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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 “I don't shy at a good woman--but three hundred of them!
all
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From this reading I don't want all my salt in one place.
allow
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From this reading You don't allow anything for sentiment and the natural desire to please, and it ought to be just pathetic to you that these girls, obeying a natural instinct, missed the expression of it a little.”
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And see here--I appeal to you, Miss Lamont--why didn't these girls dress simply, as they do at home, and not attempt a sort of ill-fitting finery that is in greater contrast to Newport than simplicity would be?”
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading You don't allow anything for sentiment and the natural desire to please, and it ought to be just pathetic to you that these girls, obeying a natural instinct, missed the expression of it a little.”
appeal
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From this reading And see here--I appeal to you, Miss Lamont--why didn't these girls dress simply, as they do at home, and not attempt a sort of ill-fitting finery that is in greater contrast to Newport than simplicity would be?”
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading And see here--I appeal to you, Miss Lamont--why didn't these girls dress simply, as they do at home, and not attempt a sort of ill-fitting finery that is in greater contrast to Newport than simplicity would be?”
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “I don't shy at a good woman--but three hundred of them!
attempt
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From this reading And see here--I appeal to you, Miss Lamont--why didn't these girls dress simply, as they do at home, and not attempt a sort of ill-fitting finery that is in greater contrast to Newport than simplicity would be?”
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading And see here--I appeal to you, Miss Lamont--why didn't these girls dress simply, as they do at home, and not attempt a sort of ill-fitting finery that is in greater contrast to Newport than simplicity would be?”
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “I don't shy at a good woman--but three hundred of them!
contrast
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From this reading And see here--I appeal to you, Miss Lamont--why didn't these girls dress simply, as they do at home, and not attempt a sort of ill-fitting finery that is in greater contrast to Newport than simplicity would be?”
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “If you were a woman,” said Marion, looking demurely, not at Mr. Forbes, but at Irene, “I could explain it to you.
demurely
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From this reading “If you were a woman,” said Marion, looking demurely, not at Mr. Forbes, but at Irene, “I could explain it to you.
desire
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From this reading You don't allow anything for sentiment and the natural desire to please, and it ought to be just pathetic to you that these girls, obeying a natural instinct, missed the expression of it a little.”
didn't
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From this reading And see here--I appeal to you, Miss Lamont--why didn't these girls dress simply, as they do at home, and not attempt a sort of ill-fitting finery that is in greater contrast to Newport than simplicity would be?”
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading And see here--I appeal to you, Miss Lamont--why didn't these girls dress simply, as they do at home, and not attempt a sort of ill-fitting finery that is in greater contrast to Newport than simplicity would be?”
don't
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From this reading “I don't shy at a good woman--but three hundred of them!
dress
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From this reading And see here--I appeal to you, Miss Lamont--why didn't these girls dress simply, as they do at home, and not attempt a sort of ill-fitting finery that is in greater contrast to Newport than simplicity would be?”
explain
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From this reading “If you were a woman,” said Marion, looking demurely, not at Mr. Forbes, but at Irene, “I could explain it to you.
expression
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From this reading You don't allow anything for sentiment and the natural desire to please, and it ought to be just pathetic to you that these girls, obeying a natural instinct, missed the expression of it a little.”
finery
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From this reading And see here--I appeal to you, Miss Lamont--why didn't these girls dress simply, as they do at home, and not attempt a sort of ill-fitting finery that is in greater contrast to Newport than simplicity would be?”
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading You don't allow anything for sentiment and the natural desire to please, and it ought to be just pathetic to you that these girls, obeying a natural instinct, missed the expression of it a little.”
Forbes
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From this reading “If you were a woman,” said Marion, looking demurely, not at Mr. Forbes, but at Irene, “I could explain it to you.
girls
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From this reading And see here--I appeal to you, Miss Lamont--why didn't these girls dress simply, as they do at home, and not attempt a sort of ill-fitting finery that is in greater contrast to Newport than simplicity would be?”
