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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 The fact is, dear, my boy got into a terrible scrape up country--and the Colonel says the less we talk of it the better--however, it had something to do with that horrid gambling that men will indulge in, and it very nearly lost Jack his commission, and would have done so if it hadn’t been for the dear Colonel.
acting
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From this reading * * * * * * When she once more becomes aware of all that is passing around her, she finds her husband by her bedside, and Cissy Lawless acting the part of the most devoted of nurses.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But he and I plotted and worked together till we got Jack out of his scrape, and now we’re as happy as two kings; and you will be so too, won’t you, dear Mrs. Dunstan, now that you are well again, and know that your Charlie has flirted no more than yourself?”
all
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From this reading * * * * * * When she once more becomes aware of all that is passing around her, she finds her husband by her bedside, and Cissy Lawless acting the part of the most devoted of nurses.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading * * * * * * When she once more becomes aware of all that is passing around her, she finds her husband by her bedside, and Cissy Lawless acting the part of the most devoted of nurses.
angry
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From this reading “It was so wrong of me to leave you, dear, in that hurried manner,” she whispers one day when Mrs. Dunstan is convalescent, “but I was so angry to think you could suspect me of flirting with your dear old husband.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading But he and I plotted and worked together till we got Jack out of his scrape, and now we’re as happy as two kings; and you will be so too, won’t you, dear Mrs. Dunstan, now that you are well again, and know that your Charlie has flirted no more than yourself?”
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading * * * * * * When she once more becomes aware of all that is passing around her, she finds her husband by her bedside, and Cissy Lawless acting the part of the most devoted of nurses.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading But he and I plotted and worked together till we got Jack out of his scrape, and now we’re as happy as two kings; and you will be so too, won’t you, dear Mrs. Dunstan, now that you are well again, and know that your Charlie has flirted no more than yourself?”
aware
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From this reading * * * * * * When she once more becomes aware of all that is passing around her, she finds her husband by her bedside, and Cissy Lawless acting the part of the most devoted of nurses.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading But he and I plotted and worked together till we got Jack out of his scrape, and now we’re as happy as two kings; and you will be so too, won’t you, dear Mrs. Dunstan, now that you are well again, and know that your Charlie has flirted no more than yourself?”
becomes
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From this reading * * * * * * When she once more becomes aware of all that is passing around her, she finds her husband by her bedside, and Cissy Lawless acting the part of the most devoted of nurses.
bedside
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From this reading * * * * * * When she once more becomes aware of all that is passing around her, she finds her husband by her bedside, and Cissy Lawless acting the part of the most devoted of nurses.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The fact is, dear, my boy got into a terrible scrape up country--and the Colonel says the less we talk of it the better--however, it had something to do with that horrid gambling that men will indulge in, and it very nearly lost Jack his commission, and would have done so if it hadn’t been for the dear Colonel.
better
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From this reading The fact is, dear, my boy got into a terrible scrape up country--and the Colonel says the less we talk of it the better--however, it had something to do with that horrid gambling that men will indulge in, and it very nearly lost Jack his commission, and would have done so if it hadn’t been for the dear Colonel.
boy
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From this reading The fact is, dear, my boy got into a terrible scrape up country--and the Colonel says the less we talk of it the better--however, it had something to do with that horrid gambling that men will indulge in, and it very nearly lost Jack his commission, and would have done so if it hadn’t been for the dear Colonel.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “It was so wrong of me to leave you, dear, in that hurried manner,” she whispers one day when Mrs. Dunstan is convalescent, “but I was so angry to think you could suspect me of flirting with your dear old husband.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading * * * * * * When she once more becomes aware of all that is passing around her, she finds her husband by her bedside, and Cissy Lawless acting the part of the most devoted of nurses.
character
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From this reading I ought to have told you from the first what all those meetings and letters meant, and I should have done so only they involved the character of my darling Jack.
