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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 But he was not mistaken in saying, “A mad woman!”
all
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From this reading Chance had brought all three together on the same ship.
althoughnounUS /ˈalthough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Fabian had not recognized her, although he had cried, “It is she, it is she!” and how was it possible that he could have done so?
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Corsican and I could no longer doubt but that it was Ellen, Fabian’s betrothed, and Harry Drake’s wife.
betrothed
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From this reading Corsican and I could no longer doubt but that it was Ellen, Fabian’s betrothed, and Harry Drake’s wife.
brokennounUS /broken/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Ellen was mad, undoubtedly; grief, despair, love frozen in her heart, contact with the worthless man who had snatched her from Fabian, ruin, misery, and shame had broken her spirit.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Chance had brought all three together on the same ship.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Corsican and I could no longer doubt but that it was Ellen, Fabian’s betrothed, and Harry Drake’s wife.
Chance
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From this reading Chance had brought all three together on the same ship.
contact
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From this reading Ellen was mad, undoubtedly; grief, despair, love frozen in her heart, contact with the worthless man who had snatched her from Fabian, ruin, misery, and shame had broken her spirit.
Corsican
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From this reading Corsican and I could no longer doubt but that it was Ellen, Fabian’s betrothed, and Harry Drake’s wife.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Corsican and I could no longer doubt but that it was Ellen, Fabian’s betrothed, and Harry Drake’s wife.
criednounUS /cried/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Fabian had not recognized her, although he had cried, “It is she, it is she!” and how was it possible that he could have done so?
despair
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From this reading Ellen was mad, undoubtedly; grief, despair, love frozen in her heart, contact with the worthless man who had snatched her from Fabian, ruin, misery, and shame had broken her spirit.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Fabian had not recognized her, although he had cried, “It is she, it is she!” and how was it possible that he could have done so?
doubt
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From this reading Corsican and I could no longer doubt but that it was Ellen, Fabian’s betrothed, and Harry Drake’s wife.
Drake's
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From this reading Corsican and I could no longer doubt but that it was Ellen, Fabian’s betrothed, and Harry Drake’s wife.
Ellen
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From this reading Corsican and I could no longer doubt but that it was Ellen, Fabian’s betrothed, and Harry Drake’s wife.
Fabian
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From this reading Fabian had not recognized her, although he had cried, “It is she, it is she!” and how was it possible that he could have done so?
Fabian's
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From this reading Corsican and I could no longer doubt but that it was Ellen, Fabian’s betrothed, and Harry Drake’s wife.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Ellen was mad, undoubtedly; grief, despair, love frozen in her heart, contact with the worthless man who had snatched her from Fabian, ruin, misery, and shame had broken her spirit.
frozen
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From this reading Ellen was mad, undoubtedly; grief, despair, love frozen in her heart, contact with the worthless man who had snatched her from Fabian, ruin, misery, and shame had broken her spirit.
grief
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From this reading Ellen was mad, undoubtedly; grief, despair, love frozen in her heart, contact with the worthless man who had snatched her from Fabian, ruin, misery, and shame had broken her spirit.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Chance had brought all three together on the same ship.
Harry
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From this reading Corsican and I could no longer doubt but that it was Ellen, Fabian’s betrothed, and Harry Drake’s wife.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Fabian had not recognized her, although he had cried, “It is she, it is she!” and how was it possible that he could have done so?
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Fabian had not recognized her, although he had cried, “It is she, it is she!” and how was it possible that he could have done so?
heart
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From this reading Ellen was mad, undoubtedly; grief, despair, love frozen in her heart, contact with the worthless man who had snatched her from Fabian, ruin, misery, and shame had broken her spirit.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Fabian had not recognized her, although he had cried, “It is she, it is she!” and how was it possible that he could have done so?
how
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From this reading Fabian had not recognized her, although he had cried, “It is she, it is she!” and how was it possible that he could have done so?
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Corsican and I could no longer doubt but that it was Ellen, Fabian’s betrothed, and Harry Drake’s wife.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading But he was not mistaken in saying, “A mad woman!”
