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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 Carette knew now all that I could tell her, and Aunt Jeanne would be a tower of strength to me in my absence.
absence
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From this reading Carette knew now all that I could tell her, and Aunt Jeanne would be a tower of strength to me in my absence.
ACROSSprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading HOW WE CAME ACROSS MAIN ROUGE I was sorely tempted to run across to Brecqhou for one more sight of Carette before I left home, but decided at last to leave matters as they were.
all
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From this reading Carette knew now all that I could tell her, and Aunt Jeanne would be a tower of strength to me in my absence.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Beyond the pleasure of seeing her I could hope to gain little, for she was not the one to show her heart before others, and too rash an endeavour might provoke her to that which was not really in her.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Beyond the pleasure of seeing her I could hope to gain little, for she was not the one to show her heart before others, and too rash an endeavour might provoke her to that which was not really in her.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading HOW WE CAME ACROSS MAIN ROUGE I was sorely tempted to run across to Brecqhou for one more sight of Carette before I left home, but decided at last to leave matters as they were.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading HOW WE CAME ACROSS MAIN ROUGE I was sorely tempted to run across to Brecqhou for one more sight of Carette before I left home, but decided at last to leave matters as they were.
Aunt
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From this reading Carette knew now all that I could tell her, and Aunt Jeanne would be a tower of strength to me in my absence.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Carette knew now all that I could tell her, and Aunt Jeanne would be a tower of strength to me in my absence.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading HOW WE CAME ACROSS MAIN ROUGE I was sorely tempted to run across to Brecqhou for one more sight of Carette before I left home, but decided at last to leave matters as they were.
better
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From this reading As things were I could cherish the hopes that were in me to the fullest, and one makes better weather with hope than with doubt.
BeyondprepositionUS /bɪˈɑːnd/
on the far side of; further than
From this reading Beyond the pleasure of seeing her I could hope to gain little, for she was not the one to show her heart before others, and too rash an endeavour might provoke her to that which was not really in her.
Brecqhou
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From this reading HOW WE CAME ACROSS MAIN ROUGE I was sorely tempted to run across to Brecqhou for one more sight of Carette before I left home, but decided at last to leave matters as they were.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading HOW WE CAME ACROSS MAIN ROUGE I was sorely tempted to run across to Brecqhou for one more sight of Carette before I left home, but decided at last to leave matters as they were.
CAME
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From this reading HOW WE CAME ACROSS MAIN ROUGE I was sorely tempted to run across to Brecqhou for one more sight of Carette before I left home, but decided at last to leave matters as they were.
Carette
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From this reading HOW WE CAME ACROSS MAIN ROUGE I was sorely tempted to run across to Brecqhou for one more sight of Carette before I left home, but decided at last to leave matters as they were.
cherish
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From this reading As things were I could cherish the hopes that were in me to the fullest, and one makes better weather with hope than with doubt.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Beyond the pleasure of seeing her I could hope to gain little, for she was not the one to show her heart before others, and too rash an endeavour might provoke her to that which was not really in her.
decided
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From this reading HOW WE CAME ACROSS MAIN ROUGE I was sorely tempted to run across to Brecqhou for one more sight of Carette before I left home, but decided at last to leave matters as they were.
doubt
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From this reading As things were I could cherish the hopes that were in me to the fullest, and one makes better weather with hope than with doubt.
endeavour
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From this reading Beyond the pleasure of seeing her I could hope to gain little, for she was not the one to show her heart before others, and too rash an endeavour might provoke her to that which was not really in her.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading HOW WE CAME ACROSS MAIN ROUGE I was sorely tempted to run across to Brecqhou for one more sight of Carette before I left home, but decided at last to leave matters as they were.
fullest
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From this reading As things were I could cherish the hopes that were in me to the fullest, and one makes better weather with hope than with doubt.
gain
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From this reading Beyond the pleasure of seeing her I could hope to gain little, for she was not the one to show her heart before others, and too rash an endeavour might provoke her to that which was not really in her.
heart
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From this reading Beyond the pleasure of seeing her I could hope to gain little, for she was not the one to show her heart before others, and too rash an endeavour might provoke her to that which was not really in her.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Beyond the pleasure of seeing her I could hope to gain little, for she was not the one to show her heart before others, and too rash an endeavour might provoke her to that which was not really in her.
home
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From this reading HOW WE CAME ACROSS MAIN ROUGE I was sorely tempted to run across to Brecqhou for one more sight of Carette before I left home, but decided at last to leave matters as they were.
hope
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From this reading Beyond the pleasure of seeing her I could hope to gain little, for she was not the one to show her heart before others, and too rash an endeavour might provoke her to that which was not really in her.
hopes
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From this reading As things were I could cherish the hopes that were in me to the fullest, and one makes better weather with hope than with doubt.
