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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 What the devil has got into them, and is it really the case that when Grace offers as a proof of her license and a specimen of her taste a son-in-law as you tell me I’m in danger of helplessly to swallow the dose?”
always
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From this reading “If you mean that I hold up my head, on higher grounds, I grant that I always have.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading What the devil has got into them, and is it really the case that when Grace offers as a proof of her license and a specimen of her taste a son-in-law as you tell me I’m in danger of helplessly to swallow the dose?”
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Why in the name of goodness are such children?
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading What the devil has got into them, and is it really the case that when Grace offers as a proof of her license and a specimen of her taste a son-in-law as you tell me I’m in danger of helplessly to swallow the dose?”
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But how much longer possible when my children commit such vulgarities?
case
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From this reading What the devil has got into them, and is it really the case that when Grace offers as a proof of her license and a specimen of her taste a son-in-law as you tell me I’m in danger of helplessly to swallow the dose?”
children
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From this reading But how much longer possible when my children commit such vulgarities?
commit
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From this reading But how much longer possible when my children commit such vulgarities?
danger
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From this reading What the devil has got into them, and is it really the case that when Grace offers as a proof of her license and a specimen of her taste a son-in-law as you tell me I’m in danger of helplessly to swallow the dose?”
devil
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From this reading What the devil has got into them, and is it really the case that when Grace offers as a proof of her license and a specimen of her taste a son-in-law as you tell me I’m in danger of helplessly to swallow the dose?”
dose
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From this reading What the devil has got into them, and is it really the case that when Grace offers as a proof of her license and a specimen of her taste a son-in-law as you tell me I’m in danger of helplessly to swallow the dose?”
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He sighed, none the less, he groaned, with his thoughts of trouble, for the strain he foresaw on these resolutions.
foresaw
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From this reading He sighed, none the less, he groaned, with his thoughts of trouble, for the strain he foresaw on these resolutions.
goodness
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From this reading Why in the name of goodness are such children?
got
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From this reading What the devil has got into them, and is it really the case that when Grace offers as a proof of her license and a specimen of her taste a son-in-law as you tell me I’m in danger of helplessly to swallow the dose?”
Grace
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From this reading What the devil has got into them, and is it really the case that when Grace offers as a proof of her license and a specimen of her taste a son-in-law as you tell me I’m in danger of helplessly to swallow the dose?”
grant
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From this reading “If you mean that I hold up my head, on higher grounds, I grant that I always have.
groaned
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From this reading He sighed, none the less, he groaned, with his thoughts of trouble, for the strain he foresaw on these resolutions.
grounds
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From this reading “If you mean that I hold up my head, on higher grounds, I grant that I always have.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading What the devil has got into them, and is it really the case that when Grace offers as a proof of her license and a specimen of her taste a son-in-law as you tell me I’m in danger of helplessly to swallow the dose?”
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “If you mean that I hold up my head, on higher grounds, I grant that I always have.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He sighed, none the less, he groaned, with his thoughts of trouble, for the strain he foresaw on these resolutions.
head
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From this reading “If you mean that I hold up my head, on higher grounds, I grant that I always have.
helplessly
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From this reading What the devil has got into them, and is it really the case that when Grace offers as a proof of her license and a specimen of her taste a son-in-law as you tell me I’m in danger of helplessly to swallow the dose?”
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading What the devil has got into them, and is it really the case that when Grace offers as a proof of her license and a specimen of her taste a son-in-law as you tell me I’m in danger of helplessly to swallow the dose?”
higher
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From this reading “If you mean that I hold up my head, on higher grounds, I grant that I always have.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He sighed, none the less, he groaned, with his thoughts of trouble, for the strain he foresaw on these resolutions.
hold
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From this reading “If you mean that I hold up my head, on higher grounds, I grant that I always have.
how
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From this reading But how much longer possible when my children commit such vulgarities?
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “If you mean that I hold up my head, on higher grounds, I grant that I always have.
I'm
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From this reading What the devil has got into them, and is it really the case that when Grace offers as a proof of her license and a specimen of her taste a son-in-law as you tell me I’m in danger of helplessly to swallow the dose?”
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “If you mean that I hold up my head, on higher grounds, I grant that I always have.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Why in the name of goodness are such children?
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading What the devil has got into them, and is it really the case that when Grace offers as a proof of her license and a specimen of her taste a son-in-law as you tell me I’m in danger of helplessly to swallow the dose?”
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading What the devil has got into them, and is it really the case that when Grace offers as a proof of her license and a specimen of her taste a son-in-law as you tell me I’m in danger of helplessly to swallow the dose?”
