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aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading He had heard so much of this girl--Ashton had talked about her times without number--Lallie he had called her; now he came to think of it, Micky could not remember having ever heard her spoken of by any other name; and Lallie and Esther Shepstone were one and the same.
absurd
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From this reading Esther Shepstone and Ashton's girl from Eldred's were one and the same; that was all he could grasp, and it sounded absurd and impossible.
action
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From this reading He felt as if something had happened to paralyse all power of action.
all
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From this reading He felt as if something had happened to paralyse all power of action.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Esther Shepstone and Ashton's girl from Eldred's were one and the same; that was all he could grasp, and it sounded absurd and impossible.
any
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From this reading He had heard so much of this girl--Ashton had talked about her times without number--Lallie he had called her; now he came to think of it, Micky could not remember having ever heard her spoken of by any other name; and Lallie and Esther Shepstone were one and the same.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He felt as if something had happened to paralyse all power of action.
Ashton
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From this reading He had heard so much of this girl--Ashton had talked about her times without number--Lallie he had called her; now he came to think of it, Micky could not remember having ever heard her spoken of by any other name; and Lallie and Esther Shepstone were one and the same.
Ashton's
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From this reading Esther Shepstone and Ashton's girl from Eldred's were one and the same; that was all he could grasp, and it sounded absurd and impossible.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Micky stood staring at the envelope in his hand.
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading Was this, then, why she had cried, because of Ashton...?
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading He had heard so much of this girl--Ashton had talked about her times without number--Lallie he had called her; now he came to think of it, Micky could not remember having ever heard her spoken of by any other name; and Lallie and Esther Shepstone were one and the same.
called
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From this reading He had heard so much of this girl--Ashton had talked about her times without number--Lallie he had called her; now he came to think of it, Micky could not remember having ever heard her spoken of by any other name; and Lallie and Esther Shepstone were one and the same.
came
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From this reading He had heard so much of this girl--Ashton had talked about her times without number--Lallie he had called her; now he came to think of it, Micky could not remember having ever heard her spoken of by any other name; and Lallie and Esther Shepstone were one and the same.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Esther Shepstone and Ashton's girl from Eldred's were one and the same; that was all he could grasp, and it sounded absurd and impossible.
criednounUS /cried/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Was this, then, why she had cried, because of Ashton...?
Eldred's
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From this reading Esther Shepstone and Ashton's girl from Eldred's were one and the same; that was all he could grasp, and it sounded absurd and impossible.
envelope
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From this reading Micky stood staring at the envelope in his hand.
Esther
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From this reading Esther Shepstone and Ashton's girl from Eldred's were one and the same; that was all he could grasp, and it sounded absurd and impossible.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had heard so much of this girl--Ashton had talked about her times without number--Lallie he had called her; now he came to think of it, Micky could not remember having ever heard her spoken of by any other name; and Lallie and Esther Shepstone were one and the same.
felt
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From this reading He felt as if something had happened to paralyse all power of action.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Esther Shepstone and Ashton's girl from Eldred's were one and the same; that was all he could grasp, and it sounded absurd and impossible.
girl
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From this reading Esther Shepstone and Ashton's girl from Eldred's were one and the same; that was all he could grasp, and it sounded absurd and impossible.
graspnounUS /ɡræsp/
a firm hold in a specific situation in this story
From this reading Esther Shepstone and Ashton's girl from Eldred's were one and the same; that was all he could grasp, and it sounded absurd and impossible.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He felt as if something had happened to paralyse all power of action.
hand
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From this reading Micky stood staring at the envelope in his hand.
happened
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From this reading He felt as if something had happened to paralyse all power of action.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading He had heard so much of this girl--Ashton had talked about her times without number--Lallie he had called her; now he came to think of it, Micky could not remember having ever heard her spoken of by any other name; and Lallie and Esther Shepstone were one and the same.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He felt as if something had happened to paralyse all power of action.
heard
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From this reading He had heard so much of this girl--Ashton had talked about her times without number--Lallie he had called her; now he came to think of it, Micky could not remember having ever heard her spoken of by any other name; and Lallie and Esther Shepstone were one and the same.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He had heard so much of this girl--Ashton had talked about her times without number--Lallie he had called her; now he came to think of it, Micky could not remember having ever heard her spoken of by any other name; and Lallie and Esther Shepstone were one and the same.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Micky stood staring at the envelope in his hand.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading He felt as if something had happened to paralyse all power of action.
impossible
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From this reading Esther Shepstone and Ashton's girl from Eldred's were one and the same; that was all he could grasp, and it sounded absurd and impossible.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Micky stood staring at the envelope in his hand.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Esther Shepstone and Ashton's girl from Eldred's were one and the same; that was all he could grasp, and it sounded absurd and impossible.
Lallie
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From this reading He had heard so much of this girl--Ashton had talked about her times without number--Lallie he had called her; now he came to think of it, Micky could not remember having ever heard her spoken of by any other name; and Lallie and Esther Shepstone were one and the same.