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I don't shy at a good woman--but three hundred of them!
greater
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From this reading And see here--I appeal to you, Miss Lamont--why didn't these girls dress simply, as they do at home, and not attempt a sort of ill-fitting finery that is in greater contrast to Newport than simplicity would be?”
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And see here--I appeal to you, Miss Lamont--why didn't these girls dress simply, as they do at home, and not attempt a sort of ill-fitting finery that is in greater contrast to Newport than simplicity would be?”
home
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From this reading And see here--I appeal to you, Miss Lamont--why didn't these girls dress simply, as they do at home, and not attempt a sort of ill-fitting finery that is in greater contrast to Newport than simplicity would be?”
hundred
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From this reading “I don't shy at a good woman--but three hundred of them!
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I don't shy at a good woman--but three hundred of them!
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “If you were a woman,” said Marion, looking demurely, not at Mr. Forbes, but at Irene, “I could explain it to you.
ill-fitting
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From this reading And see here--I appeal to you, Miss Lamont--why didn't these girls dress simply, as they do at home, and not attempt a sort of ill-fitting finery that is in greater contrast to Newport than simplicity would be?”
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I don't want all my salt in one place.
instinct
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From this reading You don't allow anything for sentiment and the natural desire to please, and it ought to be just pathetic to you that these girls, obeying a natural instinct, missed the expression of it a little.”
Irene
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From this reading “If you were a woman,” said Marion, looking demurely, not at Mr. Forbes, but at Irene, “I could explain it to you.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And see here--I appeal to you, Miss Lamont--why didn't these girls dress simply, as they do at home, and not attempt a sort of ill-fitting finery that is in greater contrast to Newport than simplicity would be?”
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “If you were a woman,” said Marion, looking demurely, not at Mr. Forbes, but at Irene, “I could explain it to you.
just
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From this reading You don't allow anything for sentiment and the natural desire to please, and it ought to be just pathetic to you that these girls, obeying a natural instinct, missed the expression of it a little.”
Lamont
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From this reading And see here--I appeal to you, Miss Lamont--why didn't these girls dress simply, as they do at home, and not attempt a sort of ill-fitting finery that is in greater contrast to Newport than simplicity would be?”
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading You don't allow anything for sentiment and the natural desire to please, and it ought to be just pathetic to you that these girls, obeying a natural instinct, missed the expression of it a little.”
looking
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From this reading “If you were a woman,” said Marion, looking demurely, not at Mr. Forbes, but at Irene, “I could explain it to you.
Marion
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From this reading “If you were a woman,” said Marion, looking demurely, not at Mr. Forbes, but at Irene, “I could explain it to you.
Miss
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From this reading And see here--I appeal to you, Miss Lamont--why didn't these girls dress simply, as they do at home, and not attempt a sort of ill-fitting finery that is in greater contrast to Newport than simplicity would be?”
missed
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From this reading You don't allow anything for sentiment and the natural desire to please, and it ought to be just pathetic to you that these girls, obeying a natural instinct, missed the expression of it a little.”
Mr
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From this reading “If you were a woman,” said Marion, looking demurely, not at Mr. Forbes, but at Irene, “I could explain it to you.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I don't want all my salt in one place.
natural
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From this reading You don't allow anything for sentiment and the natural desire to please, and it ought to be just pathetic to you that these girls, obeying a natural instinct, missed the expression of it a little.”
Newport
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From this reading And see here--I appeal to you, Miss Lamont--why didn't these girls dress simply, as they do at home, and not attempt a sort of ill-fitting finery that is in greater contrast to Newport than simplicity would be?”
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading And see here--I appeal to you, Miss Lamont--why didn't these girls dress simply, as they do at home, and not attempt a sort of ill-fitting finery that is in greater contrast to Newport than simplicity would be?”
obeying
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From this reading You don't allow anything for sentiment and the natural desire to please, and it ought to be just pathetic to you that these girls, obeying a natural instinct, missed the expression of it a little.”
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “I don't shy at a good woman--but three hundred of them!
