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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 There was something preposterous, he thought, in a man nearly forty years of age being in love with a girl of twenty.
affairs
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From this reading Jemima Refuses to Be Managed It was no wonder that the lookers-on were perplexed as to the state of affairs between Jemima and Mr Farquhar, for they too were sorely puzzled themselves at the sort of relationship between them.
age
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From this reading There was something preposterous, he thought, in a man nearly forty years of age being in love with a girl of twenty.
all
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From this reading He had gone on reasoning through all the days of his manhood on the idea of a staid, noble-minded wife, grave and sedate, the fit companion in experience of her husband.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Jemima Refuses to Be Managed It was no wonder that the lookers-on were perplexed as to the state of affairs between Jemima and Mr Farquhar, for they too were sorely puzzled themselves at the sort of relationship between them.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Jemima Refuses to Be Managed It was no wonder that the lookers-on were perplexed as to the state of affairs between Jemima and Mr Farquhar, for they too were sorely puzzled themselves at the sort of relationship between them.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Jemima Refuses to Be Managed It was no wonder that the lookers-on were perplexed as to the state of affairs between Jemima and Mr Farquhar, for they too were sorely puzzled themselves at the sort of relationship between them.
Beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Jemima Refuses to Be Managed It was no wonder that the lookers-on were perplexed as to the state of affairs between Jemima and Mr Farquhar, for they too were sorely puzzled themselves at the sort of relationship between them.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading There was something preposterous, he thought, in a man nearly forty years of age being in love with a girl of twenty.
believed
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From this reading He hoped it was not; he believed it was not; and yet he felt as if it were.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading Jemima Refuses to Be Managed It was no wonder that the lookers-on were perplexed as to the state of affairs between Jemima and Mr Farquhar, for they too were sorely puzzled themselves at the sort of relationship between them.
companion
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From this reading He had gone on reasoning through all the days of his manhood on the idea of a staid, noble-minded wife, grave and sedate, the fit companion in experience of her husband.
days
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From this reading He had gone on reasoning through all the days of his manhood on the idea of a staid, noble-minded wife, grave and sedate, the fit companion in experience of her husband.
experience
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From this reading He had gone on reasoning through all the days of his manhood on the idea of a staid, noble-minded wife, grave and sedate, the fit companion in experience of her husband.
Farquhar
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Farquhar's
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From this reading Was it love, or was it not? that was the question in Mr Farquhar's mind.
felt
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From this reading He hoped it was not; he believed it was not; and yet he felt as if it were.
fit
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From this reading He had gone on reasoning through all the days of his manhood on the idea of a staid, noble-minded wife, grave and sedate, the fit companion in experience of her husband.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Jemima Refuses to Be Managed It was no wonder that the lookers-on were perplexed as to the state of affairs between Jemima and Mr Farquhar, for they too were sorely puzzled themselves at the sort of relationship between them.
forty
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From this reading There was something preposterous, he thought, in a man nearly forty years of age being in love with a girl of twenty.
girl
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From this reading There was something preposterous, he thought, in a man nearly forty years of age being in love with a girl of twenty.
gone
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From this reading He had gone on reasoning through all the days of his manhood on the idea of a staid, noble-minded wife, grave and sedate, the fit companion in experience of her husband.
grave
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From this reading He had gone on reasoning through all the days of his manhood on the idea of a staid, noble-minded wife, grave and sedate, the fit companion in experience of her husband.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had gone on reasoning through all the days of his manhood on the idea of a staid, noble-minded wife, grave and sedate, the fit companion in experience of her husband.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He hoped it was not; he believed it was not; and yet he felt as if it were.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He had gone on reasoning through all the days of his manhood on the idea of a staid, noble-minded wife, grave and sedate, the fit companion in experience of her husband.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He had gone on reasoning through all the days of his manhood on the idea of a staid, noble-minded wife, grave and sedate, the fit companion in experience of her husband.