HOW
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From this reading HOW WE CAME ACROSS MAIN ROUGE I was sorely tempted to run across to Brecqhou for one more sight of Carette before I left home, but decided at last to leave matters as they were.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading HOW WE CAME ACROSS MAIN ROUGE I was sorely tempted to run across to Brecqhou for one more sight of Carette before I left home, but decided at last to leave matters as they were.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Beyond the pleasure of seeing her I could hope to gain little, for she was not the one to show her heart before others, and too rash an endeavour might provoke her to that which was not really in her.
Jeanne
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From this reading Carette knew now all that I could tell her, and Aunt Jeanne would be a tower of strength to me in my absence.
knew
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From this reading Carette knew now all that I could tell her, and Aunt Jeanne would be a tower of strength to me in my absence.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading HOW WE CAME ACROSS MAIN ROUGE I was sorely tempted to run across to Brecqhou for one more sight of Carette before I left home, but decided at last to leave matters as they were.
leave
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From this reading HOW WE CAME ACROSS MAIN ROUGE I was sorely tempted to run across to Brecqhou for one more sight of Carette before I left home, but decided at last to leave matters as they were.
leaven
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From this reading I could leave the leaven to work.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading HOW WE CAME ACROSS MAIN ROUGE I was sorely tempted to run across to Brecqhou for one more sight of Carette before I left home, but decided at last to leave matters as they were.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Beyond the pleasure of seeing her I could hope to gain little, for she was not the one to show her heart before others, and too rash an endeavour might provoke her to that which was not really in her.
MAIN
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From this reading HOW WE CAME ACROSS MAIN ROUGE I was sorely tempted to run across to Brecqhou for one more sight of Carette before I left home, but decided at last to leave matters as they were.
makes
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From this reading As things were I could cherish the hopes that were in me to the fullest, and one makes better weather with hope than with doubt.
matters
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From this reading HOW WE CAME ACROSS MAIN ROUGE I was sorely tempted to run across to Brecqhou for one more sight of Carette before I left home, but decided at last to leave matters as they were.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading As things were I could cherish the hopes that were in me to the fullest, and one makes better weather with hope than with doubt.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Beyond the pleasure of seeing her I could hope to gain little, for she was not the one to show her heart before others, and too rash an endeavour might provoke her to that which was not really in her.
more
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From this reading HOW WE CAME ACROSS MAIN ROUGE I was sorely tempted to run across to Brecqhou for one more sight of Carette before I left home, but decided at last to leave matters as they were.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Carette knew now all that I could tell her, and Aunt Jeanne would be a tower of strength to me in my absence.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Beyond the pleasure of seeing her I could hope to gain little, for she was not the one to show her heart before others, and too rash an endeavour might provoke her to that which was not really in her.
now
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From this reading Carette knew now all that I could tell her, and Aunt Jeanne would be a tower of strength to me in my absence.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading HOW WE CAME ACROSS MAIN ROUGE I was sorely tempted to run across to Brecqhou for one more sight of Carette before I left home, but decided at last to leave matters as they were.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading HOW WE CAME ACROSS MAIN ROUGE I was sorely tempted to run across to Brecqhou for one more sight of Carette before I left home, but decided at last to leave matters as they were.
others
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From this reading Beyond the pleasure of seeing her I could hope to gain little, for she was not the one to show her heart before others, and too rash an endeavour might provoke her to that which was not really in her.
pleasure
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From this reading Beyond the pleasure of seeing her I could hope to gain little, for she was not the one to show her heart before others, and too rash an endeavour might provoke her to that which was not really in her.
provoke
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From this reading Beyond the pleasure of seeing her I could hope to gain little, for she was not the one to show her heart before others, and too rash an endeavour might provoke her to that which was not really in her.
rash
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From this reading Beyond the pleasure of seeing her I could hope to gain little, for she was not the one to show her heart before others, and too rash an endeavour might provoke her to that which was not really in her.
really
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From this reading Beyond the pleasure of seeing her I could hope to gain little, for she was not the one to show her heart before others, and too rash an endeavour might provoke her to that which was not really in her.
