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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 JESS LEFT ALONE There may be a few who care to know how the lives of Jess and Hendry ended.
ALONEnounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading JESS LEFT ALONE There may be a few who care to know how the lives of Jess and Hendry ended.
alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He never got Hendry's letter with the news, and we know now that he was already in the hands of her who played the devil with his life.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading JESS LEFT ALONE There may be a few who care to know how the lives of Jess and Hendry ended.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Leeby died in the back-end of the year I have been speaking of, and as I was snowed up in the school-house at the time, I heard the news from Gavin Birse too late to attend her funeral.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Leeby died in the back-end of the year I have been speaking of, and as I was snowed up in the school-house at the time, I heard the news from Gavin Birse too late to attend her funeral.
attend
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From this reading Leeby died in the back-end of the year I have been speaking of, and as I was snowed up in the school-house at the time, I heard the news from Gavin Birse too late to attend her funeral.
back-end
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From this reading Leeby died in the back-end of the year I have been speaking of, and as I was snowed up in the school-house at the time, I heard the news from Gavin Birse too late to attend her funeral.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading JESS LEFT ALONE There may be a few who care to know how the lives of Jess and Hendry ended.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Leeby died in the back-end of the year I have been speaking of, and as I was snowed up in the school-house at the time, I heard the news from Gavin Birse too late to attend her funeral.
Birse
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From this reading Leeby died in the back-end of the year I have been speaking of, and as I was snowed up in the school-house at the time, I heard the news from Gavin Birse too late to attend her funeral.
blame
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From this reading Leeby did not blame Jamie for not coming to her, nor did I, for I knew that even in the presence of death the poor must drag their chains.
bring
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From this reading She got her death on the commonty one day of sudden rain, when she had run out to bring in her washing, for the terrible cold she woke with next morning carried her off very quickly.
care
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From this reading JESS LEFT ALONE There may be a few who care to know how the lives of Jess and Hendry ended.
carried
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From this reading She got her death on the commonty one day of sudden rain, when she had run out to bring in her washing, for the terrible cold she woke with next morning carried her off very quickly.
chains
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From this reading Leeby did not blame Jamie for not coming to her, nor did I, for I knew that even in the presence of death the poor must drag their chains.
cold
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From this reading She got her death on the commonty one day of sudden rain, when she had run out to bring in her washing, for the terrible cold she woke with next morning carried her off very quickly.
coming
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From this reading Leeby did not blame Jamie for not coming to her, nor did I, for I knew that even in the presence of death the poor must drag their chains.
commonty
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From this reading She got her death on the commonty one day of sudden rain, when she had run out to bring in her washing, for the terrible cold she woke with next morning carried her off very quickly.
day
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From this reading She got her death on the commonty one day of sudden rain, when she had run out to bring in her washing, for the terrible cold she woke with next morning carried her off very quickly.
death
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From this reading She got her death on the commonty one day of sudden rain, when she had run out to bring in her washing, for the terrible cold she woke with next morning carried her off very quickly.
devil
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From this reading He never got Hendry's letter with the news, and we know now that he was already in the hands of her who played the devil with his life.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Leeby did not blame Jamie for not coming to her, nor did I, for I knew that even in the presence of death the poor must drag their chains.
died
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From this reading Leeby died in the back-end of the year I have been speaking of, and as I was snowed up in the school-house at the time, I heard the news from Gavin Birse too late to attend her funeral.
drag
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From this reading Leeby did not blame Jamie for not coming to her, nor did I, for I knew that even in the presence of death the poor must drag their chains.
ended
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From this reading JESS LEFT ALONE There may be a few who care to know how the lives of Jess and Hendry ended.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Leeby did not blame Jamie for not coming to her, nor did I, for I knew that even in the presence of death the poor must drag their chains.
few
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From this reading JESS LEFT ALONE There may be a few who care to know how the lives of Jess and Hendry ended.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She got her death on the commonty one day of sudden rain, when she had run out to bring in her washing, for the terrible cold she woke with next morning carried her off very quickly.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Leeby died in the back-end of the year I have been speaking of, and as I was snowed up in the school-house at the time, I heard the news from Gavin Birse too late to attend her funeral.
funeral
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From this reading Leeby died in the back-end of the year I have been speaking of, and as I was snowed up in the school-house at the time, I heard the news from Gavin Birse too late to attend her funeral.
