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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 She knew many pretty girls, several wealthy ones, a few intellectual and well-bred ones, but she knew no other one who united all these qualities, plus her father’s increasing influence to get for Kit a successful career, as did Helen Abercrombie.
Abercrombie
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From this reading She knew many pretty girls, several wealthy ones, a few intellectual and well-bred ones, but she knew no other one who united all these qualities, plus her father’s increasing influence to get for Kit a successful career, as did Helen Abercrombie.
able
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From this reading She dismissed each candidate as she reviewed her, and sat down to urge upon Miss Abercrombie a speedy repetition of her visit to Cleavedge, with such eloquence that on the fourth day after the note was dispatched Miss Carrington was able to announce to Kit that Helen would be with them within ten days.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading She dismissed each candidate as she reviewed her, and sat down to urge upon Miss Abercrombie a speedy repetition of her visit to Cleavedge, with such eloquence that on the fourth day after the note was dispatched Miss Carrington was able to announce to Kit that Helen would be with them within ten days.
all
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From this reading She knew many pretty girls, several wealthy ones, a few intellectual and well-bred ones, but she knew no other one who united all these qualities, plus her father’s increasing influence to get for Kit a successful career, as did Helen Abercrombie.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She knew many pretty girls, several wealthy ones, a few intellectual and well-bred ones, but she knew no other one who united all these qualities, plus her father’s increasing influence to get for Kit a successful career, as did Helen Abercrombie.
announce
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From this reading She dismissed each candidate as she reviewed her, and sat down to urge upon Miss Abercrombie a speedy repetition of her visit to Cleavedge, with such eloquence that on the fourth day after the note was dispatched Miss Carrington was able to announce to Kit that Helen would be with them within ten days.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She knew many pretty girls, several wealthy ones, a few intellectual and well-bred ones, but she knew no other one who united all these qualities, plus her father’s increasing influence to get for Kit a successful career, as did Helen Abercrombie.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading She dismissed each candidate as she reviewed her, and sat down to urge upon Miss Abercrombie a speedy repetition of her visit to Cleavedge, with such eloquence that on the fourth day after the note was dispatched Miss Carrington was able to announce to Kit that Helen would be with them within ten days.
Breezes
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From this reading _Small Furthering Breezes_ Miss Carrington was much struck by Minerva’s figure of speech.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She was so much struck with it that--to carry it further--she turned over in her mind other films, but none of them fitted her camera, or promised her the picture which she wished to take.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading _Small Furthering Breezes_ Miss Carrington was much struck by Minerva’s figure of speech.
camera
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From this reading She was so much struck with it that--to carry it further--she turned over in her mind other films, but none of them fitted her camera, or promised her the picture which she wished to take.
candidate
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From this reading She dismissed each candidate as she reviewed her, and sat down to urge upon Miss Abercrombie a speedy repetition of her visit to Cleavedge, with such eloquence that on the fourth day after the note was dispatched Miss Carrington was able to announce to Kit that Helen would be with them within ten days.
career
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From this reading She knew many pretty girls, several wealthy ones, a few intellectual and well-bred ones, but she knew no other one who united all these qualities, plus her father’s increasing influence to get for Kit a successful career, as did Helen Abercrombie.
Carrington
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From this reading _Small Furthering Breezes_ Miss Carrington was much struck by Minerva’s figure of speech.
carry
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From this reading She was so much struck with it that--to carry it further--she turned over in her mind other films, but none of them fitted her camera, or promised her the picture which she wished to take.
