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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 In her short but amply flounced skirt she tripped--as we are writing of a Spanish girl we should have it glided--along by the side of Quentin, who moderated his pace to suit hers.
all
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From this reading * * * * Youth hath its whimsies, nor are we To examine all their paths too strictly: We went awry ourselves when we were young."
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading In her short but amply flounced skirt she tripped--as we are writing of a Spanish girl we should have it glided--along by the side of Quentin, who moderated his pace to suit hers.
amply
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From this reading In her short but amply flounced skirt she tripped--as we are writing of a Spanish girl we should have it glided--along by the side of Quentin, who moderated his pace to suit hers.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _Old Tragedy._ Donna Isidora had now divested herself of the large and loose woollen weed in which she had travelled yesterday, and threw it gracefully over her arm.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading * * * * Youth hath its whimsies, nor are we To examine all their paths too strictly: We went awry ourselves when we were young."
arm
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From this reading _Old Tragedy._ Donna Isidora had now divested herself of the large and loose woollen weed in which she had travelled yesterday, and threw it gracefully over her arm.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading In her short but amply flounced skirt she tripped--as we are writing of a Spanish girl we should have it glided--along by the side of Quentin, who moderated his pace to suit hers.
awry
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From this reading * * * * Youth hath its whimsies, nor are we To examine all their paths too strictly: We went awry ourselves when we were young."
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading In her short but amply flounced skirt she tripped--as we are writing of a Spanish girl we should have it glided--along by the side of Quentin, who moderated his pace to suit hers.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading In her short but amply flounced skirt she tripped--as we are writing of a Spanish girl we should have it glided--along by the side of Quentin, who moderated his pace to suit hers.
careless
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From this reading "Innocence makes him careless now.
DE
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From this reading THE VILLA DE MACIERA.
divested
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From this reading _Old Tragedy._ Donna Isidora had now divested herself of the large and loose woollen weed in which she had travelled yesterday, and threw it gracefully over her arm.
Donna
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From this reading _Old Tragedy._ Donna Isidora had now divested herself of the large and loose woollen weed in which she had travelled yesterday, and threw it gracefully over her arm.
examine
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From this reading * * * * Youth hath its whimsies, nor are we To examine all their paths too strictly: We went awry ourselves when we were young."
flounced
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From this reading In her short but amply flounced skirt she tripped--as we are writing of a Spanish girl we should have it glided--along by the side of Quentin, who moderated his pace to suit hers.
girl
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From this reading In her short but amply flounced skirt she tripped--as we are writing of a Spanish girl we should have it glided--along by the side of Quentin, who moderated his pace to suit hers.
glided
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From this reading In her short but amply flounced skirt she tripped--as we are writing of a Spanish girl we should have it glided--along by the side of Quentin, who moderated his pace to suit hers.
gracefully
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From this reading _Old Tragedy._ Donna Isidora had now divested herself of the large and loose woollen weed in which she had travelled yesterday, and threw it gracefully over her arm.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading _Old Tragedy._ Donna Isidora had now divested herself of the large and loose woollen weed in which she had travelled yesterday, and threw it gracefully over her arm.
hathauxiliary verbUS /hæθ/
an old form of “has”
From this reading * * * * Youth hath its whimsies, nor are we To examine all their paths too strictly: We went awry ourselves when we were young."
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading In her short but amply flounced skirt she tripped--as we are writing of a Spanish girl we should have it glided--along by the side of Quentin, who moderated his pace to suit hers.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading _Old Tragedy._ Donna Isidora had now divested herself of the large and loose woollen weed in which she had travelled yesterday, and threw it gracefully over her arm.
herspronounUS /hərz/
the one or ones belonging to her
From this reading In her short but amply flounced skirt she tripped--as we are writing of a Spanish girl we should have it glided--along by the side of Quentin, who moderated his pace to suit hers.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading _Old Tragedy._ Donna Isidora had now divested herself of the large and loose woollen weed in which she had travelled yesterday, and threw it gracefully over her arm.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Innocence makes him careless now.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading In her short but amply flounced skirt she tripped--as we are writing of a Spanish girl we should have it glided--along by the side of Quentin, who moderated his pace to suit hers.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading _Old Tragedy._ Donna Isidora had now divested herself of the large and loose woollen weed in which she had travelled yesterday, and threw it gracefully over her arm.
Innocence
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From this reading "Innocence makes him careless now.
Isidora
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From this reading _Old Tragedy._ Donna Isidora had now divested herself of the large and loose woollen weed in which she had travelled yesterday, and threw it gracefully over her arm.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading _Old Tragedy._ Donna Isidora had now divested herself of the large and loose woollen weed in which she had travelled yesterday, and threw it gracefully over her arm.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading * * * * Youth hath its whimsies, nor are we To examine all their paths too strictly: We went awry ourselves when we were young."
large
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From this reading _Old Tragedy._ Donna Isidora had now divested herself of the large and loose woollen weed in which she had travelled yesterday, and threw it gracefully over her arm.
loose
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From this reading _Old Tragedy._ Donna Isidora had now divested herself of the large and loose woollen weed in which she had travelled yesterday, and threw it gracefully over her arm.
MACIERA
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From this reading THE VILLA DE MACIERA.
makes
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From this reading "Innocence makes him careless now.
moderated
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From this reading In her short but amply flounced skirt she tripped--as we are writing of a Spanish girl we should have it glided--along by the side of Quentin, who moderated his pace to suit hers.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading * * * * Youth hath its whimsies, nor are we To examine all their paths too strictly: We went awry ourselves when we were young."
now
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From this reading "Innocence makes him careless now.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _Old Tragedy._ Donna Isidora had now divested herself of the large and loose woollen weed in which she had travelled yesterday, and threw it gracefully over her arm.
