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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 most crushing invective was--thanks to his adroit mystification--simply a soliloquy.
absolutely
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From this reading Poor Lady Chelford, who loved to give the ingenious youngsters of both sexes, when occasion invited, a piece of her mind, was here--in the case of this vulgar and most provoking delinquent--absolutely tongue-tied!
adroit
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From this reading The most crushing invective was--thanks to his adroit mystification--simply a soliloquy.
AFFECTED
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From this reading HOW MARK WYLDER'S DISAPPEARANCE AFFECTED HIS FRIENDS.
air
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From this reading Railing at Mark Wylder was, alas! but beating the air.
alasexclamationUS /əˈlæs/
used to show sadness, pity, or regret
From this reading Railing at Mark Wylder was, alas! but beating the air.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Lady Chelford's wrath was now turned anew upon Wylder--and the inconvenience of having no visible object on which to expend it was once more painfully felt.
anew
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From this reading Lady Chelford's wrath was now turned anew upon Wylder--and the inconvenience of having no visible object on which to expend it was once more painfully felt.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Railing at Mark Wylder was, alas! but beating the air.
beating
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From this reading Railing at Mark Wylder was, alas! but beating the air.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading Poor Lady Chelford, who loved to give the ingenious youngsters of both sexes, when occasion invited, a piece of her mind, was here--in the case of this vulgar and most provoking delinquent--absolutely tongue-tied!
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Railing at Mark Wylder was, alas! but beating the air.
case
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From this reading Poor Lady Chelford, who loved to give the ingenious youngsters of both sexes, when occasion invited, a piece of her mind, was here--in the case of this vulgar and most provoking delinquent--absolutely tongue-tied!
Chelford
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From this reading Poor Lady Chelford, who loved to give the ingenious youngsters of both sexes, when occasion invited, a piece of her mind, was here--in the case of this vulgar and most provoking delinquent--absolutely tongue-tied!
Chelford's
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From this reading Lady Chelford's wrath was now turned anew upon Wylder--and the inconvenience of having no visible object on which to expend it was once more painfully felt.
crushing
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From this reading The most crushing invective was--thanks to his adroit mystification--simply a soliloquy.
delinquent
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From this reading Poor Lady Chelford, who loved to give the ingenious youngsters of both sexes, when occasion invited, a piece of her mind, was here--in the case of this vulgar and most provoking delinquent--absolutely tongue-tied!
DISAPPEARANCE
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From this reading HOW MARK WYLDER'S DISAPPEARANCE AFFECTED HIS FRIENDS.
expend
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From this reading Lady Chelford's wrath was now turned anew upon Wylder--and the inconvenience of having no visible object on which to expend it was once more painfully felt.
felt
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From this reading Lady Chelford's wrath was now turned anew upon Wylder--and the inconvenience of having no visible object on which to expend it was once more painfully felt.
FRIENDS
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give
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From this reading Poor Lady Chelford, who loved to give the ingenious youngsters of both sexes, when occasion invited, a piece of her mind, was here--in the case of this vulgar and most provoking delinquent--absolutely tongue-tied!
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading Lady Chelford's wrath was now turned anew upon Wylder--and the inconvenience of having no visible object on which to expend it was once more painfully felt.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Poor Lady Chelford, who loved to give the ingenious youngsters of both sexes, when occasion invited, a piece of her mind, was here--in the case of this vulgar and most provoking delinquent--absolutely tongue-tied!
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Poor Lady Chelford, who loved to give the ingenious youngsters of both sexes, when occasion invited, a piece of her mind, was here--in the case of this vulgar and most provoking delinquent--absolutely tongue-tied!
HISdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading HOW MARK WYLDER'S DISAPPEARANCE AFFECTED HIS FRIENDS.
HOW
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From this reading HOW MARK WYLDER'S DISAPPEARANCE AFFECTED HIS FRIENDS.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Poor Lady Chelford, who loved to give the ingenious youngsters of both sexes, when occasion invited, a piece of her mind, was here--in the case of this vulgar and most provoking delinquent--absolutely tongue-tied!
inconvenience
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From this reading Lady Chelford's wrath was now turned anew upon Wylder--and the inconvenience of having no visible object on which to expend it was once more painfully felt.
ingeniousadjectiveUS /ɪnˈdʒiː.ni.əs/
Clever, original, and remarkably inventive in design and execution.
From this reading Poor Lady Chelford, who loved to give the ingenious youngsters of both sexes, when occasion invited, a piece of her mind, was here--in the case of this vulgar and most provoking delinquent--absolutely tongue-tied!
invective
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From this reading The most crushing invective was--thanks to his adroit mystification--simply a soliloquy.
invited
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From this reading Poor Lady Chelford, who loved to give the ingenious youngsters of both sexes, when occasion invited, a piece of her mind, was here--in the case of this vulgar and most provoking delinquent--absolutely tongue-tied!
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Lady Chelford's wrath was now turned anew upon Wylder--and the inconvenience of having no visible object on which to expend it was once more painfully felt.
Lady
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From this reading Lady Chelford's wrath was now turned anew upon Wylder--and the inconvenience of having no visible object on which to expend it was once more painfully felt.
loved
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From this reading Poor Lady Chelford, who loved to give the ingenious youngsters of both sexes, when occasion invited, a piece of her mind, was here--in the case of this vulgar and most provoking delinquent--absolutely tongue-tied!