Gavin
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From this reading Leeby died in the back-end of the year I have been speaking of, and as I was snowed up in the school-house at the time, I heard the news from Gavin Birse too late to attend her funeral.
got
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From this reading She got her death on the commonty one day of sudden rain, when she had run out to bring in her washing, for the terrible cold she woke with next morning carried her off very quickly.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She got her death on the commonty one day of sudden rain, when she had run out to bring in her washing, for the terrible cold she woke with next morning carried her off very quickly.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading He never got Hendry's letter with the news, and we know now that he was already in the hands of her who played the devil with his life.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Leeby died in the back-end of the year I have been speaking of, and as I was snowed up in the school-house at the time, I heard the news from Gavin Birse too late to attend her funeral.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He never got Hendry's letter with the news, and we know now that he was already in the hands of her who played the devil with his life.
heard
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From this reading Leeby died in the back-end of the year I have been speaking of, and as I was snowed up in the school-house at the time, I heard the news from Gavin Birse too late to attend her funeral.
Hendry
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From this reading JESS LEFT ALONE There may be a few who care to know how the lives of Jess and Hendry ended.
Hendry's
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From this reading He never got Hendry's letter with the news, and we know now that he was already in the hands of her who played the devil with his life.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Leeby died in the back-end of the year I have been speaking of, and as I was snowed up in the school-house at the time, I heard the news from Gavin Birse too late to attend her funeral.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He never got Hendry's letter with the news, and we know now that he was already in the hands of her who played the devil with his life.
how
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From this reading JESS LEFT ALONE There may be a few who care to know how the lives of Jess and Hendry ended.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Leeby died in the back-end of the year I have been speaking of, and as I was snowed up in the school-house at the time, I heard the news from Gavin Birse too late to attend her funeral.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Leeby died in the back-end of the year I have been speaking of, and as I was snowed up in the school-house at the time, I heard the news from Gavin Birse too late to attend her funeral.
Jamie
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From this reading Leeby did not blame Jamie for not coming to her, nor did I, for I knew that even in the presence of death the poor must drag their chains.
JESS
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From this reading JESS LEFT ALONE There may be a few who care to know how the lives of Jess and Hendry ended.
knew
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From this reading Leeby did not blame Jamie for not coming to her, nor did I, for I knew that even in the presence of death the poor must drag their chains.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading JESS LEFT ALONE There may be a few who care to know how the lives of Jess and Hendry ended.
late
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From this reading Leeby died in the back-end of the year I have been speaking of, and as I was snowed up in the school-house at the time, I heard the news from Gavin Birse too late to attend her funeral.
Leeby
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From this reading Leeby died in the back-end of the year I have been speaking of, and as I was snowed up in the school-house at the time, I heard the news from Gavin Birse too late to attend her funeral.
LEFTnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading JESS LEFT ALONE There may be a few who care to know how the lives of Jess and Hendry ended.
letter
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From this reading He never got Hendry's letter with the news, and we know now that he was already in the hands of her who played the devil with his life.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He never got Hendry's letter with the news, and we know now that he was already in the hands of her who played the devil with his life.
lives
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From this reading JESS LEFT ALONE There may be a few who care to know how the lives of Jess and Hendry ended.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading JESS LEFT ALONE There may be a few who care to know how the lives of Jess and Hendry ended.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She got her death on the commonty one day of sudden rain, when she had run out to bring in her washing, for the terrible cold she woke with next morning carried her off very quickly.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Leeby did not blame Jamie for not coming to her, nor did I, for I knew that even in the presence of death the poor must drag their chains.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He never got Hendry's letter with the news, and we know now that he was already in the hands of her who played the devil with his life.
news
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From this reading Leeby died in the back-end of the year I have been speaking of, and as I was snowed up in the school-house at the time, I heard the news from Gavin Birse too late to attend her funeral.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She got her death on the commonty one day of sudden rain, when she had run out to bring in her washing, for the terrible cold she woke with next morning carried her off very quickly.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading Leeby did not blame Jamie for not coming to her, nor did I, for I knew that even in the presence of death the poor must drag their chains.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Leeby did not blame Jamie for not coming to her, nor did I, for I knew that even in the presence of death the poor must drag their chains.
now
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From this reading He never got Hendry's letter with the news, and we know now that he was already in the hands of her who played the devil with his life.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading JESS LEFT ALONE There may be a few who care to know how the lives of Jess and Hendry ended.
off
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From this reading She got her death on the commonty one day of sudden rain, when she had run out to bring in her washing, for the terrible cold she woke with next morning carried her off very quickly.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She got her death on the commonty one day of sudden rain, when she had run out to bring in her washing, for the terrible cold she woke with next morning carried her off very quickly.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading She got her death on the commonty one day of sudden rain, when she had run out to bring in her washing, for the terrible cold she woke with next morning carried her off very quickly.
