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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 There was something solemn in the mere handling of a confession written by a woman long since dead--a woman who had been so cruelly wronged and had so cruelly suffered.
affected
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From this reading The perusal of this letter affected me powerfully.
affection
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From this reading The fact that she was my cousin brought with it no sense of pleasure; it gave me no claim on her affection.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There was something solemn in the mere handling of a confession written by a woman long since dead--a woman who had been so cruelly wronged and had so cruelly suffered.
any
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From this reading I had never suspected that Jessie was in any way related to uncle Bryan, but it did not surprise me to learn it.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading There was something solemn in the mere handling of a confession written by a woman long since dead--a woman who had been so cruelly wronged and had so cruelly suffered.
bitter
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From this reading It was like a voice from the tomb, and it was impossible to resist the conviction that forced itself upon my mind that it was the solemn, bitter truth.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The fact that she was my cousin brought with it no sense of pleasure; it gave me no claim on her affection.
Bryan
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From this reading I had never suspected that Jessie was in any way related to uncle Bryan, but it did not surprise me to learn it.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I had never suspected that Jessie was in any way related to uncle Bryan, but it did not surprise me to learn it.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading There was something solemn in the mere handling of a confession written by a woman long since dead--a woman who had been so cruelly wronged and had so cruelly suffered.
claim
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From this reading The fact that she was my cousin brought with it no sense of pleasure; it gave me no claim on her affection.
confession
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From this reading There was something solemn in the mere handling of a confession written by a woman long since dead--a woman who had been so cruelly wronged and had so cruelly suffered.
conviction
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From this reading It was like a voice from the tomb, and it was impossible to resist the conviction that forced itself upon my mind that it was the solemn, bitter truth.
cousin
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From this reading The fact that she was my cousin brought with it no sense of pleasure; it gave me no claim on her affection.
cruelly
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From this reading There was something solemn in the mere handling of a confession written by a woman long since dead--a woman who had been so cruelly wronged and had so cruelly suffered.
deadnounUS /dead/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was something solemn in the mere handling of a confession written by a woman long since dead--a woman who had been so cruelly wronged and had so cruelly suffered.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading I had never suspected that Jessie was in any way related to uncle Bryan, but it did not surprise me to learn it.
fact
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From this reading The fact that she was my cousin brought with it no sense of pleasure; it gave me no claim on her affection.
forced
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From this reading It was like a voice from the tomb, and it was impossible to resist the conviction that forced itself upon my mind that it was the solemn, bitter truth.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It was like a voice from the tomb, and it was impossible to resist the conviction that forced itself upon my mind that it was the solemn, bitter truth.
gave
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From this reading The fact that she was my cousin brought with it no sense of pleasure; it gave me no claim on her affection.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading There was something solemn in the mere handling of a confession written by a woman long since dead--a woman who had been so cruelly wronged and had so cruelly suffered.
handling
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From this reading There was something solemn in the mere handling of a confession written by a woman long since dead--a woman who had been so cruelly wronged and had so cruelly suffered.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The fact that she was my cousin brought with it no sense of pleasure; it gave me no claim on her affection.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I had never suspected that Jessie was in any way related to uncle Bryan, but it did not surprise me to learn it.
impossible
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From this reading It was like a voice from the tomb, and it was impossible to resist the conviction that forced itself upon my mind that it was the solemn, bitter truth.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There was something solemn in the mere handling of a confession written by a woman long since dead--a woman who had been so cruelly wronged and had so cruelly suffered.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was like a voice from the tomb, and it was impossible to resist the conviction that forced itself upon my mind that it was the solemn, bitter truth.
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading It was like a voice from the tomb, and it was impossible to resist the conviction that forced itself upon my mind that it was the solemn, bitter truth.
Jessie
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From this reading I had never suspected that Jessie was in any way related to uncle Bryan, but it did not surprise me to learn it.
learn
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From this reading I had never suspected that Jessie was in any way related to uncle Bryan, but it did not surprise me to learn it.
letter
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From this reading The perusal of this letter affected me powerfully.
like
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From this reading It was like a voice from the tomb, and it was impossible to resist the conviction that forced itself upon my mind that it was the solemn, bitter truth.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was something solemn in the mere handling of a confession written by a woman long since dead--a woman who had been so cruelly wronged and had so cruelly suffered.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The perusal of this letter affected me powerfully.
