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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 I took Marguerite’s head in my hands; her loosened hair streamed about her; I gave her a last kiss, saying: “When shall I see you again?”
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading I took Marguerite’s head in my hands; her loosened hair streamed about her; I gave her a last kiss, saying: “When shall I see you again?”
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I took Marguerite’s head in my hands; her loosened hair streamed about her; I gave her a last kiss, saying: “When shall I see you again?”
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading The duke comes every morning; they will tell him, when he comes, that I am asleep, and perhaps he will wait until I wake.”
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The duke comes every morning; they will tell him, when he comes, that I am asleep, and perhaps he will wait until I wake.”
appear
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From this reading At five o’clock in the morning, as the light began to appear through the curtains, Marguerite said to me: “Forgive me if I send you away; but I must.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading In the course of the day you shall have a letter, and my orders, for you know you are to obey blindly.”
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading At five o’clock in the morning, as the light began to appear through the curtains, Marguerite said to me: “Forgive me if I send you away; but I must.
asleep
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From this reading The duke comes every morning; they will tell him, when he comes, that I am asleep, and perhaps he will wait until I wake.”
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At five o’clock in the morning, as the light began to appear through the curtains, Marguerite said to me: “Forgive me if I send you away; but I must.
away
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From this reading At five o’clock in the morning, as the light began to appear through the curtains, Marguerite said to me: “Forgive me if I send you away; but I must.
back
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From this reading “Listen,” she said; “take the little gilt key on the mantelpiece, open that door; bring me back the key and go.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At five o’clock in the morning, as the light began to appear through the curtains, Marguerite said to me: “Forgive me if I send you away; but I must.
blindly
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From this reading In the course of the day you shall have a letter, and my orders, for you know you are to obey blindly.”
bring
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From this reading “Listen,” she said; “take the little gilt key on the mantelpiece, open that door; bring me back the key and go.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading At five o’clock in the morning, as the light began to appear through the curtains, Marguerite said to me: “Forgive me if I send you away; but I must.
comes
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From this reading The duke comes every morning; they will tell him, when he comes, that I am asleep, and perhaps he will wait until I wake.”
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the course of the day you shall have a letter, and my orders, for you know you are to obey blindly.”
curtains
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From this reading At five o’clock in the morning, as the light began to appear through the curtains, Marguerite said to me: “Forgive me if I send you away; but I must.
day
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From this reading In the course of the day you shall have a letter, and my orders, for you know you are to obey blindly.”
door
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From this reading “Listen,” she said; “take the little gilt key on the mantelpiece, open that door; bring me back the key and go.
duke
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From this reading The duke comes every morning; they will tell him, when he comes, that I am asleep, and perhaps he will wait until I wake.”
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading The duke comes every morning; they will tell him, when he comes, that I am asleep, and perhaps he will wait until I wake.”
five
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From this reading At five o’clock in the morning, as the light began to appear through the curtains, Marguerite said to me: “Forgive me if I send you away; but I must.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading In the course of the day you shall have a letter, and my orders, for you know you are to obey blindly.”
Forgive
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From this reading At five o’clock in the morning, as the light began to appear through the curtains, Marguerite said to me: “Forgive me if I send you away; but I must.
gave
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From this reading I took Marguerite’s head in my hands; her loosened hair streamed about her; I gave her a last kiss, saying: “When shall I see you again?”
gilt
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From this reading “Listen,” she said; “take the little gilt key on the mantelpiece, open that door; bring me back the key and go.
go
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From this reading “Listen,” she said; “take the little gilt key on the mantelpiece, open that door; bring me back the key and go.
hair
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From this reading I took Marguerite’s head in my hands; her loosened hair streamed about her; I gave her a last kiss, saying: “When shall I see you again?”
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading I took Marguerite’s head in my hands; her loosened hair streamed about her; I gave her a last kiss, saying: “When shall I see you again?”
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading In the course of the day you shall have a letter, and my orders, for you know you are to obey blindly.”
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The duke comes every morning; they will tell him, when he comes, that I am asleep, and perhaps he will wait until I wake.”
head
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From this reading I took Marguerite’s head in my hands; her loosened hair streamed about her; I gave her a last kiss, saying: “When shall I see you again?”
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading I took Marguerite’s head in my hands; her loosened hair streamed about her; I gave her a last kiss, saying: “When shall I see you again?”
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The duke comes every morning; they will tell him, when he comes, that I am asleep, and perhaps he will wait until I wake.”
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading At five o’clock in the morning, as the light began to appear through the curtains, Marguerite said to me: “Forgive me if I send you away; but I must.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading At five o’clock in the morning, as the light began to appear through the curtains, Marguerite said to me: “Forgive me if I send you away; but I must.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading At five o’clock in the morning, as the light began to appear through the curtains, Marguerite said to me: “Forgive me if I send you away; but I must.
key
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From this reading “Listen,” she said; “take the little gilt key on the mantelpiece, open that door; bring me back the key and go.
kiss
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From this reading I took Marguerite’s head in my hands; her loosened hair streamed about her; I gave her a last kiss, saying: “When shall I see you again?”
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the course of the day you shall have a letter, and my orders, for you know you are to obey blindly.”