MARK
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From this reading HOW MARK WYLDER'S DISAPPEARANCE AFFECTED HIS FRIENDS.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Poor Lady Chelford, who loved to give the ingenious youngsters of both sexes, when occasion invited, a piece of her mind, was here--in the case of this vulgar and most provoking delinquent--absolutely tongue-tied!
more
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From this reading Lady Chelford's wrath was now turned anew upon Wylder--and the inconvenience of having no visible object on which to expend it was once more painfully felt.
most
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From this reading The most crushing invective was--thanks to his adroit mystification--simply a soliloquy.
mystification
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From this reading The most crushing invective was--thanks to his adroit mystification--simply a soliloquy.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Lady Chelford's wrath was now turned anew upon Wylder--and the inconvenience of having no visible object on which to expend it was once more painfully felt.
now
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From this reading Lady Chelford's wrath was now turned anew upon Wylder--and the inconvenience of having no visible object on which to expend it was once more painfully felt.
object
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From this reading Lady Chelford's wrath was now turned anew upon Wylder--and the inconvenience of having no visible object on which to expend it was once more painfully felt.
occasion
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From this reading Poor Lady Chelford, who loved to give the ingenious youngsters of both sexes, when occasion invited, a piece of her mind, was here--in the case of this vulgar and most provoking delinquent--absolutely tongue-tied!
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Lady Chelford's wrath was now turned anew upon Wylder--and the inconvenience of having no visible object on which to expend it was once more painfully felt.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Lady Chelford's wrath was now turned anew upon Wylder--and the inconvenience of having no visible object on which to expend it was once more painfully felt.
once
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From this reading Lady Chelford's wrath was now turned anew upon Wylder--and the inconvenience of having no visible object on which to expend it was once more painfully felt.
painfully
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piece
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From this reading Poor Lady Chelford, who loved to give the ingenious youngsters of both sexes, when occasion invited, a piece of her mind, was here--in the case of this vulgar and most provoking delinquent--absolutely tongue-tied!
PoornounUS /poor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Poor Lady Chelford, who loved to give the ingenious youngsters of both sexes, when occasion invited, a piece of her mind, was here--in the case of this vulgar and most provoking delinquent--absolutely tongue-tied!
provoking
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From this reading Poor Lady Chelford, who loved to give the ingenious youngsters of both sexes, when occasion invited, a piece of her mind, was here--in the case of this vulgar and most provoking delinquent--absolutely tongue-tied!
Railing
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From this reading Railing at Mark Wylder was, alas! but beating the air.
sexes
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From this reading Poor Lady Chelford, who loved to give the ingenious youngsters of both sexes, when occasion invited, a piece of her mind, was here--in the case of this vulgar and most provoking delinquent--absolutely tongue-tied!
simply
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From this reading The most crushing invective was--thanks to his adroit mystification--simply a soliloquy.
soliloquy
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From this reading The most crushing invective was--thanks to his adroit mystification--simply a soliloquy.
thanks
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From this reading The most crushing invective was--thanks to his adroit mystification--simply a soliloquy.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Lady Chelford's wrath was now turned anew upon Wylder--and the inconvenience of having no visible object on which to expend it was once more painfully felt.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Poor Lady Chelford, who loved to give the ingenious youngsters of both sexes, when occasion invited, a piece of her mind, was here--in the case of this vulgar and most provoking delinquent--absolutely tongue-tied!
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Lady Chelford's wrath was now turned anew upon Wylder--and the inconvenience of having no visible object on which to expend it was once more painfully felt.
tongue-tied
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From this reading Poor Lady Chelford, who loved to give the ingenious youngsters of both sexes, when occasion invited, a piece of her mind, was here--in the case of this vulgar and most provoking delinquent--absolutely tongue-tied!
turned
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From this reading Lady Chelford's wrath was now turned anew upon Wylder--and the inconvenience of having no visible object on which to expend it was once more painfully felt.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Lady Chelford's wrath was now turned anew upon Wylder--and the inconvenience of having no visible object on which to expend it was once more painfully felt.
visible
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From this reading Lady Chelford's wrath was now turned anew upon Wylder--and the inconvenience of having no visible object on which to expend it was once more painfully felt.
vulgar
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From this reading Poor Lady Chelford, who loved to give the ingenious youngsters of both sexes, when occasion invited, a piece of her mind, was here--in the case of this vulgar and most provoking delinquent--absolutely tongue-tied!
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Lady Chelford's wrath was now turned anew upon Wylder--and the inconvenience of having no visible object on which to expend it was once more painfully felt.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Poor Lady Chelford, who loved to give the ingenious youngsters of both sexes, when occasion invited, a piece of her mind, was here--in the case of this vulgar and most provoking delinquent--absolutely tongue-tied!
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Lady Chelford's wrath was now turned anew upon Wylder--and the inconvenience of having no visible object on which to expend it was once more painfully felt.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Poor Lady Chelford, who loved to give the ingenious youngsters of both sexes, when occasion invited, a piece of her mind, was here--in the case of this vulgar and most provoking delinquent--absolutely tongue-tied!
wrath
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From this reading Lady Chelford's wrath was now turned anew upon Wylder--and the inconvenience of having no visible object on which to expend it was once more painfully felt.
Wylder
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From this reading Lady Chelford's wrath was now turned anew upon Wylder--and the inconvenience of having no visible object on which to expend it was once more painfully felt.
WYLDER'S
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From this reading HOW MARK WYLDER'S DISAPPEARANCE AFFECTED HIS FRIENDS.
youngsters
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From this reading Poor Lady Chelford, who loved to give the ingenious youngsters of both sexes, when occasion invited, a piece of her mind, was here--in the case of this vulgar and most provoking delinquent--absolutely tongue-tied!
