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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 something over a week the post brought two letters for the fellow-travellers.
affair
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From this reading Loyd’s was from his mother--a very homely affair, full of affection and love, and overflowing with those little details of domestic matters so dear to those who live in the small world of home and its attachments.
affection
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From this reading Loyd’s was from his mother--a very homely affair, full of affection and love, and overflowing with those little details of domestic matters so dear to those who live in the small world of home and its attachments.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Dear Henry,--It was not without surprise I saw your handwriting again.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Loyd’s was from his mother--a very homely affair, full of affection and love, and overflowing with those little details of domestic matters so dear to those who live in the small world of home and its attachments.
attachments
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From this reading Loyd’s was from his mother--a very homely affair, full of affection and love, and overflowing with those little details of domestic matters so dear to those who live in the small world of home and its attachments.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It ran thus: “Dear Henry--” “I used to be Harry,” muttered he.
briefer
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From this reading Calvert’s was from his Cousin Sophy, much briefer, and very different in style.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading IN something over a week the post brought two letters for the fellow-travellers.
Calvert's
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From this reading Calvert’s was from his Cousin Sophy, much briefer, and very different in style.
Cousin
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From this reading Calvert’s was from his Cousin Sophy, much briefer, and very different in style.
dear
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From this reading Loyd’s was from his mother--a very homely affair, full of affection and love, and overflowing with those little details of domestic matters so dear to those who live in the small world of home and its attachments.
detailsnounUS /ˈdetails/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Loyd’s was from his mother--a very homely affair, full of affection and love, and overflowing with those little details of domestic matters so dear to those who live in the small world of home and its attachments.
differentnounUS /ˈdifferent/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Calvert’s was from his Cousin Sophy, much briefer, and very different in style.
domestic
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From this reading Loyd’s was from his mother--a very homely affair, full of affection and love, and overflowing with those little details of domestic matters so dear to those who live in the small world of home and its attachments.
fellow-travellers
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From this reading IN something over a week the post brought two letters for the fellow-travellers.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading IN something over a week the post brought two letters for the fellow-travellers.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Loyd’s was from his mother--a very homely affair, full of affection and love, and overflowing with those little details of domestic matters so dear to those who live in the small world of home and its attachments.
full
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From this reading Loyd’s was from his mother--a very homely affair, full of affection and love, and overflowing with those little details of domestic matters so dear to those who live in the small world of home and its attachments.
handwriting
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From this reading “Dear Henry,--It was not without surprise I saw your handwriting again.
Harry
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From this reading It ran thus: “Dear Henry--” “I used to be Harry,” muttered he.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It ran thus: “Dear Henry--” “I used to be Harry,” muttered he.
Henry
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From this reading It ran thus: “Dear Henry--” “I used to be Harry,” muttered he.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Loyd’s was from his mother--a very homely affair, full of affection and love, and overflowing with those little details of domestic matters so dear to those who live in the small world of home and its attachments.
home
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From this reading Loyd’s was from his mother--a very homely affair, full of affection and love, and overflowing with those little details of domestic matters so dear to those who live in the small world of home and its attachments.
homely
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From this reading Loyd’s was from his mother--a very homely affair, full of affection and love, and overflowing with those little details of domestic matters so dear to those who live in the small world of home and its attachments.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading It ran thus: “Dear Henry--” “I used to be Harry,” muttered he.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN something over a week the post brought two letters for the fellow-travellers.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It ran thus: “Dear Henry--” “I used to be Harry,” muttered he.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Loyd’s was from his mother--a very homely affair, full of affection and love, and overflowing with those little details of domestic matters so dear to those who live in the small world of home and its attachments.
letters
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From this reading IN something over a week the post brought two letters for the fellow-travellers.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Loyd’s was from his mother--a very homely affair, full of affection and love, and overflowing with those little details of domestic matters so dear to those who live in the small world of home and its attachments.
live
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From this reading Loyd’s was from his mother--a very homely affair, full of affection and love, and overflowing with those little details of domestic matters so dear to those who live in the small world of home and its attachments.
love
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From this reading Loyd’s was from his mother--a very homely affair, full of affection and love, and overflowing with those little details of domestic matters so dear to those who live in the small world of home and its attachments.
