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all
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From this reading Feeling, sentiment, must be all henceforth.”
Angel
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From this reading “Angel of purity! between us two money is nothing, never can be anything.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading “Angel of purity! between us two money is nothing, never can be anything.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “You are like your mother,--was her voice as soft as yours?”
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “You are like your mother,--was her voice as soft as yours?”
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “Angel of purity! between us two money is nothing, never can be anything.
bed
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From this reading “Come, Charles, go to bed; I wish it; you must be tired.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading “Angel of purity! between us two money is nothing, never can be anything.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading “Angel of purity! between us two money is nothing, never can be anything.
Charles
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From this reading “Come, Charles, go to bed; I wish it; you must be tired.
ComenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Come, Charles, go to bed; I wish it; you must be tired.
dropping
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From this reading “Oh! much softer--” “Yes, for you,” she said, dropping her eyelids.
eyelids
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From this reading “Oh! much softer--” “Yes, for you,” she said, dropping her eyelids.
FeelingnounUS /ˈfeeling/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Feeling, sentiment, must be all henceforth.”
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “Oh! much softer--” “Yes, for you,” she said, dropping her eyelids.
go
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From this reading “Come, Charles, go to bed; I wish it; you must be tired.
henceforth
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From this reading Feeling, sentiment, must be all henceforth.”
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “You are like your mother,--was her voice as soft as yours?”
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Come, Charles, go to bed; I wish it; you must be tired.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Angel of purity! between us two money is nothing, never can be anything.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Come, Charles, go to bed; I wish it; you must be tired.
like
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From this reading “You are like your mother,--was her voice as soft as yours?”
money
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From this reading “Angel of purity! between us two money is nothing, never can be anything.
mother
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From this reading “You are like your mother,--was her voice as soft as yours?”
much
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From this reading “Oh! much softer--” “Yes, for you,” she said, dropping her eyelids.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Feeling, sentiment, must be all henceforth.”
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Angel of purity! between us two money is nothing, never can be anything.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “Angel of purity! between us two money is nothing, never can be anything.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Angel of purity! between us two money is nothing, never can be anything.
Oh
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From this reading “Oh! much softer--” “Yes, for you,” she said, dropping her eyelids.
puritynounUS /ˈpjʊrəti/
the state of being morally clean and innocent
From this reading “Angel of purity! between us two money is nothing, never can be anything.
said
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From this reading “Oh! much softer--” “Yes, for you,” she said, dropping her eyelids.
sentiment
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From this reading Feeling, sentiment, must be all henceforth.”
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Oh! much softer--” “Yes, for you,” she said, dropping her eyelids.
soft
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From this reading “You are like your mother,--was her voice as soft as yours?”
softer
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From this reading “Oh! much softer--” “Yes, for you,” she said, dropping her eyelids.
tired
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From this reading “Come, Charles, go to bed; I wish it; you must be tired.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Come, Charles, go to bed; I wish it; you must be tired.
two
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From this reading “Angel of purity! between us two money is nothing, never can be anything.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Angel of purity! between us two money is nothing, never can be anything.
voice
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From this reading “You are like your mother,--was her voice as soft as yours?”
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “You are like your mother,--was her voice as soft as yours?”
wish
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From this reading “Come, Charles, go to bed; I wish it; you must be tired.
Yes
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From this reading “Oh! much softer--” “Yes, for you,” she said, dropping her eyelids.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You are like your mother,--was her voice as soft as yours?”
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You are like your mother,--was her voice as soft as yours?”
yourspronounUS /jʊrz/
the one or ones belonging to the person spoken to
From this reading “You are like your mother,--was her voice as soft as yours?”