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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 Earth-Plants spring up from beneath, The Air-Plants swing down from above, But the Banyan trees grow Both above and below, And one makes a prosperous grove.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading The Earth-Plants spring up from beneath, The Air-Plants swing down from above, But the Banyan trees grow Both above and below, And one makes a prosperous grove.
acquainted
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From this reading In the fleeting opportunities offered by the Caffeteria, and in longer moments, rather neatly planned for, with some remnants of an earlier ingenuity, Mr. Thaddler contrived to become acquainted with Mrs. Bell.
Air-Plants
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From this reading The Earth-Plants spring up from beneath, The Air-Plants swing down from above, But the Banyan trees grow Both above and below, And one makes a prosperous grove.
airs
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From this reading “I never saw a smarter woman in my life,” he said; “and no airs.
all
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From this reading I tell you, ma'am, if there was more like her this world would be an easier place to live in, and I can see she owes it all to you, ma'am.”
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading In the fleeting opportunities offered by the Caffeteria, and in longer moments, rather neatly planned for, with some remnants of an earlier ingenuity, Mr. Thaddler contrived to become acquainted with Mrs. Bell.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Earth-Plants spring up from beneath, The Air-Plants swing down from above, But the Banyan trees grow Both above and below, And one makes a prosperous grove.
Banyan
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From this reading The Earth-Plants spring up from beneath, The Air-Plants swing down from above, But the Banyan trees grow Both above and below, And one makes a prosperous grove.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I tell you, ma'am, if there was more like her this world would be an easier place to live in, and I can see she owes it all to you, ma'am.”
become
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From this reading In the fleeting opportunities offered by the Caffeteria, and in longer moments, rather neatly planned for, with some remnants of an earlier ingenuity, Mr. Thaddler contrived to become acquainted with Mrs. Bell.
Bell
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From this reading In the fleeting opportunities offered by the Caffeteria, and in longer moments, rather neatly planned for, with some remnants of an earlier ingenuity, Mr. Thaddler contrived to become acquainted with Mrs. Bell.
belowprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading The Earth-Plants spring up from beneath, The Air-Plants swing down from above, But the Banyan trees grow Both above and below, And one makes a prosperous grove.
beneathprepositionUS /bɪˈniːθ/
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading The Earth-Plants spring up from beneath, The Air-Plants swing down from above, But the Banyan trees grow Both above and below, And one makes a prosperous grove.
BothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading The Earth-Plants spring up from beneath, The Air-Plants swing down from above, But the Banyan trees grow Both above and below, And one makes a prosperous grove.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The Earth-Plants spring up from beneath, The Air-Plants swing down from above, But the Banyan trees grow Both above and below, And one makes a prosperous grove.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading In the fleeting opportunities offered by the Caffeteria, and in longer moments, rather neatly planned for, with some remnants of an earlier ingenuity, Mr. Thaddler contrived to become acquainted with Mrs. Bell.
Caffeteria
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From this reading In the fleeting opportunities offered by the Caffeteria, and in longer moments, rather neatly planned for, with some remnants of an earlier ingenuity, Mr. Thaddler contrived to become acquainted with Mrs. Bell.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading I tell you, ma'am, if there was more like her this world would be an easier place to live in, and I can see she owes it all to you, ma'am.”
contrived
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From this reading In the fleeting opportunities offered by the Caffeteria, and in longer moments, rather neatly planned for, with some remnants of an earlier ingenuity, Mr. Thaddler contrived to become acquainted with Mrs. Bell.
Diantha
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From this reading Diantha never quite liked him, but he won her mother's heart by frank praise of the girl and her ventures.
down
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From this reading The Earth-Plants spring up from beneath, The Air-Plants swing down from above, But the Banyan trees grow Both above and below, And one makes a prosperous grove.
earlier
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From this reading In the fleeting opportunities offered by the Caffeteria, and in longer moments, rather neatly planned for, with some remnants of an earlier ingenuity, Mr. Thaddler contrived to become acquainted with Mrs. Bell.
Earth-Plants
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From this reading The Earth-Plants spring up from beneath, The Air-Plants swing down from above, But the Banyan trees grow Both above and below, And one makes a prosperous grove.
easier
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From this reading I tell you, ma'am, if there was more like her this world would be an easier place to live in, and I can see she owes it all to you, ma'am.”
fleeting
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From this reading In the fleeting opportunities offered by the Caffeteria, and in longer moments, rather neatly planned for, with some remnants of an earlier ingenuity, Mr. Thaddler contrived to become acquainted with Mrs. Bell.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading In the fleeting opportunities offered by the Caffeteria, and in longer moments, rather neatly planned for, with some remnants of an earlier ingenuity, Mr. Thaddler contrived to become acquainted with Mrs. Bell.
