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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 The triumph of Mary Masters was something more than a nine days' wonder to the people of Dillsborough.
all
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From this reading They had all known Larry Twentyman's intentions and aspirations, and had generally condemned the young lady's obduracy, thinking, and not being slow to say, that she would live to repent her perversity.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They had all known Larry Twentyman's intentions and aspirations, and had generally condemned the young lady's obduracy, thinking, and not being slow to say, that she would live to repent her perversity.
aspirations
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From this reading They had all known Larry Twentyman's intentions and aspirations, and had generally condemned the young lady's obduracy, thinking, and not being slow to say, that she would live to repent her perversity.
attorney
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From this reading Runciman who had a thoroughly warm-hearted friendship for both the attorney and Larry had sometimes been very severe on Mary.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Runciman who had a thoroughly warm-hearted friendship for both the attorney and Larry had sometimes been very severe on Mary.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading They had all known Larry Twentyman's intentions and aspirations, and had generally condemned the young lady's obduracy, thinking, and not being slow to say, that she would live to repent her perversity.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading Runciman who had a thoroughly warm-hearted friendship for both the attorney and Larry had sometimes been very severe on Mary.
bring
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From this reading "She wants a touch of hardship," he would say, "to bring her to.
condemned
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From this reading They had all known Larry Twentyman's intentions and aspirations, and had generally condemned the young lady's obduracy, thinking, and not being slow to say, that she would live to repent her perversity.
DAYS
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From this reading THE LAST DAYS OF MARY MASTERS.
Dillsborough
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From this reading The triumph of Mary Masters was something more than a nine days' wonder to the people of Dillsborough.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Runciman who had a thoroughly warm-hearted friendship for both the attorney and Larry had sometimes been very severe on Mary.
friendship
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From this reading Runciman who had a thoroughly warm-hearted friendship for both the attorney and Larry had sometimes been very severe on Mary.
generally
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From this reading They had all known Larry Twentyman's intentions and aspirations, and had generally condemned the young lady's obduracy, thinking, and not being slow to say, that she would live to repent her perversity.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading They had all known Larry Twentyman's intentions and aspirations, and had generally condemned the young lady's obduracy, thinking, and not being slow to say, that she would live to repent her perversity.
hardship
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From this reading "She wants a touch of hardship," he would say, "to bring her to.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "She wants a touch of hardship," he would say, "to bring her to.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading They had all known Larry Twentyman's intentions and aspirations, and had generally condemned the young lady's obduracy, thinking, and not being slow to say, that she would live to repent her perversity.
intentions
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From this reading They had all known Larry Twentyman's intentions and aspirations, and had generally condemned the young lady's obduracy, thinking, and not being slow to say, that she would live to repent her perversity.
known
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From this reading They had all known Larry Twentyman's intentions and aspirations, and had generally condemned the young lady's obduracy, thinking, and not being slow to say, that she would live to repent her perversity.
lady's
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From this reading They had all known Larry Twentyman's intentions and aspirations, and had generally condemned the young lady's obduracy, thinking, and not being slow to say, that she would live to repent her perversity.
Larry
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From this reading They had all known Larry Twentyman's intentions and aspirations, and had generally condemned the young lady's obduracy, thinking, and not being slow to say, that she would live to repent her perversity.
LASTnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE LAST DAYS OF MARY MASTERS.
live
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From this reading They had all known Larry Twentyman's intentions and aspirations, and had generally condemned the young lady's obduracy, thinking, and not being slow to say, that she would live to repent her perversity.
MARY
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From this reading THE LAST DAYS OF MARY MASTERS.
