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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 light as vanity--an airy nothing in itself--a spark that would have gone out on a baby's cheek without leaving a sign of its existence.
accusations
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From this reading Hard words, reproaches and accusations had passed between them on the night previous; and both felt unusually disturbed.
airy
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From this reading It was light as vanity--an airy nothing in itself--a spark that would have gone out on a baby's cheek without leaving a sign of its existence.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading It was light as vanity--an airy nothing in itself--a spark that would have gone out on a baby's cheek without leaving a sign of its existence.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE FLIGHT AND THE RETURN.
anger
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From this reading On the day that Irene left the home of her husband he had parted from her silent, moody and with ill-concealed anger.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It was light as vanity--an airy nothing in itself--a spark that would have gone out on a baby's cheek without leaving a sign of its existence.
baby's
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From this reading It was light as vanity--an airy nothing in itself--a spark that would have gone out on a baby's cheek without leaving a sign of its existence.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading _WE_ will not speak of the cause that led to this serious rupture between Mr. and Mrs. Emerson.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading Hard words, reproaches and accusations had passed between them on the night previous; and both felt unusually disturbed.
cause
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From this reading _WE_ will not speak of the cause that led to this serious rupture between Mr. and Mrs. Emerson.
cheek
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From this reading It was light as vanity--an airy nothing in itself--a spark that would have gone out on a baby's cheek without leaving a sign of its existence.
day
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From this reading On the day that Irene left the home of her husband he had parted from her silent, moody and with ill-concealed anger.
disturbed
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From this reading Hard words, reproaches and accusations had passed between them on the night previous; and both felt unusually disturbed.
Emerson
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From this reading _WE_ will not speak of the cause that led to this serious rupture between Mr. and Mrs. Emerson.
existence
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From this reading It was light as vanity--an airy nothing in itself--a spark that would have gone out on a baby's cheek without leaving a sign of its existence.
felt
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From this reading Hard words, reproaches and accusations had passed between them on the night previous; and both felt unusually disturbed.
FLIGHT
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From this reading THE FLIGHT AND THE RETURN.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading On the day that Irene left the home of her husband he had parted from her silent, moody and with ill-concealed anger.
gone
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From this reading It was light as vanity--an airy nothing in itself--a spark that would have gone out on a baby's cheek without leaving a sign of its existence.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading On the day that Irene left the home of her husband he had parted from her silent, moody and with ill-concealed anger.
Hard
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From this reading Hard words, reproaches and accusations had passed between them on the night previous; and both felt unusually disturbed.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading It was light as vanity--an airy nothing in itself--a spark that would have gone out on a baby's cheek without leaving a sign of its existence.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading On the day that Irene left the home of her husband he had parted from her silent, moody and with ill-concealed anger.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading On the day that Irene left the home of her husband he had parted from her silent, moody and with ill-concealed anger.
home
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From this reading On the day that Irene left the home of her husband he had parted from her silent, moody and with ill-concealed anger.
husband
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From this reading On the day that Irene left the home of her husband he had parted from her silent, moody and with ill-concealed anger.
ill-concealed
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From this reading On the day that Irene left the home of her husband he had parted from her silent, moody and with ill-concealed anger.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was light as vanity--an airy nothing in itself--a spark that would have gone out on a baby's cheek without leaving a sign of its existence.
Irene
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From this reading On the day that Irene left the home of her husband he had parted from her silent, moody and with ill-concealed anger.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was light as vanity--an airy nothing in itself--a spark that would have gone out on a baby's cheek without leaving a sign of its existence.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading It was light as vanity--an airy nothing in itself--a spark that would have gone out on a baby's cheek without leaving a sign of its existence.
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading It was light as vanity--an airy nothing in itself--a spark that would have gone out on a baby's cheek without leaving a sign of its existence.
leaving
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From this reading It was light as vanity--an airy nothing in itself--a spark that would have gone out on a baby's cheek without leaving a sign of its existence.
led
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From this reading _WE_ will not speak of the cause that led to this serious rupture between Mr. and Mrs. Emerson.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On the day that Irene left the home of her husband he had parted from her silent, moody and with ill-concealed anger.
light
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From this reading It was light as vanity--an airy nothing in itself--a spark that would have gone out on a baby's cheek without leaving a sign of its existence.
moody
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From this reading On the day that Irene left the home of her husband he had parted from her silent, moody and with ill-concealed anger.
