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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 day goeth down red darkling, The moaning waves dash out the light, And there is not a star of hope sparkling On the threshold of my night."--GERALD MASSEY.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading The morning after her unfortunate visit to town, Clarissa sends to Mrs. Branscombe, asking her to come to her without delay.
almost
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From this reading Yet, now, when the door opens, and Georgie stands before her, she is dumb, and cold, and almost without power to move.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Our doubts are traitors, And make us lose the good we oft might win."--SHAKESPEARE.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Our doubts are traitors, And make us lose the good we oft might win."--SHAKESPEARE.
asking
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From this reading The morning after her unfortunate visit to town, Clarissa sends to Mrs. Branscombe, asking her to come to her without delay.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The secret that is in her heart weighs heavily, and Georgie must be told.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Yet, now, when the door opens, and Georgie stands before her, she is dumb, and cold, and almost without power to move.
Branscombe
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From this reading The morning after her unfortunate visit to town, Clarissa sends to Mrs. Branscombe, asking her to come to her without delay.
Clarissa
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From this reading The morning after her unfortunate visit to town, Clarissa sends to Mrs. Branscombe, asking her to come to her without delay.
cold
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From this reading Yet, now, when the door opens, and Georgie stands before her, she is dumb, and cold, and almost without power to move.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The morning after her unfortunate visit to town, Clarissa sends to Mrs. Branscombe, asking her to come to her without delay.
darkling
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From this reading "The day goeth down red darkling, The moaning waves dash out the light, And there is not a star of hope sparkling On the threshold of my night."--GERALD MASSEY.
dash
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From this reading "The day goeth down red darkling, The moaning waves dash out the light, And there is not a star of hope sparkling On the threshold of my night."--GERALD MASSEY.
day
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From this reading "The day goeth down red darkling, The moaning waves dash out the light, And there is not a star of hope sparkling On the threshold of my night."--GERALD MASSEY.
delay
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From this reading The morning after her unfortunate visit to town, Clarissa sends to Mrs. Branscombe, asking her to come to her without delay.
door
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From this reading Yet, now, when the door opens, and Georgie stands before her, she is dumb, and cold, and almost without power to move.
doubts
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From this reading "Our doubts are traitors, And make us lose the good we oft might win."--SHAKESPEARE.
down
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From this reading "The day goeth down red darkling, The moaning waves dash out the light, And there is not a star of hope sparkling On the threshold of my night."--GERALD MASSEY.
dumb
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From this reading Yet, now, when the door opens, and Georgie stands before her, she is dumb, and cold, and almost without power to move.
Georgie
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From this reading The secret that is in her heart weighs heavily, and Georgie must be told.
GERALD
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From this reading "The day goeth down red darkling, The moaning waves dash out the light, And there is not a star of hope sparkling On the threshold of my night."--GERALD MASSEY.
goeth
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From this reading "The day goeth down red darkling, The moaning waves dash out the light, And there is not a star of hope sparkling On the threshold of my night."--GERALD MASSEY.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Our doubts are traitors, And make us lose the good we oft might win."--SHAKESPEARE.
heart
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From this reading The secret that is in her heart weighs heavily, and Georgie must be told.
heavily
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From this reading The secret that is in her heart weighs heavily, and Georgie must be told.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The morning after her unfortunate visit to town, Clarissa sends to Mrs. Branscombe, asking her to come to her without delay.
hope
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From this reading "The day goeth down red darkling, The moaning waves dash out the light, And there is not a star of hope sparkling On the threshold of my night."--GERALD MASSEY.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The secret that is in her heart weighs heavily, and Georgie must be told.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "The day goeth down red darkling, The moaning waves dash out the light, And there is not a star of hope sparkling On the threshold of my night."--GERALD MASSEY.
light
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From this reading "The day goeth down red darkling, The moaning waves dash out the light, And there is not a star of hope sparkling On the threshold of my night."--GERALD MASSEY.
lose
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From this reading "Our doubts are traitors, And make us lose the good we oft might win."--SHAKESPEARE.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Our doubts are traitors, And make us lose the good we oft might win."--SHAKESPEARE.
MASSEY
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From this reading "The day goeth down red darkling, The moaning waves dash out the light, And there is not a star of hope sparkling On the threshold of my night."--GERALD MASSEY.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading "Our doubts are traitors, And make us lose the good we oft might win."--SHAKESPEARE.
moaning
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From this reading "The day goeth down red darkling, The moaning waves dash out the light, And there is not a star of hope sparkling On the threshold of my night."--GERALD MASSEY.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The morning after her unfortunate visit to town, Clarissa sends to Mrs. Branscombe, asking her to come to her without delay.
move
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From this reading Yet, now, when the door opens, and Georgie stands before her, she is dumb, and cold, and almost without power to move.
