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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 There was nothing loud or masculine about her; she was a sweet, modest woman, yearning for love, sympathy, and protection.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading There was nothing loud or masculine about her; she was a sweet, modest woman, yearning for love, sympathy, and protection.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She was anxious to be back at the farm before the return of Purvis, who had gone that morning to London on some secret errand, and was returning by the last train.
anxious
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From this reading She was anxious to be back at the farm before the return of Purvis, who had gone that morning to London on some secret errand, and was returning by the last train.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading WE RECEIVE MIDNIGHT VISITORS I TOOK leave of my love reluctantly at ten o’clock, just outside Bringhurst village.
back
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From this reading She was anxious to be back at the farm before the return of Purvis, who had gone that morning to London on some secret errand, and was returning by the last train.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading She was anxious to be back at the farm before the return of Purvis, who had gone that morning to London on some secret errand, and was returning by the last train.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading She was anxious to be back at the farm before the return of Purvis, who had gone that morning to London on some secret errand, and was returning by the last train.
Bringhurst
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From this reading WE RECEIVE MIDNIGHT VISITORS I TOOK leave of my love reluctantly at ten o’clock, just outside Bringhurst village.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading She was anxious to be back at the farm before the return of Purvis, who had gone that morning to London on some secret errand, and was returning by the last train.
charming
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From this reading The more I saw of her, the more graceful, the more charming, she seemed.
enchantedadjectiveUS /ɪnˈtʃæn.tɪd/
Filled with or placed under the influence of magical power or charm.
From this reading She had entirely enchanted me.
entirelynounUS /ˈentirely/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She had entirely enchanted me.
errand
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From this reading She was anxious to be back at the farm before the return of Purvis, who had gone that morning to London on some secret errand, and was returning by the last train.
farm
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From this reading She was anxious to be back at the farm before the return of Purvis, who had gone that morning to London on some secret errand, and was returning by the last train.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading There was nothing loud or masculine about her; she was a sweet, modest woman, yearning for love, sympathy, and protection.
gone
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From this reading She was anxious to be back at the farm before the return of Purvis, who had gone that morning to London on some secret errand, and was returning by the last train.
graceful
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From this reading The more I saw of her, the more graceful, the more charming, she seemed.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She was anxious to be back at the farm before the return of Purvis, who had gone that morning to London on some secret errand, and was returning by the last train.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The more I saw of her, the more graceful, the more charming, she seemed.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading WE RECEIVE MIDNIGHT VISITORS I TOOK leave of my love reluctantly at ten o’clock, just outside Bringhurst village.
just
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From this reading WE RECEIVE MIDNIGHT VISITORS I TOOK leave of my love reluctantly at ten o’clock, just outside Bringhurst village.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She was anxious to be back at the farm before the return of Purvis, who had gone that morning to London on some secret errand, and was returning by the last train.
leave
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From this reading WE RECEIVE MIDNIGHT VISITORS I TOOK leave of my love reluctantly at ten o’clock, just outside Bringhurst village.
London
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From this reading She was anxious to be back at the farm before the return of Purvis, who had gone that morning to London on some secret errand, and was returning by the last train.
loud
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From this reading There was nothing loud or masculine about her; she was a sweet, modest woman, yearning for love, sympathy, and protection.
love
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From this reading WE RECEIVE MIDNIGHT VISITORS I TOOK leave of my love reluctantly at ten o’clock, just outside Bringhurst village.
masculine
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From this reading There was nothing loud or masculine about her; she was a sweet, modest woman, yearning for love, sympathy, and protection.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She had entirely enchanted me.
MIDNIGHT
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From this reading WE RECEIVE MIDNIGHT VISITORS I TOOK leave of my love reluctantly at ten o’clock, just outside Bringhurst village.
modest
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From this reading There was nothing loud or masculine about her; she was a sweet, modest woman, yearning for love, sympathy, and protection.
more
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From this reading The more I saw of her, the more graceful, the more charming, she seemed.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She was anxious to be back at the farm before the return of Purvis, who had gone that morning to London on some secret errand, and was returning by the last train.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading WE RECEIVE MIDNIGHT VISITORS I TOOK leave of my love reluctantly at ten o’clock, just outside Bringhurst village.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading There was nothing loud or masculine about her; she was a sweet, modest woman, yearning for love, sympathy, and protection.