hoped
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From this reading He hoped it was not; he believed it was not; and yet he felt as if it were.
husband
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From this reading He had gone on reasoning through all the days of his manhood on the idea of a staid, noble-minded wife, grave and sedate, the fit companion in experience of her husband.
idea
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From this reading He had gone on reasoning through all the days of his manhood on the idea of a staid, noble-minded wife, grave and sedate, the fit companion in experience of her husband.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading He hoped it was not; he believed it was not; and yet he felt as if it were.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Was it love, or was it not? that was the question in Mr Farquhar's mind.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Jemima Refuses to Be Managed It was no wonder that the lookers-on were perplexed as to the state of affairs between Jemima and Mr Farquhar, for they too were sorely puzzled themselves at the sort of relationship between them.
Jemima
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lookers-on
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love
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From this reading Was it love, or was it not? that was the question in Mr Farquhar's mind.
man
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From this reading There was something preposterous, he thought, in a man nearly forty years of age being in love with a girl of twenty.
Managed
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From this reading Jemima Refuses to Be Managed It was no wonder that the lookers-on were perplexed as to the state of affairs between Jemima and Mr Farquhar, for they too were sorely puzzled themselves at the sort of relationship between them.
manhood
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From this reading He had gone on reasoning through all the days of his manhood on the idea of a staid, noble-minded wife, grave and sedate, the fit companion in experience of her husband.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Was it love, or was it not? that was the question in Mr Farquhar's mind.
Mr
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From this reading Jemima Refuses to Be Managed It was no wonder that the lookers-on were perplexed as to the state of affairs between Jemima and Mr Farquhar, for they too were sorely puzzled themselves at the sort of relationship between them.
nearly
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From this reading There was something preposterous, he thought, in a man nearly forty years of age being in love with a girl of twenty.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Jemima Refuses to Be Managed It was no wonder that the lookers-on were perplexed as to the state of affairs between Jemima and Mr Farquhar, for they too were sorely puzzled themselves at the sort of relationship between them.
noble-minded
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From this reading He had gone on reasoning through all the days of his manhood on the idea of a staid, noble-minded wife, grave and sedate, the fit companion in experience of her husband.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Was it love, or was it not? that was the question in Mr Farquhar's mind.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Jemima Refuses to Be Managed It was no wonder that the lookers-on were perplexed as to the state of affairs between Jemima and Mr Farquhar, for they too were sorely puzzled themselves at the sort of relationship between them.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He had gone on reasoning through all the days of his manhood on the idea of a staid, noble-minded wife, grave and sedate, the fit companion in experience of her husband.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Was it love, or was it not? that was the question in Mr Farquhar's mind.
perplexed
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From this reading Jemima Refuses to Be Managed It was no wonder that the lookers-on were perplexed as to the state of affairs between Jemima and Mr Farquhar, for they too were sorely puzzled themselves at the sort of relationship between them.
preposterous
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From this reading There was something preposterous, he thought, in a man nearly forty years of age being in love with a girl of twenty.
puzzled
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From this reading Jemima Refuses to Be Managed It was no wonder that the lookers-on were perplexed as to the state of affairs between Jemima and Mr Farquhar, for they too were sorely puzzled themselves at the sort of relationship between them.
questionnounUS /ˈquestion/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Was it love, or was it not? that was the question in Mr Farquhar's mind.
reasoning
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From this reading He had gone on reasoning through all the days of his manhood on the idea of a staid, noble-minded wife, grave and sedate, the fit companion in experience of her husband.
