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all
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From this reading She was the one of all who had least personal knowledge of her brothers; but their names had become symbols of grief to her.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Mr. Heriot’s will was an old one.
anachronism
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From this reading As it was read, some of the listeners held their breaths with the strangest painful feeling of anachronism and sense of being suddenly plunged back into an ended world.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading As it was read, some of the listeners held their breaths with the strangest painful feeling of anachronism and sense of being suddenly plunged back into an ended world.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As it was read, some of the listeners held their breaths with the strangest painful feeling of anachronism and sense of being suddenly plunged back into an ended world.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Little Milly, wistful and dreary, cried at the merest mention that was made of her brothers’ names.
back
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From this reading As it was read, some of the listeners held their breaths with the strangest painful feeling of anachronism and sense of being suddenly plunged back into an ended world.
become
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From this reading She was the one of all who had least personal knowledge of her brothers; but their names had become symbols of grief to her.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading As it was read, some of the listeners held their breaths with the strangest painful feeling of anachronism and sense of being suddenly plunged back into an ended world.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading The others listened with much outward quietness and internal excitement, while all the stipulations of that will which the father had made in full certainty of being survived by his sons, was read in the light of the fact that both his sons had preceded him to the grave.
breaths
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From this reading As it was read, some of the listeners held their breaths with the strangest painful feeling of anachronism and sense of being suddenly plunged back into an ended world.
brothers
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From this reading Little Milly, wistful and dreary, cried at the merest mention that was made of her brothers’ names.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She was the one of all who had least personal knowledge of her brothers; but their names had become symbols of grief to her.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The others listened with much outward quietness and internal excitement, while all the stipulations of that will which the father had made in full certainty of being survived by his sons, was read in the light of the fact that both his sons had preceded him to the grave.
certainty
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From this reading The others listened with much outward quietness and internal excitement, while all the stipulations of that will which the father had made in full certainty of being survived by his sons, was read in the light of the fact that both his sons had preceded him to the grave.
criednounUS /cried/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Little Milly, wistful and dreary, cried at the merest mention that was made of her brothers’ names.
dreary
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From this reading Little Milly, wistful and dreary, cried at the merest mention that was made of her brothers’ names.
ended
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From this reading As it was read, some of the listeners held their breaths with the strangest painful feeling of anachronism and sense of being suddenly plunged back into an ended world.
excitement
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From this reading The others listened with much outward quietness and internal excitement, while all the stipulations of that will which the father had made in full certainty of being survived by his sons, was read in the light of the fact that both his sons had preceded him to the grave.
fact
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From this reading The others listened with much outward quietness and internal excitement, while all the stipulations of that will which the father had made in full certainty of being survived by his sons, was read in the light of the fact that both his sons had preceded him to the grave.
father
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From this reading The others listened with much outward quietness and internal excitement, while all the stipulations of that will which the father had made in full certainty of being survived by his sons, was read in the light of the fact that both his sons had preceded him to the grave.
feelingnounUS /ˈfeeling/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading As it was read, some of the listeners held their breaths with the strangest painful feeling of anachronism and sense of being suddenly plunged back into an ended world.
full
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From this reading The others listened with much outward quietness and internal excitement, while all the stipulations of that will which the father had made in full certainty of being survived by his sons, was read in the light of the fact that both his sons had preceded him to the grave.
grave
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From this reading The others listened with much outward quietness and internal excitement, while all the stipulations of that will which the father had made in full certainty of being survived by his sons, was read in the light of the fact that both his sons had preceded him to the grave.
grief
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From this reading She was the one of all who had least personal knowledge of her brothers; but their names had become symbols of grief to her.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She was the one of all who had least personal knowledge of her brothers; but their names had become symbols of grief to her.
held
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From this reading As it was read, some of the listeners held their breaths with the strangest painful feeling of anachronism and sense of being suddenly plunged back into an ended world.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Little Milly, wistful and dreary, cried at the merest mention that was made of her brothers’ names.
Heriot's
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From this reading Mr. Heriot’s will was an old one.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The others listened with much outward quietness and internal excitement, while all the stipulations of that will which the father had made in full certainty of being survived by his sons, was read in the light of the fact that both his sons had preceded him to the grave.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The others listened with much outward quietness and internal excitement, while all the stipulations of that will which the father had made in full certainty of being survived by his sons, was read in the light of the fact that both his sons had preceded him to the grave.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The others listened with much outward quietness and internal excitement, while all the stipulations of that will which the father had made in full certainty of being survived by his sons, was read in the light of the fact that both his sons had preceded him to the grave.
internal
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From this reading The others listened with much outward quietness and internal excitement, while all the stipulations of that will which the father had made in full certainty of being survived by his sons, was read in the light of the fact that both his sons had preceded him to the grave.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading As it was read, some of the listeners held their breaths with the strangest painful feeling of anachronism and sense of being suddenly plunged back into an ended world.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading As it was read, some of the listeners held their breaths with the strangest painful feeling of anachronism and sense of being suddenly plunged back into an ended world.
knowledge
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From this reading She was the one of all who had least personal knowledge of her brothers; but their names had become symbols of grief to her.
leastnounUS /least/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She was the one of all who had least personal knowledge of her brothers; but their names had become symbols of grief to her.
light
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From this reading The others listened with much outward quietness and internal excitement, while all the stipulations of that will which the father had made in full certainty of being survived by his sons, was read in the light of the fact that both his sons had preceded him to the grave.
listened
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From this reading The others listened with much outward quietness and internal excitement, while all the stipulations of that will which the father had made in full certainty of being survived by his sons, was read in the light of the fact that both his sons had preceded him to the grave.
listeners
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From this reading As it was read, some of the listeners held their breaths with the strangest painful feeling of anachronism and sense of being suddenly plunged back into an ended world.
LittlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Little Milly, wistful and dreary, cried at the merest mention that was made of her brothers’ names.
made
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From this reading Little Milly, wistful and dreary, cried at the merest mention that was made of her brothers’ names.
mention
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From this reading Little Milly, wistful and dreary, cried at the merest mention that was made of her brothers’ names.
merest
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From this reading Little Milly, wistful and dreary, cried at the merest mention that was made of her brothers’ names.
Milly
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From this reading Little Milly, wistful and dreary, cried at the merest mention that was made of her brothers’ names.
Mr
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From this reading Mr. Heriot’s will was an old one.
much
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From this reading The others listened with much outward quietness and internal excitement, while all the stipulations of that will which the father had made in full certainty of being survived by his sons, was read in the light of the fact that both his sons had preceded him to the grave.
names
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From this reading Little Milly, wistful and dreary, cried at the merest mention that was made of her brothers’ names.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading As it was read, some of the listeners held their breaths with the strangest painful feeling of anachronism and sense of being suddenly plunged back into an ended world.
old
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From this reading Mr. Heriot’s will was an old one.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Mr. Heriot’s will was an old one.
others
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From this reading The others listened with much outward quietness and internal excitement, while all the stipulations of that will which the father had made in full certainty of being survived by his sons, was read in the light of the fact that both his sons had preceded him to the grave.
outward
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From this reading The others listened with much outward quietness and internal excitement, while all the stipulations of that will which the father had made in full certainty of being survived by his sons, was read in the light of the fact that both his sons had preceded him to the grave.
painful
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From this reading As it was read, some of the listeners held their breaths with the strangest painful feeling of anachronism and sense of being suddenly plunged back into an ended world.
personal
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From this reading She was the one of all who had least personal knowledge of her brothers; but their names had become symbols of grief to her.
plunged
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From this reading As it was read, some of the listeners held their breaths with the strangest painful feeling of anachronism and sense of being suddenly plunged back into an ended world.
preceded
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From this reading The others listened with much outward quietness and internal excitement, while all the stipulations of that will which the father had made in full certainty of being survived by his sons, was read in the light of the fact that both his sons had preceded him to the grave.
quietness
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From this reading The others listened with much outward quietness and internal excitement, while all the stipulations of that will which the father had made in full certainty of being survived by his sons, was read in the light of the fact that both his sons had preceded him to the grave.
read
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From this reading As it was read, some of the listeners held their breaths with the strangest painful feeling of anachronism and sense of being suddenly plunged back into an ended world.
sense
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From this reading As it was read, some of the listeners held their breaths with the strangest painful feeling of anachronism and sense of being suddenly plunged back into an ended world.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was the one of all who had least personal knowledge of her brothers; but their names had become symbols of grief to her.
some
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From this reading As it was read, some of the listeners held their breaths with the strangest painful feeling of anachronism and sense of being suddenly plunged back into an ended world.
sons
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From this reading The others listened with much outward quietness and internal excitement, while all the stipulations of that will which the father had made in full certainty of being survived by his sons, was read in the light of the fact that both his sons had preceded him to the grave.
stipulations
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From this reading The others listened with much outward quietness and internal excitement, while all the stipulations of that will which the father had made in full certainty of being survived by his sons, was read in the light of the fact that both his sons had preceded him to the grave.
strangest
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From this reading As it was read, some of the listeners held their breaths with the strangest painful feeling of anachronism and sense of being suddenly plunged back into an ended world.
suddenlynounUS /ˈsuddenly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading As it was read, some of the listeners held their breaths with the strangest painful feeling of anachronism and sense of being suddenly plunged back into an ended world.
survived
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From this reading The others listened with much outward quietness and internal excitement, while all the stipulations of that will which the father had made in full certainty of being survived by his sons, was read in the light of the fact that both his sons had preceded him to the grave.
symbols
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From this reading She was the one of all who had least personal knowledge of her brothers; but their names had become symbols of grief to her.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Little Milly, wistful and dreary, cried at the merest mention that was made of her brothers’ names.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading As it was read, some of the listeners held their breaths with the strangest painful feeling of anachronism and sense of being suddenly plunged back into an ended world.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading As it was read, some of the listeners held their breaths with the strangest painful feeling of anachronism and sense of being suddenly plunged back into an ended world.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She was the one of all who had least personal knowledge of her brothers; but their names had become symbols of grief to her.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Mr. Heriot’s will was an old one.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The others listened with much outward quietness and internal excitement, while all the stipulations of that will which the father had made in full certainty of being survived by his sons, was read in the light of the fact that both his sons had preceded him to the grave.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading The others listened with much outward quietness and internal excitement, while all the stipulations of that will which the father had made in full certainty of being survived by his sons, was read in the light of the fact that both his sons had preceded him to the grave.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading She was the one of all who had least personal knowledge of her brothers; but their names had become symbols of grief to her.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Mr. Heriot’s will was an old one.
wistful
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From this reading Little Milly, wistful and dreary, cried at the merest mention that was made of her brothers’ names.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading As it was read, some of the listeners held their breaths with the strangest painful feeling of anachronism and sense of being suddenly plunged back into an ended world.
world
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From this reading As it was read, some of the listeners held their breaths with the strangest painful feeling of anachronism and sense of being suddenly plunged back into an ended world.
