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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 By how small a margin, passing upon the crowded ways of life, do we ofttimes miss the friend who comes with running feet to meet us!
all
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From this reading MISFORTUNE How narrow and inefficient are sometimes all the ways of fate and life!
ambitions
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From this reading He must tell her of his loneliness, of his ambitions; and of this, his greatest hope.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The very train which bore Miss Lady from the Big House brought down from the northward John Eddring, eagerly bent upon an errand of his own--John Eddring, for weeks restless, harried and driven of his own heart, and now fully committed to a purpose whereon depended all his future happiness.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading MISFORTUNE How narrow and inefficient are sometimes all the ways of fate and life!
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading MISFORTUNE How narrow and inefficient are sometimes all the ways of fate and life!
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading He must find Miss Lady, must see her once more; must tell her this one thing indisputably sure, that the paths of earth had been shaped solely that they two might walk therein for ever!
bent
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From this reading The very train which bore Miss Lady from the Big House brought down from the northward John Eddring, eagerly bent upon an errand of his own--John Eddring, for weeks restless, harried and driven of his own heart, and now fully committed to a purpose whereon depended all his future happiness.
Big
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From this reading The very train which bore Miss Lady from the Big House brought down from the northward John Eddring, eagerly bent upon an errand of his own--John Eddring, for weeks restless, harried and driven of his own heart, and now fully committed to a purpose whereon depended all his future happiness.
bore
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From this reading The very train which bore Miss Lady from the Big House brought down from the northward John Eddring, eagerly bent upon an errand of his own--John Eddring, for weeks restless, harried and driven of his own heart, and now fully committed to a purpose whereon depended all his future happiness.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The very train which bore Miss Lady from the Big House brought down from the northward John Eddring, eagerly bent upon an errand of his own--John Eddring, for weeks restless, harried and driven of his own heart, and now fully committed to a purpose whereon depended all his future happiness.
ByprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading By how small a margin, passing upon the crowded ways of life, do we ofttimes miss the friend who comes with running feet to meet us!
comes
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From this reading By how small a margin, passing upon the crowded ways of life, do we ofttimes miss the friend who comes with running feet to meet us!
committed
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From this reading The very train which bore Miss Lady from the Big House brought down from the northward John Eddring, eagerly bent upon an errand of his own--John Eddring, for weeks restless, harried and driven of his own heart, and now fully committed to a purpose whereon depended all his future happiness.
crowded
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From this reading By how small a margin, passing upon the crowded ways of life, do we ofttimes miss the friend who comes with running feet to meet us!
depended
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From this reading The very train which bore Miss Lady from the Big House brought down from the northward John Eddring, eagerly bent upon an errand of his own--John Eddring, for weeks restless, harried and driven of his own heart, and now fully committed to a purpose whereon depended all his future happiness.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading By how small a margin, passing upon the crowded ways of life, do we ofttimes miss the friend who comes with running feet to meet us!
down
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From this reading The very train which bore Miss Lady from the Big House brought down from the northward John Eddring, eagerly bent upon an errand of his own--John Eddring, for weeks restless, harried and driven of his own heart, and now fully committed to a purpose whereon depended all his future happiness.
driven
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From this reading The very train which bore Miss Lady from the Big House brought down from the northward John Eddring, eagerly bent upon an errand of his own--John Eddring, for weeks restless, harried and driven of his own heart, and now fully committed to a purpose whereon depended all his future happiness.
eagerly
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From this reading The very train which bore Miss Lady from the Big House brought down from the northward John Eddring, eagerly bent upon an errand of his own--John Eddring, for weeks restless, harried and driven of his own heart, and now fully committed to a purpose whereon depended all his future happiness.
earth
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From this reading He must find Miss Lady, must see her once more; must tell her this one thing indisputably sure, that the paths of earth had been shaped solely that they two might walk therein for ever!
