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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 Lord Airlie had asked to be alone for a time with his dead love.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They had humored him, and for three long hours he had knelt by her, bidding her a sorrowful farewell, taking his last look at the face that would never again smile on earth for him.
Airlie
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From this reading Lord Airlie had asked to be alone for a time with his dead love.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Lord Airlie had asked to be alone for a time with his dead love.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They had humored him, and for three long hours he had knelt by her, bidding her a sorrowful farewell, taking his last look at the face that would never again smile on earth for him.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Lord Airlie had asked to be alone for a time with his dead love.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The servants of the household, who had dearly loved their beautiful young mistress, had taken their last look at her face.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading On the second day succeeding that on which Dora had been sent for, Beatrice Earle was to be laid in her grave.
Beatrice
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From this reading On the second day succeeding that on which Dora had been sent for, Beatrice Earle was to be laid in her grave.
beautiful
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From this reading The servants of the household, who had dearly loved their beautiful young mistress, had taken their last look at her face.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading On the second day succeeding that on which Dora had been sent for, Beatrice Earle was to be laid in her grave.
bidding
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From this reading They had humored him, and for three long hours he had knelt by her, bidding her a sorrowful farewell, taking his last look at the face that would never again smile on earth for him.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading They had humored him, and for three long hours he had knelt by her, bidding her a sorrowful farewell, taking his last look at the face that would never again smile on earth for him.
day
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From this reading On the second day succeeding that on which Dora had been sent for, Beatrice Earle was to be laid in her grave.
deadnounUS /dead/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Lord Airlie had asked to be alone for a time with his dead love.
dearly
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From this reading The servants of the household, who had dearly loved their beautiful young mistress, had taken their last look at her face.
Dora
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From this reading On the second day succeeding that on which Dora had been sent for, Beatrice Earle was to be laid in her grave.
Earle
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From this reading On the second day succeeding that on which Dora had been sent for, Beatrice Earle was to be laid in her grave.
earth
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From this reading They had humored him, and for three long hours he had knelt by her, bidding her a sorrowful farewell, taking his last look at the face that would never again smile on earth for him.
face
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From this reading The servants of the household, who had dearly loved their beautiful young mistress, had taken their last look at her face.
farewell
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From this reading They had humored him, and for three long hours he had knelt by her, bidding her a sorrowful farewell, taking his last look at the face that would never again smile on earth for him.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading On the second day succeeding that on which Dora had been sent for, Beatrice Earle was to be laid in her grave.
grave
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From this reading On the second day succeeding that on which Dora had been sent for, Beatrice Earle was to be laid in her grave.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading On the second day succeeding that on which Dora had been sent for, Beatrice Earle was to be laid in her grave.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They had humored him, and for three long hours he had knelt by her, bidding her a sorrowful farewell, taking his last look at the face that would never again smile on earth for him.
Helena
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From this reading Lady Helena had shed her last tears over it.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading On the second day succeeding that on which Dora had been sent for, Beatrice Earle was to be laid in her grave.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading They had humored him, and for three long hours he had knelt by her, bidding her a sorrowful farewell, taking his last look at the face that would never again smile on earth for him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Lord Airlie had asked to be alone for a time with his dead love.
hours
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From this reading They had humored him, and for three long hours he had knelt by her, bidding her a sorrowful farewell, taking his last look at the face that would never again smile on earth for him.
household
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From this reading The servants of the household, who had dearly loved their beautiful young mistress, had taken their last look at her face.
humored
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From this reading They had humored him, and for three long hours he had knelt by her, bidding her a sorrowful farewell, taking his last look at the face that would never again smile on earth for him.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading On the second day succeeding that on which Dora had been sent for, Beatrice Earle was to be laid in her grave.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Lady Helena had shed her last tears over it.
knelt
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From this reading They had humored him, and for three long hours he had knelt by her, bidding her a sorrowful farewell, taking his last look at the face that would never again smile on earth for him.
Lady
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From this reading Lady Helena had shed her last tears over it.
laid
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From this reading On the second day succeeding that on which Dora had been sent for, Beatrice Earle was to be laid in her grave.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The servants of the household, who had dearly loved their beautiful young mistress, had taken their last look at her face.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They had humored him, and for three long hours he had knelt by her, bidding her a sorrowful farewell, taking his last look at the face that would never again smile on earth for him.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The servants of the household, who had dearly loved their beautiful young mistress, had taken their last look at her face.
Lord
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From this reading Lord Airlie had asked to be alone for a time with his dead love.
love
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From this reading Lord Airlie had asked to be alone for a time with his dead love.
loved
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From this reading The servants of the household, who had dearly loved their beautiful young mistress, had taken their last look at her face.
mistress
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From this reading The servants of the household, who had dearly loved their beautiful young mistress, had taken their last look at her face.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They had humored him, and for three long hours he had knelt by her, bidding her a sorrowful farewell, taking his last look at the face that would never again smile on earth for him.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The servants of the household, who had dearly loved their beautiful young mistress, had taken their last look at her face.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On the second day succeeding that on which Dora had been sent for, Beatrice Earle was to be laid in her grave.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Lady Helena had shed her last tears over it.
second
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From this reading On the second day succeeding that on which Dora had been sent for, Beatrice Earle was to be laid in her grave.
sent
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From this reading On the second day succeeding that on which Dora had been sent for, Beatrice Earle was to be laid in her grave.
servants
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From this reading The servants of the household, who had dearly loved their beautiful young mistress, had taken their last look at her face.
shed
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From this reading Lady Helena had shed her last tears over it.
smile
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From this reading They had humored him, and for three long hours he had knelt by her, bidding her a sorrowful farewell, taking his last look at the face that would never again smile on earth for him.
sorrowful
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From this reading They had humored him, and for three long hours he had knelt by her, bidding her a sorrowful farewell, taking his last look at the face that would never again smile on earth for him.
succeeding
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From this reading On the second day succeeding that on which Dora had been sent for, Beatrice Earle was to be laid in her grave.
taken
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From this reading The servants of the household, who had dearly loved their beautiful young mistress, had taken their last look at her face.
taking
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From this reading They had humored him, and for three long hours he had knelt by her, bidding her a sorrowful farewell, taking his last look at the face that would never again smile on earth for him.
tears
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From this reading Lady Helena had shed her last tears over it.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading On the second day succeeding that on which Dora had been sent for, Beatrice Earle was to be laid in her grave.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading On the second day succeeding that on which Dora had been sent for, Beatrice Earle was to be laid in her grave.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The servants of the household, who had dearly loved their beautiful young mistress, had taken their last look at her face.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They had humored him, and for three long hours he had knelt by her, bidding her a sorrowful farewell, taking his last look at the face that would never again smile on earth for him.
three
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From this reading They had humored him, and for three long hours he had knelt by her, bidding her a sorrowful farewell, taking his last look at the face that would never again smile on earth for him.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Lord Airlie had asked to be alone for a time with his dead love.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading On the second day succeeding that on which Dora had been sent for, Beatrice Earle was to be laid in her grave.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading On the second day succeeding that on which Dora had been sent for, Beatrice Earle was to be laid in her grave.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading On the second day succeeding that on which Dora had been sent for, Beatrice Earle was to be laid in her grave.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading The servants of the household, who had dearly loved their beautiful young mistress, had taken their last look at her face.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Lord Airlie had asked to be alone for a time with his dead love.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading They had humored him, and for three long hours he had knelt by her, bidding her a sorrowful farewell, taking his last look at the face that would never again smile on earth for him.
young
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From this reading The servants of the household, who had dearly loved their beautiful young mistress, had taken their last look at her face.
