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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 AUNT ROB THINKS FLORENCE OUGHT TO MARRY A MARQUIS OR A PRINCE.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading Dick Remington waited patiently to hear the full sum of the reproaches which Aunt Rob brought against him.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He, too, saw with his mind's eye the image of the young girl for whom he would have laid down his life, and if his thoughts of her brought a pang to his heart they were at the same time charged with exceeding tenderness.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He, too, saw with his mind's eye the image of the young girl for whom he would have laid down his life, and if his thoughts of her brought a pang to his heart they were at the same time charged with exceeding tenderness.
AUNT
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From this reading AUNT ROB THINKS FLORENCE OUGHT TO MARRY A MARQUIS OR A PRINCE.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Dick Remington waited patiently to hear the full sum of the reproaches which Aunt Rob brought against him.
charged
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From this reading He, too, saw with his mind's eye the image of the young girl for whom he would have laid down his life, and if his thoughts of her brought a pang to his heart they were at the same time charged with exceeding tenderness.
Dick
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From this reading Dick Remington waited patiently to hear the full sum of the reproaches which Aunt Rob brought against him.
down
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From this reading He, too, saw with his mind's eye the image of the young girl for whom he would have laid down his life, and if his thoughts of her brought a pang to his heart they were at the same time charged with exceeding tenderness.
dreams
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From this reading Inspector Robson shook himself free from dreams, and returned to his subject.
exceeding
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From this reading He, too, saw with his mind's eye the image of the young girl for whom he would have laid down his life, and if his thoughts of her brought a pang to his heart they were at the same time charged with exceeding tenderness.
eye
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From this reading He, too, saw with his mind's eye the image of the young girl for whom he would have laid down his life, and if his thoughts of her brought a pang to his heart they were at the same time charged with exceeding tenderness.
FLORENCE
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From this reading AUNT ROB THINKS FLORENCE OUGHT TO MARRY A MARQUIS OR A PRINCE.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He, too, saw with his mind's eye the image of the young girl for whom he would have laid down his life, and if his thoughts of her brought a pang to his heart they were at the same time charged with exceeding tenderness.
freeadjectiveUS /friː/
acting without enough restraint or discipline
From this reading Inspector Robson shook himself free from dreams, and returned to his subject.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Inspector Robson shook himself free from dreams, and returned to his subject.
full
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From this reading Dick Remington waited patiently to hear the full sum of the reproaches which Aunt Rob brought against him.
girl
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From this reading He, too, saw with his mind's eye the image of the young girl for whom he would have laid down his life, and if his thoughts of her brought a pang to his heart they were at the same time charged with exceeding tenderness.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading He, too, saw with his mind's eye the image of the young girl for whom he would have laid down his life, and if his thoughts of her brought a pang to his heart they were at the same time charged with exceeding tenderness.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He, too, saw with his mind's eye the image of the young girl for whom he would have laid down his life, and if his thoughts of her brought a pang to his heart they were at the same time charged with exceeding tenderness.
hearnounUS /hear/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Dick Remington waited patiently to hear the full sum of the reproaches which Aunt Rob brought against him.
heart
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From this reading He, too, saw with his mind's eye the image of the young girl for whom he would have laid down his life, and if his thoughts of her brought a pang to his heart they were at the same time charged with exceeding tenderness.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He, too, saw with his mind's eye the image of the young girl for whom he would have laid down his life, and if his thoughts of her brought a pang to his heart they were at the same time charged with exceeding tenderness.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Dick Remington waited patiently to hear the full sum of the reproaches which Aunt Rob brought against him.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Inspector Robson shook himself free from dreams, and returned to his subject.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He, too, saw with his mind's eye the image of the young girl for whom he would have laid down his life, and if his thoughts of her brought a pang to his heart they were at the same time charged with exceeding tenderness.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading He, too, saw with his mind's eye the image of the young girl for whom he would have laid down his life, and if his thoughts of her brought a pang to his heart they were at the same time charged with exceeding tenderness.
image
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From this reading He, too, saw with his mind's eye the image of the young girl for whom he would have laid down his life, and if his thoughts of her brought a pang to his heart they were at the same time charged with exceeding tenderness.
Inspector
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From this reading Inspector Robson shook himself free from dreams, and returned to his subject.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "That is what Aunt Rob says.
laid
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From this reading He, too, saw with his mind's eye the image of the young girl for whom he would have laid down his life, and if his thoughts of her brought a pang to his heart they were at the same time charged with exceeding tenderness.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He, too, saw with his mind's eye the image of the young girl for whom he would have laid down his life, and if his thoughts of her brought a pang to his heart they were at the same time charged with exceeding tenderness.
MARQUIS
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From this reading AUNT ROB THINKS FLORENCE OUGHT TO MARRY A MARQUIS OR A PRINCE.
