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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 But what perils were there in a country like England which could so fill her father's heart with dismay, and induce him to commit her welfare so solemnly to a man who was an absolute stranger to her?
absolute
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From this reading But what perils were there in a country like England which could so fill her father's heart with dismay, and induce him to commit her welfare so solemnly to a man who was an absolute stranger to her?
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading But what perils were there in a country like England which could so fill her father's heart with dismay, and induce him to commit her welfare so solemnly to a man who was an absolute stranger to her?
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading But what perils were there in a country like England which could so fill her father's heart with dismay, and induce him to commit her welfare so solemnly to a man who was an absolute stranger to her?
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She was glad to have Sidney Martin as a friend; there was an attraction to her in his frank, steadfast face, which gave her great pleasure, and inspired a perfect confidence in him, the confidence of a child.
attraction
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From this reading She was glad to have Sidney Martin as a friend; there was an attraction to her in his frank, steadfast face, which gave her great pleasure, and inspired a perfect confidence in him, the confidence of a child.
away
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From this reading Margaret Cleveland watched Sidney ride away until the darkness hid him from sight.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He was to be her friend.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But what perils were there in a country like England which could so fill her father's heart with dismay, and induce him to commit her welfare so solemnly to a man who was an absolute stranger to her?
child
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From this reading She was glad to have Sidney Martin as a friend; there was an attraction to her in his frank, steadfast face, which gave her great pleasure, and inspired a perfect confidence in him, the confidence of a child.
Cleveland
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From this reading Margaret Cleveland watched Sidney ride away until the darkness hid him from sight.
commit
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From this reading But what perils were there in a country like England which could so fill her father's heart with dismay, and induce him to commit her welfare so solemnly to a man who was an absolute stranger to her?
confidencenounUS /ˈconfidence/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She was glad to have Sidney Martin as a friend; there was an attraction to her in his frank, steadfast face, which gave her great pleasure, and inspired a perfect confidence in him, the confidence of a child.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading But what perils were there in a country like England which could so fill her father's heart with dismay, and induce him to commit her welfare so solemnly to a man who was an absolute stranger to her?
country
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From this reading But what perils were there in a country like England which could so fill her father's heart with dismay, and induce him to commit her welfare so solemnly to a man who was an absolute stranger to her?
darkness
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From this reading Margaret Cleveland watched Sidney ride away until the darkness hid him from sight.
dismay
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From this reading But what perils were there in a country like England which could so fill her father's heart with dismay, and induce him to commit her welfare so solemnly to a man who was an absolute stranger to her?
England
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From this reading But what perils were there in a country like England which could so fill her father's heart with dismay, and induce him to commit her welfare so solemnly to a man who was an absolute stranger to her?
face
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From this reading She was glad to have Sidney Martin as a friend; there was an attraction to her in his frank, steadfast face, which gave her great pleasure, and inspired a perfect confidence in him, the confidence of a child.
father's
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From this reading But what perils were there in a country like England which could so fill her father's heart with dismay, and induce him to commit her welfare so solemnly to a man who was an absolute stranger to her?
fill
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From this reading But what perils were there in a country like England which could so fill her father's heart with dismay, and induce him to commit her welfare so solemnly to a man who was an absolute stranger to her?
frank
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From this reading She was glad to have Sidney Martin as a friend; there was an attraction to her in his frank, steadfast face, which gave her great pleasure, and inspired a perfect confidence in him, the confidence of a child.
friend
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From this reading He was to be her friend.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Margaret Cleveland watched Sidney ride away until the darkness hid him from sight.
gave
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From this reading She was glad to have Sidney Martin as a friend; there was an attraction to her in his frank, steadfast face, which gave her great pleasure, and inspired a perfect confidence in him, the confidence of a child.
glad
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From this reading She was glad to have Sidney Martin as a friend; there was an attraction to her in his frank, steadfast face, which gave her great pleasure, and inspired a perfect confidence in him, the confidence of a child.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She was glad to have Sidney Martin as a friend; there was an attraction to her in his frank, steadfast face, which gave her great pleasure, and inspired a perfect confidence in him, the confidence of a child.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading She was glad to have Sidney Martin as a friend; there was an attraction to her in his frank, steadfast face, which gave her great pleasure, and inspired a perfect confidence in him, the confidence of a child.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was to be her friend.
heart
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From this reading But what perils were there in a country like England which could so fill her father's heart with dismay, and induce him to commit her welfare so solemnly to a man who was an absolute stranger to her?
