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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 As Lawrence Croft walked down Pine Top Hill his mind was in a good deal of a hubbub.
addresses
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From this reading No one who simply desired to decline the addresses of a gentleman would treat her lover as Miss March had treated him.
almost
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From this reading The mind of almost any lover would be stirred up if he came fresh from an interview, in which his lady had pinned him, to use a cruel figure, in various places on the wall to see how he would spin and buzz in different lights.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The mind of almost any lover would be stirred up if he came fresh from an interview, in which his lady had pinned him, to use a cruel figure, in various places on the wall to see how he would spin and buzz in different lights.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The mind of almost any lover would be stirred up if he came fresh from an interview, in which his lady had pinned him, to use a cruel figure, in various places on the wall to see how he would spin and buzz in different lights.
any
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From this reading The mind of almost any lover would be stirred up if he came fresh from an interview, in which his lady had pinned him, to use a cruel figure, in various places on the wall to see how he would spin and buzz in different lights.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As Lawrence Croft walked down Pine Top Hill his mind was in a good deal of a hubbub.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The mind of almost any lover would be stirred up if he came fresh from an interview, in which his lady had pinned him, to use a cruel figure, in various places on the wall to see how he would spin and buzz in different lights.
brains
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From this reading As soon as he should have an opportunity he would rack his brains to find out what it was that had put Roberta March into such a strange humor.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But the disdainful pin had not yet gone through a vital part of Lawrence's hopes, and they had strength to spin and buzz a good deal yet.
buzz
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From this reading The mind of almost any lover would be stirred up if he came fresh from an interview, in which his lady had pinned him, to use a cruel figure, in various places on the wall to see how he would spin and buzz in different lights.
came
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From this reading The mind of almost any lover would be stirred up if he came fresh from an interview, in which his lady had pinned him, to use a cruel figure, in various places on the wall to see how he would spin and buzz in different lights.
Croft
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From this reading As Lawrence Croft walked down Pine Top Hill his mind was in a good deal of a hubbub.
crueladjectiveUS /ˈkruːəl/
causing pain or showing no kindness
From this reading The mind of almost any lover would be stirred up if he came fresh from an interview, in which his lady had pinned him, to use a cruel figure, in various places on the wall to see how he would spin and buzz in different lights.
deal
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From this reading As Lawrence Croft walked down Pine Top Hill his mind was in a good deal of a hubbub.
declinenounUS /dɪˈklaɪn/
a gradual loss of health and strength
From this reading No one who simply desired to decline the addresses of a gentleman would treat her lover as Miss March had treated him.
desired
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From this reading No one who simply desired to decline the addresses of a gentleman would treat her lover as Miss March had treated him.
differentnounUS /ˈdifferent/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The mind of almost any lover would be stirred up if he came fresh from an interview, in which his lady had pinned him, to use a cruel figure, in various places on the wall to see how he would spin and buzz in different lights.
disdainful
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From this reading But the disdainful pin had not yet gone through a vital part of Lawrence's hopes, and they had strength to spin and buzz a good deal yet.
down
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From this reading As Lawrence Croft walked down Pine Top Hill his mind was in a good deal of a hubbub.
figure
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From this reading The mind of almost any lover would be stirred up if he came fresh from an interview, in which his lady had pinned him, to use a cruel figure, in various places on the wall to see how he would spin and buzz in different lights.
find
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From this reading As soon as he should have an opportunity he would rack his brains to find out what it was that had put Roberta March into such a strange humor.
fresh
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From this reading The mind of almost any lover would be stirred up if he came fresh from an interview, in which his lady had pinned him, to use a cruel figure, in various places on the wall to see how he would spin and buzz in different lights.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The mind of almost any lover would be stirred up if he came fresh from an interview, in which his lady had pinned him, to use a cruel figure, in various places on the wall to see how he would spin and buzz in different lights.
gentlemannounUS /ˈgentleman/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading No one who simply desired to decline the addresses of a gentleman would treat her lover as Miss March had treated him.
gone
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From this reading But the disdainful pin had not yet gone through a vital part of Lawrence's hopes, and they had strength to spin and buzz a good deal yet.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As Lawrence Croft walked down Pine Top Hill his mind was in a good deal of a hubbub.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The mind of almost any lover would be stirred up if he came fresh from an interview, in which his lady had pinned him, to use a cruel figure, in various places on the wall to see how he would spin and buzz in different lights.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading As soon as he should have an opportunity he would rack his brains to find out what it was that had put Roberta March into such a strange humor.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The mind of almost any lover would be stirred up if he came fresh from an interview, in which his lady had pinned him, to use a cruel figure, in various places on the wall to see how he would spin and buzz in different lights.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading No one who simply desired to decline the addresses of a gentleman would treat her lover as Miss March had treated him.
