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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 He had had a hard time to get there, having but little money and no friends to help him; but he had a strong heart and an earnest, and so he was bound to get there at last; and, although Kate saw no visitors, she saw him.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading THE BLESSINGS WHICH COME FROM THE DEATH OF THE WICKED It was three weeks after Martin Newcombe's letter came before Ben Greenway arrived in Spanish Town.
althoughnounUS /ˈalthough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He had had a hard time to get there, having but little money and no friends to help him; but he had a strong heart and an earnest, and so he was bound to get there at last; and, although Kate saw no visitors, she saw him.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading He had had a hard time to get there, having but little money and no friends to help him; but he had a strong heart and an earnest, and so he was bound to get there at last; and, although Kate saw no visitors, she saw him.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He had had a hard time to get there, having but little money and no friends to help him; but he had a strong heart and an earnest, and so he was bound to get there at last; and, although Kate saw no visitors, she saw him.
arrived
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From this reading THE BLESSINGS WHICH COME FROM THE DEATH OF THE WICKED It was three weeks after Martin Newcombe's letter came before Ben Greenway arrived in Spanish Town.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He had had a hard time to get there, having but little money and no friends to help him; but he had a strong heart and an earnest, and so he was bound to get there at last; and, although Kate saw no visitors, she saw him.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading THE BLESSINGS WHICH COME FROM THE DEATH OF THE WICKED It was three weeks after Martin Newcombe's letter came before Ben Greenway arrived in Spanish Town.
Ben
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From this reading THE BLESSINGS WHICH COME FROM THE DEATH OF THE WICKED It was three weeks after Martin Newcombe's letter came before Ben Greenway arrived in Spanish Town.
black
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From this reading She was not dressed in mourning; she could not wear black for herself.
BLESSINGS
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From this reading THE BLESSINGS WHICH COME FROM THE DEATH OF THE WICKED It was three weeks after Martin Newcombe's letter came before Ben Greenway arrived in Spanish Town.
bound
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From this reading He had had a hard time to get there, having but little money and no friends to help him; but he had a strong heart and an earnest, and so he was bound to get there at last; and, although Kate saw no visitors, she saw him.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He had had a hard time to get there, having but little money and no friends to help him; but he had a strong heart and an earnest, and so he was bound to get there at last; and, although Kate saw no visitors, she saw him.
came
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From this reading THE BLESSINGS WHICH COME FROM THE DEATH OF THE WICKED It was three weeks after Martin Newcombe's letter came before Ben Greenway arrived in Spanish Town.
chance
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From this reading She greeted the Scotchman with earnestness; he was a friend out of the old past, but she gave him no chance to speak first.
COMEnounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE BLESSINGS WHICH COME FROM THE DEATH OF THE WICKED It was three weeks after Martin Newcombe's letter came before Ben Greenway arrived in Spanish Town.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading She was not dressed in mourning; she could not wear black for herself.
DEATH
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From this reading THE BLESSINGS WHICH COME FROM THE DEATH OF THE WICKED It was three weeks after Martin Newcombe's letter came before Ben Greenway arrived in Spanish Town.
dressed
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From this reading She was not dressed in mourning; she could not wear black for herself.
earnest
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From this reading He had had a hard time to get there, having but little money and no friends to help him; but he had a strong heart and an earnest, and so he was bound to get there at last; and, although Kate saw no visitors, she saw him.
earnestness
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From this reading She greeted the Scotchman with earnestness; he was a friend out of the old past, but she gave him no chance to speak first.
exclaimed
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From this reading "Ben," she exclaimed, "have you a message for me?"
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She greeted the Scotchman with earnestness; he was a friend out of the old past, but she gave him no chance to speak first.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She was not dressed in mourning; she could not wear black for herself.
friend
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From this reading She greeted the Scotchman with earnestness; he was a friend out of the old past, but she gave him no chance to speak first.
friends
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From this reading He had had a hard time to get there, having but little money and no friends to help him; but he had a strong heart and an earnest, and so he was bound to get there at last; and, although Kate saw no visitors, she saw him.
FROMprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading THE BLESSINGS WHICH COME FROM THE DEATH OF THE WICKED It was three weeks after Martin Newcombe's letter came before Ben Greenway arrived in Spanish Town.
gave
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From this reading She greeted the Scotchman with earnestness; he was a friend out of the old past, but she gave him no chance to speak first.
get
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From this reading He had had a hard time to get there, having but little money and no friends to help him; but he had a strong heart and an earnest, and so he was bound to get there at last; and, although Kate saw no visitors, she saw him.
Greenway
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From this reading THE BLESSINGS WHICH COME FROM THE DEATH OF THE WICKED It was three weeks after Martin Newcombe's letter came before Ben Greenway arrived in Spanish Town.
greeted
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From this reading She greeted the Scotchman with earnestness; he was a friend out of the old past, but she gave him no chance to speak first.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had had a hard time to get there, having but little money and no friends to help him; but he had a strong heart and an earnest, and so he was bound to get there at last; and, although Kate saw no visitors, she saw him.
hard
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From this reading He had had a hard time to get there, having but little money and no friends to help him; but he had a strong heart and an earnest, and so he was bound to get there at last; and, although Kate saw no visitors, she saw him.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Ben," she exclaimed, "have you a message for me?"
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading He had had a hard time to get there, having but little money and no friends to help him; but he had a strong heart and an earnest, and so he was bound to get there at last; and, although Kate saw no visitors, she saw him.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had had a hard time to get there, having but little money and no friends to help him; but he had a strong heart and an earnest, and so he was bound to get there at last; and, although Kate saw no visitors, she saw him.
heart
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From this reading He had had a hard time to get there, having but little money and no friends to help him; but he had a strong heart and an earnest, and so he was bound to get there at last; and, although Kate saw no visitors, she saw him.
helpnounUS /help/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had had a hard time to get there, having but little money and no friends to help him; but he had a strong heart and an earnest, and so he was bound to get there at last; and, although Kate saw no visitors, she saw him.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading She was not dressed in mourning; she could not wear black for herself.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He had had a hard time to get there, having but little money and no friends to help him; but he had a strong heart and an earnest, and so he was bound to get there at last; and, although Kate saw no visitors, she saw him.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE BLESSINGS WHICH COME FROM THE DEATH OF THE WICKED It was three weeks after Martin Newcombe's letter came before Ben Greenway arrived in Spanish Town.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading THE BLESSINGS WHICH COME FROM THE DEATH OF THE WICKED It was three weeks after Martin Newcombe's letter came before Ben Greenway arrived in Spanish Town.
Kate
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From this reading He had had a hard time to get there, having but little money and no friends to help him; but he had a strong heart and an earnest, and so he was bound to get there at last; and, although Kate saw no visitors, she saw him.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had had a hard time to get there, having but little money and no friends to help him; but he had a strong heart and an earnest, and so he was bound to get there at last; and, although Kate saw no visitors, she saw him.
letter
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From this reading THE BLESSINGS WHICH COME FROM THE DEATH OF THE WICKED It was three weeks after Martin Newcombe's letter came before Ben Greenway arrived in Spanish Town.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had had a hard time to get there, having but little money and no friends to help him; but he had a strong heart and an earnest, and so he was bound to get there at last; and, although Kate saw no visitors, she saw him.
Martin
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From this reading THE BLESSINGS WHICH COME FROM THE DEATH OF THE WICKED It was three weeks after Martin Newcombe's letter came before Ben Greenway arrived in Spanish Town.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Ben," she exclaimed, "have you a message for me?"
message
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From this reading "Ben," she exclaimed, "have you a message for me?"
money
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From this reading He had had a hard time to get there, having but little money and no friends to help him; but he had a strong heart and an earnest, and so he was bound to get there at last; and, although Kate saw no visitors, she saw him.
mourning
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From this reading She was not dressed in mourning; she could not wear black for herself.
