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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 Certainly there was nothing sentimental in the affair, for, though I was willing to become a knight errant in a good cause, the situation was so awkward that I could not enjoy it.
affair
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From this reading Certainly there was nothing sentimental in the affair, for, though I was willing to become a knight errant in a good cause, the situation was so awkward that I could not enjoy it.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading FORTUNATELY the day was warm and the sun shining brightly, or our gentle passenger must have suffered severely from the effects of her voluntary bath.
any
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From this reading Bob Hale was as much in trouble as I was, and he could not tell what to do any better than I could.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Bob Hale was as much in trouble as I was, and he could not tell what to do any better than I could.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I do not know that I ever felt more embarrassed and perplexed than I did when I sat in the Splash that day, with Miss Kate Loraine at my side, her dress hanging "slinky" and dripping upon her.
awkward
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From this reading Certainly there was nothing sentimental in the affair, for, though I was willing to become a knight errant in a good cause, the situation was so awkward that I could not enjoy it.
bath
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From this reading FORTUNATELY the day was warm and the sun shining brightly, or our gentle passenger must have suffered severely from the effects of her voluntary bath.
become
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From this reading Certainly there was nothing sentimental in the affair, for, though I was willing to become a knight errant in a good cause, the situation was so awkward that I could not enjoy it.
better
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From this reading Bob Hale was as much in trouble as I was, and he could not tell what to do any better than I could.
Bob
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From this reading Bob Hale was as much in trouble as I was, and he could not tell what to do any better than I could.
brightly
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From this reading FORTUNATELY the day was warm and the sun shining brightly, or our gentle passenger must have suffered severely from the effects of her voluntary bath.
cause
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From this reading Certainly there was nothing sentimental in the affair, for, though I was willing to become a knight errant in a good cause, the situation was so awkward that I could not enjoy it.
Certainly
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From this reading Certainly there was nothing sentimental in the affair, for, though I was willing to become a knight errant in a good cause, the situation was so awkward that I could not enjoy it.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Certainly there was nothing sentimental in the affair, for, though I was willing to become a knight errant in a good cause, the situation was so awkward that I could not enjoy it.
day
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From this reading FORTUNATELY the day was warm and the sun shining brightly, or our gentle passenger must have suffered severely from the effects of her voluntary bath.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading I do not know that I ever felt more embarrassed and perplexed than I did when I sat in the Splash that day, with Miss Kate Loraine at my side, her dress hanging "slinky" and dripping upon her.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading I do not know that I ever felt more embarrassed and perplexed than I did when I sat in the Splash that day, with Miss Kate Loraine at my side, her dress hanging "slinky" and dripping upon her.
dress
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From this reading I do not know that I ever felt more embarrassed and perplexed than I did when I sat in the Splash that day, with Miss Kate Loraine at my side, her dress hanging "slinky" and dripping upon her.
dripping
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From this reading I do not know that I ever felt more embarrassed and perplexed than I did when I sat in the Splash that day, with Miss Kate Loraine at my side, her dress hanging "slinky" and dripping upon her.
effects
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From this reading FORTUNATELY the day was warm and the sun shining brightly, or our gentle passenger must have suffered severely from the effects of her voluntary bath.
embarrassed
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From this reading I do not know that I ever felt more embarrassed and perplexed than I did when I sat in the Splash that day, with Miss Kate Loraine at my side, her dress hanging "slinky" and dripping upon her.
enjoy
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From this reading Certainly there was nothing sentimental in the affair, for, though I was willing to become a knight errant in a good cause, the situation was so awkward that I could not enjoy it.
ERNEST
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From this reading IN WHICH ERNEST LISTENS TO THE STORY OF MISS KATE LORAINE.
errant
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From this reading Certainly there was nothing sentimental in the affair, for, though I was willing to become a knight errant in a good cause, the situation was so awkward that I could not enjoy it.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I do not know that I ever felt more embarrassed and perplexed than I did when I sat in the Splash that day, with Miss Kate Loraine at my side, her dress hanging "slinky" and dripping upon her.
felt
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From this reading I do not know that I ever felt more embarrassed and perplexed than I did when I sat in the Splash that day, with Miss Kate Loraine at my side, her dress hanging "slinky" and dripping upon her.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Certainly there was nothing sentimental in the affair, for, though I was willing to become a knight errant in a good cause, the situation was so awkward that I could not enjoy it.
