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From this reading A weary-looking girl about 1 A.M. (at a house-party) when asked why she did not go to bed if she was so tired, answered, "the nights I go to bed early, they always seem to do something jolly, and then I miss it."
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading This brings me around to a subject which I believe is one of the causes of my correspondent's dilemma.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading It is a peculiar trait of people who go about to amuse themselves, that they are always sure the particular entertainment they have been asked to last is going to "be amusing."
always
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From this reading It is a peculiar trait of people who go about to amuse themselves, that they are always sure the particular entertainment they have been asked to last is going to "be amusing."
amuse
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From this reading It is a peculiar trait of people who go about to amuse themselves, that they are always sure the particular entertainment they have been asked to last is going to "be amusing."
amusing
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From this reading It is a peculiar trait of people who go about to amuse themselves, that they are always sure the particular entertainment they have been asked to last is going to "be amusing."
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A weary-looking girl about 1 A.M. (at a house-party) when asked why she did not go to bed if she was so tired, answered, "the nights I go to bed early, they always seem to do something jolly, and then I miss it."
answerednounUS /ˈanswered/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading A weary-looking girl about 1 A.M. (at a house-party) when asked why she did not go to bed if she was so tired, answered, "the nights I go to bed early, they always seem to do something jolly, and then I miss it."
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading I fear that she never can refuse anything.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading It is a peculiar trait of people who go about to amuse themselves, that they are always sure the particular entertainment they have been asked to last is going to "be amusing."
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading This brings me around to a subject which I believe is one of the causes of my correspondent's dilemma.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It is a peculiar trait of people who go about to amuse themselves, that they are always sure the particular entertainment they have been asked to last is going to "be amusing."
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading A weary-looking girl about 1 A.M. (at a house-party) when asked why she did not go to bed if she was so tired, answered, "the nights I go to bed early, they always seem to do something jolly, and then I miss it."
away
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From this reading It rarely is different from the others, but these people are convinced, that to stay away would be to miss something.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It is a peculiar trait of people who go about to amuse themselves, that they are always sure the particular entertainment they have been asked to last is going to "be amusing."
bed
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From this reading A weary-looking girl about 1 A.M. (at a house-party) when asked why she did not go to bed if she was so tired, answered, "the nights I go to bed early, they always seem to do something jolly, and then I miss it."
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading It is a peculiar trait of people who go about to amuse themselves, that they are always sure the particular entertainment they have been asked to last is going to "be amusing."
believenounUS /ˈbelieve/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading This brings me around to a subject which I believe is one of the causes of my correspondent's dilemma.
brings
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From this reading This brings me around to a subject which I believe is one of the causes of my correspondent's dilemma.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It rarely is different from the others, but these people are convinced, that to stay away would be to miss something.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading I fear that she never can refuse anything.
causes
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From this reading This brings me around to a subject which I believe is one of the causes of my correspondent's dilemma.
convinced
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From this reading It rarely is different from the others, but these people are convinced, that to stay away would be to miss something.
correspondent's
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From this reading This brings me around to a subject which I believe is one of the causes of my correspondent's dilemma.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading A weary-looking girl about 1 A.M. (at a house-party) when asked why she did not go to bed if she was so tired, answered, "the nights I go to bed early, they always seem to do something jolly, and then I miss it."
differentnounUS /ˈdifferent/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It rarely is different from the others, but these people are convinced, that to stay away would be to miss something.
dilemma
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From this reading This brings me around to a subject which I believe is one of the causes of my correspondent's dilemma.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading A weary-looking girl about 1 A.M. (at a house-party) when asked why she did not go to bed if she was so tired, answered, "the nights I go to bed early, they always seem to do something jolly, and then I miss it."
early
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From this reading A weary-looking girl about 1 A.M. (at a house-party) when asked why she did not go to bed if she was so tired, answered, "the nights I go to bed early, they always seem to do something jolly, and then I miss it."
entertainment
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From this reading It is a peculiar trait of people who go about to amuse themselves, that they are always sure the particular entertainment they have been asked to last is going to "be amusing."
fear
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From this reading I fear that she never can refuse anything.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It rarely is different from the others, but these people are convinced, that to stay away would be to miss something.
girl
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From this reading A weary-looking girl about 1 A.M. (at a house-party) when asked why she did not go to bed if she was so tired, answered, "the nights I go to bed early, they always seem to do something jolly, and then I miss it."
go
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From this reading It is a peculiar trait of people who go about to amuse themselves, that they are always sure the particular entertainment they have been asked to last is going to "be amusing."
going
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From this reading It is a peculiar trait of people who go about to amuse themselves, that they are always sure the particular entertainment they have been asked to last is going to "be amusing."
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading It is a peculiar trait of people who go about to amuse themselves, that they are always sure the particular entertainment they have been asked to last is going to "be amusing."
house-party
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From this reading A weary-looking girl about 1 A.M. (at a house-party) when asked why she did not go to bed if she was so tired, answered, "the nights I go to bed early, they always seem to do something jolly, and then I miss it."
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading This brings me around to a subject which I believe is one of the causes of my correspondent's dilemma.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading A weary-looking girl about 1 A.M. (at a house-party) when asked why she did not go to bed if she was so tired, answered, "the nights I go to bed early, they always seem to do something jolly, and then I miss it."