Newcombe's
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From this reading THE BLESSINGS WHICH COME FROM THE DEATH OF THE WICKED It was three weeks after Martin Newcombe's letter came before Ben Greenway arrived in Spanish Town.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading He had had a hard time to get there, having but little money and no friends to help him; but he had a strong heart and an earnest, and so he was bound to get there at last; and, although Kate saw no visitors, she saw him.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She was not dressed in mourning; she could not wear black for herself.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE BLESSINGS WHICH COME FROM THE DEATH OF THE WICKED It was three weeks after Martin Newcombe's letter came before Ben Greenway arrived in Spanish Town.
old
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From this reading She greeted the Scotchman with earnestness; he was a friend out of the old past, but she gave him no chance to speak first.
out
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From this reading She greeted the Scotchman with earnestness; he was a friend out of the old past, but she gave him no chance to speak first.
past
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From this reading She greeted the Scotchman with earnestness; he was a friend out of the old past, but she gave him no chance to speak first.
saw
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From this reading He had had a hard time to get there, having but little money and no friends to help him; but he had a strong heart and an earnest, and so he was bound to get there at last; and, although Kate saw no visitors, she saw him.
Scotchman
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From this reading She greeted the Scotchman with earnestness; he was a friend out of the old past, but she gave him no chance to speak first.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had had a hard time to get there, having but little money and no friends to help him; but he had a strong heart and an earnest, and so he was bound to get there at last; and, although Kate saw no visitors, she saw him.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading He had had a hard time to get there, having but little money and no friends to help him; but he had a strong heart and an earnest, and so he was bound to get there at last; and, although Kate saw no visitors, she saw him.
Spanish
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From this reading THE BLESSINGS WHICH COME FROM THE DEATH OF THE WICKED It was three weeks after Martin Newcombe's letter came before Ben Greenway arrived in Spanish Town.
speak
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From this reading She greeted the Scotchman with earnestness; he was a friend out of the old past, but she gave him no chance to speak first.
strong
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From this reading He had had a hard time to get there, having but little money and no friends to help him; but he had a strong heart and an earnest, and so he was bound to get there at last; and, although Kate saw no visitors, she saw him.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE BLESSINGS WHICH COME FROM THE DEATH OF THE WICKED It was three weeks after Martin Newcombe's letter came before Ben Greenway arrived in Spanish Town.
there
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From this reading He had had a hard time to get there, having but little money and no friends to help him; but he had a strong heart and an earnest, and so he was bound to get there at last; and, although Kate saw no visitors, she saw him.
three
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From this reading THE BLESSINGS WHICH COME FROM THE DEATH OF THE WICKED It was three weeks after Martin Newcombe's letter came before Ben Greenway arrived in Spanish Town.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had had a hard time to get there, having but little money and no friends to help him; but he had a strong heart and an earnest, and so he was bound to get there at last; and, although Kate saw no visitors, she saw him.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He had had a hard time to get there, having but little money and no friends to help him; but he had a strong heart and an earnest, and so he was bound to get there at last; and, although Kate saw no visitors, she saw him.
Town
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From this reading THE BLESSINGS WHICH COME FROM THE DEATH OF THE WICKED It was three weeks after Martin Newcombe's letter came before Ben Greenway arrived in Spanish Town.
visitors
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From this reading He had had a hard time to get there, having but little money and no friends to help him; but he had a strong heart and an earnest, and so he was bound to get there at last; and, although Kate saw no visitors, she saw him.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE BLESSINGS WHICH COME FROM THE DEATH OF THE WICKED It was three weeks after Martin Newcombe's letter came before Ben Greenway arrived in Spanish Town.
wear
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From this reading She was not dressed in mourning; she could not wear black for herself.
weeks
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From this reading THE BLESSINGS WHICH COME FROM THE DEATH OF THE WICKED It was three weeks after Martin Newcombe's letter came before Ben Greenway arrived in Spanish Town.
WHICHpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading THE BLESSINGS WHICH COME FROM THE DEATH OF THE WICKED It was three weeks after Martin Newcombe's letter came before Ben Greenway arrived in Spanish Town.
WICKED
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From this reading THE BLESSINGS WHICH COME FROM THE DEATH OF THE WICKED It was three weeks after Martin Newcombe's letter came before Ben Greenway arrived in Spanish Town.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading She greeted the Scotchman with earnestness; he was a friend out of the old past, but she gave him no chance to speak first.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Ben," she exclaimed, "have you a message for me?"
