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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 DONALD TAKES HIS OWN WAY "Love is a sea for which no compass has been invented."
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading But I have had lots of care in its pretty rooms and among its flowers.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There was a sense of relief when the two divines were comfortably beyond the horizon of the Little House the next morning, and Mrs. Caird could begin her preparations for their own removal.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There are times which mark epochs in life; they cut it sharply asunder--the continuity of life is broken.
asunder
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From this reading There are times which mark epochs in life; they cut it sharply asunder--the continuity of life is broken.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading DONALD TAKES HIS OWN WAY "Love is a sea for which no compass has been invented."
begin
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From this reading There was a sense of relief when the two divines were comfortably beyond the horizon of the Little House the next morning, and Mrs. Caird could begin her preparations for their own removal.
beyondprepositionUS /bɪˈɑːnd/
on the far side of; further than
From this reading There was a sense of relief when the two divines were comfortably beyond the horizon of the Little House the next morning, and Mrs. Caird could begin her preparations for their own removal.
brokennounUS /broken/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There are times which mark epochs in life; they cut it sharply asunder--the continuity of life is broken.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But I have had lots of care in its pretty rooms and among its flowers.
Caird
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From this reading There was a sense of relief when the two divines were comfortably beyond the horizon of the Little House the next morning, and Mrs. Caird could begin her preparations for their own removal.
care
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From this reading But I have had lots of care in its pretty rooms and among its flowers.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I was fain to come to this place, Marion," she said, "and mightily set up with it when I got here.
comfortably
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From this reading There was a sense of relief when the two divines were comfortably beyond the horizon of the Little House the next morning, and Mrs. Caird could begin her preparations for their own removal.
compass
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From this reading DONALD TAKES HIS OWN WAY "Love is a sea for which no compass has been invented."
continuity
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From this reading There are times which mark epochs in life; they cut it sharply asunder--the continuity of life is broken.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading There was a sense of relief when the two divines were comfortably beyond the horizon of the Little House the next morning, and Mrs. Caird could begin her preparations for their own removal.
cut
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From this reading There are times which mark epochs in life; they cut it sharply asunder--the continuity of life is broken.
divines
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From this reading There was a sense of relief when the two divines were comfortably beyond the horizon of the Little House the next morning, and Mrs. Caird could begin her preparations for their own removal.
DONALD
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From this reading DONALD TAKES HIS OWN WAY "Love is a sea for which no compass has been invented."
epochs
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From this reading There are times which mark epochs in life; they cut it sharply asunder--the continuity of life is broken.
fain
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From this reading "I was fain to come to this place, Marion," she said, "and mightily set up with it when I got here.
flowers
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From this reading But I have had lots of care in its pretty rooms and among its flowers.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading DONALD TAKES HIS OWN WAY "Love is a sea for which no compass has been invented."
got
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From this reading "I was fain to come to this place, Marion," she said, "and mightily set up with it when I got here.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading But I have had lots of care in its pretty rooms and among its flowers.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading DONALD TAKES HIS OWN WAY "Love is a sea for which no compass has been invented."
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading But I have had lots of care in its pretty rooms and among its flowers.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading There was a sense of relief when the two divines were comfortably beyond the horizon of the Little House the next morning, and Mrs. Caird could begin her preparations for their own removal.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I was fain to come to this place, Marion," she said, "and mightily set up with it when I got here.
HISdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading DONALD TAKES HIS OWN WAY "Love is a sea for which no compass has been invented."
horizon
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From this reading There was a sense of relief when the two divines were comfortably beyond the horizon of the Little House the next morning, and Mrs. Caird could begin her preparations for their own removal.
House
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From this reading There was a sense of relief when the two divines were comfortably beyond the horizon of the Little House the next morning, and Mrs. Caird could begin her preparations for their own removal.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I was fain to come to this place, Marion," she said, "and mightily set up with it when I got here.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There are times which mark epochs in life; they cut it sharply asunder--the continuity of life is broken.
invented
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From this reading DONALD TAKES HIS OWN WAY "Love is a sea for which no compass has been invented."
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading DONALD TAKES HIS OWN WAY "Love is a sea for which no compass has been invented."
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading There are times which mark epochs in life; they cut it sharply asunder--the continuity of life is broken.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading But I have had lots of care in its pretty rooms and among its flowers.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There are times which mark epochs in life; they cut it sharply asunder--the continuity of life is broken.
LittlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was a sense of relief when the two divines were comfortably beyond the horizon of the Little House the next morning, and Mrs. Caird could begin her preparations for their own removal.
lots
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From this reading But I have had lots of care in its pretty rooms and among its flowers.
