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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 Ralph was a great admirer of Bettina’s mother; indeed, whenever he made a visit to Washington, he was always in Mrs. Graham’s train.
admirer
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From this reading Ralph was a great admirer of Bettina’s mother; indeed, whenever he made a visit to Washington, he was always in Mrs. Graham’s train.
agreeable
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From this reading Ralph Marshall decided that he never had seen Bettina Graham so agreeable nor so good looking as she was tonight.
always
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From this reading Ralph was a great admirer of Bettina’s mother; indeed, whenever he made a visit to Washington, he was always in Mrs. Graham’s train.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And he knew that Mrs. Graham wished him to be friends with her daughter; indeed, she had frankly told him so, announcing that she believed the one would be good for the other.
announcing
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From this reading And he knew that Mrs. Graham wished him to be friends with her daughter; indeed, she had frankly told him so, announcing that she believed the one would be good for the other.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Ralph Marshall decided that he never had seen Bettina Graham so agreeable nor so good looking as she was tonight.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading And he knew that Mrs. Graham wished him to be friends with her daughter; indeed, she had frankly told him so, announcing that she believed the one would be good for the other.
believed
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From this reading And he knew that Mrs. Graham wished him to be friends with her daughter; indeed, she had frankly told him so, announcing that she believed the one would be good for the other.
Bettina
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From this reading Ralph Marshall decided that he never had seen Bettina Graham so agreeable nor so good looking as she was tonight.
Bettina's
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From this reading Ralph was a great admirer of Bettina’s mother; indeed, whenever he made a visit to Washington, he was always in Mrs. Graham’s train.
contrast
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From this reading For Bettina, in her mother’s eyes, was too grave, too given to yielding to odd fancies and too indifferent to people, while Ralph, in contrast, was too frivolous and fond of society.
daughter
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From this reading And he knew that Mrs. Graham wished him to be friends with her daughter; indeed, she had frankly told him so, announcing that she believed the one would be good for the other.
day
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From this reading He was some day to inherit great wealth, so his father was trying vainly to interest him in something of importance.
decided
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From this reading Ralph Marshall decided that he never had seen Bettina Graham so agreeable nor so good looking as she was tonight.
eyes
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From this reading For Bettina, in her mother’s eyes, was too grave, too given to yielding to odd fancies and too indifferent to people, while Ralph, in contrast, was too frivolous and fond of society.
fancies
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From this reading For Bettina, in her mother’s eyes, was too grave, too given to yielding to odd fancies and too indifferent to people, while Ralph, in contrast, was too frivolous and fond of society.
father
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From this reading He was some day to inherit great wealth, so his father was trying vainly to interest him in something of importance.
fond
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From this reading For Bettina, in her mother’s eyes, was too grave, too given to yielding to odd fancies and too indifferent to people, while Ralph, in contrast, was too frivolous and fond of society.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading And he knew that Mrs. Graham wished him to be friends with her daughter; indeed, she had frankly told him so, announcing that she believed the one would be good for the other.
frankly
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From this reading And he knew that Mrs. Graham wished him to be friends with her daughter; indeed, she had frankly told him so, announcing that she believed the one would be good for the other.
friends
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From this reading And he knew that Mrs. Graham wished him to be friends with her daughter; indeed, she had frankly told him so, announcing that she believed the one would be good for the other.
frivolous
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From this reading For Bettina, in her mother’s eyes, was too grave, too given to yielding to odd fancies and too indifferent to people, while Ralph, in contrast, was too frivolous and fond of society.
given
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From this reading For Bettina, in her mother’s eyes, was too grave, too given to yielding to odd fancies and too indifferent to people, while Ralph, in contrast, was too frivolous and fond of society.
good
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From this reading Ralph Marshall decided that he never had seen Bettina Graham so agreeable nor so good looking as she was tonight.
Graham
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From this reading Ralph Marshall decided that he never had seen Bettina Graham so agreeable nor so good looking as she was tonight.
Graham's
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From this reading Ralph was a great admirer of Bettina’s mother; indeed, whenever he made a visit to Washington, he was always in Mrs. Graham’s train.
grave
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From this reading For Bettina, in her mother’s eyes, was too grave, too given to yielding to odd fancies and too indifferent to people, while Ralph, in contrast, was too frivolous and fond of society.
great
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From this reading Ralph was a great admirer of Bettina’s mother; indeed, whenever he made a visit to Washington, he was always in Mrs. Graham’s train.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Ralph Marshall decided that he never had seen Bettina Graham so agreeable nor so good looking as she was tonight.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Ralph Marshall decided that he never had seen Bettina Graham so agreeable nor so good looking as she was tonight.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading And he knew that Mrs. Graham wished him to be friends with her daughter; indeed, she had frankly told him so, announcing that she believed the one would be good for the other.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading And he knew that Mrs. Graham wished him to be friends with her daughter; indeed, she had frankly told him so, announcing that she believed the one would be good for the other.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He was some day to inherit great wealth, so his father was trying vainly to interest him in something of importance.
importance
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From this reading He was some day to inherit great wealth, so his father was trying vainly to interest him in something of importance.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Ralph was a great admirer of Bettina’s mother; indeed, whenever he made a visit to Washington, he was always in Mrs. Graham’s train.
indeed
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From this reading Ralph was a great admirer of Bettina’s mother; indeed, whenever he made a visit to Washington, he was always in Mrs. Graham’s train.
indifferent
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From this reading For Bettina, in her mother’s eyes, was too grave, too given to yielding to odd fancies and too indifferent to people, while Ralph, in contrast, was too frivolous and fond of society.
inherit
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From this reading He was some day to inherit great wealth, so his father was trying vainly to interest him in something of importance.
interest
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From this reading He was some day to inherit great wealth, so his father was trying vainly to interest him in something of importance.
knew
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From this reading And he knew that Mrs. Graham wished him to be friends with her daughter; indeed, she had frankly told him so, announcing that she believed the one would be good for the other.
looking
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From this reading Ralph Marshall decided that he never had seen Bettina Graham so agreeable nor so good looking as she was tonight.
made
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From this reading Ralph was a great admirer of Bettina’s mother; indeed, whenever he made a visit to Washington, he was always in Mrs. Graham’s train.
