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actual
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From this reading To have had actual dancing would have offended some of the best people in the village; but every other kind of amusement that was to be tolerated he provided for, and he almost doubled the allowance of ice-cream and confectionery.
allowance
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From this reading To have had actual dancing would have offended some of the best people in the village; but every other kind of amusement that was to be tolerated he provided for, and he almost doubled the allowance of ice-cream and confectionery.
almost
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From this reading To have had actual dancing would have offended some of the best people in the village; but every other kind of amusement that was to be tolerated he provided for, and he almost doubled the allowance of ice-cream and confectionery.
amountverbUS /əˈmaʊnt/
to reach or total a particular quantity or value
From this reading He had no idea, nor had even his wife, what an amount of work and of contriving they had provided for their neighbors.
amusement
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From this reading To have had actual dancing would have offended some of the best people in the village; but every other kind of amusement that was to be tolerated he provided for, and he almost doubled the allowance of ice-cream and confectionery.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading He had no idea, nor had even his wife, what an amount of work and of contriving they had provided for their neighbors.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading WINTER FLOWERS AND THE PARTY.
astonishedadjectiveUS /əˈstɑːnɪʃt/
very surprised
From this reading He had gradually gone more and more into the spirit of the young folks' party matter, and had even astonished his wife by the things he did and proposed.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Squire King was one of the most liberal of men, and he had something to be liberal with.
best
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From this reading To have had actual dancing would have offended some of the best people in the village; but every other kind of amusement that was to be tolerated he provided for, and he almost doubled the allowance of ice-cream and confectionery.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading To have had actual dancing would have offended some of the best people in the village; but every other kind of amusement that was to be tolerated he provided for, and he almost doubled the allowance of ice-cream and confectionery.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading He had gradually gone more and more into the spirit of the young folks' party matter, and had even astonished his wife by the things he did and proposed.
confectionery
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From this reading To have had actual dancing would have offended some of the best people in the village; but every other kind of amusement that was to be tolerated he provided for, and he almost doubled the allowance of ice-cream and confectionery.
contriving
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From this reading He had no idea, nor had even his wife, what an amount of work and of contriving they had provided for their neighbors.
dancing
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From this reading To have had actual dancing would have offended some of the best people in the village; but every other kind of amusement that was to be tolerated he provided for, and he almost doubled the allowance of ice-cream and confectionery.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading He had gradually gone more and more into the spirit of the young folks' party matter, and had even astonished his wife by the things he did and proposed.
doubled
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From this reading To have had actual dancing would have offended some of the best people in the village; but every other kind of amusement that was to be tolerated he provided for, and he almost doubled the allowance of ice-cream and confectionery.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had gradually gone more and more into the spirit of the young folks' party matter, and had even astonished his wife by the things he did and proposed.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading To have had actual dancing would have offended some of the best people in the village; but every other kind of amusement that was to be tolerated he provided for, and he almost doubled the allowance of ice-cream and confectionery.
FLOWERS
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From this reading WINTER FLOWERS AND THE PARTY.
folks
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From this reading He had gradually gone more and more into the spirit of the young folks' party matter, and had even astonished his wife by the things he did and proposed.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading To have had actual dancing would have offended some of the best people in the village; but every other kind of amusement that was to be tolerated he provided for, and he almost doubled the allowance of ice-cream and confectionery.
gone
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From this reading He had gradually gone more and more into the spirit of the young folks' party matter, and had even astonished his wife by the things he did and proposed.
gradually
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From this reading He had gradually gone more and more into the spirit of the young folks' party matter, and had even astonished his wife by the things he did and proposed.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Squire King was one of the most liberal of men, and he had something to be liberal with.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading To have had actual dancing would have offended some of the best people in the village; but every other kind of amusement that was to be tolerated he provided for, and he almost doubled the allowance of ice-cream and confectionery.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Squire King was one of the most liberal of men, and he had something to be liberal with.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He had gradually gone more and more into the spirit of the young folks' party matter, and had even astonished his wife by the things he did and proposed.
ice-cream
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From this reading To have had actual dancing would have offended some of the best people in the village; but every other kind of amusement that was to be tolerated he provided for, and he almost doubled the allowance of ice-cream and confectionery.
idea
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From this reading He had no idea, nor had even his wife, what an amount of work and of contriving they had provided for their neighbors.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading To have had actual dancing would have offended some of the best people in the village; but every other kind of amusement that was to be tolerated he provided for, and he almost doubled the allowance of ice-cream and confectionery.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading He had gradually gone more and more into the spirit of the young folks' party matter, and had even astonished his wife by the things he did and proposed.
kind
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From this reading To have had actual dancing would have offended some of the best people in the village; but every other kind of amusement that was to be tolerated he provided for, and he almost doubled the allowance of ice-cream and confectionery.
