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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 MEETING IN GERMANY.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading He saw her in the Row with her father and Dolly--and sometimes had the bliss of exchanging a few words across the railings--at dances and tennis-parties, and in most of the less exclusive events of the season, while every interview left him more deeply infatuated.
all
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From this reading She seemed always glad to see and talk with him, allowing herself to express a decided interest in his doings, and never once throwing on him the burden of a conversational deadlift in the manner with which a girl knows how to discourage all but the dullest of bores.
allowing
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From this reading She seemed always glad to see and talk with him, allowing herself to express a decided interest in his doings, and never once throwing on him the burden of a conversational deadlift in the manner with which a girl knows how to discourage all but the dullest of bores.
always
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From this reading She seemed always glad to see and talk with him, allowing herself to express a decided interest in his doings, and never once throwing on him the burden of a conversational deadlift in the manner with which a girl knows how to discourage all but the dullest of bores.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The summer went by, and Mark's anticipations of happiness were as nearly borne out as such anticipations ever are.
anticipationsplural nounUS /ænˌtɪsəˈpeɪʃənz/
feelings of excitement about something expected to happen
From this reading The summer went by, and Mark's anticipations of happiness were as nearly borne out as such anticipations ever are.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The summer went by, and Mark's anticipations of happiness were as nearly borne out as such anticipations ever are.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The summer went by, and Mark's anticipations of happiness were as nearly borne out as such anticipations ever are.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He saw her in the Row with her father and Dolly--and sometimes had the bliss of exchanging a few words across the railings--at dances and tennis-parties, and in most of the less exclusive events of the season, while every interview left him more deeply infatuated.
bliss
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From this reading He saw her in the Row with her father and Dolly--and sometimes had the bliss of exchanging a few words across the railings--at dances and tennis-parties, and in most of the less exclusive events of the season, while every interview left him more deeply infatuated.
bores
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From this reading She seemed always glad to see and talk with him, allowing herself to express a decided interest in his doings, and never once throwing on him the burden of a conversational deadlift in the manner with which a girl knows how to discourage all but the dullest of bores.
borne
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From this reading The summer went by, and Mark's anticipations of happiness were as nearly borne out as such anticipations ever are.
burden
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From this reading She seemed always glad to see and talk with him, allowing herself to express a decided interest in his doings, and never once throwing on him the burden of a conversational deadlift in the manner with which a girl knows how to discourage all but the dullest of bores.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She seemed always glad to see and talk with him, allowing herself to express a decided interest in his doings, and never once throwing on him the burden of a conversational deadlift in the manner with which a girl knows how to discourage all but the dullest of bores.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The summer went by, and Mark's anticipations of happiness were as nearly borne out as such anticipations ever are.
constantly
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From this reading He and Mabel met constantly.
conversational
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From this reading She seemed always glad to see and talk with him, allowing herself to express a decided interest in his doings, and never once throwing on him the burden of a conversational deadlift in the manner with which a girl knows how to discourage all but the dullest of bores.
dances
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From this reading He saw her in the Row with her father and Dolly--and sometimes had the bliss of exchanging a few words across the railings--at dances and tennis-parties, and in most of the less exclusive events of the season, while every interview left him more deeply infatuated.
deadlift
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From this reading She seemed always glad to see and talk with him, allowing herself to express a decided interest in his doings, and never once throwing on him the burden of a conversational deadlift in the manner with which a girl knows how to discourage all but the dullest of bores.
decided
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From this reading She seemed always glad to see and talk with him, allowing herself to express a decided interest in his doings, and never once throwing on him the burden of a conversational deadlift in the manner with which a girl knows how to discourage all but the dullest of bores.
deeply
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From this reading He saw her in the Row with her father and Dolly--and sometimes had the bliss of exchanging a few words across the railings--at dances and tennis-parties, and in most of the less exclusive events of the season, while every interview left him more deeply infatuated.
discourage
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From this reading She seemed always glad to see and talk with him, allowing herself to express a decided interest in his doings, and never once throwing on him the burden of a conversational deadlift in the manner with which a girl knows how to discourage all but the dullest of bores.
doings
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From this reading She seemed always glad to see and talk with him, allowing herself to express a decided interest in his doings, and never once throwing on him the burden of a conversational deadlift in the manner with which a girl knows how to discourage all but the dullest of bores.
