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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 On the deck of a noble steamer outward bound, Lora Mainwaring leaned upon her husband's arm and waved a fond farewell to her mother and sister who watched her tearfully from the shore.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Captain Mainwaring was about to make his first voyage as the commander of the vessel, and his wife chose to go with him, declaring that she feared the dangers of the sea far less than the anguish of a second separation from her husband.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For yet again had the fabulous fortune of the old millionaire changed hands, and Howard Templeton was victor now.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading On the deck of a noble steamer outward bound, Lora Mainwaring leaned upon her husband's arm and waved a fond farewell to her mother and sister who watched her tearfully from the shore.
anguish
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From this reading Captain Mainwaring was about to make his first voyage as the commander of the vessel, and his wife chose to go with him, declaring that she feared the dangers of the sea far less than the anguish of a second separation from her husband.
arm
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From this reading On the deck of a noble steamer outward bound, Lora Mainwaring leaned upon her husband's arm and waved a fond farewell to her mother and sister who watched her tearfully from the shore.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Captain Mainwaring was about to make his first voyage as the commander of the vessel, and his wife chose to go with him, declaring that she feared the dangers of the sea far less than the anguish of a second separation from her husband.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Yet the tears stood thickly in her eyes as she clasped the dimpled hand of her little son and watched those two sad figures on the shore--the beloved mother and sister whom she was leaving for long and weary months--and it might be, for who could tell--perhaps forever!
beautiful
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From this reading Two months had passed since the eventful day when Lora had returned to the dear ones who mourned her as dead--two months of passionate happiness to her, yet crowded with bitterness and humiliation to her beautiful and high-spirited sister.
beloved
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From this reading Yet the tears stood thickly in her eyes as she clasped the dimpled hand of her little son and watched those two sad figures on the shore--the beloved mother and sister whom she was leaving for long and weary months--and it might be, for who could tell--perhaps forever!
bitterness
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From this reading Two months had passed since the eventful day when Lora had returned to the dear ones who mourned her as dead--two months of passionate happiness to her, yet crowded with bitterness and humiliation to her beautiful and high-spirited sister.
bound
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From this reading On the deck of a noble steamer outward bound, Lora Mainwaring leaned upon her husband's arm and waved a fond farewell to her mother and sister who watched her tearfully from the shore.
CaptainnounUS /ˈcaptain/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Captain Mainwaring was about to make his first voyage as the commander of the vessel, and his wife chose to go with him, declaring that she feared the dangers of the sea far less than the anguish of a second separation from her husband.
changed
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From this reading For yet again had the fabulous fortune of the old millionaire changed hands, and Howard Templeton was victor now.
chose
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From this reading Captain Mainwaring was about to make his first voyage as the commander of the vessel, and his wife chose to go with him, declaring that she feared the dangers of the sea far less than the anguish of a second separation from her husband.
clasped
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From this reading Yet the tears stood thickly in her eyes as she clasped the dimpled hand of her little son and watched those two sad figures on the shore--the beloved mother and sister whom she was leaving for long and weary months--and it might be, for who could tell--perhaps forever!
commander
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From this reading Captain Mainwaring was about to make his first voyage as the commander of the vessel, and his wife chose to go with him, declaring that she feared the dangers of the sea far less than the anguish of a second separation from her husband.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Yet the tears stood thickly in her eyes as she clasped the dimpled hand of her little son and watched those two sad figures on the shore--the beloved mother and sister whom she was leaving for long and weary months--and it might be, for who could tell--perhaps forever!
crowded
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From this reading Two months had passed since the eventful day when Lora had returned to the dear ones who mourned her as dead--two months of passionate happiness to her, yet crowded with bitterness and humiliation to her beautiful and high-spirited sister.
dangers
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From this reading Captain Mainwaring was about to make his first voyage as the commander of the vessel, and his wife chose to go with him, declaring that she feared the dangers of the sea far less than the anguish of a second separation from her husband.
day
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From this reading Two months had passed since the eventful day when Lora had returned to the dear ones who mourned her as dead--two months of passionate happiness to her, yet crowded with bitterness and humiliation to her beautiful and high-spirited sister.
deadnounUS /dead/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Two months had passed since the eventful day when Lora had returned to the dear ones who mourned her as dead--two months of passionate happiness to her, yet crowded with bitterness and humiliation to her beautiful and high-spirited sister.
dear
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From this reading Two months had passed since the eventful day when Lora had returned to the dear ones who mourned her as dead--two months of passionate happiness to her, yet crowded with bitterness and humiliation to her beautiful and high-spirited sister.