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I took Marguerite’s head in my hands; her loosened hair streamed about her; I gave her a last kiss, saying: “When shall I see you again?”
letter
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From this reading In the course of the day you shall have a letter, and my orders, for you know you are to obey blindly.”
light
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From this reading At five o’clock in the morning, as the light began to appear through the curtains, Marguerite said to me: “Forgive me if I send you away; but I must.
Listen
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From this reading “Listen,” she said; “take the little gilt key on the mantelpiece, open that door; bring me back the key and go.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Listen,” she said; “take the little gilt key on the mantelpiece, open that door; bring me back the key and go.
loosened
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From this reading I took Marguerite’s head in my hands; her loosened hair streamed about her; I gave her a last kiss, saying: “When shall I see you again?”
mantelpiece
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From this reading “Listen,” she said; “take the little gilt key on the mantelpiece, open that door; bring me back the key and go.
Marguerite
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From this reading At five o’clock in the morning, as the light began to appear through the curtains, Marguerite said to me: “Forgive me if I send you away; but I must.
Marguerite's
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From this reading I took Marguerite’s head in my hands; her loosened hair streamed about her; I gave her a last kiss, saying: “When shall I see you again?”
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading At five o’clock in the morning, as the light began to appear through the curtains, Marguerite said to me: “Forgive me if I send you away; but I must.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At five o’clock in the morning, as the light began to appear through the curtains, Marguerite said to me: “Forgive me if I send you away; but I must.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading At five o’clock in the morning, as the light began to appear through the curtains, Marguerite said to me: “Forgive me if I send you away; but I must.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I took Marguerite’s head in my hands; her loosened hair streamed about her; I gave her a last kiss, saying: “When shall I see you again?”
o'clock
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From this reading At five o’clock in the morning, as the light began to appear through the curtains, Marguerite said to me: “Forgive me if I send you away; but I must.
obey
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From this reading In the course of the day you shall have a letter, and my orders, for you know you are to obey blindly.”
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In the course of the day you shall have a letter, and my orders, for you know you are to obey blindly.”
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “Listen,” she said; “take the little gilt key on the mantelpiece, open that door; bring me back the key and go.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading “Listen,” she said; “take the little gilt key on the mantelpiece, open that door; bring me back the key and go.
orders
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From this reading In the course of the day you shall have a letter, and my orders, for you know you are to obey blindly.”
perhaps
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From this reading The duke comes every morning; they will tell him, when he comes, that I am asleep, and perhaps he will wait until I wake.”
said
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From this reading At five o’clock in the morning, as the light began to appear through the curtains, Marguerite said to me: “Forgive me if I send you away; but I must.
saying
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From this reading I took Marguerite’s head in my hands; her loosened hair streamed about her; I gave her a last kiss, saying: “When shall I see you again?”
see
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From this reading I took Marguerite’s head in my hands; her loosened hair streamed about her; I gave her a last kiss, saying: “When shall I see you again?”
send
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From this reading At five o’clock in the morning, as the light began to appear through the curtains, Marguerite said to me: “Forgive me if I send you away; but I must.
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading I took Marguerite’s head in my hands; her loosened hair streamed about her; I gave her a last kiss, saying: “When shall I see you again?”
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Listen,” she said; “take the little gilt key on the mantelpiece, open that door; bring me back the key and go.
streamed
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From this reading I took Marguerite’s head in my hands; her loosened hair streamed about her; I gave her a last kiss, saying: “When shall I see you again?”
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Listen,” she said; “take the little gilt key on the mantelpiece, open that door; bring me back the key and go.
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The duke comes every morning; they will tell him, when he comes, that I am asleep, and perhaps he will wait until I wake.”
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The duke comes every morning; they will tell him, when he comes, that I am asleep, and perhaps he will wait until I wake.”
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading At five o’clock in the morning, as the light began to appear through the curtains, Marguerite said to me: “Forgive me if I send you away; but I must.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The duke comes every morning; they will tell him, when he comes, that I am asleep, and perhaps he will wait until I wake.”
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading At five o’clock in the morning, as the light began to appear through the curtains, Marguerite said to me: “Forgive me if I send you away; but I must.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading At five o’clock in the morning, as the light began to appear through the curtains, Marguerite said to me: “Forgive me if I send you away; but I must.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I took Marguerite’s head in my hands; her loosened hair streamed about her; I gave her a last kiss, saying: “When shall I see you again?”
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading The duke comes every morning; they will tell him, when he comes, that I am asleep, and perhaps he will wait until I wake.”
wait
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From this reading The duke comes every morning; they will tell him, when he comes, that I am asleep, and perhaps he will wait until I wake.”
wake
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From this reading The duke comes every morning; they will tell him, when he comes, that I am asleep, and perhaps he will wait until I wake.”
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading The duke comes every morning; they will tell him, when he comes, that I am asleep, and perhaps he will wait until I wake.”
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading The duke comes every morning; they will tell him, when he comes, that I am asleep, and perhaps he will wait until I wake.”
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading At five o’clock in the morning, as the light began to appear through the curtains, Marguerite said to me: “Forgive me if I send you away; but I must.
