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Advice
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From this reading Mr. Tombe's Advice.
Alice
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From this reading Alice sat alone for an hour without moving when John Grey had left her, and the last words which he had uttered were sounding in her ears all the time, "My heart is still yours, as it has been since I knew you."
all
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From this reading Alice sat alone for an hour without moving when John Grey had left her, and the last words which he had uttered were sounding in her ears all the time, "My heart is still yours, as it has been since I knew you."
almost
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From this reading There had been something in his words which had soothed her spirits, and had, for the moment, almost comforted her.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Alice sat alone for an hour without moving when John Grey had left her, and the last words which he had uttered were sounding in her ears all the time, "My heart is still yours, as it has been since I knew you."
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Alice sat alone for an hour without moving when John Grey had left her, and the last words which he had uttered were sounding in her ears all the time, "My heart is still yours, as it has been since I knew you."
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Alice sat alone for an hour without moving when John Grey had left her, and the last words which he had uttered were sounding in her ears all the time, "My heart is still yours, as it has been since I knew you."
any
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From this reading At any rate, he did not despise her.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Alice sat alone for an hour without moving when John Grey had left her, and the last words which he had uttered were sounding in her ears all the time, "My heart is still yours, as it has been since I knew you."
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At any rate, he did not despise her.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Alice sat alone for an hour without moving when John Grey had left her, and the last words which he had uttered were sounding in her ears all the time, "My heart is still yours, as it has been since I knew you."
comforted
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From this reading There had been something in his words which had soothed her spirits, and had, for the moment, almost comforted her.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading He could not have spoken such words as these to her had he not still held her high in his esteem.
despise
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From this reading At any rate, he did not despise her.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading At any rate, he did not despise her.
ears
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From this reading Alice sat alone for an hour without moving when John Grey had left her, and the last words which he had uttered were sounding in her ears all the time, "My heart is still yours, as it has been since I knew you."
esteem
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From this reading He could not have spoken such words as these to her had he not still held her high in his esteem.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Alice sat alone for an hour without moving when John Grey had left her, and the last words which he had uttered were sounding in her ears all the time, "My heart is still yours, as it has been since I knew you."
Grey
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From this reading Alice sat alone for an hour without moving when John Grey had left her, and the last words which he had uttered were sounding in her ears all the time, "My heart is still yours, as it has been since I knew you."
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Alice sat alone for an hour without moving when John Grey had left her, and the last words which he had uttered were sounding in her ears all the time, "My heart is still yours, as it has been since I knew you."
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Alice sat alone for an hour without moving when John Grey had left her, and the last words which he had uttered were sounding in her ears all the time, "My heart is still yours, as it has been since I knew you."
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading He could not have spoken such words as these to her had he not still held her high in his esteem.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Alice sat alone for an hour without moving when John Grey had left her, and the last words which he had uttered were sounding in her ears all the time, "My heart is still yours, as it has been since I knew you."
heart
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From this reading Alice sat alone for an hour without moving when John Grey had left her, and the last words which he had uttered were sounding in her ears all the time, "My heart is still yours, as it has been since I knew you."
held
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From this reading He could not have spoken such words as these to her had he not still held her high in his esteem.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Alice sat alone for an hour without moving when John Grey had left her, and the last words which he had uttered were sounding in her ears all the time, "My heart is still yours, as it has been since I knew you."
high
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From this reading He could not have spoken such words as these to her had he not still held her high in his esteem.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading There had been something in his words which had soothed her spirits, and had, for the moment, almost comforted her.
hour
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From this reading Alice sat alone for an hour without moving when John Grey had left her, and the last words which he had uttered were sounding in her ears all the time, "My heart is still yours, as it has been since I knew you."
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Alice sat alone for an hour without moving when John Grey had left her, and the last words which he had uttered were sounding in her ears all the time, "My heart is still yours, as it has been since I knew you."
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Alice sat alone for an hour without moving when John Grey had left her, and the last words which he had uttered were sounding in her ears all the time, "My heart is still yours, as it has been since I knew you."
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Alice sat alone for an hour without moving when John Grey had left her, and the last words which he had uttered were sounding in her ears all the time, "My heart is still yours, as it has been since I knew you."
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Alice sat alone for an hour without moving when John Grey had left her, and the last words which he had uttered were sounding in her ears all the time, "My heart is still yours, as it has been since I knew you."
