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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 She saw the letter bore a foreign postmark, also that it was in the delicate handwriting of some female, but the sight did not affect her in the least.
affect
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From this reading She saw the letter bore a foreign postmark, also that it was in the delicate handwriting of some female, but the sight did not affect her in the least.
Aikenside
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From this reading Maddy’s heart was far too heavy that day to care for a trifle, and so placing the letter carefully in her basket she kept on to Aikenside.
all
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From this reading The letter was decidedly Lucy-ish in all that pertained to her “dearest darling,” her “precious Guy,” but when she came to Maddy Clyde, her true, womanly nature spoke; and Guy, while reading it, felt how good she was.
also
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From this reading She saw the letter bore a foreign postmark, also that it was in the delicate handwriting of some female, but the sight did not affect her in the least.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading At last the answer came, and it was Maddy who brought it to Guy.
answer
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From this reading At last the answer came, and it was Maddy who brought it to Guy.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She had been home that day, and on her return had ridden by the office as Guy had requested her to do.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At last the answer came, and it was Maddy who brought it to Guy.
basket
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From this reading Maddy’s heart was far too heavy that day to care for a trifle, and so placing the letter carefully in her basket she kept on to Aikenside.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading She had been home that day, and on her return had ridden by the office as Guy had requested her to do.
bore
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From this reading She saw the letter bore a foreign postmark, also that it was in the delicate handwriting of some female, but the sight did not affect her in the least.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading At last the answer came, and it was Maddy who brought it to Guy.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She saw the letter bore a foreign postmark, also that it was in the delicate handwriting of some female, but the sight did not affect her in the least.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading She had been home that day, and on her return had ridden by the office as Guy had requested her to do.
came
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From this reading At last the answer came, and it was Maddy who brought it to Guy.
care
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From this reading Maddy’s heart was far too heavy that day to care for a trifle, and so placing the letter carefully in her basket she kept on to Aikenside.
carefully
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From this reading Maddy’s heart was far too heavy that day to care for a trifle, and so placing the letter carefully in her basket she kept on to Aikenside.
Clyde
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From this reading The letter was decidedly Lucy-ish in all that pertained to her “dearest darling,” her “precious Guy,” but when she came to Maddy Clyde, her true, womanly nature spoke; and Guy, while reading it, felt how good she was.
darling
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From this reading The letter was decidedly Lucy-ish in all that pertained to her “dearest darling,” her “precious Guy,” but when she came to Maddy Clyde, her true, womanly nature spoke; and Guy, while reading it, felt how good she was.
day
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From this reading She had been home that day, and on her return had ridden by the office as Guy had requested her to do.
dearest
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From this reading The letter was decidedly Lucy-ish in all that pertained to her “dearest darling,” her “precious Guy,” but when she came to Maddy Clyde, her true, womanly nature spoke; and Guy, while reading it, felt how good she was.
decidedly
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From this reading The letter was decidedly Lucy-ish in all that pertained to her “dearest darling,” her “precious Guy,” but when she came to Maddy Clyde, her true, womanly nature spoke; and Guy, while reading it, felt how good she was.
delicate
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From this reading She saw the letter bore a foreign postmark, also that it was in the delicate handwriting of some female, but the sight did not affect her in the least.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading She saw the letter bore a foreign postmark, also that it was in the delicate handwriting of some female, but the sight did not affect her in the least.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading She had been home that day, and on her return had ridden by the office as Guy had requested her to do.
far
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From this reading Maddy’s heart was far too heavy that day to care for a trifle, and so placing the letter carefully in her basket she kept on to Aikenside.
felt
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From this reading The letter was decidedly Lucy-ish in all that pertained to her “dearest darling,” her “precious Guy,” but when she came to Maddy Clyde, her true, womanly nature spoke; and Guy, while reading it, felt how good she was.
female
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From this reading She saw the letter bore a foreign postmark, also that it was in the delicate handwriting of some female, but the sight did not affect her in the least.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Maddy’s heart was far too heavy that day to care for a trifle, and so placing the letter carefully in her basket she kept on to Aikenside.
foreign
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From this reading She saw the letter bore a foreign postmark, also that it was in the delicate handwriting of some female, but the sight did not affect her in the least.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The letter was decidedly Lucy-ish in all that pertained to her “dearest darling,” her “precious Guy,” but when she came to Maddy Clyde, her true, womanly nature spoke; and Guy, while reading it, felt how good she was.
Guy
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From this reading At last the answer came, and it was Maddy who brought it to Guy.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had been home that day, and on her return had ridden by the office as Guy had requested her to do.
handwriting
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From this reading She saw the letter bore a foreign postmark, also that it was in the delicate handwriting of some female, but the sight did not affect her in the least.
heart
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From this reading Maddy’s heart was far too heavy that day to care for a trifle, and so placing the letter carefully in her basket she kept on to Aikenside.
heavy
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From this reading Maddy’s heart was far too heavy that day to care for a trifle, and so placing the letter carefully in her basket she kept on to Aikenside.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She had been home that day, and on her return had ridden by the office as Guy had requested her to do.
home
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From this reading She had been home that day, and on her return had ridden by the office as Guy had requested her to do.
how
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From this reading The letter was decidedly Lucy-ish in all that pertained to her “dearest darling,” her “precious Guy,” but when she came to Maddy Clyde, her true, womanly nature spoke; and Guy, while reading it, felt how good she was.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She saw the letter bore a foreign postmark, also that it was in the delicate handwriting of some female, but the sight did not affect her in the least.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading At last the answer came, and it was Maddy who brought it to Guy.
kept
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From this reading Maddy’s heart was far too heavy that day to care for a trifle, and so placing the letter carefully in her basket she kept on to Aikenside.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At last the answer came, and it was Maddy who brought it to Guy.
leastnounUS /least/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She saw the letter bore a foreign postmark, also that it was in the delicate handwriting of some female, but the sight did not affect her in the least.
letter
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From this reading She saw the letter bore a foreign postmark, also that it was in the delicate handwriting of some female, but the sight did not affect her in the least.
