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addednounUS /added/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Tom, startled and immeasurably shocked, could scarcely credit it till his mother had added her testimony to Nellie's, and explained that the afflicted boy had been blind from birth.
adding
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From this reading "Yes," he assented, adding, "Oh, I wish I'd known this before!"
afflicted
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From this reading Tom, startled and immeasurably shocked, could scarcely credit it till his mother had added her testimony to Nellie's, and explained that the afflicted boy had been blind from birth.
AGAINnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading LOST—AND FOUND AGAIN PETER PERRY was blind!
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading LOST—AND FOUND AGAIN PETER PERRY was blind!
assented
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From this reading "Yes," he assented, adding, "Oh, I wish I'd known this before!"
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "Isn't it dreadfully sad?" said Nellie, surprised at the silence with which her brother had taken the information she had given him, and little guessing the tumult of emotions which were stirring in his breast.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Tom, startled and immeasurably shocked, could scarcely credit it till his mother had added her testimony to Nellie's, and explained that the afflicted boy had been blind from birth.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading "Yes," he assented, adding, "Oh, I wish I'd known this before!"
believed
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From this reading "I didn't tell him you believed he had kept on cutting you," Nellie remarked; "I thought there was no need to do that.
birth
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From this reading Tom, startled and immeasurably shocked, could scarcely credit it till his mother had added her testimony to Nellie's, and explained that the afflicted boy had been blind from birth.
blind
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From this reading LOST—AND FOUND AGAIN PETER PERRY was blind!
boy
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From this reading Tom, startled and immeasurably shocked, could scarcely credit it till his mother had added her testimony to Nellie's, and explained that the afflicted boy had been blind from birth.
breast
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From this reading "Isn't it dreadfully sad?" said Nellie, surprised at the silence with which her brother had taken the information she had given him, and little guessing the tumult of emotions which were stirring in his breast.
brother
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From this reading "Isn't it dreadfully sad?" said Nellie, surprised at the silence with which her brother had taken the information she had given him, and little guessing the tumult of emotions which were stirring in his breast.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Tom, startled and immeasurably shocked, could scarcely credit it till his mother had added her testimony to Nellie's, and explained that the afflicted boy had been blind from birth.
credit
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From this reading Tom, startled and immeasurably shocked, could scarcely credit it till his mother had added her testimony to Nellie's, and explained that the afflicted boy had been blind from birth.
cutting
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From this reading "I didn't tell him you believed he had kept on cutting you," Nellie remarked; "I thought there was no need to do that.
didn't
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From this reading "I didn't tell him you believed he had kept on cutting you," Nellie remarked; "I thought there was no need to do that.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "I didn't tell him you believed he had kept on cutting you," Nellie remarked; "I thought there was no need to do that.
dreadfully
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From this reading "Isn't it dreadfully sad?" said Nellie, surprised at the silence with which her brother had taken the information she had given him, and little guessing the tumult of emotions which were stirring in his breast.
emotions
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From this reading "Isn't it dreadfully sad?" said Nellie, surprised at the silence with which her brother had taken the information she had given him, and little guessing the tumult of emotions which were stirring in his breast.
explained
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From this reading Tom, startled and immeasurably shocked, could scarcely credit it till his mother had added her testimony to Nellie's, and explained that the afflicted boy had been blind from birth.
FOUNDnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading LOST—AND FOUND AGAIN PETER PERRY was blind!
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Tom, startled and immeasurably shocked, could scarcely credit it till his mother had added her testimony to Nellie's, and explained that the afflicted boy had been blind from birth.
given
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From this reading "Isn't it dreadfully sad?" said Nellie, surprised at the silence with which her brother had taken the information she had given him, and little guessing the tumult of emotions which were stirring in his breast.
guessing
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From this reading "Isn't it dreadfully sad?" said Nellie, surprised at the silence with which her brother had taken the information she had given him, and little guessing the tumult of emotions which were stirring in his breast.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Tom, startled and immeasurably shocked, could scarcely credit it till his mother had added her testimony to Nellie's, and explained that the afflicted boy had been blind from birth.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Yes," he assented, adding, "Oh, I wish I'd known this before!"