frank
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From this reading Diantha never quite liked him, but he won her mother's heart by frank praise of the girl and her ventures.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The Earth-Plants spring up from beneath, The Air-Plants swing down from above, But the Banyan trees grow Both above and below, And one makes a prosperous grove.
girl
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From this reading Diantha never quite liked him, but he won her mother's heart by frank praise of the girl and her ventures.
grove
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From this reading The Earth-Plants spring up from beneath, The Air-Plants swing down from above, But the Banyan trees grow Both above and below, And one makes a prosperous grove.
grow
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From this reading The Earth-Plants spring up from beneath, The Air-Plants swing down from above, But the Banyan trees grow Both above and below, And one makes a prosperous grove.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Diantha never quite liked him, but he won her mother's heart by frank praise of the girl and her ventures.
heart
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From this reading Diantha never quite liked him, but he won her mother's heart by frank praise of the girl and her ventures.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Diantha never quite liked him, but he won her mother's heart by frank praise of the girl and her ventures.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Diantha never quite liked him, but he won her mother's heart by frank praise of the girl and her ventures.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I never saw a smarter woman in my life,” he said; “and no airs.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading I tell you, ma'am, if there was more like her this world would be an easier place to live in, and I can see she owes it all to you, ma'am.”
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the fleeting opportunities offered by the Caffeteria, and in longer moments, rather neatly planned for, with some remnants of an earlier ingenuity, Mr. Thaddler contrived to become acquainted with Mrs. Bell.
ingenuity
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From this reading In the fleeting opportunities offered by the Caffeteria, and in longer moments, rather neatly planned for, with some remnants of an earlier ingenuity, Mr. Thaddler contrived to become acquainted with Mrs. Bell.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I tell you, ma'am, if there was more like her this world would be an easier place to live in, and I can see she owes it all to you, ma'am.”
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I never saw a smarter woman in my life,” he said; “and no airs.
like
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From this reading I tell you, ma'am, if there was more like her this world would be an easier place to live in, and I can see she owes it all to you, ma'am.”
liked
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From this reading Diantha never quite liked him, but he won her mother's heart by frank praise of the girl and her ventures.
live
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From this reading I tell you, ma'am, if there was more like her this world would be an easier place to live in, and I can see she owes it all to you, ma'am.”
longer
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From this reading In the fleeting opportunities offered by the Caffeteria, and in longer moments, rather neatly planned for, with some remnants of an earlier ingenuity, Mr. Thaddler contrived to become acquainted with Mrs. Bell.
ma'am
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From this reading I tell you, ma'am, if there was more like her this world would be an easier place to live in, and I can see she owes it all to you, ma'am.”
makes
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From this reading The Earth-Plants spring up from beneath, The Air-Plants swing down from above, But the Banyan trees grow Both above and below, And one makes a prosperous grove.
moments
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From this reading In the fleeting opportunities offered by the Caffeteria, and in longer moments, rather neatly planned for, with some remnants of an earlier ingenuity, Mr. Thaddler contrived to become acquainted with Mrs. Bell.
more
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From this reading I tell you, ma'am, if there was more like her this world would be an easier place to live in, and I can see she owes it all to you, ma'am.”
mother's
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From this reading Diantha never quite liked him, but he won her mother's heart by frank praise of the girl and her ventures.
Mr
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From this reading In the fleeting opportunities offered by the Caffeteria, and in longer moments, rather neatly planned for, with some remnants of an earlier ingenuity, Mr. Thaddler contrived to become acquainted with Mrs. Bell.
Mrs
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From this reading In the fleeting opportunities offered by the Caffeteria, and in longer moments, rather neatly planned for, with some remnants of an earlier ingenuity, Mr. Thaddler contrived to become acquainted with Mrs. Bell.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “I never saw a smarter woman in my life,” he said; “and no airs.
neatly
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From this reading In the fleeting opportunities offered by the Caffeteria, and in longer moments, rather neatly planned for, with some remnants of an earlier ingenuity, Mr. Thaddler contrived to become acquainted with Mrs. Bell.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Diantha never quite liked him, but he won her mother's heart by frank praise of the girl and her ventures.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading “I never saw a smarter woman in my life,” he said; “and no airs.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In the fleeting opportunities offered by the Caffeteria, and in longer moments, rather neatly planned for, with some remnants of an earlier ingenuity, Mr. Thaddler contrived to become acquainted with Mrs. Bell.
offered
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From this reading In the fleeting opportunities offered by the Caffeteria, and in longer moments, rather neatly planned for, with some remnants of an earlier ingenuity, Mr. Thaddler contrived to become acquainted with Mrs. Bell.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The Earth-Plants spring up from beneath, The Air-Plants swing down from above, But the Banyan trees grow Both above and below, And one makes a prosperous grove.
opportunities
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From this reading In the fleeting opportunities offered by the Caffeteria, and in longer moments, rather neatly planned for, with some remnants of an earlier ingenuity, Mr. Thaddler contrived to become acquainted with Mrs. Bell.