Hill
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From this reading As Lawrence Croft walked down Pine Top Hill his mind was in a good deal of a hubbub.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The mind of almost any lover would be stirred up if he came fresh from an interview, in which his lady had pinned him, to use a cruel figure, in various places on the wall to see how he would spin and buzz in different lights.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading As Lawrence Croft walked down Pine Top Hill his mind was in a good deal of a hubbub.
hopes
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From this reading But the disdainful pin had not yet gone through a vital part of Lawrence's hopes, and they had strength to spin and buzz a good deal yet.
how
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From this reading The mind of almost any lover would be stirred up if he came fresh from an interview, in which his lady had pinned him, to use a cruel figure, in various places on the wall to see how he would spin and buzz in different lights.
hubbub
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From this reading As Lawrence Croft walked down Pine Top Hill his mind was in a good deal of a hubbub.
humor
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From this reading As soon as he should have an opportunity he would rack his brains to find out what it was that had put Roberta March into such a strange humor.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading The mind of almost any lover would be stirred up if he came fresh from an interview, in which his lady had pinned him, to use a cruel figure, in various places on the wall to see how he would spin and buzz in different lights.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading As Lawrence Croft walked down Pine Top Hill his mind was in a good deal of a hubbub.
interview
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From this reading The mind of almost any lover would be stirred up if he came fresh from an interview, in which his lady had pinned him, to use a cruel figure, in various places on the wall to see how he would spin and buzz in different lights.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading As soon as he should have an opportunity he would rack his brains to find out what it was that had put Roberta March into such a strange humor.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading As soon as he should have an opportunity he would rack his brains to find out what it was that had put Roberta March into such a strange humor.
lady
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From this reading The mind of almost any lover would be stirred up if he came fresh from an interview, in which his lady had pinned him, to use a cruel figure, in various places on the wall to see how he would spin and buzz in different lights.
Lawrence
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From this reading As Lawrence Croft walked down Pine Top Hill his mind was in a good deal of a hubbub.
Lawrence's
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From this reading But the disdainful pin had not yet gone through a vital part of Lawrence's hopes, and they had strength to spin and buzz a good deal yet.
lights
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From this reading The mind of almost any lover would be stirred up if he came fresh from an interview, in which his lady had pinned him, to use a cruel figure, in various places on the wall to see how he would spin and buzz in different lights.
lover
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From this reading The mind of almost any lover would be stirred up if he came fresh from an interview, in which his lady had pinned him, to use a cruel figure, in various places on the wall to see how he would spin and buzz in different lights.
March
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From this reading As soon as he should have an opportunity he would rack his brains to find out what it was that had put Roberta March into such a strange humor.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As Lawrence Croft walked down Pine Top Hill his mind was in a good deal of a hubbub.
Miss
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From this reading No one who simply desired to decline the addresses of a gentleman would treat her lover as Miss March had treated him.
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading No one who simply desired to decline the addresses of a gentleman would treat her lover as Miss March had treated him.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But the disdainful pin had not yet gone through a vital part of Lawrence's hopes, and they had strength to spin and buzz a good deal yet.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading As Lawrence Croft walked down Pine Top Hill his mind was in a good deal of a hubbub.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The mind of almost any lover would be stirred up if he came fresh from an interview, in which his lady had pinned him, to use a cruel figure, in various places on the wall to see how he would spin and buzz in different lights.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading No one who simply desired to decline the addresses of a gentleman would treat her lover as Miss March had treated him.
opportunity
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From this reading As soon as he should have an opportunity he would rack his brains to find out what it was that had put Roberta March into such a strange humor.
out
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From this reading As soon as he should have an opportunity he would rack his brains to find out what it was that had put Roberta March into such a strange humor.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But the disdainful pin had not yet gone through a vital part of Lawrence's hopes, and they had strength to spin and buzz a good deal yet.
pin
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From this reading But the disdainful pin had not yet gone through a vital part of Lawrence's hopes, and they had strength to spin and buzz a good deal yet.
Pine
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From this reading As Lawrence Croft walked down Pine Top Hill his mind was in a good deal of a hubbub.
pinned
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From this reading The mind of almost any lover would be stirred up if he came fresh from an interview, in which his lady had pinned him, to use a cruel figure, in various places on the wall to see how he would spin and buzz in different lights.
places
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From this reading The mind of almost any lover would be stirred up if he came fresh from an interview, in which his lady had pinned him, to use a cruel figure, in various places on the wall to see how he would spin and buzz in different lights.
put
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From this reading As soon as he should have an opportunity he would rack his brains to find out what it was that had put Roberta March into such a strange humor.
rack
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From this reading As soon as he should have an opportunity he would rack his brains to find out what it was that had put Roberta March into such a strange humor.
