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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 “When he reached home, Alice’s mother led him, weeping, to a green mound under a willow tree.
Alice's
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From this reading “When he reached home, Alice’s mother led him, weeping, to a green mound under a willow tree.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading ‘And what of my rival—of Chester McIntosh?’ asked Mr. Redruth, as he knelt sadly by Alice’s grave.
answerednounUS /ˈanswered/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading ‘When he found out,’ she answered, ‘that her heart was yours, he pined away day by day until, at length, he started a furniture store in Grand Rapids.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading ‘And what of my rival—of Chester McIntosh?’ asked Mr. Redruth, as he knelt sadly by Alice’s grave.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ‘And what of my rival—of Chester McIntosh?’ asked Mr. Redruth, as he knelt sadly by Alice’s grave.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading ‘When he found out,’ she answered, ‘that her heart was yours, he pined away day by day until, at length, he started a furniture store in Grand Rapids.
away
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From this reading ‘When he found out,’ she answered, ‘that her heart was yours, he pined away day by day until, at length, he started a furniture store in Grand Rapids.
brokennounUS /broken/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ‘Her heart was broken when you left,’ said her mother.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading ‘And what of my rival—of Chester McIntosh?’ asked Mr. Redruth, as he knelt sadly by Alice’s grave.
Chester
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From this reading ‘And what of my rival—of Chester McIntosh?’ asked Mr. Redruth, as he knelt sadly by Alice’s grave.
day
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From this reading ‘When he found out,’ she answered, ‘that her heart was yours, he pined away day by day until, at length, he started a furniture store in Grand Rapids.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ‘When he found out,’ she answered, ‘that her heart was yours, he pined away day by day until, at length, he started a furniture store in Grand Rapids.
furniture
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From this reading ‘When he found out,’ she answered, ‘that her heart was yours, he pined away day by day until, at length, he started a furniture store in Grand Rapids.
Grand
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From this reading ‘When he found out,’ she answered, ‘that her heart was yours, he pined away day by day until, at length, he started a furniture store in Grand Rapids.
grave
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From this reading ‘And what of my rival—of Chester McIntosh?’ asked Mr. Redruth, as he knelt sadly by Alice’s grave.
green
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From this reading “When he reached home, Alice’s mother led him, weeping, to a green mound under a willow tree.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “When he reached home, Alice’s mother led him, weeping, to a green mound under a willow tree.
heart
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From this reading ‘Her heart was broken when you left,’ said her mother.
HerdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading ‘Her heart was broken when you left,’ said her mother.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “The ones the saddlemaker showed him in the Peruvian temple,” said the other, somewhat obscurely.
home
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From this reading “When he reached home, Alice’s mother led him, weeping, to a green mound under a willow tree.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “The ones the saddlemaker showed him in the Peruvian temple,” said the other, somewhat obscurely.
knelt
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From this reading ‘And what of my rival—of Chester McIntosh?’ asked Mr. Redruth, as he knelt sadly by Alice’s grave.
led
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From this reading “When he reached home, Alice’s mother led him, weeping, to a green mound under a willow tree.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ‘Her heart was broken when you left,’ said her mother.
lengthnounUS /leŋθ/
a period of time or extent
From this reading ‘When he found out,’ she answered, ‘that her heart was yours, he pined away day by day until, at length, he started a furniture store in Grand Rapids.
McIntosh
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From this reading ‘And what of my rival—of Chester McIntosh?’ asked Mr. Redruth, as he knelt sadly by Alice’s grave.
mother
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From this reading “When he reached home, Alice’s mother led him, weeping, to a green mound under a willow tree.
mound
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From this reading “When he reached home, Alice’s mother led him, weeping, to a green mound under a willow tree.
