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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 She fixed her soft shy eyes upon Peggy's face as she spoke, and that young lady felt that she had shown her usual shrewdness in suggesting such an arrangement, for a sweeter _confidante_ it would have been difficult to find, or one more ready with sympathetic interest.
accompany
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From this reading With her usual tactfulness Eunice declined to accompany Peggy to the station, so that her presence should put no check upon the last conversation between brother and sister, but no reference was made on either side to the event of two days before.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading She fixed her soft shy eyes upon Peggy's face as she spoke, and that young lady felt that she had shown her usual shrewdness in suggesting such an arrangement, for a sweeter _confidante_ it would have been difficult to find, or one more ready with sympathetic interest.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She fixed her soft shy eyes upon Peggy's face as she spoke, and that young lady felt that she had shown her usual shrewdness in suggesting such an arrangement, for a sweeter _confidante_ it would have been difficult to find, or one more ready with sympathetic interest.
arrangement
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From this reading She fixed her soft shy eyes upon Peggy's face as she spoke, and that young lady felt that she had shown her usual shrewdness in suggesting such an arrangement, for a sweeter _confidante_ it would have been difficult to find, or one more ready with sympathetic interest.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She fixed her soft shy eyes upon Peggy's face as she spoke, and that young lady felt that she had shown her usual shrewdness in suggesting such an arrangement, for a sweeter _confidante_ it would have been difficult to find, or one more ready with sympathetic interest.
assented
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From this reading I love to hear him talk," assented Eunice naively.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading She fixed her soft shy eyes upon Peggy's face as she spoke, and that young lady felt that she had shown her usual shrewdness in suggesting such an arrangement, for a sweeter _confidante_ it would have been difficult to find, or one more ready with sympathetic interest.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading With her usual tactfulness Eunice declined to accompany Peggy to the station, so that her presence should put no check upon the last conversation between brother and sister, but no reference was made on either side to the event of two days before.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading With her usual tactfulness Eunice declined to accompany Peggy to the station, so that her presence should put no check upon the last conversation between brother and sister, but no reference was made on either side to the event of two days before.
brother
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From this reading With her usual tactfulness Eunice declined to accompany Peggy to the station, so that her presence should put no check upon the last conversation between brother and sister, but no reference was made on either side to the event of two days before.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading With her usual tactfulness Eunice declined to accompany Peggy to the station, so that her presence should put no check upon the last conversation between brother and sister, but no reference was made on either side to the event of two days before.
check
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From this reading With her usual tactfulness Eunice declined to accompany Peggy to the station, so that her presence should put no check upon the last conversation between brother and sister, but no reference was made on either side to the event of two days before.
confidante
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From this reading She fixed her soft shy eyes upon Peggy's face as she spoke, and that young lady felt that she had shown her usual shrewdness in suggesting such an arrangement, for a sweeter _confidante_ it would have been difficult to find, or one more ready with sympathetic interest.
conversation
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From this reading With her usual tactfulness Eunice declined to accompany Peggy to the station, so that her presence should put no check upon the last conversation between brother and sister, but no reference was made on either side to the event of two days before.
days
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From this reading With her usual tactfulness Eunice declined to accompany Peggy to the station, so that her presence should put no check upon the last conversation between brother and sister, but no reference was made on either side to the event of two days before.
declined
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From this reading With her usual tactfulness Eunice declined to accompany Peggy to the station, so that her presence should put no check upon the last conversation between brother and sister, but no reference was made on either side to the event of two days before.
difficult
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From this reading She fixed her soft shy eyes upon Peggy's face as she spoke, and that young lady felt that she had shown her usual shrewdness in suggesting such an arrangement, for a sweeter _confidante_ it would have been difficult to find, or one more ready with sympathetic interest.
easily
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From this reading "Oh yes, easily.
eitherdeterminerUS /ˈiːðər/
one or the other of two
From this reading With her usual tactfulness Eunice declined to accompany Peggy to the station, so that her presence should put no check upon the last conversation between brother and sister, but no reference was made on either side to the event of two days before.
