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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 Howard did not know what to do: it seemed such a terrible thing to go back to Lora with bad tidings.
away
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From this reading Why need she have hurried away so precipitately?
back
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bad
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butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Oh, if Mrs. St. John had but waited a little longer!
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Howard did not know what to do: it seemed such a terrible thing to go back to Lora with bad tidings.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Howard did not know what to do: it seemed such a terrible thing to go back to Lora with bad tidings.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Well, there was no help for it.
go
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From this reading Howard did not know what to do: it seemed such a terrible thing to go back to Lora with bad tidings.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Oh, if Mrs. St. John had but waited a little longer!
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Why need she have hurried away so precipitately?
helpnounUS /help/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Well, there was no help for it.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Perhaps the shock would kill her.
Howard
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From this reading Howard did not know what to do: it seemed such a terrible thing to go back to Lora with bad tidings.
hurried
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From this reading Why need she have hurried away so precipitately?
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Oh, if Mrs. St. John had but waited a little longer!
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Howard did not know what to do: it seemed such a terrible thing to go back to Lora with bad tidings.
John
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From this reading Oh, if Mrs. St. John had but waited a little longer!
kill
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From this reading Perhaps the shock would kill her.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Howard did not know what to do: it seemed such a terrible thing to go back to Lora with bad tidings.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Oh, if Mrs. St. John had but waited a little longer!
longer
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From this reading Oh, if Mrs. St. John had but waited a little longer!
Lora
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From this reading Howard did not know what to do: it seemed such a terrible thing to go back to Lora with bad tidings.
Mrs
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neednounUS /need/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Why need she have hurried away so precipitately?
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Well, there was no help for it.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Howard did not know what to do: it seemed such a terrible thing to go back to Lora with bad tidings.
Oh
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From this reading Oh, if Mrs. St. John had but waited a little longer!
Perhaps
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From this reading Perhaps the shock would kill her.
precipitately
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From this reading Why need she have hurried away so precipitately?
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Howard did not know what to do: it seemed such a terrible thing to go back to Lora with bad tidings.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Why need she have hurried away so precipitately?
shock
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From this reading Perhaps the shock would kill her.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Why need she have hurried away so precipitately?
St
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suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Howard did not know what to do: it seemed such a terrible thing to go back to Lora with bad tidings.
terriblenounUS /ˈterrible/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Howard did not know what to do: it seemed such a terrible thing to go back to Lora with bad tidings.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Perhaps the shock would kill her.
there
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From this reading Well, there was no help for it.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Howard did not know what to do: it seemed such a terrible thing to go back to Lora with bad tidings.
tidings
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From this reading Howard did not know what to do: it seemed such a terrible thing to go back to Lora with bad tidings.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Howard did not know what to do: it seemed such a terrible thing to go back to Lora with bad tidings.
waited
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From this reading Oh, if Mrs. St. John had but waited a little longer!
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Well, there was no help for it.
Well
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From this reading Well, there was no help for it.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Howard did not know what to do: it seemed such a terrible thing to go back to Lora with bad tidings.
Why
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From this reading Why need she have hurried away so precipitately?
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Howard did not know what to do: it seemed such a terrible thing to go back to Lora with bad tidings.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Perhaps the shock would kill her.