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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 You can not put great ideas in a boy's head without puffing him up; I was doing at cost to myself what I was convinced was my duty; it is only too likely that I gave myself some airs during the performance.
absurd
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From this reading I have little doubt that I, on my part, was formal, priggish, perhaps absurd; all these faults she charged me with.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading I have not the heart to set down what passed between my sister and myself when I broke to her the news that I must be against her.
airs
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From this reading You can not put great ideas in a boy's head without puffing him up; I was doing at cost to myself what I was convinced was my duty; it is only too likely that I gave myself some airs during the performance.
all
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From this reading Impulsive in all her moods, and ungoverned in her emotions, she displayed much bitterness and an anger that her disappointment may excuse.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Impulsive in all her moods, and ungoverned in her emotions, she displayed much bitterness and an anger that her disappointment may excuse.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I have not the heart to set down what passed between my sister and myself when I broke to her the news that I must be against her.
anger
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From this reading Impulsive in all her moods, and ungoverned in her emotions, she displayed much bitterness and an anger that her disappointment may excuse.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading You can not put great ideas in a boy's head without puffing him up; I was doing at cost to myself what I was convinced was my duty; it is only too likely that I gave myself some airs during the performance.
BEauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading THINGS NOT TO BE NOTICED.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading I have not the heart to set down what passed between my sister and myself when I broke to her the news that I must be against her.
bitterness
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From this reading Impulsive in all her moods, and ungoverned in her emotions, she displayed much bitterness and an anger that her disappointment may excuse.
boy's
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From this reading You can not put great ideas in a boy's head without puffing him up; I was doing at cost to myself what I was convinced was my duty; it is only too likely that I gave myself some airs during the performance.
broke
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From this reading I have not the heart to set down what passed between my sister and myself when I broke to her the news that I must be against her.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading You can not put great ideas in a boy's head without puffing him up; I was doing at cost to myself what I was convinced was my duty; it is only too likely that I gave myself some airs during the performance.
charged
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From this reading I have little doubt that I, on my part, was formal, priggish, perhaps absurd; all these faults she charged me with.
convinced
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From this reading You can not put great ideas in a boy's head without puffing him up; I was doing at cost to myself what I was convinced was my duty; it is only too likely that I gave myself some airs during the performance.
cost
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From this reading You can not put great ideas in a boy's head without puffing him up; I was doing at cost to myself what I was convinced was my duty; it is only too likely that I gave myself some airs during the performance.
disappointmentnounUS /ˈdisappointment/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Impulsive in all her moods, and ungoverned in her emotions, she displayed much bitterness and an anger that her disappointment may excuse.
displayed
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From this reading Impulsive in all her moods, and ungoverned in her emotions, she displayed much bitterness and an anger that her disappointment may excuse.
doing
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From this reading You can not put great ideas in a boy's head without puffing him up; I was doing at cost to myself what I was convinced was my duty; it is only too likely that I gave myself some airs during the performance.
doubt
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From this reading I have little doubt that I, on my part, was formal, priggish, perhaps absurd; all these faults she charged me with.
down
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From this reading I have not the heart to set down what passed between my sister and myself when I broke to her the news that I must be against her.
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading You can not put great ideas in a boy's head without puffing him up; I was doing at cost to myself what I was convinced was my duty; it is only too likely that I gave myself some airs during the performance.
dutynounUS /ˈduːti/
a responsibility that must be carried out
From this reading You can not put great ideas in a boy's head without puffing him up; I was doing at cost to myself what I was convinced was my duty; it is only too likely that I gave myself some airs during the performance.
emotions
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From this reading Impulsive in all her moods, and ungoverned in her emotions, she displayed much bitterness and an anger that her disappointment may excuse.
excuse
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From this reading Impulsive in all her moods, and ungoverned in her emotions, she displayed much bitterness and an anger that her disappointment may excuse.
faults
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From this reading I have little doubt that I, on my part, was formal, priggish, perhaps absurd; all these faults she charged me with.
formal
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From this reading I have little doubt that I, on my part, was formal, priggish, perhaps absurd; all these faults she charged me with.
gave
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From this reading You can not put great ideas in a boy's head without puffing him up; I was doing at cost to myself what I was convinced was my duty; it is only too likely that I gave myself some airs during the performance.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading You can not put great ideas in a boy's head without puffing him up; I was doing at cost to myself what I was convinced was my duty; it is only too likely that I gave myself some airs during the performance.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I have not the heart to set down what passed between my sister and myself when I broke to her the news that I must be against her.
head
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From this reading You can not put great ideas in a boy's head without puffing him up; I was doing at cost to myself what I was convinced was my duty; it is only too likely that I gave myself some airs during the performance.
heart
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From this reading I have not the heart to set down what passed between my sister and myself when I broke to her the news that I must be against her.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading I have not the heart to set down what passed between my sister and myself when I broke to her the news that I must be against her.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading You can not put great ideas in a boy's head without puffing him up; I was doing at cost to myself what I was convinced was my duty; it is only too likely that I gave myself some airs during the performance.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I have not the heart to set down what passed between my sister and myself when I broke to her the news that I must be against her.
ideas
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From this reading You can not put great ideas in a boy's head without puffing him up; I was doing at cost to myself what I was convinced was my duty; it is only too likely that I gave myself some airs during the performance.