Old
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From this reading _Old Tragedy._ Donna Isidora had now divested herself of the large and loose woollen weed in which she had travelled yesterday, and threw it gracefully over her arm.
ourselvespronounUS /aʊərˈselvz/
used when we are both doing the action and receiving it
From this reading * * * * Youth hath its whimsies, nor are we To examine all their paths too strictly: We went awry ourselves when we were young."
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading _Old Tragedy._ Donna Isidora had now divested herself of the large and loose woollen weed in which she had travelled yesterday, and threw it gracefully over her arm.
pace
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From this reading In her short but amply flounced skirt she tripped--as we are writing of a Spanish girl we should have it glided--along by the side of Quentin, who moderated his pace to suit hers.
paths
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From this reading * * * * Youth hath its whimsies, nor are we To examine all their paths too strictly: We went awry ourselves when we were young."
Quentin
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From this reading In her short but amply flounced skirt she tripped--as we are writing of a Spanish girl we should have it glided--along by the side of Quentin, who moderated his pace to suit hers.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading _Old Tragedy._ Donna Isidora had now divested herself of the large and loose woollen weed in which she had travelled yesterday, and threw it gracefully over her arm.
short
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From this reading In her short but amply flounced skirt she tripped--as we are writing of a Spanish girl we should have it glided--along by the side of Quentin, who moderated his pace to suit hers.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading In her short but amply flounced skirt she tripped--as we are writing of a Spanish girl we should have it glided--along by the side of Quentin, who moderated his pace to suit hers.
side
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From this reading In her short but amply flounced skirt she tripped--as we are writing of a Spanish girl we should have it glided--along by the side of Quentin, who moderated his pace to suit hers.
skirt
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From this reading In her short but amply flounced skirt she tripped--as we are writing of a Spanish girl we should have it glided--along by the side of Quentin, who moderated his pace to suit hers.
Spanish
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From this reading In her short but amply flounced skirt she tripped--as we are writing of a Spanish girl we should have it glided--along by the side of Quentin, who moderated his pace to suit hers.
strictly
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From this reading * * * * Youth hath its whimsies, nor are we To examine all their paths too strictly: We went awry ourselves when we were young."
suit
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From this reading In her short but amply flounced skirt she tripped--as we are writing of a Spanish girl we should have it glided--along by the side of Quentin, who moderated his pace to suit hers.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE VILLA DE MACIERA.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading * * * * Youth hath its whimsies, nor are we To examine all their paths too strictly: We went awry ourselves when we were young."
threw
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From this reading _Old Tragedy._ Donna Isidora had now divested herself of the large and loose woollen weed in which she had travelled yesterday, and threw it gracefully over her arm.
ToparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading * * * * Youth hath its whimsies, nor are we To examine all their paths too strictly: We went awry ourselves when we were young."
too
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From this reading * * * * Youth hath its whimsies, nor are we To examine all their paths too strictly: We went awry ourselves when we were young."
Tragedy
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From this reading _Old Tragedy._ Donna Isidora had now divested herself of the large and loose woollen weed in which she had travelled yesterday, and threw it gracefully over her arm.
travelled
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From this reading _Old Tragedy._ Donna Isidora had now divested herself of the large and loose woollen weed in which she had travelled yesterday, and threw it gracefully over her arm.
tripped
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From this reading In her short but amply flounced skirt she tripped--as we are writing of a Spanish girl we should have it glided--along by the side of Quentin, who moderated his pace to suit hers.
VILLA
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From this reading THE VILLA DE MACIERA.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading * * * * Youth hath its whimsies, nor are we To examine all their paths too strictly: We went awry ourselves when we were young."
weed
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From this reading _Old Tragedy._ Donna Isidora had now divested herself of the large and loose woollen weed in which she had travelled yesterday, and threw it gracefully over her arm.
went
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From this reading * * * * Youth hath its whimsies, nor are we To examine all their paths too strictly: We went awry ourselves when we were young."
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading * * * * Youth hath its whimsies, nor are we To examine all their paths too strictly: We went awry ourselves when we were young."
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading * * * * Youth hath its whimsies, nor are we To examine all their paths too strictly: We went awry ourselves when we were young."
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading _Old Tragedy._ Donna Isidora had now divested herself of the large and loose woollen weed in which she had travelled yesterday, and threw it gracefully over her arm.
whimsies
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From this reading * * * * Youth hath its whimsies, nor are we To examine all their paths too strictly: We went awry ourselves when we were young."
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading In her short but amply flounced skirt she tripped--as we are writing of a Spanish girl we should have it glided--along by the side of Quentin, who moderated his pace to suit hers.
woollen
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From this reading _Old Tragedy._ Donna Isidora had now divested herself of the large and loose woollen weed in which she had travelled yesterday, and threw it gracefully over her arm.
writing
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From this reading In her short but amply flounced skirt she tripped--as we are writing of a Spanish girl we should have it glided--along by the side of Quentin, who moderated his pace to suit hers.
yesterday
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From this reading _Old Tragedy._ Donna Isidora had now divested herself of the large and loose woollen weed in which she had travelled yesterday, and threw it gracefully over her arm.
young
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From this reading * * * * Youth hath its whimsies, nor are we To examine all their paths too strictly: We went awry ourselves when we were young."
Youth
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From this reading * * * * Youth hath its whimsies, nor are we To examine all their paths too strictly: We went awry ourselves when we were young."