FORTUNATELY
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From this reading FORTUNATELY the day was warm and the sun shining brightly, or our gentle passenger must have suffered severely from the effects of her voluntary bath.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading FORTUNATELY the day was warm and the sun shining brightly, or our gentle passenger must have suffered severely from the effects of her voluntary bath.
gentle
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From this reading FORTUNATELY the day was warm and the sun shining brightly, or our gentle passenger must have suffered severely from the effects of her voluntary bath.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Certainly there was nothing sentimental in the affair, for, though I was willing to become a knight errant in a good cause, the situation was so awkward that I could not enjoy it.
Hale
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From this reading Bob Hale was as much in trouble as I was, and he could not tell what to do any better than I could.
hanging
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From this reading I do not know that I ever felt more embarrassed and perplexed than I did when I sat in the Splash that day, with Miss Kate Loraine at my side, her dress hanging "slinky" and dripping upon her.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading FORTUNATELY the day was warm and the sun shining brightly, or our gentle passenger must have suffered severely from the effects of her voluntary bath.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Bob Hale was as much in trouble as I was, and he could not tell what to do any better than I could.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading FORTUNATELY the day was warm and the sun shining brightly, or our gentle passenger must have suffered severely from the effects of her voluntary bath.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I do not know that I ever felt more embarrassed and perplexed than I did when I sat in the Splash that day, with Miss Kate Loraine at my side, her dress hanging "slinky" and dripping upon her.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN WHICH ERNEST LISTENS TO THE STORY OF MISS KATE LORAINE.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Certainly there was nothing sentimental in the affair, for, though I was willing to become a knight errant in a good cause, the situation was so awkward that I could not enjoy it.
KATE
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From this reading IN WHICH ERNEST LISTENS TO THE STORY OF MISS KATE LORAINE.
knight
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From this reading Certainly there was nothing sentimental in the affair, for, though I was willing to become a knight errant in a good cause, the situation was so awkward that I could not enjoy it.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I do not know that I ever felt more embarrassed and perplexed than I did when I sat in the Splash that day, with Miss Kate Loraine at my side, her dress hanging "slinky" and dripping upon her.
LISTENS
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From this reading IN WHICH ERNEST LISTENS TO THE STORY OF MISS KATE LORAINE.
LORAINE
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From this reading IN WHICH ERNEST LISTENS TO THE STORY OF MISS KATE LORAINE.
MISS
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From this reading IN WHICH ERNEST LISTENS TO THE STORY OF MISS KATE LORAINE.
more
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From this reading I do not know that I ever felt more embarrassed and perplexed than I did when I sat in the Splash that day, with Miss Kate Loraine at my side, her dress hanging "slinky" and dripping upon her.
much
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From this reading Bob Hale was as much in trouble as I was, and he could not tell what to do any better than I could.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading FORTUNATELY the day was warm and the sun shining brightly, or our gentle passenger must have suffered severely from the effects of her voluntary bath.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I do not know that I ever felt more embarrassed and perplexed than I did when I sat in the Splash that day, with Miss Kate Loraine at my side, her dress hanging "slinky" and dripping upon her.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I do not know that I ever felt more embarrassed and perplexed than I did when I sat in the Splash that day, with Miss Kate Loraine at my side, her dress hanging "slinky" and dripping upon her.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Certainly there was nothing sentimental in the affair, for, though I was willing to become a knight errant in a good cause, the situation was so awkward that I could not enjoy it.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading IN WHICH ERNEST LISTENS TO THE STORY OF MISS KATE LORAINE.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading FORTUNATELY the day was warm and the sun shining brightly, or our gentle passenger must have suffered severely from the effects of her voluntary bath.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading FORTUNATELY the day was warm and the sun shining brightly, or our gentle passenger must have suffered severely from the effects of her voluntary bath.
passenger
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From this reading FORTUNATELY the day was warm and the sun shining brightly, or our gentle passenger must have suffered severely from the effects of her voluntary bath.
perplexed
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From this reading I do not know that I ever felt more embarrassed and perplexed than I did when I sat in the Splash that day, with Miss Kate Loraine at my side, her dress hanging "slinky" and dripping upon her.
sat
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From this reading I do not know that I ever felt more embarrassed and perplexed than I did when I sat in the Splash that day, with Miss Kate Loraine at my side, her dress hanging "slinky" and dripping upon her.
