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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 I had left it with a mad passion in my heart, with fierce grief raging within me; I returned saddened by sin, stained by crime, yet subdued and repentant and hopeful.
admission
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From this reading How singular it was, that I, the rightful owner, should stand ringing for admission like a stranger, and more singular still it seemed at the time, that I should for long years have been a wanderer away from the home of my fathers.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I had left it with a mad passion in my heart, with fierce grief raging within me; I returned saddened by sin, stained by crime, yet subdued and repentant and hopeful.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I could not help thinking of this as the bell clanged within the wide hall and echoed through the silent house, while memories of the old days flashed like lightning through my excited brain.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading How singular it was, that I, the rightful owner, should stand ringing for admission like a stranger, and more singular still it seemed at the time, that I should for long years have been a wanderer away from the home of my fathers.
away
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From this reading How singular it was, that I, the rightful owner, should stand ringing for admission like a stranger, and more singular still it seemed at the time, that I should for long years have been a wanderer away from the home of my fathers.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading How singular it was, that I, the rightful owner, should stand ringing for admission like a stranger, and more singular still it seemed at the time, that I should for long years have been a wanderer away from the home of my fathers.
bell
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brain
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From this reading I could not help thinking of this as the bell clanged within the wide hall and echoed through the silent house, while memories of the old days flashed like lightning through my excited brain.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Yes, it was that since I had last stood by the hall door.
clanged
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From this reading I could not help thinking of this as the bell clanged within the wide hall and echoed through the silent house, while memories of the old days flashed like lightning through my excited brain.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading I could not help thinking of this as the bell clanged within the wide hall and echoed through the silent house, while memories of the old days flashed like lightning through my excited brain.
crime
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From this reading I had left it with a mad passion in my heart, with fierce grief raging within me; I returned saddened by sin, stained by crime, yet subdued and repentant and hopeful.
days
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door
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From this reading Yes, it was that since I had last stood by the hall door.
echoed
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Eleven
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From this reading WITHIN THE OLD HOME Eleven long years.
excitedadjectiveUS /ɪkˈsaɪtɪd/
very enthusiastic or eager
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fathers
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From this reading How singular it was, that I, the rightful owner, should stand ringing for admission like a stranger, and more singular still it seemed at the time, that I should for long years have been a wanderer away from the home of my fathers.
fierce
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From this reading I had left it with a mad passion in my heart, with fierce grief raging within me; I returned saddened by sin, stained by crime, yet subdued and repentant and hopeful.
flashed
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From this reading I could not help thinking of this as the bell clanged within the wide hall and echoed through the silent house, while memories of the old days flashed like lightning through my excited brain.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading How singular it was, that I, the rightful owner, should stand ringing for admission like a stranger, and more singular still it seemed at the time, that I should for long years have been a wanderer away from the home of my fathers.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading How singular it was, that I, the rightful owner, should stand ringing for admission like a stranger, and more singular still it seemed at the time, that I should for long years have been a wanderer away from the home of my fathers.
grief
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From this reading I had left it with a mad passion in my heart, with fierce grief raging within me; I returned saddened by sin, stained by crime, yet subdued and repentant and hopeful.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Yes, it was that since I had last stood by the hall door.
hall
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From this reading Yes, it was that since I had last stood by the hall door.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading How singular it was, that I, the rightful owner, should stand ringing for admission like a stranger, and more singular still it seemed at the time, that I should for long years have been a wanderer away from the home of my fathers.
heart
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From this reading I had left it with a mad passion in my heart, with fierce grief raging within me; I returned saddened by sin, stained by crime, yet subdued and repentant and hopeful.
helpnounUS /help/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I could not help thinking of this as the bell clanged within the wide hall and echoed through the silent house, while memories of the old days flashed like lightning through my excited brain.
HOME
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From this reading WITHIN THE OLD HOME Eleven long years.
hopeful
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From this reading I had left it with a mad passion in my heart, with fierce grief raging within me; I returned saddened by sin, stained by crime, yet subdued and repentant and hopeful.
house
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How
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From this reading How singular it was, that I, the rightful owner, should stand ringing for admission like a stranger, and more singular still it seemed at the time, that I should for long years have been a wanderer away from the home of my fathers.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Yes, it was that since I had last stood by the hall door.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I had left it with a mad passion in my heart, with fierce grief raging within me; I returned saddened by sin, stained by crime, yet subdued and repentant and hopeful.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Yes, it was that since I had last stood by the hall door.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Yes, it was that since I had last stood by the hall door.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I had left it with a mad passion in my heart, with fierce grief raging within me; I returned saddened by sin, stained by crime, yet subdued and repentant and hopeful.
lightning
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From this reading I could not help thinking of this as the bell clanged within the wide hall and echoed through the silent house, while memories of the old days flashed like lightning through my excited brain.
like
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From this reading I could not help thinking of this as the bell clanged within the wide hall and echoed through the silent house, while memories of the old days flashed like lightning through my excited brain.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading WITHIN THE OLD HOME Eleven long years.
mad
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From this reading I had left it with a mad passion in my heart, with fierce grief raging within me; I returned saddened by sin, stained by crime, yet subdued and repentant and hopeful.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I had left it with a mad passion in my heart, with fierce grief raging within me; I returned saddened by sin, stained by crime, yet subdued and repentant and hopeful.
memoriesnounUS /ˈmɛm.ə.riz/
Recollections of past events.
