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AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After one moment’s look at me, one touch of my hand, he must have seen that I was faint with anxiety, and said, ‘It is all right, Edward; I see you know all.
ALL
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From this reading ALL the rest of the family were out, and I was relieved by being alone with my distress, not forced to hide it, when the door opened and ‘Mr. Castleford’ was announced.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ALL the rest of the family were out, and I was relieved by being alone with my distress, not forced to hide it, when the door opened and ‘Mr. Castleford’ was announced.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I am come from Bristol to tell your father that he may be proud of his son Clarence.’
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading ALL the rest of the family were out, and I was relieved by being alone with my distress, not forced to hide it, when the door opened and ‘Mr. Castleford’ was announced.
announced
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From this reading ALL the rest of the family were out, and I was relieved by being alone with my distress, not forced to hide it, when the door opened and ‘Mr. Castleford’ was announced.
anxiety
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From this reading After one moment’s look at me, one touch of my hand, he must have seen that I was faint with anxiety, and said, ‘It is all right, Edward; I see you know all.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading ‘Nor deem the irrevocable past As wholly wasted, wholly vain, If rising on its wrecks at last To something nobler we attain.’
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading ‘Nor deem the irrevocable past As wholly wasted, wholly vain, If rising on its wrecks at last To something nobler we attain.’
attain
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From this reading ‘Nor deem the irrevocable past As wholly wasted, wholly vain, If rising on its wrecks at last To something nobler we attain.’
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I am come from Bristol to tell your father that he may be proud of his son Clarence.’
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading ALL the rest of the family were out, and I was relieved by being alone with my distress, not forced to hide it, when the door opened and ‘Mr. Castleford’ was announced.
Bristol
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From this reading I am come from Bristol to tell your father that he may be proud of his son Clarence.’
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading ALL the rest of the family were out, and I was relieved by being alone with my distress, not forced to hide it, when the door opened and ‘Mr. Castleford’ was announced.
Castleford
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From this reading ALL the rest of the family were out, and I was relieved by being alone with my distress, not forced to hide it, when the door opened and ‘Mr. Castleford’ was announced.
Clarence
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From this reading I am come from Bristol to tell your father that he may be proud of his son Clarence.’
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I am come from Bristol to tell your father that he may be proud of his son Clarence.’
deem
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From this reading ‘Nor deem the irrevocable past As wholly wasted, wholly vain, If rising on its wrecks at last To something nobler we attain.’
distressnounUS /dɪˈstrɛs/
extreme sadness or suffering
From this reading ALL the rest of the family were out, and I was relieved by being alone with my distress, not forced to hide it, when the door opened and ‘Mr. Castleford’ was announced.
door
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From this reading ALL the rest of the family were out, and I was relieved by being alone with my distress, not forced to hide it, when the door opened and ‘Mr. Castleford’ was announced.
Edward
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From this reading After one moment’s look at me, one touch of my hand, he must have seen that I was faint with anxiety, and said, ‘It is all right, Edward; I see you know all.
faint
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From this reading After one moment’s look at me, one touch of my hand, he must have seen that I was faint with anxiety, and said, ‘It is all right, Edward; I see you know all.
family
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From this reading ALL the rest of the family were out, and I was relieved by being alone with my distress, not forced to hide it, when the door opened and ‘Mr. Castleford’ was announced.
father
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From this reading I am come from Bristol to tell your father that he may be proud of his son Clarence.’
forced
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From this reading ALL the rest of the family were out, and I was relieved by being alone with my distress, not forced to hide it, when the door opened and ‘Mr. Castleford’ was announced.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading I am come from Bristol to tell your father that he may be proud of his son Clarence.’
hand
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From this reading After one moment’s look at me, one touch of my hand, he must have seen that I was faint with anxiety, and said, ‘It is all right, Edward; I see you know all.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading After one moment’s look at me, one touch of my hand, he must have seen that I was faint with anxiety, and said, ‘It is all right, Edward; I see you know all.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading After one moment’s look at me, one touch of my hand, he must have seen that I was faint with anxiety, and said, ‘It is all right, Edward; I see you know all.
hide
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From this reading ALL the rest of the family were out, and I was relieved by being alone with my distress, not forced to hide it, when the door opened and ‘Mr. Castleford’ was announced.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading I am come from Bristol to tell your father that he may be proud of his son Clarence.’
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading ALL the rest of the family were out, and I was relieved by being alone with my distress, not forced to hide it, when the door opened and ‘Mr. Castleford’ was announced.
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading ‘Nor deem the irrevocable past As wholly wasted, wholly vain, If rising on its wrecks at last To something nobler we attain.’
irrevocable
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From this reading ‘Nor deem the irrevocable past As wholly wasted, wholly vain, If rising on its wrecks at last To something nobler we attain.’
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading After one moment’s look at me, one touch of my hand, he must have seen that I was faint with anxiety, and said, ‘It is all right, Edward; I see you know all.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading ALL the rest of the family were out, and I was relieved by being alone with my distress, not forced to hide it, when the door opened and ‘Mr. Castleford’ was announced.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading ‘Nor deem the irrevocable past As wholly wasted, wholly vain, If rising on its wrecks at last To something nobler we attain.’
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading After one moment’s look at me, one touch of my hand, he must have seen that I was faint with anxiety, and said, ‘It is all right, Edward; I see you know all.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ‘Nor deem the irrevocable past As wholly wasted, wholly vain, If rising on its wrecks at last To something nobler we attain.’
LONGFELLOW
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From this reading LONGFELLOW.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading After one moment’s look at me, one touch of my hand, he must have seen that I was faint with anxiety, and said, ‘It is all right, Edward; I see you know all.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading I am come from Bristol to tell your father that he may be proud of his son Clarence.’