mere
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From this reading There was something solemn in the mere handling of a confession written by a woman long since dead--a woman who had been so cruelly wronged and had so cruelly suffered.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was like a voice from the tomb, and it was impossible to resist the conviction that forced itself upon my mind that it was the solemn, bitter truth.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading It was like a voice from the tomb, and it was impossible to resist the conviction that forced itself upon my mind that it was the solemn, bitter truth.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I had never suspected that Jessie was in any way related to uncle Bryan, but it did not surprise me to learn it.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading The fact that she was my cousin brought with it no sense of pleasure; it gave me no claim on her affection.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I had never suspected that Jessie was in any way related to uncle Bryan, but it did not surprise me to learn it.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The perusal of this letter affected me powerfully.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The fact that she was my cousin brought with it no sense of pleasure; it gave me no claim on her affection.
perusal
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From this reading The perusal of this letter affected me powerfully.
pleasure
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From this reading The fact that she was my cousin brought with it no sense of pleasure; it gave me no claim on her affection.
powerfully
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From this reading The perusal of this letter affected me powerfully.
related
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From this reading I had never suspected that Jessie was in any way related to uncle Bryan, but it did not surprise me to learn it.
resist
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From this reading It was like a voice from the tomb, and it was impossible to resist the conviction that forced itself upon my mind that it was the solemn, bitter truth.
sense
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From this reading The fact that she was my cousin brought with it no sense of pleasure; it gave me no claim on her affection.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The fact that she was my cousin brought with it no sense of pleasure; it gave me no claim on her affection.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading There was something solemn in the mere handling of a confession written by a woman long since dead--a woman who had been so cruelly wronged and had so cruelly suffered.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading There was something solemn in the mere handling of a confession written by a woman long since dead--a woman who had been so cruelly wronged and had so cruelly suffered.
solemn
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From this reading There was something solemn in the mere handling of a confession written by a woman long since dead--a woman who had been so cruelly wronged and had so cruelly suffered.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading There was something solemn in the mere handling of a confession written by a woman long since dead--a woman who had been so cruelly wronged and had so cruelly suffered.
suffered
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From this reading There was something solemn in the mere handling of a confession written by a woman long since dead--a woman who had been so cruelly wronged and had so cruelly suffered.
surprise
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From this reading I had never suspected that Jessie was in any way related to uncle Bryan, but it did not surprise me to learn it.
suspected
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From this reading I had never suspected that Jessie was in any way related to uncle Bryan, but it did not surprise me to learn it.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was like a voice from the tomb, and it was impossible to resist the conviction that forced itself upon my mind that it was the solemn, bitter truth.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The perusal of this letter affected me powerfully.
There
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From this reading There was something solemn in the mere handling of a confession written by a woman long since dead--a woman who had been so cruelly wronged and had so cruelly suffered.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The perusal of this letter affected me powerfully.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was like a voice from the tomb, and it was impossible to resist the conviction that forced itself upon my mind that it was the solemn, bitter truth.
tomb
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From this reading It was like a voice from the tomb, and it was impossible to resist the conviction that forced itself upon my mind that it was the solemn, bitter truth.
truth
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From this reading It was like a voice from the tomb, and it was impossible to resist the conviction that forced itself upon my mind that it was the solemn, bitter truth.
uncle
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From this reading I had never suspected that Jessie was in any way related to uncle Bryan, but it did not surprise me to learn it.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading It was like a voice from the tomb, and it was impossible to resist the conviction that forced itself upon my mind that it was the solemn, bitter truth.
voice
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From this reading It was like a voice from the tomb, and it was impossible to resist the conviction that forced itself upon my mind that it was the solemn, bitter truth.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was something solemn in the mere handling of a confession written by a woman long since dead--a woman who had been so cruelly wronged and had so cruelly suffered.
way
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From this reading I had never suspected that Jessie was in any way related to uncle Bryan, but it did not surprise me to learn it.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading There was something solemn in the mere handling of a confession written by a woman long since dead--a woman who had been so cruelly wronged and had so cruelly suffered.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The fact that she was my cousin brought with it no sense of pleasure; it gave me no claim on her affection.
woman
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From this reading There was something solemn in the mere handling of a confession written by a woman long since dead--a woman who had been so cruelly wronged and had so cruelly suffered.
written
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From this reading There was something solemn in the mere handling of a confession written by a woman long since dead--a woman who had been so cruelly wronged and had so cruelly suffered.
wronged
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From this reading There was something solemn in the mere handling of a confession written by a woman long since dead--a woman who had been so cruelly wronged and had so cruelly suffered.