Charlie
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From this reading But he and I plotted and worked together till we got Jack out of his scrape, and now we’re as happy as two kings; and you will be so too, won’t you, dear Mrs. Dunstan, now that you are well again, and know that your Charlie has flirted no more than yourself?”
Cissy
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From this reading * * * * * * When she once more becomes aware of all that is passing around her, she finds her husband by her bedside, and Cissy Lawless acting the part of the most devoted of nurses.
Colonel
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From this reading The fact is, dear, my boy got into a terrible scrape up country--and the Colonel says the less we talk of it the better--however, it had something to do with that horrid gambling that men will indulge in, and it very nearly lost Jack his commission, and would have done so if it hadn’t been for the dear Colonel.
commission
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From this reading The fact is, dear, my boy got into a terrible scrape up country--and the Colonel says the less we talk of it the better--however, it had something to do with that horrid gambling that men will indulge in, and it very nearly lost Jack his commission, and would have done so if it hadn’t been for the dear Colonel.
convalescent
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From this reading “It was so wrong of me to leave you, dear, in that hurried manner,” she whispers one day when Mrs. Dunstan is convalescent, “but I was so angry to think you could suspect me of flirting with your dear old husband.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “It was so wrong of me to leave you, dear, in that hurried manner,” she whispers one day when Mrs. Dunstan is convalescent, “but I was so angry to think you could suspect me of flirting with your dear old husband.
country
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From this reading The fact is, dear, my boy got into a terrible scrape up country--and the Colonel says the less we talk of it the better--however, it had something to do with that horrid gambling that men will indulge in, and it very nearly lost Jack his commission, and would have done so if it hadn’t been for the dear Colonel.
darling
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From this reading I ought to have told you from the first what all those meetings and letters meant, and I should have done so only they involved the character of my darling Jack.
day
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From this reading “It was so wrong of me to leave you, dear, in that hurried manner,” she whispers one day when Mrs. Dunstan is convalescent, “but I was so angry to think you could suspect me of flirting with your dear old husband.
dear
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From this reading “It was so wrong of me to leave you, dear, in that hurried manner,” she whispers one day when Mrs. Dunstan is convalescent, “but I was so angry to think you could suspect me of flirting with your dear old husband.
devoted
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From this reading * * * * * * When she once more becomes aware of all that is passing around her, she finds her husband by her bedside, and Cissy Lawless acting the part of the most devoted of nurses.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading The fact is, dear, my boy got into a terrible scrape up country--and the Colonel says the less we talk of it the better--however, it had something to do with that horrid gambling that men will indulge in, and it very nearly lost Jack his commission, and would have done so if it hadn’t been for the dear Colonel.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I ought to have told you from the first what all those meetings and letters meant, and I should have done so only they involved the character of my darling Jack.
Dunstan
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From this reading “It was so wrong of me to leave you, dear, in that hurried manner,” she whispers one day when Mrs. Dunstan is convalescent, “but I was so angry to think you could suspect me of flirting with your dear old husband.
fact
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From this reading The fact is, dear, my boy got into a terrible scrape up country--and the Colonel says the less we talk of it the better--however, it had something to do with that horrid gambling that men will indulge in, and it very nearly lost Jack his commission, and would have done so if it hadn’t been for the dear Colonel.
finds
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From this reading * * * * * * When she once more becomes aware of all that is passing around her, she finds her husband by her bedside, and Cissy Lawless acting the part of the most devoted of nurses.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I ought to have told you from the first what all those meetings and letters meant, and I should have done so only they involved the character of my darling Jack.
flirted
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From this reading But he and I plotted and worked together till we got Jack out of his scrape, and now we’re as happy as two kings; and you will be so too, won’t you, dear Mrs. Dunstan, now that you are well again, and know that your Charlie has flirted no more than yourself?”
