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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 That night late there came a note by the last post--that post which sometimes adds horrors to the night in London, with missives which interfere hopelessly with the quiet of the hour.
accept
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From this reading In it Charles Wargrave thanked her that she did not accept his heart carelessly, as if it were a cup of tea.
accomplished
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From this reading Next time it would not at least be a question which she had not anticipated, and he would still hope that her prayer for his welfare might be accomplished without the condition she put upon it--with which there could be no welfare for him at all.
adds
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From this reading That night late there came a note by the last post--that post which sometimes adds horrors to the night in London, with missives which interfere hopelessly with the quiet of the hour.
all
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From this reading Next time it would not at least be a question which she had not anticipated, and he would still hope that her prayer for his welfare might be accomplished without the condition she put upon it--with which there could be no welfare for him at all.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Next time it would not at least be a question which she had not anticipated, and he would still hope that her prayer for his welfare might be accomplished without the condition she put upon it--with which there could be no welfare for him at all.
answer
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From this reading He thanked her for her decided answer, but he thought she would at least understand him when he said that, so far as he was concerned, it could not stop there.
anticipated
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From this reading Next time it would not at least be a question which she had not anticipated, and he would still hope that her prayer for his welfare might be accomplished without the condition she put upon it--with which there could be no welfare for him at all.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading In it Charles Wargrave thanked her that she did not accept his heart carelessly, as if it were a cup of tea.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He thanked her for her decided answer, but he thought she would at least understand him when he said that, so far as he was concerned, it could not stop there.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Next time it would not at least be a question which she had not anticipated, and he would still hope that her prayer for his welfare might be accomplished without the condition she put upon it--with which there could be no welfare for him at all.
beat
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From this reading It cannot be said that, though her heart beat at the sight of it, this letter was a great surprise to Claire.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He thanked her for her decided answer, but he thought she would at least understand him when he said that, so far as he was concerned, it could not stop there.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading That night late there came a note by the last post--that post which sometimes adds horrors to the night in London, with missives which interfere hopelessly with the quiet of the hour.
came
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From this reading That night late there came a note by the last post--that post which sometimes adds horrors to the night in London, with missives which interfere hopelessly with the quiet of the hour.
cannot
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From this reading It cannot be said that, though her heart beat at the sight of it, this letter was a great surprise to Claire.
carelessly
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From this reading In it Charles Wargrave thanked her that she did not accept his heart carelessly, as if it were a cup of tea.
Charles
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From this reading In it Charles Wargrave thanked her that she did not accept his heart carelessly, as if it were a cup of tea.
Claire
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From this reading It cannot be said that, though her heart beat at the sight of it, this letter was a great surprise to Claire.
concerned
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From this reading He thanked her for her decided answer, but he thought she would at least understand him when he said that, so far as he was concerned, it could not stop there.
condition
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From this reading Next time it would not at least be a question which she had not anticipated, and he would still hope that her prayer for his welfare might be accomplished without the condition she put upon it--with which there could be no welfare for him at all.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading He thanked her for her decided answer, but he thought she would at least understand him when he said that, so far as he was concerned, it could not stop there.
cup
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From this reading In it Charles Wargrave thanked her that she did not accept his heart carelessly, as if it were a cup of tea.
decided
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From this reading He thanked her for her decided answer, but he thought she would at least understand him when he said that, so far as he was concerned, it could not stop there.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading In it Charles Wargrave thanked her that she did not accept his heart carelessly, as if it were a cup of tea.
far
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From this reading He thanked her for her decided answer, but he thought she would at least understand him when he said that, so far as he was concerned, it could not stop there.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He thanked her for her decided answer, but he thought she would at least understand him when he said that, so far as he was concerned, it could not stop there.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It cannot be said that, though her heart beat at the sight of it, this letter was a great surprise to Claire.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Next time it would not at least be a question which she had not anticipated, and he would still hope that her prayer for his welfare might be accomplished without the condition she put upon it--with which there could be no welfare for him at all.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He thanked her for her decided answer, but he thought she would at least understand him when he said that, so far as he was concerned, it could not stop there.
