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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 might be that the young man was a ravenous wolf, but his manners were not wolfish.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading She had listened to him, as he talked to her mother and the priest about the cliffs and the birds and the seals he had shot, and she had felt that it was this, something like this, that was needed to make life so sweet that as yet there need be no longing, no thought, for eternity.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She had listened to him, as he talked to her mother and the priest about the cliffs and the birds and the seals he had shot, and she had felt that it was this, something like this, that was needed to make life so sweet that as yet there need be no longing, no thought, for eternity.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She had listened to him, as he talked to her mother and the priest about the cliffs and the birds and the seals he had shot, and she had felt that it was this, something like this, that was needed to make life so sweet that as yet there need be no longing, no thought, for eternity.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At first Kate had wondered at him, but had said but little.
BAIL
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From this reading I'LL GO BAIL SHE LIKES IT.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It might be that the young man was a ravenous wolf, but his manners were not wolfish.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Had Mrs. O'Hara been a princess, supreme in her own rights, young Neville could not have treated her or her daughter with more respect.
birds
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From this reading She had listened to him, as he talked to her mother and the priest about the cliffs and the birds and the seals he had shot, and she had felt that it was this, something like this, that was needed to make life so sweet that as yet there need be no longing, no thought, for eternity.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It might be that the young man was a ravenous wolf, but his manners were not wolfish.
cliffs
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From this reading She had listened to him, as he talked to her mother and the priest about the cliffs and the birds and the seals he had shot, and she had felt that it was this, something like this, that was needed to make life so sweet that as yet there need be no longing, no thought, for eternity.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Had Mrs. O'Hara been a princess, supreme in her own rights, young Neville could not have treated her or her daughter with more respect.
daughter
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From this reading Had Mrs. O'Hara been a princess, supreme in her own rights, young Neville could not have treated her or her daughter with more respect.
eternity
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From this reading She had listened to him, as he talked to her mother and the priest about the cliffs and the birds and the seals he had shot, and she had felt that it was this, something like this, that was needed to make life so sweet that as yet there need be no longing, no thought, for eternity.
felt
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From this reading She had listened to him, as he talked to her mother and the priest about the cliffs and the birds and the seals he had shot, and she had felt that it was this, something like this, that was needed to make life so sweet that as yet there need be no longing, no thought, for eternity.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At first Kate had wondered at him, but had said but little.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She had listened to him, as he talked to her mother and the priest about the cliffs and the birds and the seals he had shot, and she had felt that it was this, something like this, that was needed to make life so sweet that as yet there need be no longing, no thought, for eternity.
GO
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From this reading I'LL GO BAIL SHE LIKES IT.
Hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Had Mrs. O'Hara been a princess, supreme in her own rights, young Neville could not have treated her or her daughter with more respect.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Had Mrs. O'Hara been a princess, supreme in her own rights, young Neville could not have treated her or her daughter with more respect.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had listened to him, as he talked to her mother and the priest about the cliffs and the birds and the seals he had shot, and she had felt that it was this, something like this, that was needed to make life so sweet that as yet there need be no longing, no thought, for eternity.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Had Mrs. O'Hara been a princess, supreme in her own rights, young Neville could not have treated her or her daughter with more respect.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading At first Kate had wondered at him, but had said but little.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It might be that the young man was a ravenous wolf, but his manners were not wolfish.
I'LL
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From this reading I'LL GO BAIL SHE LIKES IT.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Had Mrs. O'Hara been a princess, supreme in her own rights, young Neville could not have treated her or her daughter with more respect.
ITpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I'LL GO BAIL SHE LIKES IT.
Kate
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From this reading At first Kate had wondered at him, but had said but little.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had listened to him, as he talked to her mother and the priest about the cliffs and the birds and the seals he had shot, and she had felt that it was this, something like this, that was needed to make life so sweet that as yet there need be no longing, no thought, for eternity.
like
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From this reading She had listened to him, as he talked to her mother and the priest about the cliffs and the birds and the seals he had shot, and she had felt that it was this, something like this, that was needed to make life so sweet that as yet there need be no longing, no thought, for eternity.
LIKES
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From this reading I'LL GO BAIL SHE LIKES IT.
listened
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From this reading She had listened to him, as he talked to her mother and the priest about the cliffs and the birds and the seals he had shot, and she had felt that it was this, something like this, that was needed to make life so sweet that as yet there need be no longing, no thought, for eternity.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At first Kate had wondered at him, but had said but little.
longing
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From this reading She had listened to him, as he talked to her mother and the priest about the cliffs and the birds and the seals he had shot, and she had felt that it was this, something like this, that was needed to make life so sweet that as yet there need be no longing, no thought, for eternity.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had listened to him, as he talked to her mother and the priest about the cliffs and the birds and the seals he had shot, and she had felt that it was this, something like this, that was needed to make life so sweet that as yet there need be no longing, no thought, for eternity.
man
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From this reading It might be that the young man was a ravenous wolf, but his manners were not wolfish.
manners
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From this reading It might be that the young man was a ravenous wolf, but his manners were not wolfish.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading It might be that the young man was a ravenous wolf, but his manners were not wolfish.
more
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From this reading Had Mrs. O'Hara been a princess, supreme in her own rights, young Neville could not have treated her or her daughter with more respect.
mother
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From this reading She had listened to him, as he talked to her mother and the priest about the cliffs and the birds and the seals he had shot, and she had felt that it was this, something like this, that was needed to make life so sweet that as yet there need be no longing, no thought, for eternity.
