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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 It was to a wife and daughters such as these that he was returning, with the benevolent wish of interesting them for the guilty Adeline.
Adeline
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From this reading It was to a wife and daughters such as these that he was returning, with the benevolent wish of interesting them for the guilty Adeline.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading 'Grief!--So then she is unhappy, is she?' cries Miss Norberry; 'I am monstrous glad of it.'
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The doctor started; and an oath nearly escaped his lips.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was to a wife and daughters such as these that he was returning, with the benevolent wish of interesting them for the guilty Adeline.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading 'So, Dr Norberry, you are come back at last!' was his first salutation, 'and what does the creature say for herself?'
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It was to a wife and daughters such as these that he was returning, with the benevolent wish of interesting them for the guilty Adeline.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading 'So, Dr Norberry, you are come back at last!' was his first salutation, 'and what does the creature say for herself?'
back
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From this reading 'So, Dr Norberry, you are come back at last!' was his first salutation, 'and what does the creature say for herself?'
benevolent
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From this reading It was to a wife and daughters such as these that he was returning, with the benevolent wish of interesting them for the guilty Adeline.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading 'So, Dr Norberry, you are come back at last!' was his first salutation, 'and what does the creature say for herself?'
creaturenounUS /ˈcreature/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading 'So, Dr Norberry, you are come back at last!' was his first salutation, 'and what does the creature say for herself?'
cries
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From this reading 'Grief!--So then she is unhappy, is she?' cries Miss Norberry; 'I am monstrous glad of it.'
daughters
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From this reading It was to a wife and daughters such as these that he was returning, with the benevolent wish of interesting them for the guilty Adeline.
dear
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From this reading 'The creature!--Your fellow-creature, my dear, says very little--grief is not wordy.'
doctornounUS /doctor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The doctor started; and an oath nearly escaped his lips.
doesauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading 'So, Dr Norberry, you are come back at last!' was his first salutation, 'and what does the creature say for herself?'
Dr
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From this reading 'So, Dr Norberry, you are come back at last!' was his first salutation, 'and what does the creature say for herself?'
escaped
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From this reading The doctor started; and an oath nearly escaped his lips.
fellow-creature
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From this reading 'The creature!--Your fellow-creature, my dear, says very little--grief is not wordy.'
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading 'So, Dr Norberry, you are come back at last!' was his first salutation, 'and what does the creature say for herself?'
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It was to a wife and daughters such as these that he was returning, with the benevolent wish of interesting them for the guilty Adeline.
glad
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From this reading 'Grief!--So then she is unhappy, is she?' cries Miss Norberry; 'I am monstrous glad of it.'
grief
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From this reading 'The creature!--Your fellow-creature, my dear, says very little--grief is not wordy.'
guilty
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From this reading It was to a wife and daughters such as these that he was returning, with the benevolent wish of interesting them for the guilty Adeline.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was to a wife and daughters such as these that he was returning, with the benevolent wish of interesting them for the guilty Adeline.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading 'So, Dr Norberry, you are come back at last!' was his first salutation, 'and what does the creature say for herself?'
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading 'So, Dr Norberry, you are come back at last!' was his first salutation, 'and what does the creature say for herself?'
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading 'Grief!--So then she is unhappy, is she?' cries Miss Norberry; 'I am monstrous glad of it.'
interesting
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From this reading It was to a wife and daughters such as these that he was returning, with the benevolent wish of interesting them for the guilty Adeline.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading 'The creature!--Your fellow-creature, my dear, says very little--grief is not wordy.'
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was to a wife and daughters such as these that he was returning, with the benevolent wish of interesting them for the guilty Adeline.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading 'So, Dr Norberry, you are come back at last!' was his first salutation, 'and what does the creature say for herself?'
lips
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From this reading The doctor started; and an oath nearly escaped his lips.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading 'The creature!--Your fellow-creature, my dear, says very little--grief is not wordy.'
Miss
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From this reading 'Grief!--So then she is unhappy, is she?' cries Miss Norberry; 'I am monstrous glad of it.'
monstrous
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From this reading 'Grief!--So then she is unhappy, is she?' cries Miss Norberry; 'I am monstrous glad of it.'
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading 'The creature!--Your fellow-creature, my dear, says very little--grief is not wordy.'
nearly
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From this reading The doctor started; and an oath nearly escaped his lips.
Norberry
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From this reading 'So, Dr Norberry, you are come back at last!' was his first salutation, 'and what does the creature say for herself?'
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading 'The creature!--Your fellow-creature, my dear, says very little--grief is not wordy.'
oath
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From this reading The doctor started; and an oath nearly escaped his lips.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was to a wife and daughters such as these that he was returning, with the benevolent wish of interesting them for the guilty Adeline.
returning
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From this reading It was to a wife and daughters such as these that he was returning, with the benevolent wish of interesting them for the guilty Adeline.
salutation
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From this reading 'So, Dr Norberry, you are come back at last!' was his first salutation, 'and what does the creature say for herself?'
say
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From this reading 'So, Dr Norberry, you are come back at last!' was his first salutation, 'and what does the creature say for herself?'
says
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From this reading 'The creature!--Your fellow-creature, my dear, says very little--grief is not wordy.'
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading 'Grief!--So then she is unhappy, is she?' cries Miss Norberry; 'I am monstrous glad of it.'
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading 'So, Dr Norberry, you are come back at last!' was his first salutation, 'and what does the creature say for herself?'
started
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From this reading The doctor started; and an oath nearly escaped his lips.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading It was to a wife and daughters such as these that he was returning, with the benevolent wish of interesting them for the guilty Adeline.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was to a wife and daughters such as these that he was returning, with the benevolent wish of interesting them for the guilty Adeline.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was to a wife and daughters such as these that he was returning, with the benevolent wish of interesting them for the guilty Adeline.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading It was to a wife and daughters such as these that he was returning, with the benevolent wish of interesting them for the guilty Adeline.
then
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From this reading 'Grief!--So then she is unhappy, is she?' cries Miss Norberry; 'I am monstrous glad of it.'
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading It was to a wife and daughters such as these that he was returning, with the benevolent wish of interesting them for the guilty Adeline.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was to a wife and daughters such as these that he was returning, with the benevolent wish of interesting them for the guilty Adeline.
unhappy
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From this reading 'Grief!--So then she is unhappy, is she?' cries Miss Norberry; 'I am monstrous glad of it.'
very
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From this reading 'The creature!--Your fellow-creature, my dear, says very little--grief is not wordy.'
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was to a wife and daughters such as these that he was returning, with the benevolent wish of interesting them for the guilty Adeline.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading 'So, Dr Norberry, you are come back at last!' was his first salutation, 'and what does the creature say for herself?'
wife
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From this reading It was to a wife and daughters such as these that he was returning, with the benevolent wish of interesting them for the guilty Adeline.
wish
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From this reading It was to a wife and daughters such as these that he was returning, with the benevolent wish of interesting them for the guilty Adeline.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading It was to a wife and daughters such as these that he was returning, with the benevolent wish of interesting them for the guilty Adeline.
wordy
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From this reading 'The creature!--Your fellow-creature, my dear, says very little--grief is not wordy.'
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading 'So, Dr Norberry, you are come back at last!' was his first salutation, 'and what does the creature say for herself?'
YourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading 'The creature!--Your fellow-creature, my dear, says very little--grief is not wordy.'
