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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 THE TRAGEDY OF A WIFE Were Jess still alive to tell the life-story of Sam'l Fletcher and his wife, you could not hear it and sit still.
alive
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From this reading THE TRAGEDY OF A WIFE Were Jess still alive to tell the life-story of Sam'l Fletcher and his wife, you could not hear it and sit still.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE TRAGEDY OF A WIFE Were Jess still alive to tell the life-story of Sam'l Fletcher and his wife, you could not hear it and sit still.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The ghost cradle is but a page from the black history of a woman who married, to be blotted out from that hour.
black
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From this reading The ghost cradle is but a page from the black history of a woman who married, to be blotted out from that hour.
blotted
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From this reading The ghost cradle is but a page from the black history of a woman who married, to be blotted out from that hour.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The ghost cradle is but a page from the black history of a woman who married, to be blotted out from that hour.
cannot
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From this reading One case of the kind I myself have known, of a woman so good mated to a man so selfish that I cannot think of her even now with a steady mouth.
case
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From this reading One case of the kind I myself have known, of a woman so good mated to a man so selfish that I cannot think of her even now with a steady mouth.
chains
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From this reading In Thrums the weavers spoke of "lousing" from their looms, removing the chains, and there is something woeful in that.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading THE TRAGEDY OF A WIFE Were Jess still alive to tell the life-story of Sam'l Fletcher and his wife, you could not hear it and sit still.
cradle
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From this reading The ghost cradle is but a page from the black history of a woman who married, to be blotted out from that hour.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading One case of the kind I myself have known, of a woman so good mated to a man so selfish that I cannot think of her even now with a steady mouth.
Fletcher
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From this reading THE TRAGEDY OF A WIFE Were Jess still alive to tell the life-story of Sam'l Fletcher and his wife, you could not hear it and sit still.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The ghost cradle is but a page from the black history of a woman who married, to be blotted out from that hour.
ghost
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From this reading The ghost cradle is but a page from the black history of a woman who married, to be blotted out from that hour.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading One case of the kind I myself have known, of a woman so good mated to a man so selfish that I cannot think of her even now with a steady mouth.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading One case of the kind I myself have known, of a woman so good mated to a man so selfish that I cannot think of her even now with a steady mouth.
hearnounUS /hear/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE TRAGEDY OF A WIFE Were Jess still alive to tell the life-story of Sam'l Fletcher and his wife, you could not hear it and sit still.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading One case of the kind I myself have known, of a woman so good mated to a man so selfish that I cannot think of her even now with a steady mouth.
HerspronounUS /hərz/
the one or ones belonging to her
From this reading Hers was the tragedy of living on, more mournful than the tragedy that kills.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading THE TRAGEDY OF A WIFE Were Jess still alive to tell the life-story of Sam'l Fletcher and his wife, you could not hear it and sit still.
history
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From this reading The ghost cradle is but a page from the black history of a woman who married, to be blotted out from that hour.
hour
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From this reading The ghost cradle is but a page from the black history of a woman who married, to be blotted out from that hour.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading One case of the kind I myself have known, of a woman so good mated to a man so selfish that I cannot think of her even now with a steady mouth.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In Thrums the weavers spoke of "lousing" from their looms, removing the chains, and there is something woeful in that.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The ghost cradle is but a page from the black history of a woman who married, to be blotted out from that hour.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading THE TRAGEDY OF A WIFE Were Jess still alive to tell the life-story of Sam'l Fletcher and his wife, you could not hear it and sit still.
Jess
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From this reading THE TRAGEDY OF A WIFE Were Jess still alive to tell the life-story of Sam'l Fletcher and his wife, you could not hear it and sit still.
kills
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From this reading Hers was the tragedy of living on, more mournful than the tragedy that kills.
kind
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From this reading One case of the kind I myself have known, of a woman so good mated to a man so selfish that I cannot think of her even now with a steady mouth.
known
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From this reading One case of the kind I myself have known, of a woman so good mated to a man so selfish that I cannot think of her even now with a steady mouth.
life-story
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From this reading THE TRAGEDY OF A WIFE Were Jess still alive to tell the life-story of Sam'l Fletcher and his wife, you could not hear it and sit still.
living
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From this reading Hers was the tragedy of living on, more mournful than the tragedy that kills.
looms
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From this reading In Thrums the weavers spoke of "lousing" from their looms, removing the chains, and there is something woeful in that.
lousing
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From this reading In Thrums the weavers spoke of "lousing" from their looms, removing the chains, and there is something woeful in that.
man
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From this reading One case of the kind I myself have known, of a woman so good mated to a man so selfish that I cannot think of her even now with a steady mouth.
married
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From this reading The ghost cradle is but a page from the black history of a woman who married, to be blotted out from that hour.
mated
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From this reading One case of the kind I myself have known, of a woman so good mated to a man so selfish that I cannot think of her even now with a steady mouth.
more
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From this reading Hers was the tragedy of living on, more mournful than the tragedy that kills.
mournful
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From this reading Hers was the tragedy of living on, more mournful than the tragedy that kills.
mouth
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From this reading One case of the kind I myself have known, of a woman so good mated to a man so selfish that I cannot think of her even now with a steady mouth.