Cleavedge
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From this reading She dismissed each candidate as she reviewed her, and sat down to urge upon Miss Abercrombie a speedy repetition of her visit to Cleavedge, with such eloquence that on the fourth day after the note was dispatched Miss Carrington was able to announce to Kit that Helen would be with them within ten days.
day
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From this reading She dismissed each candidate as she reviewed her, and sat down to urge upon Miss Abercrombie a speedy repetition of her visit to Cleavedge, with such eloquence that on the fourth day after the note was dispatched Miss Carrington was able to announce to Kit that Helen would be with them within ten days.
days
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From this reading She dismissed each candidate as she reviewed her, and sat down to urge upon Miss Abercrombie a speedy repetition of her visit to Cleavedge, with such eloquence that on the fourth day after the note was dispatched Miss Carrington was able to announce to Kit that Helen would be with them within ten days.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading She knew many pretty girls, several wealthy ones, a few intellectual and well-bred ones, but she knew no other one who united all these qualities, plus her father’s increasing influence to get for Kit a successful career, as did Helen Abercrombie.
dismissed
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From this reading She dismissed each candidate as she reviewed her, and sat down to urge upon Miss Abercrombie a speedy repetition of her visit to Cleavedge, with such eloquence that on the fourth day after the note was dispatched Miss Carrington was able to announce to Kit that Helen would be with them within ten days.
dispatched
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From this reading She dismissed each candidate as she reviewed her, and sat down to urge upon Miss Abercrombie a speedy repetition of her visit to Cleavedge, with such eloquence that on the fourth day after the note was dispatched Miss Carrington was able to announce to Kit that Helen would be with them within ten days.
down
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From this reading She dismissed each candidate as she reviewed her, and sat down to urge upon Miss Abercrombie a speedy repetition of her visit to Cleavedge, with such eloquence that on the fourth day after the note was dispatched Miss Carrington was able to announce to Kit that Helen would be with them within ten days.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading She dismissed each candidate as she reviewed her, and sat down to urge upon Miss Abercrombie a speedy repetition of her visit to Cleavedge, with such eloquence that on the fourth day after the note was dispatched Miss Carrington was able to announce to Kit that Helen would be with them within ten days.
eloquencenounUS /ˈel.ə.kwəns/
Fluent, persuasive, and graceful speaking or writing. (Sự hùng biện, tài ăn nói lưu loát.)
From this reading She dismissed each candidate as she reviewed her, and sat down to urge upon Miss Abercrombie a speedy repetition of her visit to Cleavedge, with such eloquence that on the fourth day after the note was dispatched Miss Carrington was able to announce to Kit that Helen would be with them within ten days.
embodied
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From this reading She pondered it in her room, feeling that it embodied wisdom.
father's
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From this reading She knew many pretty girls, several wealthy ones, a few intellectual and well-bred ones, but she knew no other one who united all these qualities, plus her father’s increasing influence to get for Kit a successful career, as did Helen Abercrombie.
feelingnounUS /ˈfeeling/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She pondered it in her room, feeling that it embodied wisdom.
few
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From this reading She knew many pretty girls, several wealthy ones, a few intellectual and well-bred ones, but she knew no other one who united all these qualities, plus her father’s increasing influence to get for Kit a successful career, as did Helen Abercrombie.
figure
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From this reading _Small Furthering Breezes_ Miss Carrington was much struck by Minerva’s figure of speech.
films
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From this reading She was so much struck with it that--to carry it further--she turned over in her mind other films, but none of them fitted her camera, or promised her the picture which she wished to take.
fittedadjectiveUS /ˈfɪtɪd/
prepared and equipped for a particular purpose
From this reading She was so much struck with it that--to carry it further--she turned over in her mind other films, but none of them fitted her camera, or promised her the picture which she wished to take.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She knew many pretty girls, several wealthy ones, a few intellectual and well-bred ones, but she knew no other one who united all these qualities, plus her father’s increasing influence to get for Kit a successful career, as did Helen Abercrombie.
fourthnounUS /fourth/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She dismissed each candidate as she reviewed her, and sat down to urge upon Miss Abercrombie a speedy repetition of her visit to Cleavedge, with such eloquence that on the fourth day after the note was dispatched Miss Carrington was able to announce to Kit that Helen would be with them within ten days.
further
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From this reading She was so much struck with it that--to carry it further--she turned over in her mind other films, but none of them fitted her camera, or promised her the picture which she wished to take.