Dolly
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From this reading He saw her in the Row with her father and Dolly--and sometimes had the bliss of exchanging a few words across the railings--at dances and tennis-parties, and in most of the less exclusive events of the season, while every interview left him more deeply infatuated.
dullest
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From this reading She seemed always glad to see and talk with him, allowing herself to express a decided interest in his doings, and never once throwing on him the burden of a conversational deadlift in the manner with which a girl knows how to discourage all but the dullest of bores.
events
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From this reading He saw her in the Row with her father and Dolly--and sometimes had the bliss of exchanging a few words across the railings--at dances and tennis-parties, and in most of the less exclusive events of the season, while every interview left him more deeply infatuated.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The summer went by, and Mark's anticipations of happiness were as nearly borne out as such anticipations ever are.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading He saw her in the Row with her father and Dolly--and sometimes had the bliss of exchanging a few words across the railings--at dances and tennis-parties, and in most of the less exclusive events of the season, while every interview left him more deeply infatuated.
exchanging
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From this reading He saw her in the Row with her father and Dolly--and sometimes had the bliss of exchanging a few words across the railings--at dances and tennis-parties, and in most of the less exclusive events of the season, while every interview left him more deeply infatuated.
exclusive
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From this reading He saw her in the Row with her father and Dolly--and sometimes had the bliss of exchanging a few words across the railings--at dances and tennis-parties, and in most of the less exclusive events of the season, while every interview left him more deeply infatuated.
expressverbUS /ɪkˈspres/
to show or communicate a feeling or idea
From this reading She seemed always glad to see and talk with him, allowing herself to express a decided interest in his doings, and never once throwing on him the burden of a conversational deadlift in the manner with which a girl knows how to discourage all but the dullest of bores.
father
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From this reading He saw her in the Row with her father and Dolly--and sometimes had the bliss of exchanging a few words across the railings--at dances and tennis-parties, and in most of the less exclusive events of the season, while every interview left him more deeply infatuated.
few
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From this reading He saw her in the Row with her father and Dolly--and sometimes had the bliss of exchanging a few words across the railings--at dances and tennis-parties, and in most of the less exclusive events of the season, while every interview left him more deeply infatuated.
GERMANY
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From this reading A MEETING IN GERMANY.
girl
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From this reading She seemed always glad to see and talk with him, allowing herself to express a decided interest in his doings, and never once throwing on him the burden of a conversational deadlift in the manner with which a girl knows how to discourage all but the dullest of bores.
glad
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From this reading She seemed always glad to see and talk with him, allowing herself to express a decided interest in his doings, and never once throwing on him the burden of a conversational deadlift in the manner with which a girl knows how to discourage all but the dullest of bores.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He saw her in the Row with her father and Dolly--and sometimes had the bliss of exchanging a few words across the railings--at dances and tennis-parties, and in most of the less exclusive events of the season, while every interview left him more deeply infatuated.
happiness
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From this reading The summer went by, and Mark's anticipations of happiness were as nearly borne out as such anticipations ever are.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He and Mabel met constantly.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He saw her in the Row with her father and Dolly--and sometimes had the bliss of exchanging a few words across the railings--at dances and tennis-parties, and in most of the less exclusive events of the season, while every interview left him more deeply infatuated.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading She seemed always glad to see and talk with him, allowing herself to express a decided interest in his doings, and never once throwing on him the burden of a conversational deadlift in the manner with which a girl knows how to discourage all but the dullest of bores.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He saw her in the Row with her father and Dolly--and sometimes had the bliss of exchanging a few words across the railings--at dances and tennis-parties, and in most of the less exclusive events of the season, while every interview left him more deeply infatuated.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading She seemed always glad to see and talk with him, allowing herself to express a decided interest in his doings, and never once throwing on him the burden of a conversational deadlift in the manner with which a girl knows how to discourage all but the dullest of bores.