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading What the devil has got into them, and is it really the case that when Grace offers as a proof of her license and a specimen of her taste a son-in-law as you tell me I’m in danger of helplessly to swallow the dose?”
less
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From this reading He sighed, none the less, he groaned, with his thoughts of trouble, for the strain he foresaw on these resolutions.
license
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From this reading What the devil has got into them, and is it really the case that when Grace offers as a proof of her license and a specimen of her taste a son-in-law as you tell me I’m in danger of helplessly to swallow the dose?”
longer
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From this reading But how much longer possible when my children commit such vulgarities?
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading What the devil has got into them, and is it really the case that when Grace offers as a proof of her license and a specimen of her taste a son-in-law as you tell me I’m in danger of helplessly to swallow the dose?”
mean
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From this reading “If you mean that I hold up my head, on higher grounds, I grant that I always have.
much
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From this reading But how much longer possible when my children commit such vulgarities?
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “If you mean that I hold up my head, on higher grounds, I grant that I always have.
namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Why in the name of goodness are such children?
nonepronounUS /nʌn/
not one, and not any
From this reading He sighed, none the less, he groaned, with his thoughts of trouble, for the strain he foresaw on these resolutions.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He sighed, none the less, he groaned, with his thoughts of trouble, for the strain he foresaw on these resolutions.
offers
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From this reading What the devil has got into them, and is it really the case that when Grace offers as a proof of her license and a specimen of her taste a son-in-law as you tell me I’m in danger of helplessly to swallow the dose?”
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He sighed, none the less, he groaned, with his thoughts of trouble, for the strain he foresaw on these resolutions.
possible
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From this reading But how much longer possible when my children commit such vulgarities?
proof
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From this reading What the devil has got into them, and is it really the case that when Grace offers as a proof of her license and a specimen of her taste a son-in-law as you tell me I’m in danger of helplessly to swallow the dose?”
really
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From this reading What the devil has got into them, and is it really the case that when Grace offers as a proof of her license and a specimen of her taste a son-in-law as you tell me I’m in danger of helplessly to swallow the dose?”
resolutions
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From this reading He sighed, none the less, he groaned, with his thoughts of trouble, for the strain he foresaw on these resolutions.
sighed
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From this reading He sighed, none the less, he groaned, with his thoughts of trouble, for the strain he foresaw on these resolutions.
son-in-law
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From this reading What the devil has got into them, and is it really the case that when Grace offers as a proof of her license and a specimen of her taste a son-in-law as you tell me I’m in danger of helplessly to swallow the dose?”
specimen
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From this reading What the devil has got into them, and is it really the case that when Grace offers as a proof of her license and a specimen of her taste a son-in-law as you tell me I’m in danger of helplessly to swallow the dose?”
strain
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From this reading He sighed, none the less, he groaned, with his thoughts of trouble, for the strain he foresaw on these resolutions.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading But how much longer possible when my children commit such vulgarities?
swallow
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From this reading What the devil has got into them, and is it really the case that when Grace offers as a proof of her license and a specimen of her taste a son-in-law as you tell me I’m in danger of helplessly to swallow the dose?”
tasteverbUS /teɪst/
To perceive flavor through the mouth.
From this reading What the devil has got into them, and is it really the case that when Grace offers as a proof of her license and a specimen of her taste a son-in-law as you tell me I’m in danger of helplessly to swallow the dose?”
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading What the devil has got into them, and is it really the case that when Grace offers as a proof of her license and a specimen of her taste a son-in-law as you tell me I’m in danger of helplessly to swallow the dose?”
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “If you mean that I hold up my head, on higher grounds, I grant that I always have.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He sighed, none the less, he groaned, with his thoughts of trouble, for the strain he foresaw on these resolutions.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading What the devil has got into them, and is it really the case that when Grace offers as a proof of her license and a specimen of her taste a son-in-law as you tell me I’m in danger of helplessly to swallow the dose?”
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading He sighed, none the less, he groaned, with his thoughts of trouble, for the strain he foresaw on these resolutions.
thoughts
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From this reading He sighed, none the less, he groaned, with his thoughts of trouble, for the strain he foresaw on these resolutions.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading What the devil has got into them, and is it really the case that when Grace offers as a proof of her license and a specimen of her taste a son-in-law as you tell me I’m in danger of helplessly to swallow the dose?”
trouble
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From this reading He sighed, none the less, he groaned, with his thoughts of trouble, for the strain he foresaw on these resolutions.
up
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From this reading “If you mean that I hold up my head, on higher grounds, I grant that I always have.
vulgarities
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From this reading But how much longer possible when my children commit such vulgarities?
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What the devil has got into them, and is it really the case that when Grace offers as a proof of her license and a specimen of her taste a son-in-law as you tell me I’m in danger of helplessly to swallow the dose?”
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading But how much longer possible when my children commit such vulgarities?
Why
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From this reading Why in the name of goodness are such children?
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He sighed, none the less, he groaned, with his thoughts of trouble, for the strain he foresaw on these resolutions.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “If you mean that I hold up my head, on higher grounds, I grant that I always have.
