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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 T. WHYTEHEAD 'This is a stroke of good luck!' said Mr. Charteris.
account
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From this reading 'We must not, on any account, remove the Sandbrook children from Miss Charlecote; she has no relations, and will certainly make the boy her heir.'
all
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From this reading The glittering grass, with dewstars bright, Is all astir with twinkling light; What pity that such fair array In one brief hour should melt away.--REV.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading 'We must not, on any account, remove the Sandbrook children from Miss Charlecote; she has no relations, and will certainly make the boy her heir.'
any
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From this reading 'We must not, on any account, remove the Sandbrook children from Miss Charlecote; she has no relations, and will certainly make the boy her heir.'
array
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From this reading The glittering grass, with dewstars bright, Is all astir with twinkling light; What pity that such fair array In one brief hour should melt away.--REV.
astir
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From this reading The glittering grass, with dewstars bright, Is all astir with twinkling light; What pity that such fair array In one brief hour should melt away.--REV.
away
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From this reading The glittering grass, with dewstars bright, Is all astir with twinkling light; What pity that such fair array In one brief hour should melt away.--REV.
boy
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From this reading 'We must not, on any account, remove the Sandbrook children from Miss Charlecote; she has no relations, and will certainly make the boy her heir.'
brief
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From this reading The glittering grass, with dewstars bright, Is all astir with twinkling light; What pity that such fair array In one brief hour should melt away.--REV.
bright
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From this reading The glittering grass, with dewstars bright, Is all astir with twinkling light; What pity that such fair array In one brief hour should melt away.--REV.
certainly
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From this reading 'We must not, on any account, remove the Sandbrook children from Miss Charlecote; she has no relations, and will certainly make the boy her heir.'
Charlecote
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From this reading 'We must not, on any account, remove the Sandbrook children from Miss Charlecote; she has no relations, and will certainly make the boy her heir.'
Charteris
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From this reading T. WHYTEHEAD 'This is a stroke of good luck!' said Mr. Charteris.
children
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From this reading 'We must not, on any account, remove the Sandbrook children from Miss Charlecote; she has no relations, and will certainly make the boy her heir.'
dewstars
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From this reading The glittering grass, with dewstars bright, Is all astir with twinkling light; What pity that such fair array In one brief hour should melt away.--REV.
fairnounUS /fair/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The glittering grass, with dewstars bright, Is all astir with twinkling light; What pity that such fair array In one brief hour should melt away.--REV.
fashionable
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From this reading 'Some fashionable preacher will swallow her red hair.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading 'We must not, on any account, remove the Sandbrook children from Miss Charlecote; she has no relations, and will certainly make the boy her heir.'
glittering
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From this reading The glittering grass, with dewstars bright, Is all astir with twinkling light; What pity that such fair array In one brief hour should melt away.--REV.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading T. WHYTEHEAD 'This is a stroke of good luck!' said Mr. Charteris.
grass
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From this reading The glittering grass, with dewstars bright, Is all astir with twinkling light; What pity that such fair array In one brief hour should melt away.--REV.
hair
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From this reading 'Some fashionable preacher will swallow her red hair.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading 'We must not, on any account, remove the Sandbrook children from Miss Charlecote; she has no relations, and will certainly make the boy her heir.'
heirnounUS /er/
A person legally or magically entitled to the property or rank of another on that person's death.
From this reading 'We must not, on any account, remove the Sandbrook children from Miss Charlecote; she has no relations, and will certainly make the boy her heir.'
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading 'We must not, on any account, remove the Sandbrook children from Miss Charlecote; she has no relations, and will certainly make the boy her heir.'
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading 'She will marry!' said his wife.
hour
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From this reading The glittering grass, with dewstars bright, Is all astir with twinkling light; What pity that such fair array In one brief hour should melt away.--REV.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The glittering grass, with dewstars bright, Is all astir with twinkling light; What pity that such fair array In one brief hour should melt away.--REV.
Isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The glittering grass, with dewstars bright, Is all astir with twinkling light; What pity that such fair array In one brief hour should melt away.--REV.
light
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From this reading The glittering grass, with dewstars bright, Is all astir with twinkling light; What pity that such fair array In one brief hour should melt away.--REV.
luck
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From this reading T. WHYTEHEAD 'This is a stroke of good luck!' said Mr. Charteris.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading 'We must not, on any account, remove the Sandbrook children from Miss Charlecote; she has no relations, and will certainly make the boy her heir.'
marry
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From this reading 'She will marry!' said his wife.
melt
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From this reading The glittering grass, with dewstars bright, Is all astir with twinkling light; What pity that such fair array In one brief hour should melt away.--REV.