how
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From this reading She seemed always glad to see and talk with him, allowing herself to express a decided interest in his doings, and never once throwing on him the burden of a conversational deadlift in the manner with which a girl knows how to discourage all but the dullest of bores.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A MEETING IN GERMANY.
infatuated
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From this reading He saw her in the Row with her father and Dolly--and sometimes had the bliss of exchanging a few words across the railings--at dances and tennis-parties, and in most of the less exclusive events of the season, while every interview left him more deeply infatuated.
interest
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From this reading She seemed always glad to see and talk with him, allowing herself to express a decided interest in his doings, and never once throwing on him the burden of a conversational deadlift in the manner with which a girl knows how to discourage all but the dullest of bores.
interview
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From this reading He saw her in the Row with her father and Dolly--and sometimes had the bliss of exchanging a few words across the railings--at dances and tennis-parties, and in most of the less exclusive events of the season, while every interview left him more deeply infatuated.
knows
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From this reading She seemed always glad to see and talk with him, allowing herself to express a decided interest in his doings, and never once throwing on him the burden of a conversational deadlift in the manner with which a girl knows how to discourage all but the dullest of bores.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He saw her in the Row with her father and Dolly--and sometimes had the bliss of exchanging a few words across the railings--at dances and tennis-parties, and in most of the less exclusive events of the season, while every interview left him more deeply infatuated.
less
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From this reading He saw her in the Row with her father and Dolly--and sometimes had the bliss of exchanging a few words across the railings--at dances and tennis-parties, and in most of the less exclusive events of the season, while every interview left him more deeply infatuated.
Mabel
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From this reading He and Mabel met constantly.
manner
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From this reading She seemed always glad to see and talk with him, allowing herself to express a decided interest in his doings, and never once throwing on him the burden of a conversational deadlift in the manner with which a girl knows how to discourage all but the dullest of bores.
Mark's
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From this reading The summer went by, and Mark's anticipations of happiness were as nearly borne out as such anticipations ever are.
MEETING
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From this reading A MEETING IN GERMANY.
met
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From this reading He and Mabel met constantly.
more
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From this reading He saw her in the Row with her father and Dolly--and sometimes had the bliss of exchanging a few words across the railings--at dances and tennis-parties, and in most of the less exclusive events of the season, while every interview left him more deeply infatuated.
most
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From this reading He saw her in the Row with her father and Dolly--and sometimes had the bliss of exchanging a few words across the railings--at dances and tennis-parties, and in most of the less exclusive events of the season, while every interview left him more deeply infatuated.
nearly
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From this reading The summer went by, and Mark's anticipations of happiness were as nearly borne out as such anticipations ever are.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She seemed always glad to see and talk with him, allowing herself to express a decided interest in his doings, and never once throwing on him the burden of a conversational deadlift in the manner with which a girl knows how to discourage all but the dullest of bores.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The summer went by, and Mark's anticipations of happiness were as nearly borne out as such anticipations ever are.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She seemed always glad to see and talk with him, allowing herself to express a decided interest in his doings, and never once throwing on him the burden of a conversational deadlift in the manner with which a girl knows how to discourage all but the dullest of bores.
once
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From this reading She seemed always glad to see and talk with him, allowing herself to express a decided interest in his doings, and never once throwing on him the burden of a conversational deadlift in the manner with which a girl knows how to discourage all but the dullest of bores.
out
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From this reading The summer went by, and Mark's anticipations of happiness were as nearly borne out as such anticipations ever are.
railings
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From this reading He saw her in the Row with her father and Dolly--and sometimes had the bliss of exchanging a few words across the railings--at dances and tennis-parties, and in most of the less exclusive events of the season, while every interview left him more deeply infatuated.