heart
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From this reading In it Charles Wargrave thanked her that she did not accept his heart carelessly, as if it were a cup of tea.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading In it Charles Wargrave thanked her that she did not accept his heart carelessly, as if it were a cup of tea.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He thanked her for her decided answer, but he thought she would at least understand him when he said that, so far as he was concerned, it could not stop there.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading In it Charles Wargrave thanked her that she did not accept his heart carelessly, as if it were a cup of tea.
hope
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From this reading Next time it would not at least be a question which she had not anticipated, and he would still hope that her prayer for his welfare might be accomplished without the condition she put upon it--with which there could be no welfare for him at all.
hopelessly
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From this reading That night late there came a note by the last post--that post which sometimes adds horrors to the night in London, with missives which interfere hopelessly with the quiet of the hour.
horrors
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From this reading That night late there came a note by the last post--that post which sometimes adds horrors to the night in London, with missives which interfere hopelessly with the quiet of the hour.
hour
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From this reading That night late there came a note by the last post--that post which sometimes adds horrors to the night in London, with missives which interfere hopelessly with the quiet of the hour.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading In it Charles Wargrave thanked her that she did not accept his heart carelessly, as if it were a cup of tea.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading That night late there came a note by the last post--that post which sometimes adds horrors to the night in London, with missives which interfere hopelessly with the quiet of the hour.
interfere
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From this reading That night late there came a note by the last post--that post which sometimes adds horrors to the night in London, with missives which interfere hopelessly with the quiet of the hour.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading In it Charles Wargrave thanked her that she did not accept his heart carelessly, as if it were a cup of tea.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading That night late there came a note by the last post--that post which sometimes adds horrors to the night in London, with missives which interfere hopelessly with the quiet of the hour.
late
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From this reading That night late there came a note by the last post--that post which sometimes adds horrors to the night in London, with missives which interfere hopelessly with the quiet of the hour.
leastnounUS /least/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He thanked her for her decided answer, but he thought she would at least understand him when he said that, so far as he was concerned, it could not stop there.
letter
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From this reading It cannot be said that, though her heart beat at the sight of it, this letter was a great surprise to Claire.
London
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From this reading That night late there came a note by the last post--that post which sometimes adds horrors to the night in London, with missives which interfere hopelessly with the quiet of the hour.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Next time it would not at least be a question which she had not anticipated, and he would still hope that her prayer for his welfare might be accomplished without the condition she put upon it--with which there could be no welfare for him at all.
missives
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From this reading That night late there came a note by the last post--that post which sometimes adds horrors to the night in London, with missives which interfere hopelessly with the quiet of the hour.
NextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Next time it would not at least be a question which she had not anticipated, and he would still hope that her prayer for his welfare might be accomplished without the condition she put upon it--with which there could be no welfare for him at all.
night
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From this reading That night late there came a note by the last post--that post which sometimes adds horrors to the night in London, with missives which interfere hopelessly with the quiet of the hour.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Next time it would not at least be a question which she had not anticipated, and he would still hope that her prayer for his welfare might be accomplished without the condition she put upon it--with which there could be no welfare for him at all.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading In it Charles Wargrave thanked her that she did not accept his heart carelessly, as if it were a cup of tea.
note
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From this reading That night late there came a note by the last post--that post which sometimes adds horrors to the night in London, with missives which interfere hopelessly with the quiet of the hour.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading That night late there came a note by the last post--that post which sometimes adds horrors to the night in London, with missives which interfere hopelessly with the quiet of the hour.
post
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From this reading That night late there came a note by the last post--that post which sometimes adds horrors to the night in London, with missives which interfere hopelessly with the quiet of the hour.
prayer
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From this reading Next time it would not at least be a question which she had not anticipated, and he would still hope that her prayer for his welfare might be accomplished without the condition she put upon it--with which there could be no welfare for him at all.
put
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From this reading Next time it would not at least be a question which she had not anticipated, and he would still hope that her prayer for his welfare might be accomplished without the condition she put upon it--with which there could be no welfare for him at all.
