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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 To her, Mahlon Spellman was not a vain, pompous, erratic little man of fifty.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Elizabeth Spellman opened her eyes, turned on her pillow, and minutely studied the face of her sleeping husband.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She had visioned him as a future deacon of the Methodist Church, a prominent member of the School Board and the city council, and her vision had materialized; reality had been better than the Dream.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading When she looked at him she saw the man who had courted her, of whose moral and mental attainments she had been so sure.
attainments
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From this reading When she looked at him she saw the man who had courted her, of whose moral and mental attainments she had been so sure.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading When she looked at him she saw the man who had courted her, of whose moral and mental attainments she had been so sure.
better
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From this reading She had visioned him as a future deacon of the Methodist Church, a prominent member of the School Board and the city council, and her vision had materialized; reality had been better than the Dream.
Board
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From this reading She had visioned him as a future deacon of the Methodist Church, a prominent member of the School Board and the city council, and her vision had materialized; reality had been better than the Dream.
Chairman
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From this reading He was Chairman of the County Republican Committee, frequently a delegate to state conventions, the Methodist Sunday School Superintendent, the richest dry-goods merchant of the town.
Church
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From this reading She had visioned him as a future deacon of the Methodist Church, a prominent member of the School Board and the city council, and her vision had materialized; reality had been better than the Dream.
city
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From this reading She had visioned him as a future deacon of the Methodist Church, a prominent member of the School Board and the city council, and her vision had materialized; reality had been better than the Dream.
Committee
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From this reading He was Chairman of the County Republican Committee, frequently a delegate to state conventions, the Methodist Sunday School Superintendent, the richest dry-goods merchant of the town.
conventions
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From this reading He was Chairman of the County Republican Committee, frequently a delegate to state conventions, the Methodist Sunday School Superintendent, the richest dry-goods merchant of the town.
councilnounUS /council/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had visioned him as a future deacon of the Methodist Church, a prominent member of the School Board and the city council, and her vision had materialized; reality had been better than the Dream.
County
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From this reading He was Chairman of the County Republican Committee, frequently a delegate to state conventions, the Methodist Sunday School Superintendent, the richest dry-goods merchant of the town.
courted
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From this reading When she looked at him she saw the man who had courted her, of whose moral and mental attainments she had been so sure.
deacon
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From this reading She had visioned him as a future deacon of the Methodist Church, a prominent member of the School Board and the city council, and her vision had materialized; reality had been better than the Dream.
delegate
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From this reading He was Chairman of the County Republican Committee, frequently a delegate to state conventions, the Methodist Sunday School Superintendent, the richest dry-goods merchant of the town.
DreamnounUS /driːm/
A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.
From this reading She had visioned him as a future deacon of the Methodist Church, a prominent member of the School Board and the city council, and her vision had materialized; reality had been better than the Dream.
dry-goods
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From this reading He was Chairman of the County Republican Committee, frequently a delegate to state conventions, the Methodist Sunday School Superintendent, the richest dry-goods merchant of the town.
Elizabeth
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From this reading Elizabeth Spellman opened her eyes, turned on her pillow, and minutely studied the face of her sleeping husband.
erratic
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From this reading To her, Mahlon Spellman was not a vain, pompous, erratic little man of fifty.
eyes
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From this reading Elizabeth Spellman opened her eyes, turned on her pillow, and minutely studied the face of her sleeping husband.
face
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From this reading Elizabeth Spellman opened her eyes, turned on her pillow, and minutely studied the face of her sleeping husband.
fifty
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From this reading To her, Mahlon Spellman was not a vain, pompous, erratic little man of fifty.
frequently
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From this reading He was Chairman of the County Republican Committee, frequently a delegate to state conventions, the Methodist Sunday School Superintendent, the richest dry-goods merchant of the town.
future
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From this reading She had visioned him as a future deacon of the Methodist Church, a prominent member of the School Board and the city council, and her vision had materialized; reality had been better than the Dream.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading When she looked at him she saw the man who had courted her, of whose moral and mental attainments she had been so sure.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was Chairman of the County Republican Committee, frequently a delegate to state conventions, the Methodist Sunday School Superintendent, the richest dry-goods merchant of the town.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Elizabeth Spellman opened her eyes, turned on her pillow, and minutely studied the face of her sleeping husband.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading When she looked at him she saw the man who had courted her, of whose moral and mental attainments she had been so sure.
husband
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From this reading Elizabeth Spellman opened her eyes, turned on her pillow, and minutely studied the face of her sleeping husband.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To her, Mahlon Spellman was not a vain, pompous, erratic little man of fifty.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When she looked at him she saw the man who had courted her, of whose moral and mental attainments she had been so sure.
Mahlon
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From this reading To her, Mahlon Spellman was not a vain, pompous, erratic little man of fifty.
man
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From this reading To her, Mahlon Spellman was not a vain, pompous, erratic little man of fifty.
materialized
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From this reading She had visioned him as a future deacon of the Methodist Church, a prominent member of the School Board and the city council, and her vision had materialized; reality had been better than the Dream.
member
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From this reading She had visioned him as a future deacon of the Methodist Church, a prominent member of the School Board and the city council, and her vision had materialized; reality had been better than the Dream.
mental
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From this reading When she looked at him she saw the man who had courted her, of whose moral and mental attainments she had been so sure.
merchantnounUS /ˈmɜːr.tʃənt/
A person or company involved in wholesale trade, especially with foreign countries.
