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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 Rupert Vivian went to London with a fixed determination not to return to Strathleckie.
althoughnounUS /ˈalthough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He had some troubles of his own, and a good deal of business to transact; but the weeks did not pass very rapidly, although his time was so fully occupied.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He told himself that he had been thinking far too much of the whims and vagaries of a silly, pretty girl; and that it would be for his good to put such memories of her bright eyes, and vain, coquettish ways as remained to him, completely out of his mind.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He told himself that he had been thinking far too much of the whims and vagaries of a silly, pretty girl; and that it would be for his good to put such memories of her bright eyes, and vain, coquettish ways as remained to him, completely out of his mind.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He told himself that he had been thinking far too much of the whims and vagaries of a silly, pretty girl; and that it would be for his good to put such memories of her bright eyes, and vain, coquettish ways as remained to him, completely out of his mind.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading He told himself that he had been thinking far too much of the whims and vagaries of a silly, pretty girl; and that it would be for his good to put such memories of her bright eyes, and vain, coquettish ways as remained to him, completely out of his mind.
best
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From this reading He did his best to carry out this resolution, but he was not very successful.
bright
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From this reading He told himself that he had been thinking far too much of the whims and vagaries of a silly, pretty girl; and that it would be for his good to put such memories of her bright eyes, and vain, coquettish ways as remained to him, completely out of his mind.
business
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From this reading He had some troubles of his own, and a good deal of business to transact; but the weeks did not pass very rapidly, although his time was so fully occupied.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He did his best to carry out this resolution, but he was not very successful.
carry
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From this reading He did his best to carry out this resolution, but he was not very successful.
completely
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From this reading He told himself that he had been thinking far too much of the whims and vagaries of a silly, pretty girl; and that it would be for his good to put such memories of her bright eyes, and vain, coquettish ways as remained to him, completely out of his mind.
coquettish
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From this reading He told himself that he had been thinking far too much of the whims and vagaries of a silly, pretty girl; and that it would be for his good to put such memories of her bright eyes, and vain, coquettish ways as remained to him, completely out of his mind.
deal
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From this reading He had some troubles of his own, and a good deal of business to transact; but the weeks did not pass very rapidly, although his time was so fully occupied.
determination
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From this reading Rupert Vivian went to London with a fixed determination not to return to Strathleckie.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading He did his best to carry out this resolution, but he was not very successful.
eyes
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From this reading He told himself that he had been thinking far too much of the whims and vagaries of a silly, pretty girl; and that it would be for his good to put such memories of her bright eyes, and vain, coquettish ways as remained to him, completely out of his mind.
far
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From this reading He told himself that he had been thinking far too much of the whims and vagaries of a silly, pretty girl; and that it would be for his good to put such memories of her bright eyes, and vain, coquettish ways as remained to him, completely out of his mind.
fixed
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From this reading Rupert Vivian went to London with a fixed determination not to return to Strathleckie.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He told himself that he had been thinking far too much of the whims and vagaries of a silly, pretty girl; and that it would be for his good to put such memories of her bright eyes, and vain, coquettish ways as remained to him, completely out of his mind.
fully
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From this reading He had some troubles of his own, and a good deal of business to transact; but the weeks did not pass very rapidly, although his time was so fully occupied.
