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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 To go to New York, to her uncle's house, to see and be with Cousin Abbie, had been the one great dream of Ester's heart--as likely to be realized, she could not help acknowledging, as a journey to the moon, and no more so.
Abbie
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From this reading It had been written to Ester's cousin, Abbie, her one intimate friend, Uncle Ralph's only daughter.
acknowledging
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From this reading To go to New York, to her uncle's house, to see and be with Cousin Abbie, had been the one great dream of Ester's heart--as likely to be realized, she could not help acknowledging, as a journey to the moon, and no more so.
age
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From this reading These two, of the same age, had been correspondents almost from their babyhood; and yet they had never seen each other's faces.
almost
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From this reading These two, of the same age, had been correspondents almost from their babyhood; and yet they had never seen each other's faces.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Now the letter which had caused so much trouble in the Ried family, and especially in Ester's heart, was, in one sense, not an ordinary letter.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Now the letter which had caused so much trouble in the Ried family, and especially in Ester's heart, was, in one sense, not an ordinary letter.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading To go to New York, to her uncle's house, to see and be with Cousin Abbie, had been the one great dream of Ester's heart--as likely to be realized, she could not help acknowledging, as a journey to the moon, and no more so.
babyhood
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From this reading These two, of the same age, had been correspondents almost from their babyhood; and yet they had never seen each other's faces.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading To go to New York, to her uncle's house, to see and be with Cousin Abbie, had been the one great dream of Ester's heart--as likely to be realized, she could not help acknowledging, as a journey to the moon, and no more so.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading It had been written to Ester's cousin, Abbie, her one intimate friend, Uncle Ralph's only daughter.
caused
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From this reading Now the letter which had caused so much trouble in the Ried family, and especially in Ester's heart, was, in one sense, not an ordinary letter.
correspondents
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From this reading These two, of the same age, had been correspondents almost from their babyhood; and yet they had never seen each other's faces.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading To go to New York, to her uncle's house, to see and be with Cousin Abbie, had been the one great dream of Ester's heart--as likely to be realized, she could not help acknowledging, as a journey to the moon, and no more so.
cousin
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From this reading It had been written to Ester's cousin, Abbie, her one intimate friend, Uncle Ralph's only daughter.
daughter
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From this reading It had been written to Ester's cousin, Abbie, her one intimate friend, Uncle Ralph's only daughter.
dreamnounUS /driːm/
A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.
From this reading To go to New York, to her uncle's house, to see and be with Cousin Abbie, had been the one great dream of Ester's heart--as likely to be realized, she could not help acknowledging, as a journey to the moon, and no more so.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading These two, of the same age, had been correspondents almost from their babyhood; and yet they had never seen each other's faces.
especially
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From this reading Now the letter which had caused so much trouble in the Ried family, and especially in Ester's heart, was, in one sense, not an ordinary letter.
Ester's
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From this reading Now the letter which had caused so much trouble in the Ried family, and especially in Ester's heart, was, in one sense, not an ordinary letter.
faces
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From this reading These two, of the same age, had been correspondents almost from their babyhood; and yet they had never seen each other's faces.
family
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From this reading Now the letter which had caused so much trouble in the Ried family, and especially in Ester's heart, was, in one sense, not an ordinary letter.
friend
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From this reading It had been written to Ester's cousin, Abbie, her one intimate friend, Uncle Ralph's only daughter.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading These two, of the same age, had been correspondents almost from their babyhood; and yet they had never seen each other's faces.
go
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From this reading To go to New York, to her uncle's house, to see and be with Cousin Abbie, had been the one great dream of Ester's heart--as likely to be realized, she could not help acknowledging, as a journey to the moon, and no more so.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To go to New York, to her uncle's house, to see and be with Cousin Abbie, had been the one great dream of Ester's heart--as likely to be realized, she could not help acknowledging, as a journey to the moon, and no more so.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Now the letter which had caused so much trouble in the Ried family, and especially in Ester's heart, was, in one sense, not an ordinary letter.
HAPPENS
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From this reading SOMETHING HAPPENS.
heart
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From this reading Now the letter which had caused so much trouble in the Ried family, and especially in Ester's heart, was, in one sense, not an ordinary letter.
helpnounUS /help/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To go to New York, to her uncle's house, to see and be with Cousin Abbie, had been the one great dream of Ester's heart--as likely to be realized, she could not help acknowledging, as a journey to the moon, and no more so.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading It had been written to Ester's cousin, Abbie, her one intimate friend, Uncle Ralph's only daughter.
house
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From this reading To go to New York, to her uncle's house, to see and be with Cousin Abbie, had been the one great dream of Ester's heart--as likely to be realized, she could not help acknowledging, as a journey to the moon, and no more so.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Now the letter which had caused so much trouble in the Ried family, and especially in Ester's heart, was, in one sense, not an ordinary letter.
intimate
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From this reading It had been written to Ester's cousin, Abbie, her one intimate friend, Uncle Ralph's only daughter.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It had been written to Ester's cousin, Abbie, her one intimate friend, Uncle Ralph's only daughter.
journeynounUS /ˈjourney/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading To go to New York, to her uncle's house, to see and be with Cousin Abbie, had been the one great dream of Ester's heart--as likely to be realized, she could not help acknowledging, as a journey to the moon, and no more so.
letter
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From this reading Now the letter which had caused so much trouble in the Ried family, and especially in Ester's heart, was, in one sense, not an ordinary letter.
likely
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From this reading To go to New York, to her uncle's house, to see and be with Cousin Abbie, had been the one great dream of Ester's heart--as likely to be realized, she could not help acknowledging, as a journey to the moon, and no more so.
moon
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From this reading To go to New York, to her uncle's house, to see and be with Cousin Abbie, had been the one great dream of Ester's heart--as likely to be realized, she could not help acknowledging, as a journey to the moon, and no more so.
more
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From this reading To go to New York, to her uncle's house, to see and be with Cousin Abbie, had been the one great dream of Ester's heart--as likely to be realized, she could not help acknowledging, as a journey to the moon, and no more so.
much
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From this reading Now the letter which had caused so much trouble in the Ried family, and especially in Ester's heart, was, in one sense, not an ordinary letter.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading These two, of the same age, had been correspondents almost from their babyhood; and yet they had never seen each other's faces.
