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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 * * * * * "The heart of love is with a thousand woes Pierced, which secure indifference never knows.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Love set me up on high: when I grew vain Of that my height, love brought me down again.
amazement
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From this reading For once she is literally struck dumb with amazement.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading * * * * * "The rose aye wears the silent thorn at heart, And never yet might pain for love depart."--TRENCH.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading * * * * * "The rose aye wears the silent thorn at heart, And never yet might pain for love depart."--TRENCH.
aware
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From this reading When Mrs. Redmond, next morning, is made aware of Georgie's engagement to Dorian Branscombe, her curiosity and excitement know no bounds.
aye
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From this reading * * * * * "The rose aye wears the silent thorn at heart, And never yet might pain for love depart."--TRENCH.
bounds
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From this reading When Mrs. Redmond, next morning, is made aware of Georgie's engagement to Dorian Branscombe, her curiosity and excitement know no bounds.
Branscombe
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From this reading When Mrs. Redmond, next morning, is made aware of Georgie's engagement to Dorian Branscombe, her curiosity and excitement know no bounds.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "Love set me up on high: when I grew vain Of that my height, love brought me down again.
curiosity
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From this reading When Mrs. Redmond, next morning, is made aware of Georgie's engagement to Dorian Branscombe, her curiosity and excitement know no bounds.
depart
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From this reading * * * * * "The rose aye wears the silent thorn at heart, And never yet might pain for love depart."--TRENCH.
Dorian
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down
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From this reading "Love set me up on high: when I grew vain Of that my height, love brought me down again.
dumb
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From this reading For once she is literally struck dumb with amazement.
engagement
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From this reading When Mrs. Redmond, next morning, is made aware of Georgie's engagement to Dorian Branscombe, her curiosity and excitement know no bounds.
excitement
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From this reading When Mrs. Redmond, next morning, is made aware of Georgie's engagement to Dorian Branscombe, her curiosity and excitement know no bounds.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading * * * * * "The rose aye wears the silent thorn at heart, And never yet might pain for love depart."--TRENCH.
Georgie's
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From this reading When Mrs. Redmond, next morning, is made aware of Georgie's engagement to Dorian Branscombe, her curiosity and excitement know no bounds.
grew
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From this reading "Love set me up on high: when I grew vain Of that my height, love brought me down again.
heart
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From this reading * * * * * "The heart of love is with a thousand woes Pierced, which secure indifference never knows.
height
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From this reading "Love set me up on high: when I grew vain Of that my height, love brought me down again.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading When Mrs. Redmond, next morning, is made aware of Georgie's engagement to Dorian Branscombe, her curiosity and excitement know no bounds.
high
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From this reading "Love set me up on high: when I grew vain Of that my height, love brought me down again.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Love set me up on high: when I grew vain Of that my height, love brought me down again.
indifference
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From this reading * * * * * "The heart of love is with a thousand woes Pierced, which secure indifference never knows.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading * * * * * "The heart of love is with a thousand woes Pierced, which secure indifference never knows.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When Mrs. Redmond, next morning, is made aware of Georgie's engagement to Dorian Branscombe, her curiosity and excitement know no bounds.
knows
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From this reading * * * * * "The heart of love is with a thousand woes Pierced, which secure indifference never knows.
literally
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From this reading For once she is literally struck dumb with amazement.
Love
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From this reading "Love set me up on high: when I grew vain Of that my height, love brought me down again.
made
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From this reading When Mrs. Redmond, next morning, is made aware of Georgie's engagement to Dorian Branscombe, her curiosity and excitement know no bounds.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Love set me up on high: when I grew vain Of that my height, love brought me down again.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading * * * * * "The rose aye wears the silent thorn at heart, And never yet might pain for love depart."--TRENCH.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When Mrs. Redmond, next morning, is made aware of Georgie's engagement to Dorian Branscombe, her curiosity and excitement know no bounds.
Mrs
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From this reading When Mrs. Redmond, next morning, is made aware of Georgie's engagement to Dorian Branscombe, her curiosity and excitement know no bounds.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Love set me up on high: when I grew vain Of that my height, love brought me down again.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading * * * * * "The heart of love is with a thousand woes Pierced, which secure indifference never knows.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When Mrs. Redmond, next morning, is made aware of Georgie's engagement to Dorian Branscombe, her curiosity and excitement know no bounds.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading When Mrs. Redmond, next morning, is made aware of Georgie's engagement to Dorian Branscombe, her curiosity and excitement know no bounds.
OfprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Love set me up on high: when I grew vain Of that my height, love brought me down again.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "Love set me up on high: when I grew vain Of that my height, love brought me down again.
once
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From this reading For once she is literally struck dumb with amazement.
pain
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From this reading * * * * * "The rose aye wears the silent thorn at heart, And never yet might pain for love depart."--TRENCH.
Pierced
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From this reading * * * * * "The heart of love is with a thousand woes Pierced, which secure indifference never knows.
Redmond
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From this reading When Mrs. Redmond, next morning, is made aware of Georgie's engagement to Dorian Branscombe, her curiosity and excitement know no bounds.
rose
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From this reading * * * * * "The rose aye wears the silent thorn at heart, And never yet might pain for love depart."--TRENCH.
secure
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From this reading * * * * * "The heart of love is with a thousand woes Pierced, which secure indifference never knows.
set
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From this reading "Love set me up on high: when I grew vain Of that my height, love brought me down again.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading For once she is literally struck dumb with amazement.
silent
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From this reading * * * * * "The rose aye wears the silent thorn at heart, And never yet might pain for love depart."--TRENCH.
strucknounUS /struck/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For once she is literally struck dumb with amazement.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Love set me up on high: when I grew vain Of that my height, love brought me down again.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading * * * * * "The heart of love is with a thousand woes Pierced, which secure indifference never knows.
thorn
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From this reading * * * * * "The rose aye wears the silent thorn at heart, And never yet might pain for love depart."--TRENCH.
thousand
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From this reading * * * * * "The heart of love is with a thousand woes Pierced, which secure indifference never knows.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When Mrs. Redmond, next morning, is made aware of Georgie's engagement to Dorian Branscombe, her curiosity and excitement know no bounds.
TRENCH
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From this reading * * * * * "The rose aye wears the silent thorn at heart, And never yet might pain for love depart."--TRENCH.
up
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From this reading "Love set me up on high: when I grew vain Of that my height, love brought me down again.
vain
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From this reading "Love set me up on high: when I grew vain Of that my height, love brought me down again.
wears
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From this reading * * * * * "The rose aye wears the silent thorn at heart, And never yet might pain for love depart."--TRENCH.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading "Love set me up on high: when I grew vain Of that my height, love brought me down again.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading * * * * * "The heart of love is with a thousand woes Pierced, which secure indifference never knows.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading * * * * * "The heart of love is with a thousand woes Pierced, which secure indifference never knows.
woes
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From this reading * * * * * "The heart of love is with a thousand woes Pierced, which secure indifference never knows.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading * * * * * "The rose aye wears the silent thorn at heart, And never yet might pain for love depart."--TRENCH.
