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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 FAREWELL TO CALIFORNIA A fortnight afterwards, Ben Overleigh and Jesse Holles saw Hilda Strafford off at the station.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading His face, too, had lost its expression of restless anxiety, and there was a dignity about his whole bearing, which might well have been the outward and visible sign of the quiet dignity of his mind, won after a fierce struggle.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading His face, too, had lost its expression of restless anxiety, and there was a dignity about his whole bearing, which might well have been the outward and visible sign of the quiet dignity of his mind, won after a fierce struggle.
afterwards
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From this reading FAREWELL TO CALIFORNIA A fortnight afterwards, Ben Overleigh and Jesse Holles saw Hilda Strafford off at the station.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading FAREWELL TO CALIFORNIA A fortnight afterwards, Ben Overleigh and Jesse Holles saw Hilda Strafford off at the station.
anger
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From this reading There was neither scorn nor anger in his manner now, but just the old gentle chivalry, which was the outcome of his best self.
anxiety
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From this reading His face, too, had lost its expression of restless anxiety, and there was a dignity about his whole bearing, which might well have been the outward and visible sign of the quiet dignity of his mind, won after a fierce struggle.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading FAREWELL TO CALIFORNIA A fortnight afterwards, Ben Overleigh and Jesse Holles saw Hilda Strafford off at the station.
bearing
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From this reading His face, too, had lost its expression of restless anxiety, and there was a dignity about his whole bearing, which might well have been the outward and visible sign of the quiet dignity of his mind, won after a fierce struggle.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading His face, too, had lost its expression of restless anxiety, and there was a dignity about his whole bearing, which might well have been the outward and visible sign of the quiet dignity of his mind, won after a fierce struggle.
Ben
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From this reading FAREWELL TO CALIFORNIA A fortnight afterwards, Ben Overleigh and Jesse Holles saw Hilda Strafford off at the station.
best
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From this reading There was neither scorn nor anger in his manner now, but just the old gentle chivalry, which was the outcome of his best self.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading There was neither scorn nor anger in his manner now, but just the old gentle chivalry, which was the outcome of his best self.
CALIFORNIA
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From this reading FAREWELL TO CALIFORNIA A fortnight afterwards, Ben Overleigh and Jesse Holles saw Hilda Strafford off at the station.
chivalry
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From this reading There was neither scorn nor anger in his manner now, but just the old gentle chivalry, which was the outcome of his best self.
dignity
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From this reading His face, too, had lost its expression of restless anxiety, and there was a dignity about his whole bearing, which might well have been the outward and visible sign of the quiet dignity of his mind, won after a fierce struggle.
expression
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From this reading His face, too, had lost its expression of restless anxiety, and there was a dignity about his whole bearing, which might well have been the outward and visible sign of the quiet dignity of his mind, won after a fierce struggle.
face
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From this reading His face, too, had lost its expression of restless anxiety, and there was a dignity about his whole bearing, which might well have been the outward and visible sign of the quiet dignity of his mind, won after a fierce struggle.
FAREWELL
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From this reading FAREWELL TO CALIFORNIA A fortnight afterwards, Ben Overleigh and Jesse Holles saw Hilda Strafford off at the station.
fierce
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From this reading His face, too, had lost its expression of restless anxiety, and there was a dignity about his whole bearing, which might well have been the outward and visible sign of the quiet dignity of his mind, won after a fierce struggle.
fortnight
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From this reading FAREWELL TO CALIFORNIA A fortnight afterwards, Ben Overleigh and Jesse Holles saw Hilda Strafford off at the station.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading She looked very pale, and glanced at Ben uneasily from time to time.
gentle
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From this reading There was neither scorn nor anger in his manner now, but just the old gentle chivalry, which was the outcome of his best self.
glanced
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From this reading She looked very pale, and glanced at Ben uneasily from time to time.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading His face, too, had lost its expression of restless anxiety, and there was a dignity about his whole bearing, which might well have been the outward and visible sign of the quiet dignity of his mind, won after a fierce struggle.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading His face, too, had lost its expression of restless anxiety, and there was a dignity about his whole bearing, which might well have been the outward and visible sign of the quiet dignity of his mind, won after a fierce struggle.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “You shall have news of the ranch,” he said.
Hilda
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From this reading FAREWELL TO CALIFORNIA A fortnight afterwards, Ben Overleigh and Jesse Holles saw Hilda Strafford off at the station.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading There was neither scorn nor anger in his manner now, but just the old gentle chivalry, which was the outcome of his best self.
Holles
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From this reading FAREWELL TO CALIFORNIA A fortnight afterwards, Ben Overleigh and Jesse Holles saw Hilda Strafford off at the station.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There was neither scorn nor anger in his manner now, but just the old gentle chivalry, which was the outcome of his best self.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading His face, too, had lost its expression of restless anxiety, and there was a dignity about his whole bearing, which might well have been the outward and visible sign of the quiet dignity of his mind, won after a fierce struggle.