New
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From this reading To go to New York, to her uncle's house, to see and be with Cousin Abbie, had been the one great dream of Ester's heart--as likely to be realized, she could not help acknowledging, as a journey to the moon, and no more so.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading To go to New York, to her uncle's house, to see and be with Cousin Abbie, had been the one great dream of Ester's heart--as likely to be realized, she could not help acknowledging, as a journey to the moon, and no more so.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Now the letter which had caused so much trouble in the Ried family, and especially in Ester's heart, was, in one sense, not an ordinary letter.
Now
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From this reading Now the letter which had caused so much trouble in the Ried family, and especially in Ester's heart, was, in one sense, not an ordinary letter.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading These two, of the same age, had been correspondents almost from their babyhood; and yet they had never seen each other's faces.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Now the letter which had caused so much trouble in the Ried family, and especially in Ester's heart, was, in one sense, not an ordinary letter.
only
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From this reading It had been written to Ester's cousin, Abbie, her one intimate friend, Uncle Ralph's only daughter.
ordinary
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From this reading Now the letter which had caused so much trouble in the Ried family, and especially in Ester's heart, was, in one sense, not an ordinary letter.
other's
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From this reading These two, of the same age, had been correspondents almost from their babyhood; and yet they had never seen each other's faces.
Ralph's
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From this reading It had been written to Ester's cousin, Abbie, her one intimate friend, Uncle Ralph's only daughter.
realized
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From this reading To go to New York, to her uncle's house, to see and be with Cousin Abbie, had been the one great dream of Ester's heart--as likely to be realized, she could not help acknowledging, as a journey to the moon, and no more so.
Ried
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From this reading Now the letter which had caused so much trouble in the Ried family, and especially in Ester's heart, was, in one sense, not an ordinary letter.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading These two, of the same age, had been correspondents almost from their babyhood; and yet they had never seen each other's faces.
see
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From this reading To go to New York, to her uncle's house, to see and be with Cousin Abbie, had been the one great dream of Ester's heart--as likely to be realized, she could not help acknowledging, as a journey to the moon, and no more so.
seen
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From this reading These two, of the same age, had been correspondents almost from their babyhood; and yet they had never seen each other's faces.
sense
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From this reading Now the letter which had caused so much trouble in the Ried family, and especially in Ester's heart, was, in one sense, not an ordinary letter.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading To go to New York, to her uncle's house, to see and be with Cousin Abbie, had been the one great dream of Ester's heart--as likely to be realized, she could not help acknowledging, as a journey to the moon, and no more so.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Now the letter which had caused so much trouble in the Ried family, and especially in Ester's heart, was, in one sense, not an ordinary letter.
SOMETHINGpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading SOMETHING HAPPENS.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Now the letter which had caused so much trouble in the Ried family, and especially in Ester's heart, was, in one sense, not an ordinary letter.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading These two, of the same age, had been correspondents almost from their babyhood; and yet they had never seen each other's faces.
ThesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading These two, of the same age, had been correspondents almost from their babyhood; and yet they had never seen each other's faces.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading These two, of the same age, had been correspondents almost from their babyhood; and yet they had never seen each other's faces.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It had been written to Ester's cousin, Abbie, her one intimate friend, Uncle Ralph's only daughter.
trouble
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From this reading Now the letter which had caused so much trouble in the Ried family, and especially in Ester's heart, was, in one sense, not an ordinary letter.
two
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From this reading These two, of the same age, had been correspondents almost from their babyhood; and yet they had never seen each other's faces.
Uncle
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From this reading It had been written to Ester's cousin, Abbie, her one intimate friend, Uncle Ralph's only daughter.
uncle's
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From this reading To go to New York, to her uncle's house, to see and be with Cousin Abbie, had been the one great dream of Ester's heart--as likely to be realized, she could not help acknowledging, as a journey to the moon, and no more so.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Now the letter which had caused so much trouble in the Ried family, and especially in Ester's heart, was, in one sense, not an ordinary letter.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Now the letter which had caused so much trouble in the Ried family, and especially in Ester's heart, was, in one sense, not an ordinary letter.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading To go to New York, to her uncle's house, to see and be with Cousin Abbie, had been the one great dream of Ester's heart--as likely to be realized, she could not help acknowledging, as a journey to the moon, and no more so.
written
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From this reading It had been written to Ester's cousin, Abbie, her one intimate friend, Uncle Ralph's only daughter.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading These two, of the same age, had been correspondents almost from their babyhood; and yet they had never seen each other's faces.
York
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From this reading To go to New York, to her uncle's house, to see and be with Cousin Abbie, had been the one great dream of Ester's heart--as likely to be realized, she could not help acknowledging, as a journey to the moon, and no more so.
