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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 I particularly promised Sturgis I would look in on him, and it won't do for me to cut my acquaintance with the class entirely just because I 'm having such a jolly time down here.”
acquaintance
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From this reading I particularly promised Sturgis I would look in on him, and it won't do for me to cut my acquaintance with the class entirely just because I 'm having such a jolly time down here.”
addressed
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From this reading Pouting lips and delicate brows fretted in pretty importunity over the troubled eyes enforced the pleading tones, and yet the young man to whom they were addressed found strength to reply:-- “I 'm afraid I can't get rid of it.
afraid
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From this reading Pouting lips and delicate brows fretted in pretty importunity over the troubled eyes enforced the pleading tones, and yet the young man to whom they were addressed found strength to reply:-- “I 'm afraid I can't get rid of it.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Must you go up to that tiresome old college again to-night?”
all
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From this reading “Oh, no, you don't think it jolly at all, or you would n't be so eager to go away.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Pouting lips and delicate brows fretted in pretty importunity over the troubled eyes enforced the pleading tones, and yet the young man to whom they were addressed found strength to reply:-- “I 'm afraid I can't get rid of it.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “Oh, no, you don't think it jolly at all, or you would n't be so eager to go away.
away
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From this reading “Oh, no, you don't think it jolly at all, or you would n't be so eager to go away.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “Oh, no, you don't think it jolly at all, or you would n't be so eager to go away.
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading I particularly promised Sturgis I would look in on him, and it won't do for me to cut my acquaintance with the class entirely just because I 'm having such a jolly time down here.”
brows
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From this reading Pouting lips and delicate brows fretted in pretty importunity over the troubled eyes enforced the pleading tones, and yet the young man to whom they were addressed found strength to reply:-- “I 'm afraid I can't get rid of it.
can't
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From this reading Pouting lips and delicate brows fretted in pretty importunity over the troubled eyes enforced the pleading tones, and yet the young man to whom they were addressed found strength to reply:-- “I 'm afraid I can't get rid of it.
class
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From this reading I particularly promised Sturgis I would look in on him, and it won't do for me to cut my acquaintance with the class entirely just because I 'm having such a jolly time down here.”
college
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From this reading “Must you go up to that tiresome old college again to-night?”
company
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From this reading I 'm sure I must be very dull company.”
cut
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From this reading I particularly promised Sturgis I would look in on him, and it won't do for me to cut my acquaintance with the class entirely just because I 'm having such a jolly time down here.”
delicate
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From this reading Pouting lips and delicate brows fretted in pretty importunity over the troubled eyes enforced the pleading tones, and yet the young man to whom they were addressed found strength to reply:-- “I 'm afraid I can't get rid of it.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading I particularly promised Sturgis I would look in on him, and it won't do for me to cut my acquaintance with the class entirely just because I 'm having such a jolly time down here.”
don't
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From this reading “Oh, no, you don't think it jolly at all, or you would n't be so eager to go away.
down
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From this reading I particularly promised Sturgis I would look in on him, and it won't do for me to cut my acquaintance with the class entirely just because I 'm having such a jolly time down here.”
dull
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From this reading I 'm sure I must be very dull company.”
eager
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From this reading “Oh, no, you don't think it jolly at all, or you would n't be so eager to go away.
enforced
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From this reading Pouting lips and delicate brows fretted in pretty importunity over the troubled eyes enforced the pleading tones, and yet the young man to whom they were addressed found strength to reply:-- “I 'm afraid I can't get rid of it.
entirelynounUS /ˈentirely/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I particularly promised Sturgis I would look in on him, and it won't do for me to cut my acquaintance with the class entirely just because I 'm having such a jolly time down here.”
eyes
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From this reading Pouting lips and delicate brows fretted in pretty importunity over the troubled eyes enforced the pleading tones, and yet the young man to whom they were addressed found strength to reply:-- “I 'm afraid I can't get rid of it.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I particularly promised Sturgis I would look in on him, and it won't do for me to cut my acquaintance with the class entirely just because I 'm having such a jolly time down here.”
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Pouting lips and delicate brows fretted in pretty importunity over the troubled eyes enforced the pleading tones, and yet the young man to whom they were addressed found strength to reply:-- “I 'm afraid I can't get rid of it.
fretted
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From this reading Pouting lips and delicate brows fretted in pretty importunity over the troubled eyes enforced the pleading tones, and yet the young man to whom they were addressed found strength to reply:-- “I 'm afraid I can't get rid of it.
get
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From this reading Pouting lips and delicate brows fretted in pretty importunity over the troubled eyes enforced the pleading tones, and yet the young man to whom they were addressed found strength to reply:-- “I 'm afraid I can't get rid of it.
go
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From this reading “Must you go up to that tiresome old college again to-night?”