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Fabian had not recognized her, although he had cried, “It is she, it is she!” and how was it possible that he could have done so?
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Corsican and I could no longer doubt but that it was Ellen, Fabian’s betrothed, and Harry Drake’s wife.
longer
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From this reading Corsican and I could no longer doubt but that it was Ellen, Fabian’s betrothed, and Harry Drake’s wife.
love
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From this reading Ellen was mad, undoubtedly; grief, despair, love frozen in her heart, contact with the worthless man who had snatched her from Fabian, ruin, misery, and shame had broken her spirit.
mad
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From this reading But he was not mistaken in saying, “A mad woman!”
man
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From this reading Ellen was mad, undoubtedly; grief, despair, love frozen in her heart, contact with the worthless man who had snatched her from Fabian, ruin, misery, and shame had broken her spirit.
misery
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From this reading Ellen was mad, undoubtedly; grief, despair, love frozen in her heart, contact with the worthless man who had snatched her from Fabian, ruin, misery, and shame had broken her spirit.
mistaken
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From this reading But he was not mistaken in saying, “A mad woman!”
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Corsican and I could no longer doubt but that it was Ellen, Fabian’s betrothed, and Harry Drake’s wife.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Fabian had not recognized her, although he had cried, “It is she, it is she!” and how was it possible that he could have done so?
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Chance had brought all three together on the same ship.
possible
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From this reading Fabian had not recognized her, although he had cried, “It is she, it is she!” and how was it possible that he could have done so?
recognized
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From this reading Fabian had not recognized her, although he had cried, “It is she, it is she!” and how was it possible that he could have done so?
ruin
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From this reading Ellen was mad, undoubtedly; grief, despair, love frozen in her heart, contact with the worthless man who had snatched her from Fabian, ruin, misery, and shame had broken her spirit.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Chance had brought all three together on the same ship.
saying
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From this reading But he was not mistaken in saying, “A mad woman!”
shame
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From this reading Ellen was mad, undoubtedly; grief, despair, love frozen in her heart, contact with the worthless man who had snatched her from Fabian, ruin, misery, and shame had broken her spirit.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Fabian had not recognized her, although he had cried, “It is she, it is she!” and how was it possible that he could have done so?
shipnounUS /ship/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Chance had brought all three together on the same ship.
snatched
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From this reading Ellen was mad, undoubtedly; grief, despair, love frozen in her heart, contact with the worthless man who had snatched her from Fabian, ruin, misery, and shame had broken her spirit.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Fabian had not recognized her, although he had cried, “It is she, it is she!” and how was it possible that he could have done so?
spirit
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From this reading Ellen was mad, undoubtedly; grief, despair, love frozen in her heart, contact with the worthless man who had snatched her from Fabian, ruin, misery, and shame had broken her spirit.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Corsican and I could no longer doubt but that it was Ellen, Fabian’s betrothed, and Harry Drake’s wife.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Chance had brought all three together on the same ship.
three
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From this reading Chance had brought all three together on the same ship.
together
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From this reading Chance had brought all three together on the same ship.
undoubtedly
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From this reading Ellen was mad, undoubtedly; grief, despair, love frozen in her heart, contact with the worthless man who had snatched her from Fabian, ruin, misery, and shame had broken her spirit.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Corsican and I could no longer doubt but that it was Ellen, Fabian’s betrothed, and Harry Drake’s wife.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Ellen was mad, undoubtedly; grief, despair, love frozen in her heart, contact with the worthless man who had snatched her from Fabian, ruin, misery, and shame had broken her spirit.
wife
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From this reading Corsican and I could no longer doubt but that it was Ellen, Fabian’s betrothed, and Harry Drake’s wife.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Ellen was mad, undoubtedly; grief, despair, love frozen in her heart, contact with the worthless man who had snatched her from Fabian, ruin, misery, and shame had broken her spirit.
woman
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From this reading But he was not mistaken in saying, “A mad woman!”
worthless
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From this reading Ellen was mad, undoubtedly; grief, despair, love frozen in her heart, contact with the worthless man who had snatched her from Fabian, ruin, misery, and shame had broken her spirit.
