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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 “A fugitive and gracious light he seeks, Shy to illumine; and I seek it too.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Three days passed by after Helen had returned to her father, during which the girl stayed by herself most of the time.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading When the breaking off of her engagement was known, many of her old friends came to see her, but the hints that they dropped did not move her to any confidences; she felt that it would not be possible for her to find among them any understanding of her present moods.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “A fugitive and gracious light he seeks, Shy to illumine; and I seek it too.
any
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From this reading When the breaking off of her engagement was known, many of her old friends came to see her, but the hints that they dropped did not move her to any confidences; she felt that it would not be possible for her to find among them any understanding of her present moods.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Her old life, or rather the life to which she had been looking forward, seemed to her quite empty and shallow, and there was nothing useful that she knew of to do except to offer to help her father in such ways as she could.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading When the breaking off of her engagement was known, many of her old friends came to see her, but the hints that they dropped did not move her to any confidences; she felt that it would not be possible for her to find among them any understanding of her present moods.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Her old life, or rather the life to which she had been looking forward, seemed to her quite empty and shallow, and there was nothing useful that she knew of to do except to offer to help her father in such ways as she could.
bought
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From this reading This does not come with houses or with gold, With place, with honor, and a flattering crew; 'Tis not in the world's market bought and sold.”
breaking
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From this reading When the breaking off of her engagement was known, many of her old friends came to see her, but the hints that they dropped did not move her to any confidences; she felt that it would not be possible for her to find among them any understanding of her present moods.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading When the breaking off of her engagement was known, many of her old friends came to see her, but the hints that they dropped did not move her to any confidences; she felt that it would not be possible for her to find among them any understanding of her present moods.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Three days passed by after Helen had returned to her father, during which the girl stayed by herself most of the time.
came
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From this reading When the breaking off of her engagement was known, many of her old friends came to see her, but the hints that they dropped did not move her to any confidences; she felt that it would not be possible for her to find among them any understanding of her present moods.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This does not come with houses or with gold, With place, with honor, and a flattering crew; 'Tis not in the world's market bought and sold.”
confidences
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From this reading When the breaking off of her engagement was known, many of her old friends came to see her, but the hints that they dropped did not move her to any confidences; she felt that it would not be possible for her to find among them any understanding of her present moods.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Her old life, or rather the life to which she had been looking forward, seemed to her quite empty and shallow, and there was nothing useful that she knew of to do except to offer to help her father in such ways as she could.
crewnounUS /crew/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This does not come with houses or with gold, With place, with honor, and a flattering crew; 'Tis not in the world's market bought and sold.”
days
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From this reading Three days passed by after Helen had returned to her father, during which the girl stayed by herself most of the time.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading When the breaking off of her engagement was known, many of her old friends came to see her, but the hints that they dropped did not move her to any confidences; she felt that it would not be possible for her to find among them any understanding of her present moods.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Her old life, or rather the life to which she had been looking forward, seemed to her quite empty and shallow, and there was nothing useful that she knew of to do except to offer to help her father in such ways as she could.
doesauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This does not come with houses or with gold, With place, with honor, and a flattering crew; 'Tis not in the world's market bought and sold.”
dropped
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From this reading When the breaking off of her engagement was known, many of her old friends came to see her, but the hints that they dropped did not move her to any confidences; she felt that it would not be possible for her to find among them any understanding of her present moods.
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading Three days passed by after Helen had returned to her father, during which the girl stayed by herself most of the time.
empty
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From this reading Her old life, or rather the life to which she had been looking forward, seemed to her quite empty and shallow, and there was nothing useful that she knew of to do except to offer to help her father in such ways as she could.
engagement
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From this reading When the breaking off of her engagement was known, many of her old friends came to see her, but the hints that they dropped did not move her to any confidences; she felt that it would not be possible for her to find among them any understanding of her present moods.
exceptprepositionUS /ɪkˈsept/
apart from; not including
From this reading Her old life, or rather the life to which she had been looking forward, seemed to her quite empty and shallow, and there was nothing useful that she knew of to do except to offer to help her father in such ways as she could.
father
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From this reading Three days passed by after Helen had returned to her father, during which the girl stayed by herself most of the time.
felt
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From this reading When the breaking off of her engagement was known, many of her old friends came to see her, but the hints that they dropped did not move her to any confidences; she felt that it would not be possible for her to find among them any understanding of her present moods.
find
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From this reading When the breaking off of her engagement was known, many of her old friends came to see her, but the hints that they dropped did not move her to any confidences; she felt that it would not be possible for her to find among them any understanding of her present moods.
flattering
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From this reading This does not come with houses or with gold, With place, with honor, and a flattering crew; 'Tis not in the world's market bought and sold.”