Mrs
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From this reading The morning after her unfortunate visit to town, Clarissa sends to Mrs. Branscombe, asking her to come to her without delay.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading The secret that is in her heart weighs heavily, and Georgie must be told.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "The day goeth down red darkling, The moaning waves dash out the light, And there is not a star of hope sparkling On the threshold of my night."--GERALD MASSEY.
night
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From this reading "The day goeth down red darkling, The moaning waves dash out the light, And there is not a star of hope sparkling On the threshold of my night."--GERALD MASSEY.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "The day goeth down red darkling, The moaning waves dash out the light, And there is not a star of hope sparkling On the threshold of my night."--GERALD MASSEY.
now
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From this reading Yet, now, when the door opens, and Georgie stands before her, she is dumb, and cold, and almost without power to move.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "The day goeth down red darkling, The moaning waves dash out the light, And there is not a star of hope sparkling On the threshold of my night."--GERALD MASSEY.
oft
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From this reading "Our doubts are traitors, And make us lose the good we oft might win."--SHAKESPEARE.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "The day goeth down red darkling, The moaning waves dash out the light, And there is not a star of hope sparkling On the threshold of my night."--GERALD MASSEY.
opens
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From this reading Yet, now, when the door opens, and Georgie stands before her, she is dumb, and cold, and almost without power to move.
OurdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading "Our doubts are traitors, And make us lose the good we oft might win."--SHAKESPEARE.
out
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From this reading "The day goeth down red darkling, The moaning waves dash out the light, And there is not a star of hope sparkling On the threshold of my night."--GERALD MASSEY.
power
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From this reading Yet, now, when the door opens, and Georgie stands before her, she is dumb, and cold, and almost without power to move.
red
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From this reading "The day goeth down red darkling, The moaning waves dash out the light, And there is not a star of hope sparkling On the threshold of my night."--GERALD MASSEY.
secretnounUS /ˈsiː.krət/
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading The secret that is in her heart weighs heavily, and Georgie must be told.
sends
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From this reading The morning after her unfortunate visit to town, Clarissa sends to Mrs. Branscombe, asking her to come to her without delay.
SHAKESPEARE
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From this reading "Our doubts are traitors, And make us lose the good we oft might win."--SHAKESPEARE.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Yet, now, when the door opens, and Georgie stands before her, she is dumb, and cold, and almost without power to move.
sparkling
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From this reading "The day goeth down red darkling, The moaning waves dash out the light, And there is not a star of hope sparkling On the threshold of my night."--GERALD MASSEY.
stands
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From this reading Yet, now, when the door opens, and Georgie stands before her, she is dumb, and cold, and almost without power to move.
star
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From this reading "The day goeth down red darkling, The moaning waves dash out the light, And there is not a star of hope sparkling On the threshold of my night."--GERALD MASSEY.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The secret that is in her heart weighs heavily, and Georgie must be told.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Our doubts are traitors, And make us lose the good we oft might win."--SHAKESPEARE.
there
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From this reading "The day goeth down red darkling, The moaning waves dash out the light, And there is not a star of hope sparkling On the threshold of my night."--GERALD MASSEY.
threshold
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From this reading "The day goeth down red darkling, The moaning waves dash out the light, And there is not a star of hope sparkling On the threshold of my night."--GERALD MASSEY.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The morning after her unfortunate visit to town, Clarissa sends to Mrs. Branscombe, asking her to come to her without delay.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The secret that is in her heart weighs heavily, and Georgie must be told.
town
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From this reading The morning after her unfortunate visit to town, Clarissa sends to Mrs. Branscombe, asking her to come to her without delay.
traitorsnounUS /ˈtreɪtərz/
people who betray a person or country that trusts them
From this reading "Our doubts are traitors, And make us lose the good we oft might win."--SHAKESPEARE.
unfortunate
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From this reading The morning after her unfortunate visit to town, Clarissa sends to Mrs. Branscombe, asking her to come to her without delay.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Our doubts are traitors, And make us lose the good we oft might win."--SHAKESPEARE.
visit
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From this reading The morning after her unfortunate visit to town, Clarissa sends to Mrs. Branscombe, asking her to come to her without delay.
waves
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From this reading "The day goeth down red darkling, The moaning waves dash out the light, And there is not a star of hope sparkling On the threshold of my night."--GERALD MASSEY.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "Our doubts are traitors, And make us lose the good we oft might win."--SHAKESPEARE.
weighs
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From this reading The secret that is in her heart weighs heavily, and Georgie must be told.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Yet, now, when the door opens, and Georgie stands before her, she is dumb, and cold, and almost without power to move.
win
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From this reading "Our doubts are traitors, And make us lose the good we oft might win."--SHAKESPEARE.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading The morning after her unfortunate visit to town, Clarissa sends to Mrs. Branscombe, asking her to come to her without delay.
YetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading Yet, now, when the door opens, and Georgie stands before her, she is dumb, and cold, and almost without power to move.
