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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 A discreet rapping at the door cut short some word of love on David’s lips.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “Let us say no more about it,” she said quietly.
AlasexclamationUS /əˈlæs/
used to show sadness, pity, or regret
From this reading “Oh! my brother, my brother!” cried poor Eve, as she hurried into the passage and up the stairs, “I can never forgive you, unless it was----” “Alas! it was that, or suicide,” said David, who had followed her.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Oh! my brother, my brother!” cried poor Eve, as she hurried into the passage and up the stairs, “I can never forgive you, unless it was----” “Alas! it was that, or suicide,” said David, who had followed her.
answer
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From this reading “The woman who dragged him down into the depths of Paris has much to answer for; and your father, my David, is quite inexorable!
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “Oh! my brother, my brother!” cried poor Eve, as she hurried into the passage and up the stairs, “I can never forgive you, unless it was----” “Alas! it was that, or suicide,” said David, who had followed her.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading A discreet rapping at the door cut short some word of love on David’s lips.
bear
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From this reading Let us bear it in silence.”
brother
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From this reading “Oh! my brother, my brother!” cried poor Eve, as she hurried into the passage and up the stairs, “I can never forgive you, unless it was----” “Alas! it was that, or suicide,” said David, who had followed her.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading “Oh! my brother, my brother!” cried poor Eve, as she hurried into the passage and up the stairs, “I can never forgive you, unless it was----” “Alas! it was that, or suicide,” said David, who had followed her.
criednounUS /cried/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Oh! my brother, my brother!” cried poor Eve, as she hurried into the passage and up the stairs, “I can never forgive you, unless it was----” “Alas! it was that, or suicide,” said David, who had followed her.
cut
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From this reading A discreet rapping at the door cut short some word of love on David’s lips.
David
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From this reading “Oh! my brother, my brother!” cried poor Eve, as she hurried into the passage and up the stairs, “I can never forgive you, unless it was----” “Alas! it was that, or suicide,” said David, who had followed her.
David's
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From this reading A discreet rapping at the door cut short some word of love on David’s lips.
depths
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From this reading “The woman who dragged him down into the depths of Paris has much to answer for; and your father, my David, is quite inexorable!
discreet
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From this reading A discreet rapping at the door cut short some word of love on David’s lips.
door
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From this reading A discreet rapping at the door cut short some word of love on David’s lips.
down
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From this reading “The woman who dragged him down into the depths of Paris has much to answer for; and your father, my David, is quite inexorable!
dragged
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From this reading “The woman who dragged him down into the depths of Paris has much to answer for; and your father, my David, is quite inexorable!
Eve
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From this reading “Oh! my brother, my brother!” cried poor Eve, as she hurried into the passage and up the stairs, “I can never forgive you, unless it was----” “Alas! it was that, or suicide,” said David, who had followed her.
father
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From this reading “The woman who dragged him down into the depths of Paris has much to answer for; and your father, my David, is quite inexorable!
followed
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From this reading “Oh! my brother, my brother!” cried poor Eve, as she hurried into the passage and up the stairs, “I can never forgive you, unless it was----” “Alas! it was that, or suicide,” said David, who had followed her.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “The woman who dragged him down into the depths of Paris has much to answer for; and your father, my David, is quite inexorable!
forgive
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From this reading “Oh! my brother, my brother!” cried poor Eve, as she hurried into the passage and up the stairs, “I can never forgive you, unless it was----” “Alas! it was that, or suicide,” said David, who had followed her.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading “Oh! my brother, my brother!” cried poor Eve, as she hurried into the passage and up the stairs, “I can never forgive you, unless it was----” “Alas! it was that, or suicide,” said David, who had followed her.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “The woman who dragged him down into the depths of Paris has much to answer for; and your father, my David, is quite inexorable!
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “Oh! my brother, my brother!” cried poor Eve, as she hurried into the passage and up the stairs, “I can never forgive you, unless it was----” “Alas! it was that, or suicide,” said David, who had followed her.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “The woman who dragged him down into the depths of Paris has much to answer for; and your father, my David, is quite inexorable!
hurried
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From this reading “Oh! my brother, my brother!” cried poor Eve, as she hurried into the passage and up the stairs, “I can never forgive you, unless it was----” “Alas! it was that, or suicide,” said David, who had followed her.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Oh! my brother, my brother!” cried poor Eve, as she hurried into the passage and up the stairs, “I can never forgive you, unless it was----” “Alas! it was that, or suicide,” said David, who had followed her.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Let us bear it in silence.”
inexorable
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From this reading “The woman who dragged him down into the depths of Paris has much to answer for; and your father, my David, is quite inexorable!
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading “Oh! my brother, my brother!” cried poor Eve, as she hurried into the passage and up the stairs, “I can never forgive you, unless it was----” “Alas! it was that, or suicide,” said David, who had followed her.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “The woman who dragged him down into the depths of Paris has much to answer for; and your father, my David, is quite inexorable!
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Oh! my brother, my brother!” cried poor Eve, as she hurried into the passage and up the stairs, “I can never forgive you, unless it was----” “Alas! it was that, or suicide,” said David, who had followed her.
Letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “Let us say no more about it,” she said quietly.
lips
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From this reading A discreet rapping at the door cut short some word of love on David’s lips.
love
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From this reading A discreet rapping at the door cut short some word of love on David’s lips.
more
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From this reading “Let us say no more about it,” she said quietly.
much
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From this reading “The woman who dragged him down into the depths of Paris has much to answer for; and your father, my David, is quite inexorable!
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “Oh! my brother, my brother!” cried poor Eve, as she hurried into the passage and up the stairs, “I can never forgive you, unless it was----” “Alas! it was that, or suicide,” said David, who had followed her.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Oh! my brother, my brother!” cried poor Eve, as she hurried into the passage and up the stairs, “I can never forgive you, unless it was----” “Alas! it was that, or suicide,” said David, who had followed her.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading “Let us say no more about it,” she said quietly.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “The woman who dragged him down into the depths of Paris has much to answer for; and your father, my David, is quite inexorable!
Oh
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From this reading “Oh! my brother, my brother!” cried poor Eve, as she hurried into the passage and up the stairs, “I can never forgive you, unless it was----” “Alas! it was that, or suicide,” said David, who had followed her.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading A discreet rapping at the door cut short some word of love on David’s lips.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading “Oh! my brother, my brother!” cried poor Eve, as she hurried into the passage and up the stairs, “I can never forgive you, unless it was----” “Alas! it was that, or suicide,” said David, who had followed her.
Paris
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From this reading “The woman who dragged him down into the depths of Paris has much to answer for; and your father, my David, is quite inexorable!
passagenounUS /ˈpassage/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Oh! my brother, my brother!” cried poor Eve, as she hurried into the passage and up the stairs, “I can never forgive you, unless it was----” “Alas! it was that, or suicide,” said David, who had followed her.
poornounUS /poor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Oh! my brother, my brother!” cried poor Eve, as she hurried into the passage and up the stairs, “I can never forgive you, unless it was----” “Alas! it was that, or suicide,” said David, who had followed her.
quietly
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From this reading “Let us say no more about it,” she said quietly.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The woman who dragged him down into the depths of Paris has much to answer for; and your father, my David, is quite inexorable!
rapping
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From this reading A discreet rapping at the door cut short some word of love on David’s lips.
said
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From this reading “Oh! my brother, my brother!” cried poor Eve, as she hurried into the passage and up the stairs, “I can never forgive you, unless it was----” “Alas! it was that, or suicide,” said David, who had followed her.
say
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From this reading “Let us say no more about it,” she said quietly.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Oh! my brother, my brother!” cried poor Eve, as she hurried into the passage and up the stairs, “I can never forgive you, unless it was----” “Alas! it was that, or suicide,” said David, who had followed her.
shortadjectiveUS /ʃɔrt/
brief or direct in expression
From this reading A discreet rapping at the door cut short some word of love on David’s lips.
silencenounUS /ˈsaɪ.ləns/
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading Let us bear it in silence.”
some
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From this reading A discreet rapping at the door cut short some word of love on David’s lips.
stairs
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From this reading “Oh! my brother, my brother!” cried poor Eve, as she hurried into the passage and up the stairs, “I can never forgive you, unless it was----” “Alas! it was that, or suicide,” said David, who had followed her.
suicide
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From this reading “Oh! my brother, my brother!” cried poor Eve, as she hurried into the passage and up the stairs, “I can never forgive you, unless it was----” “Alas! it was that, or suicide,” said David, who had followed her.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Oh! my brother, my brother!” cried poor Eve, as she hurried into the passage and up the stairs, “I can never forgive you, unless it was----” “Alas! it was that, or suicide,” said David, who had followed her.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Oh! my brother, my brother!” cried poor Eve, as she hurried into the passage and up the stairs, “I can never forgive you, unless it was----” “Alas! it was that, or suicide,” said David, who had followed her.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “The woman who dragged him down into the depths of Paris has much to answer for; and your father, my David, is quite inexorable!
unlessconjunctionUS /ənˈles/
except if; if not
From this reading “Oh! my brother, my brother!” cried poor Eve, as she hurried into the passage and up the stairs, “I can never forgive you, unless it was----” “Alas! it was that, or suicide,” said David, who had followed her.
up
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From this reading “Oh! my brother, my brother!” cried poor Eve, as she hurried into the passage and up the stairs, “I can never forgive you, unless it was----” “Alas! it was that, or suicide,” said David, who had followed her.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Let us say no more about it,” she said quietly.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Oh! my brother, my brother!” cried poor Eve, as she hurried into the passage and up the stairs, “I can never forgive you, unless it was----” “Alas! it was that, or suicide,” said David, who had followed her.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading “Oh! my brother, my brother!” cried poor Eve, as she hurried into the passage and up the stairs, “I can never forgive you, unless it was----” “Alas! it was that, or suicide,” said David, who had followed her.
woman
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From this reading “The woman who dragged him down into the depths of Paris has much to answer for; and your father, my David, is quite inexorable!
word
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From this reading A discreet rapping at the door cut short some word of love on David’s lips.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Oh! my brother, my brother!” cried poor Eve, as she hurried into the passage and up the stairs, “I can never forgive you, unless it was----” “Alas! it was that, or suicide,” said David, who had followed her.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “The woman who dragged him down into the depths of Paris has much to answer for; and your father, my David, is quite inexorable!
