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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 Besides, you know, Esmeralda darling, I don't want to seem to praise myself, but it's a trouble which God has sent me, and I ask Him every night to help me to bear it in the right way.
ache
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From this reading "There's an ache at the back of my heart, but there are so many things at the front that it gets crowded out.
always
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From this reading "I shall always care," said Bridgie quietly.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "There's an ache at the back of my heart, but there are so many things at the front that it gets crowded out.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Besides, you know, Esmeralda darling, I don't want to seem to praise myself, but it's a trouble which God has sent me, and I ask Him every night to help me to bear it in the right way.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "There's an ache at the back of my heart, but there are so many things at the front that it gets crowded out.
ask
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From this reading Besides, you know, Esmeralda darling, I don't want to seem to praise myself, but it's a trouble which God has sent me, and I ask Him every night to help me to bear it in the right way.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "There's an ache at the back of my heart, but there are so many things at the front that it gets crowded out.
back
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From this reading "There's an ache at the back of my heart, but there are so many things at the front that it gets crowded out.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It wouldn't be the right way to let the shadow of it darken other lives besides my own.
bear
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From this reading Besides, you know, Esmeralda darling, I don't want to seem to praise myself, but it's a trouble which God has sent me, and I ask Him every night to help me to bear it in the right way.
BesidesprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪdz/
in addition to; as well as
From this reading Besides, you know, Esmeralda darling, I don't want to seem to praise myself, but it's a trouble which God has sent me, and I ask Him every night to help me to bear it in the right way.
Bridgie
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From this reading "I shall always care," said Bridgie quietly.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "There's an ache at the back of my heart, but there are so many things at the front that it gets crowded out.
care
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From this reading "I shall always care," said Bridgie quietly.
creatures
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From this reading If I moped and grizzled, everyone in the house would be uncomfortable, and they have their own worries, poor creatures, without suffering for mine!
crowded
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From this reading "There's an ache at the back of my heart, but there are so many things at the front that it gets crowded out.
darken
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From this reading It wouldn't be the right way to let the shadow of it darken other lives besides my own.
darling
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From this reading Besides, you know, Esmeralda darling, I don't want to seem to praise myself, but it's a trouble which God has sent me, and I ask Him every night to help me to bear it in the right way.
don't
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From this reading Besides, you know, Esmeralda darling, I don't want to seem to praise myself, but it's a trouble which God has sent me, and I ask Him every night to help me to bear it in the right way.
Esmeralda
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From this reading Besides, you know, Esmeralda darling, I don't want to seem to praise myself, but it's a trouble which God has sent me, and I ask Him every night to help me to bear it in the right way.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Besides, you know, Esmeralda darling, I don't want to seem to praise myself, but it's a trouble which God has sent me, and I ask Him every night to help me to bear it in the right way.
everyonepronounUS /ˈevriwʌn/
every person
From this reading If I moped and grizzled, everyone in the house would be uncomfortable, and they have their own worries, poor creatures, without suffering for mine!
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading If I moped and grizzled, everyone in the house would be uncomfortable, and they have their own worries, poor creatures, without suffering for mine!
front
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From this reading "There's an ache at the back of my heart, but there are so many things at the front that it gets crowded out.
gets
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From this reading "There's an ache at the back of my heart, but there are so many things at the front that it gets crowded out.
God
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From this reading Besides, you know, Esmeralda darling, I don't want to seem to praise myself, but it's a trouble which God has sent me, and I ask Him every night to help me to bear it in the right way.
grizzled
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From this reading If I moped and grizzled, everyone in the house would be uncomfortable, and they have their own worries, poor creatures, without suffering for mine!
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Besides, you know, Esmeralda darling, I don't want to seem to praise myself, but it's a trouble which God has sent me, and I ask Him every night to help me to bear it in the right way.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading If I moped and grizzled, everyone in the house would be uncomfortable, and they have their own worries, poor creatures, without suffering for mine!
heart
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From this reading "There's an ache at the back of my heart, but there are so many things at the front that it gets crowded out.
helpnounUS /help/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Besides, you know, Esmeralda darling, I don't want to seem to praise myself, but it's a trouble which God has sent me, and I ask Him every night to help me to bear it in the right way.
HimpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Besides, you know, Esmeralda darling, I don't want to seem to praise myself, but it's a trouble which God has sent me, and I ask Him every night to help me to bear it in the right way.
house
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From this reading If I moped and grizzled, everyone in the house would be uncomfortable, and they have their own worries, poor creatures, without suffering for mine!
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I shall always care," said Bridgie quietly.
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If I moped and grizzled, everyone in the house would be uncomfortable, and they have their own worries, poor creatures, without suffering for mine!