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading I particularly promised Sturgis I would look in on him, and it won't do for me to cut my acquaintance with the class entirely just because I 'm having such a jolly time down here.”
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I particularly promised Sturgis I would look in on him, and it won't do for me to cut my acquaintance with the class entirely just because I 'm having such a jolly time down here.”
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I particularly promised Sturgis I would look in on him, and it won't do for me to cut my acquaintance with the class entirely just because I 'm having such a jolly time down here.”
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Pouting lips and delicate brows fretted in pretty importunity over the troubled eyes enforced the pleading tones, and yet the young man to whom they were addressed found strength to reply:-- “I 'm afraid I can't get rid of it.
importunity
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From this reading Pouting lips and delicate brows fretted in pretty importunity over the troubled eyes enforced the pleading tones, and yet the young man to whom they were addressed found strength to reply:-- “I 'm afraid I can't get rid of it.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Pouting lips and delicate brows fretted in pretty importunity over the troubled eyes enforced the pleading tones, and yet the young man to whom they were addressed found strength to reply:-- “I 'm afraid I can't get rid of it.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Pouting lips and delicate brows fretted in pretty importunity over the troubled eyes enforced the pleading tones, and yet the young man to whom they were addressed found strength to reply:-- “I 'm afraid I can't get rid of it.
jolly
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From this reading I particularly promised Sturgis I would look in on him, and it won't do for me to cut my acquaintance with the class entirely just because I 'm having such a jolly time down here.”
just
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From this reading I particularly promised Sturgis I would look in on him, and it won't do for me to cut my acquaintance with the class entirely just because I 'm having such a jolly time down here.”
lips
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From this reading Pouting lips and delicate brows fretted in pretty importunity over the troubled eyes enforced the pleading tones, and yet the young man to whom they were addressed found strength to reply:-- “I 'm afraid I can't get rid of it.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I particularly promised Sturgis I would look in on him, and it won't do for me to cut my acquaintance with the class entirely just because I 'm having such a jolly time down here.”
m
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From this reading Pouting lips and delicate brows fretted in pretty importunity over the troubled eyes enforced the pleading tones, and yet the young man to whom they were addressed found strength to reply:-- “I 'm afraid I can't get rid of it.
man
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From this reading Pouting lips and delicate brows fretted in pretty importunity over the troubled eyes enforced the pleading tones, and yet the young man to whom they were addressed found strength to reply:-- “I 'm afraid I can't get rid of it.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I particularly promised Sturgis I would look in on him, and it won't do for me to cut my acquaintance with the class entirely just because I 'm having such a jolly time down here.”
Mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “Must you go up to that tiresome old college again to-night?”
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I particularly promised Sturgis I would look in on him, and it won't do for me to cut my acquaintance with the class entirely just because I 'm having such a jolly time down here.”
n't
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From this reading “Oh, no, you don't think it jolly at all, or you would n't be so eager to go away.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading “Oh, no, you don't think it jolly at all, or you would n't be so eager to go away.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Pouting lips and delicate brows fretted in pretty importunity over the troubled eyes enforced the pleading tones, and yet the young man to whom they were addressed found strength to reply:-- “I 'm afraid I can't get rid of it.
Oh
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From this reading “Oh, no, you don't think it jolly at all, or you would n't be so eager to go away.
old
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From this reading “Must you go up to that tiresome old college again to-night?”
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I particularly promised Sturgis I would look in on him, and it won't do for me to cut my acquaintance with the class entirely just because I 'm having such a jolly time down here.”
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading “Oh, no, you don't think it jolly at all, or you would n't be so eager to go away.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Pouting lips and delicate brows fretted in pretty importunity over the troubled eyes enforced the pleading tones, and yet the young man to whom they were addressed found strength to reply:-- “I 'm afraid I can't get rid of it.
particularly
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From this reading I particularly promised Sturgis I would look in on him, and it won't do for me to cut my acquaintance with the class entirely just because I 'm having such a jolly time down here.”
pleading
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From this reading Pouting lips and delicate brows fretted in pretty importunity over the troubled eyes enforced the pleading tones, and yet the young man to whom they were addressed found strength to reply:-- “I 'm afraid I can't get rid of it.