Eddring
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From this reading The very train which bore Miss Lady from the Big House brought down from the northward John Eddring, eagerly bent upon an errand of his own--John Eddring, for weeks restless, harried and driven of his own heart, and now fully committed to a purpose whereon depended all his future happiness.
errand
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From this reading The very train which bore Miss Lady from the Big House brought down from the northward John Eddring, eagerly bent upon an errand of his own--John Eddring, for weeks restless, harried and driven of his own heart, and now fully committed to a purpose whereon depended all his future happiness.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He must find Miss Lady, must see her once more; must tell her this one thing indisputably sure, that the paths of earth had been shaped solely that they two might walk therein for ever!
fate
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From this reading MISFORTUNE How narrow and inefficient are sometimes all the ways of fate and life!
feet
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From this reading By how small a margin, passing upon the crowded ways of life, do we ofttimes miss the friend who comes with running feet to meet us!
find
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From this reading He must find Miss Lady, must see her once more; must tell her this one thing indisputably sure, that the paths of earth had been shaped solely that they two might walk therein for ever!
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The very train which bore Miss Lady from the Big House brought down from the northward John Eddring, eagerly bent upon an errand of his own--John Eddring, for weeks restless, harried and driven of his own heart, and now fully committed to a purpose whereon depended all his future happiness.
friend
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From this reading By how small a margin, passing upon the crowded ways of life, do we ofttimes miss the friend who comes with running feet to meet us!
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The very train which bore Miss Lady from the Big House brought down from the northward John Eddring, eagerly bent upon an errand of his own--John Eddring, for weeks restless, harried and driven of his own heart, and now fully committed to a purpose whereon depended all his future happiness.
fully
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From this reading The very train which bore Miss Lady from the Big House brought down from the northward John Eddring, eagerly bent upon an errand of his own--John Eddring, for weeks restless, harried and driven of his own heart, and now fully committed to a purpose whereon depended all his future happiness.
future
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From this reading The very train which bore Miss Lady from the Big House brought down from the northward John Eddring, eagerly bent upon an errand of his own--John Eddring, for weeks restless, harried and driven of his own heart, and now fully committed to a purpose whereon depended all his future happiness.
greatest
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From this reading He must tell her of his loneliness, of his ambitions; and of this, his greatest hope.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He must find Miss Lady, must see her once more; must tell her this one thing indisputably sure, that the paths of earth had been shaped solely that they two might walk therein for ever!
happiness
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From this reading The very train which bore Miss Lady from the Big House brought down from the northward John Eddring, eagerly bent upon an errand of his own--John Eddring, for weeks restless, harried and driven of his own heart, and now fully committed to a purpose whereon depended all his future happiness.
harried
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From this reading The very train which bore Miss Lady from the Big House brought down from the northward John Eddring, eagerly bent upon an errand of his own--John Eddring, for weeks restless, harried and driven of his own heart, and now fully committed to a purpose whereon depended all his future happiness.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He must find Miss Lady, must see her once more; must tell her this one thing indisputably sure, that the paths of earth had been shaped solely that they two might walk therein for ever!
heart
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From this reading The very train which bore Miss Lady from the Big House brought down from the northward John Eddring, eagerly bent upon an errand of his own--John Eddring, for weeks restless, harried and driven of his own heart, and now fully committed to a purpose whereon depended all his future happiness.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He must find Miss Lady, must see her once more; must tell her this one thing indisputably sure, that the paths of earth had been shaped solely that they two might walk therein for ever!
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The very train which bore Miss Lady from the Big House brought down from the northward John Eddring, eagerly bent upon an errand of his own--John Eddring, for weeks restless, harried and driven of his own heart, and now fully committed to a purpose whereon depended all his future happiness.
hope
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From this reading He must tell her of his loneliness, of his ambitions; and of this, his greatest hope.
House
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From this reading The very train which bore Miss Lady from the Big House brought down from the northward John Eddring, eagerly bent upon an errand of his own--John Eddring, for weeks restless, harried and driven of his own heart, and now fully committed to a purpose whereon depended all his future happiness.
How
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From this reading MISFORTUNE How narrow and inefficient are sometimes all the ways of fate and life!
indisputably
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From this reading He must find Miss Lady, must see her once more; must tell her this one thing indisputably sure, that the paths of earth had been shaped solely that they two might walk therein for ever!
inefficient
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From this reading MISFORTUNE How narrow and inefficient are sometimes all the ways of fate and life!