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading When the breaking off of her engagement was known, many of her old friends came to see her, but the hints that they dropped did not move her to any confidences; she felt that it would not be possible for her to find among them any understanding of her present moods.
forwardnounUS /forward/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Her old life, or rather the life to which she had been looking forward, seemed to her quite empty and shallow, and there was nothing useful that she knew of to do except to offer to help her father in such ways as she could.
friends
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From this reading When the breaking off of her engagement was known, many of her old friends came to see her, but the hints that they dropped did not move her to any confidences; she felt that it would not be possible for her to find among them any understanding of her present moods.
fugitive
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From this reading “A fugitive and gracious light he seeks, Shy to illumine; and I seek it too.
girl
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From this reading Three days passed by after Helen had returned to her father, during which the girl stayed by herself most of the time.
gold
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From this reading This does not come with houses or with gold, With place, with honor, and a flattering crew; 'Tis not in the world's market bought and sold.”
gracious
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From this reading “A fugitive and gracious light he seeks, Shy to illumine; and I seek it too.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Three days passed by after Helen had returned to her father, during which the girl stayed by herself most of the time.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “A fugitive and gracious light he seeks, Shy to illumine; and I seek it too.
Helen
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From this reading Three days passed by after Helen had returned to her father, during which the girl stayed by herself most of the time.
helpnounUS /help/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Her old life, or rather the life to which she had been looking forward, seemed to her quite empty and shallow, and there was nothing useful that she knew of to do except to offer to help her father in such ways as she could.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Three days passed by after Helen had returned to her father, during which the girl stayed by herself most of the time.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Three days passed by after Helen had returned to her father, during which the girl stayed by herself most of the time.
hints
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From this reading When the breaking off of her engagement was known, many of her old friends came to see her, but the hints that they dropped did not move her to any confidences; she felt that it would not be possible for her to find among them any understanding of her present moods.
honor
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From this reading This does not come with houses or with gold, With place, with honor, and a flattering crew; 'Tis not in the world's market bought and sold.”
houses
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From this reading This does not come with houses or with gold, With place, with honor, and a flattering crew; 'Tis not in the world's market bought and sold.”
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “A fugitive and gracious light he seeks, Shy to illumine; and I seek it too.
illumine
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From this reading “A fugitive and gracious light he seeks, Shy to illumine; and I seek it too.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading This does not come with houses or with gold, With place, with honor, and a flattering crew; 'Tis not in the world's market bought and sold.”
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “A fugitive and gracious light he seeks, Shy to illumine; and I seek it too.
knew
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From this reading Her old life, or rather the life to which she had been looking forward, seemed to her quite empty and shallow, and there was nothing useful that she knew of to do except to offer to help her father in such ways as she could.
known
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From this reading When the breaking off of her engagement was known, many of her old friends came to see her, but the hints that they dropped did not move her to any confidences; she felt that it would not be possible for her to find among them any understanding of her present moods.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Her old life, or rather the life to which she had been looking forward, seemed to her quite empty and shallow, and there was nothing useful that she knew of to do except to offer to help her father in such ways as she could.
light
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From this reading “A fugitive and gracious light he seeks, Shy to illumine; and I seek it too.
looking
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From this reading Her old life, or rather the life to which she had been looking forward, seemed to her quite empty and shallow, and there was nothing useful that she knew of to do except to offer to help her father in such ways as she could.
many
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From this reading When the breaking off of her engagement was known, many of her old friends came to see her, but the hints that they dropped did not move her to any confidences; she felt that it would not be possible for her to find among them any understanding of her present moods.
market
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From this reading This does not come with houses or with gold, With place, with honor, and a flattering crew; 'Tis not in the world's market bought and sold.”
moods
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From this reading When the breaking off of her engagement was known, many of her old friends came to see her, but the hints that they dropped did not move her to any confidences; she felt that it would not be possible for her to find among them any understanding of her present moods.
most
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From this reading Three days passed by after Helen had returned to her father, during which the girl stayed by herself most of the time.
move
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From this reading When the breaking off of her engagement was known, many of her old friends came to see her, but the hints that they dropped did not move her to any confidences; she felt that it would not be possible for her to find among them any understanding of her present moods.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading This does not come with houses or with gold, With place, with honor, and a flattering crew; 'Tis not in the world's market bought and sold.”
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Her old life, or rather the life to which she had been looking forward, seemed to her quite empty and shallow, and there was nothing useful that she knew of to do except to offer to help her father in such ways as she could.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Three days passed by after Helen had returned to her father, during which the girl stayed by herself most of the time.
off
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From this reading When the breaking off of her engagement was known, many of her old friends came to see her, but the hints that they dropped did not move her to any confidences; she felt that it would not be possible for her to find among them any understanding of her present moods.
offer
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From this reading Her old life, or rather the life to which she had been looking forward, seemed to her quite empty and shallow, and there was nothing useful that she knew of to do except to offer to help her father in such ways as she could.
old
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From this reading When the breaking off of her engagement was known, many of her old friends came to see her, but the hints that they dropped did not move her to any confidences; she felt that it would not be possible for her to find among them any understanding of her present moods.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading This does not come with houses or with gold, With place, with honor, and a flattering crew; 'Tis not in the world's market bought and sold.”