flirting
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From this reading “It was so wrong of me to leave you, dear, in that hurried manner,” she whispers one day when Mrs. Dunstan is convalescent, “but I was so angry to think you could suspect me of flirting with your dear old husband.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The fact is, dear, my boy got into a terrible scrape up country--and the Colonel says the less we talk of it the better--however, it had something to do with that horrid gambling that men will indulge in, and it very nearly lost Jack his commission, and would have done so if it hadn’t been for the dear Colonel.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading I ought to have told you from the first what all those meetings and letters meant, and I should have done so only they involved the character of my darling Jack.
gambling
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From this reading The fact is, dear, my boy got into a terrible scrape up country--and the Colonel says the less we talk of it the better--however, it had something to do with that horrid gambling that men will indulge in, and it very nearly lost Jack his commission, and would have done so if it hadn’t been for the dear Colonel.
got
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From this reading The fact is, dear, my boy got into a terrible scrape up country--and the Colonel says the less we talk of it the better--however, it had something to do with that horrid gambling that men will indulge in, and it very nearly lost Jack his commission, and would have done so if it hadn’t been for the dear Colonel.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The fact is, dear, my boy got into a terrible scrape up country--and the Colonel says the less we talk of it the better--however, it had something to do with that horrid gambling that men will indulge in, and it very nearly lost Jack his commission, and would have done so if it hadn’t been for the dear Colonel.
hadn't
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From this reading The fact is, dear, my boy got into a terrible scrape up country--and the Colonel says the less we talk of it the better--however, it had something to do with that horrid gambling that men will indulge in, and it very nearly lost Jack his commission, and would have done so if it hadn’t been for the dear Colonel.
happy
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From this reading But he and I plotted and worked together till we got Jack out of his scrape, and now we’re as happy as two kings; and you will be so too, won’t you, dear Mrs. Dunstan, now that you are well again, and know that your Charlie has flirted no more than yourself?”
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But he and I plotted and worked together till we got Jack out of his scrape, and now we’re as happy as two kings; and you will be so too, won’t you, dear Mrs. Dunstan, now that you are well again, and know that your Charlie has flirted no more than yourself?”
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I ought to have told you from the first what all those meetings and letters meant, and I should have done so only they involved the character of my darling Jack.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But he and I plotted and worked together till we got Jack out of his scrape, and now we’re as happy as two kings; and you will be so too, won’t you, dear Mrs. Dunstan, now that you are well again, and know that your Charlie has flirted no more than yourself?”
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading * * * * * * When she once more becomes aware of all that is passing around her, she finds her husband by her bedside, and Cissy Lawless acting the part of the most devoted of nurses.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The fact is, dear, my boy got into a terrible scrape up country--and the Colonel says the less we talk of it the better--however, it had something to do with that horrid gambling that men will indulge in, and it very nearly lost Jack his commission, and would have done so if it hadn’t been for the dear Colonel.
horrid
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From this reading The fact is, dear, my boy got into a terrible scrape up country--and the Colonel says the less we talk of it the better--however, it had something to do with that horrid gambling that men will indulge in, and it very nearly lost Jack his commission, and would have done so if it hadn’t been for the dear Colonel.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading The fact is, dear, my boy got into a terrible scrape up country--and the Colonel says the less we talk of it the better--however, it had something to do with that horrid gambling that men will indulge in, and it very nearly lost Jack his commission, and would have done so if it hadn’t been for the dear Colonel.
hurried
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From this reading “It was so wrong of me to leave you, dear, in that hurried manner,” she whispers one day when Mrs. Dunstan is convalescent, “but I was so angry to think you could suspect me of flirting with your dear old husband.
husband
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From this reading * * * * * * When she once more becomes aware of all that is passing around her, she finds her husband by her bedside, and Cissy Lawless acting the part of the most devoted of nurses.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “It was so wrong of me to leave you, dear, in that hurried manner,” she whispers one day when Mrs. Dunstan is convalescent, “but I was so angry to think you could suspect me of flirting with your dear old husband.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading The fact is, dear, my boy got into a terrible scrape up country--and the Colonel says the less we talk of it the better--however, it had something to do with that horrid gambling that men will indulge in, and it very nearly lost Jack his commission, and would have done so if it hadn’t been for the dear Colonel.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “It was so wrong of me to leave you, dear, in that hurried manner,” she whispers one day when Mrs. Dunstan is convalescent, “but I was so angry to think you could suspect me of flirting with your dear old husband.