out
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From this reading She got her death on the commonty one day of sudden rain, when she had run out to bring in her washing, for the terrible cold she woke with next morning carried her off very quickly.
played
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From this reading He never got Hendry's letter with the news, and we know now that he was already in the hands of her who played the devil with his life.
poornounUS /poor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Leeby did not blame Jamie for not coming to her, nor did I, for I knew that even in the presence of death the poor must drag their chains.
presence
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From this reading Leeby did not blame Jamie for not coming to her, nor did I, for I knew that even in the presence of death the poor must drag their chains.
quickly
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From this reading She got her death on the commonty one day of sudden rain, when she had run out to bring in her washing, for the terrible cold she woke with next morning carried her off very quickly.
rain
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From this reading She got her death on the commonty one day of sudden rain, when she had run out to bring in her washing, for the terrible cold she woke with next morning carried her off very quickly.
run
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From this reading She got her death on the commonty one day of sudden rain, when she had run out to bring in her washing, for the terrible cold she woke with next morning carried her off very quickly.
school-house
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From this reading Leeby died in the back-end of the year I have been speaking of, and as I was snowed up in the school-house at the time, I heard the news from Gavin Birse too late to attend her funeral.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She got her death on the commonty one day of sudden rain, when she had run out to bring in her washing, for the terrible cold she woke with next morning carried her off very quickly.
snowed
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From this reading Leeby died in the back-end of the year I have been speaking of, and as I was snowed up in the school-house at the time, I heard the news from Gavin Birse too late to attend her funeral.
speaking
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From this reading Leeby died in the back-end of the year I have been speaking of, and as I was snowed up in the school-house at the time, I heard the news from Gavin Birse too late to attend her funeral.
suddennounUS /sudden/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She got her death on the commonty one day of sudden rain, when she had run out to bring in her washing, for the terrible cold she woke with next morning carried her off very quickly.
terriblenounUS /ˈterrible/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She got her death on the commonty one day of sudden rain, when she had run out to bring in her washing, for the terrible cold she woke with next morning carried her off very quickly.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Leeby did not blame Jamie for not coming to her, nor did I, for I knew that even in the presence of death the poor must drag their chains.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading JESS LEFT ALONE There may be a few who care to know how the lives of Jess and Hendry ended.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Leeby did not blame Jamie for not coming to her, nor did I, for I knew that even in the presence of death the poor must drag their chains.
There
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From this reading JESS LEFT ALONE There may be a few who care to know how the lives of Jess and Hendry ended.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Leeby died in the back-end of the year I have been speaking of, and as I was snowed up in the school-house at the time, I heard the news from Gavin Birse too late to attend her funeral.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading JESS LEFT ALONE There may be a few who care to know how the lives of Jess and Hendry ended.
too
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From this reading Leeby died in the back-end of the year I have been speaking of, and as I was snowed up in the school-house at the time, I heard the news from Gavin Birse too late to attend her funeral.
up
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From this reading Leeby died in the back-end of the year I have been speaking of, and as I was snowed up in the school-house at the time, I heard the news from Gavin Birse too late to attend her funeral.
very
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From this reading She got her death on the commonty one day of sudden rain, when she had run out to bring in her washing, for the terrible cold she woke with next morning carried her off very quickly.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Leeby died in the back-end of the year I have been speaking of, and as I was snowed up in the school-house at the time, I heard the news from Gavin Birse too late to attend her funeral.
washing
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From this reading She got her death on the commonty one day of sudden rain, when she had run out to bring in her washing, for the terrible cold she woke with next morning carried her off very quickly.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading He never got Hendry's letter with the news, and we know now that he was already in the hands of her who played the devil with his life.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading She got her death on the commonty one day of sudden rain, when she had run out to bring in her washing, for the terrible cold she woke with next morning carried her off very quickly.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading JESS LEFT ALONE There may be a few who care to know how the lives of Jess and Hendry ended.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading She got her death on the commonty one day of sudden rain, when she had run out to bring in her washing, for the terrible cold she woke with next morning carried her off very quickly.
woke
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From this reading She got her death on the commonty one day of sudden rain, when she had run out to bring in her washing, for the terrible cold she woke with next morning carried her off very quickly.
year
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From this reading Leeby died in the back-end of the year I have been speaking of, and as I was snowed up in the school-house at the time, I heard the news from Gavin Birse too late to attend her funeral.