Mrs
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From this reading Had Mrs. O'Hara been a princess, supreme in her own rights, young Neville could not have treated her or her daughter with more respect.
neednounUS /need/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had listened to him, as he talked to her mother and the priest about the cliffs and the birds and the seals he had shot, and she had felt that it was this, something like this, that was needed to make life so sweet that as yet there need be no longing, no thought, for eternity.
needed
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From this reading She had listened to him, as he talked to her mother and the priest about the cliffs and the birds and the seals he had shot, and she had felt that it was this, something like this, that was needed to make life so sweet that as yet there need be no longing, no thought, for eternity.
Neville
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From this reading Had Mrs. O'Hara been a princess, supreme in her own rights, young Neville could not have treated her or her daughter with more respect.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading She had listened to him, as he talked to her mother and the priest about the cliffs and the birds and the seals he had shot, and she had felt that it was this, something like this, that was needed to make life so sweet that as yet there need be no longing, no thought, for eternity.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It might be that the young man was a ravenous wolf, but his manners were not wolfish.
O'Hara
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From this reading Had Mrs. O'Hara been a princess, supreme in her own rights, young Neville could not have treated her or her daughter with more respect.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Had Mrs. O'Hara been a princess, supreme in her own rights, young Neville could not have treated her or her daughter with more respect.
own
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From this reading Had Mrs. O'Hara been a princess, supreme in her own rights, young Neville could not have treated her or her daughter with more respect.
priest
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From this reading She had listened to him, as he talked to her mother and the priest about the cliffs and the birds and the seals he had shot, and she had felt that it was this, something like this, that was needed to make life so sweet that as yet there need be no longing, no thought, for eternity.
princessnounUS /ˈprɪn.ses/
The daughter of a monarch; a female member of a royal family.
From this reading Had Mrs. O'Hara been a princess, supreme in her own rights, young Neville could not have treated her or her daughter with more respect.
ravenous
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From this reading It might be that the young man was a ravenous wolf, but his manners were not wolfish.
respect
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From this reading Had Mrs. O'Hara been a princess, supreme in her own rights, young Neville could not have treated her or her daughter with more respect.
rights
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From this reading Had Mrs. O'Hara been a princess, supreme in her own rights, young Neville could not have treated her or her daughter with more respect.
said
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From this reading At first Kate had wondered at him, but had said but little.
seals
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From this reading She had listened to him, as he talked to her mother and the priest about the cliffs and the birds and the seals he had shot, and she had felt that it was this, something like this, that was needed to make life so sweet that as yet there need be no longing, no thought, for eternity.
SHEpronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I'LL GO BAIL SHE LIKES IT.
shot
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From this reading She had listened to him, as he talked to her mother and the priest about the cliffs and the birds and the seals he had shot, and she had felt that it was this, something like this, that was needed to make life so sweet that as yet there need be no longing, no thought, for eternity.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading She had listened to him, as he talked to her mother and the priest about the cliffs and the birds and the seals he had shot, and she had felt that it was this, something like this, that was needed to make life so sweet that as yet there need be no longing, no thought, for eternity.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading She had listened to him, as he talked to her mother and the priest about the cliffs and the birds and the seals he had shot, and she had felt that it was this, something like this, that was needed to make life so sweet that as yet there need be no longing, no thought, for eternity.
supreme
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From this reading Had Mrs. O'Hara been a princess, supreme in her own rights, young Neville could not have treated her or her daughter with more respect.
sweet
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From this reading She had listened to him, as he talked to her mother and the priest about the cliffs and the birds and the seals he had shot, and she had felt that it was this, something like this, that was needed to make life so sweet that as yet there need be no longing, no thought, for eternity.
talked
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From this reading She had listened to him, as he talked to her mother and the priest about the cliffs and the birds and the seals he had shot, and she had felt that it was this, something like this, that was needed to make life so sweet that as yet there need be no longing, no thought, for eternity.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It might be that the young man was a ravenous wolf, but his manners were not wolfish.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It might be that the young man was a ravenous wolf, but his manners were not wolfish.
there
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From this reading She had listened to him, as he talked to her mother and the priest about the cliffs and the birds and the seals he had shot, and she had felt that it was this, something like this, that was needed to make life so sweet that as yet there need be no longing, no thought, for eternity.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading She had listened to him, as he talked to her mother and the priest about the cliffs and the birds and the seals he had shot, and she had felt that it was this, something like this, that was needed to make life so sweet that as yet there need be no longing, no thought, for eternity.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had listened to him, as he talked to her mother and the priest about the cliffs and the birds and the seals he had shot, and she had felt that it was this, something like this, that was needed to make life so sweet that as yet there need be no longing, no thought, for eternity.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She had listened to him, as he talked to her mother and the priest about the cliffs and the birds and the seals he had shot, and she had felt that it was this, something like this, that was needed to make life so sweet that as yet there need be no longing, no thought, for eternity.
treated
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From this reading Had Mrs. O'Hara been a princess, supreme in her own rights, young Neville could not have treated her or her daughter with more respect.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It might be that the young man was a ravenous wolf, but his manners were not wolfish.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading It might be that the young man was a ravenous wolf, but his manners were not wolfish.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Had Mrs. O'Hara been a princess, supreme in her own rights, young Neville could not have treated her or her daughter with more respect.
wolf
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From this reading It might be that the young man was a ravenous wolf, but his manners were not wolfish.
wolfish
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From this reading It might be that the young man was a ravenous wolf, but his manners were not wolfish.
wonderednounUS /wondered/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At first Kate had wondered at him, but had said but little.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading She had listened to him, as he talked to her mother and the priest about the cliffs and the birds and the seals he had shot, and she had felt that it was this, something like this, that was needed to make life so sweet that as yet there need be no longing, no thought, for eternity.
young
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From this reading It might be that the young man was a ravenous wolf, but his manners were not wolfish.
