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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 A FAIR DUELLIST The great hand of time which turns the kaleidoscope of human affairs appeared to move slowly for a few weeks, as far as the characters of my story are concerned.
abounding
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From this reading The two little bakers worked together daily, one abounding in mirth and drollery, and the other cheered, or rather beguiled from melancholy in spite of herself.
affairs
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From this reading A FAIR DUELLIST The great hand of time which turns the kaleidoscope of human affairs appeared to move slowly for a few weeks, as far as the characters of my story are concerned.
also
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From this reading Business grew apace, not only because two girls who evoked general sympathy were the principals of the firm, but also for the reason that they put something of their own dainty natures into their wares.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The two little bakers worked together daily, one abounding in mirth and drollery, and the other cheered, or rather beguiled from melancholy in spite of herself.
apace
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From this reading Business grew apace, not only because two girls who evoked general sympathy were the principals of the firm, but also for the reason that they put something of their own dainty natures into their wares.
appeared
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From this reading A FAIR DUELLIST The great hand of time which turns the kaleidoscope of human affairs appeared to move slowly for a few weeks, as far as the characters of my story are concerned.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading A FAIR DUELLIST The great hand of time which turns the kaleidoscope of human affairs appeared to move slowly for a few weeks, as far as the characters of my story are concerned.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading A FAIR DUELLIST The great hand of time which turns the kaleidoscope of human affairs appeared to move slowly for a few weeks, as far as the characters of my story are concerned.
Aun
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From this reading Aun' Sheba trudged and perspired in moderation, for the fleet-footed Vilet seemed to outrun Mercury.
bakers
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From this reading The two little bakers worked together daily, one abounding in mirth and drollery, and the other cheered, or rather beguiled from melancholy in spite of herself.
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading Business grew apace, not only because two girls who evoked general sympathy were the principals of the firm, but also for the reason that they put something of their own dainty natures into their wares.
beguiled
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From this reading The two little bakers worked together daily, one abounding in mirth and drollery, and the other cheered, or rather beguiled from melancholy in spite of herself.
Business
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From this reading Business grew apace, not only because two girls who evoked general sympathy were the principals of the firm, but also for the reason that they put something of their own dainty natures into their wares.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Business grew apace, not only because two girls who evoked general sympathy were the principals of the firm, but also for the reason that they put something of their own dainty natures into their wares.
called
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From this reading Moreover, the "head-pahners," as Aun' Sheba called them, insisted that their commercial travellers should take the street-cars when long distances were involved.
characters
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From this reading A FAIR DUELLIST The great hand of time which turns the kaleidoscope of human affairs appeared to move slowly for a few weeks, as far as the characters of my story are concerned.
cheered
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From this reading The two little bakers worked together daily, one abounding in mirth and drollery, and the other cheered, or rather beguiled from melancholy in spite of herself.
commercial
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From this reading Moreover, the "head-pahners," as Aun' Sheba called them, insisted that their commercial travellers should take the street-cars when long distances were involved.
concerned
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From this reading A FAIR DUELLIST The great hand of time which turns the kaleidoscope of human affairs appeared to move slowly for a few weeks, as far as the characters of my story are concerned.
daily
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From this reading The two little bakers worked together daily, one abounding in mirth and drollery, and the other cheered, or rather beguiled from melancholy in spite of herself.
dainty
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From this reading Business grew apace, not only because two girls who evoked general sympathy were the principals of the firm, but also for the reason that they put something of their own dainty natures into their wares.
distances
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From this reading Moreover, the "head-pahners," as Aun' Sheba called them, insisted that their commercial travellers should take the street-cars when long distances were involved.
drollery
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From this reading The two little bakers worked together daily, one abounding in mirth and drollery, and the other cheered, or rather beguiled from melancholy in spite of herself.
DUELLIST
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From this reading A FAIR DUELLIST The great hand of time which turns the kaleidoscope of human affairs appeared to move slowly for a few weeks, as far as the characters of my story are concerned.
evoked
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From this reading Business grew apace, not only because two girls who evoked general sympathy were the principals of the firm, but also for the reason that they put something of their own dainty natures into their wares.
FAIRnounUS /fair/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A FAIR DUELLIST The great hand of time which turns the kaleidoscope of human affairs appeared to move slowly for a few weeks, as far as the characters of my story are concerned.
far
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From this reading A FAIR DUELLIST The great hand of time which turns the kaleidoscope of human affairs appeared to move slowly for a few weeks, as far as the characters of my story are concerned.
few
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From this reading A FAIR DUELLIST The great hand of time which turns the kaleidoscope of human affairs appeared to move slowly for a few weeks, as far as the characters of my story are concerned.
firm
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From this reading Business grew apace, not only because two girls who evoked general sympathy were the principals of the firm, but also for the reason that they put something of their own dainty natures into their wares.
fleet-footed
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From this reading Aun' Sheba trudged and perspired in moderation, for the fleet-footed Vilet seemed to outrun Mercury.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading A FAIR DUELLIST The great hand of time which turns the kaleidoscope of human affairs appeared to move slowly for a few weeks, as far as the characters of my story are concerned.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The two little bakers worked together daily, one abounding in mirth and drollery, and the other cheered, or rather beguiled from melancholy in spite of herself.
