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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 After all, she was not so conventional a woman that she should have objected to a friendship between Bettina and the young man, simply because he was an Indian.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After all, she was not so conventional a woman that she should have objected to a friendship between Bettina and the young man, simply because he was an Indian.
all
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From this reading After all, she was not so conventional a woman that she should have objected to a friendship between Bettina and the young man, simply because he was an Indian.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading He was well educated; even more than that, he was a student and would one day be a leader among his own people.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading After all, she was not so conventional a woman that she should have objected to a friendship between Bettina and the young man, simply because he was an Indian.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Yet Se-kyal-ets-tewa continued to come now and then to camp, and Mrs. Burton continued to like him, as she had from their first meeting on the train.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Watching her, as she felt it her duty to do, her Camp Fire guardian could not see the slightest swerving from her promise.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He was well educated; even more than that, he was a student and would one day be a leader among his own people.
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading After all, she was not so conventional a woman that she should have objected to a friendship between Bettina and the young man, simply because he was an Indian.
Bettina
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From this reading Certainly, in the days that followed, Bettina kept her word.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading After all, she was not so conventional a woman that she should have objected to a friendship between Bettina and the young man, simply because he was an Indian.
Burton
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From this reading Yet Se-kyal-ets-tewa continued to come now and then to camp, and Mrs. Burton continued to like him, as she had from their first meeting on the train.
Camp
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From this reading Watching her, as she felt it her duty to do, her Camp Fire guardian could not see the slightest swerving from her promise.
Certainly
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From this reading Certainly, in the days that followed, Bettina kept her word.
come
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From this reading Yet Se-kyal-ets-tewa continued to come now and then to camp, and Mrs. Burton continued to like him, as she had from their first meeting on the train.
continued
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From this reading Yet Se-kyal-ets-tewa continued to come now and then to camp, and Mrs. Burton continued to like him, as she had from their first meeting on the train.
conventional
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From this reading After all, she was not so conventional a woman that she should have objected to a friendship between Bettina and the young man, simply because he was an Indian.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Watching her, as she felt it her duty to do, her Camp Fire guardian could not see the slightest swerving from her promise.
day
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From this reading He was well educated; even more than that, he was a student and would one day be a leader among his own people.
days
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From this reading Certainly, in the days that followed, Bettina kept her word.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Watching her, as she felt it her duty to do, her Camp Fire guardian could not see the slightest swerving from her promise.
duty
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From this reading Watching her, as she felt it her duty to do, her Camp Fire guardian could not see the slightest swerving from her promise.
educated
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From this reading He was well educated; even more than that, he was a student and would one day be a leader among his own people.
even
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From this reading He was well educated; even more than that, he was a student and would one day be a leader among his own people.
felt
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From this reading Watching her, as she felt it her duty to do, her Camp Fire guardian could not see the slightest swerving from her promise.
Fire
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From this reading Watching her, as she felt it her duty to do, her Camp Fire guardian could not see the slightest swerving from her promise.
first
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From this reading Yet Se-kyal-ets-tewa continued to come now and then to camp, and Mrs. Burton continued to like him, as she had from their first meeting on the train.
followed
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From this reading Certainly, in the days that followed, Bettina kept her word.
friendship
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From this reading After all, she was not so conventional a woman that she should have objected to a friendship between Bettina and the young man, simply because he was an Indian.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Watching her, as she felt it her duty to do, her Camp Fire guardian could not see the slightest swerving from her promise.
guardian
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From this reading Watching her, as she felt it her duty to do, her Camp Fire guardian could not see the slightest swerving from her promise.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Yet Se-kyal-ets-tewa continued to come now and then to camp, and Mrs. Burton continued to like him, as she had from their first meeting on the train.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading After all, she was not so conventional a woman that she should have objected to a friendship between Bettina and the young man, simply because he was an Indian.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading After all, she was not so conventional a woman that she should have objected to a friendship between Bettina and the young man, simply because he was an Indian.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Certainly, in the days that followed, Bettina kept her word.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Yet Se-kyal-ets-tewa continued to come now and then to camp, and Mrs. Burton continued to like him, as she had from their first meeting on the train.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He was well educated; even more than that, he was a student and would one day be a leader among his own people.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Certainly, in the days that followed, Bettina kept her word.
