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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 lady patroness of Michaelis, the ticket-of-leave apostle of humanitarian hopes, was one of the most influential and distinguished connections of the Assistant Commissioner’s wife, whom she called Annie, and treated still rather as a not very wise and utterly inexperienced young girl.
accept
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From this reading But she had consented to accept him on a friendly footing, which was by no means the case with all of his wife’s influential connections.
affairs
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From this reading Married young and splendidly at some remote epoch of the past, she had had for a time a close view of great affairs and even of some great men.
all
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From this reading But she had consented to accept him on a friendly footing, which was by no means the case with all of his wife’s influential connections.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The lady patroness of Michaelis, the ticket-of-leave apostle of humanitarian hopes, was one of the most influential and distinguished connections of the Assistant Commissioner’s wife, whom she called Annie, and treated still rather as a not very wise and utterly inexperienced young girl.
Annie
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From this reading The lady patroness of Michaelis, the ticket-of-leave apostle of humanitarian hopes, was one of the most influential and distinguished connections of the Assistant Commissioner’s wife, whom she called Annie, and treated still rather as a not very wise and utterly inexperienced young girl.
apostle
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From this reading The lady patroness of Michaelis, the ticket-of-leave apostle of humanitarian hopes, was one of the most influential and distinguished connections of the Assistant Commissioner’s wife, whom she called Annie, and treated still rather as a not very wise and utterly inexperienced young girl.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The lady patroness of Michaelis, the ticket-of-leave apostle of humanitarian hopes, was one of the most influential and distinguished connections of the Assistant Commissioner’s wife, whom she called Annie, and treated still rather as a not very wise and utterly inexperienced young girl.
Assistant
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From this reading The lady patroness of Michaelis, the ticket-of-leave apostle of humanitarian hopes, was one of the most influential and distinguished connections of the Assistant Commissioner’s wife, whom she called Annie, and treated still rather as a not very wise and utterly inexperienced young girl.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Married young and splendidly at some remote epoch of the past, she had had for a time a close view of great affairs and even of some great men.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But she had consented to accept him on a friendly footing, which was by no means the case with all of his wife’s influential connections.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading But she had consented to accept him on a friendly footing, which was by no means the case with all of his wife’s influential connections.
called
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From this reading The lady patroness of Michaelis, the ticket-of-leave apostle of humanitarian hopes, was one of the most influential and distinguished connections of the Assistant Commissioner’s wife, whom she called Annie, and treated still rather as a not very wise and utterly inexperienced young girl.
case
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From this reading But she had consented to accept him on a friendly footing, which was by no means the case with all of his wife’s influential connections.
close
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From this reading Married young and splendidly at some remote epoch of the past, she had had for a time a close view of great affairs and even of some great men.
Commissioner's
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From this reading The lady patroness of Michaelis, the ticket-of-leave apostle of humanitarian hopes, was one of the most influential and distinguished connections of the Assistant Commissioner’s wife, whom she called Annie, and treated still rather as a not very wise and utterly inexperienced young girl.
connections
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From this reading The lady patroness of Michaelis, the ticket-of-leave apostle of humanitarian hopes, was one of the most influential and distinguished connections of the Assistant Commissioner’s wife, whom she called Annie, and treated still rather as a not very wise and utterly inexperienced young girl.
consented
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From this reading But she had consented to accept him on a friendly footing, which was by no means the case with all of his wife’s influential connections.
convention
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From this reading Old now in the number of her years, she had that sort of exceptional temperament which defies time with scornful disregard, as if it were a rather vulgar convention submitted to by the mass of inferior mankind.
defies
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From this reading Old now in the number of her years, she had that sort of exceptional temperament which defies time with scornful disregard, as if it were a rather vulgar convention submitted to by the mass of inferior mankind.
disregard
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From this reading Old now in the number of her years, she had that sort of exceptional temperament which defies time with scornful disregard, as if it were a rather vulgar convention submitted to by the mass of inferior mankind.
distinguished
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From this reading The lady patroness of Michaelis, the ticket-of-leave apostle of humanitarian hopes, was one of the most influential and distinguished connections of the Assistant Commissioner’s wife, whom she called Annie, and treated still rather as a not very wise and utterly inexperienced young girl.