questionnounUS /ˈquestion/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Next time it would not at least be a question which she had not anticipated, and he would still hope that her prayer for his welfare might be accomplished without the condition she put upon it--with which there could be no welfare for him at all.
quiet
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From this reading That night late there came a note by the last post--that post which sometimes adds horrors to the night in London, with missives which interfere hopelessly with the quiet of the hour.
said
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From this reading He thanked her for her decided answer, but he thought she would at least understand him when he said that, so far as he was concerned, it could not stop there.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In it Charles Wargrave thanked her that she did not accept his heart carelessly, as if it were a cup of tea.
sight
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From this reading It cannot be said that, though her heart beat at the sight of it, this letter was a great surprise to Claire.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading He thanked her for her decided answer, but he thought she would at least understand him when he said that, so far as he was concerned, it could not stop there.
sometimes
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From this reading That night late there came a note by the last post--that post which sometimes adds horrors to the night in London, with missives which interfere hopelessly with the quiet of the hour.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Next time it would not at least be a question which she had not anticipated, and he would still hope that her prayer for his welfare might be accomplished without the condition she put upon it--with which there could be no welfare for him at all.
stop
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From this reading He thanked her for her decided answer, but he thought she would at least understand him when he said that, so far as he was concerned, it could not stop there.
surprise
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From this reading It cannot be said that, though her heart beat at the sight of it, this letter was a great surprise to Claire.
tea
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From this reading In it Charles Wargrave thanked her that she did not accept his heart carelessly, as if it were a cup of tea.
thanked
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From this reading In it Charles Wargrave thanked her that she did not accept his heart carelessly, as if it were a cup of tea.
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That night late there came a note by the last post--that post which sometimes adds horrors to the night in London, with missives which interfere hopelessly with the quiet of the hour.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading That night late there came a note by the last post--that post which sometimes adds horrors to the night in London, with missives which interfere hopelessly with the quiet of the hour.
there
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From this reading That night late there came a note by the last post--that post which sometimes adds horrors to the night in London, with missives which interfere hopelessly with the quiet of the hour.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading It cannot be said that, though her heart beat at the sight of it, this letter was a great surprise to Claire.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading It cannot be said that, though her heart beat at the sight of it, this letter was a great surprise to Claire.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He thanked her for her decided answer, but he thought she would at least understand him when he said that, so far as he was concerned, it could not stop there.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Next time it would not at least be a question which she had not anticipated, and he would still hope that her prayer for his welfare might be accomplished without the condition she put upon it--with which there could be no welfare for him at all.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading That night late there came a note by the last post--that post which sometimes adds horrors to the night in London, with missives which interfere hopelessly with the quiet of the hour.
understandnounUS /understand/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He thanked her for her decided answer, but he thought she would at least understand him when he said that, so far as he was concerned, it could not stop there.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Next time it would not at least be a question which she had not anticipated, and he would still hope that her prayer for his welfare might be accomplished without the condition she put upon it--with which there could be no welfare for him at all.
Wargrave
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From this reading In it Charles Wargrave thanked her that she did not accept his heart carelessly, as if it were a cup of tea.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He thanked her for her decided answer, but he thought she would at least understand him when he said that, so far as he was concerned, it could not stop there.
welfare
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From this reading Next time it would not at least be a question which she had not anticipated, and he would still hope that her prayer for his welfare might be accomplished without the condition she put upon it--with which there could be no welfare for him at all.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading In it Charles Wargrave thanked her that she did not accept his heart carelessly, as if it were a cup of tea.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading He thanked her for her decided answer, but he thought she would at least understand him when he said that, so far as he was concerned, it could not stop there.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading That night late there came a note by the last post--that post which sometimes adds horrors to the night in London, with missives which interfere hopelessly with the quiet of the hour.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading That night late there came a note by the last post--that post which sometimes adds horrors to the night in London, with missives which interfere hopelessly with the quiet of the hour.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Next time it would not at least be a question which she had not anticipated, and he would still hope that her prayer for his welfare might be accomplished without the condition she put upon it--with which there could be no welfare for him at all.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading He thanked her for her decided answer, but he thought she would at least understand him when he said that, so far as he was concerned, it could not stop there.