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading I don't want all my salt in one place.
oughtmodal verbUS /ɔːt/
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading You don't allow anything for sentiment and the natural desire to please, and it ought to be just pathetic to you that these girls, obeying a natural instinct, missed the expression of it a little.”
pathetic
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From this reading You don't allow anything for sentiment and the natural desire to please, and it ought to be just pathetic to you that these girls, obeying a natural instinct, missed the expression of it a little.”
place
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From this reading I don't want all my salt in one place.
please
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From this reading You don't allow anything for sentiment and the natural desire to please, and it ought to be just pathetic to you that these girls, obeying a natural instinct, missed the expression of it a little.”
said
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From this reading “If you were a woman,” said Marion, looking demurely, not at Mr. Forbes, but at Irene, “I could explain it to you.
salt
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From this reading I don't want all my salt in one place.
see
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From this reading And see here--I appeal to you, Miss Lamont--why didn't these girls dress simply, as they do at home, and not attempt a sort of ill-fitting finery that is in greater contrast to Newport than simplicity would be?”
sentiment
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From this reading You don't allow anything for sentiment and the natural desire to please, and it ought to be just pathetic to you that these girls, obeying a natural instinct, missed the expression of it a little.”
shy
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From this reading “I don't shy at a good woman--but three hundred of them!
simplicity
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From this reading And see here--I appeal to you, Miss Lamont--why didn't these girls dress simply, as they do at home, and not attempt a sort of ill-fitting finery that is in greater contrast to Newport than simplicity would be?”
simply
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From this reading And see here--I appeal to you, Miss Lamont--why didn't these girls dress simply, as they do at home, and not attempt a sort of ill-fitting finery that is in greater contrast to Newport than simplicity would be?”
sort
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From this reading And see here--I appeal to you, Miss Lamont--why didn't these girls dress simply, as they do at home, and not attempt a sort of ill-fitting finery that is in greater contrast to Newport than simplicity would be?”
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading And see here--I appeal to you, Miss Lamont--why didn't these girls dress simply, as they do at home, and not attempt a sort of ill-fitting finery that is in greater contrast to Newport than simplicity would be?”
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading And see here--I appeal to you, Miss Lamont--why didn't these girls dress simply, as they do at home, and not attempt a sort of ill-fitting finery that is in greater contrast to Newport than simplicity would be?”
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading You don't allow anything for sentiment and the natural desire to please, and it ought to be just pathetic to you that these girls, obeying a natural instinct, missed the expression of it a little.”
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading “I don't shy at a good woman--but three hundred of them!
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading And see here--I appeal to you, Miss Lamont--why didn't these girls dress simply, as they do at home, and not attempt a sort of ill-fitting finery that is in greater contrast to Newport than simplicity would be?”
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And see here--I appeal to you, Miss Lamont--why didn't these girls dress simply, as they do at home, and not attempt a sort of ill-fitting finery that is in greater contrast to Newport than simplicity would be?”
three
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From this reading “I don't shy at a good woman--but three hundred of them!
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And see here--I appeal to you, Miss Lamont--why didn't these girls dress simply, as they do at home, and not attempt a sort of ill-fitting finery that is in greater contrast to Newport than simplicity would be?”
want
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From this reading I don't want all my salt in one place.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “If you were a woman,” said Marion, looking demurely, not at Mr. Forbes, but at Irene, “I could explain it to you.
why
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From this reading And see here--I appeal to you, Miss Lamont--why didn't these girls dress simply, as they do at home, and not attempt a sort of ill-fitting finery that is in greater contrast to Newport than simplicity would be?”
woman
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From this reading “I don't shy at a good woman--but three hundred of them!
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading And see here--I appeal to you, Miss Lamont--why didn't these girls dress simply, as they do at home, and not attempt a sort of ill-fitting finery that is in greater contrast to Newport than simplicity would be?”
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading And see here--I appeal to you, Miss Lamont--why didn't these girls dress simply, as they do at home, and not attempt a sort of ill-fitting finery that is in greater contrast to Newport than simplicity would be?”