indulge
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From this reading The fact is, dear, my boy got into a terrible scrape up country--and the Colonel says the less we talk of it the better--however, it had something to do with that horrid gambling that men will indulge in, and it very nearly lost Jack his commission, and would have done so if it hadn’t been for the dear Colonel.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The fact is, dear, my boy got into a terrible scrape up country--and the Colonel says the less we talk of it the better--however, it had something to do with that horrid gambling that men will indulge in, and it very nearly lost Jack his commission, and would have done so if it hadn’t been for the dear Colonel.
involved
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From this reading I ought to have told you from the first what all those meetings and letters meant, and I should have done so only they involved the character of my darling Jack.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading * * * * * * When she once more becomes aware of all that is passing around her, she finds her husband by her bedside, and Cissy Lawless acting the part of the most devoted of nurses.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “It was so wrong of me to leave you, dear, in that hurried manner,” she whispers one day when Mrs. Dunstan is convalescent, “but I was so angry to think you could suspect me of flirting with your dear old husband.
Jack
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From this reading I ought to have told you from the first what all those meetings and letters meant, and I should have done so only they involved the character of my darling Jack.
kings
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From this reading But he and I plotted and worked together till we got Jack out of his scrape, and now we’re as happy as two kings; and you will be so too, won’t you, dear Mrs. Dunstan, now that you are well again, and know that your Charlie has flirted no more than yourself?”
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But he and I plotted and worked together till we got Jack out of his scrape, and now we’re as happy as two kings; and you will be so too, won’t you, dear Mrs. Dunstan, now that you are well again, and know that your Charlie has flirted no more than yourself?”
Lawless
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From this reading * * * * * * When she once more becomes aware of all that is passing around her, she finds her husband by her bedside, and Cissy Lawless acting the part of the most devoted of nurses.
leave
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From this reading “It was so wrong of me to leave you, dear, in that hurried manner,” she whispers one day when Mrs. Dunstan is convalescent, “but I was so angry to think you could suspect me of flirting with your dear old husband.
less
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From this reading The fact is, dear, my boy got into a terrible scrape up country--and the Colonel says the less we talk of it the better--however, it had something to do with that horrid gambling that men will indulge in, and it very nearly lost Jack his commission, and would have done so if it hadn’t been for the dear Colonel.
letters
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From this reading I ought to have told you from the first what all those meetings and letters meant, and I should have done so only they involved the character of my darling Jack.
lost
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From this reading The fact is, dear, my boy got into a terrible scrape up country--and the Colonel says the less we talk of it the better--however, it had something to do with that horrid gambling that men will indulge in, and it very nearly lost Jack his commission, and would have done so if it hadn’t been for the dear Colonel.
manner
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From this reading “It was so wrong of me to leave you, dear, in that hurried manner,” she whispers one day when Mrs. Dunstan is convalescent, “but I was so angry to think you could suspect me of flirting with your dear old husband.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “It was so wrong of me to leave you, dear, in that hurried manner,” she whispers one day when Mrs. Dunstan is convalescent, “but I was so angry to think you could suspect me of flirting with your dear old husband.
meant
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From this reading I ought to have told you from the first what all those meetings and letters meant, and I should have done so only they involved the character of my darling Jack.
meetings
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From this reading I ought to have told you from the first what all those meetings and letters meant, and I should have done so only they involved the character of my darling Jack.
men
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From this reading The fact is, dear, my boy got into a terrible scrape up country--and the Colonel says the less we talk of it the better--however, it had something to do with that horrid gambling that men will indulge in, and it very nearly lost Jack his commission, and would have done so if it hadn’t been for the dear Colonel.
more
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From this reading * * * * * * When she once more becomes aware of all that is passing around her, she finds her husband by her bedside, and Cissy Lawless acting the part of the most devoted of nurses.
most
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From this reading * * * * * * When she once more becomes aware of all that is passing around her, she finds her husband by her bedside, and Cissy Lawless acting the part of the most devoted of nurses.
