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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 In his hand he held a tiny bunch of primroses, in his heart was already enshrined a small oval face with hazel stars for eyes, and alluring dimples which might well have tempted St. Anthony's self.
all
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From this reading He was dreaming of dimples, eyes, and all the pretty foolishness of a youthful lover's first great passion as he entered his home.
alluring
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From this reading In his hand he held a tiny bunch of primroses, in his heart was already enshrined a small oval face with hazel stars for eyes, and alluring dimples which might well have tempted St. Anthony's self.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE PRODIGAL'S RETURN Michael Berrington walked home alone, but he was no longer lonely.
alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In his hand he held a tiny bunch of primroses, in his heart was already enshrined a small oval face with hazel stars for eyes, and alluring dimples which might well have tempted St. Anthony's self.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading In his hand he held a tiny bunch of primroses, in his heart was already enshrined a small oval face with hazel stars for eyes, and alluring dimples which might well have tempted St. Anthony's self.
animal
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From this reading "There is news, yonder, master, but I cannot quite understand it," the great animal tried dumbly to explain, and restlessly led the way back towards the library.
Anthony's
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From this reading In his hand he held a tiny bunch of primroses, in his heart was already enshrined a small oval face with hazel stars for eyes, and alluring dimples which might well have tempted St. Anthony's self.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He was dreaming of dimples, eyes, and all the pretty foolishness of a youthful lover's first great passion as he entered his home.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Comrade, the faithful deerhound, met him at the entrance.
back
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From this reading "There is news, yonder, master, but I cannot quite understand it," the great animal tried dumbly to explain, and restlessly led the way back towards the library.
Berrington
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From this reading THE PRODIGAL'S RETURN Michael Berrington walked home alone, but he was no longer lonely.
bunch
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From this reading In his hand he held a tiny bunch of primroses, in his heart was already enshrined a small oval face with hazel stars for eyes, and alluring dimples which might well have tempted St. Anthony's self.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading THE PRODIGAL'S RETURN Michael Berrington walked home alone, but he was no longer lonely.
cannot
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From this reading "There is news, yonder, master, but I cannot quite understand it," the great animal tried dumbly to explain, and restlessly led the way back towards the library.
Comrade
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From this reading Comrade, the faithful deerhound, met him at the entrance.
deerhound
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From this reading Comrade, the faithful deerhound, met him at the entrance.
dimples
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From this reading In his hand he held a tiny bunch of primroses, in his heart was already enshrined a small oval face with hazel stars for eyes, and alluring dimples which might well have tempted St. Anthony's self.
dreaming
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From this reading He was dreaming of dimples, eyes, and all the pretty foolishness of a youthful lover's first great passion as he entered his home.
dumbly
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enshrined
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From this reading In his hand he held a tiny bunch of primroses, in his heart was already enshrined a small oval face with hazel stars for eyes, and alluring dimples which might well have tempted St. Anthony's self.
entered
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From this reading He was dreaming of dimples, eyes, and all the pretty foolishness of a youthful lover's first great passion as he entered his home.
entrance
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From this reading Comrade, the faithful deerhound, met him at the entrance.
explain
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eyes
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From this reading In his hand he held a tiny bunch of primroses, in his heart was already enshrined a small oval face with hazel stars for eyes, and alluring dimples which might well have tempted St. Anthony's self.
face
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From this reading In his hand he held a tiny bunch of primroses, in his heart was already enshrined a small oval face with hazel stars for eyes, and alluring dimples which might well have tempted St. Anthony's self.
faithfulnounUS /ˈfaithful/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Comrade, the faithful deerhound, met him at the entrance.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was dreaming of dimples, eyes, and all the pretty foolishness of a youthful lover's first great passion as he entered his home.
foolishness
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From this reading He was dreaming of dimples, eyes, and all the pretty foolishness of a youthful lover's first great passion as he entered his home.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading In his hand he held a tiny bunch of primroses, in his heart was already enshrined a small oval face with hazel stars for eyes, and alluring dimples which might well have tempted St. Anthony's self.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was dreaming of dimples, eyes, and all the pretty foolishness of a youthful lover's first great passion as he entered his home.