deck
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From this reading On the deck of a noble steamer outward bound, Lora Mainwaring leaned upon her husband's arm and waved a fond farewell to her mother and sister who watched her tearfully from the shore.
declaring
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From this reading Captain Mainwaring was about to make his first voyage as the commander of the vessel, and his wife chose to go with him, declaring that she feared the dangers of the sea far less than the anguish of a second separation from her husband.
dimpled
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From this reading Yet the tears stood thickly in her eyes as she clasped the dimpled hand of her little son and watched those two sad figures on the shore--the beloved mother and sister whom she was leaving for long and weary months--and it might be, for who could tell--perhaps forever!
eventful
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From this reading Two months had passed since the eventful day when Lora had returned to the dear ones who mourned her as dead--two months of passionate happiness to her, yet crowded with bitterness and humiliation to her beautiful and high-spirited sister.
eyes
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From this reading Yet the tears stood thickly in her eyes as she clasped the dimpled hand of her little son and watched those two sad figures on the shore--the beloved mother and sister whom she was leaving for long and weary months--and it might be, for who could tell--perhaps forever!
fabulous
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From this reading For yet again had the fabulous fortune of the old millionaire changed hands, and Howard Templeton was victor now.
far
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From this reading Captain Mainwaring was about to make his first voyage as the commander of the vessel, and his wife chose to go with him, declaring that she feared the dangers of the sea far less than the anguish of a second separation from her husband.
farewell
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From this reading On the deck of a noble steamer outward bound, Lora Mainwaring leaned upon her husband's arm and waved a fond farewell to her mother and sister who watched her tearfully from the shore.
feared
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From this reading Captain Mainwaring was about to make his first voyage as the commander of the vessel, and his wife chose to go with him, declaring that she feared the dangers of the sea far less than the anguish of a second separation from her husband.
figures
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From this reading Yet the tears stood thickly in her eyes as she clasped the dimpled hand of her little son and watched those two sad figures on the shore--the beloved mother and sister whom she was leaving for long and weary months--and it might be, for who could tell--perhaps forever!
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Captain Mainwaring was about to make his first voyage as the commander of the vessel, and his wife chose to go with him, declaring that she feared the dangers of the sea far less than the anguish of a second separation from her husband.
fond
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From this reading On the deck of a noble steamer outward bound, Lora Mainwaring leaned upon her husband's arm and waved a fond farewell to her mother and sister who watched her tearfully from the shore.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Yet the tears stood thickly in her eyes as she clasped the dimpled hand of her little son and watched those two sad figures on the shore--the beloved mother and sister whom she was leaving for long and weary months--and it might be, for who could tell--perhaps forever!
forever
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From this reading Yet the tears stood thickly in her eyes as she clasped the dimpled hand of her little son and watched those two sad figures on the shore--the beloved mother and sister whom she was leaving for long and weary months--and it might be, for who could tell--perhaps forever!
fortunenounUS /ˈfortune/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading For yet again had the fabulous fortune of the old millionaire changed hands, and Howard Templeton was victor now.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading On the deck of a noble steamer outward bound, Lora Mainwaring leaned upon her husband's arm and waved a fond farewell to her mother and sister who watched her tearfully from the shore.
go
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From this reading Captain Mainwaring was about to make his first voyage as the commander of the vessel, and his wife chose to go with him, declaring that she feared the dangers of the sea far less than the anguish of a second separation from her husband.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Two months had passed since the eventful day when Lora had returned to the dear ones who mourned her as dead--two months of passionate happiness to her, yet crowded with bitterness and humiliation to her beautiful and high-spirited sister.
hand
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From this reading Yet the tears stood thickly in her eyes as she clasped the dimpled hand of her little son and watched those two sad figures on the shore--the beloved mother and sister whom she was leaving for long and weary months--and it might be, for who could tell--perhaps forever!
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading For yet again had the fabulous fortune of the old millionaire changed hands, and Howard Templeton was victor now.
happiness
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From this reading Two months had passed since the eventful day when Lora had returned to the dear ones who mourned her as dead--two months of passionate happiness to her, yet crowded with bitterness and humiliation to her beautiful and high-spirited sister.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading On the deck of a noble steamer outward bound, Lora Mainwaring leaned upon her husband's arm and waved a fond farewell to her mother and sister who watched her tearfully from the shore.
high-spirited
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From this reading Two months had passed since the eventful day when Lora had returned to the dear ones who mourned her as dead--two months of passionate happiness to her, yet crowded with bitterness and humiliation to her beautiful and high-spirited sister.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Captain Mainwaring was about to make his first voyage as the commander of the vessel, and his wife chose to go with him, declaring that she feared the dangers of the sea far less than the anguish of a second separation from her husband.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Captain Mainwaring was about to make his first voyage as the commander of the vessel, and his wife chose to go with him, declaring that she feared the dangers of the sea far less than the anguish of a second separation from her husband.
