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andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He was more civilized and less instinctive.
arrive
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From this reading What the cowboys had come, with varying degrees of slowness or celerity, to feel by intuitions little instructed by experience or reasoning, Gore had to arrive at by more deliberate study.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He saw no books in the house, and did not perceive how Mariquita could read; she must, in the way of information and knowledge such as most educated girls possess be, as it were, disinherited.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading What the cowboys had come, with varying degrees of slowness or celerity, to feel by intuitions little instructed by experience or reasoning, Gore had to arrive at by more deliberate study.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He saw no books in the house, and did not perceive how Mariquita could read; she must, in the way of information and knowledge such as most educated girls possess be, as it were, disinherited.
booksnounUS /bʊks/
Bound written or printed works.
From this reading He saw no books in the house, and did not perceive how Mariquita could read; she must, in the way of information and knowledge such as most educated girls possess be, as it were, disinherited.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading What the cowboys had come, with varying degrees of slowness or celerity, to feel by intuitions little instructed by experience or reasoning, Gore had to arrive at by more deliberate study.
celerity
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From this reading What the cowboys had come, with varying degrees of slowness or celerity, to feel by intuitions little instructed by experience or reasoning, Gore had to arrive at by more deliberate study.
character
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From this reading He knew many more people, and had experience, wanting to them, of many women of fine and high character.
civilized
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From this reading He was more civilized and less instinctive.
come
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From this reading What the cowboys had come, with varying degrees of slowness or celerity, to feel by intuitions little instructed by experience or reasoning, Gore had to arrive at by more deliberate study.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading He saw no books in the house, and did not perceive how Mariquita could read; she must, in the way of information and knowledge such as most educated girls possess be, as it were, disinherited.
cowboys
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From this reading What the cowboys had come, with varying degrees of slowness or celerity, to feel by intuitions little instructed by experience or reasoning, Gore had to arrive at by more deliberate study.
degrees
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From this reading What the cowboys had come, with varying degrees of slowness or celerity, to feel by intuitions little instructed by experience or reasoning, Gore had to arrive at by more deliberate study.
deliberate
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From this reading What the cowboys had come, with varying degrees of slowness or celerity, to feel by intuitions little instructed by experience or reasoning, Gore had to arrive at by more deliberate study.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading What made the rarity of Mariquita's instinct did not inform him, and he had to observe and surmise.
disinherited
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From this reading He saw no books in the house, and did not perceive how Mariquita could read; she must, in the way of information and knowledge such as most educated girls possess be, as it were, disinherited.
educated
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experience
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From this reading What the cowboys had come, with varying degrees of slowness or celerity, to feel by intuitions little instructed by experience or reasoning, Gore had to arrive at by more deliberate study.
feel
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From this reading What the cowboys had come, with varying degrees of slowness or celerity, to feel by intuitions little instructed by experience or reasoning, Gore had to arrive at by more deliberate study.
fine
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From this reading He knew many more people, and had experience, wanting to them, of many women of fine and high character.
girls
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From this reading He saw no books in the house, and did not perceive how Mariquita could read; she must, in the way of information and knowledge such as most educated girls possess be, as it were, disinherited.
Gore
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From this reading What the cowboys had come, with varying degrees of slowness or celerity, to feel by intuitions little instructed by experience or reasoning, Gore had to arrive at by more deliberate study.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading What the cowboys had come, with varying degrees of slowness or celerity, to feel by intuitions little instructed by experience or reasoning, Gore had to arrive at by more deliberate study.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was more civilized and less instinctive.
high
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From this reading He knew many more people, and had experience, wanting to them, of many women of fine and high character.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading What made the rarity of Mariquita's instinct did not inform him, and he had to observe and surmise.
house
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From this reading He saw no books in the house, and did not perceive how Mariquita could read; she must, in the way of information and knowledge such as most educated girls possess be, as it were, disinherited.
how
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From this reading He saw no books in the house, and did not perceive how Mariquita could read; she must, in the way of information and knowledge such as most educated girls possess be, as it were, disinherited.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He saw no books in the house, and did not perceive how Mariquita could read; she must, in the way of information and knowledge such as most educated girls possess be, as it were, disinherited.
inform
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From this reading What made the rarity of Mariquita's instinct did not inform him, and he had to observe and surmise.
information
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From this reading He saw no books in the house, and did not perceive how Mariquita could read; she must, in the way of information and knowledge such as most educated girls possess be, as it were, disinherited.
instinct
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From this reading What made the rarity of Mariquita's instinct did not inform him, and he had to observe and surmise.
instinctive
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From this reading He was more civilized and less instinctive.
instructed
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From this reading What the cowboys had come, with varying degrees of slowness or celerity, to feel by intuitions little instructed by experience or reasoning, Gore had to arrive at by more deliberate study.
intuitions
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From this reading What the cowboys had come, with varying degrees of slowness or celerity, to feel by intuitions little instructed by experience or reasoning, Gore had to arrive at by more deliberate study.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He saw no books in the house, and did not perceive how Mariquita could read; she must, in the way of information and knowledge such as most educated girls possess be, as it were, disinherited.
knew
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From this reading He knew many more people, and had experience, wanting to them, of many women of fine and high character.
knowledge
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From this reading He saw no books in the house, and did not perceive how Mariquita could read; she must, in the way of information and knowledge such as most educated girls possess be, as it were, disinherited.
less
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From this reading He was more civilized and less instinctive.
little
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From this reading What the cowboys had come, with varying degrees of slowness or celerity, to feel by intuitions little instructed by experience or reasoning, Gore had to arrive at by more deliberate study.
made
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From this reading What made the rarity of Mariquita's instinct did not inform him, and he had to observe and surmise.
many
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From this reading He knew many more people, and had experience, wanting to them, of many women of fine and high character.
