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ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading HOW WEDDING-BELLS CAN BE HEARD IN THE DISTANCE--HOW LOVE ENCOMPASSES MONA--AND HOW AT LAST FAREWELL IS SPOKEN.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Violet and Dorothy are to be married next month, both on the same day, at the same hour, in the same church,--St. George's Hanover Square, without telling.
ATprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading HOW WEDDING-BELLS CAN BE HEARD IN THE DISTANCE--HOW LOVE ENCOMPASSES MONA--AND HOW AT LAST FAREWELL IS SPOKEN.
BEauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading HOW WEDDING-BELLS CAN BE HEARD IN THE DISTANCE--HOW LOVE ENCOMPASSES MONA--AND HOW AT LAST FAREWELL IS SPOKEN.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading Violet and Dorothy are to be married next month, both on the same day, at the same hour, in the same church,--St. George's Hanover Square, without telling.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But little, I think!
CANmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading HOW WEDDING-BELLS CAN BE HEARD IN THE DISTANCE--HOW LOVE ENCOMPASSES MONA--AND HOW AT LAST FAREWELL IS SPOKEN.
church
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From this reading Violet and Dorothy are to be married next month, both on the same day, at the same hour, in the same church,--St. George's Hanover Square, without telling.
day
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From this reading Violet and Dorothy are to be married next month, both on the same day, at the same hour, in the same church,--St. George's Hanover Square, without telling.
DISTANCE
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Dorothy
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From this reading Violet and Dorothy are to be married next month, both on the same day, at the same hour, in the same church,--St. George's Hanover Square, without telling.
ENCOMPASSES
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FAREWELL
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ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For my gentle Mona has reached that haven where she would be!
gentle
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From this reading For my gentle Mona has reached that haven where she would be!
George's
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Hanover
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From this reading Violet and Dorothy are to be married next month, both on the same day, at the same hour, in the same church,--St. George's Hanover Square, without telling.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading For my gentle Mona has reached that haven where she would be!
haven
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From this reading For my gentle Mona has reached that haven where she would be!
HEARD
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hour
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From this reading Violet and Dorothy are to be married next month, both on the same day, at the same hour, in the same church,--St. George's Hanover Square, without telling.
HOW
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From this reading HOW WEDDING-BELLS CAN BE HEARD IN THE DISTANCE--HOW LOVE ENCOMPASSES MONA--AND HOW AT LAST FAREWELL IS SPOKEN.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading But little, I think!
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading HOW WEDDING-BELLS CAN BE HEARD IN THE DISTANCE--HOW LOVE ENCOMPASSES MONA--AND HOW AT LAST FAREWELL IS SPOKEN.
ISauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading HOW WEDDING-BELLS CAN BE HEARD IN THE DISTANCE--HOW LOVE ENCOMPASSES MONA--AND HOW AT LAST FAREWELL IS SPOKEN.
LASTnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading HOW WEDDING-BELLS CAN BE HEARD IN THE DISTANCE--HOW LOVE ENCOMPASSES MONA--AND HOW AT LAST FAREWELL IS SPOKEN.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But little, I think!
LOVE
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married
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From this reading Violet and Dorothy are to be married next month, both on the same day, at the same hour, in the same church,--St. George's Hanover Square, without telling.
MONA
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month
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From this reading Violet and Dorothy are to be married next month, both on the same day, at the same hour, in the same church,--St. George's Hanover Square, without telling.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading For my gentle Mona has reached that haven where she would be!
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Violet and Dorothy are to be married next month, both on the same day, at the same hour, in the same church,--St. George's Hanover Square, without telling.
now
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From this reading And now what remains to be told?
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Violet and Dorothy are to be married next month, both on the same day, at the same hour, in the same church,--St. George's Hanover Square, without telling.
reached
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From this reading For my gentle Mona has reached that haven where she would be!
remains
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From this reading And now what remains to be told?
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Violet and Dorothy are to be married next month, both on the same day, at the same hour, in the same church,--St. George's Hanover Square, without telling.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading For my gentle Mona has reached that haven where she would be!
SPOKEN
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From this reading HOW WEDDING-BELLS CAN BE HEARD IN THE DISTANCE--HOW LOVE ENCOMPASSES MONA--AND HOW AT LAST FAREWELL IS SPOKEN.
Square
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From this reading Violet and Dorothy are to be married next month, both on the same day, at the same hour, in the same church,--St. George's Hanover Square, without telling.
St
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From this reading Violet and Dorothy are to be married next month, both on the same day, at the same hour, in the same church,--St. George's Hanover Square, without telling.
telling
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From this reading Violet and Dorothy are to be married next month, both on the same day, at the same hour, in the same church,--St. George's Hanover Square, without telling.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading For my gentle Mona has reached that haven where she would be!
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading HOW WEDDING-BELLS CAN BE HEARD IN THE DISTANCE--HOW LOVE ENCOMPASSES MONA--AND HOW AT LAST FAREWELL IS SPOKEN.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But little, I think!
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And now what remains to be told?
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And now what remains to be told?
Violet
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From this reading Violet and Dorothy are to be married next month, both on the same day, at the same hour, in the same church,--St. George's Hanover Square, without telling.
WEDDING-BELLS
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From this reading HOW WEDDING-BELLS CAN BE HEARD IN THE DISTANCE--HOW LOVE ENCOMPASSES MONA--AND HOW AT LAST FAREWELL IS SPOKEN.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading And now what remains to be told?
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading For my gentle Mona has reached that haven where she would be!
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Violet and Dorothy are to be married next month, both on the same day, at the same hour, in the same church,--St. George's Hanover Square, without telling.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading For my gentle Mona has reached that haven where she would be!