Eunice
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From this reading I love to hear him talk," assented Eunice naively.
event
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From this reading With her usual tactfulness Eunice declined to accompany Peggy to the station, so that her presence should put no check upon the last conversation between brother and sister, but no reference was made on either side to the event of two days before.
eyes
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From this reading She fixed her soft shy eyes upon Peggy's face as she spoke, and that young lady felt that she had shown her usual shrewdness in suggesting such an arrangement, for a sweeter _confidante_ it would have been difficult to find, or one more ready with sympathetic interest.
face
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From this reading She fixed her soft shy eyes upon Peggy's face as she spoke, and that young lady felt that she had shown her usual shrewdness in suggesting such an arrangement, for a sweeter _confidante_ it would have been difficult to find, or one more ready with sympathetic interest.
felt
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From this reading She fixed her soft shy eyes upon Peggy's face as she spoke, and that young lady felt that she had shown her usual shrewdness in suggesting such an arrangement, for a sweeter _confidante_ it would have been difficult to find, or one more ready with sympathetic interest.
find
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From this reading She fixed her soft shy eyes upon Peggy's face as she spoke, and that young lady felt that she had shown her usual shrewdness in suggesting such an arrangement, for a sweeter _confidante_ it would have been difficult to find, or one more ready with sympathetic interest.
fixed
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From this reading She fixed her soft shy eyes upon Peggy's face as she spoke, and that young lady felt that she had shown her usual shrewdness in suggesting such an arrangement, for a sweeter _confidante_ it would have been difficult to find, or one more ready with sympathetic interest.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She fixed her soft shy eyes upon Peggy's face as she spoke, and that young lady felt that she had shown her usual shrewdness in suggesting such an arrangement, for a sweeter _confidante_ it would have been difficult to find, or one more ready with sympathetic interest.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She fixed her soft shy eyes upon Peggy's face as she spoke, and that young lady felt that she had shown her usual shrewdness in suggesting such an arrangement, for a sweeter _confidante_ it would have been difficult to find, or one more ready with sympathetic interest.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading She fixed her soft shy eyes upon Peggy's face as she spoke, and that young lady felt that she had shown her usual shrewdness in suggesting such an arrangement, for a sweeter _confidante_ it would have been difficult to find, or one more ready with sympathetic interest.
hearnounUS /hear/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I love to hear him talk," assented Eunice naively.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She fixed her soft shy eyes upon Peggy's face as she spoke, and that young lady felt that she had shown her usual shrewdness in suggesting such an arrangement, for a sweeter _confidante_ it would have been difficult to find, or one more ready with sympathetic interest.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I love to hear him talk," assented Eunice naively.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I love to hear him talk," assented Eunice naively.
I'd
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From this reading I'd like it.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She fixed her soft shy eyes upon Peggy's face as she spoke, and that young lady felt that she had shown her usual shrewdness in suggesting such an arrangement, for a sweeter _confidante_ it would have been difficult to find, or one more ready with sympathetic interest.
interest
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From this reading She fixed her soft shy eyes upon Peggy's face as she spoke, and that young lady felt that she had shown her usual shrewdness in suggesting such an arrangement, for a sweeter _confidante_ it would have been difficult to find, or one more ready with sympathetic interest.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I'd like it.
lady
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From this reading She fixed her soft shy eyes upon Peggy's face as she spoke, and that young lady felt that she had shown her usual shrewdness in suggesting such an arrangement, for a sweeter _confidante_ it would have been difficult to find, or one more ready with sympathetic interest.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading With her usual tactfulness Eunice declined to accompany Peggy to the station, so that her presence should put no check upon the last conversation between brother and sister, but no reference was made on either side to the event of two days before.
like
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From this reading I'd like it.
love
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From this reading I love to hear him talk," assented Eunice naively.
made
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From this reading With her usual tactfulness Eunice declined to accompany Peggy to the station, so that her presence should put no check upon the last conversation between brother and sister, but no reference was made on either side to the event of two days before.
more
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From this reading She fixed her soft shy eyes upon Peggy's face as she spoke, and that young lady felt that she had shown her usual shrewdness in suggesting such an arrangement, for a sweeter _confidante_ it would have been difficult to find, or one more ready with sympathetic interest.
naively
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From this reading I love to hear him talk," assented Eunice naively.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading With her usual tactfulness Eunice declined to accompany Peggy to the station, so that her presence should put no check upon the last conversation between brother and sister, but no reference was made on either side to the event of two days before.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading With her usual tactfulness Eunice declined to accompany Peggy to the station, so that her presence should put no check upon the last conversation between brother and sister, but no reference was made on either side to the event of two days before.