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading One case of the kind I myself have known, of a woman so good mated to a man so selfish that I cannot think of her even now with a steady mouth.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading THE TRAGEDY OF A WIFE Were Jess still alive to tell the life-story of Sam'l Fletcher and his wife, you could not hear it and sit still.
now
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From this reading One case of the kind I myself have known, of a woman so good mated to a man so selfish that I cannot think of her even now with a steady mouth.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE TRAGEDY OF A WIFE Were Jess still alive to tell the life-story of Sam'l Fletcher and his wife, you could not hear it and sit still.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Hers was the tragedy of living on, more mournful than the tragedy that kills.
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One case of the kind I myself have known, of a woman so good mated to a man so selfish that I cannot think of her even now with a steady mouth.
out
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From this reading The ghost cradle is but a page from the black history of a woman who married, to be blotted out from that hour.
page
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From this reading The ghost cradle is but a page from the black history of a woman who married, to be blotted out from that hour.
removing
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From this reading In Thrums the weavers spoke of "lousing" from their looms, removing the chains, and there is something woeful in that.
Sam'l
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From this reading THE TRAGEDY OF A WIFE Were Jess still alive to tell the life-story of Sam'l Fletcher and his wife, you could not hear it and sit still.
selfish
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From this reading One case of the kind I myself have known, of a woman so good mated to a man so selfish that I cannot think of her even now with a steady mouth.
sit
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From this reading THE TRAGEDY OF A WIFE Were Jess still alive to tell the life-story of Sam'l Fletcher and his wife, you could not hear it and sit still.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading One case of the kind I myself have known, of a woman so good mated to a man so selfish that I cannot think of her even now with a steady mouth.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading In Thrums the weavers spoke of "lousing" from their looms, removing the chains, and there is something woeful in that.
spoke
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From this reading In Thrums the weavers spoke of "lousing" from their looms, removing the chains, and there is something woeful in that.
steady
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From this reading One case of the kind I myself have known, of a woman so good mated to a man so selfish that I cannot think of her even now with a steady mouth.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE TRAGEDY OF A WIFE Were Jess still alive to tell the life-story of Sam'l Fletcher and his wife, you could not hear it and sit still.
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE TRAGEDY OF A WIFE Were Jess still alive to tell the life-story of Sam'l Fletcher and his wife, you could not hear it and sit still.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Hers was the tragedy of living on, more mournful than the tragedy that kills.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The ghost cradle is but a page from the black history of a woman who married, to be blotted out from that hour.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE TRAGEDY OF A WIFE Were Jess still alive to tell the life-story of Sam'l Fletcher and his wife, you could not hear it and sit still.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading In Thrums the weavers spoke of "lousing" from their looms, removing the chains, and there is something woeful in that.
there
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From this reading In Thrums the weavers spoke of "lousing" from their looms, removing the chains, and there is something woeful in that.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading One case of the kind I myself have known, of a woman so good mated to a man so selfish that I cannot think of her even now with a steady mouth.
Thrums
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From this reading In Thrums the weavers spoke of "lousing" from their looms, removing the chains, and there is something woeful in that.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE TRAGEDY OF A WIFE Were Jess still alive to tell the life-story of Sam'l Fletcher and his wife, you could not hear it and sit still.
TRAGEDY
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From this reading THE TRAGEDY OF A WIFE Were Jess still alive to tell the life-story of Sam'l Fletcher and his wife, you could not hear it and sit still.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Hers was the tragedy of living on, more mournful than the tragedy that kills.
weavers
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From this reading In Thrums the weavers spoke of "lousing" from their looms, removing the chains, and there is something woeful in that.
Wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading THE TRAGEDY OF A WIFE Were Jess still alive to tell the life-story of Sam'l Fletcher and his wife, you could not hear it and sit still.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading The ghost cradle is but a page from the black history of a woman who married, to be blotted out from that hour.
WIFE
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From this reading THE TRAGEDY OF A WIFE Were Jess still alive to tell the life-story of Sam'l Fletcher and his wife, you could not hear it and sit still.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading One case of the kind I myself have known, of a woman so good mated to a man so selfish that I cannot think of her even now with a steady mouth.
woeful
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From this reading In Thrums the weavers spoke of "lousing" from their looms, removing the chains, and there is something woeful in that.
woman
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From this reading The ghost cradle is but a page from the black history of a woman who married, to be blotted out from that hour.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading THE TRAGEDY OF A WIFE Were Jess still alive to tell the life-story of Sam'l Fletcher and his wife, you could not hear it and sit still.