Micky
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From this reading Micky stood staring at the envelope in his hand.
much
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From this reading He had heard so much of this girl--Ashton had talked about her times without number--Lallie he had called her; now he came to think of it, Micky could not remember having ever heard her spoken of by any other name; and Lallie and Esther Shepstone were one and the same.
namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had heard so much of this girl--Ashton had talked about her times without number--Lallie he had called her; now he came to think of it, Micky could not remember having ever heard her spoken of by any other name; and Lallie and Esther Shepstone were one and the same.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He had heard so much of this girl--Ashton had talked about her times without number--Lallie he had called her; now he came to think of it, Micky could not remember having ever heard her spoken of by any other name; and Lallie and Esther Shepstone were one and the same.
now
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From this reading He had heard so much of this girl--Ashton had talked about her times without number--Lallie he had called her; now he came to think of it, Micky could not remember having ever heard her spoken of by any other name; and Lallie and Esther Shepstone were one and the same.
number
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From this reading He had heard so much of this girl--Ashton had talked about her times without number--Lallie he had called her; now he came to think of it, Micky could not remember having ever heard her spoken of by any other name; and Lallie and Esther Shepstone were one and the same.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He felt as if something had happened to paralyse all power of action.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Esther Shepstone and Ashton's girl from Eldred's were one and the same; that was all he could grasp, and it sounded absurd and impossible.
other
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From this reading He had heard so much of this girl--Ashton had talked about her times without number--Lallie he had called her; now he came to think of it, Micky could not remember having ever heard her spoken of by any other name; and Lallie and Esther Shepstone were one and the same.
paralyse
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From this reading He felt as if something had happened to paralyse all power of action.
power
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From this reading He felt as if something had happened to paralyse all power of action.
rememberverbUS /rɪˈmɛm.bər/
To recall to mind.
From this reading He had heard so much of this girl--Ashton had talked about her times without number--Lallie he had called her; now he came to think of it, Micky could not remember having ever heard her spoken of by any other name; and Lallie and Esther Shepstone were one and the same.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Esther Shepstone and Ashton's girl from Eldred's were one and the same; that was all he could grasp, and it sounded absurd and impossible.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Was this, then, why she had cried, because of Ashton...?
Shepstone
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From this reading Esther Shepstone and Ashton's girl from Eldred's were one and the same; that was all he could grasp, and it sounded absurd and impossible.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading He had heard so much of this girl--Ashton had talked about her times without number--Lallie he had called her; now he came to think of it, Micky could not remember having ever heard her spoken of by any other name; and Lallie and Esther Shepstone were one and the same.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading He felt as if something had happened to paralyse all power of action.
sounded
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From this reading Esther Shepstone and Ashton's girl from Eldred's were one and the same; that was all he could grasp, and it sounded absurd and impossible.
spoken
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From this reading He had heard so much of this girl--Ashton had talked about her times without number--Lallie he had called her; now he came to think of it, Micky could not remember having ever heard her spoken of by any other name; and Lallie and Esther Shepstone were one and the same.
staring
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From this reading Micky stood staring at the envelope in his hand.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Micky stood staring at the envelope in his hand.
talked
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From this reading He had heard so much of this girl--Ashton had talked about her times without number--Lallie he had called her; now he came to think of it, Micky could not remember having ever heard her spoken of by any other name; and Lallie and Esther Shepstone were one and the same.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Esther Shepstone and Ashton's girl from Eldred's were one and the same; that was all he could grasp, and it sounded absurd and impossible.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Micky stood staring at the envelope in his hand.
then
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From this reading Was this, then, why she had cried, because of Ashton...?
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had heard so much of this girl--Ashton had talked about her times without number--Lallie he had called her; now he came to think of it, Micky could not remember having ever heard her spoken of by any other name; and Lallie and Esther Shepstone were one and the same.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading He had heard so much of this girl--Ashton had talked about her times without number--Lallie he had called her; now he came to think of it, Micky could not remember having ever heard her spoken of by any other name; and Lallie and Esther Shepstone were one and the same.
times
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From this reading He had heard so much of this girl--Ashton had talked about her times without number--Lallie he had called her; now he came to think of it, Micky could not remember having ever heard her spoken of by any other name; and Lallie and Esther Shepstone were one and the same.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He felt as if something had happened to paralyse all power of action.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Esther Shepstone and Ashton's girl from Eldred's were one and the same; that was all he could grasp, and it sounded absurd and impossible.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Esther Shepstone and Ashton's girl from Eldred's were one and the same; that was all he could grasp, and it sounded absurd and impossible.
why
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From this reading Was this, then, why she had cried, because of Ashton...?
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading He had heard so much of this girl--Ashton had talked about her times without number--Lallie he had called her; now he came to think of it, Micky could not remember having ever heard her spoken of by any other name; and Lallie and Esther Shepstone were one and the same.