John
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From this reading The very train which bore Miss Lady from the Big House brought down from the northward John Eddring, eagerly bent upon an errand of his own--John Eddring, for weeks restless, harried and driven of his own heart, and now fully committed to a purpose whereon depended all his future happiness.
Lady
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From this reading The very train which bore Miss Lady from the Big House brought down from the northward John Eddring, eagerly bent upon an errand of his own--John Eddring, for weeks restless, harried and driven of his own heart, and now fully committed to a purpose whereon depended all his future happiness.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading MISFORTUNE How narrow and inefficient are sometimes all the ways of fate and life!
loneliness
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From this reading He must tell her of his loneliness, of his ambitions; and of this, his greatest hope.
margin
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From this reading By how small a margin, passing upon the crowded ways of life, do we ofttimes miss the friend who comes with running feet to meet us!
meet
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From this reading By how small a margin, passing upon the crowded ways of life, do we ofttimes miss the friend who comes with running feet to meet us!
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading He must find Miss Lady, must see her once more; must tell her this one thing indisputably sure, that the paths of earth had been shaped solely that they two might walk therein for ever!
MISFORTUNE
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From this reading MISFORTUNE How narrow and inefficient are sometimes all the ways of fate and life!
miss
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From this reading By how small a margin, passing upon the crowded ways of life, do we ofttimes miss the friend who comes with running feet to meet us!
more
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From this reading He must find Miss Lady, must see her once more; must tell her this one thing indisputably sure, that the paths of earth had been shaped solely that they two might walk therein for ever!
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading He must find Miss Lady, must see her once more; must tell her this one thing indisputably sure, that the paths of earth had been shaped solely that they two might walk therein for ever!
narrow
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From this reading MISFORTUNE How narrow and inefficient are sometimes all the ways of fate and life!
northward
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From this reading The very train which bore Miss Lady from the Big House brought down from the northward John Eddring, eagerly bent upon an errand of his own--John Eddring, for weeks restless, harried and driven of his own heart, and now fully committed to a purpose whereon depended all his future happiness.
now
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From this reading The very train which bore Miss Lady from the Big House brought down from the northward John Eddring, eagerly bent upon an errand of his own--John Eddring, for weeks restless, harried and driven of his own heart, and now fully committed to a purpose whereon depended all his future happiness.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading MISFORTUNE How narrow and inefficient are sometimes all the ways of fate and life!
ofttimes
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From this reading By how small a margin, passing upon the crowded ways of life, do we ofttimes miss the friend who comes with running feet to meet us!
once
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From this reading He must find Miss Lady, must see her once more; must tell her this one thing indisputably sure, that the paths of earth had been shaped solely that they two might walk therein for ever!
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading He must find Miss Lady, must see her once more; must tell her this one thing indisputably sure, that the paths of earth had been shaped solely that they two might walk therein for ever!
own
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From this reading The very train which bore Miss Lady from the Big House brought down from the northward John Eddring, eagerly bent upon an errand of his own--John Eddring, for weeks restless, harried and driven of his own heart, and now fully committed to a purpose whereon depended all his future happiness.
passing
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From this reading By how small a margin, passing upon the crowded ways of life, do we ofttimes miss the friend who comes with running feet to meet us!
paths
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From this reading He must find Miss Lady, must see her once more; must tell her this one thing indisputably sure, that the paths of earth had been shaped solely that they two might walk therein for ever!
purpose
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From this reading The very train which bore Miss Lady from the Big House brought down from the northward John Eddring, eagerly bent upon an errand of his own--John Eddring, for weeks restless, harried and driven of his own heart, and now fully committed to a purpose whereon depended all his future happiness.
restless
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From this reading The very train which bore Miss Lady from the Big House brought down from the northward John Eddring, eagerly bent upon an errand of his own--John Eddring, for weeks restless, harried and driven of his own heart, and now fully committed to a purpose whereon depended all his future happiness.
runningnounUS /ˈrunning/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading By how small a margin, passing upon the crowded ways of life, do we ofttimes miss the friend who comes with running feet to meet us!
see
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From this reading He must find Miss Lady, must see her once more; must tell her this one thing indisputably sure, that the paths of earth had been shaped solely that they two might walk therein for ever!
