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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 The local house-agent anticipated no difficulty in letting Malabar Cottage, furnished, at a good weekly rental; and in due course a dreamy clergyman, with a wife who was anything but dreamy, came and saw and hired.
afterwards
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From this reading The wide-awake wife was so interested in Eve that she forgot to settle several details which came to her mind afterwards.
allayed
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From this reading Her curiosity was so aroused that the special cupidity belonging to the wife of the dreamy clergyman was for the moment allayed, and she forgot to drive a hard bargain.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading Some far-off touch Of greatness, to know well I am not great.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The local house-agent anticipated no difficulty in letting Malabar Cottage, furnished, at a good weekly rental; and in due course a dreamy clergyman, with a wife who was anything but dreamy, came and saw and hired.
anticipated
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From this reading The local house-agent anticipated no difficulty in letting Malabar Cottage, furnished, at a good weekly rental; and in due course a dreamy clergyman, with a wife who was anything but dreamy, came and saw and hired.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading The local house-agent anticipated no difficulty in letting Malabar Cottage, furnished, at a good weekly rental; and in due course a dreamy clergyman, with a wife who was anything but dreamy, came and saw and hired.
aroused
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From this reading Her curiosity was so aroused that the special cupidity belonging to the wife of the dreamy clergyman was for the moment allayed, and she forgot to drive a hard bargain.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The local house-agent anticipated no difficulty in letting Malabar Cottage, furnished, at a good weekly rental; and in due course a dreamy clergyman, with a wife who was anything but dreamy, came and saw and hired.
bargain
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From this reading Her curiosity was so aroused that the special cupidity belonging to the wife of the dreamy clergyman was for the moment allayed, and she forgot to drive a hard bargain.
bargainer
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From this reading Moreover, Eve's manner was not exactly encouraging to the would-be bargainer.
belonging
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From this reading Her curiosity was so aroused that the special cupidity belonging to the wife of the dreamy clergyman was for the moment allayed, and she forgot to drive a hard bargain.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The local house-agent anticipated no difficulty in letting Malabar Cottage, furnished, at a good weekly rental; and in due course a dreamy clergyman, with a wife who was anything but dreamy, came and saw and hired.
came
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From this reading The local house-agent anticipated no difficulty in letting Malabar Cottage, furnished, at a good weekly rental; and in due course a dreamy clergyman, with a wife who was anything but dreamy, came and saw and hired.
clergyman
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From this reading The local house-agent anticipated no difficulty in letting Malabar Cottage, furnished, at a good weekly rental; and in due course a dreamy clergyman, with a wife who was anything but dreamy, came and saw and hired.
Cottage
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From this reading The local house-agent anticipated no difficulty in letting Malabar Cottage, furnished, at a good weekly rental; and in due course a dreamy clergyman, with a wife who was anything but dreamy, came and saw and hired.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The local house-agent anticipated no difficulty in letting Malabar Cottage, furnished, at a good weekly rental; and in due course a dreamy clergyman, with a wife who was anything but dreamy, came and saw and hired.
cupidity
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From this reading Her curiosity was so aroused that the special cupidity belonging to the wife of the dreamy clergyman was for the moment allayed, and she forgot to drive a hard bargain.
curiosity
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From this reading Her curiosity was so aroused that the special cupidity belonging to the wife of the dreamy clergyman was for the moment allayed, and she forgot to drive a hard bargain.
detailsnounUS /ˈdetails/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The wide-awake wife was so interested in Eve that she forgot to settle several details which came to her mind afterwards.
difficulty
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From this reading The local house-agent anticipated no difficulty in letting Malabar Cottage, furnished, at a good weekly rental; and in due course a dreamy clergyman, with a wife who was anything but dreamy, came and saw and hired.
dreamy
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From this reading The local house-agent anticipated no difficulty in letting Malabar Cottage, furnished, at a good weekly rental; and in due course a dreamy clergyman, with a wife who was anything but dreamy, came and saw and hired.
drive
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From this reading Her curiosity was so aroused that the special cupidity belonging to the wife of the dreamy clergyman was for the moment allayed, and she forgot to drive a hard bargain.
due
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From this reading The local house-agent anticipated no difficulty in letting Malabar Cottage, furnished, at a good weekly rental; and in due course a dreamy clergyman, with a wife who was anything but dreamy, came and saw and hired.
encouraging
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From this reading Moreover, Eve's manner was not exactly encouraging to the would-be bargainer.
Eve
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From this reading The wide-awake wife was so interested in Eve that she forgot to settle several details which came to her mind afterwards.
Eve's
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From this reading Moreover, Eve's manner was not exactly encouraging to the would-be bargainer.
exactly
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From this reading Moreover, Eve's manner was not exactly encouraging to the would-be bargainer.
far-off
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From this reading Some far-off touch Of greatness, to know well I am not great.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Her curiosity was so aroused that the special cupidity belonging to the wife of the dreamy clergyman was for the moment allayed, and she forgot to drive a hard bargain.
forgot
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From this reading The wide-awake wife was so interested in Eve that she forgot to settle several details which came to her mind afterwards.
furnished
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From this reading The local house-agent anticipated no difficulty in letting Malabar Cottage, furnished, at a good weekly rental; and in due course a dreamy clergyman, with a wife who was anything but dreamy, came and saw and hired.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The local house-agent anticipated no difficulty in letting Malabar Cottage, furnished, at a good weekly rental; and in due course a dreamy clergyman, with a wife who was anything but dreamy, came and saw and hired.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Some far-off touch Of greatness, to know well I am not great.
