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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 It was delightful to turn the tables; it was delicious for the slave to be, even for a short time, the master.
amazement
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From this reading Fanchon seemed to read some of her governess' discomfiture and amazement; in short, she was enjoying herself mightily.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Fanchon seemed to read some of her governess' discomfiture and amazement; in short, she was enjoying herself mightily.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It was delightful to turn the tables; it was delicious for the slave to be, even for a short time, the master.
begin
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From this reading To begin with: I think you partly owe the discovery we have made to the fact that you, in your spirit of parsimony, would not give poor little Nina flounces to her dress."
best
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From this reading "I'd best tell you everything, and then you will know what is to be done.
calm
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From this reading She, therefore, continued in a calm voice:
continuednounUS /ˈcontinued/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She, therefore, continued in a calm voice:
delicious
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From this reading It was delightful to turn the tables; it was delicious for the slave to be, even for a short time, the master.
delightful
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From this reading It was delightful to turn the tables; it was delicious for the slave to be, even for a short time, the master.
discomfiture
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From this reading Fanchon seemed to read some of her governess' discomfiture and amazement; in short, she was enjoying herself mightily.
discovery
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From this reading To begin with: I think you partly owe the discovery we have made to the fact that you, in your spirit of parsimony, would not give poor little Nina flounces to her dress."
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I'd best tell you everything, and then you will know what is to be done.
dress
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From this reading To begin with: I think you partly owe the discovery we have made to the fact that you, in your spirit of parsimony, would not give poor little Nina flounces to her dress."
enjoying
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From this reading Fanchon seemed to read some of her governess' discomfiture and amazement; in short, she was enjoying herself mightily.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was delightful to turn the tables; it was delicious for the slave to be, even for a short time, the master.
everythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading "I'd best tell you everything, and then you will know what is to be done.
fact
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From this reading To begin with: I think you partly owe the discovery we have made to the fact that you, in your spirit of parsimony, would not give poor little Nina flounces to her dress."
Fanchon
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From this reading Fanchon seemed to read some of her governess' discomfiture and amazement; in short, she was enjoying herself mightily.
flounces
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From this reading To begin with: I think you partly owe the discovery we have made to the fact that you, in your spirit of parsimony, would not give poor little Nina flounces to her dress."
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It was delightful to turn the tables; it was delicious for the slave to be, even for a short time, the master.
give
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From this reading To begin with: I think you partly owe the discovery we have made to the fact that you, in your spirit of parsimony, would not give poor little Nina flounces to her dress."
governess
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From this reading Fanchon seemed to read some of her governess' discomfiture and amazement; in short, she was enjoying herself mightily.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading To begin with: I think you partly owe the discovery we have made to the fact that you, in your spirit of parsimony, would not give poor little Nina flounces to her dress."
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Fanchon seemed to read some of her governess' discomfiture and amazement; in short, she was enjoying herself mightily.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Fanchon seemed to read some of her governess' discomfiture and amazement; in short, she was enjoying herself mightily.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading To begin with: I think you partly owe the discovery we have made to the fact that you, in your spirit of parsimony, would not give poor little Nina flounces to her dress."
I'd
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From this reading "I'd best tell you everything, and then you will know what is to be done.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Fanchon seemed to read some of her governess' discomfiture and amazement; in short, she was enjoying herself mightily.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "I'd best tell you everything, and then you will know what is to be done.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was delightful to turn the tables; it was delicious for the slave to be, even for a short time, the master.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I'd best tell you everything, and then you will know what is to be done.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To begin with: I think you partly owe the discovery we have made to the fact that you, in your spirit of parsimony, would not give poor little Nina flounces to her dress."
made
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From this reading To begin with: I think you partly owe the discovery we have made to the fact that you, in your spirit of parsimony, would not give poor little Nina flounces to her dress."
master
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From this reading It was delightful to turn the tables; it was delicious for the slave to be, even for a short time, the master.
mightily
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From this reading Fanchon seemed to read some of her governess' discomfiture and amazement; in short, she was enjoying herself mightily.
