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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 LORD RICHARD CRAMER "Souls see each other at a glance, as two drops of rain might look into each other, if they had life."
affected
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From this reading Marion was used to this formality, and indeed was herself involuntarily affected by it.
all
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From this reading It was the Sabbath, and all its surroundings were steeped in that wonderful Sabbath stillness that not even great cities are without.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was the Sabbath, and all its surroundings were steeped in that wonderful Sabbath stillness that not even great cities are without.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading It was the Sabbath, and all its surroundings were steeped in that wonderful Sabbath stillness that not even great cities are without.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading LORD RICHARD CRAMER "Souls see each other at a glance, as two drops of rain might look into each other, if they had life."
assigned
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From this reading "The cause of love can never be assigned, It is not in the face, but in the mind."
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading LORD RICHARD CRAMER "Souls see each other at a glance, as two drops of rain might look into each other, if they had life."
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "The cause of love can never be assigned, It is not in the face, but in the mind."
breakfast
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From this reading The servants had put on with their kirk gowns the quiet movements they kept for this day, and, as they noiselessly prepared the breakfast, they talked softly to each other in monosyllables.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "The cause of love can never be assigned, It is not in the face, but in the mind."
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Marion was used to this formality, and indeed was herself involuntarily affected by it.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "The cause of love can never be assigned, It is not in the face, but in the mind."
cause
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From this reading "The cause of love can never be assigned, It is not in the face, but in the mind."
cities
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From this reading It was the Sabbath, and all its surroundings were steeped in that wonderful Sabbath stillness that not even great cities are without.
CRAMER
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From this reading LORD RICHARD CRAMER "Souls see each other at a glance, as two drops of rain might look into each other, if they had life."
day
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From this reading The servants had put on with their kirk gowns the quiet movements they kept for this day, and, as they noiselessly prepared the breakfast, they talked softly to each other in monosyllables.
drops
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From this reading LORD RICHARD CRAMER "Souls see each other at a glance, as two drops of rain might look into each other, if they had life."
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading LORD RICHARD CRAMER "Souls see each other at a glance, as two drops of rain might look into each other, if they had life."
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was the Sabbath, and all its surroundings were steeped in that wonderful Sabbath stillness that not even great cities are without.
face
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From this reading "The cause of love can never be assigned, It is not in the face, but in the mind."
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The servants had put on with their kirk gowns the quiet movements they kept for this day, and, as they noiselessly prepared the breakfast, they talked softly to each other in monosyllables.
formality
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From this reading Marion was used to this formality, and indeed was herself involuntarily affected by it.
glance
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From this reading LORD RICHARD CRAMER "Souls see each other at a glance, as two drops of rain might look into each other, if they had life."
gowns
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From this reading The servants had put on with their kirk gowns the quiet movements they kept for this day, and, as they noiselessly prepared the breakfast, they talked softly to each other in monosyllables.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was the Sabbath, and all its surroundings were steeped in that wonderful Sabbath stillness that not even great cities are without.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading LORD RICHARD CRAMER "Souls see each other at a glance, as two drops of rain might look into each other, if they had life."
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Marion was used to this formality, and indeed was herself involuntarily affected by it.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading LORD RICHARD CRAMER "Souls see each other at a glance, as two drops of rain might look into each other, if they had life."
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "The cause of love can never be assigned, It is not in the face, but in the mind."
indeed
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From this reading Marion was used to this formality, and indeed was herself involuntarily affected by it.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading LORD RICHARD CRAMER "Souls see each other at a glance, as two drops of rain might look into each other, if they had life."
involuntarily
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From this reading Marion was used to this formality, and indeed was herself involuntarily affected by it.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "The cause of love can never be assigned, It is not in the face, but in the mind."
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "The cause of love can never be assigned, It is not in the face, but in the mind."
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading It was the Sabbath, and all its surroundings were steeped in that wonderful Sabbath stillness that not even great cities are without.
kept
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From this reading The servants had put on with their kirk gowns the quiet movements they kept for this day, and, as they noiselessly prepared the breakfast, they talked softly to each other in monosyllables.
kirk
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From this reading The servants had put on with their kirk gowns the quiet movements they kept for this day, and, as they noiselessly prepared the breakfast, they talked softly to each other in monosyllables.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading LORD RICHARD CRAMER "Souls see each other at a glance, as two drops of rain might look into each other, if they had life."
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading LORD RICHARD CRAMER "Souls see each other at a glance, as two drops of rain might look into each other, if they had life."
LORD
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From this reading LORD RICHARD CRAMER "Souls see each other at a glance, as two drops of rain might look into each other, if they had life."
love
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From this reading "The cause of love can never be assigned, It is not in the face, but in the mind."
Marion
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From this reading Marion was used to this formality, and indeed was herself involuntarily affected by it.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading LORD RICHARD CRAMER "Souls see each other at a glance, as two drops of rain might look into each other, if they had life."