Refuses
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From this reading Jemima Refuses to Be Managed It was no wonder that the lookers-on were perplexed as to the state of affairs between Jemima and Mr Farquhar, for they too were sorely puzzled themselves at the sort of relationship between them.
relationship
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From this reading Jemima Refuses to Be Managed It was no wonder that the lookers-on were perplexed as to the state of affairs between Jemima and Mr Farquhar, for they too were sorely puzzled themselves at the sort of relationship between them.
sedate
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From this reading He had gone on reasoning through all the days of his manhood on the idea of a staid, noble-minded wife, grave and sedate, the fit companion in experience of her husband.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading There was something preposterous, he thought, in a man nearly forty years of age being in love with a girl of twenty.
sorely
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From this reading Jemima Refuses to Be Managed It was no wonder that the lookers-on were perplexed as to the state of affairs between Jemima and Mr Farquhar, for they too were sorely puzzled themselves at the sort of relationship between them.
sort
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staid
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From this reading He had gone on reasoning through all the days of his manhood on the idea of a staid, noble-minded wife, grave and sedate, the fit companion in experience of her husband.
state
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From this reading Jemima Refuses to Be Managed It was no wonder that the lookers-on were perplexed as to the state of affairs between Jemima and Mr Farquhar, for they too were sorely puzzled themselves at the sort of relationship between them.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Jemima Refuses to Be Managed It was no wonder that the lookers-on were perplexed as to the state of affairs between Jemima and Mr Farquhar, for they too were sorely puzzled themselves at the sort of relationship between them.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Jemima Refuses to Be Managed It was no wonder that the lookers-on were perplexed as to the state of affairs between Jemima and Mr Farquhar, for they too were sorely puzzled themselves at the sort of relationship between them.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Jemima Refuses to Be Managed It was no wonder that the lookers-on were perplexed as to the state of affairs between Jemima and Mr Farquhar, for they too were sorely puzzled themselves at the sort of relationship between them.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading Jemima Refuses to Be Managed It was no wonder that the lookers-on were perplexed as to the state of affairs between Jemima and Mr Farquhar, for they too were sorely puzzled themselves at the sort of relationship between them.
There
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From this reading There was something preposterous, he thought, in a man nearly forty years of age being in love with a girl of twenty.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Jemima Refuses to Be Managed It was no wonder that the lookers-on were perplexed as to the state of affairs between Jemima and Mr Farquhar, for they too were sorely puzzled themselves at the sort of relationship between them.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was something preposterous, he thought, in a man nearly forty years of age being in love with a girl of twenty.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He had gone on reasoning through all the days of his manhood on the idea of a staid, noble-minded wife, grave and sedate, the fit companion in experience of her husband.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Jemima Refuses to Be Managed It was no wonder that the lookers-on were perplexed as to the state of affairs between Jemima and Mr Farquhar, for they too were sorely puzzled themselves at the sort of relationship between them.
too
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From this reading Jemima Refuses to Be Managed It was no wonder that the lookers-on were perplexed as to the state of affairs between Jemima and Mr Farquhar, for they too were sorely puzzled themselves at the sort of relationship between them.
twenty
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From this reading There was something preposterous, he thought, in a man nearly forty years of age being in love with a girl of twenty.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Jemima Refuses to Be Managed It was no wonder that the lookers-on were perplexed as to the state of affairs between Jemima and Mr Farquhar, for they too were sorely puzzled themselves at the sort of relationship between them.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Jemima Refuses to Be Managed It was no wonder that the lookers-on were perplexed as to the state of affairs between Jemima and Mr Farquhar, for they too were sorely puzzled themselves at the sort of relationship between them.
wife
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From this reading He had gone on reasoning through all the days of his manhood on the idea of a staid, noble-minded wife, grave and sedate, the fit companion in experience of her husband.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading There was something preposterous, he thought, in a man nearly forty years of age being in love with a girl of twenty.
wonder
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From this reading Jemima Refuses to Be Managed It was no wonder that the lookers-on were perplexed as to the state of affairs between Jemima and Mr Farquhar, for they too were sorely puzzled themselves at the sort of relationship between them.
years
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From this reading There was something preposterous, he thought, in a man nearly forty years of age being in love with a girl of twenty.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading He hoped it was not; he believed it was not; and yet he felt as if it were.