Mrs
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From this reading “It was so wrong of me to leave you, dear, in that hurried manner,” she whispers one day when Mrs. Dunstan is convalescent, “but I was so angry to think you could suspect me of flirting with your dear old husband.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I ought to have told you from the first what all those meetings and letters meant, and I should have done so only they involved the character of my darling Jack.
nearly
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From this reading The fact is, dear, my boy got into a terrible scrape up country--and the Colonel says the less we talk of it the better--however, it had something to do with that horrid gambling that men will indulge in, and it very nearly lost Jack his commission, and would have done so if it hadn’t been for the dear Colonel.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading But he and I plotted and worked together till we got Jack out of his scrape, and now we’re as happy as two kings; and you will be so too, won’t you, dear Mrs. Dunstan, now that you are well again, and know that your Charlie has flirted no more than yourself?”
now
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From this reading But he and I plotted and worked together till we got Jack out of his scrape, and now we’re as happy as two kings; and you will be so too, won’t you, dear Mrs. Dunstan, now that you are well again, and know that your Charlie has flirted no more than yourself?”
nurses
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From this reading * * * * * * When she once more becomes aware of all that is passing around her, she finds her husband by her bedside, and Cissy Lawless acting the part of the most devoted of nurses.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading * * * * * * When she once more becomes aware of all that is passing around her, she finds her husband by her bedside, and Cissy Lawless acting the part of the most devoted of nurses.
old
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From this reading “It was so wrong of me to leave you, dear, in that hurried manner,” she whispers one day when Mrs. Dunstan is convalescent, “but I was so angry to think you could suspect me of flirting with your dear old husband.
once
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From this reading * * * * * * When she once more becomes aware of all that is passing around her, she finds her husband by her bedside, and Cissy Lawless acting the part of the most devoted of nurses.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “It was so wrong of me to leave you, dear, in that hurried manner,” she whispers one day when Mrs. Dunstan is convalescent, “but I was so angry to think you could suspect me of flirting with your dear old husband.
only
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From this reading I ought to have told you from the first what all those meetings and letters meant, and I should have done so only they involved the character of my darling Jack.
oughtmodal verbUS /ɔːt/
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading I ought to have told you from the first what all those meetings and letters meant, and I should have done so only they involved the character of my darling Jack.
out
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From this reading But he and I plotted and worked together till we got Jack out of his scrape, and now we’re as happy as two kings; and you will be so too, won’t you, dear Mrs. Dunstan, now that you are well again, and know that your Charlie has flirted no more than yourself?”
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading * * * * * * When she once more becomes aware of all that is passing around her, she finds her husband by her bedside, and Cissy Lawless acting the part of the most devoted of nurses.
passing
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From this reading * * * * * * When she once more becomes aware of all that is passing around her, she finds her husband by her bedside, and Cissy Lawless acting the part of the most devoted of nurses.
plotted
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From this reading But he and I plotted and worked together till we got Jack out of his scrape, and now we’re as happy as two kings; and you will be so too, won’t you, dear Mrs. Dunstan, now that you are well again, and know that your Charlie has flirted no more than yourself?”
says
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From this reading The fact is, dear, my boy got into a terrible scrape up country--and the Colonel says the less we talk of it the better--however, it had something to do with that horrid gambling that men will indulge in, and it very nearly lost Jack his commission, and would have done so if it hadn’t been for the dear Colonel.
