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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 With that tendency of the human mind born of involuntary self-knowledge which leads it to suspect a selfish motive in all untoward actions, many gave unhesitatingly a reason for Madelon's choice.
actions
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From this reading With that tendency of the human mind born of involuntary self-knowledge which leads it to suspect a selfish motive in all untoward actions, many gave unhesitatingly a reason for Madelon's choice.
affirmative
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From this reading The women nodded astutely at each other, and the men exchanged shrewd affirmative grunts.
agape
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From this reading However the tale of Madelon's and Lot's engagement had found mouth--whether Margaret Bean had vented her knowledge when it grew too big for her or not--it was scarce one day before the whole village was agape with it.
agreed
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From this reading "She's goin' to marry Lot to pay off Burr," they all agreed.
all
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From this reading With that tendency of the human mind born of involuntary self-knowledge which leads it to suspect a selfish motive in all untoward actions, many gave unhesitatingly a reason for Madelon's choice.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading However the tale of Madelon's and Lot's engagement had found mouth--whether Margaret Bean had vented her knowledge when it grew too big for her or not--it was scarce one day before the whole village was agape with it.
astutely
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From this reading The women nodded astutely at each other, and the men exchanged shrewd affirmative grunts.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The women nodded astutely at each other, and the men exchanged shrewd affirmative grunts.
Bean
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From this reading However the tale of Madelon's and Lot's engagement had found mouth--whether Margaret Bean had vented her knowledge when it grew too big for her or not--it was scarce one day before the whole village was agape with it.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading However the tale of Madelon's and Lot's engagement had found mouth--whether Margaret Bean had vented her knowledge when it grew too big for her or not--it was scarce one day before the whole village was agape with it.
big
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From this reading However the tale of Madelon's and Lot's engagement had found mouth--whether Margaret Bean had vented her knowledge when it grew too big for her or not--it was scarce one day before the whole village was agape with it.
bornnounUS /born/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading With that tendency of the human mind born of involuntary self-knowledge which leads it to suspect a selfish motive in all untoward actions, many gave unhesitatingly a reason for Madelon's choice.
Burr
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From this reading "She's goin' to marry Lot to pay off Burr," they all agreed.
choice
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From this reading With that tendency of the human mind born of involuntary self-knowledge which leads it to suspect a selfish motive in all untoward actions, many gave unhesitatingly a reason for Madelon's choice.
day
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From this reading However the tale of Madelon's and Lot's engagement had found mouth--whether Margaret Bean had vented her knowledge when it grew too big for her or not--it was scarce one day before the whole village was agape with it.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading The women nodded astutely at each other, and the men exchanged shrewd affirmative grunts.
engagement
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From this reading However the tale of Madelon's and Lot's engagement had found mouth--whether Margaret Bean had vented her knowledge when it grew too big for her or not--it was scarce one day before the whole village was agape with it.
exchangednounUS /ˈexchanged/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The women nodded astutely at each other, and the men exchanged shrewd affirmative grunts.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading However the tale of Madelon's and Lot's engagement had found mouth--whether Margaret Bean had vented her knowledge when it grew too big for her or not--it was scarce one day before the whole village was agape with it.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading However the tale of Madelon's and Lot's engagement had found mouth--whether Margaret Bean had vented her knowledge when it grew too big for her or not--it was scarce one day before the whole village was agape with it.
gave
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From this reading With that tendency of the human mind born of involuntary self-knowledge which leads it to suspect a selfish motive in all untoward actions, many gave unhesitatingly a reason for Madelon's choice.
get
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From this reading "She'll get all the money."
goin
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From this reading "She's goin' to marry Lot to pay off Burr," they all agreed.
grew
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From this reading However the tale of Madelon's and Lot's engagement had found mouth--whether Margaret Bean had vented her knowledge when it grew too big for her or not--it was scarce one day before the whole village was agape with it.
grunts
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From this reading The women nodded astutely at each other, and the men exchanged shrewd affirmative grunts.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading However the tale of Madelon's and Lot's engagement had found mouth--whether Margaret Bean had vented her knowledge when it grew too big for her or not--it was scarce one day before the whole village was agape with it.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading However the tale of Madelon's and Lot's engagement had found mouth--whether Margaret Bean had vented her knowledge when it grew too big for her or not--it was scarce one day before the whole village was agape with it.
HoweveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading However the tale of Madelon's and Lot's engagement had found mouth--whether Margaret Bean had vented her knowledge when it grew too big for her or not--it was scarce one day before the whole village was agape with it.
human
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From this reading With that tendency of the human mind born of involuntary self-knowledge which leads it to suspect a selfish motive in all untoward actions, many gave unhesitatingly a reason for Madelon's choice.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading With that tendency of the human mind born of involuntary self-knowledge which leads it to suspect a selfish motive in all untoward actions, many gave unhesitatingly a reason for Madelon's choice.
involuntary
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From this reading With that tendency of the human mind born of involuntary self-knowledge which leads it to suspect a selfish motive in all untoward actions, many gave unhesitatingly a reason for Madelon's choice.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading However the tale of Madelon's and Lot's engagement had found mouth--whether Margaret Bean had vented her knowledge when it grew too big for her or not--it was scarce one day before the whole village was agape with it.
knowledge
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From this reading However the tale of Madelon's and Lot's engagement had found mouth--whether Margaret Bean had vented her knowledge when it grew too big for her or not--it was scarce one day before the whole village was agape with it.
leads
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From this reading With that tendency of the human mind born of involuntary self-knowledge which leads it to suspect a selfish motive in all untoward actions, many gave unhesitatingly a reason for Madelon's choice.
Lot
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From this reading "She's goin' to marry Lot to pay off Burr," they all agreed.
Lot's
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From this reading However the tale of Madelon's and Lot's engagement had found mouth--whether Margaret Bean had vented her knowledge when it grew too big for her or not--it was scarce one day before the whole village was agape with it.
Madelon's
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From this reading However the tale of Madelon's and Lot's engagement had found mouth--whether Margaret Bean had vented her knowledge when it grew too big for her or not--it was scarce one day before the whole village was agape with it.
many
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From this reading With that tendency of the human mind born of involuntary self-knowledge which leads it to suspect a selfish motive in all untoward actions, many gave unhesitatingly a reason for Madelon's choice.
Margaret
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From this reading However the tale of Madelon's and Lot's engagement had found mouth--whether Margaret Bean had vented her knowledge when it grew too big for her or not--it was scarce one day before the whole village was agape with it.
marry
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From this reading "She's goin' to marry Lot to pay off Burr," they all agreed.
men
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From this reading The women nodded astutely at each other, and the men exchanged shrewd affirmative grunts.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading With that tendency of the human mind born of involuntary self-knowledge which leads it to suspect a selfish motive in all untoward actions, many gave unhesitatingly a reason for Madelon's choice.
money
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From this reading "She'll get all the money."
motive
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From this reading With that tendency of the human mind born of involuntary self-knowledge which leads it to suspect a selfish motive in all untoward actions, many gave unhesitatingly a reason for Madelon's choice.
mouth
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From this reading However the tale of Madelon's and Lot's engagement had found mouth--whether Margaret Bean had vented her knowledge when it grew too big for her or not--it was scarce one day before the whole village was agape with it.
noddednounUS /nodded/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The women nodded astutely at each other, and the men exchanged shrewd affirmative grunts.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading However the tale of Madelon's and Lot's engagement had found mouth--whether Margaret Bean had vented her knowledge when it grew too big for her or not--it was scarce one day before the whole village was agape with it.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading However the tale of Madelon's and Lot's engagement had found mouth--whether Margaret Bean had vented her knowledge when it grew too big for her or not--it was scarce one day before the whole village was agape with it.
off
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From this reading "She's goin' to marry Lot to pay off Burr," they all agreed.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading However the tale of Madelon's and Lot's engagement had found mouth--whether Margaret Bean had vented her knowledge when it grew too big for her or not--it was scarce one day before the whole village was agape with it.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading However the tale of Madelon's and Lot's engagement had found mouth--whether Margaret Bean had vented her knowledge when it grew too big for her or not--it was scarce one day before the whole village was agape with it.
other
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From this reading The women nodded astutely at each other, and the men exchanged shrewd affirmative grunts.
pay
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From this reading "She's goin' to marry Lot to pay off Burr," they all agreed.
reason
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From this reading With that tendency of the human mind born of involuntary self-knowledge which leads it to suspect a selfish motive in all untoward actions, many gave unhesitatingly a reason for Madelon's choice.