Howard
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From this reading For yet again had the fabulous fortune of the old millionaire changed hands, and Howard Templeton was victor now.
humiliation
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From this reading Two months had passed since the eventful day when Lora had returned to the dear ones who mourned her as dead--two months of passionate happiness to her, yet crowded with bitterness and humiliation to her beautiful and high-spirited sister.
husband
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From this reading Captain Mainwaring was about to make his first voyage as the commander of the vessel, and his wife chose to go with him, declaring that she feared the dangers of the sea far less than the anguish of a second separation from her husband.
husband's
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From this reading On the deck of a noble steamer outward bound, Lora Mainwaring leaned upon her husband's arm and waved a fond farewell to her mother and sister who watched her tearfully from the shore.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Yet the tears stood thickly in her eyes as she clasped the dimpled hand of her little son and watched those two sad figures on the shore--the beloved mother and sister whom she was leaving for long and weary months--and it might be, for who could tell--perhaps forever!
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Yet the tears stood thickly in her eyes as she clasped the dimpled hand of her little son and watched those two sad figures on the shore--the beloved mother and sister whom she was leaving for long and weary months--and it might be, for who could tell--perhaps forever!
leaned
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From this reading On the deck of a noble steamer outward bound, Lora Mainwaring leaned upon her husband's arm and waved a fond farewell to her mother and sister who watched her tearfully from the shore.
leaving
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From this reading Yet the tears stood thickly in her eyes as she clasped the dimpled hand of her little son and watched those two sad figures on the shore--the beloved mother and sister whom she was leaving for long and weary months--and it might be, for who could tell--perhaps forever!
less
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From this reading Captain Mainwaring was about to make his first voyage as the commander of the vessel, and his wife chose to go with him, declaring that she feared the dangers of the sea far less than the anguish of a second separation from her husband.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Yet the tears stood thickly in her eyes as she clasped the dimpled hand of her little son and watched those two sad figures on the shore--the beloved mother and sister whom she was leaving for long and weary months--and it might be, for who could tell--perhaps forever!
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Yet the tears stood thickly in her eyes as she clasped the dimpled hand of her little son and watched those two sad figures on the shore--the beloved mother and sister whom she was leaving for long and weary months--and it might be, for who could tell--perhaps forever!
Lora
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From this reading On the deck of a noble steamer outward bound, Lora Mainwaring leaned upon her husband's arm and waved a fond farewell to her mother and sister who watched her tearfully from the shore.
Mainwaring
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From this reading On the deck of a noble steamer outward bound, Lora Mainwaring leaned upon her husband's arm and waved a fond farewell to her mother and sister who watched her tearfully from the shore.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Captain Mainwaring was about to make his first voyage as the commander of the vessel, and his wife chose to go with him, declaring that she feared the dangers of the sea far less than the anguish of a second separation from her husband.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Yet the tears stood thickly in her eyes as she clasped the dimpled hand of her little son and watched those two sad figures on the shore--the beloved mother and sister whom she was leaving for long and weary months--and it might be, for who could tell--perhaps forever!
millionaire
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From this reading For yet again had the fabulous fortune of the old millionaire changed hands, and Howard Templeton was victor now.
months
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From this reading Yet the tears stood thickly in her eyes as she clasped the dimpled hand of her little son and watched those two sad figures on the shore--the beloved mother and sister whom she was leaving for long and weary months--and it might be, for who could tell--perhaps forever!
mother
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From this reading On the deck of a noble steamer outward bound, Lora Mainwaring leaned upon her husband's arm and waved a fond farewell to her mother and sister who watched her tearfully from the shore.
mourned
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From this reading Two months had passed since the eventful day when Lora had returned to the dear ones who mourned her as dead--two months of passionate happiness to her, yet crowded with bitterness and humiliation to her beautiful and high-spirited sister.
noble
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From this reading On the deck of a noble steamer outward bound, Lora Mainwaring leaned upon her husband's arm and waved a fond farewell to her mother and sister who watched her tearfully from the shore.