epoch
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From this reading Married young and splendidly at some remote epoch of the past, she had had for a time a close view of great affairs and even of some great men.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Married young and splendidly at some remote epoch of the past, she had had for a time a close view of great affairs and even of some great men.
exceptional
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From this reading Old now in the number of her years, she had that sort of exceptional temperament which defies time with scornful disregard, as if it were a rather vulgar convention submitted to by the mass of inferior mankind.
footing
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From this reading But she had consented to accept him on a friendly footing, which was by no means the case with all of his wife’s influential connections.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Married young and splendidly at some remote epoch of the past, she had had for a time a close view of great affairs and even of some great men.
friendly
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From this reading But she had consented to accept him on a friendly footing, which was by no means the case with all of his wife’s influential connections.
girl
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From this reading The lady patroness of Michaelis, the ticket-of-leave apostle of humanitarian hopes, was one of the most influential and distinguished connections of the Assistant Commissioner’s wife, whom she called Annie, and treated still rather as a not very wise and utterly inexperienced young girl.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Married young and splendidly at some remote epoch of the past, she had had for a time a close view of great affairs and even of some great men.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading But she had consented to accept him on a friendly footing, which was by no means the case with all of his wife’s influential connections.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Old now in the number of her years, she had that sort of exceptional temperament which defies time with scornful disregard, as if it were a rather vulgar convention submitted to by the mass of inferior mankind.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading She herself was a great lady.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But she had consented to accept him on a friendly footing, which was by no means the case with all of his wife’s influential connections.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading But she had consented to accept him on a friendly footing, which was by no means the case with all of his wife’s influential connections.
hopes
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From this reading The lady patroness of Michaelis, the ticket-of-leave apostle of humanitarian hopes, was one of the most influential and distinguished connections of the Assistant Commissioner’s wife, whom she called Annie, and treated still rather as a not very wise and utterly inexperienced young girl.
humanitarian
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From this reading The lady patroness of Michaelis, the ticket-of-leave apostle of humanitarian hopes, was one of the most influential and distinguished connections of the Assistant Commissioner’s wife, whom she called Annie, and treated still rather as a not very wise and utterly inexperienced young girl.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Old now in the number of her years, she had that sort of exceptional temperament which defies time with scornful disregard, as if it were a rather vulgar convention submitted to by the mass of inferior mankind.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Old now in the number of her years, she had that sort of exceptional temperament which defies time with scornful disregard, as if it were a rather vulgar convention submitted to by the mass of inferior mankind.
inexperienced
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From this reading The lady patroness of Michaelis, the ticket-of-leave apostle of humanitarian hopes, was one of the most influential and distinguished connections of the Assistant Commissioner’s wife, whom she called Annie, and treated still rather as a not very wise and utterly inexperienced young girl.
inferior
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From this reading Old now in the number of her years, she had that sort of exceptional temperament which defies time with scornful disregard, as if it were a rather vulgar convention submitted to by the mass of inferior mankind.
influential
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From this reading The lady patroness of Michaelis, the ticket-of-leave apostle of humanitarian hopes, was one of the most influential and distinguished connections of the Assistant Commissioner’s wife, whom she called Annie, and treated still rather as a not very wise and utterly inexperienced young girl.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Old now in the number of her years, she had that sort of exceptional temperament which defies time with scornful disregard, as if it were a rather vulgar convention submitted to by the mass of inferior mankind.
lady
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From this reading The lady patroness of Michaelis, the ticket-of-leave apostle of humanitarian hopes, was one of the most influential and distinguished connections of the Assistant Commissioner’s wife, whom she called Annie, and treated still rather as a not very wise and utterly inexperienced young girl.
mankind
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From this reading Old now in the number of her years, she had that sort of exceptional temperament which defies time with scornful disregard, as if it were a rather vulgar convention submitted to by the mass of inferior mankind.
Married
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From this reading Married young and splendidly at some remote epoch of the past, she had had for a time a close view of great affairs and even of some great men.
mass
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From this reading Old now in the number of her years, she had that sort of exceptional temperament which defies time with scornful disregard, as if it were a rather vulgar convention submitted to by the mass of inferior mankind.
means
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From this reading But she had consented to accept him on a friendly footing, which was by no means the case with all of his wife’s influential connections.
men
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From this reading Married young and splendidly at some remote epoch of the past, she had had for a time a close view of great affairs and even of some great men.