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This brings me around to a subject which I believe is one of the causes of my correspondent's dilemma.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is a peculiar trait of people who go about to amuse themselves, that they are always sure the particular entertainment they have been asked to last is going to "be amusing."
jolly
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From this reading A weary-looking girl about 1 A.M. (at a house-party) when asked why she did not go to bed if she was so tired, answered, "the nights I go to bed early, they always seem to do something jolly, and then I miss it."
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It is a peculiar trait of people who go about to amuse themselves, that they are always sure the particular entertainment they have been asked to last is going to "be amusing."
M
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From this reading A weary-looking girl about 1 A.M. (at a house-party) when asked why she did not go to bed if she was so tired, answered, "the nights I go to bed early, they always seem to do something jolly, and then I miss it."
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading This brings me around to a subject which I believe is one of the causes of my correspondent's dilemma.
miss
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From this reading It rarely is different from the others, but these people are convinced, that to stay away would be to miss something.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading This brings me around to a subject which I believe is one of the causes of my correspondent's dilemma.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I fear that she never can refuse anything.
nightsnounUS /naɪts/
Periods of darkness between sunset and sunrise.
From this reading A weary-looking girl about 1 A.M. (at a house-party) when asked why she did not go to bed if she was so tired, answered, "the nights I go to bed early, they always seem to do something jolly, and then I miss it."
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading A weary-looking girl about 1 A.M. (at a house-party) when asked why she did not go to bed if she was so tired, answered, "the nights I go to bed early, they always seem to do something jolly, and then I miss it."
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading This brings me around to a subject which I believe is one of the causes of my correspondent's dilemma.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading This brings me around to a subject which I believe is one of the causes of my correspondent's dilemma.
others
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From this reading It rarely is different from the others, but these people are convinced, that to stay away would be to miss something.
particular
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From this reading It is a peculiar trait of people who go about to amuse themselves, that they are always sure the particular entertainment they have been asked to last is going to "be amusing."
peculiar
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From this reading It is a peculiar trait of people who go about to amuse themselves, that they are always sure the particular entertainment they have been asked to last is going to "be amusing."
people
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From this reading It is a peculiar trait of people who go about to amuse themselves, that they are always sure the particular entertainment they have been asked to last is going to "be amusing."
rarely
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From this reading It rarely is different from the others, but these people are convinced, that to stay away would be to miss something.
refuse
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From this reading I fear that she never can refuse anything.
seem
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From this reading A weary-looking girl about 1 A.M. (at a house-party) when asked why she did not go to bed if she was so tired, answered, "the nights I go to bed early, they always seem to do something jolly, and then I miss it."
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I fear that she never can refuse anything.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading A weary-looking girl about 1 A.M. (at a house-party) when asked why she did not go to bed if she was so tired, answered, "the nights I go to bed early, they always seem to do something jolly, and then I miss it."
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading It rarely is different from the others, but these people are convinced, that to stay away would be to miss something.
stay
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From this reading It rarely is different from the others, but these people are convinced, that to stay away would be to miss something.
subject
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From this reading This brings me around to a subject which I believe is one of the causes of my correspondent's dilemma.
surenounUS /sure/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It is a peculiar trait of people who go about to amuse themselves, that they are always sure the particular entertainment they have been asked to last is going to "be amusing."
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I fear that she never can refuse anything.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading This brings me around to a subject which I believe is one of the causes of my correspondent's dilemma.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading It is a peculiar trait of people who go about to amuse themselves, that they are always sure the particular entertainment they have been asked to last is going to "be amusing."
then
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From this reading A weary-looking girl about 1 A.M. (at a house-party) when asked why she did not go to bed if she was so tired, answered, "the nights I go to bed early, they always seem to do something jolly, and then I miss it."
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading It rarely is different from the others, but these people are convinced, that to stay away would be to miss something.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It is a peculiar trait of people who go about to amuse themselves, that they are always sure the particular entertainment they have been asked to last is going to "be amusing."
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This brings me around to a subject which I believe is one of the causes of my correspondent's dilemma.
tired
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From this reading A weary-looking girl about 1 A.M. (at a house-party) when asked why she did not go to bed if she was so tired, answered, "the nights I go to bed early, they always seem to do something jolly, and then I miss it."
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading This brings me around to a subject which I believe is one of the causes of my correspondent's dilemma.
trait
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From this reading It is a peculiar trait of people who go about to amuse themselves, that they are always sure the particular entertainment they have been asked to last is going to "be amusing."
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A weary-looking girl about 1 A.M. (at a house-party) when asked why she did not go to bed if she was so tired, answered, "the nights I go to bed early, they always seem to do something jolly, and then I miss it."
weary-looking
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From this reading A weary-looking girl about 1 A.M. (at a house-party) when asked why she did not go to bed if she was so tired, answered, "the nights I go to bed early, they always seem to do something jolly, and then I miss it."
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading A weary-looking girl about 1 A.M. (at a house-party) when asked why she did not go to bed if she was so tired, answered, "the nights I go to bed early, they always seem to do something jolly, and then I miss it."
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading This brings me around to a subject which I believe is one of the causes of my correspondent's dilemma.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading It is a peculiar trait of people who go about to amuse themselves, that they are always sure the particular entertainment they have been asked to last is going to "be amusing."
why
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From this reading A weary-looking girl about 1 A.M. (at a house-party) when asked why she did not go to bed if she was so tired, answered, "the nights I go to bed early, they always seem to do something jolly, and then I miss it."
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading It rarely is different from the others, but these people are convinced, that to stay away would be to miss something.