MARRY
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From this reading AUNT ROB THINKS FLORENCE OUGHT TO MARRY A MARQUIS OR A PRINCE.
mind's
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From this reading He, too, saw with his mind's eye the image of the young girl for whom he would have laid down his life, and if his thoughts of her brought a pang to his heart they were at the same time charged with exceeding tenderness.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Dick Remington waited patiently to hear the full sum of the reproaches which Aunt Rob brought against him.
ORconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading AUNT ROB THINKS FLORENCE OUGHT TO MARRY A MARQUIS OR A PRINCE.
OUGHTmodal verbUS /ɔːt/
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading AUNT ROB THINKS FLORENCE OUGHT TO MARRY A MARQUIS OR A PRINCE.
pang
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From this reading He, too, saw with his mind's eye the image of the young girl for whom he would have laid down his life, and if his thoughts of her brought a pang to his heart they were at the same time charged with exceeding tenderness.
patiently
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From this reading Dick Remington waited patiently to hear the full sum of the reproaches which Aunt Rob brought against him.
PRINCE
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From this reading AUNT ROB THINKS FLORENCE OUGHT TO MARRY A MARQUIS OR A PRINCE.
Remington
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From this reading Dick Remington waited patiently to hear the full sum of the reproaches which Aunt Rob brought against him.
reproaches
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From this reading Dick Remington waited patiently to hear the full sum of the reproaches which Aunt Rob brought against him.
returnednounUS /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Inspector Robson shook himself free from dreams, and returned to his subject.
ROB
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From this reading AUNT ROB THINKS FLORENCE OUGHT TO MARRY A MARQUIS OR A PRINCE.
Robson
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From this reading Inspector Robson shook himself free from dreams, and returned to his subject.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He, too, saw with his mind's eye the image of the young girl for whom he would have laid down his life, and if his thoughts of her brought a pang to his heart they were at the same time charged with exceeding tenderness.
saw
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From this reading He, too, saw with his mind's eye the image of the young girl for whom he would have laid down his life, and if his thoughts of her brought a pang to his heart they were at the same time charged with exceeding tenderness.
says
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From this reading "That is what Aunt Rob says.
shook
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From this reading Inspector Robson shook himself free from dreams, and returned to his subject.
subject
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From this reading Inspector Robson shook himself free from dreams, and returned to his subject.
sum
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From this reading Dick Remington waited patiently to hear the full sum of the reproaches which Aunt Rob brought against him.
tenderness
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From this reading He, too, saw with his mind's eye the image of the young girl for whom he would have laid down his life, and if his thoughts of her brought a pang to his heart they were at the same time charged with exceeding tenderness.
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "That is what Aunt Rob says.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Dick Remington waited patiently to hear the full sum of the reproaches which Aunt Rob brought against him.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He, too, saw with his mind's eye the image of the young girl for whom he would have laid down his life, and if his thoughts of her brought a pang to his heart they were at the same time charged with exceeding tenderness.
THINKS
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From this reading AUNT ROB THINKS FLORENCE OUGHT TO MARRY A MARQUIS OR A PRINCE.
thoughts
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From this reading He, too, saw with his mind's eye the image of the young girl for whom he would have laid down his life, and if his thoughts of her brought a pang to his heart they were at the same time charged with exceeding tenderness.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He, too, saw with his mind's eye the image of the young girl for whom he would have laid down his life, and if his thoughts of her brought a pang to his heart they were at the same time charged with exceeding tenderness.
TOparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading AUNT ROB THINKS FLORENCE OUGHT TO MARRY A MARQUIS OR A PRINCE.
too
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From this reading He, too, saw with his mind's eye the image of the young girl for whom he would have laid down his life, and if his thoughts of her brought a pang to his heart they were at the same time charged with exceeding tenderness.
waited
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From this reading Dick Remington waited patiently to hear the full sum of the reproaches which Aunt Rob brought against him.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading He, too, saw with his mind's eye the image of the young girl for whom he would have laid down his life, and if his thoughts of her brought a pang to his heart they were at the same time charged with exceeding tenderness.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "That is what Aunt Rob says.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Dick Remington waited patiently to hear the full sum of the reproaches which Aunt Rob brought against him.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He, too, saw with his mind's eye the image of the young girl for whom he would have laid down his life, and if his thoughts of her brought a pang to his heart they were at the same time charged with exceeding tenderness.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He, too, saw with his mind's eye the image of the young girl for whom he would have laid down his life, and if his thoughts of her brought a pang to his heart they were at the same time charged with exceeding tenderness.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading He, too, saw with his mind's eye the image of the young girl for whom he would have laid down his life, and if his thoughts of her brought a pang to his heart they were at the same time charged with exceeding tenderness.
young
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From this reading He, too, saw with his mind's eye the image of the young girl for whom he would have laid down his life, and if his thoughts of her brought a pang to his heart they were at the same time charged with exceeding tenderness.
