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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 Poor Jack! whom she had thrown over so cruelly for a handsomer, wealthier fellow, only to be deserted by him in turn for the first pretty face that had crossed his path.
advertisement
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From this reading She had answered an advertisement a few days before by letter to an intelligence office, and in the course of a week she received the following reply:
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading She had answered an advertisement a few days before by letter to an intelligence office, and in the course of a week she received the following reply:
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And that very day came the turning point of her life.
answerednounUS /ˈanswered/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She had answered an advertisement a few days before by letter to an intelligence office, and in the course of a week she received the following reply:
back
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From this reading In the hour of Dorothy's desolation her heart went back to Jack Garner, who had loved her so in other days.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Poor Jack! whom she had thrown over so cruelly for a handsomer, wealthier fellow, only to be deserted by him in turn for the first pretty face that had crossed his path.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading She had answered an advertisement a few days before by letter to an intelligence office, and in the course of a week she received the following reply:
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Poor Jack! whom she had thrown over so cruelly for a handsomer, wealthier fellow, only to be deserted by him in turn for the first pretty face that had crossed his path.
came
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From this reading And that very day came the turning point of her life.
communication
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From this reading "MY DEAR MADAM--Replying to your note, would say your communication was hardly explicit enough for us to determine whether you would suit our patron or not.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had answered an advertisement a few days before by letter to an intelligence office, and in the course of a week she received the following reply:
crossed
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From this reading Poor Jack! whom she had thrown over so cruelly for a handsomer, wealthier fellow, only to be deserted by him in turn for the first pretty face that had crossed his path.
cruelly
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From this reading Poor Jack! whom she had thrown over so cruelly for a handsomer, wealthier fellow, only to be deserted by him in turn for the first pretty face that had crossed his path.
day
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From this reading And that very day came the turning point of her life.
days
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From this reading In the hour of Dorothy's desolation her heart went back to Jack Garner, who had loved her so in other days.
DEAR
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From this reading "MY DEAR MADAM--Replying to your note, would say your communication was hardly explicit enough for us to determine whether you would suit our patron or not.
desertedverbUS /dɪˈzɜːrtɪd/
left a place or vessel without intending to return
From this reading Poor Jack! whom she had thrown over so cruelly for a handsomer, wealthier fellow, only to be deserted by him in turn for the first pretty face that had crossed his path.
desolation
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From this reading In the hour of Dorothy's desolation her heart went back to Jack Garner, who had loved her so in other days.
determine
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From this reading "MY DEAR MADAM--Replying to your note, would say your communication was hardly explicit enough for us to determine whether you would suit our patron or not.
Dorothy's
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From this reading In the hour of Dorothy's desolation her heart went back to Jack Garner, who had loved her so in other days.
enough
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From this reading "MY DEAR MADAM--Replying to your note, would say your communication was hardly explicit enough for us to determine whether you would suit our patron or not.
explicit
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From this reading "MY DEAR MADAM--Replying to your note, would say your communication was hardly explicit enough for us to determine whether you would suit our patron or not.
face
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From this reading Poor Jack! whom she had thrown over so cruelly for a handsomer, wealthier fellow, only to be deserted by him in turn for the first pretty face that had crossed his path.
fellow
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From this reading Poor Jack! whom she had thrown over so cruelly for a handsomer, wealthier fellow, only to be deserted by him in turn for the first pretty face that had crossed his path.
few
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From this reading She had answered an advertisement a few days before by letter to an intelligence office, and in the course of a week she received the following reply:
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Poor Jack! whom she had thrown over so cruelly for a handsomer, wealthier fellow, only to be deserted by him in turn for the first pretty face that had crossed his path.
following
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From this reading She had answered an advertisement a few days before by letter to an intelligence office, and in the course of a week she received the following reply:
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Poor Jack! whom she had thrown over so cruelly for a handsomer, wealthier fellow, only to be deserted by him in turn for the first pretty face that had crossed his path.
Garner
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From this reading In the hour of Dorothy's desolation her heart went back to Jack Garner, who had loved her so in other days.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading In the hour of Dorothy's desolation her heart went back to Jack Garner, who had loved her so in other days.
handsomer
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From this reading Poor Jack! whom she had thrown over so cruelly for a handsomer, wealthier fellow, only to be deserted by him in turn for the first pretty face that had crossed his path.
hardly
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From this reading "MY DEAR MADAM--Replying to your note, would say your communication was hardly explicit enough for us to determine whether you would suit our patron or not.
heart
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From this reading In the hour of Dorothy's desolation her heart went back to Jack Garner, who had loved her so in other days.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading In the hour of Dorothy's desolation her heart went back to Jack Garner, who had loved her so in other days.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Poor Jack! whom she had thrown over so cruelly for a handsomer, wealthier fellow, only to be deserted by him in turn for the first pretty face that had crossed his path.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Poor Jack! whom she had thrown over so cruelly for a handsomer, wealthier fellow, only to be deserted by him in turn for the first pretty face that had crossed his path.
hour
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From this reading In the hour of Dorothy's desolation her heart went back to Jack Garner, who had loved her so in other days.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the hour of Dorothy's desolation her heart went back to Jack Garner, who had loved her so in other days.
intelligence
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From this reading She had answered an advertisement a few days before by letter to an intelligence office, and in the course of a week she received the following reply:
Jack
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From this reading In the hour of Dorothy's desolation her heart went back to Jack Garner, who had loved her so in other days.
letter
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From this reading She had answered an advertisement a few days before by letter to an intelligence office, and in the course of a week she received the following reply:
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And that very day came the turning point of her life.
loved
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From this reading In the hour of Dorothy's desolation her heart went back to Jack Garner, who had loved her so in other days.
