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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 THE CONVICT It was a sad morning at Spring Bank, that morning of Adah's leaving, and many a tear was shed as the last good-by was spoken.
accompanied
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From this reading Mrs. Worthington, Alice and Hugh accompanied Adah to Frankfort, and Alice had never seemed in better spirits than on that winter's morning.
Adah
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From this reading Mrs. Worthington, Alice and Hugh accompanied Adah to Frankfort, and Alice had never seemed in better spirits than on that winter's morning.
Adah's
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From this reading THE CONVICT It was a sad morning at Spring Bank, that morning of Adah's leaving, and many a tear was shed as the last good-by was spoken.
Alice
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From this reading Mrs. Worthington, Alice and Hugh accompanied Adah to Frankfort, and Alice had never seemed in better spirits than on that winter's morning.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE CONVICT It was a sad morning at Spring Bank, that morning of Adah's leaving, and many a tear was shed as the last good-by was spoken.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading THE CONVICT It was a sad morning at Spring Bank, that morning of Adah's leaving, and many a tear was shed as the last good-by was spoken.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE CONVICT It was a sad morning at Spring Bank, that morning of Adah's leaving, and many a tear was shed as the last good-by was spoken.
Bank
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From this reading THE CONVICT It was a sad morning at Spring Bank, that morning of Adah's leaving, and many a tear was shed as the last good-by was spoken.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading She would be gay; it was a duty she owed Hugh, and Adah, too.
better
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From this reading Mrs. Worthington, Alice and Hugh accompanied Adah to Frankfort, and Alice had never seemed in better spirits than on that winter's morning.
cling
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From this reading Outwardly Mrs. Worthington suffered most, wondering why she should cling so to Adah, and why this parting was so painful.
cloud
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From this reading So she talked and laughed as if there was no load upon her heart, and no cloud on Adah's spirits.
CONVICT
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From this reading THE CONVICT It was a sad morning at Spring Bank, that morning of Adah's leaving, and many a tear was shed as the last good-by was spoken.
dutynounUS /ˈduːti/
a responsibility that must be carried out
From this reading She would be gay; it was a duty she owed Hugh, and Adah, too.
Frankfort
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From this reading Mrs. Worthington, Alice and Hugh accompanied Adah to Frankfort, and Alice had never seemed in better spirits than on that winter's morning.
gay
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From this reading She would be gay; it was a duty she owed Hugh, and Adah, too.
good-by
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From this reading THE CONVICT It was a sad morning at Spring Bank, that morning of Adah's leaving, and many a tear was shed as the last good-by was spoken.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Mrs. Worthington, Alice and Hugh accompanied Adah to Frankfort, and Alice had never seemed in better spirits than on that winter's morning.
heart
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From this reading So she talked and laughed as if there was no load upon her heart, and no cloud on Adah's spirits.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading So she talked and laughed as if there was no load upon her heart, and no cloud on Adah's spirits.
Hugh
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From this reading Mrs. Worthington, Alice and Hugh accompanied Adah to Frankfort, and Alice had never seemed in better spirits than on that winter's morning.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading So she talked and laughed as if there was no load upon her heart, and no cloud on Adah's spirits.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Mrs. Worthington, Alice and Hugh accompanied Adah to Frankfort, and Alice had never seemed in better spirits than on that winter's morning.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading THE CONVICT It was a sad morning at Spring Bank, that morning of Adah's leaving, and many a tear was shed as the last good-by was spoken.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE CONVICT It was a sad morning at Spring Bank, that morning of Adah's leaving, and many a tear was shed as the last good-by was spoken.
laughed
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From this reading So she talked and laughed as if there was no load upon her heart, and no cloud on Adah's spirits.
leaving
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From this reading THE CONVICT It was a sad morning at Spring Bank, that morning of Adah's leaving, and many a tear was shed as the last good-by was spoken.
load
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From this reading So she talked and laughed as if there was no load upon her heart, and no cloud on Adah's spirits.
many
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From this reading THE CONVICT It was a sad morning at Spring Bank, that morning of Adah's leaving, and many a tear was shed as the last good-by was spoken.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE CONVICT It was a sad morning at Spring Bank, that morning of Adah's leaving, and many a tear was shed as the last good-by was spoken.
most
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From this reading Outwardly Mrs. Worthington suffered most, wondering why she should cling so to Adah, and why this parting was so painful.
