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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 the dear boy’s own message, in rapid reply to one which Derwent, out of my knowledge, had managed to have sent to him, floated upon me in a mist of weeping.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading And after all, the Rector was premature--we were all premature, lamenting for him over whom we were so speedily to rejoice.
all
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From this reading And after all, the Rector was premature--we were all premature, lamenting for him over whom we were so speedily to rejoice.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And after all, the Rector was premature--we were all premature, lamenting for him over whom we were so speedily to rejoice.
believed
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From this reading My eyes were clear enough when I saw that terrible _killed_, in which we believed to read Bertie’s fate.
Bertie's
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From this reading My eyes were clear enough when I saw that terrible _killed_, in which we believed to read Bertie’s fate.
boy's
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From this reading But the dear boy’s own message, in rapid reply to one which Derwent, out of my knowledge, had managed to have sent to him, floated upon me in a mist of weeping.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading When Derwent put the dispatch into my hand (he did not send, but brought it, to make more sure), I could not read the words for tears.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading When Derwent put the dispatch into my hand (he did not send, but brought it, to make more sure), I could not read the words for tears.
came
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From this reading The truth came inarticulate to my mind--I could neither see, nor scarcely hear the words in which it was conveyed.
clear
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From this reading My eyes were clear enough when I saw that terrible _killed_, in which we believed to read Bertie’s fate.
conveyed
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From this reading The truth came inarticulate to my mind--I could neither see, nor scarcely hear the words in which it was conveyed.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading When Derwent put the dispatch into my hand (he did not send, but brought it, to make more sure), I could not read the words for tears.
dear
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From this reading But the dear boy’s own message, in rapid reply to one which Derwent, out of my knowledge, had managed to have sent to him, floated upon me in a mist of weeping.
Derwent
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From this reading When Derwent put the dispatch into my hand (he did not send, but brought it, to make more sure), I could not read the words for tears.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading When Derwent put the dispatch into my hand (he did not send, but brought it, to make more sure), I could not read the words for tears.
dispatch
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From this reading When Derwent put the dispatch into my hand (he did not send, but brought it, to make more sure), I could not read the words for tears.
enough
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From this reading My eyes were clear enough when I saw that terrible _killed_, in which we believed to read Bertie’s fate.
eyes
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From this reading My eyes were clear enough when I saw that terrible _killed_, in which we believed to read Bertie’s fate.
fate
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From this reading My eyes were clear enough when I saw that terrible _killed_, in which we believed to read Bertie’s fate.
floated
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From this reading But the dear boy’s own message, in rapid reply to one which Derwent, out of my knowledge, had managed to have sent to him, floated upon me in a mist of weeping.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading And after all, the Rector was premature--we were all premature, lamenting for him over whom we were so speedily to rejoice.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading But the dear boy’s own message, in rapid reply to one which Derwent, out of my knowledge, had managed to have sent to him, floated upon me in a mist of weeping.
hand
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From this reading When Derwent put the dispatch into my hand (he did not send, but brought it, to make more sure), I could not read the words for tears.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading But the dear boy’s own message, in rapid reply to one which Derwent, out of my knowledge, had managed to have sent to him, floated upon me in a mist of weeping.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When Derwent put the dispatch into my hand (he did not send, but brought it, to make more sure), I could not read the words for tears.
hearnounUS /hear/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The truth came inarticulate to my mind--I could neither see, nor scarcely hear the words in which it was conveyed.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading And after all, the Rector was premature--we were all premature, lamenting for him over whom we were so speedily to rejoice.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading When Derwent put the dispatch into my hand (he did not send, but brought it, to make more sure), I could not read the words for tears.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading My eyes were clear enough when I saw that terrible _killed_, in which we believed to read Bertie’s fate.
inarticulate
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From this reading The truth came inarticulate to my mind--I could neither see, nor scarcely hear the words in which it was conveyed.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading When Derwent put the dispatch into my hand (he did not send, but brought it, to make more sure), I could not read the words for tears.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading When Derwent put the dispatch into my hand (he did not send, but brought it, to make more sure), I could not read the words for tears.
killed
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From this reading My eyes were clear enough when I saw that terrible _killed_, in which we believed to read Bertie’s fate.
knowledge
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From this reading But the dear boy’s own message, in rapid reply to one which Derwent, out of my knowledge, had managed to have sent to him, floated upon me in a mist of weeping.
lamenting
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From this reading And after all, the Rector was premature--we were all premature, lamenting for him over whom we were so speedily to rejoice.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When Derwent put the dispatch into my hand (he did not send, but brought it, to make more sure), I could not read the words for tears.
managed
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From this reading But the dear boy’s own message, in rapid reply to one which Derwent, out of my knowledge, had managed to have sent to him, floated upon me in a mist of weeping.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But the dear boy’s own message, in rapid reply to one which Derwent, out of my knowledge, had managed to have sent to him, floated upon me in a mist of weeping.
message
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From this reading But the dear boy’s own message, in rapid reply to one which Derwent, out of my knowledge, had managed to have sent to him, floated upon me in a mist of weeping.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The truth came inarticulate to my mind--I could neither see, nor scarcely hear the words in which it was conveyed.