scrape
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From this reading The fact is, dear, my boy got into a terrible scrape up country--and the Colonel says the less we talk of it the better--however, it had something to do with that horrid gambling that men will indulge in, and it very nearly lost Jack his commission, and would have done so if it hadn’t been for the dear Colonel.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading * * * * * * When she once more becomes aware of all that is passing around her, she finds her husband by her bedside, and Cissy Lawless acting the part of the most devoted of nurses.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading I ought to have told you from the first what all those meetings and letters meant, and I should have done so only they involved the character of my darling Jack.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “It was so wrong of me to leave you, dear, in that hurried manner,” she whispers one day when Mrs. Dunstan is convalescent, “but I was so angry to think you could suspect me of flirting with your dear old husband.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading The fact is, dear, my boy got into a terrible scrape up country--and the Colonel says the less we talk of it the better--however, it had something to do with that horrid gambling that men will indulge in, and it very nearly lost Jack his commission, and would have done so if it hadn’t been for the dear Colonel.
suspect
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From this reading “It was so wrong of me to leave you, dear, in that hurried manner,” she whispers one day when Mrs. Dunstan is convalescent, “but I was so angry to think you could suspect me of flirting with your dear old husband.
talk
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From this reading The fact is, dear, my boy got into a terrible scrape up country--and the Colonel says the less we talk of it the better--however, it had something to do with that horrid gambling that men will indulge in, and it very nearly lost Jack his commission, and would have done so if it hadn’t been for the dear Colonel.
terriblenounUS /ˈterrible/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The fact is, dear, my boy got into a terrible scrape up country--and the Colonel says the less we talk of it the better--however, it had something to do with that horrid gambling that men will indulge in, and it very nearly lost Jack his commission, and would have done so if it hadn’t been for the dear Colonel.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading But he and I plotted and worked together till we got Jack out of his scrape, and now we’re as happy as two kings; and you will be so too, won’t you, dear Mrs. Dunstan, now that you are well again, and know that your Charlie has flirted no more than yourself?”
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading * * * * * * When she once more becomes aware of all that is passing around her, she finds her husband by her bedside, and Cissy Lawless acting the part of the most devoted of nurses.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading * * * * * * When she once more becomes aware of all that is passing around her, she finds her husband by her bedside, and Cissy Lawless acting the part of the most devoted of nurses.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I ought to have told you from the first what all those meetings and letters meant, and I should have done so only they involved the character of my darling Jack.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It was so wrong of me to leave you, dear, in that hurried manner,” she whispers one day when Mrs. Dunstan is convalescent, “but I was so angry to think you could suspect me of flirting with your dear old husband.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading I ought to have told you from the first what all those meetings and letters meant, and I should have done so only they involved the character of my darling Jack.
tillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading But he and I plotted and worked together till we got Jack out of his scrape, and now we’re as happy as two kings; and you will be so too, won’t you, dear Mrs. Dunstan, now that you are well again, and know that your Charlie has flirted no more than yourself?”
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “It was so wrong of me to leave you, dear, in that hurried manner,” she whispers one day when Mrs. Dunstan is convalescent, “but I was so angry to think you could suspect me of flirting with your dear old husband.
together
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From this reading But he and I plotted and worked together till we got Jack out of his scrape, and now we’re as happy as two kings; and you will be so too, won’t you, dear Mrs. Dunstan, now that you are well again, and know that your Charlie has flirted no more than yourself?”
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I ought to have told you from the first what all those meetings and letters meant, and I should have done so only they involved the character of my darling Jack.
too
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From this reading But he and I plotted and worked together till we got Jack out of his scrape, and now we’re as happy as two kings; and you will be so too, won’t you, dear Mrs. Dunstan, now that you are well again, and know that your Charlie has flirted no more than yourself?”
two
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From this reading But he and I plotted and worked together till we got Jack out of his scrape, and now we’re as happy as two kings; and you will be so too, won’t you, dear Mrs. Dunstan, now that you are well again, and know that your Charlie has flirted no more than yourself?”
