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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 PICNIC For a long day Estelle devoted herself whole-heartedly to winning the friendship of Abel Dinnett.
Abel
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From this reading THE PICNIC For a long day Estelle devoted herself whole-heartedly to winning the friendship of Abel Dinnett.
accident
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From this reading Her chances of success were increased by an accident, though it appeared at first that the misadventure would ruin all.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Abel declined to go without his mother, but, after considerable persuasion, allowed the prospect of pleasure to outweigh his distrust.
air
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From this reading For when Estelle arrived at 'The Magnolias' in her pony carriage, Sabina proved to be sick and quite unequal to the proposed day in the air.
all
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From this reading Her chances of success were increased by an accident, though it appeared at first that the misadventure would ruin all.
allowed
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From this reading Abel declined to go without his mother, but, after considerable persuasion, allowed the prospect of pleasure to outweigh his distrust.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Her chances of success were increased by an accident, though it appeared at first that the misadventure would ruin all.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading For when Estelle arrived at 'The Magnolias' in her pony carriage, Sabina proved to be sick and quite unequal to the proposed day in the air.
appeared
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From this reading Her chances of success were increased by an accident, though it appeared at first that the misadventure would ruin all.
arrived
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From this reading For when Estelle arrived at 'The Magnolias' in her pony carriage, Sabina proved to be sick and quite unequal to the proposed day in the air.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Her chances of success were increased by an accident, though it appeared at first that the misadventure would ruin all.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading For when Estelle arrived at 'The Magnolias' in her pony carriage, Sabina proved to be sick and quite unequal to the proposed day in the air.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Abel declined to go without his mother, but, after considerable persuasion, allowed the prospect of pleasure to outweigh his distrust.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Her chances of success were increased by an accident, though it appeared at first that the misadventure would ruin all.
carriage
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From this reading For when Estelle arrived at 'The Magnolias' in her pony carriage, Sabina proved to be sick and quite unequal to the proposed day in the air.
chances
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From this reading Her chances of success were increased by an accident, though it appeared at first that the misadventure would ruin all.
considerable
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From this reading Abel declined to go without his mother, but, after considerable persuasion, allowed the prospect of pleasure to outweigh his distrust.
day
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From this reading THE PICNIC For a long day Estelle devoted herself whole-heartedly to winning the friendship of Abel Dinnett.
declined
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From this reading Abel declined to go without his mother, but, after considerable persuasion, allowed the prospect of pleasure to outweigh his distrust.
devoted
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From this reading THE PICNIC For a long day Estelle devoted herself whole-heartedly to winning the friendship of Abel Dinnett.
Dinnett
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From this reading THE PICNIC For a long day Estelle devoted herself whole-heartedly to winning the friendship of Abel Dinnett.
distrust
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From this reading Abel declined to go without his mother, but, after considerable persuasion, allowed the prospect of pleasure to outweigh his distrust.
drive
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From this reading Estelle promised to let him drive, and that privilege in itself proved a temptation too great to resist.
Estelle
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From this reading THE PICNIC For a long day Estelle devoted herself whole-heartedly to winning the friendship of Abel Dinnett.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Her chances of success were increased by an accident, though it appeared at first that the misadventure would ruin all.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading THE PICNIC For a long day Estelle devoted herself whole-heartedly to winning the friendship of Abel Dinnett.
friendship
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From this reading THE PICNIC For a long day Estelle devoted herself whole-heartedly to winning the friendship of Abel Dinnett.
go
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From this reading Abel declined to go without his mother, but, after considerable persuasion, allowed the prospect of pleasure to outweigh his distrust.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Estelle promised to let him drive, and that privilege in itself proved a temptation too great to resist.
HerdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Her chances of success were increased by an accident, though it appeared at first that the misadventure would ruin all.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading THE PICNIC For a long day Estelle devoted herself whole-heartedly to winning the friendship of Abel Dinnett.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Estelle promised to let him drive, and that privilege in itself proved a temptation too great to resist.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Abel declined to go without his mother, but, after considerable persuasion, allowed the prospect of pleasure to outweigh his distrust.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading For when Estelle arrived at 'The Magnolias' in her pony carriage, Sabina proved to be sick and quite unequal to the proposed day in the air.
increased
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From this reading Her chances of success were increased by an accident, though it appeared at first that the misadventure would ruin all.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Her chances of success were increased by an accident, though it appeared at first that the misadventure would ruin all.
