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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 is something terribly _equalizing_ in a kiss.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading With it, there came a great tenderness for him, and as we no longer seemed to be two distinct and separate beings, but just one, that tenderness extended to myself.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading With it, there came a great tenderness for him, and as we no longer seemed to be two distinct and separate beings, but just one, that tenderness extended to myself.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I have even, at moments, felt tender toward Mose Harbell when passing his house, and happening to see his wife, nine children, and four dogs, his sister and his mother-in-law.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading With it, there came a great tenderness for him, and as we no longer seemed to be two distinct and separate beings, but just one, that tenderness extended to myself.
beings
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From this reading With it, there came a great tenderness for him, and as we no longer seemed to be two distinct and separate beings, but just one, that tenderness extended to myself.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading With it, there came a great tenderness for him, and as we no longer seemed to be two distinct and separate beings, but just one, that tenderness extended to myself.
came
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From this reading With it, there came a great tenderness for him, and as we no longer seemed to be two distinct and separate beings, but just one, that tenderness extended to myself.
children
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From this reading I have even, at moments, felt tender toward Mose Harbell when passing his house, and happening to see his wife, nine children, and four dogs, his sister and his mother-in-law.
distinct
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From this reading With it, there came a great tenderness for him, and as we no longer seemed to be two distinct and separate beings, but just one, that tenderness extended to myself.
dogs
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From this reading I have even, at moments, felt tender toward Mose Harbell when passing his house, and happening to see his wife, nine children, and four dogs, his sister and his mother-in-law.
Ed
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From this reading We will be married next month,--Ed and I, not Mose Harbell and I!
equalizing
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From this reading There is something terribly _equalizing_ in a kiss.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I have even, at moments, felt tender toward Mose Harbell when passing his house, and happening to see his wife, nine children, and four dogs, his sister and his mother-in-law.
extended
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From this reading With it, there came a great tenderness for him, and as we no longer seemed to be two distinct and separate beings, but just one, that tenderness extended to myself.
felt
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From this reading I have even, at moments, felt tender toward Mose Harbell when passing his house, and happening to see his wife, nine children, and four dogs, his sister and his mother-in-law.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading With it, there came a great tenderness for him, and as we no longer seemed to be two distinct and separate beings, but just one, that tenderness extended to myself.
four
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From this reading I have even, at moments, felt tender toward Mose Harbell when passing his house, and happening to see his wife, nine children, and four dogs, his sister and his mother-in-law.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading With it, there came a great tenderness for him, and as we no longer seemed to be two distinct and separate beings, but just one, that tenderness extended to myself.
grow
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From this reading It seemed to grow to a universal tenderness.
happening
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From this reading I have even, at moments, felt tender toward Mose Harbell when passing his house, and happening to see his wife, nine children, and four dogs, his sister and his mother-in-law.
Harbell
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From this reading I have even, at moments, felt tender toward Mose Harbell when passing his house, and happening to see his wife, nine children, and four dogs, his sister and his mother-in-law.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I have even, at moments, felt tender toward Mose Harbell when passing his house, and happening to see his wife, nine children, and four dogs, his sister and his mother-in-law.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading With it, there came a great tenderness for him, and as we no longer seemed to be two distinct and separate beings, but just one, that tenderness extended to myself.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading I have even, at moments, felt tender toward Mose Harbell when passing his house, and happening to see his wife, nine children, and four dogs, his sister and his mother-in-law.
house
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From this reading I have even, at moments, felt tender toward Mose Harbell when passing his house, and happening to see his wife, nine children, and four dogs, his sister and his mother-in-law.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I have even, at moments, felt tender toward Mose Harbell when passing his house, and happening to see his wife, nine children, and four dogs, his sister and his mother-in-law.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There is something terribly _equalizing_ in a kiss.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There is something terribly _equalizing_ in a kiss.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading With it, there came a great tenderness for him, and as we no longer seemed to be two distinct and separate beings, but just one, that tenderness extended to myself.
just
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From this reading With it, there came a great tenderness for him, and as we no longer seemed to be two distinct and separate beings, but just one, that tenderness extended to myself.
kiss
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From this reading There is something terribly _equalizing_ in a kiss.
longer
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From this reading With it, there came a great tenderness for him, and as we no longer seemed to be two distinct and separate beings, but just one, that tenderness extended to myself.
married
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From this reading We will be married next month,--Ed and I, not Mose Harbell and I!
moments
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From this reading I have even, at moments, felt tender toward Mose Harbell when passing his house, and happening to see his wife, nine children, and four dogs, his sister and his mother-in-law.
month
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From this reading We will be married next month,--Ed and I, not Mose Harbell and I!