Furthering
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From this reading _Small Furthering Breezes_ Miss Carrington was much struck by Minerva’s figure of speech.
get
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From this reading She knew many pretty girls, several wealthy ones, a few intellectual and well-bred ones, but she knew no other one who united all these qualities, plus her father’s increasing influence to get for Kit a successful career, as did Helen Abercrombie.
girls
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From this reading She knew many pretty girls, several wealthy ones, a few intellectual and well-bred ones, but she knew no other one who united all these qualities, plus her father’s increasing influence to get for Kit a successful career, as did Helen Abercrombie.
Helen
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From this reading She knew many pretty girls, several wealthy ones, a few intellectual and well-bred ones, but she knew no other one who united all these qualities, plus her father’s increasing influence to get for Kit a successful career, as did Helen Abercrombie.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She pondered it in her room, feeling that it embodied wisdom.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She pondered it in her room, feeling that it embodied wisdom.
increasing
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From this reading She knew many pretty girls, several wealthy ones, a few intellectual and well-bred ones, but she knew no other one who united all these qualities, plus her father’s increasing influence to get for Kit a successful career, as did Helen Abercrombie.
influence
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From this reading She knew many pretty girls, several wealthy ones, a few intellectual and well-bred ones, but she knew no other one who united all these qualities, plus her father’s increasing influence to get for Kit a successful career, as did Helen Abercrombie.
intellectual
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From this reading She knew many pretty girls, several wealthy ones, a few intellectual and well-bred ones, but she knew no other one who united all these qualities, plus her father’s increasing influence to get for Kit a successful career, as did Helen Abercrombie.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She pondered it in her room, feeling that it embodied wisdom.
Kit
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From this reading She knew many pretty girls, several wealthy ones, a few intellectual and well-bred ones, but she knew no other one who united all these qualities, plus her father’s increasing influence to get for Kit a successful career, as did Helen Abercrombie.
knew
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From this reading She knew many pretty girls, several wealthy ones, a few intellectual and well-bred ones, but she knew no other one who united all these qualities, plus her father’s increasing influence to get for Kit a successful career, as did Helen Abercrombie.
many
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From this reading She knew many pretty girls, several wealthy ones, a few intellectual and well-bred ones, but she knew no other one who united all these qualities, plus her father’s increasing influence to get for Kit a successful career, as did Helen Abercrombie.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She was so much struck with it that--to carry it further--she turned over in her mind other films, but none of them fitted her camera, or promised her the picture which she wished to take.
Minerva's
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From this reading _Small Furthering Breezes_ Miss Carrington was much struck by Minerva’s figure of speech.
Miss
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From this reading _Small Furthering Breezes_ Miss Carrington was much struck by Minerva’s figure of speech.
much
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From this reading _Small Furthering Breezes_ Miss Carrington was much struck by Minerva’s figure of speech.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading She knew many pretty girls, several wealthy ones, a few intellectual and well-bred ones, but she knew no other one who united all these qualities, plus her father’s increasing influence to get for Kit a successful career, as did Helen Abercrombie.
nonepronounUS /nʌn/
not one, and not any
From this reading She was so much struck with it that--to carry it further--she turned over in her mind other films, but none of them fitted her camera, or promised her the picture which she wished to take.
note
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From this reading She dismissed each candidate as she reviewed her, and sat down to urge upon Miss Abercrombie a speedy repetition of her visit to Cleavedge, with such eloquence that on the fourth day after the note was dispatched Miss Carrington was able to announce to Kit that Helen would be with them within ten days.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _Small Furthering Breezes_ Miss Carrington was much struck by Minerva’s figure of speech.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She dismissed each candidate as she reviewed her, and sat down to urge upon Miss Abercrombie a speedy repetition of her visit to Cleavedge, with such eloquence that on the fourth day after the note was dispatched Miss Carrington was able to announce to Kit that Helen would be with them within ten days.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading She knew many pretty girls, several wealthy ones, a few intellectual and well-bred ones, but she knew no other one who united all these qualities, plus her father’s increasing influence to get for Kit a successful career, as did Helen Abercrombie.
ones
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From this reading She knew many pretty girls, several wealthy ones, a few intellectual and well-bred ones, but she knew no other one who united all these qualities, plus her father’s increasing influence to get for Kit a successful career, as did Helen Abercrombie.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading She was so much struck with it that--to carry it further--she turned over in her mind other films, but none of them fitted her camera, or promised her the picture which she wished to take.