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading After one moment’s look at me, one touch of my hand, he must have seen that I was faint with anxiety, and said, ‘It is all right, Edward; I see you know all.
moment's
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From this reading After one moment’s look at me, one touch of my hand, he must have seen that I was faint with anxiety, and said, ‘It is all right, Edward; I see you know all.
Mr
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From this reading ALL the rest of the family were out, and I was relieved by being alone with my distress, not forced to hide it, when the door opened and ‘Mr. Castleford’ was announced.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading After one moment’s look at me, one touch of my hand, he must have seen that I was faint with anxiety, and said, ‘It is all right, Edward; I see you know all.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading ALL the rest of the family were out, and I was relieved by being alone with my distress, not forced to hide it, when the door opened and ‘Mr. Castleford’ was announced.
nobler
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From this reading ‘Nor deem the irrevocable past As wholly wasted, wholly vain, If rising on its wrecks at last To something nobler we attain.’
NorconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading ‘Nor deem the irrevocable past As wholly wasted, wholly vain, If rising on its wrecks at last To something nobler we attain.’
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading ALL the rest of the family were out, and I was relieved by being alone with my distress, not forced to hide it, when the door opened and ‘Mr. Castleford’ was announced.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading ALL the rest of the family were out, and I was relieved by being alone with my distress, not forced to hide it, when the door opened and ‘Mr. Castleford’ was announced.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading ‘Nor deem the irrevocable past As wholly wasted, wholly vain, If rising on its wrecks at last To something nobler we attain.’
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading After one moment’s look at me, one touch of my hand, he must have seen that I was faint with anxiety, and said, ‘It is all right, Edward; I see you know all.
opened
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From this reading ALL the rest of the family were out, and I was relieved by being alone with my distress, not forced to hide it, when the door opened and ‘Mr. Castleford’ was announced.
out
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From this reading ALL the rest of the family were out, and I was relieved by being alone with my distress, not forced to hide it, when the door opened and ‘Mr. Castleford’ was announced.
past
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From this reading ‘Nor deem the irrevocable past As wholly wasted, wholly vain, If rising on its wrecks at last To something nobler we attain.’
proud
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From this reading I am come from Bristol to tell your father that he may be proud of his son Clarence.’
relievednounUS /ˈrelieved/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading ALL the rest of the family were out, and I was relieved by being alone with my distress, not forced to hide it, when the door opened and ‘Mr. Castleford’ was announced.
restnounUS /rest/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ALL the rest of the family were out, and I was relieved by being alone with my distress, not forced to hide it, when the door opened and ‘Mr. Castleford’ was announced.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading After one moment’s look at me, one touch of my hand, he must have seen that I was faint with anxiety, and said, ‘It is all right, Edward; I see you know all.
rising
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From this reading ‘Nor deem the irrevocable past As wholly wasted, wholly vain, If rising on its wrecks at last To something nobler we attain.’
said
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From this reading After one moment’s look at me, one touch of my hand, he must have seen that I was faint with anxiety, and said, ‘It is all right, Edward; I see you know all.
see
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From this reading After one moment’s look at me, one touch of my hand, he must have seen that I was faint with anxiety, and said, ‘It is all right, Edward; I see you know all.
seen
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From this reading After one moment’s look at me, one touch of my hand, he must have seen that I was faint with anxiety, and said, ‘It is all right, Edward; I see you know all.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading ‘Nor deem the irrevocable past As wholly wasted, wholly vain, If rising on its wrecks at last To something nobler we attain.’
son
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From this reading I am come from Bristol to tell your father that he may be proud of his son Clarence.’
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I am come from Bristol to tell your father that he may be proud of his son Clarence.’
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading After one moment’s look at me, one touch of my hand, he must have seen that I was faint with anxiety, and said, ‘It is all right, Edward; I see you know all.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ‘Nor deem the irrevocable past As wholly wasted, wholly vain, If rising on its wrecks at last To something nobler we attain.’
ToparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading ‘Nor deem the irrevocable past As wholly wasted, wholly vain, If rising on its wrecks at last To something nobler we attain.’
touch
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From this reading After one moment’s look at me, one touch of my hand, he must have seen that I was faint with anxiety, and said, ‘It is all right, Edward; I see you know all.
vain
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From this reading ‘Nor deem the irrevocable past As wholly wasted, wholly vain, If rising on its wrecks at last To something nobler we attain.’
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ALL the rest of the family were out, and I was relieved by being alone with my distress, not forced to hide it, when the door opened and ‘Mr. Castleford’ was announced.
wasted
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From this reading ‘Nor deem the irrevocable past As wholly wasted, wholly vain, If rising on its wrecks at last To something nobler we attain.’
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading ‘Nor deem the irrevocable past As wholly wasted, wholly vain, If rising on its wrecks at last To something nobler we attain.’
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading ALL the rest of the family were out, and I was relieved by being alone with my distress, not forced to hide it, when the door opened and ‘Mr. Castleford’ was announced.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading ALL the rest of the family were out, and I was relieved by being alone with my distress, not forced to hide it, when the door opened and ‘Mr. Castleford’ was announced.
wholly
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From this reading ‘Nor deem the irrevocable past As wholly wasted, wholly vain, If rising on its wrecks at last To something nobler we attain.’
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading ALL the rest of the family were out, and I was relieved by being alone with my distress, not forced to hide it, when the door opened and ‘Mr. Castleford’ was announced.
wrecks
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From this reading ‘Nor deem the irrevocable past As wholly wasted, wholly vain, If rising on its wrecks at last To something nobler we attain.’
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading After one moment’s look at me, one touch of my hand, he must have seen that I was faint with anxiety, and said, ‘It is all right, Edward; I see you know all.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I am come from Bristol to tell your father that he may be proud of his son Clarence.’
