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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 "That is all," she replied, controlling the quiver in her voice; but then letting herself go a little, she added with slow distinctness: "You might remember this: some women in marrying demand all and give all: with good men they are the happy; with base men they are the brokenhearted.
addednounUS /added/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "That is all," she replied, controlling the quiver in her voice; but then letting herself go a little, she added with slow distinctness: "You might remember this: some women in marrying demand all and give all: with good men they are the happy; with base men they are the brokenhearted.
all
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From this reading "Is that all you have to say to me?" he asked at length, wheeling and looking her steadily and fondly in the eyes.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Is that all you have to say to me?" he asked at length, wheeling and looking her steadily and fondly in the eyes.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "That is all," she replied, controlling the quiver in her voice; but then letting herself go a little, she added with slow distinctness: "You might remember this: some women in marrying demand all and give all: with good men they are the happy; with base men they are the brokenhearted.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Is that all you have to say to me?" he asked at length, wheeling and looking her steadily and fondly in the eyes.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Still he lingered, swinging his hat in his hand, ill at case, with his face set hard away.
away
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From this reading Still he lingered, swinging his hat in his hand, ill at case, with his face set hard away.
awkwardly
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From this reading "I must be going," he said awkwardly; "it is getting late."
base
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From this reading "That is all," she replied, controlling the quiver in her voice; but then letting herself go a little, she added with slow distinctness: "You might remember this: some women in marrying demand all and give all: with good men they are the happy; with base men they are the brokenhearted.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "I must be going," he said awkwardly; "it is getting late."
brokenhearted
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From this reading "That is all," she replied, controlling the quiver in her voice; but then letting herself go a little, she added with slow distinctness: "You might remember this: some women in marrying demand all and give all: with good men they are the happy; with base men they are the brokenhearted.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "That is all," she replied, controlling the quiver in her voice; but then letting herself go a little, she added with slow distinctness: "You might remember this: some women in marrying demand all and give all: with good men they are the happy; with base men they are the brokenhearted.
case
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From this reading Still he lingered, swinging his hat in his hand, ill at case, with his face set hard away.
controlling
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From this reading "That is all," she replied, controlling the quiver in her voice; but then letting herself go a little, she added with slow distinctness: "You might remember this: some women in marrying demand all and give all: with good men they are the happy; with base men they are the brokenhearted.
demand
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From this reading "That is all," she replied, controlling the quiver in her voice; but then letting herself go a little, she added with slow distinctness: "You might remember this: some women in marrying demand all and give all: with good men they are the happy; with base men they are the brokenhearted.
distinctness
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From this reading "That is all," she replied, controlling the quiver in her voice; but then letting herself go a little, she added with slow distinctness: "You might remember this: some women in marrying demand all and give all: with good men they are the happy; with base men they are the brokenhearted.
eyes
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From this reading "Is that all you have to say to me?" he asked at length, wheeling and looking her steadily and fondly in the eyes.
face
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From this reading Still he lingered, swinging his hat in his hand, ill at case, with his face set hard away.
fondly
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From this reading "Is that all you have to say to me?" he asked at length, wheeling and looking her steadily and fondly in the eyes.
getting
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From this reading "I must be going," he said awkwardly; "it is getting late."
give
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From this reading "That is all," she replied, controlling the quiver in her voice; but then letting herself go a little, she added with slow distinctness: "You might remember this: some women in marrying demand all and give all: with good men they are the happy; with base men they are the brokenhearted.
go
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From this reading "That is all," she replied, controlling the quiver in her voice; but then letting herself go a little, she added with slow distinctness: "You might remember this: some women in marrying demand all and give all: with good men they are the happy; with base men they are the brokenhearted.
going
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From this reading "I must be going," he said awkwardly; "it is getting late."
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "That is all," she replied, controlling the quiver in her voice; but then letting herself go a little, she added with slow distinctness: "You might remember this: some women in marrying demand all and give all: with good men they are the happy; with base men they are the brokenhearted.
hand
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From this reading Still he lingered, swinging his hat in his hand, ill at case, with his face set hard away.
happy
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From this reading "That is all," she replied, controlling the quiver in her voice; but then letting herself go a little, she added with slow distinctness: "You might remember this: some women in marrying demand all and give all: with good men they are the happy; with base men they are the brokenhearted.
hard
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From this reading Still he lingered, swinging his hat in his hand, ill at case, with his face set hard away.
hat
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From this reading Still he lingered, swinging his hat in his hand, ill at case, with his face set hard away.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Is that all you have to say to me?" he asked at length, wheeling and looking her steadily and fondly in the eyes.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "I must be going," he said awkwardly; "it is getting late."
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "Is that all you have to say to me?" he asked at length, wheeling and looking her steadily and fondly in the eyes.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading "That is all," she replied, controlling the quiver in her voice; but then letting herself go a little, she added with slow distinctness: "You might remember this: some women in marrying demand all and give all: with good men they are the happy; with base men they are the brokenhearted.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Still he lingered, swinging his hat in his hand, ill at case, with his face set hard away.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I must be going," he said awkwardly; "it is getting late."
ill
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From this reading Still he lingered, swinging his hat in his hand, ill at case, with his face set hard away.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Still he lingered, swinging his hat in his hand, ill at case, with his face set hard away.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "I must be going," he said awkwardly; "it is getting late."