shaped
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From this reading He must find Miss Lady, must see her once more; must tell her this one thing indisputably sure, that the paths of earth had been shaped solely that they two might walk therein for ever!
small
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From this reading By how small a margin, passing upon the crowded ways of life, do we ofttimes miss the friend who comes with running feet to meet us!
solely
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From this reading He must find Miss Lady, must see her once more; must tell her this one thing indisputably sure, that the paths of earth had been shaped solely that they two might walk therein for ever!
sometimes
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From this reading MISFORTUNE How narrow and inefficient are sometimes all the ways of fate and life!
surenounUS /sure/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He must find Miss Lady, must see her once more; must tell her this one thing indisputably sure, that the paths of earth had been shaped solely that they two might walk therein for ever!
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He must find Miss Lady, must see her once more; must tell her this one thing indisputably sure, that the paths of earth had been shaped solely that they two might walk therein for ever!
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He must find Miss Lady, must see her once more; must tell her this one thing indisputably sure, that the paths of earth had been shaped solely that they two might walk therein for ever!
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading MISFORTUNE How narrow and inefficient are sometimes all the ways of fate and life!
therein
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From this reading He must find Miss Lady, must see her once more; must tell her this one thing indisputably sure, that the paths of earth had been shaped solely that they two might walk therein for ever!
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He must find Miss Lady, must see her once more; must tell her this one thing indisputably sure, that the paths of earth had been shaped solely that they two might walk therein for ever!
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He must find Miss Lady, must see her once more; must tell her this one thing indisputably sure, that the paths of earth had been shaped solely that they two might walk therein for ever!
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading He must find Miss Lady, must see her once more; must tell her this one thing indisputably sure, that the paths of earth had been shaped solely that they two might walk therein for ever!
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading By how small a margin, passing upon the crowded ways of life, do we ofttimes miss the friend who comes with running feet to meet us!
train
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From this reading The very train which bore Miss Lady from the Big House brought down from the northward John Eddring, eagerly bent upon an errand of his own--John Eddring, for weeks restless, harried and driven of his own heart, and now fully committed to a purpose whereon depended all his future happiness.
two
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From this reading He must find Miss Lady, must see her once more; must tell her this one thing indisputably sure, that the paths of earth had been shaped solely that they two might walk therein for ever!
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading By how small a margin, passing upon the crowded ways of life, do we ofttimes miss the friend who comes with running feet to meet us!
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading By how small a margin, passing upon the crowded ways of life, do we ofttimes miss the friend who comes with running feet to meet us!
very
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From this reading The very train which bore Miss Lady from the Big House brought down from the northward John Eddring, eagerly bent upon an errand of his own--John Eddring, for weeks restless, harried and driven of his own heart, and now fully committed to a purpose whereon depended all his future happiness.
walk
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From this reading He must find Miss Lady, must see her once more; must tell her this one thing indisputably sure, that the paths of earth had been shaped solely that they two might walk therein for ever!
ways
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From this reading MISFORTUNE How narrow and inefficient are sometimes all the ways of fate and life!
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading By how small a margin, passing upon the crowded ways of life, do we ofttimes miss the friend who comes with running feet to meet us!
weeks
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From this reading The very train which bore Miss Lady from the Big House brought down from the northward John Eddring, eagerly bent upon an errand of his own--John Eddring, for weeks restless, harried and driven of his own heart, and now fully committed to a purpose whereon depended all his future happiness.
whereon
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From this reading The very train which bore Miss Lady from the Big House brought down from the northward John Eddring, eagerly bent upon an errand of his own--John Eddring, for weeks restless, harried and driven of his own heart, and now fully committed to a purpose whereon depended all his future happiness.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The very train which bore Miss Lady from the Big House brought down from the northward John Eddring, eagerly bent upon an errand of his own--John Eddring, for weeks restless, harried and driven of his own heart, and now fully committed to a purpose whereon depended all his future happiness.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading By how small a margin, passing upon the crowded ways of life, do we ofttimes miss the friend who comes with running feet to meet us!
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading By how small a margin, passing upon the crowded ways of life, do we ofttimes miss the friend who comes with running feet to meet us!
