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From this reading No. 2 Lord Silverbridge made up his mind that as he could not dance with Miss Boncassen he would not dance at all.
accusations
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From this reading He could understand that, though he had not quite followed all the ins and outs of her little accusations against him.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading He could understand that, though he had not quite followed all the ins and outs of her little accusations against him.
all
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From this reading No. 2 Lord Silverbridge made up his mind that as he could not dance with Miss Boncassen he would not dance at all.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He was not angry at being rejected, and when he saw her stand up with Dolly Longstaff he felt no jealousy.
angry
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From this reading He was not angry at being rejected, and when he saw her stand up with Dolly Longstaff he felt no jealousy.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading No. 2 Lord Silverbridge made up his mind that as he could not dance with Miss Boncassen he would not dance at all.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading No. 2 Lord Silverbridge made up his mind that as he could not dance with Miss Boncassen he would not dance at all.
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading She had refused to dance with him not because she did not like him, but because she did not wish to show that she liked him.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading He was not angry at being rejected, and when he saw her stand up with Dolly Longstaff he felt no jealousy.
Boncassen
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From this reading No. 2 Lord Silverbridge made up his mind that as he could not dance with Miss Boncassen he would not dance at all.
Boncassen's
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From this reading Miss Boncassen's River-Party.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She had refused to dance with him not because she did not like him, but because she did not wish to show that she liked him.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading No. 2 Lord Silverbridge made up his mind that as he could not dance with Miss Boncassen he would not dance at all.
dance
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From this reading No. 2 Lord Silverbridge made up his mind that as he could not dance with Miss Boncassen he would not dance at all.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading She had refused to dance with him not because she did not like him, but because she did not wish to show that she liked him.
Dolly
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From this reading He was not angry at being rejected, and when he saw her stand up with Dolly Longstaff he felt no jealousy.
felt
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From this reading He was not angry at being rejected, and when he saw her stand up with Dolly Longstaff he felt no jealousy.
followed
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From this reading He could understand that, though he had not quite followed all the ins and outs of her little accusations against him.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had refused to dance with him not because she did not like him, but because she did not wish to show that she liked him.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading No. 2 Lord Silverbridge made up his mind that as he could not dance with Miss Boncassen he would not dance at all.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He was not angry at being rejected, and when he saw her stand up with Dolly Longstaff he felt no jealousy.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She had refused to dance with him not because she did not like him, but because she did not wish to show that she liked him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading No. 2 Lord Silverbridge made up his mind that as he could not dance with Miss Boncassen he would not dance at all.
ins
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From this reading He could understand that, though he had not quite followed all the ins and outs of her little accusations against him.
jealousy
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From this reading He was not angry at being rejected, and when he saw her stand up with Dolly Longstaff he felt no jealousy.
like
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From this reading She had refused to dance with him not because she did not like him, but because she did not wish to show that she liked him.
liked
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From this reading She had refused to dance with him not because she did not like him, but because she did not wish to show that she liked him.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He could understand that, though he had not quite followed all the ins and outs of her little accusations against him.
Longstaff
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From this reading He was not angry at being rejected, and when he saw her stand up with Dolly Longstaff he felt no jealousy.
Lord
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From this reading No. 2 Lord Silverbridge made up his mind that as he could not dance with Miss Boncassen he would not dance at all.
made
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From this reading No. 2 Lord Silverbridge made up his mind that as he could not dance with Miss Boncassen he would not dance at all.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading No. 2 Lord Silverbridge made up his mind that as he could not dance with Miss Boncassen he would not dance at all.
Miss
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From this reading Miss Boncassen's River-Party.
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading No. 2 Lord Silverbridge made up his mind that as he could not dance with Miss Boncassen he would not dance at all.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading No. 2 Lord Silverbridge made up his mind that as he could not dance with Miss Boncassen he would not dance at all.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He could understand that, though he had not quite followed all the ins and outs of her little accusations against him.
outs
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From this reading He could understand that, though he had not quite followed all the ins and outs of her little accusations against him.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He could understand that, though he had not quite followed all the ins and outs of her little accusations against him.
refused
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From this reading She had refused to dance with him not because she did not like him, but because she did not wish to show that she liked him.
rejected
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From this reading He was not angry at being rejected, and when he saw her stand up with Dolly Longstaff he felt no jealousy.
River-Party
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From this reading Miss Boncassen's River-Party.
saw
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From this reading He was not angry at being rejected, and when he saw her stand up with Dolly Longstaff he felt no jealousy.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had refused to dance with him not because she did not like him, but because she did not wish to show that she liked him.
show
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From this reading She had refused to dance with him not because she did not like him, but because she did not wish to show that she liked him.
Silverbridge
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From this reading No. 2 Lord Silverbridge made up his mind that as he could not dance with Miss Boncassen he would not dance at all.
stand
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From this reading He was not angry at being rejected, and when he saw her stand up with Dolly Longstaff he felt no jealousy.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading No. 2 Lord Silverbridge made up his mind that as he could not dance with Miss Boncassen he would not dance at all.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He could understand that, though he had not quite followed all the ins and outs of her little accusations against him.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading He could understand that, though he had not quite followed all the ins and outs of her little accusations against him.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She had refused to dance with him not because she did not like him, but because she did not wish to show that she liked him.
understandnounUS /understand/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He could understand that, though he had not quite followed all the ins and outs of her little accusations against him.
up
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From this reading No. 2 Lord Silverbridge made up his mind that as he could not dance with Miss Boncassen he would not dance at all.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was not angry at being rejected, and when he saw her stand up with Dolly Longstaff he felt no jealousy.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading He was not angry at being rejected, and when he saw her stand up with Dolly Longstaff he felt no jealousy.
wish
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From this reading She had refused to dance with him not because she did not like him, but because she did not wish to show that she liked him.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading No. 2 Lord Silverbridge made up his mind that as he could not dance with Miss Boncassen he would not dance at all.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading No. 2 Lord Silverbridge made up his mind that as he could not dance with Miss Boncassen he would not dance at all.
