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account
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From this reading She too celebrated the anniversary of this sad day, when the blood of her beloved brother had been shed, and shed on her account.
altar
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From this reading At one blow, she had lost brother and betrothed; for the hand that killed her brother could not lead her to the marriage altar, and yet both brother and betrothed had loved her.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She too celebrated the anniversary of this sad day, when the blood of her beloved brother had been shed, and shed on her account.
anniversary
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From this reading She too celebrated the anniversary of this sad day, when the blood of her beloved brother had been shed, and shed on her account.
ANTHONY
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From this reading THE PICTURE OF SAINT ANTHONY.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Magdalene knelt in prayer at the tomb of her brother.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading She too celebrated the anniversary of this sad day, when the blood of her beloved brother had been shed, and shed on her account.
beloved
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From this reading She too celebrated the anniversary of this sad day, when the blood of her beloved brother had been shed, and shed on her account.
betrothed
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From this reading At one blow, she had lost brother and betrothed; for the hand that killed her brother could not lead her to the marriage altar, and yet both brother and betrothed had loved her.
bloodnounUS /blood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She too celebrated the anniversary of this sad day, when the blood of her beloved brother had been shed, and shed on her account.
blow
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From this reading At one blow, she had lost brother and betrothed; for the hand that killed her brother could not lead her to the marriage altar, and yet both brother and betrothed had loved her.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading At one blow, she had lost brother and betrothed; for the hand that killed her brother could not lead her to the marriage altar, and yet both brother and betrothed had loved her.
brother
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From this reading Magdalene knelt in prayer at the tomb of her brother.
celebrated
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From this reading She too celebrated the anniversary of this sad day, when the blood of her beloved brother had been shed, and shed on her account.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading At one blow, she had lost brother and betrothed; for the hand that killed her brother could not lead her to the marriage altar, and yet both brother and betrothed had loved her.
daughter
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From this reading For this twofold love she had exchanged her father's hatred, for the father saw in his daughter only the murderer of his son.
day
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From this reading She too celebrated the anniversary of this sad day, when the blood of her beloved brother had been shed, and shed on her account.
exchangednounUS /ˈexchanged/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading For this twofold love she had exchanged her father's hatred, for the father saw in his daughter only the murderer of his son.
father
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From this reading For this twofold love she had exchanged her father's hatred, for the father saw in his daughter only the murderer of his son.
father's
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From this reading For this twofold love she had exchanged her father's hatred, for the father saw in his daughter only the murderer of his son.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading At one blow, she had lost brother and betrothed; for the hand that killed her brother could not lead her to the marriage altar, and yet both brother and betrothed had loved her.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She too celebrated the anniversary of this sad day, when the blood of her beloved brother had been shed, and shed on her account.
hand
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From this reading At one blow, she had lost brother and betrothed; for the hand that killed her brother could not lead her to the marriage altar, and yet both brother and betrothed had loved her.
hatred
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From this reading For this twofold love she had exchanged her father's hatred, for the father saw in his daughter only the murderer of his son.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Magdalene knelt in prayer at the tomb of her brother.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading For this twofold love she had exchanged her father's hatred, for the father saw in his daughter only the murderer of his son.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Magdalene knelt in prayer at the tomb of her brother.
killed
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From this reading At one blow, she had lost brother and betrothed; for the hand that killed her brother could not lead her to the marriage altar, and yet both brother and betrothed had loved her.
knelt
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From this reading Magdalene knelt in prayer at the tomb of her brother.
lead
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From this reading At one blow, she had lost brother and betrothed; for the hand that killed her brother could not lead her to the marriage altar, and yet both brother and betrothed had loved her.
lost
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From this reading At one blow, she had lost brother and betrothed; for the hand that killed her brother could not lead her to the marriage altar, and yet both brother and betrothed had loved her.
love
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From this reading For this twofold love she had exchanged her father's hatred, for the father saw in his daughter only the murderer of his son.
loved
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From this reading At one blow, she had lost brother and betrothed; for the hand that killed her brother could not lead her to the marriage altar, and yet both brother and betrothed had loved her.
Magdalene
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From this reading Magdalene knelt in prayer at the tomb of her brother.
marriage
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From this reading At one blow, she had lost brother and betrothed; for the hand that killed her brother could not lead her to the marriage altar, and yet both brother and betrothed had loved her.
murderer
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From this reading For this twofold love she had exchanged her father's hatred, for the father saw in his daughter only the murderer of his son.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading At one blow, she had lost brother and betrothed; for the hand that killed her brother could not lead her to the marriage altar, and yet both brother and betrothed had loved her.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE PICTURE OF SAINT ANTHONY.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She too celebrated the anniversary of this sad day, when the blood of her beloved brother had been shed, and shed on her account.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading At one blow, she had lost brother and betrothed; for the hand that killed her brother could not lead her to the marriage altar, and yet both brother and betrothed had loved her.
only
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From this reading For this twofold love she had exchanged her father's hatred, for the father saw in his daughter only the murderer of his son.
PICTURE
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From this reading THE PICTURE OF SAINT ANTHONY.
prayer
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From this reading Magdalene knelt in prayer at the tomb of her brother.
sad
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From this reading She too celebrated the anniversary of this sad day, when the blood of her beloved brother had been shed, and shed on her account.
SAINT
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From this reading THE PICTURE OF SAINT ANTHONY.
saw
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From this reading For this twofold love she had exchanged her father's hatred, for the father saw in his daughter only the murderer of his son.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She too celebrated the anniversary of this sad day, when the blood of her beloved brother had been shed, and shed on her account.
shed
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From this reading She too celebrated the anniversary of this sad day, when the blood of her beloved brother had been shed, and shed on her account.
son
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From this reading For this twofold love she had exchanged her father's hatred, for the father saw in his daughter only the murderer of his son.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading At one blow, she had lost brother and betrothed; for the hand that killed her brother could not lead her to the marriage altar, and yet both brother and betrothed had loved her.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE PICTURE OF SAINT ANTHONY.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading She too celebrated the anniversary of this sad day, when the blood of her beloved brother had been shed, and shed on her account.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading At one blow, she had lost brother and betrothed; for the hand that killed her brother could not lead her to the marriage altar, and yet both brother and betrothed had loved her.
tomb
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From this reading Magdalene knelt in prayer at the tomb of her brother.
too
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From this reading She too celebrated the anniversary of this sad day, when the blood of her beloved brother had been shed, and shed on her account.
twofold
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From this reading For this twofold love she had exchanged her father's hatred, for the father saw in his daughter only the murderer of his son.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading She too celebrated the anniversary of this sad day, when the blood of her beloved brother had been shed, and shed on her account.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading At one blow, she had lost brother and betrothed; for the hand that killed her brother could not lead her to the marriage altar, and yet both brother and betrothed had loved her.