girl
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From this reading He told himself that he had been thinking far too much of the whims and vagaries of a silly, pretty girl; and that it would be for his good to put such memories of her bright eyes, and vain, coquettish ways as remained to him, completely out of his mind.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He told himself that he had been thinking far too much of the whims and vagaries of a silly, pretty girl; and that it would be for his good to put such memories of her bright eyes, and vain, coquettish ways as remained to him, completely out of his mind.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He told himself that he had been thinking far too much of the whims and vagaries of a silly, pretty girl; and that it would be for his good to put such memories of her bright eyes, and vain, coquettish ways as remained to him, completely out of his mind.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He told himself that he had been thinking far too much of the whims and vagaries of a silly, pretty girl; and that it would be for his good to put such memories of her bright eyes, and vain, coquettish ways as remained to him, completely out of his mind.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He told himself that he had been thinking far too much of the whims and vagaries of a silly, pretty girl; and that it would be for his good to put such memories of her bright eyes, and vain, coquettish ways as remained to him, completely out of his mind.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He told himself that he had been thinking far too much of the whims and vagaries of a silly, pretty girl; and that it would be for his good to put such memories of her bright eyes, and vain, coquettish ways as remained to him, completely out of his mind.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He told himself that he had been thinking far too much of the whims and vagaries of a silly, pretty girl; and that it would be for his good to put such memories of her bright eyes, and vain, coquettish ways as remained to him, completely out of his mind.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He told himself that he had been thinking far too much of the whims and vagaries of a silly, pretty girl; and that it would be for his good to put such memories of her bright eyes, and vain, coquettish ways as remained to him, completely out of his mind.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He told himself that he had been thinking far too much of the whims and vagaries of a silly, pretty girl; and that it would be for his good to put such memories of her bright eyes, and vain, coquettish ways as remained to him, completely out of his mind.
LATE
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From this reading TOO LATE!
London
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From this reading Rupert Vivian went to London with a fixed determination not to return to Strathleckie.
memoriesnounUS /ˈmɛm.ə.riz/
Recollections of past events.
From this reading He told himself that he had been thinking far too much of the whims and vagaries of a silly, pretty girl; and that it would be for his good to put such memories of her bright eyes, and vain, coquettish ways as remained to him, completely out of his mind.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He told himself that he had been thinking far too much of the whims and vagaries of a silly, pretty girl; and that it would be for his good to put such memories of her bright eyes, and vain, coquettish ways as remained to him, completely out of his mind.
much
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From this reading He told himself that he had been thinking far too much of the whims and vagaries of a silly, pretty girl; and that it would be for his good to put such memories of her bright eyes, and vain, coquettish ways as remained to him, completely out of his mind.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Rupert Vivian went to London with a fixed determination not to return to Strathleckie.
occupied
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From this reading He had some troubles of his own, and a good deal of business to transact; but the weeks did not pass very rapidly, although his time was so fully occupied.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He told himself that he had been thinking far too much of the whims and vagaries of a silly, pretty girl; and that it would be for his good to put such memories of her bright eyes, and vain, coquettish ways as remained to him, completely out of his mind.
out
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From this reading He told himself that he had been thinking far too much of the whims and vagaries of a silly, pretty girl; and that it would be for his good to put such memories of her bright eyes, and vain, coquettish ways as remained to him, completely out of his mind.
own
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From this reading He had some troubles of his own, and a good deal of business to transact; but the weeks did not pass very rapidly, although his time was so fully occupied.
pass
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From this reading He had some troubles of his own, and a good deal of business to transact; but the weeks did not pass very rapidly, although his time was so fully occupied.
pretty
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From this reading He told himself that he had been thinking far too much of the whims and vagaries of a silly, pretty girl; and that it would be for his good to put such memories of her bright eyes, and vain, coquettish ways as remained to him, completely out of his mind.
put
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From this reading He told himself that he had been thinking far too much of the whims and vagaries of a silly, pretty girl; and that it would be for his good to put such memories of her bright eyes, and vain, coquettish ways as remained to him, completely out of his mind.
rapidly
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From this reading He had some troubles of his own, and a good deal of business to transact; but the weeks did not pass very rapidly, although his time was so fully occupied.
remainednounUS /ˈremained/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He told himself that he had been thinking far too much of the whims and vagaries of a silly, pretty girl; and that it would be for his good to put such memories of her bright eyes, and vain, coquettish ways as remained to him, completely out of his mind.
resolution
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From this reading He did his best to carry out this resolution, but he was not very successful.
return
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From this reading Rupert Vivian went to London with a fixed determination not to return to Strathleckie.
