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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 "Mr. De la Borne," she said, "I can talk to you as I could not talk to your brother, because you are an older and a wiser man.
alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "It seems to me," Andrew answered drily, "that I am already doing so."
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "It seems to me," Andrew answered drily, "that I am already doing so."
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "Mr. De la Borne," she said, "I can talk to you as I could not talk to your brother, because you are an older and a wiser man.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Princess arranged her skirts so that they drooped gracefully, and turned upon her companion with one of those slow mysterious smiles, which many people described but none could imitate.
Andrew
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From this reading "It seems to me," Andrew answered drily, "that I am already doing so."
answerednounUS /ˈanswered/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "It seems to me," Andrew answered drily, "that I am already doing so."
any
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From this reading You may not have seen much of the world, but you are at any rate not a young idiot like Cecil.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Mr. De la Borne," she said, "I can talk to you as I could not talk to your brother, because you are an older and a wiser man.
arranged
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From this reading The Princess arranged her skirts so that they drooped gracefully, and turned upon her companion with one of those slow mysterious smiles, which many people described but none could imitate.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Mr. De la Borne," she said, "I can talk to you as I could not talk to your brother, because you are an older and a wiser man.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading You may not have seen much of the world, but you are at any rate not a young idiot like Cecil.
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading "Mr. De la Borne," she said, "I can talk to you as I could not talk to your brother, because you are an older and a wiser man.
Borne
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From this reading "Mr. De la Borne," she said, "I can talk to you as I could not talk to your brother, because you are an older and a wiser man.
brother
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From this reading "Mr. De la Borne," she said, "I can talk to you as I could not talk to your brother, because you are an older and a wiser man.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The Princess arranged her skirts so that they drooped gracefully, and turned upon her companion with one of those slow mysterious smiles, which many people described but none could imitate.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "Mr. De la Borne," she said, "I can talk to you as I could not talk to your brother, because you are an older and a wiser man.
Cecil
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From this reading You may not have seen much of the world, but you are at any rate not a young idiot like Cecil.
companion
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From this reading The Princess arranged her skirts so that they drooped gracefully, and turned upon her companion with one of those slow mysterious smiles, which many people described but none could imitate.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading The Princess arranged her skirts so that they drooped gracefully, and turned upon her companion with one of those slow mysterious smiles, which many people described but none could imitate.
De
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From this reading "Mr. De la Borne," she said, "I can talk to you as I could not talk to your brother, because you are an older and a wiser man.
described
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From this reading The Princess arranged her skirts so that they drooped gracefully, and turned upon her companion with one of those slow mysterious smiles, which many people described but none could imitate.
doing
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From this reading "It seems to me," Andrew answered drily, "that I am already doing so."
drily
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From this reading "It seems to me," Andrew answered drily, "that I am already doing so."
drooped
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From this reading The Princess arranged her skirts so that they drooped gracefully, and turned upon her companion with one of those slow mysterious smiles, which many people described but none could imitate.
gracefully
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From this reading The Princess arranged her skirts so that they drooped gracefully, and turned upon her companion with one of those slow mysterious smiles, which many people described but none could imitate.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading You may not have seen much of the world, but you are at any rate not a young idiot like Cecil.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The Princess arranged her skirts so that they drooped gracefully, and turned upon her companion with one of those slow mysterious smiles, which many people described but none could imitate.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Mr. De la Borne," she said, "I can talk to you as I could not talk to your brother, because you are an older and a wiser man.
idiot
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From this reading You may not have seen much of the world, but you are at any rate not a young idiot like Cecil.
imitate
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From this reading The Princess arranged her skirts so that they drooped gracefully, and turned upon her companion with one of those slow mysterious smiles, which many people described but none could imitate.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "It seems to me," Andrew answered drily, "that I am already doing so."
la
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From this reading "Mr. De la Borne," she said, "I can talk to you as I could not talk to your brother, because you are an older and a wiser man.
like
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From this reading You may not have seen much of the world, but you are at any rate not a young idiot like Cecil.
listen
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From this reading Will you listen to me, please?"
man
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From this reading "Mr. De la Borne," she said, "I can talk to you as I could not talk to your brother, because you are an older and a wiser man.
many
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From this reading The Princess arranged her skirts so that they drooped gracefully, and turned upon her companion with one of those slow mysterious smiles, which many people described but none could imitate.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading You may not have seen much of the world, but you are at any rate not a young idiot like Cecil.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Will you listen to me, please?"
