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andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She worked to this end unceasingly; and on the whole her efforts were without avail.
avail
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From this reading She worked to this end unceasingly; and on the whole her efforts were without avail.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading Faith was so concerned with Noll that she gave little heed to the hostility between Dan'l Tobey and Brander.
Brander
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From this reading Faith was so concerned with Noll that she gave little heed to the hostility between Dan'l Tobey and Brander.
concerned
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From this reading Faith was so concerned with Noll that she gave little heed to the hostility between Dan'l Tobey and Brander.
Dan'l
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From this reading Faith was so concerned with Noll that she gave little heed to the hostility between Dan'l Tobey and Brander.
degenerated
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From this reading Noll steadily degenerated....
efforts
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From this reading She worked to this end unceasingly; and on the whole her efforts were without avail.
end
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From this reading She worked to this end unceasingly; and on the whole her efforts were without avail.
Faith
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From this reading Faith was so concerned with Noll that she gave little heed to the hostility between Dan'l Tobey and Brander.
fight
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From this reading These two fought their fight without her interference.
fled
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From this reading His strength fled from him.
fought
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From this reading These two fought their fight without her interference.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading His strength fled from him.
gave
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From this reading Faith was so concerned with Noll that she gave little heed to the hostility between Dan'l Tobey and Brander.
heed
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From this reading Faith was so concerned with Noll that she gave little heed to the hostility between Dan'l Tobey and Brander.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She worked to this end unceasingly; and on the whole her efforts were without avail.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading His strength fled from him.
HisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His strength fled from him.
hostility
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From this reading Faith was so concerned with Noll that she gave little heed to the hostility between Dan'l Tobey and Brander.
interference
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From this reading These two fought their fight without her interference.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Faith was so concerned with Noll that she gave little heed to the hostility between Dan'l Tobey and Brander.
Noll
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From this reading Noll steadily degenerated....
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She worked to this end unceasingly; and on the whole her efforts were without avail.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She worked to this end unceasingly; and on the whole her efforts were without avail.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Faith was so concerned with Noll that she gave little heed to the hostility between Dan'l Tobey and Brander.
steadily
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From this reading Noll steadily degenerated....
strengthnounUS /ˈstrength/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading His strength fled from him.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Faith was so concerned with Noll that she gave little heed to the hostility between Dan'l Tobey and Brander.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She worked to this end unceasingly; and on the whole her efforts were without avail.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading These two fought their fight without her interference.
ThesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading These two fought their fight without her interference.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading She worked to this end unceasingly; and on the whole her efforts were without avail.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She worked to this end unceasingly; and on the whole her efforts were without avail.
Tobey
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From this reading Faith was so concerned with Noll that she gave little heed to the hostility between Dan'l Tobey and Brander.
two
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From this reading These two fought their fight without her interference.
unceasingly
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From this reading She worked to this end unceasingly; and on the whole her efforts were without avail.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Faith was so concerned with Noll that she gave little heed to the hostility between Dan'l Tobey and Brander.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading She worked to this end unceasingly; and on the whole her efforts were without avail.
whole
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From this reading She worked to this end unceasingly; and on the whole her efforts were without avail.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Faith was so concerned with Noll that she gave little heed to the hostility between Dan'l Tobey and Brander.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading She worked to this end unceasingly; and on the whole her efforts were without avail.
worked
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From this reading She worked to this end unceasingly; and on the whole her efforts were without avail.