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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 "As for me," said Aunt Martha, very sympathetically, "I think that the study of Realism may be carried a great deal too far.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading I do not think that there is the slightest necessity for people to know anything about burglars.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "If he really intended it," she remarked, "and I do not see why that was not the case, it was kind in him."
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading I do not think that there is the slightest necessity for people to know anything about burglars.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "As for me," said Aunt Martha, very sympathetically, "I think that the study of Realism may be carried a great deal too far.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "That was very kind of you," I said, at which my wife looked at me somewhat reproachingly.
Aunt
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From this reading "As for me," said Aunt Martha, very sympathetically, "I think that the study of Realism may be carried a great deal too far.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "As for me," said Aunt Martha, very sympathetically, "I think that the study of Realism may be carried a great deal too far.
burglars
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From this reading I do not think that there is the slightest necessity for people to know anything about burglars.
carried
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From this reading "As for me," said Aunt Martha, very sympathetically, "I think that the study of Realism may be carried a great deal too far.
case
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From this reading "If he really intended it," she remarked, "and I do not see why that was not the case, it was kind in him."
catching
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From this reading If people keep talking and reading about diseases they will get them, and if they keep talking and reading about crimes they will find that iniquity is catching, the same as some other things.
crimes
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From this reading If people keep talking and reading about diseases they will get them, and if they keep talking and reading about crimes they will find that iniquity is catching, the same as some other things.
deal
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From this reading "As for me," said Aunt Martha, very sympathetically, "I think that the study of Realism may be carried a great deal too far.
diseases
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From this reading If people keep talking and reading about diseases they will get them, and if they keep talking and reading about crimes they will find that iniquity is catching, the same as some other things.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "If he really intended it," she remarked, "and I do not see why that was not the case, it was kind in him."
far
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From this reading "As for me," said Aunt Martha, very sympathetically, "I think that the study of Realism may be carried a great deal too far.
find
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From this reading If people keep talking and reading about diseases they will get them, and if they keep talking and reading about crimes they will find that iniquity is catching, the same as some other things.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "As for me," said Aunt Martha, very sympathetically, "I think that the study of Realism may be carried a great deal too far.
get
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From this reading If people keep talking and reading about diseases they will get them, and if they keep talking and reading about crimes they will find that iniquity is catching, the same as some other things.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "As for me," said Aunt Martha, very sympathetically, "I think that the study of Realism may be carried a great deal too far.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "If he really intended it," she remarked, "and I do not see why that was not the case, it was kind in him."
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "If he really intended it," she remarked, "and I do not see why that was not the case, it was kind in him."
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "That was very kind of you," I said, at which my wife looked at me somewhat reproachingly.
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "If he really intended it," she remarked, "and I do not see why that was not the case, it was kind in him."
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "If he really intended it," she remarked, "and I do not see why that was not the case, it was kind in him."
iniquity
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From this reading If people keep talking and reading about diseases they will get them, and if they keep talking and reading about crimes they will find that iniquity is catching, the same as some other things.
intended
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From this reading "If he really intended it," she remarked, "and I do not see why that was not the case, it was kind in him."
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I do not think that there is the slightest necessity for people to know anything about burglars.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "If he really intended it," she remarked, "and I do not see why that was not the case, it was kind in him."
keep
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From this reading If people keep talking and reading about diseases they will get them, and if they keep talking and reading about crimes they will find that iniquity is catching, the same as some other things.
kind
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From this reading "That was very kind of you," I said, at which my wife looked at me somewhat reproachingly.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I do not think that there is the slightest necessity for people to know anything about burglars.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "That was very kind of you," I said, at which my wife looked at me somewhat reproachingly.
Martha
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From this reading "As for me," said Aunt Martha, very sympathetically, "I think that the study of Realism may be carried a great deal too far.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading "As for me," said Aunt Martha, very sympathetically, "I think that the study of Realism may be carried a great deal too far.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "That was very kind of you," I said, at which my wife looked at me somewhat reproachingly.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "That was very kind of you," I said, at which my wife looked at me somewhat reproachingly.
necessity
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From this reading I do not think that there is the slightest necessity for people to know anything about burglars.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "If he really intended it," she remarked, "and I do not see why that was not the case, it was kind in him."
