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aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “Puttering about, I should say.
absorbs
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From this reading “The whole thing absorbs me; every one seems to be living so eagerly.”
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading As the two neared the opera house, Miss Anthon walked more leisurely and paid some attention to her companion.
Anthon
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From this reading As the two neared the opera house, Miss Anthon walked more leisurely and paid some attention to her companion.
apologetically
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From this reading “Paris takes me out of my skin,” she said half apologetically.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As the two neared the opera house, Miss Anthon walked more leisurely and paid some attention to her companion.
attention
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From this reading As the two neared the opera house, Miss Anthon walked more leisurely and paid some attention to her companion.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “The whole thing absorbs me; every one seems to be living so eagerly.”
close
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From this reading The night was soft for November; she had no wish to immure herself in the close hotel.
companion
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From this reading As the two neared the opera house, Miss Anthon walked more leisurely and paid some attention to her companion.
eagerly
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From this reading “The whole thing absorbs me; every one seems to be living so eagerly.”
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading “The whole thing absorbs me; every one seems to be living so eagerly.”
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The night was soft for November; she had no wish to immure herself in the close hotel.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The night was soft for November; she had no wish to immure herself in the close hotel.
half
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From this reading “Paris takes me out of my skin,” she said half apologetically.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading As the two neared the opera house, Miss Anthon walked more leisurely and paid some attention to her companion.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading The night was soft for November; she had no wish to immure herself in the close hotel.
hotel
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From this reading The night was soft for November; she had no wish to immure herself in the close hotel.
house
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From this reading As the two neared the opera house, Miss Anthon walked more leisurely and paid some attention to her companion.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Puttering about, I should say.
immure
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From this reading The night was soft for November; she had no wish to immure herself in the close hotel.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The night was soft for November; she had no wish to immure herself in the close hotel.
leisurely
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From this reading As the two neared the opera house, Miss Anthon walked more leisurely and paid some attention to her companion.
living
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From this reading “The whole thing absorbs me; every one seems to be living so eagerly.”
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Paris takes me out of my skin,” she said half apologetically.
Miss
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From this reading As the two neared the opera house, Miss Anthon walked more leisurely and paid some attention to her companion.
more
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From this reading As the two neared the opera house, Miss Anthon walked more leisurely and paid some attention to her companion.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “Paris takes me out of my skin,” she said half apologetically.
neared
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From this reading As the two neared the opera house, Miss Anthon walked more leisurely and paid some attention to her companion.
night
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From this reading The night was soft for November; she had no wish to immure herself in the close hotel.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading The night was soft for November; she had no wish to immure herself in the close hotel.
November
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From this reading The night was soft for November; she had no wish to immure herself in the close hotel.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Paris takes me out of my skin,” she said half apologetically.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “The whole thing absorbs me; every one seems to be living so eagerly.”
opera
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out
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From this reading “Paris takes me out of my skin,” she said half apologetically.
paid
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From this reading As the two neared the opera house, Miss Anthon walked more leisurely and paid some attention to her companion.
Paris
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From this reading “Paris takes me out of my skin,” she said half apologetically.
Puttering
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From this reading “Puttering about, I should say.
said
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say
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From this reading “Puttering about, I should say.
seems
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From this reading “The whole thing absorbs me; every one seems to be living so eagerly.”
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The night was soft for November; she had no wish to immure herself in the close hotel.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading “Puttering about, I should say.
skin
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From this reading “Paris takes me out of my skin,” she said half apologetically.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “The whole thing absorbs me; every one seems to be living so eagerly.”
soft
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From this reading The night was soft for November; she had no wish to immure herself in the close hotel.
some
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From this reading As the two neared the opera house, Miss Anthon walked more leisurely and paid some attention to her companion.
takes
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From this reading “Paris takes me out of my skin,” she said half apologetically.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading As the two neared the opera house, Miss Anthon walked more leisurely and paid some attention to her companion.
thing
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From this reading “The whole thing absorbs me; every one seems to be living so eagerly.”
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading As the two neared the opera house, Miss Anthon walked more leisurely and paid some attention to her companion.
two
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From this reading As the two neared the opera house, Miss Anthon walked more leisurely and paid some attention to her companion.
walked
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From this reading As the two neared the opera house, Miss Anthon walked more leisurely and paid some attention to her companion.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The night was soft for November; she had no wish to immure herself in the close hotel.
whole
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From this reading “The whole thing absorbs me; every one seems to be living so eagerly.”
wish
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From this reading The night was soft for November; she had no wish to immure herself in the close hotel.
