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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 THE Señora Barenna was a leading social light in Toledo, insomuch as she never refused an invitation.
affairs
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From this reading ‘Though the saints know that I take no pleasure in these affairs.’
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading THE Señora Barenna was a leading social light in Toledo, insomuch as she never refused an invitation.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Then she put on her best Seville mantilla and bustled off to some function or another, where she talked volubly and without discretion.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Then she put on her best Seville mantilla and bustled off to some function or another, where she talked volubly and without discretion.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading THE Señora Barenna was a leading social light in Toledo, insomuch as she never refused an invitation.
Barenna
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From this reading THE Señora Barenna was a leading social light in Toledo, insomuch as she never refused an invitation.
benefits
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From this reading ‘No man I fear can effect great benefits for his country without some sacrifice of the minor virtues.’
best
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From this reading Then she put on her best Seville mantilla and bustled off to some function or another, where she talked volubly and without discretion.
bustled
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From this reading Then she put on her best Seville mantilla and bustled off to some function or another, where she talked volubly and without discretion.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading ‘No man I fear can effect great benefits for his country without some sacrifice of the minor virtues.’
country
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From this reading ‘No man I fear can effect great benefits for his country without some sacrifice of the minor virtues.’
discretion
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From this reading Then she put on her best Seville mantilla and bustled off to some function or another, where she talked volubly and without discretion.
duties
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From this reading ‘One has one’s duties towards society,’ she would say with a sigh.
effect
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From this reading ‘No man I fear can effect great benefits for his country without some sacrifice of the minor virtues.’
fear
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From this reading ‘No man I fear can effect great benefits for his country without some sacrifice of the minor virtues.’
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading ‘No man I fear can effect great benefits for his country without some sacrifice of the minor virtues.’
function
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From this reading Then she put on her best Seville mantilla and bustled off to some function or another, where she talked volubly and without discretion.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ‘No man I fear can effect great benefits for his country without some sacrifice of the minor virtues.’
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ‘One has one’s duties towards society,’ she would say with a sigh.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Then she put on her best Seville mantilla and bustled off to some function or another, where she talked volubly and without discretion.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading ‘No man I fear can effect great benefits for his country without some sacrifice of the minor virtues.’
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading ‘No man I fear can effect great benefits for his country without some sacrifice of the minor virtues.’
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE Señora Barenna was a leading social light in Toledo, insomuch as she never refused an invitation.
insomuch
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From this reading THE Señora Barenna was a leading social light in Toledo, insomuch as she never refused an invitation.
invitation
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From this reading THE Señora Barenna was a leading social light in Toledo, insomuch as she never refused an invitation.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ‘Though the saints know that I take no pleasure in these affairs.’
leading
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From this reading THE Señora Barenna was a leading social light in Toledo, insomuch as she never refused an invitation.
light
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From this reading THE Señora Barenna was a leading social light in Toledo, insomuch as she never refused an invitation.
man
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From this reading ‘No man I fear can effect great benefits for his country without some sacrifice of the minor virtues.’
mantilla
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From this reading Then she put on her best Seville mantilla and bustled off to some function or another, where she talked volubly and without discretion.
minor
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From this reading ‘No man I fear can effect great benefits for his country without some sacrifice of the minor virtues.’
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE Señora Barenna was a leading social light in Toledo, insomuch as she never refused an invitation.
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading ‘No man I fear can effect great benefits for his country without some sacrifice of the minor virtues.’
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading ‘No man I fear can effect great benefits for his country without some sacrifice of the minor virtues.’
off
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From this reading Then she put on her best Seville mantilla and bustled off to some function or another, where she talked volubly and without discretion.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Then she put on her best Seville mantilla and bustled off to some function or another, where she talked volubly and without discretion.
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading ‘One has one’s duties towards society,’ she would say with a sigh.
one's
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From this reading ‘One has one’s duties towards society,’ she would say with a sigh.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Then she put on her best Seville mantilla and bustled off to some function or another, where she talked volubly and without discretion.
pleasure
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From this reading ‘Though the saints know that I take no pleasure in these affairs.’
put
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From this reading Then she put on her best Seville mantilla and bustled off to some function or another, where she talked volubly and without discretion.
refused
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From this reading THE Señora Barenna was a leading social light in Toledo, insomuch as she never refused an invitation.
sacrifice
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From this reading ‘No man I fear can effect great benefits for his country without some sacrifice of the minor virtues.’
saints
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From this reading ‘Though the saints know that I take no pleasure in these affairs.’
say
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From this reading ‘One has one’s duties towards society,’ she would say with a sigh.
Seville
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From this reading Then she put on her best Seville mantilla and bustled off to some function or another, where she talked volubly and without discretion.
Señora
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From this reading THE Señora Barenna was a leading social light in Toledo, insomuch as she never refused an invitation.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE Señora Barenna was a leading social light in Toledo, insomuch as she never refused an invitation.
sigh
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From this reading ‘One has one’s duties towards society,’ she would say with a sigh.
social
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From this reading THE Señora Barenna was a leading social light in Toledo, insomuch as she never refused an invitation.
society
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From this reading ‘One has one’s duties towards society,’ she would say with a sigh.
some
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From this reading ‘No man I fear can effect great benefits for his country without some sacrifice of the minor virtues.’
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ‘Though the saints know that I take no pleasure in these affairs.’
talked
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From this reading Then she put on her best Seville mantilla and bustled off to some function or another, where she talked volubly and without discretion.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading ‘Though the saints know that I take no pleasure in these affairs.’
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ‘No man I fear can effect great benefits for his country without some sacrifice of the minor virtues.’
Then
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From this reading Then she put on her best Seville mantilla and bustled off to some function or another, where she talked volubly and without discretion.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading ‘Though the saints know that I take no pleasure in these affairs.’
ThoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading ‘Though the saints know that I take no pleasure in these affairs.’
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Then she put on her best Seville mantilla and bustled off to some function or another, where she talked volubly and without discretion.
Toledo
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From this reading THE Señora Barenna was a leading social light in Toledo, insomuch as she never refused an invitation.
towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading ‘One has one’s duties towards society,’ she would say with a sigh.
virtues
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From this reading ‘No man I fear can effect great benefits for his country without some sacrifice of the minor virtues.’
volubly
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From this reading Then she put on her best Seville mantilla and bustled off to some function or another, where she talked volubly and without discretion.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE Señora Barenna was a leading social light in Toledo, insomuch as she never refused an invitation.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Then she put on her best Seville mantilla and bustled off to some function or another, where she talked volubly and without discretion.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading ‘One has one’s duties towards society,’ she would say with a sigh.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading ‘No man I fear can effect great benefits for his country without some sacrifice of the minor virtues.’
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading ‘One has one’s duties towards society,’ she would say with a sigh.
