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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 Adam said, with the quiet interest of a brother, who has no anxiety for himself in the matter.
Adam
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From this reading Adam did not ask Dinah to take his arm when they got out into the lane.
agreeable
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From this reading He had never yet done so, often as they had walked together, for he had observed that she never walked arm-in-arm with Seth, and he thought, perhaps, that kind of support was not agreeable to her.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He had never yet done so, often as they had walked together, for he had observed that she never walked arm-in-arm with Seth, and he thought, perhaps, that kind of support was not agreeable to her.
anxiety
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From this reading Adam said, with the quiet interest of a brother, who has no anxiety for himself in the matter.
apart
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From this reading So they walked apart, though side by side, and the close poke of her little black bonnet hid her face from him.
arm
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From this reading Adam did not ask Dinah to take his arm when they got out into the lane.
arm-in-arm
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From this reading He had never yet done so, often as they had walked together, for he had observed that she never walked arm-in-arm with Seth, and he thought, perhaps, that kind of support was not agreeable to her.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He had never yet done so, often as they had walked together, for he had observed that she never walked arm-in-arm with Seth, and he thought, perhaps, that kind of support was not agreeable to her.
ask
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From this reading Adam did not ask Dinah to take his arm when they got out into the lane.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “You can’t be happy, then, to make the Hall Farm your home, Dinah?”
black
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From this reading So they walked apart, though side by side, and the close poke of her little black bonnet hid her face from him.
bonnet
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From this reading So they walked apart, though side by side, and the close poke of her little black bonnet hid her face from him.
brother
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From this reading Adam said, with the quiet interest of a brother, who has no anxiety for himself in the matter.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading So they walked apart, though side by side, and the close poke of her little black bonnet hid her face from him.
can't
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From this reading “You can’t be happy, then, to make the Hall Farm your home, Dinah?”
close
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From this reading So they walked apart, though side by side, and the close poke of her little black bonnet hid her face from him.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Adam did not ask Dinah to take his arm when they got out into the lane.
Dinah
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From this reading Adam did not ask Dinah to take his arm when they got out into the lane.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had never yet done so, often as they had walked together, for he had observed that she never walked arm-in-arm with Seth, and he thought, perhaps, that kind of support was not agreeable to her.
face
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From this reading So they walked apart, though side by side, and the close poke of her little black bonnet hid her face from him.
Farm
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From this reading “You can’t be happy, then, to make the Hall Farm your home, Dinah?”
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He had never yet done so, often as they had walked together, for he had observed that she never walked arm-in-arm with Seth, and he thought, perhaps, that kind of support was not agreeable to her.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading So they walked apart, though side by side, and the close poke of her little black bonnet hid her face from him.
got
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From this reading Adam did not ask Dinah to take his arm when they got out into the lane.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had never yet done so, often as they had walked together, for he had observed that she never walked arm-in-arm with Seth, and he thought, perhaps, that kind of support was not agreeable to her.
Hall
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From this reading “You can’t be happy, then, to make the Hall Farm your home, Dinah?”
happy
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From this reading “You can’t be happy, then, to make the Hall Farm your home, Dinah?”
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Adam said, with the quiet interest of a brother, who has no anxiety for himself in the matter.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had never yet done so, often as they had walked together, for he had observed that she never walked arm-in-arm with Seth, and he thought, perhaps, that kind of support was not agreeable to her.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He had never yet done so, often as they had walked together, for he had observed that she never walked arm-in-arm with Seth, and he thought, perhaps, that kind of support was not agreeable to her.
hid
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From this reading So they walked apart, though side by side, and the close poke of her little black bonnet hid her face from him.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading So they walked apart, though side by side, and the close poke of her little black bonnet hid her face from him.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Adam said, with the quiet interest of a brother, who has no anxiety for himself in the matter.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Adam did not ask Dinah to take his arm when they got out into the lane.
home
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From this reading “You can’t be happy, then, to make the Hall Farm your home, Dinah?”