general
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From this reading Business grew apace, not only because two girls who evoked general sympathy were the principals of the firm, but also for the reason that they put something of their own dainty natures into their wares.
girls
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From this reading Business grew apace, not only because two girls who evoked general sympathy were the principals of the firm, but also for the reason that they put something of their own dainty natures into their wares.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A FAIR DUELLIST The great hand of time which turns the kaleidoscope of human affairs appeared to move slowly for a few weeks, as far as the characters of my story are concerned.
grew
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From this reading Business grew apace, not only because two girls who evoked general sympathy were the principals of the firm, but also for the reason that they put something of their own dainty natures into their wares.
hand
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From this reading A FAIR DUELLIST The great hand of time which turns the kaleidoscope of human affairs appeared to move slowly for a few weeks, as far as the characters of my story are concerned.
head-pahners
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From this reading Moreover, the "head-pahners," as Aun' Sheba called them, insisted that their commercial travellers should take the street-cars when long distances were involved.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading The two little bakers worked together daily, one abounding in mirth and drollery, and the other cheered, or rather beguiled from melancholy in spite of herself.
human
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From this reading A FAIR DUELLIST The great hand of time which turns the kaleidoscope of human affairs appeared to move slowly for a few weeks, as far as the characters of my story are concerned.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The two little bakers worked together daily, one abounding in mirth and drollery, and the other cheered, or rather beguiled from melancholy in spite of herself.
insistedverbUS /ɪnˈsɪstɪd/
demanded something firmly
From this reading Moreover, the "head-pahners," as Aun' Sheba called them, insisted that their commercial travellers should take the street-cars when long distances were involved.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Business grew apace, not only because two girls who evoked general sympathy were the principals of the firm, but also for the reason that they put something of their own dainty natures into their wares.
involved
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From this reading Moreover, the "head-pahners," as Aun' Sheba called them, insisted that their commercial travellers should take the street-cars when long distances were involved.
kaleidoscope
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From this reading A FAIR DUELLIST The great hand of time which turns the kaleidoscope of human affairs appeared to move slowly for a few weeks, as far as the characters of my story are concerned.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The two little bakers worked together daily, one abounding in mirth and drollery, and the other cheered, or rather beguiled from melancholy in spite of herself.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Moreover, the "head-pahners," as Aun' Sheba called them, insisted that their commercial travellers should take the street-cars when long distances were involved.
melancholy
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From this reading The two little bakers worked together daily, one abounding in mirth and drollery, and the other cheered, or rather beguiled from melancholy in spite of herself.
Mercury
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From this reading Aun' Sheba trudged and perspired in moderation, for the fleet-footed Vilet seemed to outrun Mercury.
mirth
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From this reading The two little bakers worked together daily, one abounding in mirth and drollery, and the other cheered, or rather beguiled from melancholy in spite of herself.
moderation
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From this reading Aun' Sheba trudged and perspired in moderation, for the fleet-footed Vilet seemed to outrun Mercury.
MoreoveradverbUS /mɔːˈroʊvər/
in addition to what has just been said
From this reading Moreover, the "head-pahners," as Aun' Sheba called them, insisted that their commercial travellers should take the street-cars when long distances were involved.
move
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From this reading A FAIR DUELLIST The great hand of time which turns the kaleidoscope of human affairs appeared to move slowly for a few weeks, as far as the characters of my story are concerned.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading A FAIR DUELLIST The great hand of time which turns the kaleidoscope of human affairs appeared to move slowly for a few weeks, as far as the characters of my story are concerned.
natures
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From this reading Business grew apace, not only because two girls who evoked general sympathy were the principals of the firm, but also for the reason that they put something of their own dainty natures into their wares.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Business grew apace, not only because two girls who evoked general sympathy were the principals of the firm, but also for the reason that they put something of their own dainty natures into their wares.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A FAIR DUELLIST The great hand of time which turns the kaleidoscope of human affairs appeared to move slowly for a few weeks, as far as the characters of my story are concerned.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The two little bakers worked together daily, one abounding in mirth and drollery, and the other cheered, or rather beguiled from melancholy in spite of herself.
only
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From this reading Business grew apace, not only because two girls who evoked general sympathy were the principals of the firm, but also for the reason that they put something of their own dainty natures into their wares.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The two little bakers worked together daily, one abounding in mirth and drollery, and the other cheered, or rather beguiled from melancholy in spite of herself.
other
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From this reading The two little bakers worked together daily, one abounding in mirth and drollery, and the other cheered, or rather beguiled from melancholy in spite of herself.
outrun
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From this reading Aun' Sheba trudged and perspired in moderation, for the fleet-footed Vilet seemed to outrun Mercury.
own
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From this reading Business grew apace, not only because two girls who evoked general sympathy were the principals of the firm, but also for the reason that they put something of their own dainty natures into their wares.
perspired
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From this reading Aun' Sheba trudged and perspired in moderation, for the fleet-footed Vilet seemed to outrun Mercury.
principals
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From this reading Business grew apace, not only because two girls who evoked general sympathy were the principals of the firm, but also for the reason that they put something of their own dainty natures into their wares.
put
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From this reading Business grew apace, not only because two girls who evoked general sympathy were the principals of the firm, but also for the reason that they put something of their own dainty natures into their wares.
rather
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From this reading The two little bakers worked together daily, one abounding in mirth and drollery, and the other cheered, or rather beguiled from melancholy in spite of herself.
reason
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From this reading Business grew apace, not only because two girls who evoked general sympathy were the principals of the firm, but also for the reason that they put something of their own dainty natures into their wares.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Aun' Sheba trudged and perspired in moderation, for the fleet-footed Vilet seemed to outrun Mercury.