MASTERS
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From this reading THE LAST DAYS OF MARY MASTERS.
more
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From this reading The triumph of Mary Masters was something more than a nine days' wonder to the people of Dillsborough.
nine
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From this reading The triumph of Mary Masters was something more than a nine days' wonder to the people of Dillsborough.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading They had all known Larry Twentyman's intentions and aspirations, and had generally condemned the young lady's obduracy, thinking, and not being slow to say, that she would live to repent her perversity.
obduracy
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From this reading They had all known Larry Twentyman's intentions and aspirations, and had generally condemned the young lady's obduracy, thinking, and not being slow to say, that she would live to repent her perversity.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE LAST DAYS OF MARY MASTERS.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Runciman who had a thoroughly warm-hearted friendship for both the attorney and Larry had sometimes been very severe on Mary.
people
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From this reading The triumph of Mary Masters was something more than a nine days' wonder to the people of Dillsborough.
perversity
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From this reading They had all known Larry Twentyman's intentions and aspirations, and had generally condemned the young lady's obduracy, thinking, and not being slow to say, that she would live to repent her perversity.
repent
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From this reading They had all known Larry Twentyman's intentions and aspirations, and had generally condemned the young lady's obduracy, thinking, and not being slow to say, that she would live to repent her perversity.
Runciman
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From this reading Runciman who had a thoroughly warm-hearted friendship for both the attorney and Larry had sometimes been very severe on Mary.
say
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From this reading They had all known Larry Twentyman's intentions and aspirations, and had generally condemned the young lady's obduracy, thinking, and not being slow to say, that she would live to repent her perversity.
severe
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From this reading Runciman who had a thoroughly warm-hearted friendship for both the attorney and Larry had sometimes been very severe on Mary.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They had all known Larry Twentyman's intentions and aspirations, and had generally condemned the young lady's obduracy, thinking, and not being slow to say, that she would live to repent her perversity.
slow
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From this reading They had all known Larry Twentyman's intentions and aspirations, and had generally condemned the young lady's obduracy, thinking, and not being slow to say, that she would live to repent her perversity.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading The triumph of Mary Masters was something more than a nine days' wonder to the people of Dillsborough.
sometimes
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From this reading Runciman who had a thoroughly warm-hearted friendship for both the attorney and Larry had sometimes been very severe on Mary.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading The triumph of Mary Masters was something more than a nine days' wonder to the people of Dillsborough.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading They had all known Larry Twentyman's intentions and aspirations, and had generally condemned the young lady's obduracy, thinking, and not being slow to say, that she would live to repent her perversity.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE LAST DAYS OF MARY MASTERS.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They had all known Larry Twentyman's intentions and aspirations, and had generally condemned the young lady's obduracy, thinking, and not being slow to say, that she would live to repent her perversity.
thinkingnounUS /thinking/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They had all known Larry Twentyman's intentions and aspirations, and had generally condemned the young lady's obduracy, thinking, and not being slow to say, that she would live to repent her perversity.
thoroughly
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From this reading Runciman who had a thoroughly warm-hearted friendship for both the attorney and Larry had sometimes been very severe on Mary.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The triumph of Mary Masters was something more than a nine days' wonder to the people of Dillsborough.
touch
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From this reading "She wants a touch of hardship," he would say, "to bring her to.
triumph
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From this reading The triumph of Mary Masters was something more than a nine days' wonder to the people of Dillsborough.
Twentyman's
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From this reading They had all known Larry Twentyman's intentions and aspirations, and had generally condemned the young lady's obduracy, thinking, and not being slow to say, that she would live to repent her perversity.
very
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From this reading Runciman who had a thoroughly warm-hearted friendship for both the attorney and Larry had sometimes been very severe on Mary.
wants
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From this reading "She wants a touch of hardship," he would say, "to bring her to.
warm-hearted
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From this reading Runciman who had a thoroughly warm-hearted friendship for both the attorney and Larry had sometimes been very severe on Mary.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The triumph of Mary Masters was something more than a nine days' wonder to the people of Dillsborough.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Runciman who had a thoroughly warm-hearted friendship for both the attorney and Larry had sometimes been very severe on Mary.
wonder
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From this reading The triumph of Mary Masters was something more than a nine days' wonder to the people of Dillsborough.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading They had all known Larry Twentyman's intentions and aspirations, and had generally condemned the young lady's obduracy, thinking, and not being slow to say, that she would live to repent her perversity.
young
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From this reading They had all known Larry Twentyman's intentions and aspirations, and had generally condemned the young lady's obduracy, thinking, and not being slow to say, that she would live to repent her perversity.
