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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 Later in the day he insisted on seeing Lord and Lady O'More, but he fainted before the resemblance of another man to him, and gave all of his friends a terrible fright.
Affairs
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From this reading The next morning, the Man of Affairs, with a heart filled with misgivings, undertook the interview on which Freckles insisted.
all
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From this reading Later in the day he insisted on seeing Lord and Lady O'More, but he fainted before the resemblance of another man to him, and gave all of his friends a terrible fright.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Wherein Freckles returns to the Limberlost, and Lord O'More Sails for Ireland Without Him Freckles' voice ceased, his eyes closed, and his head rolled back from exhaustion.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Later in the day he insisted on seeing Lord and Lady O'More, but he fainted before the resemblance of another man to him, and gave all of his friends a terrible fright.
back
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From this reading Wherein Freckles returns to the Limberlost, and Lord O'More Sails for Ireland Without Him Freckles' voice ceased, his eyes closed, and his head rolled back from exhaustion.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Later in the day he insisted on seeing Lord and Lady O'More, but he fainted before the resemblance of another man to him, and gave all of his friends a terrible fright.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Later in the day he insisted on seeing Lord and Lady O'More, but he fainted before the resemblance of another man to him, and gave all of his friends a terrible fright.
cause
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From this reading His fears were without cause.
ceased
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From this reading Wherein Freckles returns to the Limberlost, and Lord O'More Sails for Ireland Without Him Freckles' voice ceased, his eyes closed, and his head rolled back from exhaustion.
closed
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From this reading Wherein Freckles returns to the Limberlost, and Lord O'More Sails for Ireland Without Him Freckles' voice ceased, his eyes closed, and his head rolled back from exhaustion.
day
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From this reading Later in the day he insisted on seeing Lord and Lady O'More, but he fainted before the resemblance of another man to him, and gave all of his friends a terrible fright.
exhaustion
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From this reading Wherein Freckles returns to the Limberlost, and Lord O'More Sails for Ireland Without Him Freckles' voice ceased, his eyes closed, and his head rolled back from exhaustion.
eyes
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From this reading Wherein Freckles returns to the Limberlost, and Lord O'More Sails for Ireland Without Him Freckles' voice ceased, his eyes closed, and his head rolled back from exhaustion.
fainted
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From this reading Later in the day he insisted on seeing Lord and Lady O'More, but he fainted before the resemblance of another man to him, and gave all of his friends a terrible fright.
fears
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From this reading His fears were without cause.
filled
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From this reading The next morning, the Man of Affairs, with a heart filled with misgivings, undertook the interview on which Freckles insisted.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Wherein Freckles returns to the Limberlost, and Lord O'More Sails for Ireland Without Him Freckles' voice ceased, his eyes closed, and his head rolled back from exhaustion.
Freckles
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From this reading Wherein Freckles returns to the Limberlost, and Lord O'More Sails for Ireland Without Him Freckles' voice ceased, his eyes closed, and his head rolled back from exhaustion.
friends
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From this reading Later in the day he insisted on seeing Lord and Lady O'More, but he fainted before the resemblance of another man to him, and gave all of his friends a terrible fright.
fright
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From this reading Later in the day he insisted on seeing Lord and Lady O'More, but he fainted before the resemblance of another man to him, and gave all of his friends a terrible fright.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Wherein Freckles returns to the Limberlost, and Lord O'More Sails for Ireland Without Him Freckles' voice ceased, his eyes closed, and his head rolled back from exhaustion.
gave
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From this reading Later in the day he insisted on seeing Lord and Lady O'More, but he fainted before the resemblance of another man to him, and gave all of his friends a terrible fright.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Later in the day he insisted on seeing Lord and Lady O'More, but he fainted before the resemblance of another man to him, and gave all of his friends a terrible fright.
head
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From this reading Wherein Freckles returns to the Limberlost, and Lord O'More Sails for Ireland Without Him Freckles' voice ceased, his eyes closed, and his head rolled back from exhaustion.
heart
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From this reading The next morning, the Man of Affairs, with a heart filled with misgivings, undertook the interview on which Freckles insisted.
HimpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Wherein Freckles returns to the Limberlost, and Lord O'More Sails for Ireland Without Him Freckles' voice ceased, his eyes closed, and his head rolled back from exhaustion.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Wherein Freckles returns to the Limberlost, and Lord O'More Sails for Ireland Without Him Freckles' voice ceased, his eyes closed, and his head rolled back from exhaustion.
honor
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From this reading Freckles was the soul of honor and simplicity.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Later in the day he insisted on seeing Lord and Lady O'More, but he fainted before the resemblance of another man to him, and gave all of his friends a terrible fright.
insistedverbUS /ɪnˈsɪstɪd/
demanded something firmly
From this reading Later in the day he insisted on seeing Lord and Lady O'More, but he fainted before the resemblance of another man to him, and gave all of his friends a terrible fright.
interview
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From this reading The next morning, the Man of Affairs, with a heart filled with misgivings, undertook the interview on which Freckles insisted.
