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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 People didn't do that after forty years; here was Fifi only dead a year, and he never saw anybody crying for her.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading People didn't do that after forty years; here was Fifi only dead a year, and he never saw anybody crying for her.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He turned again, and looked out with unseeing eyes over the thick street, with the thin strip of parade moving down the middle of it.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading No, they were weeping over an idea; it was sentiment, and a vague, misty, unreasonable sentiment at that.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He turned again, and looked out with unseeing eyes over the thick street, with the thin strip of parade moving down the middle of it.
anybodypronounUS /ˈenibədi/
any person at all
From this reading People didn't do that after forty years; here was Fifi only dead a year, and he never saw anybody crying for her.
appeared
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From this reading And yet he could not say that Miss Weyland appeared simply foolish with those tears in her eyes.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading No, they were weeping over an idea; it was sentiment, and a vague, misty, unreasonable sentiment at that.
brothers
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From this reading He guessed that these ladies on the porch were not crying for definite brothers, or fathers, or sweethearts they had lost.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading And yet he could not say that Miss Weyland appeared simply foolish with those tears in her eyes.
crying
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From this reading He guessed that these ladies on the porch were not crying for definite brothers, or fathers, or sweethearts they had lost.
deadnounUS /dead/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading People didn't do that after forty years; here was Fifi only dead a year, and he never saw anybody crying for her.
definite
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From this reading He guessed that these ladies on the porch were not crying for definite brothers, or fathers, or sweethearts they had lost.
didn't
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From this reading People didn't do that after forty years; here was Fifi only dead a year, and he never saw anybody crying for her.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading People didn't do that after forty years; here was Fifi only dead a year, and he never saw anybody crying for her.
down
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From this reading He turned again, and looked out with unseeing eyes over the thick street, with the thin strip of parade moving down the middle of it.
eyes
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From this reading He turned again, and looked out with unseeing eyes over the thick street, with the thin strip of parade moving down the middle of it.
fathers
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From this reading He guessed that these ladies on the porch were not crying for definite brothers, or fathers, or sweethearts they had lost.
Fifi
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From this reading People didn't do that after forty years; here was Fifi only dead a year, and he never saw anybody crying for her.
foolish
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From this reading And yet he could not say that Miss Weyland appeared simply foolish with those tears in her eyes.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He guessed that these ladies on the porch were not crying for definite brothers, or fathers, or sweethearts they had lost.
forty
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From this reading People didn't do that after forty years; here was Fifi only dead a year, and he never saw anybody crying for her.
guessed
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From this reading He guessed that these ladies on the porch were not crying for definite brothers, or fathers, or sweethearts they had lost.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He guessed that these ladies on the porch were not crying for definite brothers, or fathers, or sweethearts they had lost.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He turned again, and looked out with unseeing eyes over the thick street, with the thin strip of parade moving down the middle of it.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading People didn't do that after forty years; here was Fifi only dead a year, and he never saw anybody crying for her.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading People didn't do that after forty years; here was Fifi only dead a year, and he never saw anybody crying for her.
idea
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From this reading No, they were weeping over an idea; it was sentiment, and a vague, misty, unreasonable sentiment at that.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading And yet he could not say that Miss Weyland appeared simply foolish with those tears in her eyes.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He turned again, and looked out with unseeing eyes over the thick street, with the thin strip of parade moving down the middle of it.
ladies
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From this reading He guessed that these ladies on the porch were not crying for definite brothers, or fathers, or sweethearts they had lost.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He turned again, and looked out with unseeing eyes over the thick street, with the thin strip of parade moving down the middle of it.
lost
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From this reading He guessed that these ladies on the porch were not crying for definite brothers, or fathers, or sweethearts they had lost.
middle
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From this reading He turned again, and looked out with unseeing eyes over the thick street, with the thin strip of parade moving down the middle of it.
Miss
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From this reading And yet he could not say that Miss Weyland appeared simply foolish with those tears in her eyes.
misty
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From this reading No, they were weeping over an idea; it was sentiment, and a vague, misty, unreasonable sentiment at that.
moving
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From this reading He turned again, and looked out with unseeing eyes over the thick street, with the thin strip of parade moving down the middle of it.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading People didn't do that after forty years; here was Fifi only dead a year, and he never saw anybody crying for her.