Indian
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From this reading After all, she was not so conventional a woman that she should have objected to a friendship between Bettina and the young man, simply because he was an Indian.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Watching her, as she felt it her duty to do, her Camp Fire guardian could not see the slightest swerving from her promise.
kept
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From this reading Certainly, in the days that followed, Bettina kept her word.
leader
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From this reading He was well educated; even more than that, he was a student and would one day be a leader among his own people.
like
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From this reading Yet Se-kyal-ets-tewa continued to come now and then to camp, and Mrs. Burton continued to like him, as she had from their first meeting on the train.
man
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From this reading After all, she was not so conventional a woman that she should have objected to a friendship between Bettina and the young man, simply because he was an Indian.
meeting
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From this reading Yet Se-kyal-ets-tewa continued to come now and then to camp, and Mrs. Burton continued to like him, as she had from their first meeting on the train.
more
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From this reading He was well educated; even more than that, he was a student and would one day be a leader among his own people.
Mrs
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From this reading Yet Se-kyal-ets-tewa continued to come now and then to camp, and Mrs. Burton continued to like him, as she had from their first meeting on the train.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Watching her, as she felt it her duty to do, her Camp Fire guardian could not see the slightest swerving from her promise.
now
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From this reading Yet Se-kyal-ets-tewa continued to come now and then to camp, and Mrs. Burton continued to like him, as she had from their first meeting on the train.
objected
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From this reading After all, she was not so conventional a woman that she should have objected to a friendship between Bettina and the young man, simply because he was an Indian.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Yet Se-kyal-ets-tewa continued to come now and then to camp, and Mrs. Burton continued to like him, as she had from their first meeting on the train.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading He was well educated; even more than that, he was a student and would one day be a leader among his own people.
own
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From this reading He was well educated; even more than that, he was a student and would one day be a leader among his own people.
people
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From this reading He was well educated; even more than that, he was a student and would one day be a leader among his own people.
promise
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From this reading Watching her, as she felt it her duty to do, her Camp Fire guardian could not see the slightest swerving from her promise.
Se-kyal-ets-tewa
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From this reading Yet Se-kyal-ets-tewa continued to come now and then to camp, and Mrs. Burton continued to like him, as she had from their first meeting on the train.
see
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From this reading Watching her, as she felt it her duty to do, her Camp Fire guardian could not see the slightest swerving from her promise.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Watching her, as she felt it her duty to do, her Camp Fire guardian could not see the slightest swerving from her promise.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading After all, she was not so conventional a woman that she should have objected to a friendship between Bettina and the young man, simply because he was an Indian.
simply
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From this reading After all, she was not so conventional a woman that she should have objected to a friendship between Bettina and the young man, simply because he was an Indian.
slightest
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From this reading Watching her, as she felt it her duty to do, her Camp Fire guardian could not see the slightest swerving from her promise.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading After all, she was not so conventional a woman that she should have objected to a friendship between Bettina and the young man, simply because he was an Indian.
student
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From this reading He was well educated; even more than that, he was a student and would one day be a leader among his own people.
swerving
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From this reading Watching her, as she felt it her duty to do, her Camp Fire guardian could not see the slightest swerving from her promise.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading He was well educated; even more than that, he was a student and would one day be a leader among his own people.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Certainly, in the days that followed, Bettina kept her word.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Certainly, in the days that followed, Bettina kept her word.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Yet Se-kyal-ets-tewa continued to come now and then to camp, and Mrs. Burton continued to like him, as she had from their first meeting on the train.
then
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From this reading Yet Se-kyal-ets-tewa continued to come now and then to camp, and Mrs. Burton continued to like him, as she had from their first meeting on the train.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Watching her, as she felt it her duty to do, her Camp Fire guardian could not see the slightest swerving from her promise.
train
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From this reading Yet Se-kyal-ets-tewa continued to come now and then to camp, and Mrs. Burton continued to like him, as she had from their first meeting on the train.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading After all, she was not so conventional a woman that she should have objected to a friendship between Bettina and the young man, simply because he was an Indian.
Watching
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From this reading Watching her, as she felt it her duty to do, her Camp Fire guardian could not see the slightest swerving from her promise.
well
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From this reading He was well educated; even more than that, he was a student and would one day be a leader among his own people.
woman
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From this reading After all, she was not so conventional a woman that she should have objected to a friendship between Bettina and the young man, simply because he was an Indian.
word
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From this reading Certainly, in the days that followed, Bettina kept her word.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading He was well educated; even more than that, he was a student and would one day be a leader among his own people.
YetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading Yet Se-kyal-ets-tewa continued to come now and then to camp, and Mrs. Burton continued to like him, as she had from their first meeting on the train.
young
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From this reading After all, she was not so conventional a woman that she should have objected to a friendship between Bettina and the young man, simply because he was an Indian.
