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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 Here was a man, an unattached man, living next door to her, whom she had not even seen.
ages
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From this reading If I do right, though heavens fall, And end all light and laughter; Though black the night and ages long, Bitter the cold--the tempest strong-- If I do right, and brave it all-- The sun shall rise thereafter!
all
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From this reading If I do right, though heavens fall, And end all light and laughter; Though black the night and ages long, Bitter the cold--the tempest strong-- If I do right, and brave it all-- The sun shall rise thereafter!
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The inaccessibility of Dr. Hale gave him, in the eye of Mrs. St. Cloud, all the attractiveness of an unscaled peak to the true mountain climber.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading If I do right, though heavens fall, And end all light and laughter; Though black the night and ages long, Bitter the cold--the tempest strong-- If I do right, and brave it all-- The sun shall rise thereafter!
announced
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From this reading Her pursuance of what Mr. Skee announced to his friends to be "one of these Platonic Friendships," did not falter; neither did her interest in other relations less philosophic.
attractiveness
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From this reading The inaccessibility of Dr. Hale gave him, in the eye of Mrs. St. Cloud, all the attractiveness of an unscaled peak to the true mountain climber.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Her pursuance of what Mr. Skee announced to his friends to be "one of these Platonic Friendships," did not falter; neither did her interest in other relations less philosophic.
Bitter
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From this reading If I do right, though heavens fall, And end all light and laughter; Though black the night and ages long, Bitter the cold--the tempest strong-- If I do right, and brave it all-- The sun shall rise thereafter!
black
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From this reading If I do right, though heavens fall, And end all light and laughter; Though black the night and ages long, Bitter the cold--the tempest strong-- If I do right, and brave it all-- The sun shall rise thereafter!
brave
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From this reading If I do right, though heavens fall, And end all light and laughter; Though black the night and ages long, Bitter the cold--the tempest strong-- If I do right, and brave it all-- The sun shall rise thereafter!
climber
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From this reading The inaccessibility of Dr. Hale gave him, in the eye of Mrs. St. Cloud, all the attractiveness of an unscaled peak to the true mountain climber.
Cloud
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From this reading The inaccessibility of Dr. Hale gave him, in the eye of Mrs. St. Cloud, all the attractiveness of an unscaled peak to the true mountain climber.
cold
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From this reading If I do right, though heavens fall, And end all light and laughter; Though black the night and ages long, Bitter the cold--the tempest strong-- If I do right, and brave it all-- The sun shall rise thereafter!
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Her pursuance of what Mr. Skee announced to his friends to be "one of these Platonic Friendships," did not falter; neither did her interest in other relations less philosophic.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading If I do right, though heavens fall, And end all light and laughter; Though black the night and ages long, Bitter the cold--the tempest strong-- If I do right, and brave it all-- The sun shall rise thereafter!
door
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From this reading Here was a man, an unattached man, living next door to her, whom she had not even seen.
Dr
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From this reading The inaccessibility of Dr. Hale gave him, in the eye of Mrs. St. Cloud, all the attractiveness of an unscaled peak to the true mountain climber.
end
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From this reading If I do right, though heavens fall, And end all light and laughter; Though black the night and ages long, Bitter the cold--the tempest strong-- If I do right, and brave it all-- The sun shall rise thereafter!
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Here was a man, an unattached man, living next door to her, whom she had not even seen.
eye
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From this reading The inaccessibility of Dr. Hale gave him, in the eye of Mrs. St. Cloud, all the attractiveness of an unscaled peak to the true mountain climber.
fall
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From this reading If I do right, though heavens fall, And end all light and laughter; Though black the night and ages long, Bitter the cold--the tempest strong-- If I do right, and brave it all-- The sun shall rise thereafter!
falter
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From this reading Her pursuance of what Mr. Skee announced to his friends to be "one of these Platonic Friendships," did not falter; neither did her interest in other relations less philosophic.
friends
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From this reading Her pursuance of what Mr. Skee announced to his friends to be "one of these Platonic Friendships," did not falter; neither did her interest in other relations less philosophic.
Friendships
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From this reading Her pursuance of what Mr. Skee announced to his friends to be "one of these Platonic Friendships," did not falter; neither did her interest in other relations less philosophic.
gave
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From this reading The inaccessibility of Dr. Hale gave him, in the eye of Mrs. St. Cloud, all the attractiveness of an unscaled peak to the true mountain climber.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Here was a man, an unattached man, living next door to her, whom she had not even seen.