sentimental
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From this reading Certainly there was nothing sentimental in the affair, for, though I was willing to become a knight errant in a good cause, the situation was so awkward that I could not enjoy it.
severely
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From this reading FORTUNATELY the day was warm and the sun shining brightly, or our gentle passenger must have suffered severely from the effects of her voluntary bath.
shining
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From this reading FORTUNATELY the day was warm and the sun shining brightly, or our gentle passenger must have suffered severely from the effects of her voluntary bath.
side
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From this reading I do not know that I ever felt more embarrassed and perplexed than I did when I sat in the Splash that day, with Miss Kate Loraine at my side, her dress hanging "slinky" and dripping upon her.
situation
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From this reading Certainly there was nothing sentimental in the affair, for, though I was willing to become a knight errant in a good cause, the situation was so awkward that I could not enjoy it.
slinky
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From this reading I do not know that I ever felt more embarrassed and perplexed than I did when I sat in the Splash that day, with Miss Kate Loraine at my side, her dress hanging "slinky" and dripping upon her.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Certainly there was nothing sentimental in the affair, for, though I was willing to become a knight errant in a good cause, the situation was so awkward that I could not enjoy it.
Splash
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From this reading I do not know that I ever felt more embarrassed and perplexed than I did when I sat in the Splash that day, with Miss Kate Loraine at my side, her dress hanging "slinky" and dripping upon her.
STORY
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From this reading IN WHICH ERNEST LISTENS TO THE STORY OF MISS KATE LORAINE.
suffered
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From this reading FORTUNATELY the day was warm and the sun shining brightly, or our gentle passenger must have suffered severely from the effects of her voluntary bath.
sun
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From this reading FORTUNATELY the day was warm and the sun shining brightly, or our gentle passenger must have suffered severely from the effects of her voluntary bath.
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Bob Hale was as much in trouble as I was, and he could not tell what to do any better than I could.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading I do not know that I ever felt more embarrassed and perplexed than I did when I sat in the Splash that day, with Miss Kate Loraine at my side, her dress hanging "slinky" and dripping upon her.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I do not know that I ever felt more embarrassed and perplexed than I did when I sat in the Splash that day, with Miss Kate Loraine at my side, her dress hanging "slinky" and dripping upon her.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading IN WHICH ERNEST LISTENS TO THE STORY OF MISS KATE LORAINE.
there
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From this reading Certainly there was nothing sentimental in the affair, for, though I was willing to become a knight errant in a good cause, the situation was so awkward that I could not enjoy it.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Certainly there was nothing sentimental in the affair, for, though I was willing to become a knight errant in a good cause, the situation was so awkward that I could not enjoy it.
TOparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading IN WHICH ERNEST LISTENS TO THE STORY OF MISS KATE LORAINE.
trouble
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From this reading Bob Hale was as much in trouble as I was, and he could not tell what to do any better than I could.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading I do not know that I ever felt more embarrassed and perplexed than I did when I sat in the Splash that day, with Miss Kate Loraine at my side, her dress hanging "slinky" and dripping upon her.
voluntary
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From this reading FORTUNATELY the day was warm and the sun shining brightly, or our gentle passenger must have suffered severely from the effects of her voluntary bath.
warm
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From this reading FORTUNATELY the day was warm and the sun shining brightly, or our gentle passenger must have suffered severely from the effects of her voluntary bath.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading FORTUNATELY the day was warm and the sun shining brightly, or our gentle passenger must have suffered severely from the effects of her voluntary bath.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Bob Hale was as much in trouble as I was, and he could not tell what to do any better than I could.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading I do not know that I ever felt more embarrassed and perplexed than I did when I sat in the Splash that day, with Miss Kate Loraine at my side, her dress hanging "slinky" and dripping upon her.
WHICHpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading IN WHICH ERNEST LISTENS TO THE STORY OF MISS KATE LORAINE.
willing
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From this reading Certainly there was nothing sentimental in the affair, for, though I was willing to become a knight errant in a good cause, the situation was so awkward that I could not enjoy it.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading I do not know that I ever felt more embarrassed and perplexed than I did when I sat in the Splash that day, with Miss Kate Loraine at my side, her dress hanging "slinky" and dripping upon her.