MADAM
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From this reading "MY DEAR MADAM--Replying to your note, would say your communication was hardly explicit enough for us to determine whether you would suit our patron or not.
MYdeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "MY DEAR MADAM--Replying to your note, would say your communication was hardly explicit enough for us to determine whether you would suit our patron or not.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "MY DEAR MADAM--Replying to your note, would say your communication was hardly explicit enough for us to determine whether you would suit our patron or not.
note
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From this reading "MY DEAR MADAM--Replying to your note, would say your communication was hardly explicit enough for us to determine whether you would suit our patron or not.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In the hour of Dorothy's desolation her heart went back to Jack Garner, who had loved her so in other days.
office
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From this reading She had answered an advertisement a few days before by letter to an intelligence office, and in the course of a week she received the following reply:
only
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From this reading Poor Jack! whom she had thrown over so cruelly for a handsomer, wealthier fellow, only to be deserted by him in turn for the first pretty face that had crossed his path.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading "MY DEAR MADAM--Replying to your note, would say your communication was hardly explicit enough for us to determine whether you would suit our patron or not.
other
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From this reading In the hour of Dorothy's desolation her heart went back to Jack Garner, who had loved her so in other days.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading "MY DEAR MADAM--Replying to your note, would say your communication was hardly explicit enough for us to determine whether you would suit our patron or not.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Poor Jack! whom she had thrown over so cruelly for a handsomer, wealthier fellow, only to be deserted by him in turn for the first pretty face that had crossed his path.
path
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From this reading Poor Jack! whom she had thrown over so cruelly for a handsomer, wealthier fellow, only to be deserted by him in turn for the first pretty face that had crossed his path.
patron
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From this reading "MY DEAR MADAM--Replying to your note, would say your communication was hardly explicit enough for us to determine whether you would suit our patron or not.
pointnounUS /pɔɪnt/
the main matter or purpose being discussed
From this reading And that very day came the turning point of her life.
PoornounUS /poor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Poor Jack! whom she had thrown over so cruelly for a handsomer, wealthier fellow, only to be deserted by him in turn for the first pretty face that had crossed his path.
pretty
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From this reading Poor Jack! whom she had thrown over so cruelly for a handsomer, wealthier fellow, only to be deserted by him in turn for the first pretty face that had crossed his path.
received
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From this reading She had answered an advertisement a few days before by letter to an intelligence office, and in the course of a week she received the following reply:
reply
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From this reading She had answered an advertisement a few days before by letter to an intelligence office, and in the course of a week she received the following reply:
Replying
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From this reading "MY DEAR MADAM--Replying to your note, would say your communication was hardly explicit enough for us to determine whether you would suit our patron or not.
say
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From this reading "MY DEAR MADAM--Replying to your note, would say your communication was hardly explicit enough for us to determine whether you would suit our patron or not.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Poor Jack! whom she had thrown over so cruelly for a handsomer, wealthier fellow, only to be deserted by him in turn for the first pretty face that had crossed his path.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading In the hour of Dorothy's desolation her heart went back to Jack Garner, who had loved her so in other days.
suit
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From this reading "MY DEAR MADAM--Replying to your note, would say your communication was hardly explicit enough for us to determine whether you would suit our patron or not.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Poor Jack! whom she had thrown over so cruelly for a handsomer, wealthier fellow, only to be deserted by him in turn for the first pretty face that had crossed his path.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In the hour of Dorothy's desolation her heart went back to Jack Garner, who had loved her so in other days.
thrown
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From this reading Poor Jack! whom she had thrown over so cruelly for a handsomer, wealthier fellow, only to be deserted by him in turn for the first pretty face that had crossed his path.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In the hour of Dorothy's desolation her heart went back to Jack Garner, who had loved her so in other days.
turn
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From this reading Poor Jack! whom she had thrown over so cruelly for a handsomer, wealthier fellow, only to be deserted by him in turn for the first pretty face that had crossed his path.
turning
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From this reading And that very day came the turning point of her life.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "MY DEAR MADAM--Replying to your note, would say your communication was hardly explicit enough for us to determine whether you would suit our patron or not.
very
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From this reading And that very day came the turning point of her life.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "MY DEAR MADAM--Replying to your note, would say your communication was hardly explicit enough for us to determine whether you would suit our patron or not.
wealthier
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From this reading Poor Jack! whom she had thrown over so cruelly for a handsomer, wealthier fellow, only to be deserted by him in turn for the first pretty face that had crossed his path.
week
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From this reading She had answered an advertisement a few days before by letter to an intelligence office, and in the course of a week she received the following reply:
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the hour of Dorothy's desolation her heart went back to Jack Garner, who had loved her so in other days.
whetherconjunctionUS /ˈweðər/
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading "MY DEAR MADAM--Replying to your note, would say your communication was hardly explicit enough for us to determine whether you would suit our patron or not.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading In the hour of Dorothy's desolation her heart went back to Jack Garner, who had loved her so in other days.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Poor Jack! whom she had thrown over so cruelly for a handsomer, wealthier fellow, only to be deserted by him in turn for the first pretty face that had crossed his path.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "MY DEAR MADAM--Replying to your note, would say your communication was hardly explicit enough for us to determine whether you would suit our patron or not.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "MY DEAR MADAM--Replying to your note, would say your communication was hardly explicit enough for us to determine whether you would suit our patron or not.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "MY DEAR MADAM--Replying to your note, would say your communication was hardly explicit enough for us to determine whether you would suit our patron or not.