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "The cause of love can never be assigned, It is not in the face, but in the mind."
monosyllables
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From this reading The servants had put on with their kirk gowns the quiet movements they kept for this day, and, as they noiselessly prepared the breakfast, they talked softly to each other in monosyllables.
movements
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From this reading The servants had put on with their kirk gowns the quiet movements they kept for this day, and, as they noiselessly prepared the breakfast, they talked softly to each other in monosyllables.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "The cause of love can never be assigned, It is not in the face, but in the mind."
noiselessly
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From this reading The servants had put on with their kirk gowns the quiet movements they kept for this day, and, as they noiselessly prepared the breakfast, they talked softly to each other in monosyllables.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "The cause of love can never be assigned, It is not in the face, but in the mind."
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading LORD RICHARD CRAMER "Souls see each other at a glance, as two drops of rain might look into each other, if they had life."
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The servants had put on with their kirk gowns the quiet movements they kept for this day, and, as they noiselessly prepared the breakfast, they talked softly to each other in monosyllables.
other
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From this reading LORD RICHARD CRAMER "Souls see each other at a glance, as two drops of rain might look into each other, if they had life."
prepared
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From this reading The servants had put on with their kirk gowns the quiet movements they kept for this day, and, as they noiselessly prepared the breakfast, they talked softly to each other in monosyllables.
put
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From this reading The servants had put on with their kirk gowns the quiet movements they kept for this day, and, as they noiselessly prepared the breakfast, they talked softly to each other in monosyllables.
quiet
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From this reading The servants had put on with their kirk gowns the quiet movements they kept for this day, and, as they noiselessly prepared the breakfast, they talked softly to each other in monosyllables.
rain
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From this reading LORD RICHARD CRAMER "Souls see each other at a glance, as two drops of rain might look into each other, if they had life."
RICHARD
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From this reading LORD RICHARD CRAMER "Souls see each other at a glance, as two drops of rain might look into each other, if they had life."
Sabbath
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From this reading It was the Sabbath, and all its surroundings were steeped in that wonderful Sabbath stillness that not even great cities are without.
see
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From this reading LORD RICHARD CRAMER "Souls see each other at a glance, as two drops of rain might look into each other, if they had life."
servants
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From this reading The servants had put on with their kirk gowns the quiet movements they kept for this day, and, as they noiselessly prepared the breakfast, they talked softly to each other in monosyllables.
softly
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From this reading The servants had put on with their kirk gowns the quiet movements they kept for this day, and, as they noiselessly prepared the breakfast, they talked softly to each other in monosyllables.
Souls
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From this reading LORD RICHARD CRAMER "Souls see each other at a glance, as two drops of rain might look into each other, if they had life."
steeped
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From this reading It was the Sabbath, and all its surroundings were steeped in that wonderful Sabbath stillness that not even great cities are without.
stillness
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From this reading It was the Sabbath, and all its surroundings were steeped in that wonderful Sabbath stillness that not even great cities are without.
surroundings
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From this reading It was the Sabbath, and all its surroundings were steeped in that wonderful Sabbath stillness that not even great cities are without.
talked
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From this reading The servants had put on with their kirk gowns the quiet movements they kept for this day, and, as they noiselessly prepared the breakfast, they talked softly to each other in monosyllables.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was the Sabbath, and all its surroundings were steeped in that wonderful Sabbath stillness that not even great cities are without.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "The cause of love can never be assigned, It is not in the face, but in the mind."
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The servants had put on with their kirk gowns the quiet movements they kept for this day, and, as they noiselessly prepared the breakfast, they talked softly to each other in monosyllables.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading LORD RICHARD CRAMER "Souls see each other at a glance, as two drops of rain might look into each other, if they had life."
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The servants had put on with their kirk gowns the quiet movements they kept for this day, and, as they noiselessly prepared the breakfast, they talked softly to each other in monosyllables.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The servants had put on with their kirk gowns the quiet movements they kept for this day, and, as they noiselessly prepared the breakfast, they talked softly to each other in monosyllables.
two
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From this reading LORD RICHARD CRAMER "Souls see each other at a glance, as two drops of rain might look into each other, if they had life."
used
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From this reading Marion was used to this formality, and indeed was herself involuntarily affected by it.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was the Sabbath, and all its surroundings were steeped in that wonderful Sabbath stillness that not even great cities are without.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading It was the Sabbath, and all its surroundings were steeped in that wonderful Sabbath stillness that not even great cities are without.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The servants had put on with their kirk gowns the quiet movements they kept for this day, and, as they noiselessly prepared the breakfast, they talked softly to each other in monosyllables.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading It was the Sabbath, and all its surroundings were steeped in that wonderful Sabbath stillness that not even great cities are without.
wonderfulnounUS /ˈwonderful/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It was the Sabbath, and all its surroundings were steeped in that wonderful Sabbath stillness that not even great cities are without.