From this reading I could not help thinking of this as the bell clanged within the wide hall and echoed through the silent house, while memories of the old days flashed like lightning through my excited brain.
more
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From this reading How singular it was, that I, the rightful owner, should stand ringing for admission like a stranger, and more singular still it seemed at the time, that I should for long years have been a wanderer away from the home of my fathers.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I had left it with a mad passion in my heart, with fierce grief raging within me; I returned saddened by sin, stained by crime, yet subdued and repentant and hopeful.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I could not help thinking of this as the bell clanged within the wide hall and echoed through the silent house, while memories of the old days flashed like lightning through my excited brain.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I could not help thinking of this as the bell clanged within the wide hall and echoed through the silent house, while memories of the old days flashed like lightning through my excited brain.
OLD
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From this reading WITHIN THE OLD HOME Eleven long years.
owner
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From this reading How singular it was, that I, the rightful owner, should stand ringing for admission like a stranger, and more singular still it seemed at the time, that I should for long years have been a wanderer away from the home of my fathers.
passion
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From this reading I had left it with a mad passion in my heart, with fierce grief raging within me; I returned saddened by sin, stained by crime, yet subdued and repentant and hopeful.
raging
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From this reading I had left it with a mad passion in my heart, with fierce grief raging within me; I returned saddened by sin, stained by crime, yet subdued and repentant and hopeful.
repentant
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From this reading I had left it with a mad passion in my heart, with fierce grief raging within me; I returned saddened by sin, stained by crime, yet subdued and repentant and hopeful.
returnednounUS /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I had left it with a mad passion in my heart, with fierce grief raging within me; I returned saddened by sin, stained by crime, yet subdued and repentant and hopeful.
rightful
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From this reading How singular it was, that I, the rightful owner, should stand ringing for admission like a stranger, and more singular still it seemed at the time, that I should for long years have been a wanderer away from the home of my fathers.
ringing
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From this reading How singular it was, that I, the rightful owner, should stand ringing for admission like a stranger, and more singular still it seemed at the time, that I should for long years have been a wanderer away from the home of my fathers.
saddened
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From this reading I had left it with a mad passion in my heart, with fierce grief raging within me; I returned saddened by sin, stained by crime, yet subdued and repentant and hopeful.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading How singular it was, that I, the rightful owner, should stand ringing for admission like a stranger, and more singular still it seemed at the time, that I should for long years have been a wanderer away from the home of my fathers.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading How singular it was, that I, the rightful owner, should stand ringing for admission like a stranger, and more singular still it seemed at the time, that I should for long years have been a wanderer away from the home of my fathers.
silent
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From this reading I could not help thinking of this as the bell clanged within the wide hall and echoed through the silent house, while memories of the old days flashed like lightning through my excited brain.
sin
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From this reading I had left it with a mad passion in my heart, with fierce grief raging within me; I returned saddened by sin, stained by crime, yet subdued and repentant and hopeful.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Yes, it was that since I had last stood by the hall door.
singular
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From this reading How singular it was, that I, the rightful owner, should stand ringing for admission like a stranger, and more singular still it seemed at the time, that I should for long years have been a wanderer away from the home of my fathers.
stained
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From this reading I had left it with a mad passion in my heart, with fierce grief raging within me; I returned saddened by sin, stained by crime, yet subdued and repentant and hopeful.
stand
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From this reading How singular it was, that I, the rightful owner, should stand ringing for admission like a stranger, and more singular still it seemed at the time, that I should for long years have been a wanderer away from the home of my fathers.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading How singular it was, that I, the rightful owner, should stand ringing for admission like a stranger, and more singular still it seemed at the time, that I should for long years have been a wanderer away from the home of my fathers.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Yes, it was that since I had last stood by the hall door.
stranger
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From this reading How singular it was, that I, the rightful owner, should stand ringing for admission like a stranger, and more singular still it seemed at the time, that I should for long years have been a wanderer away from the home of my fathers.
subdued
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From this reading I had left it with a mad passion in my heart, with fierce grief raging within me; I returned saddened by sin, stained by crime, yet subdued and repentant and hopeful.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Yes, it was that since I had last stood by the hall door.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading WITHIN THE OLD HOME Eleven long years.
thinkingnounUS /thinking/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I could not help thinking of this as the bell clanged within the wide hall and echoed through the silent house, while memories of the old days flashed like lightning through my excited brain.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading I could not help thinking of this as the bell clanged within the wide hall and echoed through the silent house, while memories of the old days flashed like lightning through my excited brain.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I could not help thinking of this as the bell clanged within the wide hall and echoed through the silent house, while memories of the old days flashed like lightning through my excited brain.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading How singular it was, that I, the rightful owner, should stand ringing for admission like a stranger, and more singular still it seemed at the time, that I should for long years have been a wanderer away from the home of my fathers.
wanderer
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From this reading How singular it was, that I, the rightful owner, should stand ringing for admission like a stranger, and more singular still it seemed at the time, that I should for long years have been a wanderer away from the home of my fathers.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Yes, it was that since I had last stood by the hall door.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading I could not help thinking of this as the bell clanged within the wide hall and echoed through the silent house, while memories of the old days flashed like lightning through my excited brain.
wide
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From this reading I could not help thinking of this as the bell clanged within the wide hall and echoed through the silent house, while memories of the old days flashed like lightning through my excited brain.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading I had left it with a mad passion in my heart, with fierce grief raging within me; I returned saddened by sin, stained by crime, yet subdued and repentant and hopeful.
WITHINprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading WITHIN THE OLD HOME Eleven long years.
years
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From this reading WITHIN THE OLD HOME Eleven long years.
Yes
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From this reading Yes, it was that since I had last stood by the hall door.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading I had left it with a mad passion in my heart, with fierce grief raging within me; I returned saddened by sin, stained by crime, yet subdued and repentant and hopeful.