Miss
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From this reading 'We must not, on any account, remove the Sandbrook children from Miss Charlecote; she has no relations, and will certainly make the boy her heir.'
Mr
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From this reading T. WHYTEHEAD 'This is a stroke of good luck!' said Mr. Charteris.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading 'We must not, on any account, remove the Sandbrook children from Miss Charlecote; she has no relations, and will certainly make the boy her heir.'
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading 'We must not, on any account, remove the Sandbrook children from Miss Charlecote; she has no relations, and will certainly make the boy her heir.'
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading 'We must not, on any account, remove the Sandbrook children from Miss Charlecote; she has no relations, and will certainly make the boy her heir.'
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading T. WHYTEHEAD 'This is a stroke of good luck!' said Mr. Charteris.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading 'We must not, on any account, remove the Sandbrook children from Miss Charlecote; she has no relations, and will certainly make the boy her heir.'
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The glittering grass, with dewstars bright, Is all astir with twinkling light; What pity that such fair array In one brief hour should melt away.--REV.
pity
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From this reading The glittering grass, with dewstars bright, Is all astir with twinkling light; What pity that such fair array In one brief hour should melt away.--REV.
preacher
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From this reading 'Some fashionable preacher will swallow her red hair.
red
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From this reading 'Some fashionable preacher will swallow her red hair.
relations
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From this reading 'We must not, on any account, remove the Sandbrook children from Miss Charlecote; she has no relations, and will certainly make the boy her heir.'
remove
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From this reading 'We must not, on any account, remove the Sandbrook children from Miss Charlecote; she has no relations, and will certainly make the boy her heir.'
REV
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From this reading The glittering grass, with dewstars bright, Is all astir with twinkling light; What pity that such fair array In one brief hour should melt away.--REV.
said
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From this reading T. WHYTEHEAD 'This is a stroke of good luck!' said Mr. Charteris.
Sandbrook
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From this reading 'We must not, on any account, remove the Sandbrook children from Miss Charlecote; she has no relations, and will certainly make the boy her heir.'
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading 'We must not, on any account, remove the Sandbrook children from Miss Charlecote; she has no relations, and will certainly make the boy her heir.'
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading The glittering grass, with dewstars bright, Is all astir with twinkling light; What pity that such fair array In one brief hour should melt away.--REV.
Some
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From this reading 'Some fashionable preacher will swallow her red hair.
stroke
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From this reading T. WHYTEHEAD 'This is a stroke of good luck!' said Mr. Charteris.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading The glittering grass, with dewstars bright, Is all astir with twinkling light; What pity that such fair array In one brief hour should melt away.--REV.
swallow
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From this reading 'Some fashionable preacher will swallow her red hair.
T
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From this reading T. WHYTEHEAD 'This is a stroke of good luck!' said Mr. Charteris.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The glittering grass, with dewstars bright, Is all astir with twinkling light; What pity that such fair array In one brief hour should melt away.--REV.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The glittering grass, with dewstars bright, Is all astir with twinkling light; What pity that such fair array In one brief hour should melt away.--REV.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading T. WHYTEHEAD 'This is a stroke of good luck!' said Mr. Charteris.
twinkling
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From this reading The glittering grass, with dewstars bright, Is all astir with twinkling light; What pity that such fair array In one brief hour should melt away.--REV.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading 'We must not, on any account, remove the Sandbrook children from Miss Charlecote; she has no relations, and will certainly make the boy her heir.'
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading The glittering grass, with dewstars bright, Is all astir with twinkling light; What pity that such fair array In one brief hour should melt away.--REV.
WHYTEHEAD
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From this reading T. WHYTEHEAD 'This is a stroke of good luck!' said Mr. Charteris.
wife
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From this reading 'She will marry!' said his wife.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading 'We must not, on any account, remove the Sandbrook children from Miss Charlecote; she has no relations, and will certainly make the boy her heir.'
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The glittering grass, with dewstars bright, Is all astir with twinkling light; What pity that such fair array In one brief hour should melt away.--REV.