o'clock
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From this reading WE RECEIVE MIDNIGHT VISITORS I TOOK leave of my love reluctantly at ten o’clock, just outside Bringhurst village.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading WE RECEIVE MIDNIGHT VISITORS I TOOK leave of my love reluctantly at ten o’clock, just outside Bringhurst village.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She was anxious to be back at the farm before the return of Purvis, who had gone that morning to London on some secret errand, and was returning by the last train.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading There was nothing loud or masculine about her; she was a sweet, modest woman, yearning for love, sympathy, and protection.
outsidenounUS /ˈoutside/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading WE RECEIVE MIDNIGHT VISITORS I TOOK leave of my love reluctantly at ten o’clock, just outside Bringhurst village.
protection
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From this reading There was nothing loud or masculine about her; she was a sweet, modest woman, yearning for love, sympathy, and protection.
Purvis
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From this reading She was anxious to be back at the farm before the return of Purvis, who had gone that morning to London on some secret errand, and was returning by the last train.
RECEIVE
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From this reading WE RECEIVE MIDNIGHT VISITORS I TOOK leave of my love reluctantly at ten o’clock, just outside Bringhurst village.
reluctantly
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From this reading WE RECEIVE MIDNIGHT VISITORS I TOOK leave of my love reluctantly at ten o’clock, just outside Bringhurst village.
return
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From this reading She was anxious to be back at the farm before the return of Purvis, who had gone that morning to London on some secret errand, and was returning by the last train.
returning
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From this reading She was anxious to be back at the farm before the return of Purvis, who had gone that morning to London on some secret errand, and was returning by the last train.
saw
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From this reading The more I saw of her, the more graceful, the more charming, she seemed.
secretnounUS /ˈsiː.krət/
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading She was anxious to be back at the farm before the return of Purvis, who had gone that morning to London on some secret errand, and was returning by the last train.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The more I saw of her, the more graceful, the more charming, she seemed.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was anxious to be back at the farm before the return of Purvis, who had gone that morning to London on some secret errand, and was returning by the last train.
some
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From this reading She was anxious to be back at the farm before the return of Purvis, who had gone that morning to London on some secret errand, and was returning by the last train.
sweet
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From this reading There was nothing loud or masculine about her; she was a sweet, modest woman, yearning for love, sympathy, and protection.
sympathy
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From this reading There was nothing loud or masculine about her; she was a sweet, modest woman, yearning for love, sympathy, and protection.
ten
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From this reading WE RECEIVE MIDNIGHT VISITORS I TOOK leave of my love reluctantly at ten o’clock, just outside Bringhurst village.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She was anxious to be back at the farm before the return of Purvis, who had gone that morning to London on some secret errand, and was returning by the last train.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She was anxious to be back at the farm before the return of Purvis, who had gone that morning to London on some secret errand, and was returning by the last train.
There
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From this reading There was nothing loud or masculine about her; she was a sweet, modest woman, yearning for love, sympathy, and protection.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She was anxious to be back at the farm before the return of Purvis, who had gone that morning to London on some secret errand, and was returning by the last train.
TOOKnounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading WE RECEIVE MIDNIGHT VISITORS I TOOK leave of my love reluctantly at ten o’clock, just outside Bringhurst village.
train
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From this reading She was anxious to be back at the farm before the return of Purvis, who had gone that morning to London on some secret errand, and was returning by the last train.
village
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From this reading WE RECEIVE MIDNIGHT VISITORS I TOOK leave of my love reluctantly at ten o’clock, just outside Bringhurst village.
VISITORS
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From this reading WE RECEIVE MIDNIGHT VISITORS I TOOK leave of my love reluctantly at ten o’clock, just outside Bringhurst village.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was anxious to be back at the farm before the return of Purvis, who had gone that morning to London on some secret errand, and was returning by the last train.
WEpronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading WE RECEIVE MIDNIGHT VISITORS I TOOK leave of my love reluctantly at ten o’clock, just outside Bringhurst village.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading She was anxious to be back at the farm before the return of Purvis, who had gone that morning to London on some secret errand, and was returning by the last train.
woman
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From this reading There was nothing loud or masculine about her; she was a sweet, modest woman, yearning for love, sympathy, and protection.
yearning
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From this reading There was nothing loud or masculine about her; she was a sweet, modest woman, yearning for love, sympathy, and protection.