Lucy-ish
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From this reading The letter was decidedly Lucy-ish in all that pertained to her “dearest darling,” her “precious Guy,” but when she came to Maddy Clyde, her true, womanly nature spoke; and Guy, while reading it, felt how good she was.
Maddy
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From this reading At last the answer came, and it was Maddy who brought it to Guy.
Maddy's
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From this reading Maddy’s heart was far too heavy that day to care for a trifle, and so placing the letter carefully in her basket she kept on to Aikenside.
nature
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From this reading The letter was decidedly Lucy-ish in all that pertained to her “dearest darling,” her “precious Guy,” but when she came to Maddy Clyde, her true, womanly nature spoke; and Guy, while reading it, felt how good she was.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She saw the letter bore a foreign postmark, also that it was in the delicate handwriting of some female, but the sight did not affect her in the least.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She saw the letter bore a foreign postmark, also that it was in the delicate handwriting of some female, but the sight did not affect her in the least.
office
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From this reading She had been home that day, and on her return had ridden by the office as Guy had requested her to do.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She had been home that day, and on her return had ridden by the office as Guy had requested her to do.
pertained
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From this reading The letter was decidedly Lucy-ish in all that pertained to her “dearest darling,” her “precious Guy,” but when she came to Maddy Clyde, her true, womanly nature spoke; and Guy, while reading it, felt how good she was.
placing
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From this reading Maddy’s heart was far too heavy that day to care for a trifle, and so placing the letter carefully in her basket she kept on to Aikenside.
postmark
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From this reading She saw the letter bore a foreign postmark, also that it was in the delicate handwriting of some female, but the sight did not affect her in the least.
preciousadjectiveUS /ˈpreʃəs/
rare and worth a great deal
From this reading The letter was decidedly Lucy-ish in all that pertained to her “dearest darling,” her “precious Guy,” but when she came to Maddy Clyde, her true, womanly nature spoke; and Guy, while reading it, felt how good she was.
reading
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From this reading The letter was decidedly Lucy-ish in all that pertained to her “dearest darling,” her “precious Guy,” but when she came to Maddy Clyde, her true, womanly nature spoke; and Guy, while reading it, felt how good she was.
requested
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From this reading She had been home that day, and on her return had ridden by the office as Guy had requested her to do.
return
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From this reading She had been home that day, and on her return had ridden by the office as Guy had requested her to do.
ridden
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From this reading She had been home that day, and on her return had ridden by the office as Guy had requested her to do.
saw
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From this reading She saw the letter bore a foreign postmark, also that it was in the delicate handwriting of some female, but the sight did not affect her in the least.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had been home that day, and on her return had ridden by the office as Guy had requested her to do.
sight
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From this reading She saw the letter bore a foreign postmark, also that it was in the delicate handwriting of some female, but the sight did not affect her in the least.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Maddy’s heart was far too heavy that day to care for a trifle, and so placing the letter carefully in her basket she kept on to Aikenside.
some
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From this reading She saw the letter bore a foreign postmark, also that it was in the delicate handwriting of some female, but the sight did not affect her in the least.
spoke
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From this reading The letter was decidedly Lucy-ish in all that pertained to her “dearest darling,” her “precious Guy,” but when she came to Maddy Clyde, her true, womanly nature spoke; and Guy, while reading it, felt how good she was.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She had been home that day, and on her return had ridden by the office as Guy had requested her to do.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading At last the answer came, and it was Maddy who brought it to Guy.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading At last the answer came, and it was Maddy who brought it to Guy.
too
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From this reading Maddy’s heart was far too heavy that day to care for a trifle, and so placing the letter carefully in her basket she kept on to Aikenside.
triflenounUS /ˈtraɪfəl/
something that needs very little effort
From this reading Maddy’s heart was far too heavy that day to care for a trifle, and so placing the letter carefully in her basket she kept on to Aikenside.
true
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From this reading The letter was decidedly Lucy-ish in all that pertained to her “dearest darling,” her “precious Guy,” but when she came to Maddy Clyde, her true, womanly nature spoke; and Guy, while reading it, felt how good she was.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading At last the answer came, and it was Maddy who brought it to Guy.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading The letter was decidedly Lucy-ish in all that pertained to her “dearest darling,” her “precious Guy,” but when she came to Maddy Clyde, her true, womanly nature spoke; and Guy, while reading it, felt how good she was.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading The letter was decidedly Lucy-ish in all that pertained to her “dearest darling,” her “precious Guy,” but when she came to Maddy Clyde, her true, womanly nature spoke; and Guy, while reading it, felt how good she was.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading At last the answer came, and it was Maddy who brought it to Guy.
womanly
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From this reading The letter was decidedly Lucy-ish in all that pertained to her “dearest darling,” her “precious Guy,” but when she came to Maddy Clyde, her true, womanly nature spoke; and Guy, while reading it, felt how good she was.