other
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From this reading She was so much struck with it that--to carry it further--she turned over in her mind other films, but none of them fitted her camera, or promised her the picture which she wished to take.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading She was so much struck with it that--to carry it further--she turned over in her mind other films, but none of them fitted her camera, or promised her the picture which she wished to take.
picture
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From this reading She was so much struck with it that--to carry it further--she turned over in her mind other films, but none of them fitted her camera, or promised her the picture which she wished to take.
plus
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From this reading She knew many pretty girls, several wealthy ones, a few intellectual and well-bred ones, but she knew no other one who united all these qualities, plus her father’s increasing influence to get for Kit a successful career, as did Helen Abercrombie.
pondered
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From this reading She pondered it in her room, feeling that it embodied wisdom.
pretty
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From this reading She knew many pretty girls, several wealthy ones, a few intellectual and well-bred ones, but she knew no other one who united all these qualities, plus her father’s increasing influence to get for Kit a successful career, as did Helen Abercrombie.
promised
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From this reading She was so much struck with it that--to carry it further--she turned over in her mind other films, but none of them fitted her camera, or promised her the picture which she wished to take.
qualities
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From this reading She knew many pretty girls, several wealthy ones, a few intellectual and well-bred ones, but she knew no other one who united all these qualities, plus her father’s increasing influence to get for Kit a successful career, as did Helen Abercrombie.
repetition
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From this reading She dismissed each candidate as she reviewed her, and sat down to urge upon Miss Abercrombie a speedy repetition of her visit to Cleavedge, with such eloquence that on the fourth day after the note was dispatched Miss Carrington was able to announce to Kit that Helen would be with them within ten days.
reviewed
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From this reading She dismissed each candidate as she reviewed her, and sat down to urge upon Miss Abercrombie a speedy repetition of her visit to Cleavedge, with such eloquence that on the fourth day after the note was dispatched Miss Carrington was able to announce to Kit that Helen would be with them within ten days.
room
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From this reading She pondered it in her room, feeling that it embodied wisdom.
sat
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From this reading She dismissed each candidate as she reviewed her, and sat down to urge upon Miss Abercrombie a speedy repetition of her visit to Cleavedge, with such eloquence that on the fourth day after the note was dispatched Miss Carrington was able to announce to Kit that Helen would be with them within ten days.
several
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From this reading She knew many pretty girls, several wealthy ones, a few intellectual and well-bred ones, but she knew no other one who united all these qualities, plus her father’s increasing influence to get for Kit a successful career, as did Helen Abercrombie.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She pondered it in her room, feeling that it embodied wisdom.
Small
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From this reading _Small Furthering Breezes_ Miss Carrington was much struck by Minerva’s figure of speech.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading She was so much struck with it that--to carry it further--she turned over in her mind other films, but none of them fitted her camera, or promised her the picture which she wished to take.
speech
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From this reading _Small Furthering Breezes_ Miss Carrington was much struck by Minerva’s figure of speech.
speedy
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From this reading She dismissed each candidate as she reviewed her, and sat down to urge upon Miss Abercrombie a speedy repetition of her visit to Cleavedge, with such eloquence that on the fourth day after the note was dispatched Miss Carrington was able to announce to Kit that Helen would be with them within ten days.
strucknounUS /struck/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _Small Furthering Breezes_ Miss Carrington was much struck by Minerva’s figure of speech.
successful
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From this reading She knew many pretty girls, several wealthy ones, a few intellectual and well-bred ones, but she knew no other one who united all these qualities, plus her father’s increasing influence to get for Kit a successful career, as did Helen Abercrombie.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading She dismissed each candidate as she reviewed her, and sat down to urge upon Miss Abercrombie a speedy repetition of her visit to Cleavedge, with such eloquence that on the fourth day after the note was dispatched Miss Carrington was able to announce to Kit that Helen would be with them within ten days.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She was so much struck with it that--to carry it further--she turned over in her mind other films, but none of them fitted her camera, or promised her the picture which she wished to take.