Nina
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From this reading To begin with: I think you partly owe the discovery we have made to the fact that you, in your spirit of parsimony, would not give poor little Nina flounces to her dress."
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading To begin with: I think you partly owe the discovery we have made to the fact that you, in your spirit of parsimony, would not give poor little Nina flounces to her dress."
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Fanchon seemed to read some of her governess' discomfiture and amazement; in short, she was enjoying herself mightily.
owe
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From this reading To begin with: I think you partly owe the discovery we have made to the fact that you, in your spirit of parsimony, would not give poor little Nina flounces to her dress."
parsimony
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From this reading To begin with: I think you partly owe the discovery we have made to the fact that you, in your spirit of parsimony, would not give poor little Nina flounces to her dress."
partly
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From this reading To begin with: I think you partly owe the discovery we have made to the fact that you, in your spirit of parsimony, would not give poor little Nina flounces to her dress."
poornounUS /poor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To begin with: I think you partly owe the discovery we have made to the fact that you, in your spirit of parsimony, would not give poor little Nina flounces to her dress."
read
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From this reading Fanchon seemed to read some of her governess' discomfiture and amazement; in short, she was enjoying herself mightily.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Fanchon seemed to read some of her governess' discomfiture and amazement; in short, she was enjoying herself mightily.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Fanchon seemed to read some of her governess' discomfiture and amazement; in short, she was enjoying herself mightily.
shortadjectiveUS /ʃɔrt/
brief or direct in expression
From this reading Fanchon seemed to read some of her governess' discomfiture and amazement; in short, she was enjoying herself mightily.
slave
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From this reading It was delightful to turn the tables; it was delicious for the slave to be, even for a short time, the master.
some
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From this reading Fanchon seemed to read some of her governess' discomfiture and amazement; in short, she was enjoying herself mightily.
spirit
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From this reading To begin with: I think you partly owe the discovery we have made to the fact that you, in your spirit of parsimony, would not give poor little Nina flounces to her dress."
tables
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From this reading It was delightful to turn the tables; it was delicious for the slave to be, even for a short time, the master.
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I'd best tell you everything, and then you will know what is to be done.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading To begin with: I think you partly owe the discovery we have made to the fact that you, in your spirit of parsimony, would not give poor little Nina flounces to her dress."
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was delightful to turn the tables; it was delicious for the slave to be, even for a short time, the master.
then
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From this reading "I'd best tell you everything, and then you will know what is to be done.
thereforeadverbUS /ˈðerfɔːr/
for that reason; as a result
From this reading She, therefore, continued in a calm voice:
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To begin with: I think you partly owe the discovery we have made to the fact that you, in your spirit of parsimony, would not give poor little Nina flounces to her dress."
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was delightful to turn the tables; it was delicious for the slave to be, even for a short time, the master.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Fanchon seemed to read some of her governess' discomfiture and amazement; in short, she was enjoying herself mightily.
turn
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From this reading It was delightful to turn the tables; it was delicious for the slave to be, even for a short time, the master.
voice
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From this reading She, therefore, continued in a calm voice:
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Fanchon seemed to read some of her governess' discomfiture and amazement; in short, she was enjoying herself mightily.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading To begin with: I think you partly owe the discovery we have made to the fact that you, in your spirit of parsimony, would not give poor little Nina flounces to her dress."
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "I'd best tell you everything, and then you will know what is to be done.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "I'd best tell you everything, and then you will know what is to be done.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading To begin with: I think you partly owe the discovery we have made to the fact that you, in your spirit of parsimony, would not give poor little Nina flounces to her dress."
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading To begin with: I think you partly owe the discovery we have made to the fact that you, in your spirit of parsimony, would not give poor little Nina flounces to her dress."
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I'd best tell you everything, and then you will know what is to be done.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading To begin with: I think you partly owe the discovery we have made to the fact that you, in your spirit of parsimony, would not give poor little Nina flounces to her dress."
