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allow
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From this reading When the welfare of the whole settlement movement is at stake, I cannot allow my personal feelings to blind my...."
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "I am sorry to hear you speak so bitterly," Dawn said, "But frankly, I think it wisest that you should sever your connection with us.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And so we left the settlement.
apologize
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From this reading "Oh, don’t apologize.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading When the welfare of the whole settlement movement is at stake, I cannot allow my personal feelings to blind my...."
bitterlyadverbUS /ˈbɪtərli/
in a way that shows deep pain or grief
From this reading "I am sorry to hear you speak so bitterly," Dawn said, "But frankly, I think it wisest that you should sever your connection with us.
blind
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From this reading When the welfare of the whole settlement movement is at stake, I cannot allow my personal feelings to blind my...."
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "I am sorry to hear you speak so bitterly," Dawn said, "But frankly, I think it wisest that you should sever your connection with us.
cannot
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From this reading When the welfare of the whole settlement movement is at stake, I cannot allow my personal feelings to blind my...."
connection
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From this reading "I am sorry to hear you speak so bitterly," Dawn said, "But frankly, I think it wisest that you should sever your connection with us.
Dawn
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From this reading "I am sorry to hear you speak so bitterly," Dawn said, "But frankly, I think it wisest that you should sever your connection with us.
don't
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From this reading "Oh, don’t apologize.
feelings
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From this reading When the welfare of the whole settlement movement is at stake, I cannot allow my personal feelings to blind my...."
frankly
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From this reading "I am sorry to hear you speak so bitterly," Dawn said, "But frankly, I think it wisest that you should sever your connection with us.
hearnounUS /hear/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I am sorry to hear you speak so bitterly," Dawn said, "But frankly, I think it wisest that you should sever your connection with us.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I am sorry to hear you speak so bitterly," Dawn said, "But frankly, I think it wisest that you should sever your connection with us.
ill-feeling
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From this reading There is no personal ill-feeling."
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When the welfare of the whole settlement movement is at stake, I cannot allow my personal feelings to blind my...."
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "I am sorry to hear you speak so bitterly," Dawn said, "But frankly, I think it wisest that you should sever your connection with us.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And so we left the settlement.
movement
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From this reading When the welfare of the whole settlement movement is at stake, I cannot allow my personal feelings to blind my...."
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading When the welfare of the whole settlement movement is at stake, I cannot allow my personal feelings to blind my...."
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading There is no personal ill-feeling."
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading When the welfare of the whole settlement movement is at stake, I cannot allow my personal feelings to blind my...."
Oh
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From this reading "Oh, don’t apologize.
personal
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From this reading When the welfare of the whole settlement movement is at stake, I cannot allow my personal feelings to blind my...."
said
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From this reading "I am sorry to hear you speak so bitterly," Dawn said, "But frankly, I think it wisest that you should sever your connection with us.
settlement
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From this reading When the welfare of the whole settlement movement is at stake, I cannot allow my personal feelings to blind my...."
sever
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From this reading "I am sorry to hear you speak so bitterly," Dawn said, "But frankly, I think it wisest that you should sever your connection with us.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading "I am sorry to hear you speak so bitterly," Dawn said, "But frankly, I think it wisest that you should sever your connection with us.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "I am sorry to hear you speak so bitterly," Dawn said, "But frankly, I think it wisest that you should sever your connection with us.
sorry
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From this reading "I am sorry to hear you speak so bitterly," Dawn said, "But frankly, I think it wisest that you should sever your connection with us.
speak
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From this reading "I am sorry to hear you speak so bitterly," Dawn said, "But frankly, I think it wisest that you should sever your connection with us.
stake
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From this reading When the welfare of the whole settlement movement is at stake, I cannot allow my personal feelings to blind my...."
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "I am sorry to hear you speak so bitterly," Dawn said, "But frankly, I think it wisest that you should sever your connection with us.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When the welfare of the whole settlement movement is at stake, I cannot allow my personal feelings to blind my...."
There
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From this reading There is no personal ill-feeling."
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I am sorry to hear you speak so bitterly," Dawn said, "But frankly, I think it wisest that you should sever your connection with us.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I am sorry to hear you speak so bitterly," Dawn said, "But frankly, I think it wisest that you should sever your connection with us.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "I am sorry to hear you speak so bitterly," Dawn said, "But frankly, I think it wisest that you should sever your connection with us.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading And so we left the settlement.
welfare
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From this reading When the welfare of the whole settlement movement is at stake, I cannot allow my personal feelings to blind my...."
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When the welfare of the whole settlement movement is at stake, I cannot allow my personal feelings to blind my...."
whole
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From this reading When the welfare of the whole settlement movement is at stake, I cannot allow my personal feelings to blind my...."
wisest
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From this reading "I am sorry to hear you speak so bitterly," Dawn said, "But frankly, I think it wisest that you should sever your connection with us.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading "I am sorry to hear you speak so bitterly," Dawn said, "But frankly, I think it wisest that you should sever your connection with us.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I am sorry to hear you speak so bitterly," Dawn said, "But frankly, I think it wisest that you should sever your connection with us.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I am sorry to hear you speak so bitterly," Dawn said, "But frankly, I think it wisest that you should sever your connection with us.