King
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From this reading Squire King was one of the most liberal of men, and he had something to be liberal with.
liberal
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From this reading Squire King was one of the most liberal of men, and he had something to be liberal with.
matter
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From this reading He had gradually gone more and more into the spirit of the young folks' party matter, and had even astonished his wife by the things he did and proposed.
men
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From this reading Squire King was one of the most liberal of men, and he had something to be liberal with.
more
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From this reading He had gradually gone more and more into the spirit of the young folks' party matter, and had even astonished his wife by the things he did and proposed.
most
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From this reading Squire King was one of the most liberal of men, and he had something to be liberal with.
neighbors
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From this reading He had no idea, nor had even his wife, what an amount of work and of contriving they had provided for their neighbors.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading He had no idea, nor had even his wife, what an amount of work and of contriving they had provided for their neighbors.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading He had no idea, nor had even his wife, what an amount of work and of contriving they had provided for their neighbors.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Squire King was one of the most liberal of men, and he had something to be liberal with.
offended
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From this reading To have had actual dancing would have offended some of the best people in the village; but every other kind of amusement that was to be tolerated he provided for, and he almost doubled the allowance of ice-cream and confectionery.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Squire King was one of the most liberal of men, and he had something to be liberal with.
other
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From this reading To have had actual dancing would have offended some of the best people in the village; but every other kind of amusement that was to be tolerated he provided for, and he almost doubled the allowance of ice-cream and confectionery.
PARTYnounUS /party/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading WINTER FLOWERS AND THE PARTY.
people
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From this reading To have had actual dancing would have offended some of the best people in the village; but every other kind of amusement that was to be tolerated he provided for, and he almost doubled the allowance of ice-cream and confectionery.
proposed
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From this reading He had gradually gone more and more into the spirit of the young folks' party matter, and had even astonished his wife by the things he did and proposed.
provided
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From this reading To have had actual dancing would have offended some of the best people in the village; but every other kind of amusement that was to be tolerated he provided for, and he almost doubled the allowance of ice-cream and confectionery.
some
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From this reading To have had actual dancing would have offended some of the best people in the village; but every other kind of amusement that was to be tolerated he provided for, and he almost doubled the allowance of ice-cream and confectionery.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Squire King was one of the most liberal of men, and he had something to be liberal with.
spirit
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From this reading He had gradually gone more and more into the spirit of the young folks' party matter, and had even astonished his wife by the things he did and proposed.
Squire
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From this reading Squire King was one of the most liberal of men, and he had something to be liberal with.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading To have had actual dancing would have offended some of the best people in the village; but every other kind of amusement that was to be tolerated he provided for, and he almost doubled the allowance of ice-cream and confectionery.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading WINTER FLOWERS AND THE PARTY.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading He had no idea, nor had even his wife, what an amount of work and of contriving they had provided for their neighbors.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had no idea, nor had even his wife, what an amount of work and of contriving they had provided for their neighbors.
things
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From this reading He had gradually gone more and more into the spirit of the young folks' party matter, and had even astonished his wife by the things he did and proposed.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Squire King was one of the most liberal of men, and he had something to be liberal with.
tolerated
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From this reading To have had actual dancing would have offended some of the best people in the village; but every other kind of amusement that was to be tolerated he provided for, and he almost doubled the allowance of ice-cream and confectionery.
village
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From this reading To have had actual dancing would have offended some of the best people in the village; but every other kind of amusement that was to be tolerated he provided for, and he almost doubled the allowance of ice-cream and confectionery.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Squire King was one of the most liberal of men, and he had something to be liberal with.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading He had no idea, nor had even his wife, what an amount of work and of contriving they had provided for their neighbors.
wife
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From this reading He had gradually gone more and more into the spirit of the young folks' party matter, and had even astonished his wife by the things he did and proposed.
WINTER
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From this reading WINTER FLOWERS AND THE PARTY.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Squire King was one of the most liberal of men, and he had something to be liberal with.
work
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From this reading He had no idea, nor had even his wife, what an amount of work and of contriving they had provided for their neighbors.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading To have had actual dancing would have offended some of the best people in the village; but every other kind of amusement that was to be tolerated he provided for, and he almost doubled the allowance of ice-cream and confectionery.
young
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From this reading He had gradually gone more and more into the spirit of the young folks' party matter, and had even astonished his wife by the things he did and proposed.
