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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 Stubborn as a mule.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading Yes--it is the way with some girls: man is soft as wax compared with woman: man concedes, compromises, gives way, submits: woman has her own way--when that way is the right way she becomes a pearl above price.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Elsie, when the door was shut and her sister gone, stood silent, immovable.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Stubborn as a mule.
becomes
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From this reading Yes--it is the way with some girls: man is soft as wax compared with woman: man concedes, compromises, gives way, submits: woman has her own way--when that way is the right way she becomes a pearl above price.
beloved
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From this reading A red spot burned in her cheeks: her eyes were unnaturally bright: her lips parted: she was possessed by a mighty wrath and great determination: she was the tigress who fights for her beloved.
bright
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From this reading A red spot burned in her cheeks: her eyes were unnaturally bright: her lips parted: she was possessed by a mighty wrath and great determination: she was the tigress who fights for her beloved.
burned
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From this reading A red spot burned in her cheeks: her eyes were unnaturally bright: her lips parted: she was possessed by a mighty wrath and great determination: she was the tigress who fights for her beloved.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading A red spot burned in her cheeks: her eyes were unnaturally bright: her lips parted: she was possessed by a mighty wrath and great determination: she was the tigress who fights for her beloved.
cheeks
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From this reading A red spot burned in her cheeks: her eyes were unnaturally bright: her lips parted: she was possessed by a mighty wrath and great determination: she was the tigress who fights for her beloved.
compared
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From this reading Yes--it is the way with some girls: man is soft as wax compared with woman: man concedes, compromises, gives way, submits: woman has her own way--when that way is the right way she becomes a pearl above price.
compromises
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From this reading Yes--it is the way with some girls: man is soft as wax compared with woman: man concedes, compromises, gives way, submits: woman has her own way--when that way is the right way she becomes a pearl above price.
concedes
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From this reading Yes--it is the way with some girls: man is soft as wax compared with woman: man concedes, compromises, gives way, submits: woman has her own way--when that way is the right way she becomes a pearl above price.
determination
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From this reading A red spot burned in her cheeks: her eyes were unnaturally bright: her lips parted: she was possessed by a mighty wrath and great determination: she was the tigress who fights for her beloved.
door
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From this reading Elsie, when the door was shut and her sister gone, stood silent, immovable.
Elsie
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From this reading Elsie, when the door was shut and her sister gone, stood silent, immovable.
eyes
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From this reading A red spot burned in her cheeks: her eyes were unnaturally bright: her lips parted: she was possessed by a mighty wrath and great determination: she was the tigress who fights for her beloved.
fights
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From this reading A red spot burned in her cheeks: her eyes were unnaturally bright: her lips parted: she was possessed by a mighty wrath and great determination: she was the tigress who fights for her beloved.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading A red spot burned in her cheeks: her eyes were unnaturally bright: her lips parted: she was possessed by a mighty wrath and great determination: she was the tigress who fights for her beloved.
girls
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From this reading Yes--it is the way with some girls: man is soft as wax compared with woman: man concedes, compromises, gives way, submits: woman has her own way--when that way is the right way she becomes a pearl above price.
gives
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From this reading Yes--it is the way with some girls: man is soft as wax compared with woman: man concedes, compromises, gives way, submits: woman has her own way--when that way is the right way she becomes a pearl above price.
gone
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From this reading Elsie, when the door was shut and her sister gone, stood silent, immovable.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A red spot burned in her cheeks: her eyes were unnaturally bright: her lips parted: she was possessed by a mighty wrath and great determination: she was the tigress who fights for her beloved.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Yes--it is the way with some girls: man is soft as wax compared with woman: man concedes, compromises, gives way, submits: woman has her own way--when that way is the right way she becomes a pearl above price.
HEpronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading WAS HE IN RAGS?
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Yes--it is the way with some girls: man is soft as wax compared with woman: man concedes, compromises, gives way, submits: woman has her own way--when that way is the right way she becomes a pearl above price.
immovable
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From this reading Elsie, when the door was shut and her sister gone, stood silent, immovable.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading WAS HE IN RAGS?
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Yes--it is the way with some girls: man is soft as wax compared with woman: man concedes, compromises, gives way, submits: woman has her own way--when that way is the right way she becomes a pearl above price.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Yes--it is the way with some girls: man is soft as wax compared with woman: man concedes, compromises, gives way, submits: woman has her own way--when that way is the right way she becomes a pearl above price.
lips
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From this reading A red spot burned in her cheeks: her eyes were unnaturally bright: her lips parted: she was possessed by a mighty wrath and great determination: she was the tigress who fights for her beloved.
man
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From this reading Yes--it is the way with some girls: man is soft as wax compared with woman: man concedes, compromises, gives way, submits: woman has her own way--when that way is the right way she becomes a pearl above price.
mighty
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From this reading A red spot burned in her cheeks: her eyes were unnaturally bright: her lips parted: she was possessed by a mighty wrath and great determination: she was the tigress who fights for her beloved.
mule
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From this reading Stubborn as a mule.
