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aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
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accepted
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From this reading This was Mrs. Henry Franklin Foster, the foremost literary authority and intellectual leader of the community—-for both the daily newspapers thus described Mrs. Foster when she founded the Women’s Tennyson Club; and her word upon art, letters, and the drama was accepted more as law than as opinion.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
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Amberson's
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From this reading Another citizen said an eloquent thing about Miss Isabel Amberson’s looks.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Another citizen said an eloquent thing about Miss Isabel Amberson’s looks.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading This was Mrs. Henry Franklin Foster, the foremost literary authority and intellectual leader of the community—-for both the daily newspapers thus described Mrs. Foster when she founded the Women’s Tennyson Club; and her word upon art, letters, and the drama was accepted more as law than as opinion.
AnothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
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any
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artauxiliary verbUS /ɑːrt/
an old form of “are”, used with “thou”
From this reading This was Mrs. Henry Franklin Foster, the foremost literary authority and intellectual leader of the community—-for both the daily newspapers thus described Mrs. Foster when she founded the Women’s Tennyson Club; and her word upon art, letters, and the drama was accepted more as law than as opinion.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading This was Mrs. Henry Franklin Foster, the foremost literary authority and intellectual leader of the community—-for both the daily newspapers thus described Mrs. Foster when she founded the Women’s Tennyson Club; and her word upon art, letters, and the drama was accepted more as law than as opinion.
authority
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beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Naturally, when “Hazel Kirke” finally reached the town, after its long triumph in larger places, many people waited to hear what Mrs. Henry Franklin Foster thought of it before they felt warranted in expressing any estimate of the play.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading This was Mrs. Henry Franklin Foster, the foremost literary authority and intellectual leader of the community—-for both the daily newspapers thus described Mrs. Foster when she founded the Women’s Tennyson Club; and her word upon art, letters, and the drama was accepted more as law than as opinion.
came
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citizen
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Club
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community
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daily
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described
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didn't
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From this reading “I didn’t see the play,” she informed them.
drama
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eloquent
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estimate
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expressing
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fact
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felt
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finally
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forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading This was Mrs. Henry Franklin Foster, the foremost literary authority and intellectual leader of the community—-for both the daily newspapers thus described Mrs. Foster when she founded the Women’s Tennyson Club; and her word upon art, letters, and the drama was accepted more as law than as opinion.
foremostnounUS /ˈforemost/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading This was Mrs. Henry Franklin Foster, the foremost literary authority and intellectual leader of the community—-for both the daily newspapers thus described Mrs. Foster when she founded the Women’s Tennyson Club; and her word upon art, letters, and the drama was accepted more as law than as opinion.
formed
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From this reading In fact, some of them waited in the lobby of the theatre, as they came out, and formed an inquiring group about her.
Foster
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founded
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Franklin
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group
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Hazel
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hearnounUS /hear/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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Henry
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herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading This was Mrs. Henry Franklin Foster, the foremost literary authority and intellectual leader of the community—-for both the daily newspapers thus described Mrs. Foster when she founded the Women’s Tennyson Club; and her word upon art, letters, and the drama was accepted more as law than as opinion.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I didn’t see the play,” she informed them.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Naturally, when “Hazel Kirke” finally reached the town, after its long triumph in larger places, many people waited to hear what Mrs. Henry Franklin Foster thought of it before they felt warranted in expressing any estimate of the play.
informed
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From this reading “I didn’t see the play,” she informed them.
inquiring
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intellectual
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Isabel
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itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Naturally, when “Hazel Kirke” finally reached the town, after its long triumph in larger places, many people waited to hear what Mrs. Henry Franklin Foster thought of it before they felt warranted in expressing any estimate of the play.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Naturally, when “Hazel Kirke” finally reached the town, after its long triumph in larger places, many people waited to hear what Mrs. Henry Franklin Foster thought of it before they felt warranted in expressing any estimate of the play.
Kirke
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larger
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law
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leader
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letters
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literary
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lobby
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longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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looks
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many
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Miss
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more
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Mrs
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Naturally
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newspapers
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ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading This was Mrs. Henry Franklin Foster, the foremost literary authority and intellectual leader of the community—-for both the daily newspapers thus described Mrs. Foster when she founded the Women’s Tennyson Club; and her word upon art, letters, and the drama was accepted more as law than as opinion.
opinion
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out
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people
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places
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play
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reached
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said
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see
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shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading This was Mrs. Henry Franklin Foster, the foremost literary authority and intellectual leader of the community—-for both the daily newspapers thus described Mrs. Foster when she founded the Women’s Tennyson Club; and her word upon art, letters, and the drama was accepted more as law than as opinion.
some
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Tennyson
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thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading This was Mrs. Henry Franklin Foster, the foremost literary authority and intellectual leader of the community—-for both the daily newspapers thus described Mrs. Foster when she founded the Women’s Tennyson Club; and her word upon art, letters, and the drama was accepted more as law than as opinion.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading This was Mrs. Henry Franklin Foster, the foremost literary authority and intellectual leader of the community—-for both the daily newspapers thus described Mrs. Foster when she founded the Women’s Tennyson Club; and her word upon art, letters, and the drama was accepted more as law than as opinion.
theatre
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From this reading In fact, some of them waited in the lobby of the theatre, as they came out, and formed an inquiring group about her.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading In fact, some of them waited in the lobby of the theatre, as they came out, and formed an inquiring group about her.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Naturally, when “Hazel Kirke” finally reached the town, after its long triumph in larger places, many people waited to hear what Mrs. Henry Franklin Foster thought of it before they felt warranted in expressing any estimate of the play.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Another citizen said an eloquent thing about Miss Isabel Amberson’s looks.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This was Mrs. Henry Franklin Foster, the foremost literary authority and intellectual leader of the community—-for both the daily newspapers thus described Mrs. Foster when she founded the Women’s Tennyson Club; and her word upon art, letters, and the drama was accepted more as law than as opinion.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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thus
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toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
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town
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triumph
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uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading This was Mrs. Henry Franklin Foster, the foremost literary authority and intellectual leader of the community—-for both the daily newspapers thus described Mrs. Foster when she founded the Women’s Tennyson Club; and her word upon art, letters, and the drama was accepted more as law than as opinion.
waited
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warranted
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wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This was Mrs. Henry Franklin Foster, the foremost literary authority and intellectual leader of the community—-for both the daily newspapers thus described Mrs. Foster when she founded the Women’s Tennyson Club; and her word upon art, letters, and the drama was accepted more as law than as opinion.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Naturally, when “Hazel Kirke” finally reached the town, after its long triumph in larger places, many people waited to hear what Mrs. Henry Franklin Foster thought of it before they felt warranted in expressing any estimate of the play.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading This was Mrs. Henry Franklin Foster, the foremost literary authority and intellectual leader of the community—-for both the daily newspapers thus described Mrs. Foster when she founded the Women’s Tennyson Club; and her word upon art, letters, and the drama was accepted more as law than as opinion.
Women's
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word
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