mist
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From this reading But the dear boy’s own message, in rapid reply to one which Derwent, out of my knowledge, had managed to have sent to him, floated upon me in a mist of weeping.
more
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From this reading When Derwent put the dispatch into my hand (he did not send, but brought it, to make more sure), I could not read the words for tears.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading When Derwent put the dispatch into my hand (he did not send, but brought it, to make more sure), I could not read the words for tears.
neitherdeterminerUS /ˈniːðər/
not one and not the other of two
From this reading The truth came inarticulate to my mind--I could neither see, nor scarcely hear the words in which it was conveyed.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading The truth came inarticulate to my mind--I could neither see, nor scarcely hear the words in which it was conveyed.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading When Derwent put the dispatch into my hand (he did not send, but brought it, to make more sure), I could not read the words for tears.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But the dear boy’s own message, in rapid reply to one which Derwent, out of my knowledge, had managed to have sent to him, floated upon me in a mist of weeping.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading But the dear boy’s own message, in rapid reply to one which Derwent, out of my knowledge, had managed to have sent to him, floated upon me in a mist of weeping.
out
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From this reading But the dear boy’s own message, in rapid reply to one which Derwent, out of my knowledge, had managed to have sent to him, floated upon me in a mist of weeping.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading And after all, the Rector was premature--we were all premature, lamenting for him over whom we were so speedily to rejoice.
own
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From this reading But the dear boy’s own message, in rapid reply to one which Derwent, out of my knowledge, had managed to have sent to him, floated upon me in a mist of weeping.
premature
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From this reading And after all, the Rector was premature--we were all premature, lamenting for him over whom we were so speedily to rejoice.
put
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From this reading When Derwent put the dispatch into my hand (he did not send, but brought it, to make more sure), I could not read the words for tears.
rapid
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From this reading But the dear boy’s own message, in rapid reply to one which Derwent, out of my knowledge, had managed to have sent to him, floated upon me in a mist of weeping.
read
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From this reading When Derwent put the dispatch into my hand (he did not send, but brought it, to make more sure), I could not read the words for tears.
Rector
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From this reading And after all, the Rector was premature--we were all premature, lamenting for him over whom we were so speedily to rejoice.
rejoicenounUS /ˈrejoice/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading And after all, the Rector was premature--we were all premature, lamenting for him over whom we were so speedily to rejoice.
reply
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From this reading But the dear boy’s own message, in rapid reply to one which Derwent, out of my knowledge, had managed to have sent to him, floated upon me in a mist of weeping.
saw
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From this reading My eyes were clear enough when I saw that terrible _killed_, in which we believed to read Bertie’s fate.
scarcely
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From this reading The truth came inarticulate to my mind--I could neither see, nor scarcely hear the words in which it was conveyed.
see
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From this reading The truth came inarticulate to my mind--I could neither see, nor scarcely hear the words in which it was conveyed.
send
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From this reading When Derwent put the dispatch into my hand (he did not send, but brought it, to make more sure), I could not read the words for tears.
sent
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From this reading But the dear boy’s own message, in rapid reply to one which Derwent, out of my knowledge, had managed to have sent to him, floated upon me in a mist of weeping.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading And after all, the Rector was premature--we were all premature, lamenting for him over whom we were so speedily to rejoice.
speedily
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From this reading And after all, the Rector was premature--we were all premature, lamenting for him over whom we were so speedily to rejoice.
surenounUS /sure/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When Derwent put the dispatch into my hand (he did not send, but brought it, to make more sure), I could not read the words for tears.
tears
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From this reading When Derwent put the dispatch into my hand (he did not send, but brought it, to make more sure), I could not read the words for tears.
terriblenounUS /ˈterrible/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading My eyes were clear enough when I saw that terrible _killed_, in which we believed to read Bertie’s fate.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading My eyes were clear enough when I saw that terrible _killed_, in which we believed to read Bertie’s fate.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading And after all, the Rector was premature--we were all premature, lamenting for him over whom we were so speedily to rejoice.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And after all, the Rector was premature--we were all premature, lamenting for him over whom we were so speedily to rejoice.
truth
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From this reading The truth came inarticulate to my mind--I could neither see, nor scarcely hear the words in which it was conveyed.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading But the dear boy’s own message, in rapid reply to one which Derwent, out of my knowledge, had managed to have sent to him, floated upon me in a mist of weeping.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And after all, the Rector was premature--we were all premature, lamenting for him over whom we were so speedily to rejoice.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading And after all, the Rector was premature--we were all premature, lamenting for him over whom we were so speedily to rejoice.
weeping
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From this reading But the dear boy’s own message, in rapid reply to one which Derwent, out of my knowledge, had managed to have sent to him, floated upon me in a mist of weeping.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading And after all, the Rector was premature--we were all premature, lamenting for him over whom we were so speedily to rejoice.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When Derwent put the dispatch into my hand (he did not send, but brought it, to make more sure), I could not read the words for tears.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading My eyes were clear enough when I saw that terrible _killed_, in which we believed to read Bertie’s fate.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading And after all, the Rector was premature--we were all premature, lamenting for him over whom we were so speedily to rejoice.
words
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From this reading When Derwent put the dispatch into my hand (he did not send, but brought it, to make more sure), I could not read the words for tears.