up
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From this reading The fact is, dear, my boy got into a terrible scrape up country--and the Colonel says the less we talk of it the better--however, it had something to do with that horrid gambling that men will indulge in, and it very nearly lost Jack his commission, and would have done so if it hadn’t been for the dear Colonel.
very
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From this reading The fact is, dear, my boy got into a terrible scrape up country--and the Colonel says the less we talk of it the better--however, it had something to do with that horrid gambling that men will indulge in, and it very nearly lost Jack his commission, and would have done so if it hadn’t been for the dear Colonel.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “It was so wrong of me to leave you, dear, in that hurried manner,” she whispers one day when Mrs. Dunstan is convalescent, “but I was so angry to think you could suspect me of flirting with your dear old husband.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading The fact is, dear, my boy got into a terrible scrape up country--and the Colonel says the less we talk of it the better--however, it had something to do with that horrid gambling that men will indulge in, and it very nearly lost Jack his commission, and would have done so if it hadn’t been for the dear Colonel.
we're
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From this reading But he and I plotted and worked together till we got Jack out of his scrape, and now we’re as happy as two kings; and you will be so too, won’t you, dear Mrs. Dunstan, now that you are well again, and know that your Charlie has flirted no more than yourself?”
well
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From this reading But he and I plotted and worked together till we got Jack out of his scrape, and now we’re as happy as two kings; and you will be so too, won’t you, dear Mrs. Dunstan, now that you are well again, and know that your Charlie has flirted no more than yourself?”
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading I ought to have told you from the first what all those meetings and letters meant, and I should have done so only they involved the character of my darling Jack.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading * * * * * * When she once more becomes aware of all that is passing around her, she finds her husband by her bedside, and Cissy Lawless acting the part of the most devoted of nurses.
whispers
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From this reading “It was so wrong of me to leave you, dear, in that hurried manner,” she whispers one day when Mrs. Dunstan is convalescent, “but I was so angry to think you could suspect me of flirting with your dear old husband.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading The fact is, dear, my boy got into a terrible scrape up country--and the Colonel says the less we talk of it the better--however, it had something to do with that horrid gambling that men will indulge in, and it very nearly lost Jack his commission, and would have done so if it hadn’t been for the dear Colonel.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading “It was so wrong of me to leave you, dear, in that hurried manner,” she whispers one day when Mrs. Dunstan is convalescent, “but I was so angry to think you could suspect me of flirting with your dear old husband.
won't
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From this reading But he and I plotted and worked together till we got Jack out of his scrape, and now we’re as happy as two kings; and you will be so too, won’t you, dear Mrs. Dunstan, now that you are well again, and know that your Charlie has flirted no more than yourself?”
worked
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From this reading But he and I plotted and worked together till we got Jack out of his scrape, and now we’re as happy as two kings; and you will be so too, won’t you, dear Mrs. Dunstan, now that you are well again, and know that your Charlie has flirted no more than yourself?”
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading The fact is, dear, my boy got into a terrible scrape up country--and the Colonel says the less we talk of it the better--however, it had something to do with that horrid gambling that men will indulge in, and it very nearly lost Jack his commission, and would have done so if it hadn’t been for the dear Colonel.
wrong
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From this reading “It was so wrong of me to leave you, dear, in that hurried manner,” she whispers one day when Mrs. Dunstan is convalescent, “but I was so angry to think you could suspect me of flirting with your dear old husband.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “It was so wrong of me to leave you, dear, in that hurried manner,” she whispers one day when Mrs. Dunstan is convalescent, “but I was so angry to think you could suspect me of flirting with your dear old husband.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “It was so wrong of me to leave you, dear, in that hurried manner,” she whispers one day when Mrs. Dunstan is convalescent, “but I was so angry to think you could suspect me of flirting with your dear old husband.
yourselfpronounUS /jərˈself/
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading But he and I plotted and worked together till we got Jack out of his scrape, and now we’re as happy as two kings; and you will be so too, won’t you, dear Mrs. Dunstan, now that you are well again, and know that your Charlie has flirted no more than yourself?”