greatness
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From this reading Some far-off touch Of greatness, to know well I am not great.
hard
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From this reading Her curiosity was so aroused that the special cupidity belonging to the wife of the dreamy clergyman was for the moment allayed, and she forgot to drive a hard bargain.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The wide-awake wife was so interested in Eve that she forgot to settle several details which came to her mind afterwards.
hired
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From this reading The local house-agent anticipated no difficulty in letting Malabar Cottage, furnished, at a good weekly rental; and in due course a dreamy clergyman, with a wife who was anything but dreamy, came and saw and hired.
house-agent
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From this reading The local house-agent anticipated no difficulty in letting Malabar Cottage, furnished, at a good weekly rental; and in due course a dreamy clergyman, with a wife who was anything but dreamy, came and saw and hired.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Some far-off touch Of greatness, to know well I am not great.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The local house-agent anticipated no difficulty in letting Malabar Cottage, furnished, at a good weekly rental; and in due course a dreamy clergyman, with a wife who was anything but dreamy, came and saw and hired.
interested
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From this reading The wide-awake wife was so interested in Eve that she forgot to settle several details which came to her mind afterwards.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Some far-off touch Of greatness, to know well I am not great.
letting
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From this reading The local house-agent anticipated no difficulty in letting Malabar Cottage, furnished, at a good weekly rental; and in due course a dreamy clergyman, with a wife who was anything but dreamy, came and saw and hired.
local
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From this reading The local house-agent anticipated no difficulty in letting Malabar Cottage, furnished, at a good weekly rental; and in due course a dreamy clergyman, with a wife who was anything but dreamy, came and saw and hired.
Malabar
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From this reading The local house-agent anticipated no difficulty in letting Malabar Cottage, furnished, at a good weekly rental; and in due course a dreamy clergyman, with a wife who was anything but dreamy, came and saw and hired.
manner
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From this reading Moreover, Eve's manner was not exactly encouraging to the would-be bargainer.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The wide-awake wife was so interested in Eve that she forgot to settle several details which came to her mind afterwards.
moment
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From this reading Her curiosity was so aroused that the special cupidity belonging to the wife of the dreamy clergyman was for the moment allayed, and she forgot to drive a hard bargain.
MoreoveradverbUS /mɔːˈroʊvər/
in addition to what has just been said
From this reading Moreover, Eve's manner was not exactly encouraging to the would-be bargainer.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading The local house-agent anticipated no difficulty in letting Malabar Cottage, furnished, at a good weekly rental; and in due course a dreamy clergyman, with a wife who was anything but dreamy, came and saw and hired.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Some far-off touch Of greatness, to know well I am not great.
OfprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Some far-off touch Of greatness, to know well I am not great.
rental
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From this reading The local house-agent anticipated no difficulty in letting Malabar Cottage, furnished, at a good weekly rental; and in due course a dreamy clergyman, with a wife who was anything but dreamy, came and saw and hired.
saw
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From this reading The local house-agent anticipated no difficulty in letting Malabar Cottage, furnished, at a good weekly rental; and in due course a dreamy clergyman, with a wife who was anything but dreamy, came and saw and hired.
settle
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From this reading The wide-awake wife was so interested in Eve that she forgot to settle several details which came to her mind afterwards.
several
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From this reading The wide-awake wife was so interested in Eve that she forgot to settle several details which came to her mind afterwards.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The wide-awake wife was so interested in Eve that she forgot to settle several details which came to her mind afterwards.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The wide-awake wife was so interested in Eve that she forgot to settle several details which came to her mind afterwards.
Some
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From this reading Some far-off touch Of greatness, to know well I am not great.
special
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From this reading Her curiosity was so aroused that the special cupidity belonging to the wife of the dreamy clergyman was for the moment allayed, and she forgot to drive a hard bargain.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The wide-awake wife was so interested in Eve that she forgot to settle several details which came to her mind afterwards.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The local house-agent anticipated no difficulty in letting Malabar Cottage, furnished, at a good weekly rental; and in due course a dreamy clergyman, with a wife who was anything but dreamy, came and saw and hired.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Some far-off touch Of greatness, to know well I am not great.
touch
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From this reading Some far-off touch Of greatness, to know well I am not great.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The local house-agent anticipated no difficulty in letting Malabar Cottage, furnished, at a good weekly rental; and in due course a dreamy clergyman, with a wife who was anything but dreamy, came and saw and hired.
weekly
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From this reading The local house-agent anticipated no difficulty in letting Malabar Cottage, furnished, at a good weekly rental; and in due course a dreamy clergyman, with a wife who was anything but dreamy, came and saw and hired.
well
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From this reading Some far-off touch Of greatness, to know well I am not great.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The wide-awake wife was so interested in Eve that she forgot to settle several details which came to her mind afterwards.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading The local house-agent anticipated no difficulty in letting Malabar Cottage, furnished, at a good weekly rental; and in due course a dreamy clergyman, with a wife who was anything but dreamy, came and saw and hired.
wide-awake
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From this reading The wide-awake wife was so interested in Eve that she forgot to settle several details which came to her mind afterwards.
wife
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From this reading The local house-agent anticipated no difficulty in letting Malabar Cottage, furnished, at a good weekly rental; and in due course a dreamy clergyman, with a wife who was anything but dreamy, came and saw and hired.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The local house-agent anticipated no difficulty in letting Malabar Cottage, furnished, at a good weekly rental; and in due course a dreamy clergyman, with a wife who was anything but dreamy, came and saw and hired.
would-be
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From this reading Moreover, Eve's manner was not exactly encouraging to the would-be bargainer.
