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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 It had been hard upon him to be thus forced to declare his love in the presence of a third person, but he had done it, and had gone away with his answer.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then, when the thing was over, Lily, without any communion with her mother, took herself off, and was no more seen till the evening hours had come on, in which it was natural that they should be together again.
All
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From this reading All her wishes had been in favour of the suitor, but she had not dared to express them, neither had she dared to leave the room.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It had been hard upon him to be thus forced to declare his love in the presence of a third person, but he had done it, and had gone away with his answer.
answer
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From this reading It had been hard upon him to be thus forced to declare his love in the presence of a third person, but he had done it, and had gone away with his answer.
any
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From this reading Then, when the thing was over, Lily, without any communion with her mother, took herself off, and was no more seen till the evening hours had come on, in which it was natural that they should be together again.
away
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From this reading It had been hard upon him to be thus forced to declare his love in the presence of a third person, but he had done it, and had gone away with his answer.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It had been hard upon him to be thus forced to declare his love in the presence of a third person, but he had done it, and had gone away with his answer.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Mrs. Dale had been present during the interview in which John Eames had made his prayer to her daughter, but she had said little or nothing on that occasion.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Mrs. Dale had been present during the interview in which John Eames had made his prayer to her daughter, but she had said little or nothing on that occasion.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then, when the thing was over, Lily, without any communion with her mother, took herself off, and was no more seen till the evening hours had come on, in which it was natural that they should be together again.
communion
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From this reading Then, when the thing was over, Lily, without any communion with her mother, took herself off, and was no more seen till the evening hours had come on, in which it was natural that they should be together again.
DALE
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From this reading LILIAN DALE VANQUISHES HER MOTHER.
dared
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From this reading All her wishes had been in favour of the suitor, but she had not dared to express them, neither had she dared to leave the room.
daughter
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From this reading Mrs. Dale had been present during the interview in which John Eames had made his prayer to her daughter, but she had said little or nothing on that occasion.
declare
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From this reading It had been hard upon him to be thus forced to declare his love in the presence of a third person, but he had done it, and had gone away with his answer.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It had been hard upon him to be thus forced to declare his love in the presence of a third person, but he had done it, and had gone away with his answer.
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading Mrs. Dale had been present during the interview in which John Eames had made his prayer to her daughter, but she had said little or nothing on that occasion.
Eames
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From this reading Mrs. Dale had been present during the interview in which John Eames had made his prayer to her daughter, but she had said little or nothing on that occasion.
evening
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From this reading Then, when the thing was over, Lily, without any communion with her mother, took herself off, and was no more seen till the evening hours had come on, in which it was natural that they should be together again.
expressverbUS /ɪkˈspres/
to show or communicate a feeling or idea
From this reading All her wishes had been in favour of the suitor, but she had not dared to express them, neither had she dared to leave the room.
favour
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From this reading All her wishes had been in favour of the suitor, but she had not dared to express them, neither had she dared to leave the room.
forced
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From this reading It had been hard upon him to be thus forced to declare his love in the presence of a third person, but he had done it, and had gone away with his answer.
gone
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From this reading It had been hard upon him to be thus forced to declare his love in the presence of a third person, but he had done it, and had gone away with his answer.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Mrs. Dale had been present during the interview in which John Eames had made his prayer to her daughter, but she had said little or nothing on that occasion.
hard
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From this reading It had been hard upon him to be thus forced to declare his love in the presence of a third person, but he had done it, and had gone away with his answer.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It had been hard upon him to be thus forced to declare his love in the presence of a third person, but he had done it, and had gone away with his answer.
HERdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading LILIAN DALE VANQUISHES HER MOTHER.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Then, when the thing was over, Lily, without any communion with her mother, took herself off, and was no more seen till the evening hours had come on, in which it was natural that they should be together again.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It had been hard upon him to be thus forced to declare his love in the presence of a third person, but he had done it, and had gone away with his answer.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Mrs. Dale had been present during the interview in which John Eames had made his prayer to her daughter, but she had said little or nothing on that occasion.
hours
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From this reading Then, when the thing was over, Lily, without any communion with her mother, took herself off, and was no more seen till the evening hours had come on, in which it was natural that they should be together again.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Mrs. Dale had been present during the interview in which John Eames had made his prayer to her daughter, but she had said little or nothing on that occasion.
interview
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From this reading Mrs. Dale had been present during the interview in which John Eames had made his prayer to her daughter, but she had said little or nothing on that occasion.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It had been hard upon him to be thus forced to declare his love in the presence of a third person, but he had done it, and had gone away with his answer.
John
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From this reading Mrs. Dale had been present during the interview in which John Eames had made his prayer to her daughter, but she had said little or nothing on that occasion.
leave
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From this reading All her wishes had been in favour of the suitor, but she had not dared to express them, neither had she dared to leave the room.
LILIAN
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From this reading LILIAN DALE VANQUISHES HER MOTHER.
Lily
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From this reading Then, when the thing was over, Lily, without any communion with her mother, took herself off, and was no more seen till the evening hours had come on, in which it was natural that they should be together again.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mrs. Dale had been present during the interview in which John Eames had made his prayer to her daughter, but she had said little or nothing on that occasion.
love
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From this reading It had been hard upon him to be thus forced to declare his love in the presence of a third person, but he had done it, and had gone away with his answer.
made
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From this reading Mrs. Dale had been present during the interview in which John Eames had made his prayer to her daughter, but she had said little or nothing on that occasion.
more
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From this reading Then, when the thing was over, Lily, without any communion with her mother, took herself off, and was no more seen till the evening hours had come on, in which it was natural that they should be together again.
MOTHER
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From this reading LILIAN DALE VANQUISHES HER MOTHER.