Oh
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From this reading "Oh yes, easily.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading With her usual tactfulness Eunice declined to accompany Peggy to the station, so that her presence should put no check upon the last conversation between brother and sister, but no reference was made on either side to the event of two days before.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading She fixed her soft shy eyes upon Peggy's face as she spoke, and that young lady felt that she had shown her usual shrewdness in suggesting such an arrangement, for a sweeter _confidante_ it would have been difficult to find, or one more ready with sympathetic interest.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading She fixed her soft shy eyes upon Peggy's face as she spoke, and that young lady felt that she had shown her usual shrewdness in suggesting such an arrangement, for a sweeter _confidante_ it would have been difficult to find, or one more ready with sympathetic interest.
Peggy
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From this reading With her usual tactfulness Eunice declined to accompany Peggy to the station, so that her presence should put no check upon the last conversation between brother and sister, but no reference was made on either side to the event of two days before.
Peggy's
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From this reading She fixed her soft shy eyes upon Peggy's face as she spoke, and that young lady felt that she had shown her usual shrewdness in suggesting such an arrangement, for a sweeter _confidante_ it would have been difficult to find, or one more ready with sympathetic interest.
presence
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From this reading With her usual tactfulness Eunice declined to accompany Peggy to the station, so that her presence should put no check upon the last conversation between brother and sister, but no reference was made on either side to the event of two days before.
put
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From this reading With her usual tactfulness Eunice declined to accompany Peggy to the station, so that her presence should put no check upon the last conversation between brother and sister, but no reference was made on either side to the event of two days before.
ready
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From this reading She fixed her soft shy eyes upon Peggy's face as she spoke, and that young lady felt that she had shown her usual shrewdness in suggesting such an arrangement, for a sweeter _confidante_ it would have been difficult to find, or one more ready with sympathetic interest.
reference
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From this reading With her usual tactfulness Eunice declined to accompany Peggy to the station, so that her presence should put no check upon the last conversation between brother and sister, but no reference was made on either side to the event of two days before.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She fixed her soft shy eyes upon Peggy's face as she spoke, and that young lady felt that she had shown her usual shrewdness in suggesting such an arrangement, for a sweeter _confidante_ it would have been difficult to find, or one more ready with sympathetic interest.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading With her usual tactfulness Eunice declined to accompany Peggy to the station, so that her presence should put no check upon the last conversation between brother and sister, but no reference was made on either side to the event of two days before.
shown
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From this reading She fixed her soft shy eyes upon Peggy's face as she spoke, and that young lady felt that she had shown her usual shrewdness in suggesting such an arrangement, for a sweeter _confidante_ it would have been difficult to find, or one more ready with sympathetic interest.
shrewdness
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From this reading She fixed her soft shy eyes upon Peggy's face as she spoke, and that young lady felt that she had shown her usual shrewdness in suggesting such an arrangement, for a sweeter _confidante_ it would have been difficult to find, or one more ready with sympathetic interest.
shy
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From this reading She fixed her soft shy eyes upon Peggy's face as she spoke, and that young lady felt that she had shown her usual shrewdness in suggesting such an arrangement, for a sweeter _confidante_ it would have been difficult to find, or one more ready with sympathetic interest.
side
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From this reading With her usual tactfulness Eunice declined to accompany Peggy to the station, so that her presence should put no check upon the last conversation between brother and sister, but no reference was made on either side to the event of two days before.
sister
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From this reading With her usual tactfulness Eunice declined to accompany Peggy to the station, so that her presence should put no check upon the last conversation between brother and sister, but no reference was made on either side to the event of two days before.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading With her usual tactfulness Eunice declined to accompany Peggy to the station, so that her presence should put no check upon the last conversation between brother and sister, but no reference was made on either side to the event of two days before.