Jesse
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From this reading FAREWELL TO CALIFORNIA A fortnight afterwards, Ben Overleigh and Jesse Holles saw Hilda Strafford off at the station.
just
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From this reading There was neither scorn nor anger in his manner now, but just the old gentle chivalry, which was the outcome of his best self.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She looked very pale, and glanced at Ben uneasily from time to time.
lost
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From this reading His face, too, had lost its expression of restless anxiety, and there was a dignity about his whole bearing, which might well have been the outward and visible sign of the quiet dignity of his mind, won after a fierce struggle.
manner
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From this reading There was neither scorn nor anger in his manner now, but just the old gentle chivalry, which was the outcome of his best self.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading His face, too, had lost its expression of restless anxiety, and there was a dignity about his whole bearing, which might well have been the outward and visible sign of the quiet dignity of his mind, won after a fierce struggle.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His face, too, had lost its expression of restless anxiety, and there was a dignity about his whole bearing, which might well have been the outward and visible sign of the quiet dignity of his mind, won after a fierce struggle.
neitherdeterminerUS /ˈniːðər/
not one and not the other of two
From this reading There was neither scorn nor anger in his manner now, but just the old gentle chivalry, which was the outcome of his best self.
news
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From this reading “You shall have news of the ranch,” he said.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading There was neither scorn nor anger in his manner now, but just the old gentle chivalry, which was the outcome of his best self.
now
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From this reading There was neither scorn nor anger in his manner now, but just the old gentle chivalry, which was the outcome of his best self.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There was neither scorn nor anger in his manner now, but just the old gentle chivalry, which was the outcome of his best self.
off
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From this reading FAREWELL TO CALIFORNIA A fortnight afterwards, Ben Overleigh and Jesse Holles saw Hilda Strafford off at the station.
old
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From this reading There was neither scorn nor anger in his manner now, but just the old gentle chivalry, which was the outcome of his best self.
outcome
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From this reading There was neither scorn nor anger in his manner now, but just the old gentle chivalry, which was the outcome of his best self.
outward
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From this reading His face, too, had lost its expression of restless anxiety, and there was a dignity about his whole bearing, which might well have been the outward and visible sign of the quiet dignity of his mind, won after a fierce struggle.
Overleigh
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From this reading FAREWELL TO CALIFORNIA A fortnight afterwards, Ben Overleigh and Jesse Holles saw Hilda Strafford off at the station.
pale
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From this reading She looked very pale, and glanced at Ben uneasily from time to time.
quiet
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From this reading His face, too, had lost its expression of restless anxiety, and there was a dignity about his whole bearing, which might well have been the outward and visible sign of the quiet dignity of his mind, won after a fierce struggle.
ranch
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From this reading “You shall have news of the ranch,” he said.
restless
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From this reading His face, too, had lost its expression of restless anxiety, and there was a dignity about his whole bearing, which might well have been the outward and visible sign of the quiet dignity of his mind, won after a fierce struggle.
said
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From this reading “You shall have news of the ranch,” he said.
saw
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From this reading FAREWELL TO CALIFORNIA A fortnight afterwards, Ben Overleigh and Jesse Holles saw Hilda Strafford off at the station.
scorn
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From this reading There was neither scorn nor anger in his manner now, but just the old gentle chivalry, which was the outcome of his best self.
self
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From this reading There was neither scorn nor anger in his manner now, but just the old gentle chivalry, which was the outcome of his best self.
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “You shall have news of the ranch,” he said.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She looked very pale, and glanced at Ben uneasily from time to time.
sign
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From this reading His face, too, had lost its expression of restless anxiety, and there was a dignity about his whole bearing, which might well have been the outward and visible sign of the quiet dignity of his mind, won after a fierce struggle.
station
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From this reading FAREWELL TO CALIFORNIA A fortnight afterwards, Ben Overleigh and Jesse Holles saw Hilda Strafford off at the station.
Strafford
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From this reading FAREWELL TO CALIFORNIA A fortnight afterwards, Ben Overleigh and Jesse Holles saw Hilda Strafford off at the station.
struggle
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From this reading His face, too, had lost its expression of restless anxiety, and there was a dignity about his whole bearing, which might well have been the outward and visible sign of the quiet dignity of his mind, won after a fierce struggle.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading FAREWELL TO CALIFORNIA A fortnight afterwards, Ben Overleigh and Jesse Holles saw Hilda Strafford off at the station.
There
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From this reading There was neither scorn nor anger in his manner now, but just the old gentle chivalry, which was the outcome of his best self.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She looked very pale, and glanced at Ben uneasily from time to time.
TOparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading FAREWELL TO CALIFORNIA A fortnight afterwards, Ben Overleigh and Jesse Holles saw Hilda Strafford off at the station.
too
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From this reading His face, too, had lost its expression of restless anxiety, and there was a dignity about his whole bearing, which might well have been the outward and visible sign of the quiet dignity of his mind, won after a fierce struggle.
uneasily
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From this reading She looked very pale, and glanced at Ben uneasily from time to time.
very
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From this reading She looked very pale, and glanced at Ben uneasily from time to time.
visible
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From this reading His face, too, had lost its expression of restless anxiety, and there was a dignity about his whole bearing, which might well have been the outward and visible sign of the quiet dignity of his mind, won after a fierce struggle.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was neither scorn nor anger in his manner now, but just the old gentle chivalry, which was the outcome of his best self.
well
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From this reading His face, too, had lost its expression of restless anxiety, and there was a dignity about his whole bearing, which might well have been the outward and visible sign of the quiet dignity of his mind, won after a fierce struggle.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading There was neither scorn nor anger in his manner now, but just the old gentle chivalry, which was the outcome of his best self.
whole
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From this reading His face, too, had lost its expression of restless anxiety, and there was a dignity about his whole bearing, which might well have been the outward and visible sign of the quiet dignity of his mind, won after a fierce struggle.
won
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From this reading His face, too, had lost its expression of restless anxiety, and there was a dignity about his whole bearing, which might well have been the outward and visible sign of the quiet dignity of his mind, won after a fierce struggle.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You shall have news of the ranch,” he said.