owes
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From this reading I tell you, ma'am, if there was more like her this world would be an easier place to live in, and I can see she owes it all to you, ma'am.”
place
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From this reading I tell you, ma'am, if there was more like her this world would be an easier place to live in, and I can see she owes it all to you, ma'am.”
planned
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From this reading In the fleeting opportunities offered by the Caffeteria, and in longer moments, rather neatly planned for, with some remnants of an earlier ingenuity, Mr. Thaddler contrived to become acquainted with Mrs. Bell.
praise
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From this reading Diantha never quite liked him, but he won her mother's heart by frank praise of the girl and her ventures.
prosperousadjectiveUS /ˈprɑspərəs/
successful and without serious problems
From this reading The Earth-Plants spring up from beneath, The Air-Plants swing down from above, But the Banyan trees grow Both above and below, And one makes a prosperous grove.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Diantha never quite liked him, but he won her mother's heart by frank praise of the girl and her ventures.
rather
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From this reading In the fleeting opportunities offered by the Caffeteria, and in longer moments, rather neatly planned for, with some remnants of an earlier ingenuity, Mr. Thaddler contrived to become acquainted with Mrs. Bell.
remnants
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From this reading In the fleeting opportunities offered by the Caffeteria, and in longer moments, rather neatly planned for, with some remnants of an earlier ingenuity, Mr. Thaddler contrived to become acquainted with Mrs. Bell.
said
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From this reading “I never saw a smarter woman in my life,” he said; “and no airs.
saw
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From this reading “I never saw a smarter woman in my life,” he said; “and no airs.
see
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From this reading I tell you, ma'am, if there was more like her this world would be an easier place to live in, and I can see she owes it all to you, ma'am.”
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I tell you, ma'am, if there was more like her this world would be an easier place to live in, and I can see she owes it all to you, ma'am.”
smarter
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From this reading “I never saw a smarter woman in my life,” he said; “and no airs.
some
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From this reading In the fleeting opportunities offered by the Caffeteria, and in longer moments, rather neatly planned for, with some remnants of an earlier ingenuity, Mr. Thaddler contrived to become acquainted with Mrs. Bell.
spring
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From this reading The Earth-Plants spring up from beneath, The Air-Plants swing down from above, But the Banyan trees grow Both above and below, And one makes a prosperous grove.
swing
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From this reading The Earth-Plants spring up from beneath, The Air-Plants swing down from above, But the Banyan trees grow Both above and below, And one makes a prosperous grove.
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I tell you, ma'am, if there was more like her this world would be an easier place to live in, and I can see she owes it all to you, ma'am.”
Thaddler
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From this reading In the fleeting opportunities offered by the Caffeteria, and in longer moments, rather neatly planned for, with some remnants of an earlier ingenuity, Mr. Thaddler contrived to become acquainted with Mrs. Bell.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Earth-Plants spring up from beneath, The Air-Plants swing down from above, But the Banyan trees grow Both above and below, And one makes a prosperous grove.
there
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From this reading I tell you, ma'am, if there was more like her this world would be an easier place to live in, and I can see she owes it all to you, ma'am.”
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading I tell you, ma'am, if there was more like her this world would be an easier place to live in, and I can see she owes it all to you, ma'am.”
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In the fleeting opportunities offered by the Caffeteria, and in longer moments, rather neatly planned for, with some remnants of an earlier ingenuity, Mr. Thaddler contrived to become acquainted with Mrs. Bell.
trees
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From this reading The Earth-Plants spring up from beneath, The Air-Plants swing down from above, But the Banyan trees grow Both above and below, And one makes a prosperous grove.
up
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From this reading The Earth-Plants spring up from beneath, The Air-Plants swing down from above, But the Banyan trees grow Both above and below, And one makes a prosperous grove.
ventures
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From this reading Diantha never quite liked him, but he won her mother's heart by frank praise of the girl and her ventures.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I tell you, ma'am, if there was more like her this world would be an easier place to live in, and I can see she owes it all to you, ma'am.”
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading In the fleeting opportunities offered by the Caffeteria, and in longer moments, rather neatly planned for, with some remnants of an earlier ingenuity, Mr. Thaddler contrived to become acquainted with Mrs. Bell.
woman
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From this reading “I never saw a smarter woman in my life,” he said; “and no airs.
won
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From this reading Diantha never quite liked him, but he won her mother's heart by frank praise of the girl and her ventures.
world
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From this reading I tell you, ma'am, if there was more like her this world would be an easier place to live in, and I can see she owes it all to you, ma'am.”
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading I tell you, ma'am, if there was more like her this world would be an easier place to live in, and I can see she owes it all to you, ma'am.”
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I tell you, ma'am, if there was more like her this world would be an easier place to live in, and I can see she owes it all to you, ma'am.”
