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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 morning train came in and steamed away again, carrying Margaret and Philip in it, before he returned from a miserable stroll through the well remembered pine forests.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Sidney was unaware of Margaret's intention, and was only awaiting some message from her to see her again, and try once more what persuasion, backed by authority, could do to break down her resolution.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Sidney was unaware of Margaret's intention, and was only awaiting some message from her to see her again, and try once more what persuasion, backed by authority, could do to break down her resolution.
authority
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From this reading Sidney was unaware of Margaret's intention, and was only awaiting some message from her to see her again, and try once more what persuasion, backed by authority, could do to break down her resolution.
awaiting
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From this reading Sidney was unaware of Margaret's intention, and was only awaiting some message from her to see her again, and try once more what persuasion, backed by authority, could do to break down her resolution.
away
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From this reading The morning train came in and steamed away again, carrying Margaret and Philip in it, before he returned from a miserable stroll through the well remembered pine forests.
backed
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From this reading Sidney was unaware of Margaret's intention, and was only awaiting some message from her to see her again, and try once more what persuasion, backed by authority, could do to break down her resolution.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading The morning train came in and steamed away again, carrying Margaret and Philip in it, before he returned from a miserable stroll through the well remembered pine forests.
bitterlyadverbUS /ˈbɪtərli/
in a way that shows deep pain or grief
From this reading "She need not have done that," he said to himself bitterly.
break
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From this reading Sidney was unaware of Margaret's intention, and was only awaiting some message from her to see her again, and try once more what persuasion, backed by authority, could do to break down her resolution.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Sidney was unaware of Margaret's intention, and was only awaiting some message from her to see her again, and try once more what persuasion, backed by authority, could do to break down her resolution.
came
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From this reading The morning train came in and steamed away again, carrying Margaret and Philip in it, before he returned from a miserable stroll through the well remembered pine forests.
carrying
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From this reading The morning train came in and steamed away again, carrying Margaret and Philip in it, before he returned from a miserable stroll through the well remembered pine forests.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Sidney was unaware of Margaret's intention, and was only awaiting some message from her to see her again, and try once more what persuasion, backed by authority, could do to break down her resolution.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Sidney was unaware of Margaret's intention, and was only awaiting some message from her to see her again, and try once more what persuasion, backed by authority, could do to break down her resolution.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "She need not have done that," he said to himself bitterly.
Dorothy
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From this reading Dorothy met him on her return from the station, with traces of tears on her face, and was the first to tell him that Margaret was gone.
down
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From this reading Sidney was unaware of Margaret's intention, and was only awaiting some message from her to see her again, and try once more what persuasion, backed by authority, could do to break down her resolution.
face
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From this reading Dorothy met him on her return from the station, with traces of tears on her face, and was the first to tell him that Margaret was gone.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Dorothy met him on her return from the station, with traces of tears on her face, and was the first to tell him that Margaret was gone.
forests
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From this reading The morning train came in and steamed away again, carrying Margaret and Philip in it, before he returned from a miserable stroll through the well remembered pine forests.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Sidney was unaware of Margaret's intention, and was only awaiting some message from her to see her again, and try once more what persuasion, backed by authority, could do to break down her resolution.
gone
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From this reading Dorothy met him on her return from the station, with traces of tears on her face, and was the first to tell him that Margaret was gone.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "She need not have done that," he said to himself bitterly.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The morning train came in and steamed away again, carrying Margaret and Philip in it, before he returned from a miserable stroll through the well remembered pine forests.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Sidney was unaware of Margaret's intention, and was only awaiting some message from her to see her again, and try once more what persuasion, backed by authority, could do to break down her resolution.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Dorothy met him on her return from the station, with traces of tears on her face, and was the first to tell him that Margaret was gone.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading "She need not have done that," he said to himself bitterly.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The morning train came in and steamed away again, carrying Margaret and Philip in it, before he returned from a miserable stroll through the well remembered pine forests.
intention
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From this reading Sidney was unaware of Margaret's intention, and was only awaiting some message from her to see her again, and try once more what persuasion, backed by authority, could do to break down her resolution.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The morning train came in and steamed away again, carrying Margaret and Philip in it, before he returned from a miserable stroll through the well remembered pine forests.
Margaret
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From this reading The morning train came in and steamed away again, carrying Margaret and Philip in it, before he returned from a miserable stroll through the well remembered pine forests.
