather precipitate.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Miss St. John had seemed to him from the first a pearl among women.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He was ardent, impulsive, and, indulged from earliest childhood, he had been spoiled in only one respect--when he wanted anything he wanted it with all his heart and immediately.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Major St. John had spent part of the preceding summer at a seaside resort, and his daughter had inevitably attracted not a little attention.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Among those that sought her favor was Warren Hilland, and in accordance with his nature he had been rather precipitate.
heart
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From this reading He was ardent, impulsive, and, indulged from earliest childhood, he had been spoiled in only one respect--when he wanted anything he wanted it with all his heart and immediately.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Among those that sought her favor was Warren Hilland, and in accordance with his nature he had been rather precipitate.
HILLAND
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From this reading WARREN HILLAND The closing scenes of the preceding chapter demand some explanation.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Miss St. John had seemed to him from the first a pearl among women.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Major St. John had spent part of the preceding summer at a seaside resort, and his daughter had inevitably attracted not a little attention.
immediately
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From this reading He was ardent, impulsive, and, indulged from earliest childhood, he had been spoiled in only one respect--when he wanted anything he wanted it with all his heart and immediately.
impulsive
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From this reading He was ardent, impulsive, and, indulged from earliest childhood, he had been spoiled in only one respect--when he wanted anything he wanted it with all his heart and immediately.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Among those that sought her favor was Warren Hilland, and in accordance with his nature he had been rather precipitate.
indulged
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From this reading He was ardent, impulsive, and, indulged from earliest childhood, he had been spoiled in only one respect--when he wanted anything he wanted it with all his heart and immediately.
inevitably
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From this reading Major St. John had spent part of the preceding summer at a seaside resort, and his daughter had inevitably attracted not a little attention.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He was ardent, impulsive, and, indulged from earliest childhood, he had been spoiled in only one respect--when he wanted anything he wanted it with all his heart and immediately.
John
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From this reading Major St. John had spent part of the preceding summer at a seaside resort, and his daughter had inevitably attracted not a little attention.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Major St. John had spent part of the preceding summer at a seaside resort, and his daughter had inevitably attracted not a little attention.
Major
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From this reading Major St. John had spent part of the preceding summer at a seaside resort, and his daughter had inevitably attracted not a little attention.
Miss
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From this reading Miss St. John had seemed to him from the first a pearl among women.
nature
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From this reading Among those that sought her favor was Warren Hilland, and in accordance with his nature he had been rather precipitate.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Major St. John had spent part of the preceding summer at a seaside resort, and his daughter had inevitably attracted not a little attention.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading WARREN HILLAND The closing scenes of the preceding chapter demand some explanation.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading He was ardent, impulsive, and, indulged from earliest childhood, he had been spoiled in only one respect--when he wanted anything he wanted it with all his heart and immediately.
only
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From this reading He was ardent, impulsive, and, indulged from earliest childhood, he had been spoiled in only one respect--when he wanted anything he wanted it with all his heart and immediately.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Major St. John had spent part of the preceding summer at a seaside resort, and his daughter had inevitably attracted not a little attention.
pearlnounUS /pɜːrl/
a smooth round object formed inside a shell and valued as a jewel
From this reading Miss St. John had seemed to him from the first a pearl among women.
preceding
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From this reading WARREN HILLAND The closing scenes of the preceding chapter demand some explanation.
precipitate
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From this reading Among those that sought her favor was Warren Hilland, and in accordance with his nature he had been rather precipitate.
rather
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From this reading Among those that sought her favor was Warren Hilland, and in accordance with his nature he had been rather precipitate.
resort
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From this reading Major St. John had spent part of the preceding summer at a seaside resort, and his daughter had inevitably attracted not a little attention.
respect
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From this reading He was ardent, impulsive, and, indulged from earliest childhood, he had been spoiled in only one respect--when he wanted anything he wanted it with all his heart and immediately.
scenes
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From this reading WARREN HILLAND The closing scenes of the preceding chapter demand some explanation.
seaside
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From this reading Major St. John had spent part of the preceding summer at a seaside resort, and his daughter had inevitably attracted not a little attention.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Miss St. John had seemed to him from the first a pearl among women.
some
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From this reading WARREN HILLAND The closing scenes of the preceding chapter demand some explanation.
sought
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From this reading Among those that sought her favor was Warren Hilland, and in accordance with his nature he had been rather precipitate.
spent
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From this reading Major St. John had spent part of the preceding summer at a seaside resort, and his daughter had inevitably attracted not a little attention.
spoiledadjectiveUS /spɔɪld/
given too much comfort or indulgence
From this reading He was ardent, impulsive, and, indulged from earliest childhood, he had been spoiled in only one respect--when he wanted anything he wanted it with all his heart and immediately.
St
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From this reading Major St. John had spent part of the preceding summer at a seaside resort, and his daughter had inevitably attracted not a little attention.
summer
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From this reading Major St. John had spent part of the preceding summer at a seaside resort, and his daughter had inevitably attracted not a little attention.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Among those that sought her favor was Warren Hilland, and in accordance with his nature he had been rather precipitate.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading WARREN HILLAND The closing scenes of the preceding chapter demand some explanation.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Among those that sought her favor was Warren Hilland, and in accordance with his nature he had been rather precipitate.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Miss St. John had seemed to him from the first a pearl among women.
wanted
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From this reading He was ardent, impulsive, and, indulged from earliest childhood, he had been spoiled in only one respect--when he wanted anything he wanted it with all his heart and immediately.
WARREN
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From this reading WARREN HILLAND The closing scenes of the preceding chapter demand some explanation.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Among those that sought her favor was Warren Hilland, and in accordance with his nature he had been rather precipitate.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading He was ardent, impulsive, and, indulged from earliest childhood, he had been spoiled in only one respect--when he wanted anything he wanted it with all his heart and immediately.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Among those that sought her favor was Warren Hilland, and in accordance with his nature he had been rather precipitate.
women
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From this reading Miss St. John had seemed to him from the first a pearl among women.
