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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 Two days later, however, a few hours after breakfast, Mrs. Polly Burton was also interested in Bettina’s new acquaintance, and was making the young man useful.
acquaintance
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From this reading Two days later, however, a few hours after breakfast, Mrs. Polly Burton was also interested in Bettina’s new acquaintance, and was making the young man useful.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Two days later, however, a few hours after breakfast, Mrs. Polly Burton was also interested in Bettina’s new acquaintance, and was making the young man useful.
afternoon
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From this reading The afternoon of their meeting Bettina had endeavored to introduce him, but had found this difficult because she did not know his name.
also
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From this reading Two days later, however, a few hours after breakfast, Mrs. Polly Burton was also interested in Bettina’s new acquaintance, and was making the young man useful.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading However, both she and the girls, who were her companions, understood this was not the young man’s Indian name, but probably the one which had been bestowed upon him at a government school and which he evidently preferred using at college and among strangers of the white race.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Two days later, however, a few hours after breakfast, Mrs. Polly Burton was also interested in Bettina’s new acquaintance, and was making the young man useful.
any
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From this reading At the time, the Indian had met the situation with no more awkwardness than any other young fellow in the same position would have shown.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He had at once given his name to Mrs. Burton as John Mase.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At the time, the Indian had met the situation with no more awkwardness than any other young fellow in the same position would have shown.
awkwardness
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From this reading At the time, the Indian had met the situation with no more awkwardness than any other young fellow in the same position would have shown.
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading The afternoon of their meeting Bettina had endeavored to introduce him, but had found this difficult because she did not know his name.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading However, both she and the girls, who were her companions, understood this was not the young man’s Indian name, but probably the one which had been bestowed upon him at a government school and which he evidently preferred using at college and among strangers of the white race.
bestowed
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From this reading However, both she and the girls, who were her companions, understood this was not the young man’s Indian name, but probably the one which had been bestowed upon him at a government school and which he evidently preferred using at college and among strangers of the white race.
Bettina
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From this reading The afternoon of their meeting Bettina had endeavored to introduce him, but had found this difficult because she did not know his name.
Bettina's
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From this reading Two days later, however, a few hours after breakfast, Mrs. Polly Burton was also interested in Bettina’s new acquaintance, and was making the young man useful.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading However, both she and the girls, who were her companions, understood this was not the young man’s Indian name, but probably the one which had been bestowed upon him at a government school and which he evidently preferred using at college and among strangers of the white race.
breakfast
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From this reading Two days later, however, a few hours after breakfast, Mrs. Polly Burton was also interested in Bettina’s new acquaintance, and was making the young man useful.
Burton
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From this reading Two days later, however, a few hours after breakfast, Mrs. Polly Burton was also interested in Bettina’s new acquaintance, and was making the young man useful.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The afternoon of their meeting Bettina had endeavored to introduce him, but had found this difficult because she did not know his name.
college
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From this reading However, both she and the girls, who were her companions, understood this was not the young man’s Indian name, but probably the one which had been bestowed upon him at a government school and which he evidently preferred using at college and among strangers of the white race.
companions
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From this reading However, both she and the girls, who were her companions, understood this was not the young man’s Indian name, but probably the one which had been bestowed upon him at a government school and which he evidently preferred using at college and among strangers of the white race.
days
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From this reading Two days later, however, a few hours after breakfast, Mrs. Polly Burton was also interested in Bettina’s new acquaintance, and was making the young man useful.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading The afternoon of their meeting Bettina had endeavored to introduce him, but had found this difficult because she did not know his name.
difficult
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From this reading The afternoon of their meeting Bettina had endeavored to introduce him, but had found this difficult because she did not know his name.
endeavored
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From this reading The afternoon of their meeting Bettina had endeavored to introduce him, but had found this difficult because she did not know his name.
evidently
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From this reading However, both she and the girls, who were her companions, understood this was not the young man’s Indian name, but probably the one which had been bestowed upon him at a government school and which he evidently preferred using at college and among strangers of the white race.
fellow
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From this reading At the time, the Indian had met the situation with no more awkwardness than any other young fellow in the same position would have shown.
few
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From this reading Two days later, however, a few hours after breakfast, Mrs. Polly Burton was also interested in Bettina’s new acquaintance, and was making the young man useful.
found
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From this reading The afternoon of their meeting Bettina had endeavored to introduce him, but had found this difficult because she did not know his name.