Love
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From this reading DONALD TAKES HIS OWN WAY "Love is a sea for which no compass has been invented."
Marion
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From this reading "I was fain to come to this place, Marion," she said, "and mightily set up with it when I got here.
mark
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From this reading There are times which mark epochs in life; they cut it sharply asunder--the continuity of life is broken.
mightily
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From this reading "I was fain to come to this place, Marion," she said, "and mightily set up with it when I got here.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was a sense of relief when the two divines were comfortably beyond the horizon of the Little House the next morning, and Mrs. Caird could begin her preparations for their own removal.
Mrs
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From this reading There was a sense of relief when the two divines were comfortably beyond the horizon of the Little House the next morning, and Mrs. Caird could begin her preparations for their own removal.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was a sense of relief when the two divines were comfortably beyond the horizon of the Little House the next morning, and Mrs. Caird could begin her preparations for their own removal.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading DONALD TAKES HIS OWN WAY "Love is a sea for which no compass has been invented."
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There are times which mark epochs in life; they cut it sharply asunder--the continuity of life is broken.
OWN
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From this reading DONALD TAKES HIS OWN WAY "Love is a sea for which no compass has been invented."
place
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From this reading "I was fain to come to this place, Marion," she said, "and mightily set up with it when I got here.
preparations
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From this reading There was a sense of relief when the two divines were comfortably beyond the horizon of the Little House the next morning, and Mrs. Caird could begin her preparations for their own removal.
pretty
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From this reading But I have had lots of care in its pretty rooms and among its flowers.
reliefnounUS /rɪˈliːf/
a feeling of comfort after worry or pain
From this reading There was a sense of relief when the two divines were comfortably beyond the horizon of the Little House the next morning, and Mrs. Caird could begin her preparations for their own removal.
removal
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From this reading There was a sense of relief when the two divines were comfortably beyond the horizon of the Little House the next morning, and Mrs. Caird could begin her preparations for their own removal.
rooms
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From this reading But I have had lots of care in its pretty rooms and among its flowers.
said
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From this reading "I was fain to come to this place, Marion," she said, "and mightily set up with it when I got here.
sea
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From this reading DONALD TAKES HIS OWN WAY "Love is a sea for which no compass has been invented."
sense
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From this reading There was a sense of relief when the two divines were comfortably beyond the horizon of the Little House the next morning, and Mrs. Caird could begin her preparations for their own removal.
set
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From this reading "I was fain to come to this place, Marion," she said, "and mightily set up with it when I got here.
sharplynounUS /ˈsharply/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading There are times which mark epochs in life; they cut it sharply asunder--the continuity of life is broken.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "I was fain to come to this place, Marion," she said, "and mightily set up with it when I got here.
TAKES
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From this reading DONALD TAKES HIS OWN WAY "Love is a sea for which no compass has been invented."
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading There are times which mark epochs in life; they cut it sharply asunder--the continuity of life is broken.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading There was a sense of relief when the two divines were comfortably beyond the horizon of the Little House the next morning, and Mrs. Caird could begin her preparations for their own removal.
There
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From this reading There are times which mark epochs in life; they cut it sharply asunder--the continuity of life is broken.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading There are times which mark epochs in life; they cut it sharply asunder--the continuity of life is broken.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "I was fain to come to this place, Marion," she said, "and mightily set up with it when I got here.
times
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From this reading There are times which mark epochs in life; they cut it sharply asunder--the continuity of life is broken.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I was fain to come to this place, Marion," she said, "and mightily set up with it when I got here.
two
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From this reading There was a sense of relief when the two divines were comfortably beyond the horizon of the Little House the next morning, and Mrs. Caird could begin her preparations for their own removal.
up
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From this reading "I was fain to come to this place, Marion," she said, "and mightily set up with it when I got here.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was a sense of relief when the two divines were comfortably beyond the horizon of the Little House the next morning, and Mrs. Caird could begin her preparations for their own removal.
WAY
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From this reading DONALD TAKES HIS OWN WAY "Love is a sea for which no compass has been invented."
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There was a sense of relief when the two divines were comfortably beyond the horizon of the Little House the next morning, and Mrs. Caird could begin her preparations for their own removal.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading There was a sense of relief when the two divines were comfortably beyond the horizon of the Little House the next morning, and Mrs. Caird could begin her preparations for their own removal.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading DONALD TAKES HIS OWN WAY "Love is a sea for which no compass has been invented."
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading "I was fain to come to this place, Marion," she said, "and mightily set up with it when I got here.