Mr
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From this reading ‘And what of my rival—of Chester McIntosh?’ asked Mr. Redruth, as he knelt sadly by Alice’s grave.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading ‘And what of my rival—of Chester McIntosh?’ asked Mr. Redruth, as he knelt sadly by Alice’s grave.
obscurely
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From this reading “The ones the saddlemaker showed him in the Peruvian temple,” said the other, somewhat obscurely.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading ‘And what of my rival—of Chester McIntosh?’ asked Mr. Redruth, as he knelt sadly by Alice’s grave.
ones
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From this reading “The ones the saddlemaker showed him in the Peruvian temple,” said the other, somewhat obscurely.
other
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From this reading “The ones the saddlemaker showed him in the Peruvian temple,” said the other, somewhat obscurely.
out
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From this reading ‘When he found out,’ she answered, ‘that her heart was yours, he pined away day by day until, at length, he started a furniture store in Grand Rapids.
Peruvian
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From this reading “The ones the saddlemaker showed him in the Peruvian temple,” said the other, somewhat obscurely.
pined
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From this reading ‘When he found out,’ she answered, ‘that her heart was yours, he pined away day by day until, at length, he started a furniture store in Grand Rapids.
Rapids
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From this reading ‘When he found out,’ she answered, ‘that her heart was yours, he pined away day by day until, at length, he started a furniture store in Grand Rapids.
reached
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From this reading “When he reached home, Alice’s mother led him, weeping, to a green mound under a willow tree.
Redruth
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From this reading ‘And what of my rival—of Chester McIntosh?’ asked Mr. Redruth, as he knelt sadly by Alice’s grave.
rival
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From this reading ‘And what of my rival—of Chester McIntosh?’ asked Mr. Redruth, as he knelt sadly by Alice’s grave.
saddlemaker
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From this reading “The ones the saddlemaker showed him in the Peruvian temple,” said the other, somewhat obscurely.
sadly
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From this reading ‘And what of my rival—of Chester McIntosh?’ asked Mr. Redruth, as he knelt sadly by Alice’s grave.
said
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From this reading “The ones the saddlemaker showed him in the Peruvian temple,” said the other, somewhat obscurely.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading ‘When he found out,’ she answered, ‘that her heart was yours, he pined away day by day until, at length, he started a furniture store in Grand Rapids.
showed
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From this reading “The ones the saddlemaker showed him in the Peruvian temple,” said the other, somewhat obscurely.
somewhat
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From this reading “The ones the saddlemaker showed him in the Peruvian temple,” said the other, somewhat obscurely.
started
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From this reading ‘When he found out,’ she answered, ‘that her heart was yours, he pined away day by day until, at length, he started a furniture store in Grand Rapids.
store
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From this reading ‘When he found out,’ she answered, ‘that her heart was yours, he pined away day by day until, at length, he started a furniture store in Grand Rapids.
temple
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From this reading “The ones the saddlemaker showed him in the Peruvian temple,” said the other, somewhat obscurely.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading ‘When he found out,’ she answered, ‘that her heart was yours, he pined away day by day until, at length, he started a furniture store in Grand Rapids.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “The ones the saddlemaker showed him in the Peruvian temple,” said the other, somewhat obscurely.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “When he reached home, Alice’s mother led him, weeping, to a green mound under a willow tree.
tree
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From this reading “When he reached home, Alice’s mother led him, weeping, to a green mound under a willow tree.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading “When he reached home, Alice’s mother led him, weeping, to a green mound under a willow tree.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading ‘When he found out,’ she answered, ‘that her heart was yours, he pined away day by day until, at length, he started a furniture store in Grand Rapids.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ‘Her heart was broken when you left,’ said her mother.
weeping
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From this reading “When he reached home, Alice’s mother led him, weeping, to a green mound under a willow tree.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading ‘And what of my rival—of Chester McIntosh?’ asked Mr. Redruth, as he knelt sadly by Alice’s grave.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading “When he reached home, Alice’s mother led him, weeping, to a green mound under a willow tree.
willow
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From this reading “When he reached home, Alice’s mother led him, weeping, to a green mound under a willow tree.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading ‘Her heart was broken when you left,’ said her mother.
yourspronounUS /jʊrz/
the one or ones belonging to the person spoken to
From this reading ‘When he found out,’ she answered, ‘that her heart was yours, he pined away day by day until, at length, he started a furniture store in Grand Rapids.