Pouting
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From this reading Pouting lips and delicate brows fretted in pretty importunity over the troubled eyes enforced the pleading tones, and yet the young man to whom they were addressed found strength to reply:-- “I 'm afraid I can't get rid of it.
pretty
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From this reading Pouting lips and delicate brows fretted in pretty importunity over the troubled eyes enforced the pleading tones, and yet the young man to whom they were addressed found strength to reply:-- “I 'm afraid I can't get rid of it.
promised
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From this reading I particularly promised Sturgis I would look in on him, and it won't do for me to cut my acquaintance with the class entirely just because I 'm having such a jolly time down here.”
reply
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From this reading Pouting lips and delicate brows fretted in pretty importunity over the troubled eyes enforced the pleading tones, and yet the young man to whom they were addressed found strength to reply:-- “I 'm afraid I can't get rid of it.
rid
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From this reading Pouting lips and delicate brows fretted in pretty importunity over the troubled eyes enforced the pleading tones, and yet the young man to whom they were addressed found strength to reply:-- “I 'm afraid I can't get rid of it.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “Oh, no, you don't think it jolly at all, or you would n't be so eager to go away.
strengthnounUS /ˈstrength/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Pouting lips and delicate brows fretted in pretty importunity over the troubled eyes enforced the pleading tones, and yet the young man to whom they were addressed found strength to reply:-- “I 'm afraid I can't get rid of it.
Sturgis
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From this reading I particularly promised Sturgis I would look in on him, and it won't do for me to cut my acquaintance with the class entirely just because I 'm having such a jolly time down here.”
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading I particularly promised Sturgis I would look in on him, and it won't do for me to cut my acquaintance with the class entirely just because I 'm having such a jolly time down here.”
surenounUS /sure/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I 'm sure I must be very dull company.”
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Must you go up to that tiresome old college again to-night?”
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Pouting lips and delicate brows fretted in pretty importunity over the troubled eyes enforced the pleading tones, and yet the young man to whom they were addressed found strength to reply:-- “I 'm afraid I can't get rid of it.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Pouting lips and delicate brows fretted in pretty importunity over the troubled eyes enforced the pleading tones, and yet the young man to whom they were addressed found strength to reply:-- “I 'm afraid I can't get rid of it.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Oh, no, you don't think it jolly at all, or you would n't be so eager to go away.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I particularly promised Sturgis I would look in on him, and it won't do for me to cut my acquaintance with the class entirely just because I 'm having such a jolly time down here.”
tiresome
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From this reading “Must you go up to that tiresome old college again to-night?”
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Must you go up to that tiresome old college again to-night?”
to-night
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From this reading “Must you go up to that tiresome old college again to-night?”
tones
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From this reading Pouting lips and delicate brows fretted in pretty importunity over the troubled eyes enforced the pleading tones, and yet the young man to whom they were addressed found strength to reply:-- “I 'm afraid I can't get rid of it.
troubled
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From this reading Pouting lips and delicate brows fretted in pretty importunity over the troubled eyes enforced the pleading tones, and yet the young man to whom they were addressed found strength to reply:-- “I 'm afraid I can't get rid of it.
up
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From this reading “Must you go up to that tiresome old college again to-night?”
very
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From this reading I 'm sure I must be very dull company.”
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Pouting lips and delicate brows fretted in pretty importunity over the troubled eyes enforced the pleading tones, and yet the young man to whom they were addressed found strength to reply:-- “I 'm afraid I can't get rid of it.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Pouting lips and delicate brows fretted in pretty importunity over the troubled eyes enforced the pleading tones, and yet the young man to whom they were addressed found strength to reply:-- “I 'm afraid I can't get rid of it.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading I particularly promised Sturgis I would look in on him, and it won't do for me to cut my acquaintance with the class entirely just because I 'm having such a jolly time down here.”
won't
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From this reading I particularly promised Sturgis I would look in on him, and it won't do for me to cut my acquaintance with the class entirely just because I 'm having such a jolly time down here.”
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading I particularly promised Sturgis I would look in on him, and it won't do for me to cut my acquaintance with the class entirely just because I 'm having such a jolly time down here.”
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading Pouting lips and delicate brows fretted in pretty importunity over the troubled eyes enforced the pleading tones, and yet the young man to whom they were addressed found strength to reply:-- “I 'm afraid I can't get rid of it.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Must you go up to that tiresome old college again to-night?”
young
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From this reading Pouting lips and delicate brows fretted in pretty importunity over the troubled eyes enforced the pleading tones, and yet the young man to whom they were addressed found strength to reply:-- “I 'm afraid I can't get rid of it.