Rupert
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From this reading Rupert Vivian went to London with a fixed determination not to return to Strathleckie.
silly
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From this reading He told himself that he had been thinking far too much of the whims and vagaries of a silly, pretty girl; and that it would be for his good to put such memories of her bright eyes, and vain, coquettish ways as remained to him, completely out of his mind.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading He had some troubles of his own, and a good deal of business to transact; but the weeks did not pass very rapidly, although his time was so fully occupied.
some
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From this reading He had some troubles of his own, and a good deal of business to transact; but the weeks did not pass very rapidly, although his time was so fully occupied.
Strathleckie
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From this reading Rupert Vivian went to London with a fixed determination not to return to Strathleckie.
successful
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From this reading He did his best to carry out this resolution, but he was not very successful.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading He told himself that he had been thinking far too much of the whims and vagaries of a silly, pretty girl; and that it would be for his good to put such memories of her bright eyes, and vain, coquettish ways as remained to him, completely out of his mind.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He told himself that he had been thinking far too much of the whims and vagaries of a silly, pretty girl; and that it would be for his good to put such memories of her bright eyes, and vain, coquettish ways as remained to him, completely out of his mind.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He told himself that he had been thinking far too much of the whims and vagaries of a silly, pretty girl; and that it would be for his good to put such memories of her bright eyes, and vain, coquettish ways as remained to him, completely out of his mind.
thinkingnounUS /thinking/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He told himself that he had been thinking far too much of the whims and vagaries of a silly, pretty girl; and that it would be for his good to put such memories of her bright eyes, and vain, coquettish ways as remained to him, completely out of his mind.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading He did his best to carry out this resolution, but he was not very successful.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had some troubles of his own, and a good deal of business to transact; but the weeks did not pass very rapidly, although his time was so fully occupied.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Rupert Vivian went to London with a fixed determination not to return to Strathleckie.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He told himself that he had been thinking far too much of the whims and vagaries of a silly, pretty girl; and that it would be for his good to put such memories of her bright eyes, and vain, coquettish ways as remained to him, completely out of his mind.
TOO
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From this reading TOO LATE!
transact
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From this reading He had some troubles of his own, and a good deal of business to transact; but the weeks did not pass very rapidly, although his time was so fully occupied.
troubles
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From this reading He had some troubles of his own, and a good deal of business to transact; but the weeks did not pass very rapidly, although his time was so fully occupied.
vagaries
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From this reading He told himself that he had been thinking far too much of the whims and vagaries of a silly, pretty girl; and that it would be for his good to put such memories of her bright eyes, and vain, coquettish ways as remained to him, completely out of his mind.
vain
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From this reading He told himself that he had been thinking far too much of the whims and vagaries of a silly, pretty girl; and that it would be for his good to put such memories of her bright eyes, and vain, coquettish ways as remained to him, completely out of his mind.
very
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From this reading He did his best to carry out this resolution, but he was not very successful.
Vivian
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From this reading Rupert Vivian went to London with a fixed determination not to return to Strathleckie.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He did his best to carry out this resolution, but he was not very successful.
ways
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From this reading He told himself that he had been thinking far too much of the whims and vagaries of a silly, pretty girl; and that it would be for his good to put such memories of her bright eyes, and vain, coquettish ways as remained to him, completely out of his mind.
weeks
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From this reading He had some troubles of his own, and a good deal of business to transact; but the weeks did not pass very rapidly, although his time was so fully occupied.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Rupert Vivian went to London with a fixed determination not to return to Strathleckie.
whims
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From this reading He told himself that he had been thinking far too much of the whims and vagaries of a silly, pretty girl; and that it would be for his good to put such memories of her bright eyes, and vain, coquettish ways as remained to him, completely out of his mind.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Rupert Vivian went to London with a fixed determination not to return to Strathleckie.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading He told himself that he had been thinking far too much of the whims and vagaries of a silly, pretty girl; and that it would be for his good to put such memories of her bright eyes, and vain, coquettish ways as remained to him, completely out of his mind.