Marshall
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From this reading Ralph Marshall decided that he never had seen Bettina Graham so agreeable nor so good looking as she was tonight.
mother
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From this reading Ralph was a great admirer of Bettina’s mother; indeed, whenever he made a visit to Washington, he was always in Mrs. Graham’s train.
mother's
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From this reading For Bettina, in her mother’s eyes, was too grave, too given to yielding to odd fancies and too indifferent to people, while Ralph, in contrast, was too frivolous and fond of society.
Mrs
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From this reading Ralph was a great admirer of Bettina’s mother; indeed, whenever he made a visit to Washington, he was always in Mrs. Graham’s train.
never
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From this reading Ralph Marshall decided that he never had seen Bettina Graham so agreeable nor so good looking as she was tonight.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading Ralph Marshall decided that he never had seen Bettina Graham so agreeable nor so good looking as she was tonight.
odd
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From this reading For Bettina, in her mother’s eyes, was too grave, too given to yielding to odd fancies and too indifferent to people, while Ralph, in contrast, was too frivolous and fond of society.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Ralph was a great admirer of Bettina’s mother; indeed, whenever he made a visit to Washington, he was always in Mrs. Graham’s train.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading And he knew that Mrs. Graham wished him to be friends with her daughter; indeed, she had frankly told him so, announcing that she believed the one would be good for the other.
other
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From this reading And he knew that Mrs. Graham wished him to be friends with her daughter; indeed, she had frankly told him so, announcing that she believed the one would be good for the other.
people
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From this reading For Bettina, in her mother’s eyes, was too grave, too given to yielding to odd fancies and too indifferent to people, while Ralph, in contrast, was too frivolous and fond of society.
Ralph
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From this reading Ralph Marshall decided that he never had seen Bettina Graham so agreeable nor so good looking as she was tonight.
seen
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From this reading Ralph Marshall decided that he never had seen Bettina Graham so agreeable nor so good looking as she was tonight.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Ralph Marshall decided that he never had seen Bettina Graham so agreeable nor so good looking as she was tonight.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Ralph Marshall decided that he never had seen Bettina Graham so agreeable nor so good looking as she was tonight.
society
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From this reading For Bettina, in her mother’s eyes, was too grave, too given to yielding to odd fancies and too indifferent to people, while Ralph, in contrast, was too frivolous and fond of society.
some
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From this reading He was some day to inherit great wealth, so his father was trying vainly to interest him in something of importance.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading He was some day to inherit great wealth, so his father was trying vainly to interest him in something of importance.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Ralph Marshall decided that he never had seen Bettina Graham so agreeable nor so good looking as she was tonight.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading And he knew that Mrs. Graham wished him to be friends with her daughter; indeed, she had frankly told him so, announcing that she believed the one would be good for the other.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Ralph was a great admirer of Bettina’s mother; indeed, whenever he made a visit to Washington, he was always in Mrs. Graham’s train.
told
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From this reading And he knew that Mrs. Graham wished him to be friends with her daughter; indeed, she had frankly told him so, announcing that she believed the one would be good for the other.
tonightadverbUS /təˈnaɪt/
On the present night.
From this reading Ralph Marshall decided that he never had seen Bettina Graham so agreeable nor so good looking as she was tonight.
too
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From this reading For Bettina, in her mother’s eyes, was too grave, too given to yielding to odd fancies and too indifferent to people, while Ralph, in contrast, was too frivolous and fond of society.
train
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From this reading Ralph was a great admirer of Bettina’s mother; indeed, whenever he made a visit to Washington, he was always in Mrs. Graham’s train.
trying
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From this reading He was some day to inherit great wealth, so his father was trying vainly to interest him in something of importance.
vainly
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From this reading He was some day to inherit great wealth, so his father was trying vainly to interest him in something of importance.
visit
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From this reading Ralph was a great admirer of Bettina’s mother; indeed, whenever he made a visit to Washington, he was always in Mrs. Graham’s train.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Ralph Marshall decided that he never had seen Bettina Graham so agreeable nor so good looking as she was tonight.
Washington
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From this reading Ralph was a great admirer of Bettina’s mother; indeed, whenever he made a visit to Washington, he was always in Mrs. Graham’s train.
wealth
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From this reading He was some day to inherit great wealth, so his father was trying vainly to interest him in something of importance.
wheneverconjunctionUS /weˈnevər/
at any time that; every time that
From this reading Ralph was a great admirer of Bettina’s mother; indeed, whenever he made a visit to Washington, he was always in Mrs. Graham’s train.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading For Bettina, in her mother’s eyes, was too grave, too given to yielding to odd fancies and too indifferent to people, while Ralph, in contrast, was too frivolous and fond of society.
wished
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From this reading And he knew that Mrs. Graham wished him to be friends with her daughter; indeed, she had frankly told him so, announcing that she believed the one would be good for the other.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading And he knew that Mrs. Graham wished him to be friends with her daughter; indeed, she had frankly told him so, announcing that she believed the one would be good for the other.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading And he knew that Mrs. Graham wished him to be friends with her daughter; indeed, she had frankly told him so, announcing that she believed the one would be good for the other.
yielding
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From this reading For Bettina, in her mother’s eyes, was too grave, too given to yielding to odd fancies and too indifferent to people, while Ralph, in contrast, was too frivolous and fond of society.
