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andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Everything was there if she could only get it;--money, rank, fashion, and an appetite for pleasure.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Everything was there if she could only get it;--money, rank, fashion, and an appetite for pleasure.
any
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From this reading When Arabella Trefoil started from London for Mistletoe, with no companion but her own maid, she had given more serious consideration to her visit than she had probably ever paid to any matter up to that time.
appetitenounUS /ˈæpətaɪt/
a desire for food
From this reading Everything was there if she could only get it;--money, rank, fashion, and an appetite for pleasure.
Arabella
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From this reading When Arabella Trefoil started from London for Mistletoe, with no companion but her own maid, she had given more serious consideration to her visit than she had probably ever paid to any matter up to that time.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She had often been much in earnest but never so much in earnest as now.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading She had often been much in earnest but never so much in earnest as now.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading When Arabella Trefoil started from London for Mistletoe, with no companion but her own maid, she had given more serious consideration to her visit than she had probably ever paid to any matter up to that time.
companion
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From this reading When Arabella Trefoil started from London for Mistletoe, with no companion but her own maid, she had given more serious consideration to her visit than she had probably ever paid to any matter up to that time.
consideration
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From this reading When Arabella Trefoil started from London for Mistletoe, with no companion but her own maid, she had given more serious consideration to her visit than she had probably ever paid to any matter up to that time.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Everything was there if she could only get it;--money, rank, fashion, and an appetite for pleasure.
earnest
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From this reading She had often been much in earnest but never so much in earnest as now.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When Arabella Trefoil started from London for Mistletoe, with no companion but her own maid, she had given more serious consideration to her visit than she had probably ever paid to any matter up to that time.
EverythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading Everything was there if she could only get it;--money, rank, fashion, and an appetite for pleasure.
far
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From this reading Those other men had perhaps been worthy,--worthy as far as her ideas went of worth,--but none of them so worthy as this man.
fashion
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From this reading Everything was there if she could only get it;--money, rank, fashion, and an appetite for pleasure.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading When Arabella Trefoil started from London for Mistletoe, with no companion but her own maid, she had given more serious consideration to her visit than she had probably ever paid to any matter up to that time.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading When Arabella Trefoil started from London for Mistletoe, with no companion but her own maid, she had given more serious consideration to her visit than she had probably ever paid to any matter up to that time.
get
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From this reading Everything was there if she could only get it;--money, rank, fashion, and an appetite for pleasure.
given
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From this reading When Arabella Trefoil started from London for Mistletoe, with no companion but her own maid, she had given more serious consideration to her visit than she had probably ever paid to any matter up to that time.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading When Arabella Trefoil started from London for Mistletoe, with no companion but her own maid, she had given more serious consideration to her visit than she had probably ever paid to any matter up to that time.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading When Arabella Trefoil started from London for Mistletoe, with no companion but her own maid, she had given more serious consideration to her visit than she had probably ever paid to any matter up to that time.
ideas
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From this reading Those other men had perhaps been worthy,--worthy as far as her ideas went of worth,--but none of them so worthy as this man.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Everything was there if she could only get it;--money, rank, fashion, and an appetite for pleasure.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She had often been much in earnest but never so much in earnest as now.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Everything was there if she could only get it;--money, rank, fashion, and an appetite for pleasure.
London
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From this reading When Arabella Trefoil started from London for Mistletoe, with no companion but her own maid, she had given more serious consideration to her visit than she had probably ever paid to any matter up to that time.
maid
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From this reading When Arabella Trefoil started from London for Mistletoe, with no companion but her own maid, she had given more serious consideration to her visit than she had probably ever paid to any matter up to that time.
man
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From this reading Those other men had perhaps been worthy,--worthy as far as her ideas went of worth,--but none of them so worthy as this man.
matter
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From this reading When Arabella Trefoil started from London for Mistletoe, with no companion but her own maid, she had given more serious consideration to her visit than she had probably ever paid to any matter up to that time.
men
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From this reading Those other men had perhaps been worthy,--worthy as far as her ideas went of worth,--but none of them so worthy as this man.