girls
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From this reading However, both she and the girls, who were her companions, understood this was not the young man’s Indian name, but probably the one which had been bestowed upon him at a government school and which he evidently preferred using at college and among strangers of the white race.
given
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From this reading He had at once given his name to Mrs. Burton as John Mase.
government
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From this reading However, both she and the girls, who were her companions, understood this was not the young man’s Indian name, but probably the one which had been bestowed upon him at a government school and which he evidently preferred using at college and among strangers of the white race.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The afternoon of their meeting Bettina had endeavored to introduce him, but had found this difficult because she did not know his name.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading At the time, the Indian had met the situation with no more awkwardness than any other young fellow in the same position would have shown.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had at once given his name to Mrs. Burton as John Mase.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading However, both she and the girls, who were her companions, understood this was not the young man’s Indian name, but probably the one which had been bestowed upon him at a government school and which he evidently preferred using at college and among strangers of the white race.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The afternoon of their meeting Bettina had endeavored to introduce him, but had found this difficult because she did not know his name.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The afternoon of their meeting Bettina had endeavored to introduce him, but had found this difficult because she did not know his name.
hours
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From this reading Two days later, however, a few hours after breakfast, Mrs. Polly Burton was also interested in Bettina’s new acquaintance, and was making the young man useful.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading Two days later, however, a few hours after breakfast, Mrs. Polly Burton was also interested in Bettina’s new acquaintance, and was making the young man useful.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Two days later, however, a few hours after breakfast, Mrs. Polly Burton was also interested in Bettina’s new acquaintance, and was making the young man useful.
Indian
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From this reading At the time, the Indian had met the situation with no more awkwardness than any other young fellow in the same position would have shown.
interested
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From this reading Two days later, however, a few hours after breakfast, Mrs. Polly Burton was also interested in Bettina’s new acquaintance, and was making the young man useful.
introduce
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From this reading The afternoon of their meeting Bettina had endeavored to introduce him, but had found this difficult because she did not know his name.
John
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From this reading He had at once given his name to Mrs. Burton as John Mase.
know
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From this reading The afternoon of their meeting Bettina had endeavored to introduce him, but had found this difficult because she did not know his name.
later
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From this reading Two days later, however, a few hours after breakfast, Mrs. Polly Burton was also interested in Bettina’s new acquaintance, and was making the young man useful.
making
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From this reading Two days later, however, a few hours after breakfast, Mrs. Polly Burton was also interested in Bettina’s new acquaintance, and was making the young man useful.
man
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From this reading Two days later, however, a few hours after breakfast, Mrs. Polly Burton was also interested in Bettina’s new acquaintance, and was making the young man useful.
man's
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From this reading However, both she and the girls, who were her companions, understood this was not the young man’s Indian name, but probably the one which had been bestowed upon him at a government school and which he evidently preferred using at college and among strangers of the white race.
Mase
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From this reading He had at once given his name to Mrs. Burton as John Mase.
meeting
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From this reading The afternoon of their meeting Bettina had endeavored to introduce him, but had found this difficult because she did not know his name.
met
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From this reading At the time, the Indian had met the situation with no more awkwardness than any other young fellow in the same position would have shown.
more
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From this reading At the time, the Indian had met the situation with no more awkwardness than any other young fellow in the same position would have shown.
Mrs
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From this reading Two days later, however, a few hours after breakfast, Mrs. Polly Burton was also interested in Bettina’s new acquaintance, and was making the young man useful.
name
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From this reading The afternoon of their meeting Bettina had endeavored to introduce him, but had found this difficult because she did not know his name.
new
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From this reading Two days later, however, a few hours after breakfast, Mrs. Polly Burton was also interested in Bettina’s new acquaintance, and was making the young man useful.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading At the time, the Indian had met the situation with no more awkwardness than any other young fellow in the same position would have shown.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The afternoon of their meeting Bettina had endeavored to introduce him, but had found this difficult because she did not know his name.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The afternoon of their meeting Bettina had endeavored to introduce him, but had found this difficult because she did not know his name.
once
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From this reading He had at once given his name to Mrs. Burton as John Mase.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading However, both she and the girls, who were her companions, understood this was not the young man’s Indian name, but probably the one which had been bestowed upon him at a government school and which he evidently preferred using at college and among strangers of the white race.
other
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From this reading At the time, the Indian had met the situation with no more awkwardness than any other young fellow in the same position would have shown.