ROUGE
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From this reading HOW WE CAME ACROSS MAIN ROUGE I was sorely tempted to run across to Brecqhou for one more sight of Carette before I left home, but decided at last to leave matters as they were.
run
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From this reading HOW WE CAME ACROSS MAIN ROUGE I was sorely tempted to run across to Brecqhou for one more sight of Carette before I left home, but decided at last to leave matters as they were.
seeing
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From this reading Beyond the pleasure of seeing her I could hope to gain little, for she was not the one to show her heart before others, and too rash an endeavour might provoke her to that which was not really in her.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Beyond the pleasure of seeing her I could hope to gain little, for she was not the one to show her heart before others, and too rash an endeavour might provoke her to that which was not really in her.
show
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From this reading Beyond the pleasure of seeing her I could hope to gain little, for she was not the one to show her heart before others, and too rash an endeavour might provoke her to that which was not really in her.
sight
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From this reading HOW WE CAME ACROSS MAIN ROUGE I was sorely tempted to run across to Brecqhou for one more sight of Carette before I left home, but decided at last to leave matters as they were.
sorely
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From this reading HOW WE CAME ACROSS MAIN ROUGE I was sorely tempted to run across to Brecqhou for one more sight of Carette before I left home, but decided at last to leave matters as they were.
strengthnounUS /ˈstrength/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Carette knew now all that I could tell her, and Aunt Jeanne would be a tower of strength to me in my absence.
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Carette knew now all that I could tell her, and Aunt Jeanne would be a tower of strength to me in my absence.
tempted
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From this reading HOW WE CAME ACROSS MAIN ROUGE I was sorely tempted to run across to Brecqhou for one more sight of Carette before I left home, but decided at last to leave matters as they were.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading As things were I could cherish the hopes that were in me to the fullest, and one makes better weather with hope than with doubt.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Beyond the pleasure of seeing her I could hope to gain little, for she was not the one to show her heart before others, and too rash an endeavour might provoke her to that which was not really in her.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Beyond the pleasure of seeing her I could hope to gain little, for she was not the one to show her heart before others, and too rash an endeavour might provoke her to that which was not really in her.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading HOW WE CAME ACROSS MAIN ROUGE I was sorely tempted to run across to Brecqhou for one more sight of Carette before I left home, but decided at last to leave matters as they were.
things
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From this reading As things were I could cherish the hopes that were in me to the fullest, and one makes better weather with hope than with doubt.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading HOW WE CAME ACROSS MAIN ROUGE I was sorely tempted to run across to Brecqhou for one more sight of Carette before I left home, but decided at last to leave matters as they were.
too
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From this reading Beyond the pleasure of seeing her I could hope to gain little, for she was not the one to show her heart before others, and too rash an endeavour might provoke her to that which was not really in her.
tower
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From this reading Carette knew now all that I could tell her, and Aunt Jeanne would be a tower of strength to me in my absence.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading HOW WE CAME ACROSS MAIN ROUGE I was sorely tempted to run across to Brecqhou for one more sight of Carette before I left home, but decided at last to leave matters as they were.
WEpronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading HOW WE CAME ACROSS MAIN ROUGE I was sorely tempted to run across to Brecqhou for one more sight of Carette before I left home, but decided at last to leave matters as they were.
weather
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From this reading As things were I could cherish the hopes that were in me to the fullest, and one makes better weather with hope than with doubt.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading HOW WE CAME ACROSS MAIN ROUGE I was sorely tempted to run across to Brecqhou for one more sight of Carette before I left home, but decided at last to leave matters as they were.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Beyond the pleasure of seeing her I could hope to gain little, for she was not the one to show her heart before others, and too rash an endeavour might provoke her to that which was not really in her.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading As things were I could cherish the hopes that were in me to the fullest, and one makes better weather with hope than with doubt.
work
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From this reading I could leave the leaven to work.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Carette knew now all that I could tell her, and Aunt Jeanne would be a tower of strength to me in my absence.