Sheba
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From this reading Aun' Sheba trudged and perspired in moderation, for the fleet-footed Vilet seemed to outrun Mercury.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Moreover, the "head-pahners," as Aun' Sheba called them, insisted that their commercial travellers should take the street-cars when long distances were involved.
slowly
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From this reading A FAIR DUELLIST The great hand of time which turns the kaleidoscope of human affairs appeared to move slowly for a few weeks, as far as the characters of my story are concerned.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Business grew apace, not only because two girls who evoked general sympathy were the principals of the firm, but also for the reason that they put something of their own dainty natures into their wares.
spite
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From this reading The two little bakers worked together daily, one abounding in mirth and drollery, and the other cheered, or rather beguiled from melancholy in spite of herself.
story
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From this reading A FAIR DUELLIST The great hand of time which turns the kaleidoscope of human affairs appeared to move slowly for a few weeks, as far as the characters of my story are concerned.
street-cars
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From this reading Moreover, the "head-pahners," as Aun' Sheba called them, insisted that their commercial travellers should take the street-cars when long distances were involved.
sympathy
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From this reading Business grew apace, not only because two girls who evoked general sympathy were the principals of the firm, but also for the reason that they put something of their own dainty natures into their wares.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Moreover, the "head-pahners," as Aun' Sheba called them, insisted that their commercial travellers should take the street-cars when long distances were involved.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Business grew apace, not only because two girls who evoked general sympathy were the principals of the firm, but also for the reason that they put something of their own dainty natures into their wares.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A FAIR DUELLIST The great hand of time which turns the kaleidoscope of human affairs appeared to move slowly for a few weeks, as far as the characters of my story are concerned.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Business grew apace, not only because two girls who evoked general sympathy were the principals of the firm, but also for the reason that they put something of their own dainty natures into their wares.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Moreover, the "head-pahners," as Aun' Sheba called them, insisted that their commercial travellers should take the street-cars when long distances were involved.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Business grew apace, not only because two girls who evoked general sympathy were the principals of the firm, but also for the reason that they put something of their own dainty natures into their wares.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A FAIR DUELLIST The great hand of time which turns the kaleidoscope of human affairs appeared to move slowly for a few weeks, as far as the characters of my story are concerned.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A FAIR DUELLIST The great hand of time which turns the kaleidoscope of human affairs appeared to move slowly for a few weeks, as far as the characters of my story are concerned.
together
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From this reading The two little bakers worked together daily, one abounding in mirth and drollery, and the other cheered, or rather beguiled from melancholy in spite of herself.
travellers
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From this reading Moreover, the "head-pahners," as Aun' Sheba called them, insisted that their commercial travellers should take the street-cars when long distances were involved.
trudged
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From this reading Aun' Sheba trudged and perspired in moderation, for the fleet-footed Vilet seemed to outrun Mercury.
turns
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From this reading A FAIR DUELLIST The great hand of time which turns the kaleidoscope of human affairs appeared to move slowly for a few weeks, as far as the characters of my story are concerned.
two
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From this reading The two little bakers worked together daily, one abounding in mirth and drollery, and the other cheered, or rather beguiled from melancholy in spite of herself.
Vilet
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From this reading Aun' Sheba trudged and perspired in moderation, for the fleet-footed Vilet seemed to outrun Mercury.
wares
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From this reading Business grew apace, not only because two girls who evoked general sympathy were the principals of the firm, but also for the reason that they put something of their own dainty natures into their wares.
weeks
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From this reading A FAIR DUELLIST The great hand of time which turns the kaleidoscope of human affairs appeared to move slowly for a few weeks, as far as the characters of my story are concerned.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Business grew apace, not only because two girls who evoked general sympathy were the principals of the firm, but also for the reason that they put something of their own dainty natures into their wares.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Moreover, the "head-pahners," as Aun' Sheba called them, insisted that their commercial travellers should take the street-cars when long distances were involved.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading A FAIR DUELLIST The great hand of time which turns the kaleidoscope of human affairs appeared to move slowly for a few weeks, as far as the characters of my story are concerned.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Business grew apace, not only because two girls who evoked general sympathy were the principals of the firm, but also for the reason that they put something of their own dainty natures into their wares.
worked
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From this reading The two little bakers worked together daily, one abounding in mirth and drollery, and the other cheered, or rather beguiled from melancholy in spite of herself.