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Besides, you know, Esmeralda darling, I don't want to seem to praise myself, but it's a trouble which God has sent me, and I ask Him every night to help me to bear it in the right way.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "There's an ache at the back of my heart, but there are so many things at the front that it gets crowded out.
it's
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From this reading Besides, you know, Esmeralda darling, I don't want to seem to praise myself, but it's a trouble which God has sent me, and I ask Him every night to help me to bear it in the right way.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Besides, you know, Esmeralda darling, I don't want to seem to praise myself, but it's a trouble which God has sent me, and I ask Him every night to help me to bear it in the right way.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading It wouldn't be the right way to let the shadow of it darken other lives besides my own.
lives
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From this reading It wouldn't be the right way to let the shadow of it darken other lives besides my own.
many
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From this reading "There's an ache at the back of my heart, but there are so many things at the front that it gets crowded out.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Besides, you know, Esmeralda darling, I don't want to seem to praise myself, but it's a trouble which God has sent me, and I ask Him every night to help me to bear it in the right way.
minepronounUS /maɪn/
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading If I moped and grizzled, everyone in the house would be uncomfortable, and they have their own worries, poor creatures, without suffering for mine!
moped
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From this reading If I moped and grizzled, everyone in the house would be uncomfortable, and they have their own worries, poor creatures, without suffering for mine!
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "There's an ache at the back of my heart, but there are so many things at the front that it gets crowded out.
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading Besides, you know, Esmeralda darling, I don't want to seem to praise myself, but it's a trouble which God has sent me, and I ask Him every night to help me to bear it in the right way.
night
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From this reading Besides, you know, Esmeralda darling, I don't want to seem to praise myself, but it's a trouble which God has sent me, and I ask Him every night to help me to bear it in the right way.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "There's an ache at the back of my heart, but there are so many things at the front that it gets crowded out.
other
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From this reading It wouldn't be the right way to let the shadow of it darken other lives besides my own.
out
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From this reading "There's an ache at the back of my heart, but there are so many things at the front that it gets crowded out.
own
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From this reading It wouldn't be the right way to let the shadow of it darken other lives besides my own.
poornounUS /poor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading If I moped and grizzled, everyone in the house would be uncomfortable, and they have their own worries, poor creatures, without suffering for mine!
praise
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From this reading Besides, you know, Esmeralda darling, I don't want to seem to praise myself, but it's a trouble which God has sent me, and I ask Him every night to help me to bear it in the right way.
quietly
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From this reading "I shall always care," said Bridgie quietly.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Besides, you know, Esmeralda darling, I don't want to seem to praise myself, but it's a trouble which God has sent me, and I ask Him every night to help me to bear it in the right way.
said
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From this reading "I shall always care," said Bridgie quietly.
seem
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From this reading Besides, you know, Esmeralda darling, I don't want to seem to praise myself, but it's a trouble which God has sent me, and I ask Him every night to help me to bear it in the right way.
sent
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From this reading Besides, you know, Esmeralda darling, I don't want to seem to praise myself, but it's a trouble which God has sent me, and I ask Him every night to help me to bear it in the right way.
shadownounUS /ˈʃæd.oʊ/
A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.
From this reading It wouldn't be the right way to let the shadow of it darken other lives besides my own.
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading "I shall always care," said Bridgie quietly.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "There's an ache at the back of my heart, but there are so many things at the front that it gets crowded out.
suffering
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From this reading If I moped and grizzled, everyone in the house would be uncomfortable, and they have their own worries, poor creatures, without suffering for mine!
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "There's an ache at the back of my heart, but there are so many things at the front that it gets crowded out.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "There's an ache at the back of my heart, but there are so many things at the front that it gets crowded out.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading If I moped and grizzled, everyone in the house would be uncomfortable, and they have their own worries, poor creatures, without suffering for mine!
there
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From this reading "There's an ache at the back of my heart, but there are so many things at the front that it gets crowded out.
There's
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From this reading "There's an ache at the back of my heart, but there are so many things at the front that it gets crowded out.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading If I moped and grizzled, everyone in the house would be uncomfortable, and they have their own worries, poor creatures, without suffering for mine!
things
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From this reading "There's an ache at the back of my heart, but there are so many things at the front that it gets crowded out.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Besides, you know, Esmeralda darling, I don't want to seem to praise myself, but it's a trouble which God has sent me, and I ask Him every night to help me to bear it in the right way.
trouble
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From this reading Besides, you know, Esmeralda darling, I don't want to seem to praise myself, but it's a trouble which God has sent me, and I ask Him every night to help me to bear it in the right way.
uncomfortable
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From this reading If I moped and grizzled, everyone in the house would be uncomfortable, and they have their own worries, poor creatures, without suffering for mine!
want
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From this reading Besides, you know, Esmeralda darling, I don't want to seem to praise myself, but it's a trouble which God has sent me, and I ask Him every night to help me to bear it in the right way.
way
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From this reading Besides, you know, Esmeralda darling, I don't want to seem to praise myself, but it's a trouble which God has sent me, and I ask Him every night to help me to bear it in the right way.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Besides, you know, Esmeralda darling, I don't want to seem to praise myself, but it's a trouble which God has sent me, and I ask Him every night to help me to bear it in the right way.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading If I moped and grizzled, everyone in the house would be uncomfortable, and they have their own worries, poor creatures, without suffering for mine!
worries
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From this reading If I moped and grizzled, everyone in the house would be uncomfortable, and they have their own worries, poor creatures, without suffering for mine!
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading If I moped and grizzled, everyone in the house would be uncomfortable, and they have their own worries, poor creatures, without suffering for mine!
wouldn't
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From this reading It wouldn't be the right way to let the shadow of it darken other lives besides my own.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Besides, you know, Esmeralda darling, I don't want to seem to praise myself, but it's a trouble which God has sent me, and I ask Him every night to help me to bear it in the right way.