Mose
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From this reading I have even, at moments, felt tender toward Mose Harbell when passing his house, and happening to see his wife, nine children, and four dogs, his sister and his mother-in-law.
mother-in-law
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From this reading I have even, at moments, felt tender toward Mose Harbell when passing his house, and happening to see his wife, nine children, and four dogs, his sister and his mother-in-law.
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading With it, there came a great tenderness for him, and as we no longer seemed to be two distinct and separate beings, but just one, that tenderness extended to myself.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We will be married next month,--Ed and I, not Mose Harbell and I!
nine
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From this reading I have even, at moments, felt tender toward Mose Harbell when passing his house, and happening to see his wife, nine children, and four dogs, his sister and his mother-in-law.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading With it, there came a great tenderness for him, and as we no longer seemed to be two distinct and separate beings, but just one, that tenderness extended to myself.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading We will be married next month,--Ed and I, not Mose Harbell and I!
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading With it, there came a great tenderness for him, and as we no longer seemed to be two distinct and separate beings, but just one, that tenderness extended to myself.
passing
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From this reading I have even, at moments, felt tender toward Mose Harbell when passing his house, and happening to see his wife, nine children, and four dogs, his sister and his mother-in-law.
see
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From this reading I have even, at moments, felt tender toward Mose Harbell when passing his house, and happening to see his wife, nine children, and four dogs, his sister and his mother-in-law.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading With it, there came a great tenderness for him, and as we no longer seemed to be two distinct and separate beings, but just one, that tenderness extended to myself.
separate
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From this reading With it, there came a great tenderness for him, and as we no longer seemed to be two distinct and separate beings, but just one, that tenderness extended to myself.
sister
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From this reading I have even, at moments, felt tender toward Mose Harbell when passing his house, and happening to see his wife, nine children, and four dogs, his sister and his mother-in-law.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading There is something terribly _equalizing_ in a kiss.
tender
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From this reading I have even, at moments, felt tender toward Mose Harbell when passing his house, and happening to see his wife, nine children, and four dogs, his sister and his mother-in-law.
tenderness
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From this reading With it, there came a great tenderness for him, and as we no longer seemed to be two distinct and separate beings, but just one, that tenderness extended to myself.
terribly
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From this reading There is something terribly _equalizing_ in a kiss.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading With it, there came a great tenderness for him, and as we no longer seemed to be two distinct and separate beings, but just one, that tenderness extended to myself.
There
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From this reading There is something terribly _equalizing_ in a kiss.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading With it, there came a great tenderness for him, and as we no longer seemed to be two distinct and separate beings, but just one, that tenderness extended to myself.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading I have even, at moments, felt tender toward Mose Harbell when passing his house, and happening to see his wife, nine children, and four dogs, his sister and his mother-in-law.
two
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From this reading With it, there came a great tenderness for him, and as we no longer seemed to be two distinct and separate beings, but just one, that tenderness extended to myself.
universal
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From this reading It seemed to grow to a universal tenderness.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading With it, there came a great tenderness for him, and as we no longer seemed to be two distinct and separate beings, but just one, that tenderness extended to myself.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading I have even, at moments, felt tender toward Mose Harbell when passing his house, and happening to see his wife, nine children, and four dogs, his sister and his mother-in-law.
wife
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From this reading I have even, at moments, felt tender toward Mose Harbell when passing his house, and happening to see his wife, nine children, and four dogs, his sister and his mother-in-law.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading We will be married next month,--Ed and I, not Mose Harbell and I!
WithprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading With it, there came a great tenderness for him, and as we no longer seemed to be two distinct and separate beings, but just one, that tenderness extended to myself.