Mrs
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From this reading Mrs. Worthington, Alice and Hugh accompanied Adah to Frankfort, and Alice had never seemed in better spirits than on that winter's morning.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mrs. Worthington, Alice and Hugh accompanied Adah to Frankfort, and Alice had never seemed in better spirits than on that winter's morning.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading So she talked and laughed as if there was no load upon her heart, and no cloud on Adah's spirits.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE CONVICT It was a sad morning at Spring Bank, that morning of Adah's leaving, and many a tear was shed as the last good-by was spoken.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Mrs. Worthington, Alice and Hugh accompanied Adah to Frankfort, and Alice had never seemed in better spirits than on that winter's morning.
Outwardly
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From this reading Outwardly Mrs. Worthington suffered most, wondering why she should cling so to Adah, and why this parting was so painful.
owed
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From this reading She would be gay; it was a duty she owed Hugh, and Adah, too.
painful
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From this reading Outwardly Mrs. Worthington suffered most, wondering why she should cling so to Adah, and why this parting was so painful.
parting
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From this reading Outwardly Mrs. Worthington suffered most, wondering why she should cling so to Adah, and why this parting was so painful.
sad
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From this reading THE CONVICT It was a sad morning at Spring Bank, that morning of Adah's leaving, and many a tear was shed as the last good-by was spoken.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mrs. Worthington, Alice and Hugh accompanied Adah to Frankfort, and Alice had never seemed in better spirits than on that winter's morning.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She would be gay; it was a duty she owed Hugh, and Adah, too.
shed
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From this reading THE CONVICT It was a sad morning at Spring Bank, that morning of Adah's leaving, and many a tear was shed as the last good-by was spoken.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Outwardly Mrs. Worthington suffered most, wondering why she should cling so to Adah, and why this parting was so painful.
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So she talked and laughed as if there was no load upon her heart, and no cloud on Adah's spirits.
spirits
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From this reading Mrs. Worthington, Alice and Hugh accompanied Adah to Frankfort, and Alice had never seemed in better spirits than on that winter's morning.
spoken
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From this reading THE CONVICT It was a sad morning at Spring Bank, that morning of Adah's leaving, and many a tear was shed as the last good-by was spoken.
Spring
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From this reading THE CONVICT It was a sad morning at Spring Bank, that morning of Adah's leaving, and many a tear was shed as the last good-by was spoken.
suffered
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From this reading Outwardly Mrs. Worthington suffered most, wondering why she should cling so to Adah, and why this parting was so painful.
talked
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From this reading So she talked and laughed as if there was no load upon her heart, and no cloud on Adah's spirits.
tear
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From this reading THE CONVICT It was a sad morning at Spring Bank, that morning of Adah's leaving, and many a tear was shed as the last good-by was spoken.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Mrs. Worthington, Alice and Hugh accompanied Adah to Frankfort, and Alice had never seemed in better spirits than on that winter's morning.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading THE CONVICT It was a sad morning at Spring Bank, that morning of Adah's leaving, and many a tear was shed as the last good-by was spoken.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE CONVICT It was a sad morning at Spring Bank, that morning of Adah's leaving, and many a tear was shed as the last good-by was spoken.
there
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From this reading So she talked and laughed as if there was no load upon her heart, and no cloud on Adah's spirits.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Outwardly Mrs. Worthington suffered most, wondering why she should cling so to Adah, and why this parting was so painful.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Mrs. Worthington, Alice and Hugh accompanied Adah to Frankfort, and Alice had never seemed in better spirits than on that winter's morning.
too
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From this reading She would be gay; it was a duty she owed Hugh, and Adah, too.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading So she talked and laughed as if there was no load upon her heart, and no cloud on Adah's spirits.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE CONVICT It was a sad morning at Spring Bank, that morning of Adah's leaving, and many a tear was shed as the last good-by was spoken.
why
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From this reading Outwardly Mrs. Worthington suffered most, wondering why she should cling so to Adah, and why this parting was so painful.
winter's
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From this reading Mrs. Worthington, Alice and Hugh accompanied Adah to Frankfort, and Alice had never seemed in better spirits than on that winter's morning.
wondering
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From this reading Outwardly Mrs. Worthington suffered most, wondering why she should cling so to Adah, and why this parting was so painful.
Worthington
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From this reading Mrs. Worthington, Alice and Hugh accompanied Adah to Frankfort, and Alice had never seemed in better spirits than on that winter's morning.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading She would be gay; it was a duty she owed Hugh, and Adah, too.