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Adam said, with the quiet interest of a brother, who has no anxiety for himself in the matter.
interest
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From this reading Adam said, with the quiet interest of a brother, who has no anxiety for himself in the matter.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Adam did not ask Dinah to take his arm when they got out into the lane.
kind
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From this reading He had never yet done so, often as they had walked together, for he had observed that she never walked arm-in-arm with Seth, and he thought, perhaps, that kind of support was not agreeable to her.
lane
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From this reading Adam did not ask Dinah to take his arm when they got out into the lane.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading So they walked apart, though side by side, and the close poke of her little black bonnet hid her face from him.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “You can’t be happy, then, to make the Hall Farm your home, Dinah?”
matter
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From this reading Adam said, with the quiet interest of a brother, who has no anxiety for himself in the matter.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had never yet done so, often as they had walked together, for he had observed that she never walked arm-in-arm with Seth, and he thought, perhaps, that kind of support was not agreeable to her.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Adam said, with the quiet interest of a brother, who has no anxiety for himself in the matter.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Adam did not ask Dinah to take his arm when they got out into the lane.
observed
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From this reading He had never yet done so, often as they had walked together, for he had observed that she never walked arm-in-arm with Seth, and he thought, perhaps, that kind of support was not agreeable to her.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He had never yet done so, often as they had walked together, for he had observed that she never walked arm-in-arm with Seth, and he thought, perhaps, that kind of support was not agreeable to her.
often
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From this reading He had never yet done so, often as they had walked together, for he had observed that she never walked arm-in-arm with Seth, and he thought, perhaps, that kind of support was not agreeable to her.
out
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From this reading Adam did not ask Dinah to take his arm when they got out into the lane.
perhaps
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From this reading He had never yet done so, often as they had walked together, for he had observed that she never walked arm-in-arm with Seth, and he thought, perhaps, that kind of support was not agreeable to her.
poke
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From this reading So they walked apart, though side by side, and the close poke of her little black bonnet hid her face from him.
quiet
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From this reading Adam said, with the quiet interest of a brother, who has no anxiety for himself in the matter.
said
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From this reading Adam said, with the quiet interest of a brother, who has no anxiety for himself in the matter.
Seth
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From this reading He had never yet done so, often as they had walked together, for he had observed that she never walked arm-in-arm with Seth, and he thought, perhaps, that kind of support was not agreeable to her.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had never yet done so, often as they had walked together, for he had observed that she never walked arm-in-arm with Seth, and he thought, perhaps, that kind of support was not agreeable to her.
side
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From this reading So they walked apart, though side by side, and the close poke of her little black bonnet hid her face from him.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading He had never yet done so, often as they had walked together, for he had observed that she never walked arm-in-arm with Seth, and he thought, perhaps, that kind of support was not agreeable to her.
supportverbUS /səˈpɔːrt/
to provide what someone needs in order to live
From this reading He had never yet done so, often as they had walked together, for he had observed that she never walked arm-in-arm with Seth, and he thought, perhaps, that kind of support was not agreeable to her.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Adam did not ask Dinah to take his arm when they got out into the lane.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He had never yet done so, often as they had walked together, for he had observed that she never walked arm-in-arm with Seth, and he thought, perhaps, that kind of support was not agreeable to her.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Adam did not ask Dinah to take his arm when they got out into the lane.
then
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From this reading “You can’t be happy, then, to make the Hall Farm your home, Dinah?”
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Adam did not ask Dinah to take his arm when they got out into the lane.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading So they walked apart, though side by side, and the close poke of her little black bonnet hid her face from him.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had never yet done so, often as they had walked together, for he had observed that she never walked arm-in-arm with Seth, and he thought, perhaps, that kind of support was not agreeable to her.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Adam did not ask Dinah to take his arm when they got out into the lane.
together
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From this reading He had never yet done so, often as they had walked together, for he had observed that she never walked arm-in-arm with Seth, and he thought, perhaps, that kind of support was not agreeable to her.
walked
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From this reading He had never yet done so, often as they had walked together, for he had observed that she never walked arm-in-arm with Seth, and he thought, perhaps, that kind of support was not agreeable to her.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He had never yet done so, often as they had walked together, for he had observed that she never walked arm-in-arm with Seth, and he thought, perhaps, that kind of support was not agreeable to her.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Adam did not ask Dinah to take his arm when they got out into the lane.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Adam said, with the quiet interest of a brother, who has no anxiety for himself in the matter.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He had never yet done so, often as they had walked together, for he had observed that she never walked arm-in-arm with Seth, and he thought, perhaps, that kind of support was not agreeable to her.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading He had never yet done so, often as they had walked together, for he had observed that she never walked arm-in-arm with Seth, and he thought, perhaps, that kind of support was not agreeable to her.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You can’t be happy, then, to make the Hall Farm your home, Dinah?”
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You can’t be happy, then, to make the Hall Farm your home, Dinah?”