Roberta
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From this reading As soon as he should have an opportunity he would rack his brains to find out what it was that had put Roberta March into such a strange humor.
see
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From this reading The mind of almost any lover would be stirred up if he came fresh from an interview, in which his lady had pinned him, to use a cruel figure, in various places on the wall to see how he would spin and buzz in different lights.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading As soon as he should have an opportunity he would rack his brains to find out what it was that had put Roberta March into such a strange humor.
simply
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From this reading No one who simply desired to decline the addresses of a gentleman would treat her lover as Miss March had treated him.
soon
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From this reading As soon as he should have an opportunity he would rack his brains to find out what it was that had put Roberta March into such a strange humor.
spin
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From this reading The mind of almost any lover would be stirred up if he came fresh from an interview, in which his lady had pinned him, to use a cruel figure, in various places on the wall to see how he would spin and buzz in different lights.
stirred
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From this reading The mind of almost any lover would be stirred up if he came fresh from an interview, in which his lady had pinned him, to use a cruel figure, in various places on the wall to see how he would spin and buzz in different lights.
strange
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From this reading As soon as he should have an opportunity he would rack his brains to find out what it was that had put Roberta March into such a strange humor.
strengthnounUS /ˈstrength/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading But the disdainful pin had not yet gone through a vital part of Lawrence's hopes, and they had strength to spin and buzz a good deal yet.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading As soon as he should have an opportunity he would rack his brains to find out what it was that had put Roberta March into such a strange humor.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading As soon as he should have an opportunity he would rack his brains to find out what it was that had put Roberta March into such a strange humor.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The mind of almost any lover would be stirred up if he came fresh from an interview, in which his lady had pinned him, to use a cruel figure, in various places on the wall to see how he would spin and buzz in different lights.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But the disdainful pin had not yet gone through a vital part of Lawrence's hopes, and they had strength to spin and buzz a good deal yet.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading But the disdainful pin had not yet gone through a vital part of Lawrence's hopes, and they had strength to spin and buzz a good deal yet.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The mind of almost any lover would be stirred up if he came fresh from an interview, in which his lady had pinned him, to use a cruel figure, in various places on the wall to see how he would spin and buzz in different lights.
Top
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From this reading As Lawrence Croft walked down Pine Top Hill his mind was in a good deal of a hubbub.
treat
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From this reading No one who simply desired to decline the addresses of a gentleman would treat her lover as Miss March had treated him.
treated
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From this reading No one who simply desired to decline the addresses of a gentleman would treat her lover as Miss March had treated him.
up
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From this reading The mind of almost any lover would be stirred up if he came fresh from an interview, in which his lady had pinned him, to use a cruel figure, in various places on the wall to see how he would spin and buzz in different lights.
use
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From this reading The mind of almost any lover would be stirred up if he came fresh from an interview, in which his lady had pinned him, to use a cruel figure, in various places on the wall to see how he would spin and buzz in different lights.
various
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From this reading The mind of almost any lover would be stirred up if he came fresh from an interview, in which his lady had pinned him, to use a cruel figure, in various places on the wall to see how he would spin and buzz in different lights.
vital
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From this reading But the disdainful pin had not yet gone through a vital part of Lawrence's hopes, and they had strength to spin and buzz a good deal yet.
walked
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From this reading As Lawrence Croft walked down Pine Top Hill his mind was in a good deal of a hubbub.
wall
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From this reading The mind of almost any lover would be stirred up if he came fresh from an interview, in which his lady had pinned him, to use a cruel figure, in various places on the wall to see how he would spin and buzz in different lights.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading As Lawrence Croft walked down Pine Top Hill his mind was in a good deal of a hubbub.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading As soon as he should have an opportunity he would rack his brains to find out what it was that had put Roberta March into such a strange humor.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The mind of almost any lover would be stirred up if he came fresh from an interview, in which his lady had pinned him, to use a cruel figure, in various places on the wall to see how he would spin and buzz in different lights.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading No one who simply desired to decline the addresses of a gentleman would treat her lover as Miss March had treated him.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading The mind of almost any lover would be stirred up if he came fresh from an interview, in which his lady had pinned him, to use a cruel figure, in various places on the wall to see how he would spin and buzz in different lights.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading But the disdainful pin had not yet gone through a vital part of Lawrence's hopes, and they had strength to spin and buzz a good deal yet.