Loyd's
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From this reading Loyd’s was from his mother--a very homely affair, full of affection and love, and overflowing with those little details of domestic matters so dear to those who live in the small world of home and its attachments.
matters
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From this reading Loyd’s was from his mother--a very homely affair, full of affection and love, and overflowing with those little details of domestic matters so dear to those who live in the small world of home and its attachments.
mother
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From this reading Loyd’s was from his mother--a very homely affair, full of affection and love, and overflowing with those little details of domestic matters so dear to those who live in the small world of home and its attachments.
much
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From this reading Calvert’s was from his Cousin Sophy, much briefer, and very different in style.
mutteredverbUS /ˈmʌtərd/
spoke in a low voice that was difficult to hear
From this reading It ran thus: “Dear Henry--” “I used to be Harry,” muttered he.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “Dear Henry,--It was not without surprise I saw your handwriting again.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Loyd’s was from his mother--a very homely affair, full of affection and love, and overflowing with those little details of domestic matters so dear to those who live in the small world of home and its attachments.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading IN something over a week the post brought two letters for the fellow-travellers.
overflowing
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From this reading Loyd’s was from his mother--a very homely affair, full of affection and love, and overflowing with those little details of domestic matters so dear to those who live in the small world of home and its attachments.
post
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From this reading IN something over a week the post brought two letters for the fellow-travellers.
ran
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From this reading It ran thus: “Dear Henry--” “I used to be Harry,” muttered he.
saw
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From this reading “Dear Henry,--It was not without surprise I saw your handwriting again.
small
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From this reading Loyd’s was from his mother--a very homely affair, full of affection and love, and overflowing with those little details of domestic matters so dear to those who live in the small world of home and its attachments.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Loyd’s was from his mother--a very homely affair, full of affection and love, and overflowing with those little details of domestic matters so dear to those who live in the small world of home and its attachments.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading IN something over a week the post brought two letters for the fellow-travellers.
Sophy
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From this reading Calvert’s was from his Cousin Sophy, much briefer, and very different in style.
style
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From this reading Calvert’s was from his Cousin Sophy, much briefer, and very different in style.
surprise
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From this reading “Dear Henry,--It was not without surprise I saw your handwriting again.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading IN something over a week the post brought two letters for the fellow-travellers.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Loyd’s was from his mother--a very homely affair, full of affection and love, and overflowing with those little details of domestic matters so dear to those who live in the small world of home and its attachments.
thus
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From this reading It ran thus: “Dear Henry--” “I used to be Harry,” muttered he.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Loyd’s was from his mother--a very homely affair, full of affection and love, and overflowing with those little details of domestic matters so dear to those who live in the small world of home and its attachments.
two
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From this reading IN something over a week the post brought two letters for the fellow-travellers.
used
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From this reading It ran thus: “Dear Henry--” “I used to be Harry,” muttered he.
very
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From this reading Loyd’s was from his mother--a very homely affair, full of affection and love, and overflowing with those little details of domestic matters so dear to those who live in the small world of home and its attachments.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Loyd’s was from his mother--a very homely affair, full of affection and love, and overflowing with those little details of domestic matters so dear to those who live in the small world of home and its attachments.
week
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From this reading IN something over a week the post brought two letters for the fellow-travellers.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Loyd’s was from his mother--a very homely affair, full of affection and love, and overflowing with those little details of domestic matters so dear to those who live in the small world of home and its attachments.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Loyd’s was from his mother--a very homely affair, full of affection and love, and overflowing with those little details of domestic matters so dear to those who live in the small world of home and its attachments.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading “Dear Henry,--It was not without surprise I saw your handwriting again.
world
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From this reading Loyd’s was from his mother--a very homely affair, full of affection and love, and overflowing with those little details of domestic matters so dear to those who live in the small world of home and its attachments.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Dear Henry,--It was not without surprise I saw your handwriting again.