Mrs
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From this reading Mrs. Dale had been present during the interview in which John Eames had made his prayer to her daughter, but she had said little or nothing on that occasion.
natural
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From this reading Then, when the thing was over, Lily, without any communion with her mother, took herself off, and was no more seen till the evening hours had come on, in which it was natural that they should be together again.
neitherdeterminerUS /ˈniːðər/
not one and not the other of two
From this reading All her wishes had been in favour of the suitor, but she had not dared to express them, neither had she dared to leave the room.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Then, when the thing was over, Lily, without any communion with her mother, took herself off, and was no more seen till the evening hours had come on, in which it was natural that they should be together again.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading All her wishes had been in favour of the suitor, but she had not dared to express them, neither had she dared to leave the room.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Mrs. Dale had been present during the interview in which John Eames had made his prayer to her daughter, but she had said little or nothing on that occasion.
occasion
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From this reading Mrs. Dale had been present during the interview in which John Eames had made his prayer to her daughter, but she had said little or nothing on that occasion.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading All her wishes had been in favour of the suitor, but she had not dared to express them, neither had she dared to leave the room.
off
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From this reading Then, when the thing was over, Lily, without any communion with her mother, took herself off, and was no more seen till the evening hours had come on, in which it was natural that they should be together again.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Mrs. Dale had been present during the interview in which John Eames had made his prayer to her daughter, but she had said little or nothing on that occasion.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Mrs. Dale had been present during the interview in which John Eames had made his prayer to her daughter, but she had said little or nothing on that occasion.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Then, when the thing was over, Lily, without any communion with her mother, took herself off, and was no more seen till the evening hours had come on, in which it was natural that they should be together again.
person
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From this reading It had been hard upon him to be thus forced to declare his love in the presence of a third person, but he had done it, and had gone away with his answer.
prayer
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From this reading Mrs. Dale had been present during the interview in which John Eames had made his prayer to her daughter, but she had said little or nothing on that occasion.
presence
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From this reading It had been hard upon him to be thus forced to declare his love in the presence of a third person, but he had done it, and had gone away with his answer.
present
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From this reading Mrs. Dale had been present during the interview in which John Eames had made his prayer to her daughter, but she had said little or nothing on that occasion.
room
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From this reading All her wishes had been in favour of the suitor, but she had not dared to express them, neither had she dared to leave the room.
said
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From this reading Mrs. Dale had been present during the interview in which John Eames had made his prayer to her daughter, but she had said little or nothing on that occasion.
seen
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From this reading Then, when the thing was over, Lily, without any communion with her mother, took herself off, and was no more seen till the evening hours had come on, in which it was natural that they should be together again.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Mrs. Dale had been present during the interview in which John Eames had made his prayer to her daughter, but she had said little or nothing on that occasion.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Then, when the thing was over, Lily, without any communion with her mother, took herself off, and was no more seen till the evening hours had come on, in which it was natural that they should be together again.
suitor
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From this reading All her wishes had been in favour of the suitor, but she had not dared to express them, neither had she dared to leave the room.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Mrs. Dale had been present during the interview in which John Eames had made his prayer to her daughter, but she had said little or nothing on that occasion.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Mrs. Dale had been present during the interview in which John Eames had made his prayer to her daughter, but she had said little or nothing on that occasion.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading All her wishes had been in favour of the suitor, but she had not dared to express them, neither had she dared to leave the room.
Then
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From this reading Then, when the thing was over, Lily, without any communion with her mother, took herself off, and was no more seen till the evening hours had come on, in which it was natural that they should be together again.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Then, when the thing was over, Lily, without any communion with her mother, took herself off, and was no more seen till the evening hours had come on, in which it was natural that they should be together again.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then, when the thing was over, Lily, without any communion with her mother, took herself off, and was no more seen till the evening hours had come on, in which it was natural that they should be together again.
thirdnounUS /third/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It had been hard upon him to be thus forced to declare his love in the presence of a third person, but he had done it, and had gone away with his answer.
thus
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From this reading It had been hard upon him to be thus forced to declare his love in the presence of a third person, but he had done it, and had gone away with his answer.
tillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading Then, when the thing was over, Lily, without any communion with her mother, took herself off, and was no more seen till the evening hours had come on, in which it was natural that they should be together again.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Mrs. Dale had been present during the interview in which John Eames had made his prayer to her daughter, but she had said little or nothing on that occasion.
together
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From this reading Then, when the thing was over, Lily, without any communion with her mother, took herself off, and was no more seen till the evening hours had come on, in which it was natural that they should be together again.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then, when the thing was over, Lily, without any communion with her mother, took herself off, and was no more seen till the evening hours had come on, in which it was natural that they should be together again.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading It had been hard upon him to be thus forced to declare his love in the presence of a third person, but he had done it, and had gone away with his answer.
VANQUISHES
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From this reading LILIAN DALE VANQUISHES HER MOTHER.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Then, when the thing was over, Lily, without any communion with her mother, took herself off, and was no more seen till the evening hours had come on, in which it was natural that they should be together again.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Then, when the thing was over, Lily, without any communion with her mother, took herself off, and was no more seen till the evening hours had come on, in which it was natural that they should be together again.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Mrs. Dale had been present during the interview in which John Eames had made his prayer to her daughter, but she had said little or nothing on that occasion.
wishes
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From this reading All her wishes had been in favour of the suitor, but she had not dared to express them, neither had she dared to leave the room.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading It had been hard upon him to be thus forced to declare his love in the presence of a third person, but he had done it, and had gone away with his answer.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Then, when the thing was over, Lily, without any communion with her mother, took herself off, and was no more seen till the evening hours had come on, in which it was natural that they should be together again.