Michaelis
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From this reading The lady patroness of Michaelis, the ticket-of-leave apostle of humanitarian hopes, was one of the most influential and distinguished connections of the Assistant Commissioner’s wife, whom she called Annie, and treated still rather as a not very wise and utterly inexperienced young girl.
most
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From this reading The lady patroness of Michaelis, the ticket-of-leave apostle of humanitarian hopes, was one of the most influential and distinguished connections of the Assistant Commissioner’s wife, whom she called Annie, and treated still rather as a not very wise and utterly inexperienced young girl.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading But she had consented to accept him on a friendly footing, which was by no means the case with all of his wife’s influential connections.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The lady patroness of Michaelis, the ticket-of-leave apostle of humanitarian hopes, was one of the most influential and distinguished connections of the Assistant Commissioner’s wife, whom she called Annie, and treated still rather as a not very wise and utterly inexperienced young girl.
now
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From this reading Old now in the number of her years, she had that sort of exceptional temperament which defies time with scornful disregard, as if it were a rather vulgar convention submitted to by the mass of inferior mankind.
number
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From this reading Old now in the number of her years, she had that sort of exceptional temperament which defies time with scornful disregard, as if it were a rather vulgar convention submitted to by the mass of inferior mankind.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The lady patroness of Michaelis, the ticket-of-leave apostle of humanitarian hopes, was one of the most influential and distinguished connections of the Assistant Commissioner’s wife, whom she called Annie, and treated still rather as a not very wise and utterly inexperienced young girl.
Old
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From this reading Old now in the number of her years, she had that sort of exceptional temperament which defies time with scornful disregard, as if it were a rather vulgar convention submitted to by the mass of inferior mankind.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading But she had consented to accept him on a friendly footing, which was by no means the case with all of his wife’s influential connections.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The lady patroness of Michaelis, the ticket-of-leave apostle of humanitarian hopes, was one of the most influential and distinguished connections of the Assistant Commissioner’s wife, whom she called Annie, and treated still rather as a not very wise and utterly inexperienced young girl.
past
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From this reading Married young and splendidly at some remote epoch of the past, she had had for a time a close view of great affairs and even of some great men.
patroness
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From this reading The lady patroness of Michaelis, the ticket-of-leave apostle of humanitarian hopes, was one of the most influential and distinguished connections of the Assistant Commissioner’s wife, whom she called Annie, and treated still rather as a not very wise and utterly inexperienced young girl.
rather
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From this reading The lady patroness of Michaelis, the ticket-of-leave apostle of humanitarian hopes, was one of the most influential and distinguished connections of the Assistant Commissioner’s wife, whom she called Annie, and treated still rather as a not very wise and utterly inexperienced young girl.
remote
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From this reading Married young and splendidly at some remote epoch of the past, she had had for a time a close view of great affairs and even of some great men.
scornful
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From this reading Old now in the number of her years, she had that sort of exceptional temperament which defies time with scornful disregard, as if it were a rather vulgar convention submitted to by the mass of inferior mankind.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The lady patroness of Michaelis, the ticket-of-leave apostle of humanitarian hopes, was one of the most influential and distinguished connections of the Assistant Commissioner’s wife, whom she called Annie, and treated still rather as a not very wise and utterly inexperienced young girl.
some
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From this reading Married young and splendidly at some remote epoch of the past, she had had for a time a close view of great affairs and even of some great men.
sort
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From this reading Old now in the number of her years, she had that sort of exceptional temperament which defies time with scornful disregard, as if it were a rather vulgar convention submitted to by the mass of inferior mankind.
splendidly
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From this reading Married young and splendidly at some remote epoch of the past, she had had for a time a close view of great affairs and even of some great men.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The lady patroness of Michaelis, the ticket-of-leave apostle of humanitarian hopes, was one of the most influential and distinguished connections of the Assistant Commissioner’s wife, whom she called Annie, and treated still rather as a not very wise and utterly inexperienced young girl.
submitted
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From this reading Old now in the number of her years, she had that sort of exceptional temperament which defies time with scornful disregard, as if it were a rather vulgar convention submitted to by the mass of inferior mankind.