Polly
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From this reading Two days later, however, a few hours after breakfast, Mrs. Polly Burton was also interested in Bettina’s new acquaintance, and was making the young man useful.
position
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From this reading At the time, the Indian had met the situation with no more awkwardness than any other young fellow in the same position would have shown.
preferred
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From this reading However, both she and the girls, who were her companions, understood this was not the young man’s Indian name, but probably the one which had been bestowed upon him at a government school and which he evidently preferred using at college and among strangers of the white race.
probably
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From this reading However, both she and the girls, who were her companions, understood this was not the young man’s Indian name, but probably the one which had been bestowed upon him at a government school and which he evidently preferred using at college and among strangers of the white race.
race
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From this reading However, both she and the girls, who were her companions, understood this was not the young man’s Indian name, but probably the one which had been bestowed upon him at a government school and which he evidently preferred using at college and among strangers of the white race.
sameadjectiveUS /seɪm/
Identical; not different.
From this reading At the time, the Indian had met the situation with no more awkwardness than any other young fellow in the same position would have shown.
school
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From this reading However, both she and the girls, who were her companions, understood this was not the young man’s Indian name, but probably the one which had been bestowed upon him at a government school and which he evidently preferred using at college and among strangers of the white race.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The afternoon of their meeting Bettina had endeavored to introduce him, but had found this difficult because she did not know his name.
shown
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From this reading At the time, the Indian had met the situation with no more awkwardness than any other young fellow in the same position would have shown.
situation
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From this reading At the time, the Indian had met the situation with no more awkwardness than any other young fellow in the same position would have shown.
strangers
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From this reading However, both she and the girls, who were her companions, understood this was not the young man’s Indian name, but probably the one which had been bestowed upon him at a government school and which he evidently preferred using at college and among strangers of the white race.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading At the time, the Indian had met the situation with no more awkwardness than any other young fellow in the same position would have shown.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Two days later, however, a few hours after breakfast, Mrs. Polly Burton was also interested in Bettina’s new acquaintance, and was making the young man useful.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The afternoon of their meeting Bettina had endeavored to introduce him, but had found this difficult because she did not know his name.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The afternoon of their meeting Bettina had endeavored to introduce him, but had found this difficult because she did not know his name.
time
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From this reading At the time, the Indian had met the situation with no more awkwardness than any other young fellow in the same position would have shown.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The afternoon of their meeting Bettina had endeavored to introduce him, but had found this difficult because she did not know his name.
Two
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From this reading Two days later, however, a few hours after breakfast, Mrs. Polly Burton was also interested in Bettina’s new acquaintance, and was making the young man useful.
understood
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From this reading However, both she and the girls, who were her companions, understood this was not the young man’s Indian name, but probably the one which had been bestowed upon him at a government school and which he evidently preferred using at college and among strangers of the white race.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading However, both she and the girls, who were her companions, understood this was not the young man’s Indian name, but probably the one which had been bestowed upon him at a government school and which he evidently preferred using at college and among strangers of the white race.
useful
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From this reading Two days later, however, a few hours after breakfast, Mrs. Polly Burton was also interested in Bettina’s new acquaintance, and was making the young man useful.
using
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From this reading However, both she and the girls, who were her companions, understood this was not the young man’s Indian name, but probably the one which had been bestowed upon him at a government school and which he evidently preferred using at college and among strangers of the white race.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Two days later, however, a few hours after breakfast, Mrs. Polly Burton was also interested in Bettina’s new acquaintance, and was making the young man useful.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading However, both she and the girls, who were her companions, understood this was not the young man’s Indian name, but probably the one which had been bestowed upon him at a government school and which he evidently preferred using at college and among strangers of the white race.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading However, both she and the girls, who were her companions, understood this was not the young man’s Indian name, but probably the one which had been bestowed upon him at a government school and which he evidently preferred using at college and among strangers of the white race.
white
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From this reading However, both she and the girls, who were her companions, understood this was not the young man’s Indian name, but probably the one which had been bestowed upon him at a government school and which he evidently preferred using at college and among strangers of the white race.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading However, both she and the girls, who were her companions, understood this was not the young man’s Indian name, but probably the one which had been bestowed upon him at a government school and which he evidently preferred using at college and among strangers of the white race.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading At the time, the Indian had met the situation with no more awkwardness than any other young fellow in the same position would have shown.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading At the time, the Indian had met the situation with no more awkwardness than any other young fellow in the same position would have shown.
young
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From this reading Two days later, however, a few hours after breakfast, Mrs. Polly Burton was also interested in Bettina’s new acquaintance, and was making the young man useful.