own
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From this reading Yes--it is the way with some girls: man is soft as wax compared with woman: man concedes, compromises, gives way, submits: woman has her own way--when that way is the right way she becomes a pearl above price.
parted
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From this reading A red spot burned in her cheeks: her eyes were unnaturally bright: her lips parted: she was possessed by a mighty wrath and great determination: she was the tigress who fights for her beloved.
pearlnounUS /pɜːrl/
a smooth round object formed inside a shell and valued as a jewel
From this reading Yes--it is the way with some girls: man is soft as wax compared with woman: man concedes, compromises, gives way, submits: woman has her own way--when that way is the right way she becomes a pearl above price.
possessed
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From this reading A red spot burned in her cheeks: her eyes were unnaturally bright: her lips parted: she was possessed by a mighty wrath and great determination: she was the tigress who fights for her beloved.
price
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From this reading Yes--it is the way with some girls: man is soft as wax compared with woman: man concedes, compromises, gives way, submits: woman has her own way--when that way is the right way she becomes a pearl above price.
RAGS
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From this reading WAS HE IN RAGS?
red
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From this reading A red spot burned in her cheeks: her eyes were unnaturally bright: her lips parted: she was possessed by a mighty wrath and great determination: she was the tigress who fights for her beloved.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Yes--it is the way with some girls: man is soft as wax compared with woman: man concedes, compromises, gives way, submits: woman has her own way--when that way is the right way she becomes a pearl above price.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Yes--it is the way with some girls: man is soft as wax compared with woman: man concedes, compromises, gives way, submits: woman has her own way--when that way is the right way she becomes a pearl above price.
shut
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From this reading Elsie, when the door was shut and her sister gone, stood silent, immovable.
silent
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From this reading Elsie, when the door was shut and her sister gone, stood silent, immovable.
sister
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From this reading Elsie, when the door was shut and her sister gone, stood silent, immovable.
soft
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From this reading Yes--it is the way with some girls: man is soft as wax compared with woman: man concedes, compromises, gives way, submits: woman has her own way--when that way is the right way she becomes a pearl above price.
some
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From this reading Yes--it is the way with some girls: man is soft as wax compared with woman: man concedes, compromises, gives way, submits: woman has her own way--when that way is the right way she becomes a pearl above price.
spot
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From this reading A red spot burned in her cheeks: her eyes were unnaturally bright: her lips parted: she was possessed by a mighty wrath and great determination: she was the tigress who fights for her beloved.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Elsie, when the door was shut and her sister gone, stood silent, immovable.
Stubborn
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From this reading Stubborn as a mule.
submits
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From this reading Yes--it is the way with some girls: man is soft as wax compared with woman: man concedes, compromises, gives way, submits: woman has her own way--when that way is the right way she becomes a pearl above price.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Yes--it is the way with some girls: man is soft as wax compared with woman: man concedes, compromises, gives way, submits: woman has her own way--when that way is the right way she becomes a pearl above price.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Yes--it is the way with some girls: man is soft as wax compared with woman: man concedes, compromises, gives way, submits: woman has her own way--when that way is the right way she becomes a pearl above price.
tigress
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From this reading A red spot burned in her cheeks: her eyes were unnaturally bright: her lips parted: she was possessed by a mighty wrath and great determination: she was the tigress who fights for her beloved.
unnaturally
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From this reading A red spot burned in her cheeks: her eyes were unnaturally bright: her lips parted: she was possessed by a mighty wrath and great determination: she was the tigress who fights for her beloved.
WASauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading WAS HE IN RAGS?
wax
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From this reading Yes--it is the way with some girls: man is soft as wax compared with woman: man concedes, compromises, gives way, submits: woman has her own way--when that way is the right way she becomes a pearl above price.
way
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From this reading Yes--it is the way with some girls: man is soft as wax compared with woman: man concedes, compromises, gives way, submits: woman has her own way--when that way is the right way she becomes a pearl above price.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading A red spot burned in her cheeks: her eyes were unnaturally bright: her lips parted: she was possessed by a mighty wrath and great determination: she was the tigress who fights for her beloved.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Yes--it is the way with some girls: man is soft as wax compared with woman: man concedes, compromises, gives way, submits: woman has her own way--when that way is the right way she becomes a pearl above price.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading A red spot burned in her cheeks: her eyes were unnaturally bright: her lips parted: she was possessed by a mighty wrath and great determination: she was the tigress who fights for her beloved.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Yes--it is the way with some girls: man is soft as wax compared with woman: man concedes, compromises, gives way, submits: woman has her own way--when that way is the right way she becomes a pearl above price.
woman
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From this reading Yes--it is the way with some girls: man is soft as wax compared with woman: man concedes, compromises, gives way, submits: woman has her own way--when that way is the right way she becomes a pearl above price.
wrath
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From this reading A red spot burned in her cheeks: her eyes were unnaturally bright: her lips parted: she was possessed by a mighty wrath and great determination: she was the tigress who fights for her beloved.
Yes
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From this reading Yes--it is the way with some girls: man is soft as wax compared with woman: man concedes, compromises, gives way, submits: woman has her own way--when that way is the right way she becomes a pearl above price.