now
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From this reading For yet again had the fabulous fortune of the old millionaire changed hands, and Howard Templeton was victor now.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading On the deck of a noble steamer outward bound, Lora Mainwaring leaned upon her husband's arm and waved a fond farewell to her mother and sister who watched her tearfully from the shore.
old
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From this reading For yet again had the fabulous fortune of the old millionaire changed hands, and Howard Templeton was victor now.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On the deck of a noble steamer outward bound, Lora Mainwaring leaned upon her husband's arm and waved a fond farewell to her mother and sister who watched her tearfully from the shore.
ones
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From this reading Two months had passed since the eventful day when Lora had returned to the dear ones who mourned her as dead--two months of passionate happiness to her, yet crowded with bitterness and humiliation to her beautiful and high-spirited sister.
outward
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From this reading On the deck of a noble steamer outward bound, Lora Mainwaring leaned upon her husband's arm and waved a fond farewell to her mother and sister who watched her tearfully from the shore.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Two months had passed since the eventful day when Lora had returned to the dear ones who mourned her as dead--two months of passionate happiness to her, yet crowded with bitterness and humiliation to her beautiful and high-spirited sister.
passionate
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From this reading Two months had passed since the eventful day when Lora had returned to the dear ones who mourned her as dead--two months of passionate happiness to her, yet crowded with bitterness and humiliation to her beautiful and high-spirited sister.
perhaps
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From this reading Yet the tears stood thickly in her eyes as she clasped the dimpled hand of her little son and watched those two sad figures on the shore--the beloved mother and sister whom she was leaving for long and weary months--and it might be, for who could tell--perhaps forever!
returnednounUS /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Two months had passed since the eventful day when Lora had returned to the dear ones who mourned her as dead--two months of passionate happiness to her, yet crowded with bitterness and humiliation to her beautiful and high-spirited sister.
sad
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From this reading Yet the tears stood thickly in her eyes as she clasped the dimpled hand of her little son and watched those two sad figures on the shore--the beloved mother and sister whom she was leaving for long and weary months--and it might be, for who could tell--perhaps forever!
sea
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From this reading Captain Mainwaring was about to make his first voyage as the commander of the vessel, and his wife chose to go with him, declaring that she feared the dangers of the sea far less than the anguish of a second separation from her husband.
second
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From this reading Captain Mainwaring was about to make his first voyage as the commander of the vessel, and his wife chose to go with him, declaring that she feared the dangers of the sea far less than the anguish of a second separation from her husband.
separation
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From this reading Captain Mainwaring was about to make his first voyage as the commander of the vessel, and his wife chose to go with him, declaring that she feared the dangers of the sea far less than the anguish of a second separation from her husband.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Captain Mainwaring was about to make his first voyage as the commander of the vessel, and his wife chose to go with him, declaring that she feared the dangers of the sea far less than the anguish of a second separation from her husband.
shore
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From this reading On the deck of a noble steamer outward bound, Lora Mainwaring leaned upon her husband's arm and waved a fond farewell to her mother and sister who watched her tearfully from the shore.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Two months had passed since the eventful day when Lora had returned to the dear ones who mourned her as dead--two months of passionate happiness to her, yet crowded with bitterness and humiliation to her beautiful and high-spirited sister.
sister
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From this reading On the deck of a noble steamer outward bound, Lora Mainwaring leaned upon her husband's arm and waved a fond farewell to her mother and sister who watched her tearfully from the shore.
son
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From this reading Yet the tears stood thickly in her eyes as she clasped the dimpled hand of her little son and watched those two sad figures on the shore--the beloved mother and sister whom she was leaving for long and weary months--and it might be, for who could tell--perhaps forever!
steamer
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From this reading On the deck of a noble steamer outward bound, Lora Mainwaring leaned upon her husband's arm and waved a fond farewell to her mother and sister who watched her tearfully from the shore.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Yet the tears stood thickly in her eyes as she clasped the dimpled hand of her little son and watched those two sad figures on the shore--the beloved mother and sister whom she was leaving for long and weary months--and it might be, for who could tell--perhaps forever!
tearfully
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From this reading On the deck of a noble steamer outward bound, Lora Mainwaring leaned upon her husband's arm and waved a fond farewell to her mother and sister who watched her tearfully from the shore.
tears
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From this reading Yet the tears stood thickly in her eyes as she clasped the dimpled hand of her little son and watched those two sad figures on the shore--the beloved mother and sister whom she was leaving for long and weary months--and it might be, for who could tell--perhaps forever!
