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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 THE RAMRODDERS RAMPANT Though Mrs. Luke Presson was not especially interested in the practical side of plain politics, yet it was a part of her social methods to make tame cats of men of State influence as far as she was able.
able
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From this reading THE RAMRODDERS RAMPANT Though Mrs. Luke Presson was not especially interested in the practical side of plain politics, yet it was a part of her social methods to make tame cats of men of State influence as far as she was able.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading But it did occur to him, after that State convention, that perhaps he needed his wife to assist him in beginning a reconciliation with General Waymouth.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He only dimly and rather contemptuously recognized that women had any influence in political matters.
any
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From this reading He only dimly and rather contemptuously recognized that women had any influence in political matters.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading THE RAMRODDERS RAMPANT Though Mrs. Luke Presson was not especially interested in the practical side of plain politics, yet it was a part of her social methods to make tame cats of men of State influence as far as she was able.
assist
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From this reading But it did occur to him, after that State convention, that perhaps he needed his wife to assist him in beginning a reconciliation with General Waymouth.
beginningnounUS /ˈbeginning/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading But it did occur to him, after that State convention, that perhaps he needed his wife to assist him in beginning a reconciliation with General Waymouth.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But it did occur to him, after that State convention, that perhaps he needed his wife to assist him in beginning a reconciliation with General Waymouth.
cats
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From this reading THE RAMRODDERS RAMPANT Though Mrs. Luke Presson was not especially interested in the practical side of plain politics, yet it was a part of her social methods to make tame cats of men of State influence as far as she was able.
confidencenounUS /ˈconfidence/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Luke Presson did not take her into his confidence to the extent that he desired her to cultivate men of power for his own purposes.
contemptuously
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From this reading He only dimly and rather contemptuously recognized that women had any influence in political matters.
convention
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From this reading But it did occur to him, after that State convention, that perhaps he needed his wife to assist him in beginning a reconciliation with General Waymouth.
cultivate
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From this reading Luke Presson did not take her into his confidence to the extent that he desired her to cultivate men of power for his own purposes.
desired
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From this reading Luke Presson did not take her into his confidence to the extent that he desired her to cultivate men of power for his own purposes.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading She did this instinctively, rather from the social viewpoint than the political.
dimly
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From this reading He only dimly and rather contemptuously recognized that women had any influence in political matters.
especially
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extent
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From this reading Luke Presson did not take her into his confidence to the extent that he desired her to cultivate men of power for his own purposes.
far
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From this reading THE RAMRODDERS RAMPANT Though Mrs. Luke Presson was not especially interested in the practical side of plain politics, yet it was a part of her social methods to make tame cats of men of State influence as far as she was able.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Luke Presson did not take her into his confidence to the extent that he desired her to cultivate men of power for his own purposes.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading She did this instinctively, rather from the social viewpoint than the political.
General
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From this reading But it did occur to him, after that State convention, that perhaps he needed his wife to assist him in beginning a reconciliation with General Waymouth.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He only dimly and rather contemptuously recognized that women had any influence in political matters.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Luke Presson did not take her into his confidence to the extent that he desired her to cultivate men of power for his own purposes.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading THE RAMRODDERS RAMPANT Though Mrs. Luke Presson was not especially interested in the practical side of plain politics, yet it was a part of her social methods to make tame cats of men of State influence as far as she was able.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But it did occur to him, after that State convention, that perhaps he needed his wife to assist him in beginning a reconciliation with General Waymouth.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Luke Presson did not take her into his confidence to the extent that he desired her to cultivate men of power for his own purposes.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE RAMRODDERS RAMPANT Though Mrs. Luke Presson was not especially interested in the practical side of plain politics, yet it was a part of her social methods to make tame cats of men of State influence as far as she was able.
influence
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From this reading THE RAMRODDERS RAMPANT Though Mrs. Luke Presson was not especially interested in the practical side of plain politics, yet it was a part of her social methods to make tame cats of men of State influence as far as she was able.
instinctively
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From this reading She did this instinctively, rather from the social viewpoint than the political.
interested
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From this reading THE RAMRODDERS RAMPANT Though Mrs. Luke Presson was not especially interested in the practical side of plain politics, yet it was a part of her social methods to make tame cats of men of State influence as far as she was able.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Luke Presson did not take her into his confidence to the extent that he desired her to cultivate men of power for his own purposes.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading THE RAMRODDERS RAMPANT Though Mrs. Luke Presson was not especially interested in the practical side of plain politics, yet it was a part of her social methods to make tame cats of men of State influence as far as she was able.
Luke
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From this reading THE RAMRODDERS RAMPANT Though Mrs. Luke Presson was not especially interested in the practical side of plain politics, yet it was a part of her social methods to make tame cats of men of State influence as far as she was able.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE RAMRODDERS RAMPANT Though Mrs. Luke Presson was not especially interested in the practical side of plain politics, yet it was a part of her social methods to make tame cats of men of State influence as far as she was able.
matters
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From this reading He only dimly and rather contemptuously recognized that women had any influence in political matters.
men
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From this reading THE RAMRODDERS RAMPANT Though Mrs. Luke Presson was not especially interested in the practical side of plain politics, yet it was a part of her social methods to make tame cats of men of State influence as far as she was able.
methods
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From this reading THE RAMRODDERS RAMPANT Though Mrs. Luke Presson was not especially interested in the practical side of plain politics, yet it was a part of her social methods to make tame cats of men of State influence as far as she was able.
