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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 It seemed to Claudius like a second parting from the love of his whole life to lose the child who bore her name, and who returned the devotion of the old soldier with a childish affection which was inexpressibly sweet to him.
affection
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From this reading It seemed to Claudius like a second parting from the love of his whole life to lose the child who bore her name, and who returned the devotion of the old soldier with a childish affection which was inexpressibly sweet to him.
Alexandria
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From this reading Casca and little Cynthia were his guests, with the faithful Anna; and when Casca spoke of returning to Alexandria, Claudius begged him to delay.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading ONWARD AND UPWARD.
Anna
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From this reading Casca and little Cynthia were his guests, with the faithful Anna; and when Casca spoke of returning to Alexandria, Claudius begged him to delay.
anxious
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From this reading But Casca was anxious to return to Alexandria, where now he had made his home.
away
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From this reading When Claudius turned away from the Vestals’ home on the day of Hyacintha’s death, there was in his noble heart only one longing--to follow her whither she was gone.
begged
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From this reading Casca and little Cynthia were his guests, with the faithful Anna; and when Casca spoke of returning to Alexandria, Claudius begged him to delay.
bore
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From this reading It seemed to Claudius like a second parting from the love of his whole life to lose the child who bore her name, and who returned the devotion of the old soldier with a childish affection which was inexpressibly sweet to him.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But Casca was anxious to return to Alexandria, where now he had made his home.
Casca
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From this reading Casca and little Cynthia were his guests, with the faithful Anna; and when Casca spoke of returning to Alexandria, Claudius begged him to delay.
child
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From this reading It seemed to Claudius like a second parting from the love of his whole life to lose the child who bore her name, and who returned the devotion of the old soldier with a childish affection which was inexpressibly sweet to him.
childish
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From this reading It seemed to Claudius like a second parting from the love of his whole life to lose the child who bore her name, and who returned the devotion of the old soldier with a childish affection which was inexpressibly sweet to him.
Claudius
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From this reading When Claudius turned away from the Vestals’ home on the day of Hyacintha’s death, there was in his noble heart only one longing--to follow her whither she was gone.
Cynthia
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From this reading Casca and little Cynthia were his guests, with the faithful Anna; and when Casca spoke of returning to Alexandria, Claudius begged him to delay.
day
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From this reading When Claudius turned away from the Vestals’ home on the day of Hyacintha’s death, there was in his noble heart only one longing--to follow her whither she was gone.
death
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From this reading When Claudius turned away from the Vestals’ home on the day of Hyacintha’s death, there was in his noble heart only one longing--to follow her whither she was gone.
delay
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From this reading Casca and little Cynthia were his guests, with the faithful Anna; and when Casca spoke of returning to Alexandria, Claudius begged him to delay.
devotion
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From this reading It seemed to Claudius like a second parting from the love of his whole life to lose the child who bore her name, and who returned the devotion of the old soldier with a childish affection which was inexpressibly sweet to him.
faithfulnounUS /ˈfaithful/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Casca and little Cynthia were his guests, with the faithful Anna; and when Casca spoke of returning to Alexandria, Claudius begged him to delay.
follow
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From this reading When Claudius turned away from the Vestals’ home on the day of Hyacintha’s death, there was in his noble heart only one longing--to follow her whither she was gone.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading When Claudius turned away from the Vestals’ home on the day of Hyacintha’s death, there was in his noble heart only one longing--to follow her whither she was gone.
gone
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From this reading When Claudius turned away from the Vestals’ home on the day of Hyacintha’s death, there was in his noble heart only one longing--to follow her whither she was gone.
guests
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From this reading Casca and little Cynthia were his guests, with the faithful Anna; and when Casca spoke of returning to Alexandria, Claudius begged him to delay.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading But Casca was anxious to return to Alexandria, where now he had made his home.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But Casca was anxious to return to Alexandria, where now he had made his home.
heart
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From this reading When Claudius turned away from the Vestals’ home on the day of Hyacintha’s death, there was in his noble heart only one longing--to follow her whither she was gone.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading When Claudius turned away from the Vestals’ home on the day of Hyacintha’s death, there was in his noble heart only one longing--to follow her whither she was gone.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Casca and little Cynthia were his guests, with the faithful Anna; and when Casca spoke of returning to Alexandria, Claudius begged him to delay.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading When Claudius turned away from the Vestals’ home on the day of Hyacintha’s death, there was in his noble heart only one longing--to follow her whither she was gone.
home
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From this reading When Claudius turned away from the Vestals’ home on the day of Hyacintha’s death, there was in his noble heart only one longing--to follow her whither she was gone.
Hyacintha's
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From this reading When Claudius turned away from the Vestals’ home on the day of Hyacintha’s death, there was in his noble heart only one longing--to follow her whither she was gone.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading When Claudius turned away from the Vestals’ home on the day of Hyacintha’s death, there was in his noble heart only one longing--to follow her whither she was gone.
inexpressibly
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From this reading It seemed to Claudius like a second parting from the love of his whole life to lose the child who bore her name, and who returned the devotion of the old soldier with a childish affection which was inexpressibly sweet to him.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It seemed to Claudius like a second parting from the love of his whole life to lose the child who bore her name, and who returned the devotion of the old soldier with a childish affection which was inexpressibly sweet to him.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It seemed to Claudius like a second parting from the love of his whole life to lose the child who bore her name, and who returned the devotion of the old soldier with a childish affection which was inexpressibly sweet to him.
like
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From this reading It seemed to Claudius like a second parting from the love of his whole life to lose the child who bore her name, and who returned the devotion of the old soldier with a childish affection which was inexpressibly sweet to him.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Casca and little Cynthia were his guests, with the faithful Anna; and when Casca spoke of returning to Alexandria, Claudius begged him to delay.
