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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 He had refused utterly to tell her what she had a great curiosity to know.
admiration
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From this reading He had failed to succumb to her charms, he had not seemed to notice her as other men did; he had even lost the look of admiration he used to wear when they were boy and girl.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading She had been sure, was sure yet, that if Michael would tell her what he had against Stuyvesant Carter she could explain it satisfactorily.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There was perhaps more hurt pride and pique in her anger than she would have cared to own.
anger
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From this reading There was perhaps more hurt pride and pique in her anger than she would have cared to own.
angry
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From this reading Starr was very angry with Michael when he left her.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He had failed to succumb to her charms, he had not seemed to notice her as other men did; he had even lost the look of admiration he used to wear when they were boy and girl.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading She had been sure, was sure yet, that if Michael would tell her what he had against Stuyvesant Carter she could explain it satisfactorily.
boy
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From this reading He had failed to succumb to her charms, he had not seemed to notice her as other men did; he had even lost the look of admiration he used to wear when they were boy and girl.
cared
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From this reading There was perhaps more hurt pride and pique in her anger than she would have cared to own.
Carter
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From this reading She had been sure, was sure yet, that if Michael would tell her what he had against Stuyvesant Carter she could explain it satisfactorily.
charms
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From this reading He had failed to succumb to her charms, he had not seemed to notice her as other men did; he had even lost the look of admiration he used to wear when they were boy and girl.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading She had been sure, was sure yet, that if Michael would tell her what he had against Stuyvesant Carter she could explain it satisfactorily.
curiosity
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From this reading He had refused utterly to tell her what she had a great curiosity to know.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading He had failed to succumb to her charms, he had not seemed to notice her as other men did; he had even lost the look of admiration he used to wear when they were boy and girl.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had failed to succumb to her charms, he had not seemed to notice her as other men did; he had even lost the look of admiration he used to wear when they were boy and girl.
explain
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From this reading She had been sure, was sure yet, that if Michael would tell her what he had against Stuyvesant Carter she could explain it satisfactorily.
failed
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From this reading He had failed to succumb to her charms, he had not seemed to notice her as other men did; he had even lost the look of admiration he used to wear when they were boy and girl.
girl
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From this reading He had failed to succumb to her charms, he had not seemed to notice her as other men did; he had even lost the look of admiration he used to wear when they were boy and girl.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had refused utterly to tell her what she had a great curiosity to know.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had failed to succumb to her charms, he had not seemed to notice her as other men did; he had even lost the look of admiration he used to wear when they were boy and girl.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading There was perhaps more hurt pride and pique in her anger than she would have cared to own.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Starr was very angry with Michael when he left her.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Starr was very angry with Michael when he left her.
hurt
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From this reading There was perhaps more hurt pride and pique in her anger than she would have cared to own.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading She had been sure, was sure yet, that if Michael would tell her what he had against Stuyvesant Carter she could explain it satisfactorily.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There was perhaps more hurt pride and pique in her anger than she would have cared to own.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She had been sure, was sure yet, that if Michael would tell her what he had against Stuyvesant Carter she could explain it satisfactorily.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had refused utterly to tell her what she had a great curiosity to know.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Starr was very angry with Michael when he left her.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had failed to succumb to her charms, he had not seemed to notice her as other men did; he had even lost the look of admiration he used to wear when they were boy and girl.
lost
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From this reading He had failed to succumb to her charms, he had not seemed to notice her as other men did; he had even lost the look of admiration he used to wear when they were boy and girl.
men
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From this reading He had failed to succumb to her charms, he had not seemed to notice her as other men did; he had even lost the look of admiration he used to wear when they were boy and girl.
Michael
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From this reading Starr was very angry with Michael when he left her.
more
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From this reading There was perhaps more hurt pride and pique in her anger than she would have cared to own.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He had failed to succumb to her charms, he had not seemed to notice her as other men did; he had even lost the look of admiration he used to wear when they were boy and girl.
notice
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From this reading He had failed to succumb to her charms, he had not seemed to notice her as other men did; he had even lost the look of admiration he used to wear when they were boy and girl.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He had failed to succumb to her charms, he had not seemed to notice her as other men did; he had even lost the look of admiration he used to wear when they were boy and girl.
other
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From this reading He had failed to succumb to her charms, he had not seemed to notice her as other men did; he had even lost the look of admiration he used to wear when they were boy and girl.
own
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From this reading There was perhaps more hurt pride and pique in her anger than she would have cared to own.
perhaps
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From this reading There was perhaps more hurt pride and pique in her anger than she would have cared to own.
pique
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From this reading There was perhaps more hurt pride and pique in her anger than she would have cared to own.
pride
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From this reading There was perhaps more hurt pride and pique in her anger than she would have cared to own.
refused
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From this reading He had refused utterly to tell her what she had a great curiosity to know.
satisfactorily
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From this reading She had been sure, was sure yet, that if Michael would tell her what he had against Stuyvesant Carter she could explain it satisfactorily.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had failed to succumb to her charms, he had not seemed to notice her as other men did; he had even lost the look of admiration he used to wear when they were boy and girl.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading There was perhaps more hurt pride and pique in her anger than she would have cared to own.
Starr
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From this reading Starr was very angry with Michael when he left her.
Stuyvesant
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From this reading She had been sure, was sure yet, that if Michael would tell her what he had against Stuyvesant Carter she could explain it satisfactorily.
succumb
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From this reading He had failed to succumb to her charms, he had not seemed to notice her as other men did; he had even lost the look of admiration he used to wear when they were boy and girl.
surenounUS /sure/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had been sure, was sure yet, that if Michael would tell her what he had against Stuyvesant Carter she could explain it satisfactorily.
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had refused utterly to tell her what she had a great curiosity to know.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading There was perhaps more hurt pride and pique in her anger than she would have cared to own.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She had been sure, was sure yet, that if Michael would tell her what he had against Stuyvesant Carter she could explain it satisfactorily.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He had failed to succumb to her charms, he had not seemed to notice her as other men did; he had even lost the look of admiration he used to wear when they were boy and girl.
There
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From this reading There was perhaps more hurt pride and pique in her anger than she would have cared to own.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had failed to succumb to her charms, he had not seemed to notice her as other men did; he had even lost the look of admiration he used to wear when they were boy and girl.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There was perhaps more hurt pride and pique in her anger than she would have cared to own.
used
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From this reading He had failed to succumb to her charms, he had not seemed to notice her as other men did; he had even lost the look of admiration he used to wear when they were boy and girl.
utterly
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From this reading He had refused utterly to tell her what she had a great curiosity to know.
very
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From this reading Starr was very angry with Michael when he left her.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Starr was very angry with Michael when he left her.
wear
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From this reading He had failed to succumb to her charms, he had not seemed to notice her as other men did; he had even lost the look of admiration he used to wear when they were boy and girl.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading He had failed to succumb to her charms, he had not seemed to notice her as other men did; he had even lost the look of admiration he used to wear when they were boy and girl.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading He had refused utterly to tell her what she had a great curiosity to know.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Starr was very angry with Michael when he left her.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Starr was very angry with Michael when he left her.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading There was perhaps more hurt pride and pique in her anger than she would have cared to own.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading She had been sure, was sure yet, that if Michael would tell her what he had against Stuyvesant Carter she could explain it satisfactorily.
