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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 POET AS A MAN OF ACTION.
ACTION
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From this reading THE POET AS A MAN OF ACTION.
affected
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From this reading Her emotions were, in a less degree, similar to those which had affected her in the hours preceding her former attempt to run away.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading --_The Case Is Altered._ Millicent, after the riot had ceased and dinner had been eaten, passed the day with a palpitating heart but a resolved mind.
Altered
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From this reading --_The Case Is Altered._ Millicent, after the riot had ceased and dinner had been eaten, passed the day with a palpitating heart but a resolved mind.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "O father, where's my love? were you so careless To let an unthrift steal away your child?"
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading --_The Case Is Altered._ Millicent, after the riot had ceased and dinner had been eaten, passed the day with a palpitating heart but a resolved mind.
ASconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading THE POET AS A MAN OF ACTION.
attempt
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From this reading Her emotions were, in a less degree, similar to those which had affected her in the hours preceding her former attempt to run away.
away
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From this reading "O father, where's my love? were you so careless To let an unthrift steal away your child?"
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading --_The Case Is Altered._ Millicent, after the riot had ceased and dinner had been eaten, passed the day with a palpitating heart but a resolved mind.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading --_The Case Is Altered._ Millicent, after the riot had ceased and dinner had been eaten, passed the day with a palpitating heart but a resolved mind.
careless
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From this reading "O father, where's my love? were you so careless To let an unthrift steal away your child?"
carry
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From this reading Under cover of her usual needlework, she fashioned a sort of large linen wallet, in which to carry the few things she wished to take with her.
Case
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From this reading --_The Case Is Altered._ Millicent, after the riot had ceased and dinner had been eaten, passed the day with a palpitating heart but a resolved mind.
ceased
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From this reading --_The Case Is Altered._ Millicent, after the riot had ceased and dinner had been eaten, passed the day with a palpitating heart but a resolved mind.
child
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From this reading "O father, where's my love? were you so careless To let an unthrift steal away your child?"
cover
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From this reading Under cover of her usual needlework, she fashioned a sort of large linen wallet, in which to carry the few things she wished to take with her.
day
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From this reading --_The Case Is Altered._ Millicent, after the riot had ceased and dinner had been eaten, passed the day with a palpitating heart but a resolved mind.
degree
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From this reading Her emotions were, in a less degree, similar to those which had affected her in the hours preceding her former attempt to run away.
dinner
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From this reading --_The Case Is Altered._ Millicent, after the riot had ceased and dinner had been eaten, passed the day with a palpitating heart but a resolved mind.
eaten
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From this reading --_The Case Is Altered._ Millicent, after the riot had ceased and dinner had been eaten, passed the day with a palpitating heart but a resolved mind.
emotions
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From this reading Her emotions were, in a less degree, similar to those which had affected her in the hours preceding her former attempt to run away.
fashioned
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From this reading Under cover of her usual needlework, she fashioned a sort of large linen wallet, in which to carry the few things she wished to take with her.
father
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From this reading "O father, where's my love? were you so careless To let an unthrift steal away your child?"
few
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From this reading Under cover of her usual needlework, she fashioned a sort of large linen wallet, in which to carry the few things she wished to take with her.
former
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From this reading Her emotions were, in a less degree, similar to those which had affected her in the hours preceding her former attempt to run away.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading --_The Case Is Altered._ Millicent, after the riot had ceased and dinner had been eaten, passed the day with a palpitating heart but a resolved mind.
heart
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From this reading --_The Case Is Altered._ Millicent, after the riot had ceased and dinner had been eaten, passed the day with a palpitating heart but a resolved mind.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Under cover of her usual needlework, she fashioned a sort of large linen wallet, in which to carry the few things she wished to take with her.
hours
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From this reading Her emotions were, in a less degree, similar to those which had affected her in the hours preceding her former attempt to run away.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Under cover of her usual needlework, she fashioned a sort of large linen wallet, in which to carry the few things she wished to take with her.
Isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading --_The Case Is Altered._ Millicent, after the riot had ceased and dinner had been eaten, passed the day with a palpitating heart but a resolved mind.
large
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From this reading Under cover of her usual needlework, she fashioned a sort of large linen wallet, in which to carry the few things she wished to take with her.
less
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From this reading Her emotions were, in a less degree, similar to those which had affected her in the hours preceding her former attempt to run away.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading "O father, where's my love? were you so careless To let an unthrift steal away your child?"
linen
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From this reading Under cover of her usual needlework, she fashioned a sort of large linen wallet, in which to carry the few things she wished to take with her.
love
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From this reading "O father, where's my love? were you so careless To let an unthrift steal away your child?"
MAN
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From this reading THE POET AS A MAN OF ACTION.
Millicent
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From this reading --_The Case Is Altered._ Millicent, after the riot had ceased and dinner had been eaten, passed the day with a palpitating heart but a resolved mind.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading --_The Case Is Altered._ Millicent, after the riot had ceased and dinner had been eaten, passed the day with a palpitating heart but a resolved mind.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "O father, where's my love? were you so careless To let an unthrift steal away your child?"
needlework
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From this reading Under cover of her usual needlework, she fashioned a sort of large linen wallet, in which to carry the few things she wished to take with her.
O
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From this reading "O father, where's my love? were you so careless To let an unthrift steal away your child?"
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE POET AS A MAN OF ACTION.
palpitating
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From this reading --_The Case Is Altered._ Millicent, after the riot had ceased and dinner had been eaten, passed the day with a palpitating heart but a resolved mind.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading --_The Case Is Altered._ Millicent, after the riot had ceased and dinner had been eaten, passed the day with a palpitating heart but a resolved mind.
POET
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From this reading THE POET AS A MAN OF ACTION.
preceding
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From this reading Her emotions were, in a less degree, similar to those which had affected her in the hours preceding her former attempt to run away.
resolved
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From this reading --_The Case Is Altered._ Millicent, after the riot had ceased and dinner had been eaten, passed the day with a palpitating heart but a resolved mind.
riot
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From this reading --_The Case Is Altered._ Millicent, after the riot had ceased and dinner had been eaten, passed the day with a palpitating heart but a resolved mind.
run
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From this reading Her emotions were, in a less degree, similar to those which had affected her in the hours preceding her former attempt to run away.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Under cover of her usual needlework, she fashioned a sort of large linen wallet, in which to carry the few things she wished to take with her.
similar
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From this reading Her emotions were, in a less degree, similar to those which had affected her in the hours preceding her former attempt to run away.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "O father, where's my love? were you so careless To let an unthrift steal away your child?"
sort
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From this reading Under cover of her usual needlework, she fashioned a sort of large linen wallet, in which to carry the few things she wished to take with her.
steal
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From this reading "O father, where's my love? were you so careless To let an unthrift steal away your child?"
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Under cover of her usual needlework, she fashioned a sort of large linen wallet, in which to carry the few things she wished to take with her.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE POET AS A MAN OF ACTION.
things
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From this reading Under cover of her usual needlework, she fashioned a sort of large linen wallet, in which to carry the few things she wished to take with her.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Her emotions were, in a less degree, similar to those which had affected her in the hours preceding her former attempt to run away.
ToparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "O father, where's my love? were you so careless To let an unthrift steal away your child?"
UnderprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Under cover of her usual needlework, she fashioned a sort of large linen wallet, in which to carry the few things she wished to take with her.
unthrift
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From this reading "O father, where's my love? were you so careless To let an unthrift steal away your child?"
usual
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From this reading Under cover of her usual needlework, she fashioned a sort of large linen wallet, in which to carry the few things she wished to take with her.
wallet
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From this reading Under cover of her usual needlework, she fashioned a sort of large linen wallet, in which to carry the few things she wished to take with her.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "O father, where's my love? were you so careless To let an unthrift steal away your child?"
where's
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From this reading "O father, where's my love? were you so careless To let an unthrift steal away your child?"
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Under cover of her usual needlework, she fashioned a sort of large linen wallet, in which to carry the few things she wished to take with her.
wished
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From this reading Under cover of her usual needlework, she fashioned a sort of large linen wallet, in which to carry the few things she wished to take with her.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading --_The Case Is Altered._ Millicent, after the riot had ceased and dinner had been eaten, passed the day with a palpitating heart but a resolved mind.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "O father, where's my love? were you so careless To let an unthrift steal away your child?"
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "O father, where's my love? were you so careless To let an unthrift steal away your child?"
