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all
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From this reading The safety match that resists all other friction needs only the touch of its peculiar mate to break into flame.
amused
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From this reading Persis Cabot was the wonder of her world for being at the same time so cordial and so cold, so lightly amused, so extravagant, and yet apparently so immune to the follies of passion.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And many chemical compounds, including souls, change their behavior and expose their secret identities when they meet just the right--or the just the wrong--reagent.
apparently
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From this reading Persis Cabot was the wonder of her world for being at the same time so cordial and so cold, so lightly amused, so extravagant, and yet apparently so immune to the follies of passion.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Persis Cabot was the wonder of her world for being at the same time so cordial and so cold, so lightly amused, so extravagant, and yet apparently so immune to the follies of passion.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading She was thought to be incapable of losing either her head or her heart.
behavior
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From this reading And many chemical compounds, including souls, change their behavior and expose their secret identities when they meet just the right--or the just the wrong--reagent.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Persis Cabot was the wonder of her world for being at the same time so cordial and so cold, so lightly amused, so extravagant, and yet apparently so immune to the follies of passion.
break
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From this reading The safety match that resists all other friction needs only the touch of its peculiar mate to break into flame.
Cabot
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From this reading Persis Cabot was the wonder of her world for being at the same time so cordial and so cold, so lightly amused, so extravagant, and yet apparently so immune to the follies of passion.
called
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From this reading Mrs. Neff called her "fireproof."
change
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From this reading And many chemical compounds, including souls, change their behavior and expose their secret identities when they meet just the right--or the just the wrong--reagent.
chemical
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From this reading And many chemical compounds, including souls, change their behavior and expose their secret identities when they meet just the right--or the just the wrong--reagent.
cold
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From this reading Persis Cabot was the wonder of her world for being at the same time so cordial and so cold, so lightly amused, so extravagant, and yet apparently so immune to the follies of passion.
compounds
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From this reading And many chemical compounds, including souls, change their behavior and expose their secret identities when they meet just the right--or the just the wrong--reagent.
cordial
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From this reading Persis Cabot was the wonder of her world for being at the same time so cordial and so cold, so lightly amused, so extravagant, and yet apparently so immune to the follies of passion.
eitherdeterminerUS /ˈiːðər/
one or the other of two
From this reading She was thought to be incapable of losing either her head or her heart.
expose
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From this reading And many chemical compounds, including souls, change their behavior and expose their secret identities when they meet just the right--or the just the wrong--reagent.
extravagant
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From this reading Persis Cabot was the wonder of her world for being at the same time so cordial and so cold, so lightly amused, so extravagant, and yet apparently so immune to the follies of passion.
fireproof
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From this reading Mrs. Neff called her "fireproof."
flamenounUS /fleɪm/
A hot glowing body of ignited gas produced by fire.
From this reading The safety match that resists all other friction needs only the touch of its peculiar mate to break into flame.
follies
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From this reading Persis Cabot was the wonder of her world for being at the same time so cordial and so cold, so lightly amused, so extravagant, and yet apparently so immune to the follies of passion.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Persis Cabot was the wonder of her world for being at the same time so cordial and so cold, so lightly amused, so extravagant, and yet apparently so immune to the follies of passion.
friction
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From this reading The safety match that resists all other friction needs only the touch of its peculiar mate to break into flame.
head
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From this reading She was thought to be incapable of losing either her head or her heart.
heart
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From this reading She was thought to be incapable of losing either her head or her heart.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Persis Cabot was the wonder of her world for being at the same time so cordial and so cold, so lightly amused, so extravagant, and yet apparently so immune to the follies of passion.
identities
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From this reading And many chemical compounds, including souls, change their behavior and expose their secret identities when they meet just the right--or the just the wrong--reagent.
immune
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From this reading Persis Cabot was the wonder of her world for being at the same time so cordial and so cold, so lightly amused, so extravagant, and yet apparently so immune to the follies of passion.
incapable
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From this reading She was thought to be incapable of losing either her head or her heart.
including
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From this reading And many chemical compounds, including souls, change their behavior and expose their secret identities when they meet just the right--or the just the wrong--reagent.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The safety match that resists all other friction needs only the touch of its peculiar mate to break into flame.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The safety match that resists all other friction needs only the touch of its peculiar mate to break into flame.
just
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From this reading And many chemical compounds, including souls, change their behavior and expose their secret identities when they meet just the right--or the just the wrong--reagent.
lightly
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From this reading Persis Cabot was the wonder of her world for being at the same time so cordial and so cold, so lightly amused, so extravagant, and yet apparently so immune to the follies of passion.
losing
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From this reading She was thought to be incapable of losing either her head or her heart.
many
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From this reading And many chemical compounds, including souls, change their behavior and expose their secret identities when they meet just the right--or the just the wrong--reagent.
match
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From this reading The safety match that resists all other friction needs only the touch of its peculiar mate to break into flame.
mate
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From this reading The safety match that resists all other friction needs only the touch of its peculiar mate to break into flame.
meet
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From this reading And many chemical compounds, including souls, change their behavior and expose their secret identities when they meet just the right--or the just the wrong--reagent.