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Yet the tears stood thickly in her eyes as she clasped the dimpled hand of her little son and watched those two sad figures on the shore--the beloved mother and sister whom she was leaving for long and weary months--and it might be, for who could tell--perhaps forever!
Templeton
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From this reading For yet again had the fabulous fortune of the old millionaire changed hands, and Howard Templeton was victor now.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Captain Mainwaring was about to make his first voyage as the commander of the vessel, and his wife chose to go with him, declaring that she feared the dangers of the sea far less than the anguish of a second separation from her husband.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Captain Mainwaring was about to make his first voyage as the commander of the vessel, and his wife chose to go with him, declaring that she feared the dangers of the sea far less than the anguish of a second separation from her husband.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading On the deck of a noble steamer outward bound, Lora Mainwaring leaned upon her husband's arm and waved a fond farewell to her mother and sister who watched her tearfully from the shore.
thickly
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From this reading Yet the tears stood thickly in her eyes as she clasped the dimpled hand of her little son and watched those two sad figures on the shore--the beloved mother and sister whom she was leaving for long and weary months--and it might be, for who could tell--perhaps forever!
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Yet the tears stood thickly in her eyes as she clasped the dimpled hand of her little son and watched those two sad figures on the shore--the beloved mother and sister whom she was leaving for long and weary months--and it might be, for who could tell--perhaps forever!
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading On the deck of a noble steamer outward bound, Lora Mainwaring leaned upon her husband's arm and waved a fond farewell to her mother and sister who watched her tearfully from the shore.
two
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From this reading Yet the tears stood thickly in her eyes as she clasped the dimpled hand of her little son and watched those two sad figures on the shore--the beloved mother and sister whom she was leaving for long and weary months--and it might be, for who could tell--perhaps forever!
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading On the deck of a noble steamer outward bound, Lora Mainwaring leaned upon her husband's arm and waved a fond farewell to her mother and sister who watched her tearfully from the shore.
vessel
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From this reading Captain Mainwaring was about to make his first voyage as the commander of the vessel, and his wife chose to go with him, declaring that she feared the dangers of the sea far less than the anguish of a second separation from her husband.
victor
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From this reading For yet again had the fabulous fortune of the old millionaire changed hands, and Howard Templeton was victor now.
voyage
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From this reading Captain Mainwaring was about to make his first voyage as the commander of the vessel, and his wife chose to go with him, declaring that she feared the dangers of the sea far less than the anguish of a second separation from her husband.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Captain Mainwaring was about to make his first voyage as the commander of the vessel, and his wife chose to go with him, declaring that she feared the dangers of the sea far less than the anguish of a second separation from her husband.
watched
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From this reading On the deck of a noble steamer outward bound, Lora Mainwaring leaned upon her husband's arm and waved a fond farewell to her mother and sister who watched her tearfully from the shore.
waved
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From this reading On the deck of a noble steamer outward bound, Lora Mainwaring leaned upon her husband's arm and waved a fond farewell to her mother and sister who watched her tearfully from the shore.
weary
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From this reading Yet the tears stood thickly in her eyes as she clasped the dimpled hand of her little son and watched those two sad figures on the shore--the beloved mother and sister whom she was leaving for long and weary months--and it might be, for who could tell--perhaps forever!
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Two months had passed since the eventful day when Lora had returned to the dear ones who mourned her as dead--two months of passionate happiness to her, yet crowded with bitterness and humiliation to her beautiful and high-spirited sister.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading On the deck of a noble steamer outward bound, Lora Mainwaring leaned upon her husband's arm and waved a fond farewell to her mother and sister who watched her tearfully from the shore.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Yet the tears stood thickly in her eyes as she clasped the dimpled hand of her little son and watched those two sad figures on the shore--the beloved mother and sister whom she was leaving for long and weary months--and it might be, for who could tell--perhaps forever!
wife
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From this reading Captain Mainwaring was about to make his first voyage as the commander of the vessel, and his wife chose to go with him, declaring that she feared the dangers of the sea far less than the anguish of a second separation from her husband.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Captain Mainwaring was about to make his first voyage as the commander of the vessel, and his wife chose to go with him, declaring that she feared the dangers of the sea far less than the anguish of a second separation from her husband.
YetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading Yet the tears stood thickly in her eyes as she clasped the dimpled hand of her little son and watched those two sad figures on the shore--the beloved mother and sister whom she was leaving for long and weary months--and it might be, for who could tell--perhaps forever!