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "That was very kind of you," I said, at which my wife looked at me somewhat reproachingly.
other
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From this reading If people keep talking and reading about diseases they will get them, and if they keep talking and reading about crimes they will find that iniquity is catching, the same as some other things.
people
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From this reading I do not think that there is the slightest necessity for people to know anything about burglars.
reading
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From this reading If people keep talking and reading about diseases they will get them, and if they keep talking and reading about crimes they will find that iniquity is catching, the same as some other things.
Realism
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From this reading "As for me," said Aunt Martha, very sympathetically, "I think that the study of Realism may be carried a great deal too far.
really
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From this reading "If he really intended it," she remarked, "and I do not see why that was not the case, it was kind in him."
remarked
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From this reading "If he really intended it," she remarked, "and I do not see why that was not the case, it was kind in him."
reproachingly
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From this reading "That was very kind of you," I said, at which my wife looked at me somewhat reproachingly.
said
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From this reading "That was very kind of you," I said, at which my wife looked at me somewhat reproachingly.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading If people keep talking and reading about diseases they will get them, and if they keep talking and reading about crimes they will find that iniquity is catching, the same as some other things.
see
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From this reading "If he really intended it," she remarked, "and I do not see why that was not the case, it was kind in him."
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "If he really intended it," she remarked, "and I do not see why that was not the case, it was kind in him."
slightest
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From this reading I do not think that there is the slightest necessity for people to know anything about burglars.
some
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From this reading If people keep talking and reading about diseases they will get them, and if they keep talking and reading about crimes they will find that iniquity is catching, the same as some other things.
somewhat
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From this reading "That was very kind of you," I said, at which my wife looked at me somewhat reproachingly.
study
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From this reading "As for me," said Aunt Martha, very sympathetically, "I think that the study of Realism may be carried a great deal too far.
sympathetically
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From this reading "As for me," said Aunt Martha, very sympathetically, "I think that the study of Realism may be carried a great deal too far.
talking
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From this reading If people keep talking and reading about diseases they will get them, and if they keep talking and reading about crimes they will find that iniquity is catching, the same as some other things.
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "That was very kind of you," I said, at which my wife looked at me somewhat reproachingly.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "If he really intended it," she remarked, "and I do not see why that was not the case, it was kind in him."
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading If people keep talking and reading about diseases they will get them, and if they keep talking and reading about crimes they will find that iniquity is catching, the same as some other things.
there
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From this reading I do not think that there is the slightest necessity for people to know anything about burglars.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading If people keep talking and reading about diseases they will get them, and if they keep talking and reading about crimes they will find that iniquity is catching, the same as some other things.
things
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From this reading If people keep talking and reading about diseases they will get them, and if they keep talking and reading about crimes they will find that iniquity is catching, the same as some other things.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "As for me," said Aunt Martha, very sympathetically, "I think that the study of Realism may be carried a great deal too far.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I do not think that there is the slightest necessity for people to know anything about burglars.
too
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From this reading "As for me," said Aunt Martha, very sympathetically, "I think that the study of Realism may be carried a great deal too far.
very
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From this reading "That was very kind of you," I said, at which my wife looked at me somewhat reproachingly.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "That was very kind of you," I said, at which my wife looked at me somewhat reproachingly.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading "That was very kind of you," I said, at which my wife looked at me somewhat reproachingly.
why
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From this reading "If he really intended it," she remarked, "and I do not see why that was not the case, it was kind in him."
wife
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From this reading "That was very kind of you," I said, at which my wife looked at me somewhat reproachingly.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading If people keep talking and reading about diseases they will get them, and if they keep talking and reading about crimes they will find that iniquity is catching, the same as some other things.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "That was very kind of you," I said, at which my wife looked at me somewhat reproachingly.