ten
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From this reading She dismissed each candidate as she reviewed her, and sat down to urge upon Miss Abercrombie a speedy repetition of her visit to Cleavedge, with such eloquence that on the fourth day after the note was dispatched Miss Carrington was able to announce to Kit that Helen would be with them within ten days.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She pondered it in her room, feeling that it embodied wisdom.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She was so much struck with it that--to carry it further--she turned over in her mind other films, but none of them fitted her camera, or promised her the picture which she wished to take.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading She was so much struck with it that--to carry it further--she turned over in her mind other films, but none of them fitted her camera, or promised her the picture which she wished to take.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading She knew many pretty girls, several wealthy ones, a few intellectual and well-bred ones, but she knew no other one who united all these qualities, plus her father’s increasing influence to get for Kit a successful career, as did Helen Abercrombie.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She was so much struck with it that--to carry it further--she turned over in her mind other films, but none of them fitted her camera, or promised her the picture which she wished to take.
turned
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From this reading She was so much struck with it that--to carry it further--she turned over in her mind other films, but none of them fitted her camera, or promised her the picture which she wished to take.
united
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From this reading She knew many pretty girls, several wealthy ones, a few intellectual and well-bred ones, but she knew no other one who united all these qualities, plus her father’s increasing influence to get for Kit a successful career, as did Helen Abercrombie.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading She dismissed each candidate as she reviewed her, and sat down to urge upon Miss Abercrombie a speedy repetition of her visit to Cleavedge, with such eloquence that on the fourth day after the note was dispatched Miss Carrington was able to announce to Kit that Helen would be with them within ten days.
urge
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From this reading She dismissed each candidate as she reviewed her, and sat down to urge upon Miss Abercrombie a speedy repetition of her visit to Cleavedge, with such eloquence that on the fourth day after the note was dispatched Miss Carrington was able to announce to Kit that Helen would be with them within ten days.
visit
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From this reading She dismissed each candidate as she reviewed her, and sat down to urge upon Miss Abercrombie a speedy repetition of her visit to Cleavedge, with such eloquence that on the fourth day after the note was dispatched Miss Carrington was able to announce to Kit that Helen would be with them within ten days.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _Small Furthering Breezes_ Miss Carrington was much struck by Minerva’s figure of speech.
wealthy
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From this reading She knew many pretty girls, several wealthy ones, a few intellectual and well-bred ones, but she knew no other one who united all these qualities, plus her father’s increasing influence to get for Kit a successful career, as did Helen Abercrombie.
well-bred
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From this reading She knew many pretty girls, several wealthy ones, a few intellectual and well-bred ones, but she knew no other one who united all these qualities, plus her father’s increasing influence to get for Kit a successful career, as did Helen Abercrombie.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading She was so much struck with it that--to carry it further--she turned over in her mind other films, but none of them fitted her camera, or promised her the picture which she wished to take.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading She knew many pretty girls, several wealthy ones, a few intellectual and well-bred ones, but she knew no other one who united all these qualities, plus her father’s increasing influence to get for Kit a successful career, as did Helen Abercrombie.
wisdom
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From this reading She pondered it in her room, feeling that it embodied wisdom.
wished
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From this reading She was so much struck with it that--to carry it further--she turned over in her mind other films, but none of them fitted her camera, or promised her the picture which she wished to take.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading She was so much struck with it that--to carry it further--she turned over in her mind other films, but none of them fitted her camera, or promised her the picture which she wished to take.
withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading She dismissed each candidate as she reviewed her, and sat down to urge upon Miss Abercrombie a speedy repetition of her visit to Cleavedge, with such eloquence that on the fourth day after the note was dispatched Miss Carrington was able to announce to Kit that Helen would be with them within ten days.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading She dismissed each candidate as she reviewed her, and sat down to urge upon Miss Abercrombie a speedy repetition of her visit to Cleavedge, with such eloquence that on the fourth day after the note was dispatched Miss Carrington was able to announce to Kit that Helen would be with them within ten days.