Margaret's
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From this reading Sidney was unaware of Margaret's intention, and was only awaiting some message from her to see her again, and try once more what persuasion, backed by authority, could do to break down her resolution.
message
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From this reading Sidney was unaware of Margaret's intention, and was only awaiting some message from her to see her again, and try once more what persuasion, backed by authority, could do to break down her resolution.
met
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From this reading Dorothy met him on her return from the station, with traces of tears on her face, and was the first to tell him that Margaret was gone.
miserable
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From this reading The morning train came in and steamed away again, carrying Margaret and Philip in it, before he returned from a miserable stroll through the well remembered pine forests.
more
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From this reading Sidney was unaware of Margaret's intention, and was only awaiting some message from her to see her again, and try once more what persuasion, backed by authority, could do to break down her resolution.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The morning train came in and steamed away again, carrying Margaret and Philip in it, before he returned from a miserable stroll through the well remembered pine forests.
neednounUS /need/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "She need not have done that," he said to himself bitterly.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "She need not have done that," he said to himself bitterly.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Sidney was unaware of Margaret's intention, and was only awaiting some message from her to see her again, and try once more what persuasion, backed by authority, could do to break down her resolution.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Dorothy met him on her return from the station, with traces of tears on her face, and was the first to tell him that Margaret was gone.
once
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From this reading Sidney was unaware of Margaret's intention, and was only awaiting some message from her to see her again, and try once more what persuasion, backed by authority, could do to break down her resolution.
only
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From this reading Sidney was unaware of Margaret's intention, and was only awaiting some message from her to see her again, and try once more what persuasion, backed by authority, could do to break down her resolution.
persuasion
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From this reading Sidney was unaware of Margaret's intention, and was only awaiting some message from her to see her again, and try once more what persuasion, backed by authority, could do to break down her resolution.
Philip
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From this reading The morning train came in and steamed away again, carrying Margaret and Philip in it, before he returned from a miserable stroll through the well remembered pine forests.
pine
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From this reading The morning train came in and steamed away again, carrying Margaret and Philip in it, before he returned from a miserable stroll through the well remembered pine forests.
remembered
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From this reading The morning train came in and steamed away again, carrying Margaret and Philip in it, before he returned from a miserable stroll through the well remembered pine forests.
REMORSE
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From this reading REMORSE.
resolution
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From this reading Sidney was unaware of Margaret's intention, and was only awaiting some message from her to see her again, and try once more what persuasion, backed by authority, could do to break down her resolution.
return
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From this reading Dorothy met him on her return from the station, with traces of tears on her face, and was the first to tell him that Margaret was gone.
returnednounUS /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The morning train came in and steamed away again, carrying Margaret and Philip in it, before he returned from a miserable stroll through the well remembered pine forests.
said
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From this reading "She need not have done that," he said to himself bitterly.
see
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From this reading Sidney was unaware of Margaret's intention, and was only awaiting some message from her to see her again, and try once more what persuasion, backed by authority, could do to break down her resolution.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "She need not have done that," he said to himself bitterly.
Sidney
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From this reading Sidney was unaware of Margaret's intention, and was only awaiting some message from her to see her again, and try once more what persuasion, backed by authority, could do to break down her resolution.
some
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From this reading Sidney was unaware of Margaret's intention, and was only awaiting some message from her to see her again, and try once more what persuasion, backed by authority, could do to break down her resolution.
station
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From this reading Dorothy met him on her return from the station, with traces of tears on her face, and was the first to tell him that Margaret was gone.
steamed
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From this reading The morning train came in and steamed away again, carrying Margaret and Philip in it, before he returned from a miserable stroll through the well remembered pine forests.
stroll
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From this reading The morning train came in and steamed away again, carrying Margaret and Philip in it, before he returned from a miserable stroll through the well remembered pine forests.
tears
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From this reading Dorothy met him on her return from the station, with traces of tears on her face, and was the first to tell him that Margaret was gone.
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Dorothy met him on her return from the station, with traces of tears on her face, and was the first to tell him that Margaret was gone.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Dorothy met him on her return from the station, with traces of tears on her face, and was the first to tell him that Margaret was gone.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The morning train came in and steamed away again, carrying Margaret and Philip in it, before he returned from a miserable stroll through the well remembered pine forests.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The morning train came in and steamed away again, carrying Margaret and Philip in it, before he returned from a miserable stroll through the well remembered pine forests.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Sidney was unaware of Margaret's intention, and was only awaiting some message from her to see her again, and try once more what persuasion, backed by authority, could do to break down her resolution.
traces
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From this reading Dorothy met him on her return from the station, with traces of tears on her face, and was the first to tell him that Margaret was gone.
train
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From this reading The morning train came in and steamed away again, carrying Margaret and Philip in it, before he returned from a miserable stroll through the well remembered pine forests.
try
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From this reading Sidney was unaware of Margaret's intention, and was only awaiting some message from her to see her again, and try once more what persuasion, backed by authority, could do to break down her resolution.
unaware
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From this reading Sidney was unaware of Margaret's intention, and was only awaiting some message from her to see her again, and try once more what persuasion, backed by authority, could do to break down her resolution.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Sidney was unaware of Margaret's intention, and was only awaiting some message from her to see her again, and try once more what persuasion, backed by authority, could do to break down her resolution.
well
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From this reading The morning train came in and steamed away again, carrying Margaret and Philip in it, before he returned from a miserable stroll through the well remembered pine forests.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Sidney was unaware of Margaret's intention, and was only awaiting some message from her to see her again, and try once more what persuasion, backed by authority, could do to break down her resolution.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Dorothy met him on her return from the station, with traces of tears on her face, and was the first to tell him that Margaret was gone.