hand
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From this reading In his hand he held a tiny bunch of primroses, in his heart was already enshrined a small oval face with hazel stars for eyes, and alluring dimples which might well have tempted St. Anthony's self.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading In his hand he held a tiny bunch of primroses, in his heart was already enshrined a small oval face with hazel stars for eyes, and alluring dimples which might well have tempted St. Anthony's self.
hazel
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From this reading In his hand he held a tiny bunch of primroses, in his heart was already enshrined a small oval face with hazel stars for eyes, and alluring dimples which might well have tempted St. Anthony's self.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE PRODIGAL'S RETURN Michael Berrington walked home alone, but he was no longer lonely.
heart
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From this reading In his hand he held a tiny bunch of primroses, in his heart was already enshrined a small oval face with hazel stars for eyes, and alluring dimples which might well have tempted St. Anthony's self.
held
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From this reading In his hand he held a tiny bunch of primroses, in his heart was already enshrined a small oval face with hazel stars for eyes, and alluring dimples which might well have tempted St. Anthony's self.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Comrade, the faithful deerhound, met him at the entrance.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading In his hand he held a tiny bunch of primroses, in his heart was already enshrined a small oval face with hazel stars for eyes, and alluring dimples which might well have tempted St. Anthony's self.
home
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From this reading THE PRODIGAL'S RETURN Michael Berrington walked home alone, but he was no longer lonely.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "There is news, yonder, master, but I cannot quite understand it," the great animal tried dumbly to explain, and restlessly led the way back towards the library.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In his hand he held a tiny bunch of primroses, in his heart was already enshrined a small oval face with hazel stars for eyes, and alluring dimples which might well have tempted St. Anthony's self.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "There is news, yonder, master, but I cannot quite understand it," the great animal tried dumbly to explain, and restlessly led the way back towards the library.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "There is news, yonder, master, but I cannot quite understand it," the great animal tried dumbly to explain, and restlessly led the way back towards the library.
led
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From this reading "There is news, yonder, master, but I cannot quite understand it," the great animal tried dumbly to explain, and restlessly led the way back towards the library.
library
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From this reading "There is news, yonder, master, but I cannot quite understand it," the great animal tried dumbly to explain, and restlessly led the way back towards the library.
lonely
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From this reading THE PRODIGAL'S RETURN Michael Berrington walked home alone, but he was no longer lonely.
longer
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From this reading THE PRODIGAL'S RETURN Michael Berrington walked home alone, but he was no longer lonely.
lover's
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From this reading He was dreaming of dimples, eyes, and all the pretty foolishness of a youthful lover's first great passion as he entered his home.
master
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From this reading "There is news, yonder, master, but I cannot quite understand it," the great animal tried dumbly to explain, and restlessly led the way back towards the library.
met
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From this reading Comrade, the faithful deerhound, met him at the entrance.
Michael
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From this reading THE PRODIGAL'S RETURN Michael Berrington walked home alone, but he was no longer lonely.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading In his hand he held a tiny bunch of primroses, in his heart was already enshrined a small oval face with hazel stars for eyes, and alluring dimples which might well have tempted St. Anthony's self.
news
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From this reading "There is news, yonder, master, but I cannot quite understand it," the great animal tried dumbly to explain, and restlessly led the way back towards the library.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading THE PRODIGAL'S RETURN Michael Berrington walked home alone, but he was no longer lonely.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In his hand he held a tiny bunch of primroses, in his heart was already enshrined a small oval face with hazel stars for eyes, and alluring dimples which might well have tempted St. Anthony's self.
oval
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From this reading In his hand he held a tiny bunch of primroses, in his heart was already enshrined a small oval face with hazel stars for eyes, and alluring dimples which might well have tempted St. Anthony's self.
passion
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From this reading He was dreaming of dimples, eyes, and all the pretty foolishness of a youthful lover's first great passion as he entered his home.
pretty
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From this reading He was dreaming of dimples, eyes, and all the pretty foolishness of a youthful lover's first great passion as he entered his home.
primroses
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From this reading In his hand he held a tiny bunch of primroses, in his heart was already enshrined a small oval face with hazel stars for eyes, and alluring dimples which might well have tempted St. Anthony's self.