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading No, they were weeping over an idea; it was sentiment, and a vague, misty, unreasonable sentiment at that.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He guessed that these ladies on the porch were not crying for definite brothers, or fathers, or sweethearts they had lost.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He turned again, and looked out with unseeing eyes over the thick street, with the thin strip of parade moving down the middle of it.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He guessed that these ladies on the porch were not crying for definite brothers, or fathers, or sweethearts they had lost.
only
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From this reading People didn't do that after forty years; here was Fifi only dead a year, and he never saw anybody crying for her.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading He guessed that these ladies on the porch were not crying for definite brothers, or fathers, or sweethearts they had lost.
out
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From this reading He turned again, and looked out with unseeing eyes over the thick street, with the thin strip of parade moving down the middle of it.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading He turned again, and looked out with unseeing eyes over the thick street, with the thin strip of parade moving down the middle of it.
parade
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From this reading He turned again, and looked out with unseeing eyes over the thick street, with the thin strip of parade moving down the middle of it.
People
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From this reading People didn't do that after forty years; here was Fifi only dead a year, and he never saw anybody crying for her.
porch
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From this reading He guessed that these ladies on the porch were not crying for definite brothers, or fathers, or sweethearts they had lost.
saw
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From this reading People didn't do that after forty years; here was Fifi only dead a year, and he never saw anybody crying for her.
say
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From this reading And yet he could not say that Miss Weyland appeared simply foolish with those tears in her eyes.
sentiment
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From this reading No, they were weeping over an idea; it was sentiment, and a vague, misty, unreasonable sentiment at that.
simply
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From this reading And yet he could not say that Miss Weyland appeared simply foolish with those tears in her eyes.
street
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From this reading He turned again, and looked out with unseeing eyes over the thick street, with the thin strip of parade moving down the middle of it.
strip
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From this reading He turned again, and looked out with unseeing eyes over the thick street, with the thin strip of parade moving down the middle of it.
sweethearts
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From this reading He guessed that these ladies on the porch were not crying for definite brothers, or fathers, or sweethearts they had lost.
tears
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From this reading And yet he could not say that Miss Weyland appeared simply foolish with those tears in her eyes.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He guessed that these ladies on the porch were not crying for definite brothers, or fathers, or sweethearts they had lost.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He turned again, and looked out with unseeing eyes over the thick street, with the thin strip of parade moving down the middle of it.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading He guessed that these ladies on the porch were not crying for definite brothers, or fathers, or sweethearts they had lost.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He guessed that these ladies on the porch were not crying for definite brothers, or fathers, or sweethearts they had lost.
thick
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From this reading He turned again, and looked out with unseeing eyes over the thick street, with the thin strip of parade moving down the middle of it.
thinadjectiveUS /θɪn/
Having little thickness or extent.
From this reading He turned again, and looked out with unseeing eyes over the thick street, with the thin strip of parade moving down the middle of it.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading And yet he could not say that Miss Weyland appeared simply foolish with those tears in her eyes.
turned
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From this reading He turned again, and looked out with unseeing eyes over the thick street, with the thin strip of parade moving down the middle of it.
unreasonable
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From this reading No, they were weeping over an idea; it was sentiment, and a vague, misty, unreasonable sentiment at that.
unseeing
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From this reading He turned again, and looked out with unseeing eyes over the thick street, with the thin strip of parade moving down the middle of it.
vague
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From this reading No, they were weeping over an idea; it was sentiment, and a vague, misty, unreasonable sentiment at that.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading People didn't do that after forty years; here was Fifi only dead a year, and he never saw anybody crying for her.
weeping
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From this reading No, they were weeping over an idea; it was sentiment, and a vague, misty, unreasonable sentiment at that.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading He guessed that these ladies on the porch were not crying for definite brothers, or fathers, or sweethearts they had lost.
Weyland
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From this reading And yet he could not say that Miss Weyland appeared simply foolish with those tears in her eyes.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He turned again, and looked out with unseeing eyes over the thick street, with the thin strip of parade moving down the middle of it.
year
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From this reading People didn't do that after forty years; here was Fifi only dead a year, and he never saw anybody crying for her.
years
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From this reading People didn't do that after forty years; here was Fifi only dead a year, and he never saw anybody crying for her.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading And yet he could not say that Miss Weyland appeared simply foolish with those tears in her eyes.