John
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From this reading Alice sat alone for an hour without moving when John Grey had left her, and the last words which he had uttered were sounding in her ears all the time, "My heart is still yours, as it has been since I knew you."
knew
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From this reading Alice sat alone for an hour without moving when John Grey had left her, and the last words which he had uttered were sounding in her ears all the time, "My heart is still yours, as it has been since I knew you."
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Alice sat alone for an hour without moving when John Grey had left her, and the last words which he had uttered were sounding in her ears all the time, "My heart is still yours, as it has been since I knew you."
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Alice sat alone for an hour without moving when John Grey had left her, and the last words which he had uttered were sounding in her ears all the time, "My heart is still yours, as it has been since I knew you."
moment
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From this reading There had been something in his words which had soothed her spirits, and had, for the moment, almost comforted her.
moving
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From this reading Alice sat alone for an hour without moving when John Grey had left her, and the last words which he had uttered were sounding in her ears all the time, "My heart is still yours, as it has been since I knew you."
Mr
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From this reading Mr. Tombe's Advice.
MydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Alice sat alone for an hour without moving when John Grey had left her, and the last words which he had uttered were sounding in her ears all the time, "My heart is still yours, as it has been since I knew you."
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading At any rate, he did not despise her.
rate
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From this reading At any rate, he did not despise her.
sat
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From this reading Alice sat alone for an hour without moving when John Grey had left her, and the last words which he had uttered were sounding in her ears all the time, "My heart is still yours, as it has been since I knew you."
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Alice sat alone for an hour without moving when John Grey had left her, and the last words which he had uttered were sounding in her ears all the time, "My heart is still yours, as it has been since I knew you."
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading There had been something in his words which had soothed her spirits, and had, for the moment, almost comforted her.
soothed
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From this reading There had been something in his words which had soothed her spirits, and had, for the moment, almost comforted her.
sounding
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From this reading Alice sat alone for an hour without moving when John Grey had left her, and the last words which he had uttered were sounding in her ears all the time, "My heart is still yours, as it has been since I knew you."
spirits
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From this reading There had been something in his words which had soothed her spirits, and had, for the moment, almost comforted her.
spoken
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From this reading He could not have spoken such words as these to her had he not still held her high in his esteem.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Alice sat alone for an hour without moving when John Grey had left her, and the last words which he had uttered were sounding in her ears all the time, "My heart is still yours, as it has been since I knew you."
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading He could not have spoken such words as these to her had he not still held her high in his esteem.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Alice sat alone for an hour without moving when John Grey had left her, and the last words which he had uttered were sounding in her ears all the time, "My heart is still yours, as it has been since I knew you."
There
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From this reading There had been something in his words which had soothed her spirits, and had, for the moment, almost comforted her.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading He could not have spoken such words as these to her had he not still held her high in his esteem.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Alice sat alone for an hour without moving when John Grey had left her, and the last words which he had uttered were sounding in her ears all the time, "My heart is still yours, as it has been since I knew you."
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He could not have spoken such words as these to her had he not still held her high in his esteem.
Tombe's
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From this reading Mr. Tombe's Advice.
utterednounUS /ˈuttered/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Alice sat alone for an hour without moving when John Grey had left her, and the last words which he had uttered were sounding in her ears all the time, "My heart is still yours, as it has been since I knew you."
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Alice sat alone for an hour without moving when John Grey had left her, and the last words which he had uttered were sounding in her ears all the time, "My heart is still yours, as it has been since I knew you."
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Alice sat alone for an hour without moving when John Grey had left her, and the last words which he had uttered were sounding in her ears all the time, "My heart is still yours, as it has been since I knew you."
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Alice sat alone for an hour without moving when John Grey had left her, and the last words which he had uttered were sounding in her ears all the time, "My heart is still yours, as it has been since I knew you."
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Alice sat alone for an hour without moving when John Grey had left her, and the last words which he had uttered were sounding in her ears all the time, "My heart is still yours, as it has been since I knew you."
words
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From this reading Alice sat alone for an hour without moving when John Grey had left her, and the last words which he had uttered were sounding in her ears all the time, "My heart is still yours, as it has been since I knew you."
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Alice sat alone for an hour without moving when John Grey had left her, and the last words which he had uttered were sounding in her ears all the time, "My heart is still yours, as it has been since I knew you."
yourspronounUS /jʊrz/
the one or ones belonging to the person spoken to
From this reading Alice sat alone for an hour without moving when John Grey had left her, and the last words which he had uttered were sounding in her ears all the time, "My heart is still yours, as it has been since I knew you."