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Three days passed by after Helen had returned to her father, during which the girl stayed by herself most of the time.
place
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From this reading This does not come with houses or with gold, With place, with honor, and a flattering crew; 'Tis not in the world's market bought and sold.”
possible
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From this reading When the breaking off of her engagement was known, many of her old friends came to see her, but the hints that they dropped did not move her to any confidences; she felt that it would not be possible for her to find among them any understanding of her present moods.
present
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From this reading When the breaking off of her engagement was known, many of her old friends came to see her, but the hints that they dropped did not move her to any confidences; she felt that it would not be possible for her to find among them any understanding of her present moods.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Her old life, or rather the life to which she had been looking forward, seemed to her quite empty and shallow, and there was nothing useful that she knew of to do except to offer to help her father in such ways as she could.
rather
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From this reading Her old life, or rather the life to which she had been looking forward, seemed to her quite empty and shallow, and there was nothing useful that she knew of to do except to offer to help her father in such ways as she could.
returnednounUS /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Three days passed by after Helen had returned to her father, during which the girl stayed by herself most of the time.
see
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From this reading When the breaking off of her engagement was known, many of her old friends came to see her, but the hints that they dropped did not move her to any confidences; she felt that it would not be possible for her to find among them any understanding of her present moods.
seek
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From this reading “A fugitive and gracious light he seeks, Shy to illumine; and I seek it too.
seeks
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From this reading “A fugitive and gracious light he seeks, Shy to illumine; and I seek it too.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Her old life, or rather the life to which she had been looking forward, seemed to her quite empty and shallow, and there was nothing useful that she knew of to do except to offer to help her father in such ways as she could.
shallow
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From this reading Her old life, or rather the life to which she had been looking forward, seemed to her quite empty and shallow, and there was nothing useful that she knew of to do except to offer to help her father in such ways as she could.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When the breaking off of her engagement was known, many of her old friends came to see her, but the hints that they dropped did not move her to any confidences; she felt that it would not be possible for her to find among them any understanding of her present moods.
Shy
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From this reading “A fugitive and gracious light he seeks, Shy to illumine; and I seek it too.
sold
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From this reading This does not come with houses or with gold, With place, with honor, and a flattering crew; 'Tis not in the world's market bought and sold.”
stayed
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From this reading Three days passed by after Helen had returned to her father, during which the girl stayed by herself most of the time.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Her old life, or rather the life to which she had been looking forward, seemed to her quite empty and shallow, and there was nothing useful that she knew of to do except to offer to help her father in such ways as she could.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading When the breaking off of her engagement was known, many of her old friends came to see her, but the hints that they dropped did not move her to any confidences; she felt that it would not be possible for her to find among them any understanding of her present moods.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading This does not come with houses or with gold, With place, with honor, and a flattering crew; 'Tis not in the world's market bought and sold.”
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading When the breaking off of her engagement was known, many of her old friends came to see her, but the hints that they dropped did not move her to any confidences; she felt that it would not be possible for her to find among them any understanding of her present moods.
there
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From this reading Her old life, or rather the life to which she had been looking forward, seemed to her quite empty and shallow, and there was nothing useful that she knew of to do except to offer to help her father in such ways as she could.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When the breaking off of her engagement was known, many of her old friends came to see her, but the hints that they dropped did not move her to any confidences; she felt that it would not be possible for her to find among them any understanding of her present moods.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This does not come with houses or with gold, With place, with honor, and a flattering crew; 'Tis not in the world's market bought and sold.”
Three
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From this reading Three days passed by after Helen had returned to her father, during which the girl stayed by herself most of the time.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Three days passed by after Helen had returned to her father, during which the girl stayed by herself most of the time.
Tis
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From this reading This does not come with houses or with gold, With place, with honor, and a flattering crew; 'Tis not in the world's market bought and sold.”
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “A fugitive and gracious light he seeks, Shy to illumine; and I seek it too.
too
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From this reading “A fugitive and gracious light he seeks, Shy to illumine; and I seek it too.
understanding
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From this reading When the breaking off of her engagement was known, many of her old friends came to see her, but the hints that they dropped did not move her to any confidences; she felt that it would not be possible for her to find among them any understanding of her present moods.
useful
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From this reading Her old life, or rather the life to which she had been looking forward, seemed to her quite empty and shallow, and there was nothing useful that she knew of to do except to offer to help her father in such ways as she could.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When the breaking off of her engagement was known, many of her old friends came to see her, but the hints that they dropped did not move her to any confidences; she felt that it would not be possible for her to find among them any understanding of her present moods.
ways
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From this reading Her old life, or rather the life to which she had been looking forward, seemed to her quite empty and shallow, and there was nothing useful that she knew of to do except to offer to help her father in such ways as she could.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When the breaking off of her engagement was known, many of her old friends came to see her, but the hints that they dropped did not move her to any confidences; she felt that it would not be possible for her to find among them any understanding of her present moods.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Three days passed by after Helen had returned to her father, during which the girl stayed by herself most of the time.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading This does not come with houses or with gold, With place, with honor, and a flattering crew; 'Tis not in the world's market bought and sold.”
world's
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From this reading This does not come with houses or with gold, With place, with honor, and a flattering crew; 'Tis not in the world's market bought and sold.”
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading When the breaking off of her engagement was known, many of her old friends came to see her, but the hints that they dropped did not move her to any confidences; she felt that it would not be possible for her to find among them any understanding of her present moods.