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Tom, startled and immeasurably shocked, could scarcely credit it till his mother had added her testimony to Nellie's, and explained that the afflicted boy had been blind from birth.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Isn't it dreadfully sad?" said Nellie, surprised at the silence with which her brother had taken the information she had given him, and little guessing the tumult of emotions which were stirring in his breast.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Tom, startled and immeasurably shocked, could scarcely credit it till his mother had added her testimony to Nellie's, and explained that the afflicted boy had been blind from birth.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Yes," he assented, adding, "Oh, I wish I'd known this before!"
I'd
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From this reading "Yes," he assented, adding, "Oh, I wish I'd known this before!"
immeasurably
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From this reading Tom, startled and immeasurably shocked, could scarcely credit it till his mother had added her testimony to Nellie's, and explained that the afflicted boy had been blind from birth.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Isn't it dreadfully sad?" said Nellie, surprised at the silence with which her brother had taken the information she had given him, and little guessing the tumult of emotions which were stirring in his breast.
information
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From this reading "Isn't it dreadfully sad?" said Nellie, surprised at the silence with which her brother had taken the information she had given him, and little guessing the tumult of emotions which were stirring in his breast.
Isn't
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From this reading "Isn't it dreadfully sad?" said Nellie, surprised at the silence with which her brother had taken the information she had given him, and little guessing the tumult of emotions which were stirring in his breast.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Tom, startled and immeasurably shocked, could scarcely credit it till his mother had added her testimony to Nellie's, and explained that the afflicted boy had been blind from birth.
kept
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From this reading "I didn't tell him you believed he had kept on cutting you," Nellie remarked; "I thought there was no need to do that.
known
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From this reading "Yes," he assented, adding, "Oh, I wish I'd known this before!"
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Isn't it dreadfully sad?" said Nellie, surprised at the silence with which her brother had taken the information she had given him, and little guessing the tumult of emotions which were stirring in his breast.
LOST
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From this reading LOST—AND FOUND AGAIN PETER PERRY was blind!
mother
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From this reading Tom, startled and immeasurably shocked, could scarcely credit it till his mother had added her testimony to Nellie's, and explained that the afflicted boy had been blind from birth.
neednounUS /need/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I didn't tell him you believed he had kept on cutting you," Nellie remarked; "I thought there was no need to do that.
Nellie
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From this reading "Isn't it dreadfully sad?" said Nellie, surprised at the silence with which her brother had taken the information she had given him, and little guessing the tumult of emotions which were stirring in his breast.
Nellie's
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From this reading Tom, startled and immeasurably shocked, could scarcely credit it till his mother had added her testimony to Nellie's, and explained that the afflicted boy had been blind from birth.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading "I didn't tell him you believed he had kept on cutting you," Nellie remarked; "I thought there was no need to do that.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Isn't it dreadfully sad?" said Nellie, surprised at the silence with which her brother had taken the information she had given him, and little guessing the tumult of emotions which were stirring in his breast.
Oh
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From this reading "Yes," he assented, adding, "Oh, I wish I'd known this before!"
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "I didn't tell him you believed he had kept on cutting you," Nellie remarked; "I thought there was no need to do that.
PERRY
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From this reading LOST—AND FOUND AGAIN PETER PERRY was blind!