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He was to be her friend.
hid
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From this reading Margaret Cleveland watched Sidney ride away until the darkness hid him from sight.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Margaret Cleveland watched Sidney ride away until the darkness hid him from sight.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading She was glad to have Sidney Martin as a friend; there was an attraction to her in his frank, steadfast face, which gave her great pleasure, and inspired a perfect confidence in him, the confidence of a child.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading But what perils were there in a country like England which could so fill her father's heart with dismay, and induce him to commit her welfare so solemnly to a man who was an absolute stranger to her?
induce
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From this reading But what perils were there in a country like England which could so fill her father's heart with dismay, and induce him to commit her welfare so solemnly to a man who was an absolute stranger to her?
inspired
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From this reading She was glad to have Sidney Martin as a friend; there was an attraction to her in his frank, steadfast face, which gave her great pleasure, and inspired a perfect confidence in him, the confidence of a child.
like
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From this reading But what perils were there in a country like England which could so fill her father's heart with dismay, and induce him to commit her welfare so solemnly to a man who was an absolute stranger to her?
man
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From this reading But what perils were there in a country like England which could so fill her father's heart with dismay, and induce him to commit her welfare so solemnly to a man who was an absolute stranger to her?
MARGARET
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From this reading MARGARET.
Martin
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From this reading She was glad to have Sidney Martin as a friend; there was an attraction to her in his frank, steadfast face, which gave her great pleasure, and inspired a perfect confidence in him, the confidence of a child.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She was glad to have Sidney Martin as a friend; there was an attraction to her in his frank, steadfast face, which gave her great pleasure, and inspired a perfect confidence in him, the confidence of a child.
perfect
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From this reading She was glad to have Sidney Martin as a friend; there was an attraction to her in his frank, steadfast face, which gave her great pleasure, and inspired a perfect confidence in him, the confidence of a child.
perils
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From this reading But what perils were there in a country like England which could so fill her father's heart with dismay, and induce him to commit her welfare so solemnly to a man who was an absolute stranger to her?
pleasure
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From this reading She was glad to have Sidney Martin as a friend; there was an attraction to her in his frank, steadfast face, which gave her great pleasure, and inspired a perfect confidence in him, the confidence of a child.
ride
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From this reading Margaret Cleveland watched Sidney ride away until the darkness hid him from sight.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was glad to have Sidney Martin as a friend; there was an attraction to her in his frank, steadfast face, which gave her great pleasure, and inspired a perfect confidence in him, the confidence of a child.
Sidney
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From this reading Margaret Cleveland watched Sidney ride away until the darkness hid him from sight.
sight
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From this reading Margaret Cleveland watched Sidney ride away until the darkness hid him from sight.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading But what perils were there in a country like England which could so fill her father's heart with dismay, and induce him to commit her welfare so solemnly to a man who was an absolute stranger to her?
solemnlyadverbUS /ˈsɑləmli/
seriously and formally
From this reading But what perils were there in a country like England which could so fill her father's heart with dismay, and induce him to commit her welfare so solemnly to a man who was an absolute stranger to her?
steadfast
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From this reading She was glad to have Sidney Martin as a friend; there was an attraction to her in his frank, steadfast face, which gave her great pleasure, and inspired a perfect confidence in him, the confidence of a child.
stranger
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From this reading But what perils were there in a country like England which could so fill her father's heart with dismay, and induce him to commit her welfare so solemnly to a man who was an absolute stranger to her?
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Margaret Cleveland watched Sidney ride away until the darkness hid him from sight.
there
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From this reading But what perils were there in a country like England which could so fill her father's heart with dismay, and induce him to commit her welfare so solemnly to a man who was an absolute stranger to her?
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He was to be her friend.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading Margaret Cleveland watched Sidney ride away until the darkness hid him from sight.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was to be her friend.
watched
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From this reading Margaret Cleveland watched Sidney ride away until the darkness hid him from sight.
welfare
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From this reading But what perils were there in a country like England which could so fill her father's heart with dismay, and induce him to commit her welfare so solemnly to a man who was an absolute stranger to her?
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading But what perils were there in a country like England which could so fill her father's heart with dismay, and induce him to commit her welfare so solemnly to a man who was an absolute stranger to her?
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading But what perils were there in a country like England which could so fill her father's heart with dismay, and induce him to commit her welfare so solemnly to a man who was an absolute stranger to her?
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading But what perils were there in a country like England which could so fill her father's heart with dismay, and induce him to commit her welfare so solemnly to a man who was an absolute stranger to her?
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading But what perils were there in a country like England which could so fill her father's heart with dismay, and induce him to commit her welfare so solemnly to a man who was an absolute stranger to her?
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading But what perils were there in a country like England which could so fill her father's heart with dismay, and induce him to commit her welfare so solemnly to a man who was an absolute stranger to her?