PRODIGAL'S
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From this reading THE PRODIGAL'S RETURN Michael Berrington walked home alone, but he was no longer lonely.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "There is news, yonder, master, but I cannot quite understand it," the great animal tried dumbly to explain, and restlessly led the way back towards the library.
restlessly
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From this reading "There is news, yonder, master, but I cannot quite understand it," the great animal tried dumbly to explain, and restlessly led the way back towards the library.
RETURN
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From this reading THE PRODIGAL'S RETURN Michael Berrington walked home alone, but he was no longer lonely.
self
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From this reading In his hand he held a tiny bunch of primroses, in his heart was already enshrined a small oval face with hazel stars for eyes, and alluring dimples which might well have tempted St. Anthony's self.
small
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From this reading In his hand he held a tiny bunch of primroses, in his heart was already enshrined a small oval face with hazel stars for eyes, and alluring dimples which might well have tempted St. Anthony's self.
St
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From this reading In his hand he held a tiny bunch of primroses, in his heart was already enshrined a small oval face with hazel stars for eyes, and alluring dimples which might well have tempted St. Anthony's self.
stars
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From this reading In his hand he held a tiny bunch of primroses, in his heart was already enshrined a small oval face with hazel stars for eyes, and alluring dimples which might well have tempted St. Anthony's self.
tempted
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From this reading In his hand he held a tiny bunch of primroses, in his heart was already enshrined a small oval face with hazel stars for eyes, and alluring dimples which might well have tempted St. Anthony's self.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE PRODIGAL'S RETURN Michael Berrington walked home alone, but he was no longer lonely.
There
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From this reading "There is news, yonder, master, but I cannot quite understand it," the great animal tried dumbly to explain, and restlessly led the way back towards the library.
tiny
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From this reading In his hand he held a tiny bunch of primroses, in his heart was already enshrined a small oval face with hazel stars for eyes, and alluring dimples which might well have tempted St. Anthony's self.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "There is news, yonder, master, but I cannot quite understand it," the great animal tried dumbly to explain, and restlessly led the way back towards the library.
towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading "There is news, yonder, master, but I cannot quite understand it," the great animal tried dumbly to explain, and restlessly led the way back towards the library.
tried
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From this reading "There is news, yonder, master, but I cannot quite understand it," the great animal tried dumbly to explain, and restlessly led the way back towards the library.
understandnounUS /understand/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "There is news, yonder, master, but I cannot quite understand it," the great animal tried dumbly to explain, and restlessly led the way back towards the library.
walked
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From this reading THE PRODIGAL'S RETURN Michael Berrington walked home alone, but he was no longer lonely.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE PRODIGAL'S RETURN Michael Berrington walked home alone, but he was no longer lonely.
way
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From this reading "There is news, yonder, master, but I cannot quite understand it," the great animal tried dumbly to explain, and restlessly led the way back towards the library.
well
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From this reading In his hand he held a tiny bunch of primroses, in his heart was already enshrined a small oval face with hazel stars for eyes, and alluring dimples which might well have tempted St. Anthony's self.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading In his hand he held a tiny bunch of primroses, in his heart was already enshrined a small oval face with hazel stars for eyes, and alluring dimples which might well have tempted St. Anthony's self.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading In his hand he held a tiny bunch of primroses, in his heart was already enshrined a small oval face with hazel stars for eyes, and alluring dimples which might well have tempted St. Anthony's self.
yonder
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From this reading "There is news, yonder, master, but I cannot quite understand it," the great animal tried dumbly to explain, and restlessly led the way back towards the library.
youthful
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From this reading He was dreaming of dimples, eyes, and all the pretty foolishness of a youthful lover's first great passion as he entered his home.
