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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 A man who never makes mistakes never makes anything else either.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Miss Millicent Chyne was vaguely conscious of success--and such a consciousness is apt to make the best of us a trifle elated.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading A man who never makes mistakes never makes anything else either.
apt
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From this reading Miss Millicent Chyne was vaguely conscious of success--and such a consciousness is apt to make the best of us a trifle elated.
articles
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From this reading It was certainly one of the best balls of the season, and Miss Chyne's dress was, without doubt, one of the most successful articles of its sort there.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Jack Meredith saw that fact and noted it as soon as he came into the room.
balls
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From this reading It was certainly one of the best balls of the season, and Miss Chyne's dress was, without doubt, one of the most successful articles of its sort there.
best
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From this reading Miss Millicent Chyne was vaguely conscious of success--and such a consciousness is apt to make the best of us a trifle elated.
came
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certainly
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From this reading It was certainly one of the best balls of the season, and Miss Chyne's dress was, without doubt, one of the most successful articles of its sort there.
Chyne
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From this reading Miss Millicent Chyne was vaguely conscious of success--and such a consciousness is apt to make the best of us a trifle elated.
Chyne's
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From this reading It was certainly one of the best balls of the season, and Miss Chyne's dress was, without doubt, one of the most successful articles of its sort there.
conscious
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From this reading Miss Millicent Chyne was vaguely conscious of success--and such a consciousness is apt to make the best of us a trifle elated.
consciousness
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From this reading Miss Millicent Chyne was vaguely conscious of success--and such a consciousness is apt to make the best of us a trifle elated.
critic
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From this reading Moreover, it gratified him, and he was pleased to reflect that he was no mean critic in such matters.
doubt
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From this reading It was certainly one of the best balls of the season, and Miss Chyne's dress was, without doubt, one of the most successful articles of its sort there.
dress
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From this reading It was certainly one of the best balls of the season, and Miss Chyne's dress was, without doubt, one of the most successful articles of its sort there.
eitherdeterminerUS /ˈiːðər/
one or the other of two
From this reading A man who never makes mistakes never makes anything else either.
elated
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From this reading Miss Millicent Chyne was vaguely conscious of success--and such a consciousness is apt to make the best of us a trifle elated.
else
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From this reading A man who never makes mistakes never makes anything else either.
fact
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gratified
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From this reading Moreover, it gratified him, and he was pleased to reflect that he was no mean critic in such matters.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Jack Meredith saw that fact and noted it as soon as he came into the room.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Moreover, it gratified him, and he was pleased to reflect that he was no mean critic in such matters.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Moreover, it gratified him, and he was pleased to reflect that he was no mean critic in such matters.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Jack Meredith saw that fact and noted it as soon as he came into the room.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Miss Millicent Chyne was vaguely conscious of success--and such a consciousness is apt to make the best of us a trifle elated.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was certainly one of the best balls of the season, and Miss Chyne's dress was, without doubt, one of the most successful articles of its sort there.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading It was certainly one of the best balls of the season, and Miss Chyne's dress was, without doubt, one of the most successful articles of its sort there.
Jack
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From this reading Jack Meredith saw that fact and noted it as soon as he came into the room.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Miss Millicent Chyne was vaguely conscious of success--and such a consciousness is apt to make the best of us a trifle elated.
makes
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From this reading A man who never makes mistakes never makes anything else either.
man
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From this reading A man who never makes mistakes never makes anything else either.
matters
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From this reading Moreover, it gratified him, and he was pleased to reflect that he was no mean critic in such matters.
mean
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From this reading Moreover, it gratified him, and he was pleased to reflect that he was no mean critic in such matters.
Meredith
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Millicent
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From this reading Miss Millicent Chyne was vaguely conscious of success--and such a consciousness is apt to make the best of us a trifle elated.
Miss
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From this reading Miss Millicent Chyne was vaguely conscious of success--and such a consciousness is apt to make the best of us a trifle elated.
mistakes
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From this reading A man who never makes mistakes never makes anything else either.
MoreoveradverbUS /mɔːˈroʊvər/
in addition to what has just been said
From this reading Moreover, it gratified him, and he was pleased to reflect that he was no mean critic in such matters.
most
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From this reading It was certainly one of the best balls of the season, and Miss Chyne's dress was, without doubt, one of the most successful articles of its sort there.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A man who never makes mistakes never makes anything else either.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Moreover, it gratified him, and he was pleased to reflect that he was no mean critic in such matters.
noted
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From this reading Jack Meredith saw that fact and noted it as soon as he came into the room.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Miss Millicent Chyne was vaguely conscious of success--and such a consciousness is apt to make the best of us a trifle elated.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading It was certainly one of the best balls of the season, and Miss Chyne's dress was, without doubt, one of the most successful articles of its sort there.
pleasednounUS /ˈpleased/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Moreover, it gratified him, and he was pleased to reflect that he was no mean critic in such matters.
reflect
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From this reading Moreover, it gratified him, and he was pleased to reflect that he was no mean critic in such matters.
room
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saw
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From this reading Jack Meredith saw that fact and noted it as soon as he came into the room.
season
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From this reading It was certainly one of the best balls of the season, and Miss Chyne's dress was, without doubt, one of the most successful articles of its sort there.
soon
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From this reading Jack Meredith saw that fact and noted it as soon as he came into the room.
sort
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From this reading It was certainly one of the best balls of the season, and Miss Chyne's dress was, without doubt, one of the most successful articles of its sort there.
success
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From this reading Miss Millicent Chyne was vaguely conscious of success--and such a consciousness is apt to make the best of us a trifle elated.
successful
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From this reading It was certainly one of the best balls of the season, and Miss Chyne's dress was, without doubt, one of the most successful articles of its sort there.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Miss Millicent Chyne was vaguely conscious of success--and such a consciousness is apt to make the best of us a trifle elated.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Jack Meredith saw that fact and noted it as soon as he came into the room.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Miss Millicent Chyne was vaguely conscious of success--and such a consciousness is apt to make the best of us a trifle elated.
there
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From this reading It was certainly one of the best balls of the season, and Miss Chyne's dress was, without doubt, one of the most successful articles of its sort there.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Miss Millicent Chyne was vaguely conscious of success--and such a consciousness is apt to make the best of us a trifle elated.
triflenounUS /ˈtraɪfəl/
something that needs very little effort
From this reading Miss Millicent Chyne was vaguely conscious of success--and such a consciousness is apt to make the best of us a trifle elated.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Miss Millicent Chyne was vaguely conscious of success--and such a consciousness is apt to make the best of us a trifle elated.
vaguely
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From this reading Miss Millicent Chyne was vaguely conscious of success--and such a consciousness is apt to make the best of us a trifle elated.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Miss Millicent Chyne was vaguely conscious of success--and such a consciousness is apt to make the best of us a trifle elated.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading A man who never makes mistakes never makes anything else either.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading It was certainly one of the best balls of the season, and Miss Chyne's dress was, without doubt, one of the most successful articles of its sort there.