PETER
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From this reading LOST—AND FOUND AGAIN PETER PERRY was blind!
remarked
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From this reading "I didn't tell him you believed he had kept on cutting you," Nellie remarked; "I thought there was no need to do that.
sad
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From this reading "Isn't it dreadfully sad?" said Nellie, surprised at the silence with which her brother had taken the information she had given him, and little guessing the tumult of emotions which were stirring in his breast.
said
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From this reading "Isn't it dreadfully sad?" said Nellie, surprised at the silence with which her brother had taken the information she had given him, and little guessing the tumult of emotions which were stirring in his breast.
scarcely
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From this reading Tom, startled and immeasurably shocked, could scarcely credit it till his mother had added her testimony to Nellie's, and explained that the afflicted boy had been blind from birth.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Isn't it dreadfully sad?" said Nellie, surprised at the silence with which her brother had taken the information she had given him, and little guessing the tumult of emotions which were stirring in his breast.
shocked
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From this reading Tom, startled and immeasurably shocked, could scarcely credit it till his mother had added her testimony to Nellie's, and explained that the afflicted boy had been blind from birth.
silencenounUS /ˈsaɪ.ləns/
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading "Isn't it dreadfully sad?" said Nellie, surprised at the silence with which her brother had taken the information she had given him, and little guessing the tumult of emotions which were stirring in his breast.
startled
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From this reading Tom, startled and immeasurably shocked, could scarcely credit it till his mother had added her testimony to Nellie's, and explained that the afflicted boy had been blind from birth.
stirring
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From this reading "Isn't it dreadfully sad?" said Nellie, surprised at the silence with which her brother had taken the information she had given him, and little guessing the tumult of emotions which were stirring in his breast.
surprisednounUS /surprised/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Isn't it dreadfully sad?" said Nellie, surprised at the silence with which her brother had taken the information she had given him, and little guessing the tumult of emotions which were stirring in his breast.
taken
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From this reading "Isn't it dreadfully sad?" said Nellie, surprised at the silence with which her brother had taken the information she had given him, and little guessing the tumult of emotions which were stirring in his breast.
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I didn't tell him you believed he had kept on cutting you," Nellie remarked; "I thought there was no need to do that.
testimony
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From this reading Tom, startled and immeasurably shocked, could scarcely credit it till his mother had added her testimony to Nellie's, and explained that the afflicted boy had been blind from birth.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Tom, startled and immeasurably shocked, could scarcely credit it till his mother had added her testimony to Nellie's, and explained that the afflicted boy had been blind from birth.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Tom, startled and immeasurably shocked, could scarcely credit it till his mother had added her testimony to Nellie's, and explained that the afflicted boy had been blind from birth.
there
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From this reading "I didn't tell him you believed he had kept on cutting you," Nellie remarked; "I thought there was no need to do that.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "Yes," he assented, adding, "Oh, I wish I'd known this before!"
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I didn't tell him you believed he had kept on cutting you," Nellie remarked; "I thought there was no need to do that.
tillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading Tom, startled and immeasurably shocked, could scarcely credit it till his mother had added her testimony to Nellie's, and explained that the afflicted boy had been blind from birth.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Tom, startled and immeasurably shocked, could scarcely credit it till his mother had added her testimony to Nellie's, and explained that the afflicted boy had been blind from birth.
Tom
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From this reading Tom, startled and immeasurably shocked, could scarcely credit it till his mother had added her testimony to Nellie's, and explained that the afflicted boy had been blind from birth.
tumult
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From this reading "Isn't it dreadfully sad?" said Nellie, surprised at the silence with which her brother had taken the information she had given him, and little guessing the tumult of emotions which were stirring in his breast.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading LOST—AND FOUND AGAIN PETER PERRY was blind!
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Isn't it dreadfully sad?" said Nellie, surprised at the silence with which her brother had taken the information she had given him, and little guessing the tumult of emotions which were stirring in his breast.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading "Isn't it dreadfully sad?" said Nellie, surprised at the silence with which her brother had taken the information she had given him, and little guessing the tumult of emotions which were stirring in his breast.
wish
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From this reading "Yes," he assented, adding, "Oh, I wish I'd known this before!"
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Isn't it dreadfully sad?" said Nellie, surprised at the silence with which her brother had taken the information she had given him, and little guessing the tumult of emotions which were stirring in his breast.
Yes
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From this reading "Yes," he assented, adding, "Oh, I wish I'd known this before!"
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I didn't tell him you believed he had kept on cutting you," Nellie remarked; "I thought there was no need to do that.