soft
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From this reading She fixed her soft shy eyes upon Peggy's face as she spoke, and that young lady felt that she had shown her usual shrewdness in suggesting such an arrangement, for a sweeter _confidante_ it would have been difficult to find, or one more ready with sympathetic interest.
spoke
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From this reading She fixed her soft shy eyes upon Peggy's face as she spoke, and that young lady felt that she had shown her usual shrewdness in suggesting such an arrangement, for a sweeter _confidante_ it would have been difficult to find, or one more ready with sympathetic interest.
station
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From this reading With her usual tactfulness Eunice declined to accompany Peggy to the station, so that her presence should put no check upon the last conversation between brother and sister, but no reference was made on either side to the event of two days before.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading She fixed her soft shy eyes upon Peggy's face as she spoke, and that young lady felt that she had shown her usual shrewdness in suggesting such an arrangement, for a sweeter _confidante_ it would have been difficult to find, or one more ready with sympathetic interest.
suggesting
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From this reading She fixed her soft shy eyes upon Peggy's face as she spoke, and that young lady felt that she had shown her usual shrewdness in suggesting such an arrangement, for a sweeter _confidante_ it would have been difficult to find, or one more ready with sympathetic interest.
sweeter
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From this reading She fixed her soft shy eyes upon Peggy's face as she spoke, and that young lady felt that she had shown her usual shrewdness in suggesting such an arrangement, for a sweeter _confidante_ it would have been difficult to find, or one more ready with sympathetic interest.
sympathetic
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From this reading She fixed her soft shy eyes upon Peggy's face as she spoke, and that young lady felt that she had shown her usual shrewdness in suggesting such an arrangement, for a sweeter _confidante_ it would have been difficult to find, or one more ready with sympathetic interest.
tactfulness
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From this reading With her usual tactfulness Eunice declined to accompany Peggy to the station, so that her presence should put no check upon the last conversation between brother and sister, but no reference was made on either side to the event of two days before.
talk
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From this reading I love to hear him talk," assented Eunice naively.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She fixed her soft shy eyes upon Peggy's face as she spoke, and that young lady felt that she had shown her usual shrewdness in suggesting such an arrangement, for a sweeter _confidante_ it would have been difficult to find, or one more ready with sympathetic interest.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading With her usual tactfulness Eunice declined to accompany Peggy to the station, so that her presence should put no check upon the last conversation between brother and sister, but no reference was made on either side to the event of two days before.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I love to hear him talk," assented Eunice naively.
two
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From this reading With her usual tactfulness Eunice declined to accompany Peggy to the station, so that her presence should put no check upon the last conversation between brother and sister, but no reference was made on either side to the event of two days before.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading She fixed her soft shy eyes upon Peggy's face as she spoke, and that young lady felt that she had shown her usual shrewdness in suggesting such an arrangement, for a sweeter _confidante_ it would have been difficult to find, or one more ready with sympathetic interest.
usual
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From this reading She fixed her soft shy eyes upon Peggy's face as she spoke, and that young lady felt that she had shown her usual shrewdness in suggesting such an arrangement, for a sweeter _confidante_ it would have been difficult to find, or one more ready with sympathetic interest.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading With her usual tactfulness Eunice declined to accompany Peggy to the station, so that her presence should put no check upon the last conversation between brother and sister, but no reference was made on either side to the event of two days before.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading She fixed her soft shy eyes upon Peggy's face as she spoke, and that young lady felt that she had shown her usual shrewdness in suggesting such an arrangement, for a sweeter _confidante_ it would have been difficult to find, or one more ready with sympathetic interest.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading She fixed her soft shy eyes upon Peggy's face as she spoke, and that young lady felt that she had shown her usual shrewdness in suggesting such an arrangement, for a sweeter _confidante_ it would have been difficult to find, or one more ready with sympathetic interest.
yes
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From this reading "Oh yes, easily.
young
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From this reading She fixed her soft shy eyes upon Peggy's face as she spoke, and that young lady felt that she had shown her usual shrewdness in suggesting such an arrangement, for a sweeter _confidante_ it would have been difficult to find, or one more ready with sympathetic interest.