Impulsive
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From this reading Impulsive in all her moods, and ungoverned in her emotions, she displayed much bitterness and an anger that her disappointment may excuse.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Impulsive in all her moods, and ungoverned in her emotions, she displayed much bitterness and an anger that her disappointment may excuse.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading You can not put great ideas in a boy's head without puffing him up; I was doing at cost to myself what I was convinced was my duty; it is only too likely that I gave myself some airs during the performance.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading You can not put great ideas in a boy's head without puffing him up; I was doing at cost to myself what I was convinced was my duty; it is only too likely that I gave myself some airs during the performance.
likely
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From this reading You can not put great ideas in a boy's head without puffing him up; I was doing at cost to myself what I was convinced was my duty; it is only too likely that I gave myself some airs during the performance.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I have little doubt that I, on my part, was formal, priggish, perhaps absurd; all these faults she charged me with.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading Impulsive in all her moods, and ungoverned in her emotions, she displayed much bitterness and an anger that her disappointment may excuse.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I have little doubt that I, on my part, was formal, priggish, perhaps absurd; all these faults she charged me with.
moods
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From this reading Impulsive in all her moods, and ungoverned in her emotions, she displayed much bitterness and an anger that her disappointment may excuse.
much
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From this reading Impulsive in all her moods, and ungoverned in her emotions, she displayed much bitterness and an anger that her disappointment may excuse.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading I have not the heart to set down what passed between my sister and myself when I broke to her the news that I must be against her.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I have not the heart to set down what passed between my sister and myself when I broke to her the news that I must be against her.
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading I have not the heart to set down what passed between my sister and myself when I broke to her the news that I must be against her.
news
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From this reading I have not the heart to set down what passed between my sister and myself when I broke to her the news that I must be against her.
NOTadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading THINGS NOT TO BE NOTICED.
NOTICED
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From this reading THINGS NOT TO BE NOTICED.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I have little doubt that I, on my part, was formal, priggish, perhaps absurd; all these faults she charged me with.
only
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From this reading You can not put great ideas in a boy's head without puffing him up; I was doing at cost to myself what I was convinced was my duty; it is only too likely that I gave myself some airs during the performance.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I have little doubt that I, on my part, was formal, priggish, perhaps absurd; all these faults she charged me with.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I have not the heart to set down what passed between my sister and myself when I broke to her the news that I must be against her.
performance
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From this reading You can not put great ideas in a boy's head without puffing him up; I was doing at cost to myself what I was convinced was my duty; it is only too likely that I gave myself some airs during the performance.
perhaps
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From this reading I have little doubt that I, on my part, was formal, priggish, perhaps absurd; all these faults she charged me with.
priggish
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From this reading I have little doubt that I, on my part, was formal, priggish, perhaps absurd; all these faults she charged me with.
puffing
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From this reading You can not put great ideas in a boy's head without puffing him up; I was doing at cost to myself what I was convinced was my duty; it is only too likely that I gave myself some airs during the performance.
put
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From this reading You can not put great ideas in a boy's head without puffing him up; I was doing at cost to myself what I was convinced was my duty; it is only too likely that I gave myself some airs during the performance.
set
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From this reading I have not the heart to set down what passed between my sister and myself when I broke to her the news that I must be against her.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Impulsive in all her moods, and ungoverned in her emotions, she displayed much bitterness and an anger that her disappointment may excuse.
sister
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From this reading I have not the heart to set down what passed between my sister and myself when I broke to her the news that I must be against her.
some
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From this reading You can not put great ideas in a boy's head without puffing him up; I was doing at cost to myself what I was convinced was my duty; it is only too likely that I gave myself some airs during the performance.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I have not the heart to set down what passed between my sister and myself when I broke to her the news that I must be against her.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I have not the heart to set down what passed between my sister and myself when I broke to her the news that I must be against her.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading I have little doubt that I, on my part, was formal, priggish, perhaps absurd; all these faults she charged me with.
THINGS
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From this reading THINGS NOT TO BE NOTICED.
TOparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THINGS NOT TO BE NOTICED.
too
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From this reading You can not put great ideas in a boy's head without puffing him up; I was doing at cost to myself what I was convinced was my duty; it is only too likely that I gave myself some airs during the performance.
ungoverned
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From this reading Impulsive in all her moods, and ungoverned in her emotions, she displayed much bitterness and an anger that her disappointment may excuse.
up
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From this reading You can not put great ideas in a boy's head without puffing him up; I was doing at cost to myself what I was convinced was my duty; it is only too likely that I gave myself some airs during the performance.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I have little doubt that I, on my part, was formal, priggish, perhaps absurd; all these faults she charged me with.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading I have not the heart to set down what passed between my sister and myself when I broke to her the news that I must be against her.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading I have not the heart to set down what passed between my sister and myself when I broke to her the news that I must be against her.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading I have little doubt that I, on my part, was formal, priggish, perhaps absurd; all these faults she charged me with.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading You can not put great ideas in a boy's head without puffing him up; I was doing at cost to myself what I was convinced was my duty; it is only too likely that I gave myself some airs during the performance.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You can not put great ideas in a boy's head without puffing him up; I was doing at cost to myself what I was convinced was my duty; it is only too likely that I gave myself some airs during the performance.