temperament
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From this reading Old now in the number of her years, she had that sort of exceptional temperament which defies time with scornful disregard, as if it were a rather vulgar convention submitted to by the mass of inferior mankind.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Old now in the number of her years, she had that sort of exceptional temperament which defies time with scornful disregard, as if it were a rather vulgar convention submitted to by the mass of inferior mankind.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The lady patroness of Michaelis, the ticket-of-leave apostle of humanitarian hopes, was one of the most influential and distinguished connections of the Assistant Commissioner’s wife, whom she called Annie, and treated still rather as a not very wise and utterly inexperienced young girl.
ticket-of-leave
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From this reading The lady patroness of Michaelis, the ticket-of-leave apostle of humanitarian hopes, was one of the most influential and distinguished connections of the Assistant Commissioner’s wife, whom she called Annie, and treated still rather as a not very wise and utterly inexperienced young girl.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Married young and splendidly at some remote epoch of the past, she had had for a time a close view of great affairs and even of some great men.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But she had consented to accept him on a friendly footing, which was by no means the case with all of his wife’s influential connections.
treated
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From this reading The lady patroness of Michaelis, the ticket-of-leave apostle of humanitarian hopes, was one of the most influential and distinguished connections of the Assistant Commissioner’s wife, whom she called Annie, and treated still rather as a not very wise and utterly inexperienced young girl.
utterly
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From this reading The lady patroness of Michaelis, the ticket-of-leave apostle of humanitarian hopes, was one of the most influential and distinguished connections of the Assistant Commissioner’s wife, whom she called Annie, and treated still rather as a not very wise and utterly inexperienced young girl.
very
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From this reading The lady patroness of Michaelis, the ticket-of-leave apostle of humanitarian hopes, was one of the most influential and distinguished connections of the Assistant Commissioner’s wife, whom she called Annie, and treated still rather as a not very wise and utterly inexperienced young girl.
view
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From this reading Married young and splendidly at some remote epoch of the past, she had had for a time a close view of great affairs and even of some great men.
vulgar
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From this reading Old now in the number of her years, she had that sort of exceptional temperament which defies time with scornful disregard, as if it were a rather vulgar convention submitted to by the mass of inferior mankind.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The lady patroness of Michaelis, the ticket-of-leave apostle of humanitarian hopes, was one of the most influential and distinguished connections of the Assistant Commissioner’s wife, whom she called Annie, and treated still rather as a not very wise and utterly inexperienced young girl.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Old now in the number of her years, she had that sort of exceptional temperament which defies time with scornful disregard, as if it were a rather vulgar convention submitted to by the mass of inferior mankind.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading But she had consented to accept him on a friendly footing, which was by no means the case with all of his wife’s influential connections.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The lady patroness of Michaelis, the ticket-of-leave apostle of humanitarian hopes, was one of the most influential and distinguished connections of the Assistant Commissioner’s wife, whom she called Annie, and treated still rather as a not very wise and utterly inexperienced young girl.
wife
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From this reading The lady patroness of Michaelis, the ticket-of-leave apostle of humanitarian hopes, was one of the most influential and distinguished connections of the Assistant Commissioner’s wife, whom she called Annie, and treated still rather as a not very wise and utterly inexperienced young girl.
wife's
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From this reading But she had consented to accept him on a friendly footing, which was by no means the case with all of his wife’s influential connections.
wise
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From this reading The lady patroness of Michaelis, the ticket-of-leave apostle of humanitarian hopes, was one of the most influential and distinguished connections of the Assistant Commissioner’s wife, whom she called Annie, and treated still rather as a not very wise and utterly inexperienced young girl.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading But she had consented to accept him on a friendly footing, which was by no means the case with all of his wife’s influential connections.
years
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From this reading Old now in the number of her years, she had that sort of exceptional temperament which defies time with scornful disregard, as if it were a rather vulgar convention submitted to by the mass of inferior mankind.
young
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From this reading The lady patroness of Michaelis, the ticket-of-leave apostle of humanitarian hopes, was one of the most influential and distinguished connections of the Assistant Commissioner’s wife, whom she called Annie, and treated still rather as a not very wise and utterly inexperienced young girl.