Mrs
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From this reading THE RAMRODDERS RAMPANT Though Mrs. Luke Presson was not especially interested in the practical side of plain politics, yet it was a part of her social methods to make tame cats of men of State influence as far as she was able.
needed
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From this reading But it did occur to him, after that State convention, that perhaps he needed his wife to assist him in beginning a reconciliation with General Waymouth.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading THE RAMRODDERS RAMPANT Though Mrs. Luke Presson was not especially interested in the practical side of plain politics, yet it was a part of her social methods to make tame cats of men of State influence as far as she was able.
occur
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From this reading But it did occur to him, after that State convention, that perhaps he needed his wife to assist him in beginning a reconciliation with General Waymouth.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE RAMRODDERS RAMPANT Though Mrs. Luke Presson was not especially interested in the practical side of plain politics, yet it was a part of her social methods to make tame cats of men of State influence as far as she was able.
only
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From this reading He only dimly and rather contemptuously recognized that women had any influence in political matters.
own
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From this reading Luke Presson did not take her into his confidence to the extent that he desired her to cultivate men of power for his own purposes.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE RAMRODDERS RAMPANT Though Mrs. Luke Presson was not especially interested in the practical side of plain politics, yet it was a part of her social methods to make tame cats of men of State influence as far as she was able.
perhaps
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From this reading But it did occur to him, after that State convention, that perhaps he needed his wife to assist him in beginning a reconciliation with General Waymouth.
plain
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From this reading THE RAMRODDERS RAMPANT Though Mrs. Luke Presson was not especially interested in the practical side of plain politics, yet it was a part of her social methods to make tame cats of men of State influence as far as she was able.
political
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From this reading She did this instinctively, rather from the social viewpoint than the political.
politics
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From this reading THE RAMRODDERS RAMPANT Though Mrs. Luke Presson was not especially interested in the practical side of plain politics, yet it was a part of her social methods to make tame cats of men of State influence as far as she was able.
power
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From this reading Luke Presson did not take her into his confidence to the extent that he desired her to cultivate men of power for his own purposes.
practical
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From this reading THE RAMRODDERS RAMPANT Though Mrs. Luke Presson was not especially interested in the practical side of plain politics, yet it was a part of her social methods to make tame cats of men of State influence as far as she was able.
Presson
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purposes
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From this reading Luke Presson did not take her into his confidence to the extent that he desired her to cultivate men of power for his own purposes.
RAMPANT
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From this reading THE RAMRODDERS RAMPANT Though Mrs. Luke Presson was not especially interested in the practical side of plain politics, yet it was a part of her social methods to make tame cats of men of State influence as far as she was able.
RAMRODDERS
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From this reading THE RAMRODDERS RAMPANT Though Mrs. Luke Presson was not especially interested in the practical side of plain politics, yet it was a part of her social methods to make tame cats of men of State influence as far as she was able.
rather
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From this reading She did this instinctively, rather from the social viewpoint than the political.
recognized
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From this reading He only dimly and rather contemptuously recognized that women had any influence in political matters.
reconciliation
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From this reading But it did occur to him, after that State convention, that perhaps he needed his wife to assist him in beginning a reconciliation with General Waymouth.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE RAMRODDERS RAMPANT Though Mrs. Luke Presson was not especially interested in the practical side of plain politics, yet it was a part of her social methods to make tame cats of men of State influence as far as she was able.
side
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From this reading THE RAMRODDERS RAMPANT Though Mrs. Luke Presson was not especially interested in the practical side of plain politics, yet it was a part of her social methods to make tame cats of men of State influence as far as she was able.
social
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From this reading THE RAMRODDERS RAMPANT Though Mrs. Luke Presson was not especially interested in the practical side of plain politics, yet it was a part of her social methods to make tame cats of men of State influence as far as she was able.
State
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From this reading THE RAMRODDERS RAMPANT Though Mrs. Luke Presson was not especially interested in the practical side of plain politics, yet it was a part of her social methods to make tame cats of men of State influence as far as she was able.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Luke Presson did not take her into his confidence to the extent that he desired her to cultivate men of power for his own purposes.
tame
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From this reading THE RAMRODDERS RAMPANT Though Mrs. Luke Presson was not especially interested in the practical side of plain politics, yet it was a part of her social methods to make tame cats of men of State influence as far as she was able.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading She did this instinctively, rather from the social viewpoint than the political.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Luke Presson did not take her into his confidence to the extent that he desired her to cultivate men of power for his own purposes.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE RAMRODDERS RAMPANT Though Mrs. Luke Presson was not especially interested in the practical side of plain politics, yet it was a part of her social methods to make tame cats of men of State influence as far as she was able.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading She did this instinctively, rather from the social viewpoint than the political.
ThoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading THE RAMRODDERS RAMPANT Though Mrs. Luke Presson was not especially interested in the practical side of plain politics, yet it was a part of her social methods to make tame cats of men of State influence as far as she was able.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE RAMRODDERS RAMPANT Though Mrs. Luke Presson was not especially interested in the practical side of plain politics, yet it was a part of her social methods to make tame cats of men of State influence as far as she was able.
viewpoint
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From this reading She did this instinctively, rather from the social viewpoint than the political.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE RAMRODDERS RAMPANT Though Mrs. Luke Presson was not especially interested in the practical side of plain politics, yet it was a part of her social methods to make tame cats of men of State influence as far as she was able.
Waymouth
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From this reading But it did occur to him, after that State convention, that perhaps he needed his wife to assist him in beginning a reconciliation with General Waymouth.
wife
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From this reading But it did occur to him, after that State convention, that perhaps he needed his wife to assist him in beginning a reconciliation with General Waymouth.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading But it did occur to him, after that State convention, that perhaps he needed his wife to assist him in beginning a reconciliation with General Waymouth.
women
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From this reading He only dimly and rather contemptuously recognized that women had any influence in political matters.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading THE RAMRODDERS RAMPANT Though Mrs. Luke Presson was not especially interested in the practical side of plain politics, yet it was a part of her social methods to make tame cats of men of State influence as far as she was able.