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "I must be going," he said awkwardly; "it is getting late."
late
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From this reading "I must be going," he said awkwardly; "it is getting late."
lengthnounUS /leŋθ/
a period of time or extent
From this reading "Is that all you have to say to me?" he asked at length, wheeling and looking her steadily and fondly in the eyes.
letting
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From this reading "That is all," she replied, controlling the quiver in her voice; but then letting herself go a little, she added with slow distinctness: "You might remember this: some women in marrying demand all and give all: with good men they are the happy; with base men they are the brokenhearted.
lingered
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From this reading Still he lingered, swinging his hat in his hand, ill at case, with his face set hard away.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "That is all," she replied, controlling the quiver in her voice; but then letting herself go a little, she added with slow distinctness: "You might remember this: some women in marrying demand all and give all: with good men they are the happy; with base men they are the brokenhearted.
looking
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From this reading "Is that all you have to say to me?" he asked at length, wheeling and looking her steadily and fondly in the eyes.
marrying
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From this reading "That is all," she replied, controlling the quiver in her voice; but then letting herself go a little, she added with slow distinctness: "You might remember this: some women in marrying demand all and give all: with good men they are the happy; with base men they are the brokenhearted.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Is that all you have to say to me?" he asked at length, wheeling and looking her steadily and fondly in the eyes.
men
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From this reading "That is all," she replied, controlling the quiver in her voice; but then letting herself go a little, she added with slow distinctness: "You might remember this: some women in marrying demand all and give all: with good men they are the happy; with base men they are the brokenhearted.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading "That is all," she replied, controlling the quiver in her voice; but then letting herself go a little, she added with slow distinctness: "You might remember this: some women in marrying demand all and give all: with good men they are the happy; with base men they are the brokenhearted.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "I must be going," he said awkwardly; "it is getting late."
quiver
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From this reading "That is all," she replied, controlling the quiver in her voice; but then letting herself go a little, she added with slow distinctness: "You might remember this: some women in marrying demand all and give all: with good men they are the happy; with base men they are the brokenhearted.
rememberverbUS /rɪˈmɛm.bər/
To recall to mind.
From this reading "That is all," she replied, controlling the quiver in her voice; but then letting herself go a little, she added with slow distinctness: "You might remember this: some women in marrying demand all and give all: with good men they are the happy; with base men they are the brokenhearted.
repliednounUS /replied/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "That is all," she replied, controlling the quiver in her voice; but then letting herself go a little, she added with slow distinctness: "You might remember this: some women in marrying demand all and give all: with good men they are the happy; with base men they are the brokenhearted.
said
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From this reading "I must be going," he said awkwardly; "it is getting late."
say
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From this reading "Is that all you have to say to me?" he asked at length, wheeling and looking her steadily and fondly in the eyes.
set
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From this reading Still he lingered, swinging his hat in his hand, ill at case, with his face set hard away.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Yes," she said; "it is getting late."
slow
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From this reading "That is all," she replied, controlling the quiver in her voice; but then letting herself go a little, she added with slow distinctness: "You might remember this: some women in marrying demand all and give all: with good men they are the happy; with base men they are the brokenhearted.
some
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From this reading "That is all," she replied, controlling the quiver in her voice; but then letting herself go a little, she added with slow distinctness: "You might remember this: some women in marrying demand all and give all: with good men they are the happy; with base men they are the brokenhearted.
steadily
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From this reading "Is that all you have to say to me?" he asked at length, wheeling and looking her steadily and fondly in the eyes.
StillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Still he lingered, swinging his hat in his hand, ill at case, with his face set hard away.
swinging
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From this reading Still he lingered, swinging his hat in his hand, ill at case, with his face set hard away.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Is that all you have to say to me?" he asked at length, wheeling and looking her steadily and fondly in the eyes.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Is that all you have to say to me?" he asked at length, wheeling and looking her steadily and fondly in the eyes.
then
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From this reading "That is all," she replied, controlling the quiver in her voice; but then letting herself go a little, she added with slow distinctness: "You might remember this: some women in marrying demand all and give all: with good men they are the happy; with base men they are the brokenhearted.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "That is all," she replied, controlling the quiver in her voice; but then letting herself go a little, she added with slow distinctness: "You might remember this: some women in marrying demand all and give all: with good men they are the happy; with base men they are the brokenhearted.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "That is all," she replied, controlling the quiver in her voice; but then letting herself go a little, she added with slow distinctness: "You might remember this: some women in marrying demand all and give all: with good men they are the happy; with base men they are the brokenhearted.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Is that all you have to say to me?" he asked at length, wheeling and looking her steadily and fondly in the eyes.
voice
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From this reading "That is all," she replied, controlling the quiver in her voice; but then letting herself go a little, she added with slow distinctness: "You might remember this: some women in marrying demand all and give all: with good men they are the happy; with base men they are the brokenhearted.
wheelingnounUS /ˈwheeling/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "Is that all you have to say to me?" he asked at length, wheeling and looking her steadily and fondly in the eyes.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Still he lingered, swinging his hat in his hand, ill at case, with his face set hard away.
women
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From this reading "That is all," she replied, controlling the quiver in her voice; but then letting herself go a little, she added with slow distinctness: "You might remember this: some women in marrying demand all and give all: with good men they are the happy; with base men they are the brokenhearted.
Yes
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From this reading "Yes," she said; "it is getting late."
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Is that all you have to say to me?" he asked at length, wheeling and looking her steadily and fondly in the eyes.