longing
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From this reading When Claudius turned away from the Vestals’ home on the day of Hyacintha’s death, there was in his noble heart only one longing--to follow her whither she was gone.
lose
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From this reading It seemed to Claudius like a second parting from the love of his whole life to lose the child who bore her name, and who returned the devotion of the old soldier with a childish affection which was inexpressibly sweet to him.
love
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From this reading It seemed to Claudius like a second parting from the love of his whole life to lose the child who bore her name, and who returned the devotion of the old soldier with a childish affection which was inexpressibly sweet to him.
made
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From this reading But Casca was anxious to return to Alexandria, where now he had made his home.
namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It seemed to Claudius like a second parting from the love of his whole life to lose the child who bore her name, and who returned the devotion of the old soldier with a childish affection which was inexpressibly sweet to him.
noble
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From this reading When Claudius turned away from the Vestals’ home on the day of Hyacintha’s death, there was in his noble heart only one longing--to follow her whither she was gone.
now
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From this reading But Casca was anxious to return to Alexandria, where now he had made his home.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading When Claudius turned away from the Vestals’ home on the day of Hyacintha’s death, there was in his noble heart only one longing--to follow her whither she was gone.
old
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From this reading It seemed to Claudius like a second parting from the love of his whole life to lose the child who bore her name, and who returned the devotion of the old soldier with a childish affection which was inexpressibly sweet to him.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading When Claudius turned away from the Vestals’ home on the day of Hyacintha’s death, there was in his noble heart only one longing--to follow her whither she was gone.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading When Claudius turned away from the Vestals’ home on the day of Hyacintha’s death, there was in his noble heart only one longing--to follow her whither she was gone.
only
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From this reading When Claudius turned away from the Vestals’ home on the day of Hyacintha’s death, there was in his noble heart only one longing--to follow her whither she was gone.
ONWARD
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From this reading ONWARD AND UPWARD.
parting
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From this reading It seemed to Claudius like a second parting from the love of his whole life to lose the child who bore her name, and who returned the devotion of the old soldier with a childish affection which was inexpressibly sweet to him.
return
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From this reading But Casca was anxious to return to Alexandria, where now he had made his home.
returnednounUS /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It seemed to Claudius like a second parting from the love of his whole life to lose the child who bore her name, and who returned the devotion of the old soldier with a childish affection which was inexpressibly sweet to him.
returning
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From this reading Casca and little Cynthia were his guests, with the faithful Anna; and when Casca spoke of returning to Alexandria, Claudius begged him to delay.
second
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From this reading It seemed to Claudius like a second parting from the love of his whole life to lose the child who bore her name, and who returned the devotion of the old soldier with a childish affection which was inexpressibly sweet to him.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It seemed to Claudius like a second parting from the love of his whole life to lose the child who bore her name, and who returned the devotion of the old soldier with a childish affection which was inexpressibly sweet to him.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When Claudius turned away from the Vestals’ home on the day of Hyacintha’s death, there was in his noble heart only one longing--to follow her whither she was gone.
soldier
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From this reading It seemed to Claudius like a second parting from the love of his whole life to lose the child who bore her name, and who returned the devotion of the old soldier with a childish affection which was inexpressibly sweet to him.
spoke
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From this reading Casca and little Cynthia were his guests, with the faithful Anna; and when Casca spoke of returning to Alexandria, Claudius begged him to delay.
sweet
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From this reading It seemed to Claudius like a second parting from the love of his whole life to lose the child who bore her name, and who returned the devotion of the old soldier with a childish affection which was inexpressibly sweet to him.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When Claudius turned away from the Vestals’ home on the day of Hyacintha’s death, there was in his noble heart only one longing--to follow her whither she was gone.
there
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From this reading When Claudius turned away from the Vestals’ home on the day of Hyacintha’s death, there was in his noble heart only one longing--to follow her whither she was gone.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When Claudius turned away from the Vestals’ home on the day of Hyacintha’s death, there was in his noble heart only one longing--to follow her whither she was gone.
turned
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From this reading When Claudius turned away from the Vestals’ home on the day of Hyacintha’s death, there was in his noble heart only one longing--to follow her whither she was gone.
UPWARD
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From this reading ONWARD AND UPWARD.
Vestals
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From this reading When Claudius turned away from the Vestals’ home on the day of Hyacintha’s death, there was in his noble heart only one longing--to follow her whither she was gone.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When Claudius turned away from the Vestals’ home on the day of Hyacintha’s death, there was in his noble heart only one longing--to follow her whither she was gone.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Casca and little Cynthia were his guests, with the faithful Anna; and when Casca spoke of returning to Alexandria, Claudius begged him to delay.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When Claudius turned away from the Vestals’ home on the day of Hyacintha’s death, there was in his noble heart only one longing--to follow her whither she was gone.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading But Casca was anxious to return to Alexandria, where now he had made his home.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It seemed to Claudius like a second parting from the love of his whole life to lose the child who bore her name, and who returned the devotion of the old soldier with a childish affection which was inexpressibly sweet to him.
whitheradverbUS /ˈwɪðər/
an old word meaning “to where”
From this reading When Claudius turned away from the Vestals’ home on the day of Hyacintha’s death, there was in his noble heart only one longing--to follow her whither she was gone.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading It seemed to Claudius like a second parting from the love of his whole life to lose the child who bore her name, and who returned the devotion of the old soldier with a childish affection which was inexpressibly sweet to him.
whole
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From this reading It seemed to Claudius like a second parting from the love of his whole life to lose the child who bore her name, and who returned the devotion of the old soldier with a childish affection which was inexpressibly sweet to him.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Casca and little Cynthia were his guests, with the faithful Anna; and when Casca spoke of returning to Alexandria, Claudius begged him to delay.