Hale
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From this reading The inaccessibility of Dr. Hale gave him, in the eye of Mrs. St. Cloud, all the attractiveness of an unscaled peak to the true mountain climber.
heavens
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From this reading If I do right, though heavens fall, And end all light and laughter; Though black the night and ages long, Bitter the cold--the tempest strong-- If I do right, and brave it all-- The sun shall rise thereafter!
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Here was a man, an unattached man, living next door to her, whom she had not even seen.
HerenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Here was a man, an unattached man, living next door to her, whom she had not even seen.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The inaccessibility of Dr. Hale gave him, in the eye of Mrs. St. Cloud, all the attractiveness of an unscaled peak to the true mountain climber.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Her pursuance of what Mr. Skee announced to his friends to be "one of these Platonic Friendships," did not falter; neither did her interest in other relations less philosophic.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading If I do right, though heavens fall, And end all light and laughter; Though black the night and ages long, Bitter the cold--the tempest strong-- If I do right, and brave it all-- The sun shall rise thereafter!
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If I do right, though heavens fall, And end all light and laughter; Though black the night and ages long, Bitter the cold--the tempest strong-- If I do right, and brave it all-- The sun shall rise thereafter!
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The inaccessibility of Dr. Hale gave him, in the eye of Mrs. St. Cloud, all the attractiveness of an unscaled peak to the true mountain climber.
inaccessibility
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From this reading The inaccessibility of Dr. Hale gave him, in the eye of Mrs. St. Cloud, all the attractiveness of an unscaled peak to the true mountain climber.
interest
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From this reading Her pursuance of what Mr. Skee announced to his friends to be "one of these Platonic Friendships," did not falter; neither did her interest in other relations less philosophic.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading If I do right, though heavens fall, And end all light and laughter; Though black the night and ages long, Bitter the cold--the tempest strong-- If I do right, and brave it all-- The sun shall rise thereafter!
laughter
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From this reading If I do right, though heavens fall, And end all light and laughter; Though black the night and ages long, Bitter the cold--the tempest strong-- If I do right, and brave it all-- The sun shall rise thereafter!
less
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From this reading Her pursuance of what Mr. Skee announced to his friends to be "one of these Platonic Friendships," did not falter; neither did her interest in other relations less philosophic.
light
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From this reading If I do right, though heavens fall, And end all light and laughter; Though black the night and ages long, Bitter the cold--the tempest strong-- If I do right, and brave it all-- The sun shall rise thereafter!
living
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From this reading Here was a man, an unattached man, living next door to her, whom she had not even seen.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading If I do right, though heavens fall, And end all light and laughter; Though black the night and ages long, Bitter the cold--the tempest strong-- If I do right, and brave it all-- The sun shall rise thereafter!
man
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From this reading Here was a man, an unattached man, living next door to her, whom she had not even seen.
mountain
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From this reading The inaccessibility of Dr. Hale gave him, in the eye of Mrs. St. Cloud, all the attractiveness of an unscaled peak to the true mountain climber.
Mr
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From this reading Her pursuance of what Mr. Skee announced to his friends to be "one of these Platonic Friendships," did not falter; neither did her interest in other relations less philosophic.
Mrs
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From this reading The inaccessibility of Dr. Hale gave him, in the eye of Mrs. St. Cloud, all the attractiveness of an unscaled peak to the true mountain climber.
neitherdeterminerUS /ˈniːðər/
not one and not the other of two
From this reading Her pursuance of what Mr. Skee announced to his friends to be "one of these Platonic Friendships," did not falter; neither did her interest in other relations less philosophic.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Here was a man, an unattached man, living next door to her, whom she had not even seen.
night
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From this reading If I do right, though heavens fall, And end all light and laughter; Though black the night and ages long, Bitter the cold--the tempest strong-- If I do right, and brave it all-- The sun shall rise thereafter!