Mr
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From this reading _WE_ will not speak of the cause that led to this serious rupture between Mr. and Mrs. Emerson.
Mrs
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From this reading _WE_ will not speak of the cause that led to this serious rupture between Mr. and Mrs. Emerson.
night
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From this reading Hard words, reproaches and accusations had passed between them on the night previous; and both felt unusually disturbed.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading _WE_ will not speak of the cause that led to this serious rupture between Mr. and Mrs. Emerson.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading It was light as vanity--an airy nothing in itself--a spark that would have gone out on a baby's cheek without leaving a sign of its existence.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _WE_ will not speak of the cause that led to this serious rupture between Mr. and Mrs. Emerson.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It was light as vanity--an airy nothing in itself--a spark that would have gone out on a baby's cheek without leaving a sign of its existence.
out
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From this reading It was light as vanity--an airy nothing in itself--a spark that would have gone out on a baby's cheek without leaving a sign of its existence.
parted
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From this reading On the day that Irene left the home of her husband he had parted from her silent, moody and with ill-concealed anger.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Hard words, reproaches and accusations had passed between them on the night previous; and both felt unusually disturbed.
previous
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From this reading Hard words, reproaches and accusations had passed between them on the night previous; and both felt unusually disturbed.
reproaches
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From this reading Hard words, reproaches and accusations had passed between them on the night previous; and both felt unusually disturbed.
RETURN
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From this reading THE FLIGHT AND THE RETURN.
rupture
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From this reading _WE_ will not speak of the cause that led to this serious rupture between Mr. and Mrs. Emerson.
serious
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From this reading _WE_ will not speak of the cause that led to this serious rupture between Mr. and Mrs. Emerson.
sign
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From this reading It was light as vanity--an airy nothing in itself--a spark that would have gone out on a baby's cheek without leaving a sign of its existence.
silent
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From this reading On the day that Irene left the home of her husband he had parted from her silent, moody and with ill-concealed anger.
spark
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From this reading It was light as vanity--an airy nothing in itself--a spark that would have gone out on a baby's cheek without leaving a sign of its existence.
speak
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From this reading _WE_ will not speak of the cause that led to this serious rupture between Mr. and Mrs. Emerson.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading _WE_ will not speak of the cause that led to this serious rupture between Mr. and Mrs. Emerson.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE FLIGHT AND THE RETURN.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Hard words, reproaches and accusations had passed between them on the night previous; and both felt unusually disturbed.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading _WE_ will not speak of the cause that led to this serious rupture between Mr. and Mrs. Emerson.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _WE_ will not speak of the cause that led to this serious rupture between Mr. and Mrs. Emerson.
unusually
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From this reading Hard words, reproaches and accusations had passed between them on the night previous; and both felt unusually disturbed.
vanity
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From this reading It was light as vanity--an airy nothing in itself--a spark that would have gone out on a baby's cheek without leaving a sign of its existence.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was light as vanity--an airy nothing in itself--a spark that would have gone out on a baby's cheek without leaving a sign of its existence.
WEpronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading _WE_ will not speak of the cause that led to this serious rupture between Mr. and Mrs. Emerson.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading _WE_ will not speak of the cause that led to this serious rupture between Mr. and Mrs. Emerson.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading On the day that Irene left the home of her husband he had parted from her silent, moody and with ill-concealed anger.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading It was light as vanity--an airy nothing in itself--a spark that would have gone out on a baby's cheek without leaving a sign of its existence.
words
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From this reading Hard words, reproaches and accusations had passed between them on the night previous; and both felt unusually disturbed.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading It was light as vanity--an airy nothing in itself--a spark that would have gone out on a baby's cheek without leaving a sign of its existence.