MISTLETOE
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From this reading MISTLETOE.
money
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From this reading Everything was there if she could only get it;--money, rank, fashion, and an appetite for pleasure.
more
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From this reading When Arabella Trefoil started from London for Mistletoe, with no companion but her own maid, she had given more serious consideration to her visit than she had probably ever paid to any matter up to that time.
much
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From this reading She had often been much in earnest but never so much in earnest as now.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had often been much in earnest but never so much in earnest as now.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading When Arabella Trefoil started from London for Mistletoe, with no companion but her own maid, she had given more serious consideration to her visit than she had probably ever paid to any matter up to that time.
nonepronounUS /nʌn/
not one, and not any
From this reading Those other men had perhaps been worthy,--worthy as far as her ideas went of worth,--but none of them so worthy as this man.
now
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From this reading She had often been much in earnest but never so much in earnest as now.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Those other men had perhaps been worthy,--worthy as far as her ideas went of worth,--but none of them so worthy as this man.
often
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From this reading She had often been much in earnest but never so much in earnest as now.
only
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From this reading Everything was there if she could only get it;--money, rank, fashion, and an appetite for pleasure.
other
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From this reading Those other men had perhaps been worthy,--worthy as far as her ideas went of worth,--but none of them so worthy as this man.
own
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From this reading When Arabella Trefoil started from London for Mistletoe, with no companion but her own maid, she had given more serious consideration to her visit than she had probably ever paid to any matter up to that time.
paid
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From this reading When Arabella Trefoil started from London for Mistletoe, with no companion but her own maid, she had given more serious consideration to her visit than she had probably ever paid to any matter up to that time.
perhaps
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From this reading Those other men had perhaps been worthy,--worthy as far as her ideas went of worth,--but none of them so worthy as this man.
pleasure
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From this reading Everything was there if she could only get it;--money, rank, fashion, and an appetite for pleasure.
probably
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From this reading When Arabella Trefoil started from London for Mistletoe, with no companion but her own maid, she had given more serious consideration to her visit than she had probably ever paid to any matter up to that time.
rank
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From this reading Everything was there if she could only get it;--money, rank, fashion, and an appetite for pleasure.
serious
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From this reading When Arabella Trefoil started from London for Mistletoe, with no companion but her own maid, she had given more serious consideration to her visit than she had probably ever paid to any matter up to that time.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When Arabella Trefoil started from London for Mistletoe, with no companion but her own maid, she had given more serious consideration to her visit than she had probably ever paid to any matter up to that time.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading She had often been much in earnest but never so much in earnest as now.
started
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From this reading When Arabella Trefoil started from London for Mistletoe, with no companion but her own maid, she had given more serious consideration to her visit than she had probably ever paid to any matter up to that time.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading When Arabella Trefoil started from London for Mistletoe, with no companion but her own maid, she had given more serious consideration to her visit than she had probably ever paid to any matter up to that time.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading When Arabella Trefoil started from London for Mistletoe, with no companion but her own maid, she had given more serious consideration to her visit than she had probably ever paid to any matter up to that time.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Those other men had perhaps been worthy,--worthy as far as her ideas went of worth,--but none of them so worthy as this man.
there
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From this reading Everything was there if she could only get it;--money, rank, fashion, and an appetite for pleasure.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Those other men had perhaps been worthy,--worthy as far as her ideas went of worth,--but none of them so worthy as this man.
ThosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Those other men had perhaps been worthy,--worthy as far as her ideas went of worth,--but none of them so worthy as this man.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When Arabella Trefoil started from London for Mistletoe, with no companion but her own maid, she had given more serious consideration to her visit than she had probably ever paid to any matter up to that time.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When Arabella Trefoil started from London for Mistletoe, with no companion but her own maid, she had given more serious consideration to her visit than she had probably ever paid to any matter up to that time.
Trefoil
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From this reading When Arabella Trefoil started from London for Mistletoe, with no companion but her own maid, she had given more serious consideration to her visit than she had probably ever paid to any matter up to that time.
up
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From this reading When Arabella Trefoil started from London for Mistletoe, with no companion but her own maid, she had given more serious consideration to her visit than she had probably ever paid to any matter up to that time.
visit
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From this reading When Arabella Trefoil started from London for Mistletoe, with no companion but her own maid, she had given more serious consideration to her visit than she had probably ever paid to any matter up to that time.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Everything was there if she could only get it;--money, rank, fashion, and an appetite for pleasure.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Those other men had perhaps been worthy,--worthy as far as her ideas went of worth,--but none of them so worthy as this man.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When Arabella Trefoil started from London for Mistletoe, with no companion but her own maid, she had given more serious consideration to her visit than she had probably ever paid to any matter up to that time.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading When Arabella Trefoil started from London for Mistletoe, with no companion but her own maid, she had given more serious consideration to her visit than she had probably ever paid to any matter up to that time.
worth
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From this reading Those other men had perhaps been worthy,--worthy as far as her ideas went of worth,--but none of them so worthy as this man.
worthyadjectiveUS /ˈwɜːr.ði/
Having or showing the qualities or abilities that merit recognition in character or magic.
From this reading Those other men had perhaps been worthy,--worthy as far as her ideas went of worth,--but none of them so worthy as this man.