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Here was a man, an unattached man, living next door to her, whom she had not even seen.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The inaccessibility of Dr. Hale gave him, in the eye of Mrs. St. Cloud, all the attractiveness of an unscaled peak to the true mountain climber.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Her pursuance of what Mr. Skee announced to his friends to be "one of these Platonic Friendships," did not falter; neither did her interest in other relations less philosophic.
other
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From this reading Her pursuance of what Mr. Skee announced to his friends to be "one of these Platonic Friendships," did not falter; neither did her interest in other relations less philosophic.
peak
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From this reading The inaccessibility of Dr. Hale gave him, in the eye of Mrs. St. Cloud, all the attractiveness of an unscaled peak to the true mountain climber.
philosophic
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From this reading Her pursuance of what Mr. Skee announced to his friends to be "one of these Platonic Friendships," did not falter; neither did her interest in other relations less philosophic.
Platonic
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From this reading Her pursuance of what Mr. Skee announced to his friends to be "one of these Platonic Friendships," did not falter; neither did her interest in other relations less philosophic.
pursuance
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From this reading Her pursuance of what Mr. Skee announced to his friends to be "one of these Platonic Friendships," did not falter; neither did her interest in other relations less philosophic.
relations
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From this reading Her pursuance of what Mr. Skee announced to his friends to be "one of these Platonic Friendships," did not falter; neither did her interest in other relations less philosophic.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading If I do right, though heavens fall, And end all light and laughter; Though black the night and ages long, Bitter the cold--the tempest strong-- If I do right, and brave it all-- The sun shall rise thereafter!
rise
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From this reading If I do right, though heavens fall, And end all light and laughter; Though black the night and ages long, Bitter the cold--the tempest strong-- If I do right, and brave it all-- The sun shall rise thereafter!
seen
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From this reading Here was a man, an unattached man, living next door to her, whom she had not even seen.
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading If I do right, though heavens fall, And end all light and laughter; Though black the night and ages long, Bitter the cold--the tempest strong-- If I do right, and brave it all-- The sun shall rise thereafter!
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Here was a man, an unattached man, living next door to her, whom she had not even seen.
Skee
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From this reading Her pursuance of what Mr. Skee announced to his friends to be "one of these Platonic Friendships," did not falter; neither did her interest in other relations less philosophic.
St
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From this reading The inaccessibility of Dr. Hale gave him, in the eye of Mrs. St. Cloud, all the attractiveness of an unscaled peak to the true mountain climber.
strong
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From this reading If I do right, though heavens fall, And end all light and laughter; Though black the night and ages long, Bitter the cold--the tempest strong-- If I do right, and brave it all-- The sun shall rise thereafter!
sun
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From this reading If I do right, though heavens fall, And end all light and laughter; Though black the night and ages long, Bitter the cold--the tempest strong-- If I do right, and brave it all-- The sun shall rise thereafter!
tempest
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From this reading If I do right, though heavens fall, And end all light and laughter; Though black the night and ages long, Bitter the cold--the tempest strong-- If I do right, and brave it all-- The sun shall rise thereafter!
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading If I do right, though heavens fall, And end all light and laughter; Though black the night and ages long, Bitter the cold--the tempest strong-- If I do right, and brave it all-- The sun shall rise thereafter!
THEREAFTER
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From this reading THEREAFTER.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Her pursuance of what Mr. Skee announced to his friends to be "one of these Platonic Friendships," did not falter; neither did her interest in other relations less philosophic.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading If I do right, though heavens fall, And end all light and laughter; Though black the night and ages long, Bitter the cold--the tempest strong-- If I do right, and brave it all-- The sun shall rise thereafter!
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The inaccessibility of Dr. Hale gave him, in the eye of Mrs. St. Cloud, all the attractiveness of an unscaled peak to the true mountain climber.
true
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From this reading The inaccessibility of Dr. Hale gave him, in the eye of Mrs. St. Cloud, all the attractiveness of an unscaled peak to the true mountain climber.
unattached
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From this reading Here was a man, an unattached man, living next door to her, whom she had not even seen.
unscaled
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From this reading The inaccessibility of Dr. Hale gave him, in the eye of Mrs. St. Cloud, all the attractiveness of an unscaled peak to the true mountain climber.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Here was a man, an unattached man, living next door to her, whom she had not even seen.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Her pursuance of what Mr. Skee announced to his friends to be "one of these Platonic Friendships," did not falter; neither did her interest in other relations less philosophic.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Here was a man, an unattached man, living next door to her, whom she had not even seen.