From this reading He was Chairman of the County Republican Committee, frequently a delegate to state conventions, the Methodist Sunday School Superintendent, the richest dry-goods merchant of the town.
Methodist
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From this reading She had visioned him as a future deacon of the Methodist Church, a prominent member of the School Board and the city council, and her vision had materialized; reality had been better than the Dream.
minutely
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From this reading Elizabeth Spellman opened her eyes, turned on her pillow, and minutely studied the face of her sleeping husband.
moral
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From this reading When she looked at him she saw the man who had courted her, of whose moral and mental attainments she had been so sure.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading To her, Mahlon Spellman was not a vain, pompous, erratic little man of fifty.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Elizabeth Spellman opened her eyes, turned on her pillow, and minutely studied the face of her sleeping husband.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Elizabeth Spellman opened her eyes, turned on her pillow, and minutely studied the face of her sleeping husband.
opened
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From this reading Elizabeth Spellman opened her eyes, turned on her pillow, and minutely studied the face of her sleeping husband.
pillow
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From this reading Elizabeth Spellman opened her eyes, turned on her pillow, and minutely studied the face of her sleeping husband.
pompous
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From this reading To her, Mahlon Spellman was not a vain, pompous, erratic little man of fifty.
prominent
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From this reading She had visioned him as a future deacon of the Methodist Church, a prominent member of the School Board and the city council, and her vision had materialized; reality had been better than the Dream.
reality
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From this reading She had visioned him as a future deacon of the Methodist Church, a prominent member of the School Board and the city council, and her vision had materialized; reality had been better than the Dream.
Republican
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From this reading He was Chairman of the County Republican Committee, frequently a delegate to state conventions, the Methodist Sunday School Superintendent, the richest dry-goods merchant of the town.
richest
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From this reading He was Chairman of the County Republican Committee, frequently a delegate to state conventions, the Methodist Sunday School Superintendent, the richest dry-goods merchant of the town.
saw
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From this reading When she looked at him she saw the man who had courted her, of whose moral and mental attainments she had been so sure.
School
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From this reading She had visioned him as a future deacon of the Methodist Church, a prominent member of the School Board and the city council, and her vision had materialized; reality had been better than the Dream.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When she looked at him she saw the man who had courted her, of whose moral and mental attainments she had been so sure.
sleeping
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From this reading Elizabeth Spellman opened her eyes, turned on her pillow, and minutely studied the face of her sleeping husband.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading When she looked at him she saw the man who had courted her, of whose moral and mental attainments she had been so sure.
Spellman
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From this reading Elizabeth Spellman opened her eyes, turned on her pillow, and minutely studied the face of her sleeping husband.
state
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From this reading He was Chairman of the County Republican Committee, frequently a delegate to state conventions, the Methodist Sunday School Superintendent, the richest dry-goods merchant of the town.
studied
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From this reading Elizabeth Spellman opened her eyes, turned on her pillow, and minutely studied the face of her sleeping husband.
Sunday
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From this reading He was Chairman of the County Republican Committee, frequently a delegate to state conventions, the Methodist Sunday School Superintendent, the richest dry-goods merchant of the town.
Superintendent
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From this reading He was Chairman of the County Republican Committee, frequently a delegate to state conventions, the Methodist Sunday School Superintendent, the richest dry-goods merchant of the town.
surenounUS /sure/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When she looked at him she saw the man who had courted her, of whose moral and mental attainments she had been so sure.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading She had visioned him as a future deacon of the Methodist Church, a prominent member of the School Board and the city council, and her vision had materialized; reality had been better than the Dream.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Elizabeth Spellman opened her eyes, turned on her pillow, and minutely studied the face of her sleeping husband.
ToparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To her, Mahlon Spellman was not a vain, pompous, erratic little man of fifty.
town
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From this reading He was Chairman of the County Republican Committee, frequently a delegate to state conventions, the Methodist Sunday School Superintendent, the richest dry-goods merchant of the town.
turned
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From this reading Elizabeth Spellman opened her eyes, turned on her pillow, and minutely studied the face of her sleeping husband.
vain
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From this reading To her, Mahlon Spellman was not a vain, pompous, erratic little man of fifty.
vision
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From this reading She had visioned him as a future deacon of the Methodist Church, a prominent member of the School Board and the city council, and her vision had materialized; reality had been better than the Dream.
visioned
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From this reading She had visioned him as a future deacon of the Methodist Church, a prominent member of the School Board and the city council, and her vision had materialized; reality had been better than the Dream.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading To her, Mahlon Spellman was not a vain, pompous, erratic little man of fifty.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When she looked at him she saw the man who had courted her, of whose moral and mental attainments she had been so sure.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading When she looked at him she saw the man who had courted her, of whose moral and mental attainments she had been so sure.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading When she looked at him she saw the man who had courted her, of whose moral and mental attainments she had been so sure.