Ireland
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From this reading Wherein Freckles returns to the Limberlost, and Lord O'More Sails for Ireland Without Him Freckles' voice ceased, his eyes closed, and his head rolled back from exhaustion.
Lady
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From this reading Later in the day he insisted on seeing Lord and Lady O'More, but he fainted before the resemblance of another man to him, and gave all of his friends a terrible fright.
Later
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From this reading Later in the day he insisted on seeing Lord and Lady O'More, but he fainted before the resemblance of another man to him, and gave all of his friends a terrible fright.
Limberlost
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From this reading Wherein Freckles returns to the Limberlost, and Lord O'More Sails for Ireland Without Him Freckles' voice ceased, his eyes closed, and his head rolled back from exhaustion.
Lord
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From this reading Wherein Freckles returns to the Limberlost, and Lord O'More Sails for Ireland Without Him Freckles' voice ceased, his eyes closed, and his head rolled back from exhaustion.
man
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From this reading Later in the day he insisted on seeing Lord and Lady O'More, but he fainted before the resemblance of another man to him, and gave all of his friends a terrible fright.
misgivings
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From this reading The next morning, the Man of Affairs, with a heart filled with misgivings, undertook the interview on which Freckles insisted.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The next morning, the Man of Affairs, with a heart filled with misgivings, undertook the interview on which Freckles insisted.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The next morning, the Man of Affairs, with a heart filled with misgivings, undertook the interview on which Freckles insisted.
O'More
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From this reading Wherein Freckles returns to the Limberlost, and Lord O'More Sails for Ireland Without Him Freckles' voice ceased, his eyes closed, and his head rolled back from exhaustion.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Later in the day he insisted on seeing Lord and Lady O'More, but he fainted before the resemblance of another man to him, and gave all of his friends a terrible fright.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Later in the day he insisted on seeing Lord and Lady O'More, but he fainted before the resemblance of another man to him, and gave all of his friends a terrible fright.
resemblance
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From this reading Later in the day he insisted on seeing Lord and Lady O'More, but he fainted before the resemblance of another man to him, and gave all of his friends a terrible fright.
returns
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From this reading Wherein Freckles returns to the Limberlost, and Lord O'More Sails for Ireland Without Him Freckles' voice ceased, his eyes closed, and his head rolled back from exhaustion.
rolled
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From this reading Wherein Freckles returns to the Limberlost, and Lord O'More Sails for Ireland Without Him Freckles' voice ceased, his eyes closed, and his head rolled back from exhaustion.
Sails
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From this reading Wherein Freckles returns to the Limberlost, and Lord O'More Sails for Ireland Without Him Freckles' voice ceased, his eyes closed, and his head rolled back from exhaustion.
seeing
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From this reading Later in the day he insisted on seeing Lord and Lady O'More, but he fainted before the resemblance of another man to him, and gave all of his friends a terrible fright.
simplicity
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From this reading Freckles was the soul of honor and simplicity.
soul
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From this reading Freckles was the soul of honor and simplicity.
terriblenounUS /ˈterrible/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Later in the day he insisted on seeing Lord and Lady O'More, but he fainted before the resemblance of another man to him, and gave all of his friends a terrible fright.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Wherein Freckles returns to the Limberlost, and Lord O'More Sails for Ireland Without Him Freckles' voice ceased, his eyes closed, and his head rolled back from exhaustion.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Wherein Freckles returns to the Limberlost, and Lord O'More Sails for Ireland Without Him Freckles' voice ceased, his eyes closed, and his head rolled back from exhaustion.
undertook
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From this reading The next morning, the Man of Affairs, with a heart filled with misgivings, undertook the interview on which Freckles insisted.
voice
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From this reading Wherein Freckles returns to the Limberlost, and Lord O'More Sails for Ireland Without Him Freckles' voice ceased, his eyes closed, and his head rolled back from exhaustion.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Freckles was the soul of honor and simplicity.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading His fears were without cause.
Wherein
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From this reading Wherein Freckles returns to the Limberlost, and Lord O'More Sails for Ireland Without Him Freckles' voice ceased, his eyes closed, and his head rolled back from exhaustion.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The next morning, the Man of Affairs, with a heart filled with misgivings, undertook the interview on which Freckles insisted.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The next morning, the Man of Affairs, with a heart filled with misgivings, undertook the interview on which Freckles insisted.
WithoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Wherein Freckles returns to the Limberlost, and Lord O'More Sails for Ireland Without Him Freckles' voice ceased, his eyes closed, and his head rolled back from exhaustion.