scarceadjectiveUS /skɛrs/
hard to find or in short supply
From this reading However the tale of Madelon's and Lot's engagement had found mouth--whether Margaret Bean had vented her knowledge when it grew too big for her or not--it was scarce one day before the whole village was agape with it.
self-knowledge
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From this reading With that tendency of the human mind born of involuntary self-knowledge which leads it to suspect a selfish motive in all untoward actions, many gave unhesitatingly a reason for Madelon's choice.
selfish
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From this reading With that tendency of the human mind born of involuntary self-knowledge which leads it to suspect a selfish motive in all untoward actions, many gave unhesitatingly a reason for Madelon's choice.
She'll
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From this reading "She'll get all the money."
She's
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From this reading "She's goin' to marry Lot to pay off Burr," they all agreed.
shrewd
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From this reading The women nodded astutely at each other, and the men exchanged shrewd affirmative grunts.
suspect
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From this reading With that tendency of the human mind born of involuntary self-knowledge which leads it to suspect a selfish motive in all untoward actions, many gave unhesitatingly a reason for Madelon's choice.
tale
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From this reading However the tale of Madelon's and Lot's engagement had found mouth--whether Margaret Bean had vented her knowledge when it grew too big for her or not--it was scarce one day before the whole village was agape with it.
tendency
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From this reading With that tendency of the human mind born of involuntary self-knowledge which leads it to suspect a selfish motive in all untoward actions, many gave unhesitatingly a reason for Madelon's choice.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading With that tendency of the human mind born of involuntary self-knowledge which leads it to suspect a selfish motive in all untoward actions, many gave unhesitatingly a reason for Madelon's choice.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading However the tale of Madelon's and Lot's engagement had found mouth--whether Margaret Bean had vented her knowledge when it grew too big for her or not--it was scarce one day before the whole village was agape with it.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "She's goin' to marry Lot to pay off Burr," they all agreed.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading With that tendency of the human mind born of involuntary self-knowledge which leads it to suspect a selfish motive in all untoward actions, many gave unhesitatingly a reason for Madelon's choice.
too
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From this reading However the tale of Madelon's and Lot's engagement had found mouth--whether Margaret Bean had vented her knowledge when it grew too big for her or not--it was scarce one day before the whole village was agape with it.
unhesitatingly
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From this reading With that tendency of the human mind born of involuntary self-knowledge which leads it to suspect a selfish motive in all untoward actions, many gave unhesitatingly a reason for Madelon's choice.
untoward
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From this reading With that tendency of the human mind born of involuntary self-knowledge which leads it to suspect a selfish motive in all untoward actions, many gave unhesitatingly a reason for Madelon's choice.
vented
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From this reading However the tale of Madelon's and Lot's engagement had found mouth--whether Margaret Bean had vented her knowledge when it grew too big for her or not--it was scarce one day before the whole village was agape with it.
village
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From this reading However the tale of Madelon's and Lot's engagement had found mouth--whether Margaret Bean had vented her knowledge when it grew too big for her or not--it was scarce one day before the whole village was agape with it.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading However the tale of Madelon's and Lot's engagement had found mouth--whether Margaret Bean had vented her knowledge when it grew too big for her or not--it was scarce one day before the whole village was agape with it.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading However the tale of Madelon's and Lot's engagement had found mouth--whether Margaret Bean had vented her knowledge when it grew too big for her or not--it was scarce one day before the whole village was agape with it.
whetherconjunctionUS /ˈweðər/
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading However the tale of Madelon's and Lot's engagement had found mouth--whether Margaret Bean had vented her knowledge when it grew too big for her or not--it was scarce one day before the whole village was agape with it.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading With that tendency of the human mind born of involuntary self-knowledge which leads it to suspect a selfish motive in all untoward actions, many gave unhesitatingly a reason for Madelon's choice.
whole
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From this reading However the tale of Madelon's and Lot's engagement had found mouth--whether Margaret Bean had vented her knowledge when it grew too big for her or not--it was scarce one day before the whole village was agape with it.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading However the tale of Madelon's and Lot's engagement had found mouth--whether Margaret Bean had vented her knowledge when it grew too big for her or not--it was scarce one day before the whole village was agape with it.
women
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From this reading The women nodded astutely at each other, and the men exchanged shrewd affirmative grunts.