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading Estelle promised to let him drive, and that privilege in itself proved a temptation too great to resist.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Estelle promised to let him drive, and that privilege in itself proved a temptation too great to resist.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE PICNIC For a long day Estelle devoted herself whole-heartedly to winning the friendship of Abel Dinnett.
Magnolias
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From this reading For when Estelle arrived at 'The Magnolias' in her pony carriage, Sabina proved to be sick and quite unequal to the proposed day in the air.
misadventure
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From this reading Her chances of success were increased by an accident, though it appeared at first that the misadventure would ruin all.
mother
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From this reading Abel declined to go without his mother, but, after considerable persuasion, allowed the prospect of pleasure to outweigh his distrust.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE PICNIC For a long day Estelle devoted herself whole-heartedly to winning the friendship of Abel Dinnett.
outweigh
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From this reading Abel declined to go without his mother, but, after considerable persuasion, allowed the prospect of pleasure to outweigh his distrust.
persuasion
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From this reading Abel declined to go without his mother, but, after considerable persuasion, allowed the prospect of pleasure to outweigh his distrust.
PICNIC
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From this reading THE PICNIC For a long day Estelle devoted herself whole-heartedly to winning the friendship of Abel Dinnett.
pleasure
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From this reading Abel declined to go without his mother, but, after considerable persuasion, allowed the prospect of pleasure to outweigh his distrust.
pony
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From this reading For when Estelle arrived at 'The Magnolias' in her pony carriage, Sabina proved to be sick and quite unequal to the proposed day in the air.
privilege
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From this reading Estelle promised to let him drive, and that privilege in itself proved a temptation too great to resist.
promised
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From this reading Estelle promised to let him drive, and that privilege in itself proved a temptation too great to resist.
proposed
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From this reading For when Estelle arrived at 'The Magnolias' in her pony carriage, Sabina proved to be sick and quite unequal to the proposed day in the air.
prospect
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From this reading Abel declined to go without his mother, but, after considerable persuasion, allowed the prospect of pleasure to outweigh his distrust.
proved
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From this reading For when Estelle arrived at 'The Magnolias' in her pony carriage, Sabina proved to be sick and quite unequal to the proposed day in the air.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For when Estelle arrived at 'The Magnolias' in her pony carriage, Sabina proved to be sick and quite unequal to the proposed day in the air.
resist
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From this reading Estelle promised to let him drive, and that privilege in itself proved a temptation too great to resist.
ruin
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From this reading Her chances of success were increased by an accident, though it appeared at first that the misadventure would ruin all.
Sabina
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From this reading For when Estelle arrived at 'The Magnolias' in her pony carriage, Sabina proved to be sick and quite unequal to the proposed day in the air.
sick
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From this reading For when Estelle arrived at 'The Magnolias' in her pony carriage, Sabina proved to be sick and quite unequal to the proposed day in the air.
success
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From this reading Her chances of success were increased by an accident, though it appeared at first that the misadventure would ruin all.
temptation
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From this reading Estelle promised to let him drive, and that privilege in itself proved a temptation too great to resist.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Her chances of success were increased by an accident, though it appeared at first that the misadventure would ruin all.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE PICNIC For a long day Estelle devoted herself whole-heartedly to winning the friendship of Abel Dinnett.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Her chances of success were increased by an accident, though it appeared at first that the misadventure would ruin all.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE PICNIC For a long day Estelle devoted herself whole-heartedly to winning the friendship of Abel Dinnett.
too
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From this reading Estelle promised to let him drive, and that privilege in itself proved a temptation too great to resist.
unequal
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From this reading For when Estelle arrived at 'The Magnolias' in her pony carriage, Sabina proved to be sick and quite unequal to the proposed day in the air.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Her chances of success were increased by an accident, though it appeared at first that the misadventure would ruin all.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading For when Estelle arrived at 'The Magnolias' in her pony carriage, Sabina proved to be sick and quite unequal to the proposed day in the air.
whole-heartedly
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From this reading THE PICNIC For a long day Estelle devoted herself whole-heartedly to winning the friendship of Abel Dinnett.
winning
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From this reading THE PICNIC For a long day Estelle devoted herself whole-heartedly to winning the friendship of Abel Dinnett.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Abel declined to go without his mother, but, after considerable persuasion, allowed the prospect of pleasure to outweigh his distrust.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Her chances of success were increased by an accident, though it appeared at first that the misadventure would ruin all.