Mariquita
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From this reading He saw no books in the house, and did not perceive how Mariquita could read; she must, in the way of information and knowledge such as most educated girls possess be, as it were, disinherited.
Mariquita's
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From this reading What made the rarity of Mariquita's instinct did not inform him, and he had to observe and surmise.
more
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From this reading What the cowboys had come, with varying degrees of slowness or celerity, to feel by intuitions little instructed by experience or reasoning, Gore had to arrive at by more deliberate study.
most
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From this reading He saw no books in the house, and did not perceive how Mariquita could read; she must, in the way of information and knowledge such as most educated girls possess be, as it were, disinherited.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading He saw no books in the house, and did not perceive how Mariquita could read; she must, in the way of information and knowledge such as most educated girls possess be, as it were, disinherited.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading He saw no books in the house, and did not perceive how Mariquita could read; she must, in the way of information and knowledge such as most educated girls possess be, as it were, disinherited.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading What made the rarity of Mariquita's instinct did not inform him, and he had to observe and surmise.
observe
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From this reading What made the rarity of Mariquita's instinct did not inform him, and he had to observe and surmise.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading What the cowboys had come, with varying degrees of slowness or celerity, to feel by intuitions little instructed by experience or reasoning, Gore had to arrive at by more deliberate study.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading What the cowboys had come, with varying degrees of slowness or celerity, to feel by intuitions little instructed by experience or reasoning, Gore had to arrive at by more deliberate study.
people
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From this reading He knew many more people, and had experience, wanting to them, of many women of fine and high character.
perceive
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From this reading He saw no books in the house, and did not perceive how Mariquita could read; she must, in the way of information and knowledge such as most educated girls possess be, as it were, disinherited.
possess
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From this reading He saw no books in the house, and did not perceive how Mariquita could read; she must, in the way of information and knowledge such as most educated girls possess be, as it were, disinherited.
rarity
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From this reading What made the rarity of Mariquita's instinct did not inform him, and he had to observe and surmise.
read
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From this reading He saw no books in the house, and did not perceive how Mariquita could read; she must, in the way of information and knowledge such as most educated girls possess be, as it were, disinherited.
reasoning
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From this reading What the cowboys had come, with varying degrees of slowness or celerity, to feel by intuitions little instructed by experience or reasoning, Gore had to arrive at by more deliberate study.
saw
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From this reading He saw no books in the house, and did not perceive how Mariquita could read; she must, in the way of information and knowledge such as most educated girls possess be, as it were, disinherited.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He saw no books in the house, and did not perceive how Mariquita could read; she must, in the way of information and knowledge such as most educated girls possess be, as it were, disinherited.
slowness
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From this reading What the cowboys had come, with varying degrees of slowness or celerity, to feel by intuitions little instructed by experience or reasoning, Gore had to arrive at by more deliberate study.
study
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From this reading What the cowboys had come, with varying degrees of slowness or celerity, to feel by intuitions little instructed by experience or reasoning, Gore had to arrive at by more deliberate study.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading He saw no books in the house, and did not perceive how Mariquita could read; she must, in the way of information and knowledge such as most educated girls possess be, as it were, disinherited.
surmise
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From this reading What made the rarity of Mariquita's instinct did not inform him, and he had to observe and surmise.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading What the cowboys had come, with varying degrees of slowness or celerity, to feel by intuitions little instructed by experience or reasoning, Gore had to arrive at by more deliberate study.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading He knew many more people, and had experience, wanting to them, of many women of fine and high character.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading What the cowboys had come, with varying degrees of slowness or celerity, to feel by intuitions little instructed by experience or reasoning, Gore had to arrive at by more deliberate study.
varying
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From this reading What the cowboys had come, with varying degrees of slowness or celerity, to feel by intuitions little instructed by experience or reasoning, Gore had to arrive at by more deliberate study.
wanting
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From this reading He knew many more people, and had experience, wanting to them, of many women of fine and high character.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was more civilized and less instinctive.
way
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From this reading He saw no books in the house, and did not perceive how Mariquita could read; she must, in the way of information and knowledge such as most educated girls possess be, as it were, disinherited.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading He saw no books in the house, and did not perceive how Mariquita could read; she must, in the way of information and knowledge such as most educated girls possess be, as it were, disinherited.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What the cowboys had come, with varying degrees of slowness or celerity, to feel by intuitions little instructed by experience or reasoning, Gore had to arrive at by more deliberate study.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading What the cowboys had come, with varying degrees of slowness or celerity, to feel by intuitions little instructed by experience or reasoning, Gore had to arrive at by more deliberate study.
women
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From this reading He knew many more people, and had experience, wanting to them, of many women of fine and high character.