Mrs
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From this reading Mrs. Neff called her "fireproof."
needs
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From this reading The safety match that resists all other friction needs only the touch of its peculiar mate to break into flame.
Neff
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From this reading Mrs. Neff called her "fireproof."
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The safety match that resists all other friction needs only the touch of its peculiar mate to break into flame.
only
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From this reading The safety match that resists all other friction needs only the touch of its peculiar mate to break into flame.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading And many chemical compounds, including souls, change their behavior and expose their secret identities when they meet just the right--or the just the wrong--reagent.
other
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From this reading The safety match that resists all other friction needs only the touch of its peculiar mate to break into flame.
passion
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From this reading Persis Cabot was the wonder of her world for being at the same time so cordial and so cold, so lightly amused, so extravagant, and yet apparently so immune to the follies of passion.
peculiar
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From this reading The safety match that resists all other friction needs only the touch of its peculiar mate to break into flame.
Persis
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From this reading Persis Cabot was the wonder of her world for being at the same time so cordial and so cold, so lightly amused, so extravagant, and yet apparently so immune to the follies of passion.
reagent
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From this reading And many chemical compounds, including souls, change their behavior and expose their secret identities when they meet just the right--or the just the wrong--reagent.
resists
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From this reading The safety match that resists all other friction needs only the touch of its peculiar mate to break into flame.
right
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From this reading And many chemical compounds, including souls, change their behavior and expose their secret identities when they meet just the right--or the just the wrong--reagent.
safety
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From this reading The safety match that resists all other friction needs only the touch of its peculiar mate to break into flame.
sameadjectiveUS /seɪm/
Identical; not different.
From this reading Persis Cabot was the wonder of her world for being at the same time so cordial and so cold, so lightly amused, so extravagant, and yet apparently so immune to the follies of passion.
secretnounUS /ˈsiː.krət/
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading And many chemical compounds, including souls, change their behavior and expose their secret identities when they meet just the right--or the just the wrong--reagent.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was thought to be incapable of losing either her head or her heart.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Persis Cabot was the wonder of her world for being at the same time so cordial and so cold, so lightly amused, so extravagant, and yet apparently so immune to the follies of passion.
souls
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From this reading And many chemical compounds, including souls, change their behavior and expose their secret identities when they meet just the right--or the just the wrong--reagent.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The safety match that resists all other friction needs only the touch of its peculiar mate to break into flame.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The safety match that resists all other friction needs only the touch of its peculiar mate to break into flame.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading And many chemical compounds, including souls, change their behavior and expose their secret identities when they meet just the right--or the just the wrong--reagent.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And many chemical compounds, including souls, change their behavior and expose their secret identities when they meet just the right--or the just the wrong--reagent.
thought
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From this reading She was thought to be incapable of losing either her head or her heart.
time
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From this reading Persis Cabot was the wonder of her world for being at the same time so cordial and so cold, so lightly amused, so extravagant, and yet apparently so immune to the follies of passion.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The safety match that resists all other friction needs only the touch of its peculiar mate to break into flame.
touch
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From this reading The safety match that resists all other friction needs only the touch of its peculiar mate to break into flame.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Persis Cabot was the wonder of her world for being at the same time so cordial and so cold, so lightly amused, so extravagant, and yet apparently so immune to the follies of passion.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading And many chemical compounds, including souls, change their behavior and expose their secret identities when they meet just the right--or the just the wrong--reagent.
wonder
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From this reading Persis Cabot was the wonder of her world for being at the same time so cordial and so cold, so lightly amused, so extravagant, and yet apparently so immune to the follies of passion.
world
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From this reading Persis Cabot was the wonder of her world for being at the same time so cordial and so cold, so lightly amused, so extravagant, and yet apparently so immune to the follies of passion.
wrong
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From this reading And many chemical compounds, including souls, change their behavior and expose their secret identities when they meet just the right--or the just the wrong--reagent.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading Persis Cabot was the wonder of her world for being at the same time so cordial and so cold, so lightly amused, so extravagant, and yet apparently so immune to the follies of passion.