Mr
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From this reading "Mr. De la Borne," she said, "I can talk to you as I could not talk to your brother, because you are an older and a wiser man.
much
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From this reading You may not have seen much of the world, but you are at any rate not a young idiot like Cecil.
mysteriousadjectiveUS /mɪˈstɪriəs/
difficult to explain or understand
From this reading The Princess arranged her skirts so that they drooped gracefully, and turned upon her companion with one of those slow mysterious smiles, which many people described but none could imitate.
nonepronounUS /nʌn/
not one, and not any
From this reading The Princess arranged her skirts so that they drooped gracefully, and turned upon her companion with one of those slow mysterious smiles, which many people described but none could imitate.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Mr. De la Borne," she said, "I can talk to you as I could not talk to your brother, because you are an older and a wiser man.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Princess arranged her skirts so that they drooped gracefully, and turned upon her companion with one of those slow mysterious smiles, which many people described but none could imitate.
older
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From this reading "Mr. De la Borne," she said, "I can talk to you as I could not talk to your brother, because you are an older and a wiser man.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The Princess arranged her skirts so that they drooped gracefully, and turned upon her companion with one of those slow mysterious smiles, which many people described but none could imitate.
people
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From this reading The Princess arranged her skirts so that they drooped gracefully, and turned upon her companion with one of those slow mysterious smiles, which many people described but none could imitate.
please
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From this reading Will you listen to me, please?"
PrincessnounUS /ˈprɪn.ses/
The daughter of a monarch; a female member of a royal family.
From this reading The Princess arranged her skirts so that they drooped gracefully, and turned upon her companion with one of those slow mysterious smiles, which many people described but none could imitate.
rate
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From this reading You may not have seen much of the world, but you are at any rate not a young idiot like Cecil.
said
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From this reading "Mr. De la Borne," she said, "I can talk to you as I could not talk to your brother, because you are an older and a wiser man.
seems
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From this reading "It seems to me," Andrew answered drily, "that I am already doing so."
seen
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From this reading You may not have seen much of the world, but you are at any rate not a young idiot like Cecil.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Mr. De la Borne," she said, "I can talk to you as I could not talk to your brother, because you are an older and a wiser man.
skirts
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From this reading The Princess arranged her skirts so that they drooped gracefully, and turned upon her companion with one of those slow mysterious smiles, which many people described but none could imitate.
slow
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From this reading The Princess arranged her skirts so that they drooped gracefully, and turned upon her companion with one of those slow mysterious smiles, which many people described but none could imitate.
smiles
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From this reading The Princess arranged her skirts so that they drooped gracefully, and turned upon her companion with one of those slow mysterious smiles, which many people described but none could imitate.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The Princess arranged her skirts so that they drooped gracefully, and turned upon her companion with one of those slow mysterious smiles, which many people described but none could imitate.
talk
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From this reading "Mr. De la Borne," she said, "I can talk to you as I could not talk to your brother, because you are an older and a wiser man.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The Princess arranged her skirts so that they drooped gracefully, and turned upon her companion with one of those slow mysterious smiles, which many people described but none could imitate.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Princess arranged her skirts so that they drooped gracefully, and turned upon her companion with one of those slow mysterious smiles, which many people described but none could imitate.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The Princess arranged her skirts so that they drooped gracefully, and turned upon her companion with one of those slow mysterious smiles, which many people described but none could imitate.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading The Princess arranged her skirts so that they drooped gracefully, and turned upon her companion with one of those slow mysterious smiles, which many people described but none could imitate.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Mr. De la Borne," she said, "I can talk to you as I could not talk to your brother, because you are an older and a wiser man.
turned
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From this reading The Princess arranged her skirts so that they drooped gracefully, and turned upon her companion with one of those slow mysterious smiles, which many people described but none could imitate.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The Princess arranged her skirts so that they drooped gracefully, and turned upon her companion with one of those slow mysterious smiles, which many people described but none could imitate.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The Princess arranged her skirts so that they drooped gracefully, and turned upon her companion with one of those slow mysterious smiles, which many people described but none could imitate.
Willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Will you listen to me, please?"
wiser
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From this reading "Mr. De la Borne," she said, "I can talk to you as I could not talk to your brother, because you are an older and a wiser man.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The Princess arranged her skirts so that they drooped gracefully, and turned upon her companion with one of those slow mysterious smiles, which many people described but none could imitate.
world
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From this reading You may not have seen much of the world, but you are at any rate not a young idiot like Cecil.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Mr. De la Borne," she said, "I can talk to you as I could not talk to your brother, because you are an older and a wiser man.
young
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From this reading You may not have seen much of the world, but you are at any rate not a young idiot like Cecil.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Mr. De la Borne," she said, "I can talk to you as I could not talk to your brother, because you are an older and a wiser man.