Row
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From this reading He saw her in the Row with her father and Dolly--and sometimes had the bliss of exchanging a few words across the railings--at dances and tennis-parties, and in most of the less exclusive events of the season, while every interview left him more deeply infatuated.
saw
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From this reading He saw her in the Row with her father and Dolly--and sometimes had the bliss of exchanging a few words across the railings--at dances and tennis-parties, and in most of the less exclusive events of the season, while every interview left him more deeply infatuated.
season
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From this reading He saw her in the Row with her father and Dolly--and sometimes had the bliss of exchanging a few words across the railings--at dances and tennis-parties, and in most of the less exclusive events of the season, while every interview left him more deeply infatuated.
see
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From this reading She seemed always glad to see and talk with him, allowing herself to express a decided interest in his doings, and never once throwing on him the burden of a conversational deadlift in the manner with which a girl knows how to discourage all but the dullest of bores.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She seemed always glad to see and talk with him, allowing herself to express a decided interest in his doings, and never once throwing on him the burden of a conversational deadlift in the manner with which a girl knows how to discourage all but the dullest of bores.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She seemed always glad to see and talk with him, allowing herself to express a decided interest in his doings, and never once throwing on him the burden of a conversational deadlift in the manner with which a girl knows how to discourage all but the dullest of bores.
sometimes
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From this reading He saw her in the Row with her father and Dolly--and sometimes had the bliss of exchanging a few words across the railings--at dances and tennis-parties, and in most of the less exclusive events of the season, while every interview left him more deeply infatuated.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading The summer went by, and Mark's anticipations of happiness were as nearly borne out as such anticipations ever are.
summer
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From this reading The summer went by, and Mark's anticipations of happiness were as nearly borne out as such anticipations ever are.
talk
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From this reading She seemed always glad to see and talk with him, allowing herself to express a decided interest in his doings, and never once throwing on him the burden of a conversational deadlift in the manner with which a girl knows how to discourage all but the dullest of bores.
tennis-parties
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From this reading He saw her in the Row with her father and Dolly--and sometimes had the bliss of exchanging a few words across the railings--at dances and tennis-parties, and in most of the less exclusive events of the season, while every interview left him more deeply infatuated.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The summer went by, and Mark's anticipations of happiness were as nearly borne out as such anticipations ever are.
throwing
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From this reading She seemed always glad to see and talk with him, allowing herself to express a decided interest in his doings, and never once throwing on him the burden of a conversational deadlift in the manner with which a girl knows how to discourage all but the dullest of bores.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She seemed always glad to see and talk with him, allowing herself to express a decided interest in his doings, and never once throwing on him the burden of a conversational deadlift in the manner with which a girl knows how to discourage all but the dullest of bores.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The summer went by, and Mark's anticipations of happiness were as nearly borne out as such anticipations ever are.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The summer went by, and Mark's anticipations of happiness were as nearly borne out as such anticipations ever are.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading She seemed always glad to see and talk with him, allowing herself to express a decided interest in his doings, and never once throwing on him the burden of a conversational deadlift in the manner with which a girl knows how to discourage all but the dullest of bores.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading He saw her in the Row with her father and Dolly--and sometimes had the bliss of exchanging a few words across the railings--at dances and tennis-parties, and in most of the less exclusive events of the season, while every interview left him more deeply infatuated.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He saw her in the Row with her father and Dolly--and sometimes had the bliss of exchanging a few words across the railings--at dances and tennis-parties, and in most of the less exclusive events of the season, while every interview left him more deeply infatuated.
words
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From this reading He saw her in the Row with her father and Dolly--and sometimes had the bliss of exchanging a few words across the railings--at dances and tennis-parties, and in most of the less exclusive events of the season, while every interview left him more deeply infatuated.
